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StipeTapped’s very own Wyatt Lerner sat down with JC ‘The Leg Lock Monster’ Llamas to preview his upcoming fight at #CombateFresno Check it out below: Continue reading JC Llamas Talks Growing Beards, Combate Fresno and Much More
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We called up the Cage Warriors featherweight champion; Dean Trueman to discuss his upcoming title defence at Cage Warriors 106 and to muse over his career so far. Check it all out below! Continue reading We Discuss MMA With The UKs 145lb King: Dean Trueman
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StipeTapped HQ recently caught up with Cage Warriors 170lb king-pin; Ross Houston, to discuss his upcoming title defence against Nicolas Dalby at Cage Warriors 106: night of champions. Check out the full interview below. Continue reading We Call Up Undefeated Cage Warriors King: Ross Houston
Jeff Chlu (AP) Can Jon Fitch claim his third major world championship this weekend at Bellator 220? Last week, I was afforded the opportunity to chat with Bellator 220 welterweight championship challenger Jon Fitch ahead of this weeks clash with fellow former UFC contender Rory MacDonald. The former PFL best and grappling phenom makes his second walk to the Bellator cage this Saturday at the SAP Centre in San Jose, California, fresh from a dominant victory over the highly dangerous Paul Daley. Indiana native Fitch who held the highest honors in the now-defunct World Series Of Fighting and then the … Continue reading Jon Fitch: “I’ve Never Had A Relationship With Dana White”
March 17, 1997. A day that will not mean much to those non-MMA-historians, but it marked one or two of the UFC’s most important watershed moments. The first? UFC 15: Collision Course. In those carefree days of bathing in blood, the event was held with an array of the world’s finest brawlers, technicians and up-and-comers. We’d see a card that typified the strange, Pre-Zuffa era in which the entire televised card was nothing but heavyweight contenders. The second? That one man, James Ladner, to be known hereafter both in article and history as the ‘Just Bleed Guy’, cemented his legacy … Continue reading The Wheelhouse – ‘Just Winning’ ?
You’ve all seen him, made infamous during the Brooklyn bus attack perpetrated by a notorious phone stomper, and motivational speaker Conor McGregor. But do you really know the dolly? Most of you don’t even know his real name and yet he’ll forever be part of MMA’s history. In a groundbreaking interview brought to you by the staff of StipeTapped, Michael opens up to the world and reveal a lot about himself. ***He stands tall with a cold heartless stare*** I had to wait for half an hour in the cold but I eventually entered the building (without permission of course). … Continue reading We Meet Michael; the Brooklyn dolly
Brazilian Flyweight contender Jussier Formiga and I recently sat down ahead of his pivotal encounter with compatriot Deviveson Figueriedo he currently holds the #1 rank in the flyweight division, and with this ranking comes the possibility of a move to Bantamweight, we discussed his past with champion Henry Cejudo, the prospect of another ‘super fight’ and his big plans for the coming year. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert Formiga has gazumped the likes of Sergio Pettis, Ben Nguyen and Ulka Sasaki on his current tear and looks to earn a rematch with former foe Henry Cejudo after their razor thin 2015 decision, … Continue reading Jussier Formiga Eyes Henry Cejudo Rematch:
In the early morning hours of Monday March 11th a vicious; heart wrenching assault was committed. By none other than Conor McGregor. McGregor had just left the night club ‘LIV’, and was inside a Miami hotel. It was there that a fan of the MMA superstar, (who also left the same club as he spotted McGregor in). When trying to take a picture with the global MMA Superstar, the fan was violently assaulted. StipeTapped rushed to scene and has secured a world exclusive interview with the victim of this incident. Calling us from inside the hospital, we spoke to Mr. … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: We Talk To McGregors Latest Victim
It’s not very often you hear about the production team that works behind the scenes during any of the myriad UFC events. From top to bottom, working with a diverse group of talent from all fields; graphic designers, lighting technicians, commentators, camera operators, sound technicians, the list goes on, every event is put on with hard work, effort, passion and most importantly of all; desire. However talented and professional some staff are, times change. When ZUFFA had taken over control of the UFC in 2001, changes were going to be taking place. The company was poised to take the main … Continue reading Gladiator In The Mist – Interview With UFC Production
Georges arrived to the interview disguised, as to not get recognised by the crowd of people in the hotel lobby. He held an ice cream in his hand, I think the flavour was strawberry, but I forgot to ask, I was too marvelled at the prospect of this meeting with the elusive St.Pierre We started the interview with an off the record, respectful discussion of the augmentation of a certain Straw-weight queen’s chest. However, this was not why we were there that day. Thank you for meeting me Georges. Now that you are retired how is your relationship with Nick … Continue reading A Fake Interview With George St. Pierre
