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“When I started, I wanted to be in the UFC; I wanted to be a UFC fighter,” he said. “It’s always been my be-all, end-all goal and I’m not gonna do anything that’s gonna distract from me getting to this goal. Since then, I was just pushing forward. Everything I did was with a singularity

Since Ian Garry’s Cage Warriors debut, he’s been touted as the next big prospect to come out of Ireland, but before his welterweight title fight with Jack Grant, Garry steamrolled most of his opponents. His fight at CW 125 showed that he could come back from adversity both in and outside of the cage, and

“He wants (a) knockout very fast,” Ziam said. “Me, I take my time. I see. After a few minutes, I think I can go.” In his training camp, Ziam said he focused on wrestling and striking because that’s where he thinks McKinney has confidence. He didn’t spend too much time on the grappling aspects, but

If it wasn’t clear enough before Saturday’s card in Las Vegas, you can say it now – everybody loves Loopy. Willing to fight every week if possible (and you believe it), Godinez set a modern-day UFC record by fighting three times in 43 days, and while that’s impressive enough, notching wins in two of those

After a brief stop for Yanez to recover from an inadvertent eye poke early in round two, Grant looked for a takedown for the first time but came up empty. That didn’t deter the bloodied Grant, who was throwing hard with his punches, kicks and the occasional spinning technique. Through it all, Yanez wasn’t bothered,

UFC returns to UFC APEX with a showcase matchup in the women’s bantamweight division as No. 7 ranked contender Ketlen Vieira takes on No. 8 Miesha Tate. In the co-main event, welterweight grappling specialists lock horns as No. 6 ranked contender Michael Chiesa looks to derail No. 13 Sean Brady. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VIEIRA vs TATE will take place Saturday, November 20 from

It’s especially dangerous to be overconfident when you’re in a talent rich division like strawweight. From top to bottom, every fighter in the division brings it, but Lookboonmee believes her mentality is what sets her apart come fight night. “I think the reason for my success is that [being in the UFC] has always been

Now, after a couple starts and stops, he makes his debut against Garcia. So is the 30-year-old ready for all this after just six pro fights? “Yeah, I think I am ready for this,” he said. “First of all, including amateur I have ten fights and also, I started a little bit late, but I

The last time fans saw Wood inside the Octagon was earlier this year at UFC 263, when she faced flyweight Lauren Murphy. Wood fell to Murphy by split decision, while Murphy took the victory and went on to face UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 267. And while the loss stung, considering how

Key Stats: 6.13 strikes landed per minute, 100% takedown defense, 5:16 average fight time What It Means: Yanez is a super slick striker with tight, technical shots that often lead to finishing sequences. He can mix in a head kick, and he does like to use his kicks to attack his opponent’s lower half, but

That may be a given already. And if the seven-second win over Frevola wasn’t enough, consider that in his three pre-UFC bouts in 2021, he won in 16, 17 and 72 seconds. Excited yet? Regardless, McKinney doesn’t feel any pressure.   “No, man, I’m just having fun out there,” he said. “If you beat me,

Tate’s win was one of the feel-good stories of the year, but by November, she had lost her title to Amanda Nunes and dropped a decision to Raquel Pennington. After that UFC 205 fight, she walked away. The decision to retire shocked the MMA world, but Tate was content with the decision. “Truthfully, at that

The UFC APEX in Las Vegas will have a small select crowd in attendance when he climbs into the Octagon Saturday, and while they will no doubt be hyped for the ensuing fisticuffs, he concedes the atmosphere will be a little different than his last time out. If it fazes him, he doesn’t let on. “I

Mokaev’s journey to mixed martial arts was a winding one. Mokaev and his father Murad fled Russia with no money and just a bag of clothes, and in the summer of 2012, they ended up at a refugee center in Liverpool for 28 days. From there, they were relocated to a home in Wigan. Fight

A life-long martial artist who started in judo and likes to say she was “raised on the mats,” Pinheiro has been focusing on rounding out the other aspects of her game, with designs on establishing herself as a potential threat in the strawweight division in the not too distant future. “I am getting better everyday,

UFC middleweight contender Urijah Hall, from nearby Queens, also visited the gym and wished it was something available to him when he was growing up. “Something like this is important for the kids,” said Hall. “I know when I was coming up I wasn’t going down a wrong path; I was more bullied in school,

Much like the heavyweight division in boxing, if you can stick around and take advantage of a big opportunity, the sky’s the limit for you for as long as you keep getting fights. Marcos Rogerio de Lima is a prime example. Moving between heavyweight and 205 pounds, de Lima never seemed to get into a

Back in 2012, a young 21-year-old Max Holloway made his way to the UFC. He was immediately thrown into the fire, facing future champions Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor within his first six UFC bouts. Holloway went 3-3 in those three bouts and used those experiences to launch into one of the best win streaks