Gregory Rodrigues is ready to springboard his career off of Brad Tavares. Rodrigues (14-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets Tavares (20-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 236 (ESPN+) main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Tavares, a perennial middleweight contender, has…

Dan Ige is hoping a potentially once-in-a-career opportunity will give him an extra boost this week. Ige (17-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) takes on Andre Fili (23-10 MMA, 11-9 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 236 (ESPN+) featherweight co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las…

The term “gatekeeper” usually has a bad connotation in combat sports. To be one, it means regularly being on the cusp of greatness – but also regularly just short while someone else goes on to, in this case, a middleweight title. So to get to…

Themba Gorimbo on The MMA Hour Themba Gorimbo is a man on a mission. This past Saturday, Gorimbo had the best performance of his career, knocking out Pete Rodriguez in just 32 seconds at UFC Vegas 85. This followed up Gorimbo’s win this past…

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Andre Fili sees nothing but incentives in his short-notice opportunity against Dan Ige. Fili (23-10 MMA, 11-9 UFC) replaced Lerone Murphy on about three weeks’ notice to take on Ige (17-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 236 (ESPN+) co-main event at the…

Joe Pyfer sees big things on his horizon – and by that, he means his return to the octagon this Saturday. The middleweight prospect has easily his biggest career test, as he’s set to headline his first UFC event against longtime contender Jack Hermansson. The…

Michael Johnson still has a lot left in the tank. Johnson (21-19 MMA, 13-15 UFC) enters his 29th octagon bout when he takes on Darrius Flowers (12-6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 236 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas…

Cris Cyborg will give Holly Holm a helping hand in her preparation for Kayla Harrison. Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) welcomes Harrison (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) to the octagon and bantamweight division on April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas. Holm challenged Cyborg for…