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“I’ve been through it to get to it,” he said. “I tell the guys in the gym all the time, I hit the scene pretty quick right after turning pro. I got to the UFC and then getting cut so fast, I realized looking back that this whole time has been a journey I’ve come

Yet once he was exposed to kids who didn’t look like him, it was just like any other relationship in that he made it work. And once he began playing sports, it became crystal clear immediately that to be successful as part of a team, you had to be able to get along with everybody.

“You never know what’s gonna happen when I enter the Octagon. I always bring fighters something special every time.” While Rozenstruik promises “lessons will be learned” in this matchup of four versus seven, he’s not looking to fight anyone ranked below him moving forward; his only focus is working toward a title shot. “Right now

In other words, Hernandez had seemingly made it to the UFC on raw talent, and after a couple wins in the big show, he assumed that was enough. It wasn’t, and he soon found out the levels to the game against Cerrone in January 2019, and it wasn’t going to get any easier. That’s scary.

“I haven’t had the ‘no crowd’ experience or been in the UFC APEX, but I’m definitely excited. I have been out for a while and I’m kind of feeling like it’s a whole new me in general,” said Davis. “I love that she’s young and she’s hungry. She has that personality that she kind of

“I’m a naturally competitive person,” Mazo said. “I feel like training guides me to that fire. Training is different from fighting, for sure, but we have sparring, we have training, and it just feels like I feel that desire and that competitive part of me for one day, the day of the fight.” At just

“I didn’t listen to those people,” he said. “I was either gonna be an alcoholic construction worker for the rest of my life or chase my dream. I didn’t come from a lot, I never had a lot, but I put everything in this game, and I knew it was investing in myself. So if

Despite the setbacks, Wright is as calm as ever about his main event bout on AKA’s premiere card on UFC FIGHT PASS. A veteran of the sport for over a decade, the 32-year-old has the wisdom and composure to not only put the work in under any circumstances, but to make weight and never cheat

Today’s episode is almost as fun as Derrick Lewis’ performance against Curtis Blaydes on Saturday!  First: IT’S TIME… to welcome UFC announcer Bruce Buffer back on the show to celebrate his 25 years with the UFC! He gives Matt and Jim a tour of his house and movie poster collection, shares Dana’s reaction to the

Now entering his second decade on the UFC roster, Alex Caceres arrives in Las Vegas on one of the best runs of his career. A contestant on Season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter when he was still in the very early stages of his professional career, the now 32-year-old has grown up inside the Octagon,

Every round, every session working with the cadre of champions, contenders, and steady veteran hands that assemble in the American Top Team facility each day is surely challenging, but they have also instilled a different level of confidence in Moises than one gets when you aren’t necessarily exposed to the work ethic, dedication, and commitment

NIKITA KRYLOV VS. MAGOMED ANKALAEV Looking for an early victory that will propel them up the rankings, light heavyweights Nikita Krylov and Magomed Ankalaev meet in Saturday night’s co-main event. Still only 28 years old, Krylov got back into the win column in his lone appearance of 2020, registering a unanimous decision victory over Johnny

“Oh, one hundred percent,” Erosa said. “Even watching the last Nate fight when he fought Darren Elkins, you can just tell he’s one of those gritty guys and you know that he’s not gonna take ‘no’ for an answer. He’s going to be in your face, he’s going to be willing to die that night

At this point, you have to love Vanderaa’s attitude, because there’s no BS in his DNA. “There’s a lot of that somewhere,” he laughs. “Just not right now.” That’s okay, we’ll take what we can get and, for the moment, enjoy the fact that the heavyweight division has some of the best prospects in the

That fight definitely showed the evolution of Blaydes, who allowed his wrestling to set up his standup game. That development has helped make Blaydes one of the biggest threats to Miocic’s heavyweight throne. When it comes to his fight with Lewis, however, Blaydes doesn’t mince words about what he plans to do. He plans to

Due to COVID-19 protocols, the lightweight bout between Drakkar Klose and Luis Pena will be postponed to a later date.  UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: BLAYDES vs. LEWIS takes place Saturday, February 20 from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The entire card will be on ESPN+, with the main card available in English and Spanish, starting at

“I left that fight with my head held high,” he said. “I think I proved something to a lot of people. That was a guy (Wood) on the cusp of making the Top 15 before his last fight, and I stood there and held my own. Was it the best John Castaneda? No, not by

The funny thing was that Rosa didn’t grow up wanting to throw punches for a living. He played hockey, lacrosse and football, and while he continued to play hockey in college, when that was over, he wondered what was next to stoke his competitive fire. “After college, it was, ‘What do I do now?’” he