NEW YORK – James Llontop has seen the hype surrounding his Saturday opponent. In some ways, how could he not? Brazil's Mauricio Ruffy is part of the upstart Fighting Nerds gym that quickly has taken ...
The Fighting Nerds were MMA Junkie's 2024 Gym of the Year. As 2025 comes to a close, however, the team is in its worst moment yet. It was a September to forget for the Brazil-based team, with Caio ...
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 ...
The Fighting Nerds are one of the UFC’s most viral MMA collectives from Brazil. The team captured fan imaginations with their unique aesthetic of prop eyeglasses, their wild personalities, and most ...
MMA is an individual sport, but there are several MMA super teams. Eagles MMA in Dagestan, American Top Team in Miami, City Kickboxing in Auckland, and Xtreme Couture are some of the best in the ...
After its four main representatives tallied an impressive 20 wins in 21 fights over the past three years in the UFC, The Fighting Nerds were awarded "Team of the Year" at the recent MMA Oscars. Last ...
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The stress of losing millions in stock valuation and net worth has Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg seeking out a new outlet for release — taking ...