Thomas Gerbasi

New York

Editorial Director at UFC

Editorial Director @UFC. Writer. Keeper. Two-time NYC Marathoner. Member of the IWBHF. 2024 BWAA Fleischer award winner for excellence in boxing journalism.

Articles

Julianna Peña | Built Through Adversity

2 days ago | ufc.com | Thomas Gerbasi

Pena’s heard it all, and frankly, she doesn’t give a damn. “I'm always the underdog,” she said. “That's just the nature of the beast when it comes to people fighting me. I don't know what it is. That's okay, though. I love nothing more than to ruinpeople's nights.
Joshua Van | Keeping Things Simple

2 days ago | ufc.com | Thomas Gerbasi

Joshua Van likes to keep things simple. For example, this weekend he’ll be traveling across the country from his home in Houston to fight Bruno Silva at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, but if a second trip to the east coast, where he defeated Kevin Borjas in New York City in 2023, has him superstitious in a good way, it doesn’t. “Just send me the contract,” he said.
How 'Baddest Man' Author Mark Kriegel Went From Hating Mike Tyson To Writing A Biography On Him

4 days ago | ringmagazine.com | Thomas Gerbasi

Mark Kriegel didn’t want to write about Mike Tyson. The author of biographies on Joe Namath, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and Pete Maravich was a natural for a deep dive on the former heavyweight champion, but he just wasn’t interested. “The last thing I wanted to do was write a Tyson biography,” said Kriegel to The Ring. But here we are.
Rolando Dy Has Fallen In Love Ahead of BKB Extreme’s Brawl In Duval II

6 days ago | fightsatw.com | Thomas Gerbasi

Rolando Dy found a new girlfriend, and he’s in love. “Actually, I don’t like MMA anymore,” said the UFC veteran. “I just like to fight. I felt like I had a girlfriend for like 15 years, then I found this very pretty girl, bare-knuckle. And I fell in love with bare-knuckle, so I don’t love MMA anymore. That’s what I felt.” Dy laughs, but he’s very serious about this new chapter of his pro-fighting career, which takes him to the Prime F.
Dustin Jacoby Stays Focused On What He Can Control

1 week ago | ufc.com | Thomas Gerbasi

What may also surprise opponents is that despite not being one of the bigger competitors at 205 pounds, Jacoby can more than hold his own when it comes to speed and strength. “These guys got me by 20 pounds every single time we step in there, but frame wise, I can compete, and I think I'm quicker than it appears and I definitely think I'm stronger,” he said. “(Against Petrino), we tied up and he tried taking me down early in that first round. I made him pay for it.
Jordan Leavitt Loves The Uncertainty Of Fighting

1 week ago | ufc.com | Thomas Gerbasi

Of course, the most well-read member of the UFC roster, Jordan Leavitt, is going to throw in a Lemony Snicket reference when asked where he’s been for the last year-and-a-half. “A series of unfortunate events, I guess,” Leavitt said. “Not all unfortunate. My youngest daughter was born, so then I was at home helping out with that, primarily, and then just bad luck. Fights fall through, injuries happened. But yeah, I've been ready this entire time.
Zachary Reese | Ready To Bounce Back

1 week ago | ufc.com | Thomas Gerbasi

Zachary Reese Heard The Whispers. He Knew What People Were Saying, That The Reason He Lost His January Fight With Azamat Bekoev Was Because He Shaved His Mullet Off. “Man, I don't know about superstitions,” he laughs. “What does Michael Scott say? Maybe I'm a little stitious.
Billy Ray Goff: 'It's About Focus'

1 week ago | ufc.com | Thomas Gerbasi

It wasn’t the result he wanted, but after Billy Ray Goff’s loss to Trey Waters last year, he at least got a Fight of the Night bonus, one that he used the way most of us would. “Oh no, I was not an adult,” laughed Goff, who returns to the Octagon this Saturday against Ramiz Brahimaj. GET YOUR TICKETS: UFC 316 | UFC Atlanta | UFC Baku | UFC 317 | UFC NashvilleDo tell. “I got a big barrel sauna that my teammates use all the time now,” he begins.
カラム・ウォルシュ：「ノックアウト力があれば、悪い夜にはなりにくい」

1 week ago | ringmagazine.com | Thomas Gerbasi

フレディ・ローチは満面の笑みを浮かべていた。 3月、カラム・ウォルシュがディーン・サザーランドを初回ノックアウトで下した後、マディソン・スクエア・ガーデン・シアターのリングサイドで記者たちと話すローチの顔からは笑顔が消えなかった。「控室で1ラウンド半ウォームアップして、彼が誰かをめちゃくちゃにするのは分かっていた」とローチは語った。「彼のコンビネーションはあまりにも爆発的だったので、誰かが私に『フレディ、彼の手を壊さないでくれよ』と言ってきた。私は『大丈夫だよ』と答えた」誰かが笑いながら、ウォルシュ（13勝0敗、11KO）がいつタイトル挑戦できるか尋ねた。「2週間後でもいい、やろう」とローチは言い、ロッカールームへと戻っていった。このやり取りについて、今月初めにウォルシュに話を振ってみた。...
When You Have Knockout Power, It's Hard To Have A Bad Night

1 week ago | ringmagazine.com | Thomas Gerbasi

Freddie Roach was beaming. As the venerable trainer talked with reporters at ringside in Madison Square Garden’s Theater after Callum Walsh’s first round knockout of Dean Sutherland in March, you couldn’t wipe the smile off his face. “We were warming up for one-and-a-half rounds in the dressing room, and we knew he was gonna go out there and beat the heck out of somebody,” said Roach.