UFC 250 takes place on June 6, at the UFC Apex Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card features some of the more understated talent on the roster. All five main card bouts have the […]
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Who should fight for the vacant UFC flyweight title?
On February 29, flyweight’s finishing machine Deiveson Figueiredo brutally knocked out longtime contender Joseph Benavidez in a fight that would be contested for the division’s title. Despite swiftly dispatching of his counterpart, Figueiredo was ineligible to […]
UFC on ESPN 9: Main Card Preview with Predictions
For the first time in recent history, UFC has provided fans with two events in the one week, with the first taking place on May 13 and the second on May 16, respectively. These pair […]
Four sleeper bouts you don’t want to miss at UFC on ESPN+ 29
This past weekend, the UFC returned in spectacular fashion with a card stacked to the brim, featuring two long-awaited title bouts. After the chaos that ensued those few days ago, fight fans have very little […]
Four sleeper bouts you don’t want to miss at UFC 249
This weekend at UFC 249, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje will battle it out to determine the interim lightweight champion, with the winner poised to face the division’s king, Khabib Nurmagomedov. The fight itself is expected […]
Building The UFC: Royce Gracie
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the premier destination for all things mixed martial arts and has been so since it’s establishment back in 1993. For these 27 historical years, the organization has ruled the roost, […]
What are The Scrap’s favorite MMA rivalries?
Humans beings are often seen as loving, selfless creatures with the ability to make a real difference to the world around them. Times such as the present – being stuck indoors as a part of […]
Nick Maximov on Dillon Danis: ‘He has an excuse for everything’
Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground 13 (SUG) takes place this Sunday, at an undisclosed location in the United States. By keeping the location confidential from both fans and fighters, Sonnen hopes the event will go ahead […]
5 exciting MMA fights you may have forgotten about
UFC Fight Pass is a subscription-based streaming platform owned by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Since its inception in late 2013, the platform has grown exponentially in size, racking in around 450,000 subscribers worldwide. For […]
A Rivalry Revisited: Carl Froch vs. George Groves
The United Kingdom is responsible for providing some of the best athletes the sport of boxing has ever known. Names such as David Haye and Prince Naseem immediately spring to mind, both of which possessed […]
Askar Askarov: The grappling sensation of the flyweight division
It is considered scarce for people with disabilities to embark on a voyage through the treacherous waters that are professional Mixed Martial Arts; the one-handed Nick Newell and deaf Matt Hamill are perhaps the most […]
What is the UFC’s strongest division?
Within the Ultimate Fighting Championship are 12 weight classes, ranging from 115 to 265 pounds. Each division has a respective champion responsible for defending their world title as well as representing their fellow combatants, which […]
Ricardo Lamas: Once a bully, always a bully
The last few years have seen a new breed of talent invade the MMA scene; from your Sean O’Malley’s to Edmen Shahbazyan’s, the future is looking exceedingly bright for the sport. As the young, fruitful […]
5 fighters with the best chance of defeating Amanda Nunes
For the past five years, Amanda Nunes has inflicted a reign of terror across the UFC’s bantamweight division unlike anything we have ever witnessed in women’s mixed martial arts. Since the beginning of her profound […]