All posts by Sam Mangioni
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UFC Melbourne: Whittaker banks a win and $100k
The roof at Rod Laver Arena nearly blew off today as Robert Whittaker (18-4) and Derek Brunson (16-4) gave the Melbourne crowd plenty to cheer...
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Interviews: UFC debutants Alex Volkanovski and Tyson Pedro ahead of UFC Fight Night Melbourne
Alex Volkanovski (13-1) makes his long awaited UFC debut tomorrow against Japanese fighter Yusuke Kasuya (9-2). After originally scheduled on the UFC Fight Night Manila...
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UFC Melbourne: Hooker, Brown, Nguyen and Walsh give their thoughts on the upcoming Fight Night
The UFC has come to Melbourne this week with a card filled to the brim with the country’s finest MMA talent and headlined by a...
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TUF 24 Recap: Pantoja vs Kara-France
Episode eight of “The Ultimate Fighter 24: Tournament of Champions” begins with Dana White reviewing the opening round of fights and then moves to preview...
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Two bouts added to UFC Melbourne line-up, O’Reilly named for TUF 24 Finale
In the aftermath of the UFC Manila cancellation, particular match ups have been rescheduled for the Fight Night 101 card in Melbourne. In a flyweight...
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Aussie Damien Brown officially added to UFC Fight Night 101; faces Jon Tuck
Australian MMA fighter Damien Brown has been officially added to the UFC Fight Night 101 card. Brown (16-9) will take on Guamanian fighter Jon Tuck...
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TUF 24 Recap: Rizzo v Schnell
The episode starts with a bunch of fighters lounging around the locker room at the TUF gym. They are all examining the display of all...
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UFC 204 Preview: Bisping vs Henderson
On Sunday 9th October the UFC middleweight title is up grabs inside the famous Manchester Arena. There, Michael Bisping will defend his 185-pound belt against...
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TUF 24 Recap: Sherbatov vs. Shelton
The fourth episode of TUF 24 opens with a Team Cejudo training session focused around #2 Yoni Sherbatov, who is preparing to face #15 Eric...
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UFC Melbourne: What we know so far
Melbourne is no stranger to big fights and on November 27 the UFC returns headlined by what many are calling a middleweight title contender bout...
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TUF 24 Recap: Page v Antolin
Episode three of ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions’ opened this week with a respectful stare down between number four ranked Damacio Page of Team...
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TUF 24 Recap: Ogikubo vs. Zulu
The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of champions returned last night to Fox Sports 1, with episode two of the 16-man competition, coached by UFC flyweight contenders...
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Rawlings suffers TKO loss to VanZant at UFC Vancouver
Australia’s own Bec Rawlings was finished by TKO in the second round through a vicious switch kick from rising star Paige VanZant earlier today. Rawlings came...
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UFC 202 Preview: McGregor’s legacy on the line
It’s near-unbelievable to think that Conor McGregor (19-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) made his debut for the UFC just three years ago and in that time...
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Yair Rodriguez edges Alex Caceres in UFC Fight Night 92 headliner
For the first time in the company’s history, the UFC headed to Salt Lake City with a featherweight contest between Yair Rodriguez and Alex Caceres going...
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UFC Fight Night 92: Rodriguez vs Caceres Preview
This Sunday, the UFC heads to Salt Lake City in what looks to be a veritable smorgasbord of career defining match ups in the featherweight...
