LAS VEGAS – Darren Till appears to have the right type of driving force behind him going into Saturday’s UFC 282 showdown with Dricus Du Plessis. Till (18-4-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) will attempt to avoid the first three-fight losing skid of his career when he…

LAS VEGAS – Jan Blachowicz didn’t expect to be fighting for a title at UFC 282, but now that he is, he intends to make the most of the opportunity. After Jiri Prochazka suffered a serious shoulder injury that forced him to vacate the light…

Darren Till is in for a tough fight at UFC 282, but it’s possible his worst pain is already behind him. In preparation for his middleweight bout opposite Dricus Du Plessis on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Till found himself on the wrong…

LAS VEGAS – Chris Daukaus is on the lighter side of the heaviest division. At UFC 282, Daukaus (12-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) looks to snap a two-fight losing skid when he faces Jairzinho Rozenstruik (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. While his plan…

LAS VEGAS – Magomed Ankalaev is adamant he won’t crumble under the “Polish power” of Jan Blachowicz at UFC 282, and says nothing is going to stop him from capturing the vacant light heavyweight title. Ankalaev (18-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will meet Blachowicz (29-9 MMA,…

Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images Jiri Prochazka was counting down the days to his first light heavyweight title defense when he suffered a brutal shoulder injury that knocked him out of the UFC 282 main event. The damage to his shoulder was so…

LAS VEGAS – Jay Perrin believes that Raul Rosas Jr. eventually will reach his potential, maybe in two to three years or even sooner. But for anyone expecting great things to happen in his UFC debut? “He’s still an 18-year-old kid that is unpolished and…

LAS VEGAS – Jared Gordon understands there are differences between himself and Paddy Pimblett. Many are obvious. For one, Pimblett (19-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has sky-high popularity just a few fights into his UFC tenure, whereas Gordon (19-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has quietly ground out…

Santiago Ponzinibbio Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Santiago Ponzinibbio went from a clash with Robbie Lawler to facing Alex Morono at UFC 282, and feels the switch will ultimately benefit him going forward even though his new opponent is not a popular legend…