Arion Armeniakos

Sports journalist based in CA, USA. Twitter: @ArionArmeniakos
  • UFC San Antonio: How To Watch Live

    The UFC San Antonio prelims will kick off live on UFC Fight Pass from 11:00pm, switching over to BT Sport 1 from midnight for viewers in the UK and Ireland. In the United States, both the prelims and main card will be live on ESPN, with the former beginning...
  • UFC Sacramento: Could Ladd be up next?

    Last weekend in Las Vegas was a classic case of Amanda Nunes showing the world just how big the gap atop of the bantamweight division is. This Saturday in Sacramento, a new candidate to try and shrink that abyss is likely to be determined — as the undefeated Aspen...
  • UFC 239: The outtakes — as Masvidal’s KO steals the show

    As per every summer, the UFC arrived in Las Vegas with a stacked card to cap off international fight week, and once again, the fight gods delivered. A preliminary card filled with exciting prospects, and a thrilling main card full of jaw dropping knockouts and world class technical displays;...
  • UFC 239: Is Jones finally focused on greatness?

    It was only a few months ago when Jon Jones’ transition to heavyweight was beginning to look rather imminent. Fast forward to international fight week — the possibility of this move in the near future is looking a bit more bleak. With the UFC returning to its usual stomping...
  • UFC Minneapolis – Results

    UFC’s visit to Minneapolis produced an entertaining night of fights capped off by two major developments in the heavyweight and flyweight divisions. In the main event of the evening, Francis Ngannou continued his surge towards another crack at the title by dispatching the always dangerous Junior dos Santos inside...
  • UFC Greenville: All eyes on Lipski’s return following debut loss

    It has got to be tough to come into any organization with a lot of hype next to your name. When it comes to the UFC, if you have the reputation of being one of the world’s top fighters in your weight class, even the smallest of expectations are...
  • Bellator: Danis cruises to second professional win

    Bellator 222 at Madison Square Garden in New York played host to an eventful night of fights on Friday night — including the second professional mixed martial arts outing of the social media outspoken jiu-jitsu phenom that is Dillon Danis. Danis, now 2-0, once again backed up his online...
  • UFC 238: Shevchenko vs. Eye – Preview

    UFC 238 is coming to Chicago stacked from top to bottom. Plenty of important fights for numerous divisions, headlined by two title fights are set to take place on Saturday night — with one of the latter being the first title defense of “Bullet” Valentina Shevchenko. Shevchenko (16-3) finally...
  • UFC Stockholm Fight to Watch: Akman vs. Khandozhko

    On paper, the UFC Stockholm fight card is a sleeper. It may not immediately catch the eye of your average mixed martial arts fan, but those cards often end up being the most exciting. Usually, there are more low-key fighters, or debutants, with chips on their shoulders, looking to...
  • UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith – Preview

    The light heavyweight division is moving again. After years of the Jones-Cormier saga, new contenders are finally coming through and getting their shot at the title. But on Saturday in Stockholm, it will very much be about the veterans trying to remain relevant in the divisions title picture —...