by admin | Nov 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
UFC president Dana White is fond of saying there are no tune-up fights in the UFC — and for the most part, he’s right. There really aren’t many. But Miesha Tate did get one this year. Tate (19-7) returned from a nearly five-year layoff in July and...
by admin | Nov 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Former UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano joins The Fighter vs. The Writer in episode 12 to discuss the arduous journey she’s traveled since becoming the first person to win the 125-pound title back in 2017. Montano will detail the struggles she faced with her...
by admin | Nov 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
At UFC 268, Rose Namajunas successfully defended her strawweight title with a split-decision win over Zhang Weili. The win presumably should have set up Namajunas for a rematch with former champion Carla Esparza, but following the bout, UFC President Dana White ruled...
by admin | Nov 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Miesha Tate reached out to UFC president Dana White in the summer of 2020. Tate and her husband, Johnny Nunez, had just had their second child, Daxton, and Tate was contemplating a comeback to the Octagon. At the time, Tate and Nunez were living in Singapore. Tate was...
by admin | Nov 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Mallory Martin has a new opponent for her next scheduled octagon appearance. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Martin will now meet Cheyanne Buys at UFC Vegas 44. Buys replaces Montserrat Ruiz, who was forced to...
by admin | Nov 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Pearl Gonzalez is keeping her head held high after an incredible battle at Friday’s Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event. The UFC and Invicta veteran took on Britain Hart in a grudge match at BKFC 22 in Miami and was on the wrong end of a unanimous decision. It...
by admin | Oct 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The UFC has several monster events on its schedule to close out 2021. Before the year is done, we will have seen six more title fights, as well as some blockbuster matchups such as Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler, Jorge Masvidal vs. Leon Edwards, Max Holloway vs....
by admin | May 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Marina Rodriguez’s performance on short notice after travel nightmares and Donald Cerrone’s continued decline were two of the key storylines coming out of Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, and the sustained success of Neil...
by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Megan Olivi, who covers the UFC for ESPN, was overlooked by network star Stephen A. Smith in a tweet about the channel’s UFC 260 coverage in March. A month later, she’s still pretty down about it. “That was actually tough for me,” she said during a Q&A after...
by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Days before the bout to defend her championship title, Zhang Weili, China’s most famous mixed martial arts fighter, sensed that her opponent was trying to get under her skin. The opponent, the Lithuanian-American fighter Rose Namajunas, had framed their clash for...
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