Author: By Philip Ferraro

Cutting a lot of weight isn’t fun. And it sucks the fight out of you.Mark Hunt learned that lesson the hard way in his last fight, a fifth-round TKO loss to Stipe Miocic in May. Hunt began his fight camp far too heavy, and after a tough weight cut, he barely made the heavyweight limit, weighing in at 266 pounds.Hunt hasn’t made the same mistake for his fight this Saturday (Sunday Australian time) against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva on the main card of UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm, a rematch of one of the most exciting fights in UFC history.“I made an error in my weight c … Read the Full Article Here

As far as Robert Whittaker is concerned, worrying about what the fighter across the Octagon from you might do is his opponent’s job.So middleweight Whittaker wasn’t bothered when he learned that Uriah Hall would replace an injured Michael Bisping for his fight this Saturday (Sunday Australian time) at UFC 193. “I think they’re (both) dangerous,” he said. “Uriah is definitely dangerous in some aspects as Bisping is dangerous in others. When the opponent changes it doesn’t really affect me much because I’m not too worried about who I fight. I jus … Read the Full Article Here

When Alex Chambers entered the third and final round against Kailin Curran in May, she was in trouble. Chambers, who fights Paige VanZant this Saturday at UFC 191, had lost the first two rounds.All signs pointed to a victory for Curran, who was battering “Astro Girl” with strikes.After a grim talk from her coach, strawweight Chambers knew her spot in the UFC hung in the balance.  When the fight hit the ground, Chambers latched onto a Kimura and refused to let go in a grueling sequence that lasted more than a minute. Finally, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt Chambers transitio … Read the Full Article Here

When heavyweight Soa Palelei enters Rio De Janeiro’s HSBC Arena this Saturday to fight Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, it will be both the biggest test and opportunity of his career.And with so much on the line, he has had help from a uniquely qualified fighter in preparation for his fight on the main card of UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia. Mark “Super Samoan” Hunt has been part of Palelei’s training camp in the tropical humidity of the American Kickboxing Academy’s (AKA) Thailand facility, and if you recall, in November 2013, Hunt spent five rounds in the Octa … Read the Full Article Here

For many poor children in the Dominican Republic, baseball offers a chance at a better life. Alex Garcia grew up playing the game, but his life changed when he found mixed martial arts. MMA gave Garcia the adrenaline rush he didn’t get from baseball, and he was hooked from his first fight.  Now, he’s a UFC welterweight. This Saturday, he fights Mike “Quick” Swick at UFC 189 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. But Garcia could generate serious power with a bat.  For proof of that, watch his December 2013 Octagon debut, and the vicious punches he threw … Read the Full Article Here

Interview 24-year-old Robert Whittaker and you quickly get the impression that he’s a focused young fighter.There aren’t many distractions in the life of Whittaker, who fights Brad Tavares this Saturday (Sunday afternoon Australian time) in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt.Married and expecting his first child two weeks after his upcoming fight, the temptations of drinking and partying do not loom as large in the life of Whittaker as they do for most twenty-somethings. When it comes to his fighting career, he’s businesslike and not a trash talker.But th … Read the Full Article Here