Few fighters are as familiar as Abraham Nova with both Teofimo Lopez and Jamaine Ortiz. Nova was Lopez’s primary sparring partner prior to the former unified lightweight champion’s victories over Richard Commey and Masayoshi Nakatani. The junior lightweight contender has also sparred numerous times with…

Kayla Harrison sees Holly Holm as the sternest test in the UFC bantamweight division. Harrison (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes her 135-pound debut against former champion Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) on April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas. The two-time Olympic gold medalist…

Jamaine Ortiz withstood some troublesome moments during his only fight since he gave Vasiliy Lomachenko a more difficult fight than expected. Antonio Moran hurt Ortiz twice in the Worcester, Massachusetts native’s last fight. Mexico’s Moran nailed Ortiz with a left hook to his head in…

Teofimo Lopez seems to have finally found his peace. He’s saying mostly all the right things in the lead-up to his Thursday bout with Jamaine Ortiz, the family drama that has often dominated pre-fight headlines in the past is absent, at least publicly, and with…

Dustin Poirier won’t sell Max Holloway short to upset Justin Gaethje at UFC 300. Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) defends his BMF title against former featherweight champion Holloway (25-7 MMA, 21-7 UFC) on April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas – the belt he…

Brendan Allen believes he’s closing in on a title shot, and depending on how things go in his next fight, he might just get one. Scheduled to fight long-time contender Marvin Vettori, Allen is confident a win can get him a chance to fight for…

Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 236 has encountered a pair of changes, the promotion announced Tuesday. Visa issues have forced Albert Duraev out of his bout vs. OKTAGON import Robert Bryczek (17-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC). In Duraev’s place steps Ihor Potieira (20-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC), who…

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka plans on showing his evolution against Aleksandar Rakic. Prochazka (29-4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) takes on Rakic (14-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at UFC 300 on April 13 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Prochazka will look to rebound from…

Renato Moicano has Paddy Pimblett right where he wants him. Coming off of a bloody decision win over Drew Dober this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 85, Moicano appeared on The MMA Hour, where he revealed his long-term plan to set up a fight with…