Author: UFC Press Releases

Frank Curreri, WEC – When is a fighter “too aggressive?”
Karen Darabedyan, a multi-faceted 155-pounder who likes to push the pace, didn’t weigh that consideration until his last fight. Now the teammate of fellow Armenian-American Manny Gamburyan believes that striking the right balance between pressure and prudence will be key to defeating Will Kerr (8-2) on June 20 in Edmonton.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – As a full-time firefighter in Ocala, Florida, James Hammortree makes a living running into houses. But what he may be best remembered for now is the one time he ran out of a house.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Before Frankie Edgar, Kurt Pellegrino, Ricardo Almeida, Jim and Dan Miller, Nick Catone, and Mike Massenzio helped make New Jersey a hotbed for UFC-level mixed martial artists, there was Rich Attonito.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – The roughest part of Spencer Fisher’s first training camp with Mark DellaGrotte wasn’t living in the Sityodtong Gym, the brutal pad and sparring sessions, or visualizing his Saturday opponent, Dennis Siver, throwing debilitating spinning back kicks at him.

Frank Curreri, WEC – Stepping into the Octagon to compete is an act of bravery. Stepping into the Octagon to fight a ferocious Brazilian who has devoured 20 straight foes – and hails from the same thoroughbred-loaded team as Jose Aldo – is even more daring. Stepping into the Octagon to battle that same “Next Big Thing” on just a couple weeks’ notice borders on insanity.