Fight Island is not the undeveloped land hidden from commissions and governors in international waters that fans were expecting. The locale is actually the furthest thing from a top-secret host to a Bloodsport-style tournament, not […]
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Brandon is a long-time combat sports fan who has covered all things fighting since 2017. He has written for multiple outlets and his work can currently be found at The Scrap News and The Body Lock. Follow Brandon on Twitter (@B_S_Sibcy).
Heavyweight prospect Brett Martin knows his worth, feels UFC ready
Brett Martin (9-1-1) has always marched to the beat of his own drum. As an amateur, Martin fought multiple unsanctioned bouts sans a coach or gym. Armed with only a wrestling background and what he […]
Tobias Baker on Valhalla, SUG 14 and starting over at ATT Portland
Tobias Baker (2-1) grew up like many boys do; playing football, starting trouble and getting into scraps with his three older brothers. In those days, wrestling and martial arts weren’t on his radar. In middle […]
Top five reasons to watch UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Mixed martial arts is back! Regardless of how you feel about the ethics of holding an event during a global pandemic, UFC 249 goes down this Saturday live from Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion assures fans […]
Building The UFC: Chuck Liddell
Before MMA fans were fawning over an Irish finisher or tuning in to see an absolute unit of a former WWE heavyweight champion enter the Octagon, the sport went through a period often referred to […]
Seven of the biggest fights MMA fans never got to see
Despite Dana White’s stubborn persistence, there is still a real chance that UFC 249 doesn’t go as planned. Should the event happen, it’ll be sans one of the most anticipated fights in MMA history. At […]
Wayne Carl gives behind the scenes details on Melbourne’s newest MMA promotion
Demolition Fight Series’ (DFS) promoter Wayne Carl is amped-up about April 18. It will be then that “Melbourne’s newest MMA promotion” will hold their sophomore show in that city. This means Carl and his wife—co-founder […]
Top five reasons to watch UFC 248
UFC 248 is nearly upon us. The event is topped by two title fights and will see a couple of recently crowned champions defending their thrones against some savvy veterans. Overall, the card is decent […]
Hector Lombard talks BKFC 10, run-in with Wanderlei Silva, and BKB being ‘safer’
Hector Lombard (34-10-1-2 MMA, 0-0 BKB) is one of the latest MMA veterans to sign with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. Originally contracted to fight another man with a storied fight career in Joe Riggs, an […]
Scott Coker: Jiri Prochazka ‘wouldn’t have done very well in Bellator’
Bellator 238 goes down this Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The event features the promotional debut of Cris Cyborg as she meets current Bellator featherweight champion Julia Budd in the main event. Bellator […]
UFC 246: Everything you need to know about the first UFC event of 2020
The Main Event: “The Notorious” Conor McGregor (21-4) vs. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (36-13-1) While it may not feel like it did back in 2016, it is indeed a Conor McGregor fight week. UFC 246 will […]
The Scrap’s 2019 KO of the Year: Jorge Masvidal’s Flying Knee
UFC 239 was on the shortlist for most people’s event of the year. The card featured Jan Blachowicz laying waste to former champion Luke Rockhold. The co-main event saw Amanda Nunes defend her bantamweight title […]
The Scrap’s 2019 Fight of the Year: Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum was originally set to meet Robert Whittaker at UFC 234 when just hours before the event, the Aussie was pulled from the bout due to health concerns. Whittaker had been on the shelf […]
The Scrap’s 2019 Cross-Promotion of the Year: Bellator vs. RIZIN
Bellator President Scott Coker and RIZIN’s Nobuyuki Sakakibara’s relationship goes back to Coker’s days of working with K-1 in Japan. The pair also co-promoted with each other while Coker was trying to get Strikeforce rolling […]
Who is the Fighter of the Year?
Every year around this time fans and media start buzzing about the year-end awards. Who had the KO of the year? What was the best fight? What bout produced the biggest upset? Of course, these […]
Jason Knight: From unsanctioned fights in dog cages to headlining PPVs
Bare-knuckle returns to Biloxi. This weekend Jason Knight (20-6 MMA, 0-1 BKB) will get into a fight in Mississippi. That’s nothing new for the 27-year-old. Knight has been fighting in Mississippi his whole life. On […]
UFC 244: Five other reasons to watch
UFC 244 fight week has arrived. This Saturday, UFC returns to the historic Madison Square Garden with a card stacked from top to bottom. In the lead-up, everyone is discussing Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal […]