Mairon Santos has joined one of the most popular and up-and-coming gyms in MMA. Ahead of his featherweight matchup against Muhammad Naimov (13-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at UFC 323 on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas, Santos ...

Is Mauricio Ruffy still a Fighting Nerd? After suffering his first octagon loss in dominant fashion to Benoit Saint Denis at UFC Fight Night 258, Ruffy (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has opted to train with UFC ...

One of the most prominent MMA teams will need another pair of glasses. September was a difficult month for the Fighting Nerds, a Brazilian group that rose to prominence with unbeaten starts in the UFC ...

Learn from defeats and keep the Fighting Nerds united. That’s the main focus of head coach Pablo Sucupira. With four elite members of the team in or around the rankings in the Ultimate Fighting ...

Mauricio Ruffy won’t be backed by the Fighting Nerds when he steps back into the octagon in Australia, but he insists he’s still part of the team. Last year, it felt like everything was clicking for ...

The Fighting Nerds coaches Pablo Sucupira and Flavio Alvaro will not be in Mauricio Ruffy's corner for his fight with Rafael Fiziev at UFC 325. Both spoke about the matter with journalist Diego Ribas ...

The Fighting Nerds used to feel unstoppable. With a strong team identity and a loud brand, this set of Brazilians carried themselves as if they were immune to momentum shifts. However, by 2025, this ...

Alright, we have a contender at 185 pounds, Cabarala on this card, we have Ra Raul Rosas Junior, who, he was signed to the UFC when he was 17 years old. So I was just talking to him and I was asking ...

Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Mauricio Ruffy wants to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture...and punch them. Ruffy is one of four main athletes to proudly ...