Submission Underground (SUG) 14 is ready to roll on May 31 in Portland, Oregon. The promotion’s matchmaker, Heather “The Boss Lady” Standing, recently spoke with Behind The Grind about her experience with the grappling promotion […]
Category: Interviews
VIDEO: Chris Gutierrez returns to action at UFC Apex
Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (14-3-1) was getting ready to go home and have a big meal after training, when he got a call from the UFC for a short notice fight. Gutierrez will be fighting […]
A life lesson from Ode Osbourne: ‘Turn those losses into learns’
“The Jamaican Sensation” Ode Osbourne (8-3) has learned to balance his new life as a UFC bantamweight with being “knee deep” in teaching. When Osbourne spoke with The Scrap, he stated that juggling both jobs […]
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 […]
With COVID restrictions easing, Nick Maximov is ‘preparing for SUG 14 more seriously’
Nick Maximov returns to Submission Underground on May 31 to take on Adam Fugitt at SUG 14. Just over a month after tapping via heel hook to BJJ black belt, Joe Baize at SUG 13, […]
VIDEO: Outside of fighting, Jamahal Hill is passionate about cooking
The Scrap recently chatted with UFC light heavyweight Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill (7-0) who is busy preparing for his fight against Klidson “The Russian Terror” Abreu (15-4). The bout will take place on May 30 […]
VIDEO: Lauren Murphy talks Roxanne Modafferi fight, beef with MMA Media, win streak
Lauren Murphy is set to fight Roxanne Modafferi for the planned UFC Apex event on June 20. The matchup is a long time coming for both women. Before that, Murphy discussed her beef with MMA […]
Vicente Luque interested in fight with Anthony Pettis next
“The Silent Assassin” Vicente Luque (18-7-1) recently told The Scrap that he found his most recent fight at UFC 249 to be very silent. Luque battled in a rematch against “The Hybrid” Niko Price (14-4) […]
Jamel Herring is an active WBO junior lightweight champ managing fighters
WBO junior lightweight champion Jamel (Semper Fi) Herring has been busy on his TikTok account during the COVID-19 quarantine. “I’ve been playing with Tik Tok to pass time,” said Herring. “I’m trying to have fun […]
VIDEO: Justin Wetzell used to run a fight club out of High School
MMA prospect Justin Wetzell used to do something we’re not supposed to talk about. He was running a fight club while he was in High School. It started as Justin fighting someone in front of […]
Jennifer Maia has faced big names to get where she is today in MMA
The Scrap recently had the opportunity to chat with UFC flyweight Jennifer Maia (17-6-1 MMA). Maia was scheduled to fight Viviane Araujo (8-2 MMA) on June 27; however, the bout was cancelled due to the […]
VIDEO: Brian Kelleher wants Sean O’Malley, talks being in MMA Media, writing diss track
Brian Kelleher is coming off a big win at UFC Jacksonville. He KOed up-and-coming prospect Hunter Azure in the second round. Now coming off the win, Kelleher wants a big named opponent next. For him that’s […]
COVID-19 was the least of Sam Alvey’s problems heading into UFC 249
On Saturday, May 9th, the UFC would step forward during a global pandemic by producing one of 2020’s most stacked fight cards. Despite criticism from a large audience, the event was a great success, rumored […]
VIDEO: Alex Montagnani talks ‘Cagefighter’ movie, Luke Rockhold’s acting, and more
CAGEFIGHTER: Worlds Collide is a movie set to be released on May 16. The movie features a whole host of familiar faces in the MMA community including Alex Montagnani, Luke Rockhold, and Chuck Liddell among others. […]
Jinh Yu Frey: ‘I just want to be remembered as a good fighter’
Jinh Yu Frey (9-4) last fought in February when she battled Ashley “Smashley” Cummins (7-5) in what was originally scheduled as a title defense for Frey at Invicta FC 39 in Kansas. Unfortunately, Frey missed […]
Mike Trizano: A lone wolf does anything to survive
UFC featherweight Mike Trizano (8-1) is ready to get back to business. “The Lone Wolf” last fought in May 2019 at UFC Rochester. He suffered a loss to Grant Dawson (15-1) submitting to a rear-naked […]
Alex Polizzi is taking it ‘Eazy’ hiding away, gaming during pandemic
Undefeated fighter Alex “Eazy” Polizzi (6-0 mma) is trying to keep a normal schedule during the pandemic. “Eazy” admitted the time off has, “stepped up my cardio game because you know you can’t go and […]