Patrick Danna

4 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Patrick Danna |Eddie Law

LFA lightweight Kevin Carrier cut it rather close at LFA 211 on Friday night scoring a late third round submission of Dey McIntosh. “We saw a few holes in his game. I thought he was going to be a lot more aggressive than he was. So when he was staying going tit for tat kind of threw my game plan off. One thing I did know what, when he ends up shooting, he reaches,” Carrier told Cageside Press following the buzzer-beater win. “I have a good guillotine. Haven’t gotten to show it off in my fights yet.

4 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Patrick Danna |Eddie Law

LFA strawweight Gigi Canuto is all about the fight life and it showed against Flor Hernandez at LFA 211 on Friday night. At 22-years-old Canuto (6-1) has already had more fights than many fighters who make their way to DWCS or other promotions. For such a young fighter it’s clear that MMA has become her life. “It’s a weird age to be honest because you’re not 25 but you’re not 20 anymore. So you’re kind of just like panicking and you’re like, ‘I need to grow up’.

6 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Patrick Danna |Jay Anderson

Following a loss on the Contender Series, and having dropped his LFA lightweight title, JaCobi Jones finds himself on the rebound, having earned his second straight victory at Friday’s LFA 211 in Salamanca, New York. The back-to-back setbacks he suffered, first on DWCS then in a title fight with Kegan Gennrich roughly a year and a half ago, are something Jones has found a silver lining in. “They definitely put me in the position that I needed to be in.

6 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Patrick Danna |Jay Anderson

One of the hottest flyweight prospects for the past couple of years, Phumi Nkuta improved to 10-0 on Friday at LFA 211. Now, he’s almost certainly knocking on the door of the UFC. Whether it’s via the Contender Series or straight to the big show, Nkuta almost certainly has a future with the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion. And to hear him tell it, his fight with Cody Davis at LFA 211 was already UFC-level anyway. Nor is he surprised at being 10-0 to start his career.

1 month ago | combatsportsuk.co.uk | Patrick Danna

The UFC’s return to the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, marks what has become a yearly tradition for Canadian PPVs, with UFC 315 being Montreal’s first since 2015. The talent pool of Canadian fighters on the UFC’s roster has slowly been growing over time, especially with all the recent rising prospects. Names like Mike Malott, Jasmine Jasudavicius, and Aiemann Zahabi have racked up long win streaks in the UFC, all featuring in crucial bouts on this card.