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. […]
Category: MMA
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 […]
Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling should happen for vacant UFC bantamweight title
The jaws of MMA fans around the world dropped on Saturday when “Triple C” Henry Cejudo announced his retirement after winning at UFC 249 against Dominick Cruz. Cruz was a dominant force in his division […]
Building The UFC: Conor McGregor
Many people put down the foundation of the UFC in the early years, people like Royce Gracie, Chuck Lidell, Georges St-Pierre, and others. However, the game changed forever on April 6, 2013, when a young […]
Sparta Combat League hopes to bring back live fights Drive-In style
Sparta Sports and Entertainment CEO, Jeff Cisneros revealed a new fight event setup for this summer that will be sure to start a new trend in regional MMA and Boxing. During these hard times with COVID-19 […]
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 […]
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 […]
No fans and limited media requires different storytelling of UFC 249
While the combat sports world prepares to welcome back live events with UFC 249 scheduled for this weekend, things will look incredibly different on fight night. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has changed everyday […]
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 […]
Building The UFC: ‘Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey
Love her or hate her, Ronda Rousey changed the game for the UFC in the most literal sense imaginable. Skyrocketing into superstardom almost instantly upon her involvement in the sport, she would end up being […]
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 […]
Community Journal Entry: Even with a pandemic, seeing my sons find ways to train gives me hope
ENTRY #21 — Caroline Romero, Canada May 6, 2020 The COVID-19 virus has disrupted life as we know it in many ways. As a content writer for The Scrap, the cancelling of MMA events around the […]
Guide to the Prelims: UFC 249
UFC is officially back for UFC 249 on May 9th in Jacksonville, Florida. Of course there will be no fans because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but we officially have fights, and sports back. The best […]
Building The UFC: Georges St-Pierre
In 2019/2020 one of the UFC’s biggest focuses has been expanding to markets outside of the United States. Isreal Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovksi, Zhang Weili, and others have been at the forefront of this expansion. However, […]
MMA Moms: Janita Alvey wasn’t always smiling throughout Sam’s career
“Smilin” Sam Alvey (33-13 MMA) reached out to The Scrap to share his thanks to his mother, Janita Alvey, for her continued support in his career. Alvey acknowledged that his mom has always been supportive […]
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 […]
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, […]