You can thank a member of the Carmel High football squad for sparking a teenage Chris Cope's interest mixed martial arts. Cope, who serves as a guest blogger on MMAjunkie.com for "The Ul...
Ramsey Nijem has gotten advice on "The Ultimate Fighter" from a winner, a dropout and a loser back at his gym in Orem, Utah. "I just want to fall somewhere in between," he recently told ...
Tony Ferguson of "The Ultimate Fighter 13" is an affable guy. He should be after years of slinging drinks as a bartender, where he is a patron's favorite companion. Strap a pair of four-o...
Let's face it; "The Ultimate Fighter" house isn't exactly known as a beacon of purity. Nor are MMA fighters universally known as saints. Shamar Bailey, a church-ministry major in college...
Most fighters familiarize themselves quickly with the injuries that mount in MMA: cuts, sprains, pulls and tears. They've got nothing on Ryan McGillivray. The 25-year-old Edmonton, A...
In late 2007, two aspiring MMA fighters with no professional fights headed to an open tryout for "The Ultimate Fighter 7." One of them, Amir Sadollah, got a spot on the cast, won the real...
Mick Bowman has seen "The Ultimate Fighter" do wonders for his fellow countrymen. British fighters such as Michael Bisping, Aaron Wilkinson and James Wilks have become huge stars overseas...
Welterweight prospect Len Bentley can't help but roll his eyes as soon as Cody McKenzie's name is mentioned. Prepping for his run on "The Ultimate Fighter 13," Bentley admits he was hopi...
Clay Harvison likes getting hit as much as he likes dishing out, so combat sports was a natural calling. The self-described jack-of-all-combat-trades holds down an array of jobs to make e...
For welterweight prospect Charlie Rader, mixed martial arts wasn't exactly love at first fight. "I had a couple guys getting ready for a fight ask me to help them with their wrestling," ...