UFC 315’s Modestas Bukauskas: The Spirit of the Martial Artist Runs Deeper than Before
When the UFC re-signed Modestas Bukauskas, he immediately went on a run. He won his first two fights back with the organization - both of which were by unanimous decision. However, after facing a setback, he came back harder...
Propsect or Veteran? UFC 315’s Aiemann Zahabi Still Rising
Aiemann Zahabi is making his charge up through the bantamweight rankings. His last win saw him get that number next to his name and he hasn't looked back. However, at 37-years old, it's hard to necessarily call him a...
TTP Ep. 479: Aiemann Zahabi, Modestas Bukauskas, and UFC 315
Aiemann Zahabi Interview (1:53) Kicking off this UFC 315 edition of TTP is our interview with UFC bantamweight, Aiemann Zahabi. Zahabi discusses getting the call to fight Jose Aldo while at a Lakers game. He then digs into his thought...
Sammy-Jo Luxton Hoping to Become One of PFL’s “It” Girls
Plenty of fighters go through trials and tribulations to further their fighting career. Any number deal with personal tragedy, illness, and injury along the way. Sammy-Jo Luxton appears to have collected a career's worth of setbacks all in little...
UFC Des Moines’ Gillian Robertson Shares How She Started in MMA
MMA is a sport that more and more young people are getting into. It seems like every day now, we hear about another fighter who has had this dream since they were five-years old. However, that definitely isn't the...
UFC Des Moines’ Cameron Smotherman Had Plans to Call it Quits
If you look at the 12-4 record of Cameron Smotherman, it's damn impressive. There are wins over Contender Series veterans, top prospects and there are regional championships on his mantle. However, just one fight ago, it wasn't all sunshine...
UFC Des Moines: Juliana Miller More Mature Following Injury and Layoff
The Ultimate Fighter winner Juliana "Killer" Miller catches up on her life ahead of her comeback against Ivana Petrovic at UFC Des Moines. Few fighters on the UFC roster are ever given the opportunity to be seasoned under the bright lights...
TTP Ep. 478: Gillian Robertson, Cameron Smotherman, Tim Johnson, and UFC Des Moines
Gillian Robertson Interview (1:56) Kicking off this UFC Des Moines edition of TTP is our interview with UFC strawweight, Gillian Robertson. Robertson discusses the fortuitous set of events that had her meet and begin working with Din Thomas. She takes...
Oktagon 70: Champ Mallory Martin Says Euro Fans “10 Times Better” Than American Fans
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic — If any fighter has taken advantage of joining Oktagon MMA following a UFC run, it's Mallory Martin. Martin went 1-3 in her UFC stint, but the former Invicta FC fighter then landed in Oktagon, losing...
Oktagon 70’s Andrej Kalasnik on Sparring Prochazka: “You Try to Stay Alive”
Part of Oktagon 70 welterweight Andrej Kalasnik's more recent success has been learning to simply have fun with fighting. Kalasnik (12-5), who enters a fight with ex-title challenger Mate Kertesz this Saturday, sits on a two-fight win streak, and could...
