2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (967+ words) Dagestan sends wrestlers to the UFC. Grinders. Chain-wrestling machines who take you down and drown you there. That has been the template for years and it rarely breaks. Then along came a lean kid from a mountain village who would…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (444+ words) Damian Rzepecki does not leave things to the judges. Nine of his first ten professional wins were finished long before the scorecards ever came into play, a churn of knockouts and submissions that dragged the UFC to his door without…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (969+ words) Steven Asplund is a modern Heavyweight outlier: a former 500lb-plus man who rebuilt his body, his routine and his fight career into a pace-heavy approach that stands out in the division. The Minnesota fighter has already reached the UFC, earned…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (829+ words) Rodrigo Vera did not reach the UFC through a sudden breakout. The Peruvian Featherweight built his case across years of regional competition, title fights, international bookings and a long unbeaten run that carried him from Lima events to Brazil and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (912+ words) Brendson Ribeiro built his career the hard way, from a small-town start in Par" to the UFC's Light Heavyweight division. What separates him from many peers is that he says he did not come through one single martial art first,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1194+ words) Chase Hooper reached the UFC before most fighters his age had fully grown into their frame, but his story has become bigger than youth. The Washington Lightweight has built a career around long-term jiu-jitsu development, small-town roots and the challenge…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1003+ words) Deiveson Figueiredo reached the top of the UFC Flyweight division after a route shaped by farm work, odd jobs, regional Brazilian MMA and a long climb from Soure, Par. The former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion now competes at Bantamweight, where…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (960+ words) Andre Petroski built his MMA career from a deep wrestling base, a hard recovery story and a route through The Ultimate Fighter into the UFC. The American Middleweight is not just defined by results in the cage, but by the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1063+ words) Trey Ogden has built his career around more than fight results. The American Lightweight is a UFC fighter, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and head coach who had to rebuild part of his professional life while still competing at the highest…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1086+ words) Juan Diaz earned his UFC contract with one of the most memorable finishes in Dana White's Contender Series history, but his story did not start with one viral elbow. The Peruvian Bantamweight built his career across Peru, Argentina and Mexico,…...