Fighting Words: Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire (Part 2) — “I’m Good To Fight Any Day”
By Melinda Evette It’s been a long road to a title fight for Patricky Freire in Bellator MMA…(see Part I) The road to the title has...
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Fighting Words: Matt Mitrione — “I’m Still Highly Aggressive, I Still Come Forward. I Still Throw Heavy Leather”
By Melinda Evette One of the most high-profile Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) defectors, Matt Mitrione makes his promotional debut this Friday, June 24, 2016, at Bellator...
Fighting Words: Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal
By Melinda Evette If you’re a fight fan it might seem that you’ve heard the name Jorge Masvidal for ages; it’s simply because you have. Jorge...
Fighting Words: Bellator’s James ‘The Colossus’ Thompson
By Melinda Evette It’s somewhat surprising when you meet a professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter and their nickname matches with everything you come to find out...
Fighting Words: Bellator’s Featherweight Champion Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire
By Melinda Evette Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire is the current Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion. Over the last year Pitbull has emerged from his former code of silence with a...
Fighting Words: Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire — “I’ll Be Very Mad. Then I’ll Declare War On Everyone.”
By Melinda Evette A Bellator MMA lightweight fighter since 2011, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire used to let his ability to knock out his opponents do the advertising....
MMA Ratings Chat Session: Max Bohanan
By Raphael Garcia Just like every other professional sport, mixed martial arts relies on a steady supply of prospects to carry the sport into the future....
MMA Ratings Chat Session: Frankie Perez
By Raphael Garcia New Jersey native Frankie Perez will make his UFC debut on Sunday at UFC Fight Night 59. MMA Ratings spoke with the 25-year-old...
Tom DeBlass is “Ready for a Bloody War” With “King Mo” Lawal
By Roy Billington Former UFC fighter Tom DeBlass has been on a tear since entering the Bellator cage. Not only has he finished two opponents consecutively,...
MMA Ratings Chat Session: Eric Kamander, MMA Ratings Founder
By Raphael Garcia The online community that follows mixed martial arts is an aspect of the sport that is quite different from the rest of the...
MMA Ratings Chat Session: Maximilian Bohanan
By Raphael Garcia There is often a race in the mixed martial arts media to tag a fighter as the “Next Big Thing” to watch in...
MMA Ratings Chat Session: Jonavin Webb
By Raphael Garcia The northeast mixed martial arts scene has a number of fighters that can lay claim to the title of “top future prospect.” Opinions...
MMA Ratings Chat Session: Chris Wade
By Raphael Garcia On January 24, 2014, Chris Wade took a major step in his mixed martial arts career when he defeated Pat DeFranco to earn...
A Few Words With Arnold Allen Before Cage Warriors 60
By Roy Billington On Saturday night Cage Warriors Fighting Championship returns to The Forum in Kentish Town London for the 60th installment of Europe’s premier mixed...
A few words with… Jimi Manuwa and Dustin Poirier
By Roy Billington During the hustle of bustle of the UFC on Fuel 7 open workouts I managed to catch quick interviews with top prospects Jimi...
A few words with… Che Mills
By Roy Billington I met with British fan favourite and 15-3 mixed martial artist Che Mills to talk all things UFC on FUEL 7, his fight...
Hector Lombard: “I’m Disrespected by Palhares”
By Roy Billington In an exclusive chat between MMA Ratings and UFC middleweight Hector Lombard, he spouts off on his recent opponent Rousimar Palhares, how he...
A few words with… Daley, Kong, and Manuwa
By Roy Billington Paul Daley discusses the Nick Diaz stoppage, changing gyms, and training with Johnny Hendricks. Tom Watson discusses Alex Reid, BAMMA, and training with...
A Few Words With Paul Sass
By Roy Billington I met with unbeaten UFC submission specialist Paul Sass to talk all things UFC on FUEL TV 5, including his training life at...