Review-Journal MMA reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang preview and give their picks for the main event and co-main event of UFC 223 taking place in Brooklyn, New York on Apr. 7.
Heidi Fang
Heidi Fang is an award-winning sports videographer for the Review-Journal, covering MMA and the Raiders primarily. A graduate of Santa Clara University, she has worked primarily in sports for 20 years. While in New York City, she worked on CBS-TV’s college sports and NFL shows. She supervised the sports newsroom at Sirius-XM satellite radio in New York City, occasionally appeared on-air for their MMA and fantasy football shows and edited highlights for all on-air sports shows prior to moving to Las Vegas to host a MMA radio show. In the 5 years spent on the show, she produced videos, wrote for and managed the website. Before landing at the Review-Journal in 2016, Heidi was an MMA reporter for FoxSports.com and freelanced for other websites. She has appeared on various national and local radio and television shows and podcasts as a MMA analyst.
Evan Dunham explains how his gym in Las Vegas has helped him rekindle his love for MMA, why he’s not ready to retire, the need for a 165-pound division and what he makes of Olivier Aubin-Mercier as his opponent at UFC 223.
Interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson and title challenger Khabib Nurmagomedov spent most of their time on a conference call throwing verbal jabs at each other.
UFC flyweight Brandon Moreno will return to the octagon on Apr. 7 to face Ray Borg at UFC 223. Moreno has been out of action since suffering his first career loss to Sergio Pettis last August.
Prior to stepping away from fighting in the cage, Hieron had landed small roles in television series like “Person of Interest” and “Law and Order”, leading him to pursue a career in acting and stunt work.
In his third fight as a professional at Legacy Fighting Alliance 36, Corey Turner will look to make a name for himself against Charles Johnson, an undefeated prospect.
After 12 amateur mixed martial arts bouts, Cheyanne Vlismas is ready to begin her professional career.
After making weight earlier in the day, the fighters competing at UFC 222 faced off with their opponents one last time before they battle in the octagon on Saturday, March 3.
All 24 fighters competing on the UFC 222 card in Las Vegas on March 3 made weight.
UFC 222 will take place on Saturday, March 3. Ahead of the event, some of the main card fighters, including women’s featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino and her challenger, Yana Kunitskaya, spoke with the media.
UFC 222 media day staredown had a couple of intense moments.
UFC flyweight Joseph Benavidez and UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin talked about UFC 222 during an event at the Toshiba Plaza to promote a massive sports weekend, which includes NASCAR, college basketball and rugby, in Las Vegas.
After competing in mixed martial arts professionally for 10 years, Bristol Marunde decided to walk away from the sport to focus on another endeavor with his wife, Aubrey. The former UFC competitor is now seen on HGTV where he and his wife co-host “Flip or Flop Vegas.”
Roy Nelson reveals which fighter he wants to battle most in the Bellator MMA Heavyweight Grand Prix
The next quarterfinal in Bellator MMA’s 2018 Heavyweight Grand Prix will feature a rematch between two former UFC heavyweights, Roy Nelson and Matt Mitrione.