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Volkan Oezdemir: From contemplating retirement to gaining UFC title shot in ‘No Time’
December 2, 2016: Volkan Oezdemir entered The Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida dying to return to the cage following a ten month layoff. “I signed with Titan in April and they wanted me to fight Derrick Mehmen for the Heavyweight title, but Mehmen lost to DJ Lindermen so they canceled that fight,” Volkan spoke […]
Welcome to the UFC: Mark De La Rosa
The Octagon returns to PPV for the second time this month with UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm, a solid card headlined by one of the most anticipated women’s fights of all time. The final card of the year also features the debut of an up-and-coming 23-year-old Mark De La Rosa, who has collected multiple titles […]
Welcome to the UFC: Pietro Menga and Julian Marquez
(Editor’s Note: This article was published after Menga’s removal from UFC on FOX 26 due to weight-cutting problems) As the UFC prepares for it’s rare dark week, they leave us with a fun FOX card that will feature two new faces to the ever increasing roster. First up we have a British Flyweight who has […]
Welcome to the UFC: Benito Lopez and Markus Perez
The second installment of this week’s Welcome to the UFC features two more newcomers set to make their debuts on the main card of UFC: Swanson vs. Ortega. First up is Team Alpha Male’s “Golden Boy,” Benito Lopez. The bantamweight shined on Dana White’s Tuesday Night contender series and has apparently been training since the […]
Welcome to the UFC: Merab Dvalishvili and Alex Perez
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega will feature four new faces inside the Octagon. The first we will profile were discovered in Dana White’s new and improved scouting efforts, web based shows Looking for a fight and Tuesday Night Contender Series. The first newbie is a young Sambo and Judo expert whose skill set is […]
Welcome to the UFC: Allen Crowder
On a card full of legends and veterans, only one man will make the long walk to the Octagon for the first time. This former football star and bouncer turned fighter has rocketed his way up the southeast heavyweight rankings and earned a UFC roster spot only three years in to his pro career. So […]
Welcome to the UFC: Song Kenan, Sheymon Moraes, Muslim Salikhov and Wang Guan
The last four fighters to debut at UFC: Shanghai include two Chinese prospects and two world class strikers. The first is a Chinese Top team stand out who is looking to draw attention to China’s growing talent pool. Next is a Brazilian striker that throws some of the best standing elbow strikes in the sport. […]
Welcome to the UFC: Yadong Song, Bharat Kandare and Xiaonan Yan
The whole UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum card is full of intriguing debuts, and these three will add a few new faces to the undercard of the Fight Pass broadcast. First up we have an Indian mud wrestling champ against a teenage fighter who began professional fighting before he could get into most bars. […]
Welcome to the UFC: Yaozong Hu, Wuliji Buren and Yanan Wu
With just over one billion residents, China is a market that the UFC has been attempting to break into for the last few years. A season of TUF failed to produce any marketable fighters and now the promotion is hungry to find the next big Chinese thing. How hungry? They have six debuting Chinese fighters […]
Welcome to the UFC: Shane Young and Jessy Jess
Part two of Welcome to the UFC: Down Under edition features two fighters who are stepping in on short notice to compete in front of millions for the first time. First up, we have a young bloke on a six-fight win streak that has rightfully earned him the title of number one Oceanic featherweight outside […]
Welcome to the UFC: Tai Tuivasa and Nadia Kassem
This week’s Welcome to the UFC will feature four debuting fighters broken down into two different articles. In an Australian card chalked full of homegrown talent, three will be making their way to the Octagon for the first time. First we will look at a massive heavyweight often described as the next Mark Hunt who […]
Welcome to the UFC: Karl Roberson
A former Glory kickboxer and undefeated MMA prospect will kick off Saturday night’s festivities against English TKD black belt Darren Stewart. Roberson will bring elite-level striking and a rapidly improving ground game to the cage for his debut. He punched his ticket to the Octagon with an ultra impressive finish on Dana White’s Tuesday Night […]
Michael Bisping, Jorge Masvidal engage in heated war of words in hotel lobby
An online war of words came to a head when UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping confronted welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal in their hotel lobby as they both prepare for bouts at UFC 217 at Madison Square Garden. Their rivalry began this past July when Masvidal took to Twitter after Bisping ripped up the Cuban flag […]
Welcome to the UFC: Marcelo Golm
Marcelo Golm steps in for countryman Carlos Felipe, who was pulled from his scheduled debut when he tested positive for a banned substance and was subsequently suspended for two years. Golm will now have the rare opportunity of making his octagon debut a few miles from his home gym. He is scheduled to take on […]
Welcome to the UFC: Kalindra Faria and Mara Romero Borella
Kalindra Faria was scheduled to debut against LFA flyweight champion Andrea “KGB” Lee, however Lee was pulled less than two weeks out when she could not qualify for the USADA testing pool. Lee’s misfortune provided Italy’s Mara Romero Borella with the serendipitous opportunity to make her debut on a little over a week’s notice. Scheduled […]
Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series standouts
It’s no huge secret that many believe The Ultimate Fighter may have run its course. So when the news of Dana White’s Contender Series was announce,d it sounded like a intriguing way to introduce fighters to the audience without having to run the gauntlet that is TUF. The eight-week summer experiment was an unquestionable success, […]
Welcome to the UFC: Syuri Kondo
The UFC’s women’s straw weight division has brought a constant influx of new talent to the promotion. While featherweight and bantamweight struggle to find new top talent, strawweight has regularly found new fighters to feature. On the UFC’s upcoming trip to Saitama, Japan, they’ve picked up another new face in pro-wrestler and kickboxer Syuri Kondo. […]
Welcome to the UFC: Arjan Singh Bhullar
The UFC’s return Canada will feature a card chalked full of homegrown Canadian talent. But none will have the support of Richmond, British Colombia’s (6-0) Arjan Singh Bhullar. The debuting Bhullar boasts a following of one billion strong and will be escorted to the ring by WWE champion Jinder Mahal. So why all the love […]
4 obscure fighters every hardcore MMA fan should know
The hardcore mma fan is among the most smug lifeforms on planet earth. If you attempt to engage this snobby sophisticate in conversation about the sport he has dedicated his life to viewing, be prepared for a condescending, sing-song-y rebuttal, peppered with unnecessary details about obscure fighters from Azerbaijan. This article will arm you for […]
Judo black belt executes brutal armbar at Titan FC 45
25-year-old American Top Team (WolfPack) fighter Taylor Krahl jumped at the opportunity to avenge his Titan FC 41 loss to judoka Robert Turnquest. Krahl was the favorite, but ended up losing via rear naked choke in the third round of their first fight. Unfortunatly for Krahl , “TQ” had a few tricks up his sleeve […]
Felice Herrig to meet Cortney Casey at UFC 218
Number nine-ranked strawweight Felice Herrig announced via Instagram that her next fight would be against number 12 Cortney Casey December 2nd at UFC 218 in Detroit. FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT: I will be fighting Courtney Casey Dec 2 in Detroit on #ufc218 @teamallmax @alienware A post shared by Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) on Aug 18, 2017 at 1:14pm […]
Ladarious Jackson: Fighting Through The Fire
Originally posted on Punch-Face.com 07/17/17 For most, the holidays evoke warm memories of family joined around the dinner table with pleasing aromas filling the air and children reviling in their newly acquired treasures. For 25-year-old emerging MMA star, Ladarious Jackson, the holidays can be a painful reminder of a childhood tarnished by a mentally and […]
Video: Latest episode of ‘The Reem’ goes behind the scenes of Werdum fight, hotel fire
UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem recently released the 5th episode of his online docu-series, “The Reem.” Overeem has shared the intimate details of his professional fighting life for the past 7 years. The first-of-its-kind show has given Overeem’s fans a behind-the-scenes look at his Strikeforce title reign, K-1 championship run, and current UFC title pursuit. […]
Welcome to the UFC: Zabit Magomedsharipov & Alexsander Rakic
If we still remember the UFC when they return from their 3 week layoff, there will be a few new faces to watch out for in Rotterdam. First is a Russian Uber prospect who now makes his home in the New Jersey basement of Mark Henry. Later on in the night, we will get our […]