The Rise & Fall of TJ Dillashaw: From Championships to Suspension
Tyler Jeffrey “TJ” Dillashaw was on a trajectory to be considered the best bantamweight of all-time. However, Dillashaw recently was suspended for 2 years by USADA...
Holloway vs. Poirier 2, a rematch 7 years in the making at UFC 236
This weekend’s UFC 236 will feature an interim lightweight title fight for the main event of the evening, in Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2. ...
Medical marijuana doesn’t enhance athletes, it helps them
Medical marijuana is legal in 33 states and the District of Columbia. The plant has been prescribed for patients that suffer from or have cancer,...
Kamaru Usman may be the first African champion in UFC, but there’s an entire continent on the rise
At UFC 235, Kamaru Usman made history by defeating former welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley and became the first Nigerian to win a major MMA world...
Analyzing a potential atomweight division roster in the UFC
Within the last 8 years, the UFC has been adding numerous divisions to the spotlight and even more since Ronda Rousey and the bantamweight division....
Community Journal Entry: Reflecting on my first BJJ competition
ENTRY #8by Kylie Belcher (@tinymma)March 2, 2019 The first time I stepped on the mat at my Jiu Jitsu academy, I fell hopelessly and irrevocably...
Should UFC be the only elite promotion or should MMA adopt the Boxing blueprint?
For years the UFC has been the premiere promotion for mixed martial arts. With other organizations like Bellator and Professional Fighters League also showing success,...
Elias Theodorou: ‘I’m fighting for medical equality’
In 2015 the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) teamed with the UFC and started enforcing drug testing on fighters, to ensure that the Octagon is...
Regardless of Controversy, Jon Jones Remains One of the Greatest Fighters of All Time
This weekend, Jon “Bones” Jones headlines UFC 235 in Las Vegas against the very experienced Anthony “Lionheart” Smith, just two months after defeating Alexander Gustafsson....
Exploring the potential UFC 165-pound division
In the last ten years, we have seen the sport of MMA grow massively with new promotions getting the spotlight and new weight classes born....
A review of Tyron Woodley’s track featuring Wiz Khalifa
The beat is a banger, that's evident in the first few seconds of the UFC welterweight champion's debut track. Woodley starts off, "I'll Beat Yo...
Community Journal Entry: There is nothing like a Conor McGregor card
UFC 229 was just my second live MMA experience. The first fight I saw was TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz for the bantamweight championship back...
Controversy will continue to follow USADA into the new year
The United States Anti-Doping Agency, or USADA was launched in back June of 2015. On June 3, the UFC announced they would join i partnership...
The Scrap is not just here to take part — we’re here to take over
It's Opening Day for TheScrap.co and we're excited to bring you original MMA and pro wrestling content. The site is coming back after a major...
Community Journal Entry: The day I received my purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu
ENTRY #2 by Matthew Jones (@akachijones) March 19, 2017 First I’d like to thank The Scrap for reaching out. I recently got my purple belt...
Community Journal Entry: My UFC Denver (Drunken) Experience
Entry 01January 28, 2017 The first UFC event I attended was in Boston, Massachusetts with my college roommate and co-owner of the site, Rags. It...