Doctor Faisal Rehman, Pro MMA Debut For a Cause
London, Ontario based Nephrologist Doctor Faisal Rehman will have his first professional MMA fight at Prospect FC in London, Ontario on October 22nd
Category: Pre Fight Interview
Calgary’s Jesse Arnett Ready To Defend UAE Warriors Belt in Abu Dhabi
By Andy Cotterill At one point several years ago Calgary’s Jesse “Big Cat” Arnett looked like a shoe-in to make it to the world’s premiere mixed martial arts organization, the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He had flirted with the promotion a few times, but says that when the call finally came he was denied an exit…
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Muay Thai Champion Ashley Nichols Seeks To Add MMA Title At LFA 142
Although Niagara Top Team’s Ashley “AK-47” Nichols has a handful of muay Thai world championships to her credit, on Friday night she’ll get the chance to claim her first ever belt in mixed martial arts when she takes on Brazil’s Jaqueline Amorim in the main event of LFA 142 in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Adam Assenza Looking To Keep It Fun Against Junior Melo In Main Event Of LFA 139
By Andy Cotterill It’s fight week, and all of the hard work is over for Adam ‘Maverick” Assenza. No more gruelling training sessions. No more challenging his body. Now it’s time to go into maintenance mode and make sure that both his body and his mind are ready to square off against a dangerous opponent…
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A More Mature Kyle Nelson Has Confidence Aplenty Heading Into UFC Fight Night
There are a handful of reasons why Huntsville, Ontario’s Kyle “The Monster” Nelson (13-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) feels really good about his matchup with Jai Herbert (11-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) this Saturday night at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall in London, England.
The Rise of Aiemann Zahabi
“Everybody doubted me and everyone threw me under the bus and said I was finished and garbage and blah blah blah,” Zahabi said with fire in his voice, “and I proved to myself that the odds don’t matter, the betting odds don’t matter and that it’s just me versus my opponent in there. It’s not me versus the media, it’s not me versus the fans, it’s not me versus the lights, it’s not me versus the venue, it’s not me versus anything. It’s just me and that one guy, and I gotta go out there and just beat him. I don’t have to beat anything else.”
Aaron Jeffery on Mullets and Bellator
Niagara Top Team’s Aaron Jeffery makes his Bellator debut on Friday night.
The Joy of Jasmine Jasudavicius
For St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada fighter Jasmine Jasudavicius, many of her moments are on full display to the world every few months when she steps inside the UFC Octagon and goes to work against a talented opponent in the flyweight division of the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization.
Justin Bourgeois and the Foundation for Success
Justin Bourgeois is a carpenter by day, and a mixed martial artist by night, and on Saturday night the veteran fighter from Amherst, Nova Scotia plans to use the lessons learned on the jobsite inside of a cage when he faces Patrick Connors in the main event of Fight League Atlantic 4, in Sackville, New Brunswick.
Ryan Ford on Unified Opponent Robert Hale, “He’s An Average Fighter”
Ryan Ford (right) with Artur Beterbiev By Andy Cotterill There are many fighters in Canada, but none are quite like Ryan Ford. Known as “The Real Deal,” the 40-year-old from Edmonton has been fighting professionally since 2007, first in mixed martial arts, followed by boxing, and now with a return to MMA. What sets Ford…
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