In 2020, the regional scene took a big hit. With only about 3% of fighters able to stay active and few promotions putting on shows, those that were able to compete benefited tremendously. Though there’s […]
Category: MMA
A Casual Fan’s Guide to UFC 257
The Proper No. Twelve is flowing, the pizza has just arrived, and UFC 257 is bought and paid for (and totally not being illegally streamed). You’re not the biggest fight fan, but you never miss […]
MMA needs to embrace aspects of Professional Wrestling
The origins of MMA are heavily linked to those of pro wrestling. In a way, you can say pro wrestling is MMA’s big brother. The more you dive into the history of both, you will […]
Josh Fremd believes LFA 98 will ‘be a coming out party’ for his striking
The 2020 LFA Male Fighter of the Year, Josh Fremd (6-1) will take on Bruno Oliveira (8-2) at LFA 98 on January 29. The fight will be the main event of the evening at the […]
Guide to the Prelims: UFC 257
The UFC opens up its 2021 PPV schedule with UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2. On Saturday January, 23, McGregor will headline the PPV, just as he did to start 2020. The main card will […]
Jasmine Jasudavicius moves back to flyweight, returns at CFFC 93
CFFC standout Jasmine Jasudavicius (4-1) will look to rebound from her first career loss as she moves back up ten pounds to the flyweight division at CFFC 93. Recently announced by MMA Empire, Jasudavicius will […]
Jose Martinez appeals LFA 97 result with Kansas State Athletic Commission
Jose Martinez and his management team TKO Combat Sports & Entertainment have officially announced they have contested the result of his LFA 97 bout. In the first card of 2021, Martinez loss a unanimous decision […]
The Scrap’s 2020 MMA Writer of the Year: Steven Rae
The Scrap’s MMA is such an important award for the site. With MMA being one of the core sports we began to cover, it’s been around since the very beginning. It’s also the hardest one […]
The Scrap’s 2020 Regional Card of the Year: Cage Warriors 119
Although there weren’t as many regional shows put on last year, there were a ton of high quality cards that were able to happen at once after things started to open up again. Whether you […]
The Scrap’s 2020 Article of the Year: Zhang Weili, Fashion Icon
The pandemic brought out the creativity for The Scrap staff, making this award category one of the toughest to narrow down on. However, there was one article that stood out from the rest — one […]
The Scrap’s 2020 Regional Promotion of the Year: LFA
There were promotions that did not hold events amid the pandemic. Some cancelled their year altogether when the pandemic broke. Others didn’t have the resources or the funds to put on events safely. But when […]
The Scrap’s 2020 Interview of the Year: Brandon Sibcy & Brett Martin
In 2020, we had tons of interviews once promotions were able to put on cards. We had a few pro wrestling interviews and boxing interviews, and a ton of MMA ones once The Scrap opened […]
The Scrap’s 2020 Regional Fighter to Watch: Aaron Jeffery
In 2020, opportunities to fight were limited. This was especially true for regional fighters. Many local promotions didn’t hold any events, gyms closed down, and fight cancellations were at an all-time high. It was hard […]
The Scrap’s 2020 Holy Sh*t Moment of the Year: Joaquin Buckley’s spinning back kick at UFC Fight Island 5
It is fitting that 2020 was filled with holy sh*t moments, considering the year itself was one of them. Mike Tyson returned to the ring, Floyd Mayweather announced a fight with Logan Paul, and that’s […]
The Scrap’s 2020 Regional Fight of the Year: Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Lupita Godinez
On Friday, Oct. 30, reigning LFA strawweight champion Vanessa Demopoulos (5-3) defended her belt against Lupita Godinez (5-0) at the Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas. The match resulted in a bloody, action-packed battle that […]
The Scrap’s Best 2020 Moment: UFC is first sport to return during pandemic
COVID-19 introduced a great deal of hardship into our lives in 2020. Society was separated by social distancing, mask wearing became the norm, and the days looked dark and uncertain. The UFC pushed on though […]
The Scrap’s 2020 Regional Fighter of the Year: Nick Maximov
In a year where the regional MMA scene really took a hit, there was one fighter who was able to stay active despite the world’s troubles. Usually, regional belt holders would fill our nomination ballot. […]