Drake Riggs

Drake Riggs is an MMA writer based out of Brush Prairie, Washington, USA who specializes in feature pieces, the women's fight scene, lists, news coverage, and rankings. He has been a passionate fan of MMA ever since 2009. Drake has most notably written for BJPenn.com, FanSided MMA, The Body Lock, Cageside Press, Sherdog, The Scrap, and MMA Today. He has also created video content for RT Sport. As for other sports, Drake is a longtime fan of the NFL's Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @Dre_Kriggs. Also check out all of his video content on YouTube at: Drake Riggs where he uploads fighter interviews as well as weekly "podshows" among other types of videos.

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Bec Rawlings gets Bellator debut set, faces Ilara Joanne at Bellator 231

“Rowdy” Bec Rawlings (7-8) is officially back in MMA. After a successful 3-0 stint in…

Cris ‘Sunshine’ Lencioni set to welcome Robin Van Roosmalen to Bellator

One of Bellator’s most recent big-name roster signings has come in the form of kickboxing…

Zabit Magomedsharipov in his UFC debut
Zabit Magomedsharipov forced out of UFC Boston co-main event

Nothing can stay perfect in the MMA world forever. And we’ve been reminded of that…

Josh Barnett ‘irritated’ by lack of mention for a Bellator-RIZIN super card

Josh Barnett has been out of MMA action for quite some time now. But as…

RIZIN reveals lightweight Grand Prix lineup, plus several other fights for RIZIN 19

In almost exactly a months time, RIZIN will hold their 19th event as RIZIN 19…

Dustin Poirier and his team after winning the UFC Interim Lightweight Championship
Ahead of UFC 242, Everlast partners with Dustin Poirier’s The Good Fight

This Saturday night at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, interim UFC lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier…

Kanako Murata vs. Emily Ducote vacant strawweight title fight added to Invicta FC 38

This Friday night, Invicta FC returns for their second one-night tournament. This time the flyweight…

Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington
UFC 244 and the biggest welterweight title fight since GSP vs Hendricks

There are many reasons to get excited about a title fight. The most obvious one…

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Five reasons why you shouldn’t miss out on Invicta FC 35

Invicta FC 35 takes place this Friday night. As per usual, the action is set…

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Demetrious Johnson shuts down idea of Kyoji Horiguchi rematch, ‘I won the last fight’

Demetrious Johnson is undeniably one of the greatest fighters of all-time. The argument can even…