Nick Baldwin Archives: 05/2017

EPISODE 113: The MMA Circus, hosted by Nick Baldwin and Andrew Lawrence, is back for your listening pleasure. Guests: Ray Borg — UFC flyweight contender…

Ray Borg thought he was next in line for UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson — until he wasn’t. “The Tazmexican Devil” was in talks to…

Update (May 31, 12:11 p.m. ET): Manuwa vs. Oezdemir was confirmed by UFC officials Wednesday morning. A pivotal light heavyweight fight is in the works…

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has high standards for her legacy. The UFC strawweight champion wants to go down in the history books as one of Poland’s finest…

Anthony Pettis had two options ahead of his UFC 206 interim featherweight title fight with Max Holloway last December when his weight cut went south.…

A tragedy has postponed mixed martial arts’ return to Manitoba. Throwdown In T-Town promoter Shane Cripps, 44, passed away in a canoeing accident on May…

Roy Nelson is no longer a UFC fighter. “Big Country,” a longtime heavyweight, has signed with Bellator MMA, MMAFighting.com reported Friday. The Viacom-owned organization inked…

EPISODE 112: The MMA Circus, hosted by Nick Baldwin and guest co-host Jed Meshew, is back for your listening pleasure. Guests: Kajan Johnson — UFC…

Lauren Murphy completed her UFC contract last summer with a decision loss to Katlyn Chookagian, and since then, it’s been a waiting game. Signing a…

Kajan Johnson was at the center of attention at a Reebok summit part of the UFC Athlete Retreat in Las Vegas this past weekend for…

Early on, ONE Championship’s model was similar to most mixed martial arts organizations. Storylines “about good, bad, arrogant, trash-talking fighters” were developed to create intrigue,…

To say that Jamie Pickett had to be independent as a child is an understatement. Growing up in North Carolina, Pickett’s childhood was not like…

Siblings in mixed martial arts are often very close. They see and train with each other every day. They share the same coaches, the same…

Blair Oster and Cory Chambers are both from North Battleford, Sask., and have known each other since elementary school. They met inside the ring at…

Gilbert Burns was upset by Michel Prazeres in his last fight at UFC Fight Night 95 last September in his native Brazil, surprising himself and…

Demian Maia controlled Jorge Masvidal for more than half of their pivotal welterweight matchup at UFC 211, and seemed to convincingly win, but “Gamebred” was…

Up until now, UFC 211’s Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal has been an unofficial title eliminator in the welterweight division. But now, according to UFC…

Chas Skelly’s camp leading up to his March 2016 bout with Darren Elkins, which he would lose by decision, was a bit of a stinker.…

Sean Soriano and Chas Skelly were foes three years ago. Now they train together. The two featherweights were prepared to punch, kick, and choke —…

Sean Soriano’s mixed martial arts career has been a rocky road over the past few years, but he’s ready to get back on track. Soriano…