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Nate Andrews has a big fight coming up at PFL 5 this Thursday and is focused, primarily, on getting back to his winning ways even with a potential playoff spot looming in the distance. Andrews will take on Rashid Magomedov at the event, which will take place at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City,…
Ode Osbourne is the newest member of the UFC bantamweight division following his first-round armbar submission victory Tuesday night on Dana White’s Contender Series. For “The Jamaican Sensation,” the opportunity doesn’t bring dreams of potential riches the UFC can provide. It does, however, bring a bigger sense of responsibility to inspire and help others. In…
The Shawshank Redemption has held IMDB’s #1 spot for what, 15 years? More? Whatever the exact figure, it’s a long time, and deservedly so – it’s pretty much the perfect film. It entirely fulfills the construct of what the perfect cinematic representation of the human experience should be; Andy Dufresne, unfairly judged, struggles through misfortune…
Ben Askren is as tough as they come, but Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson believes he needs to work on other aspects of his game besides his wrestling. Askren suffered the first defeat of his professional career after a flying knee knockout from Jorge Masvidal just five seconds into their UFC 239 fight this past weekend. The…
After a couple of weeks off for the promotion, Bellator 224 goes down on Friday, July 12, at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event is headlined by a women’s featherweight title bout that will see undefeated Olga Rubin (6-0) attempt to usurp the current queen of the division, Julia Budd (12-2). Our…
Justin Sumter knows he has a rare opportunity on his hands. Over the past three seasons of Dana White’s Contender Series, 178 fighters have stepped in the cage with a shot at impressing the UFC president and earning a contract with MMA’s premier promotion. Half of those fighters walked away with losses. Of the 89…
We can all agree that the idea of making a film based on ‘a fighter’s story’ is far from original. A stronger way to put it would be that Hollywood signs them off fast enough to leave you with whiplash. Typically, two hours of struggle (for the protagonist and audience alike), workout footage, and emotional…
Olga Rubin (6-0 MMA) is still relatively new to the sport of mixed martial arts. It’s not often that a fighter with only two and a half years of training is thrust into a title shot in a major organization. Yet, on July 12, Rubin will attempt to dethrone featherweight champion Julia Budd in the…
When Aljamain Sterling entered the UFC’s Octagon for the first time in February 2014, the hype surrounding the “Funk Master” entered with him. Through the first two years, and the first four fights — victories over Cody Gibson, along with three straight finishes over Hugo Viana, Takeya Mizugaki and Johnny Eduardo — Sterling was delivering…
After nearly two years on the sidelines, Leslie Smith will step back into the cage on July 12 when she takes on Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 224 in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The bout, which takes place in Bellator’s burgeoning featherweight division, will be Smith’s second time fighting at 145 pounds, with her last matchup in the…
