Author: By Philip Ferraro

Australia’s “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings believes that not everybody who competes in the UFC’s Octagon is a fighter.Mother-of-two Rawlings thinks that’s a key distinction between herself and Lisa Ellis, her opponent this week on the UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt card at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.“I don’t really think she (Ellis) is a fighter at heart, I think she’s a competitor. She’s competed in wrestling all her life, and I think MMA was just something she branched off into. I don’t feel like she’s a fighter,” Rawlin … Read the Full Article Here

For a young fighter, leaving a stable career path to pursue mixed martial arts takes courage, particularly when you have to break the news to your parents.This has been true for the Czech Republic’s Viktor Pesta, who fights Konstantin Erokhin this Saturday at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Johnson in Stockholm, Sweden at the 30,000 capacity Tele2 Arena. Even though he’s reached the highest level of MMA, the heavyweight fighter’s parents would still rather see him in school.“Well they (my parents) actually didn’t know what the UFC is. They realize now that it&rsq … Read the Full Article Here

Robert Whittaker, who fights Clint “Headbussa” Hester this Saturday at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping in Sydney, Australia’s Allphones Arena, is on the comeback trail.Whittaker enjoyed a stellar beginning to his UFC career after winning TUF: The Smashes and then scoring a TKO victory over Colton Smith. But after a close decision loss to Court McGee and first-round TKO defeat against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, the 23-year-old had his back against the wall before his June fight against Mike Rhodes in New Zealand.  Whittaker had to win or suffer a th … Read the Full Article Here

Some fighters lose their passion with age.  Their competitive fire is extinguished, and fighting becomes all about the pay check.The opposite has happened for Mark Hunt, who fights Roy Nelson this Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson in Saitama Super Arena.With six children (two adults and four under 10 years old) it’s fair to say Hunt has more responsibilities than ever.  But at 40 years old, the financial incentives aren’t the main motivator for the “Super Samoan,” who remains hungry for glory in the UFC’s Octagon.“Of … Read the Full Article Here

Welterweight Richard Walsh, who fights Kiichi Kunimoto this Saturday at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson in Japan’s Saitama Super Arena, could have done a lot with his life besides fighting.A university graduate in construction management who briefly embarked on post-graduate studies in law before dropping out to focus on mixed martial arts, Walsh could have easily taken a more conventional route.So when you ask the former Ultimate Fighter Nations contestant about trying to sell the idea of being a fighter to his parents, Walsh’s answer isn’t surprising.“Yeah that was … Read the Full Article Here

 
The Ultimate Fighter is not for everybody.  The ordeal of spending weeks on end away from loved ones, all while being stuck in a house with your competition often proves too much.  Over many seasons, personalities have clashed, tempers have frayed and tantrums have been thrown.But the pressure cooker that was The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs Australia did not get the better of Australia’s Brendan “Badger” O’Reilly, who fights Zhang Lipeng Saturday at Macao’s CotaiArena in the lightweight division.Despite losing his fight in the tournamen … Read the Full Article Here