Daniel Mariani | 63 Posts

Daniel works as a writer whilst traveling the world teaching. He has made stops in Indonesia, Costa Rica, Italy, amongst other places. Daniel is knowledgeable about most sports but specializes in the MMA space. Daniel's opinion is informed by not only studying the sport closely but also training in his free time. Daniel credits martial arts for teaching him countless life lessons and his passion for the sport shines through in his writing.

Latest Stories By Daniel Mariani

"Same punch-kick technique that Leon knocked Usman out with, but Marvin kept standing... insane" - Fans in awe of Marvin Vettori's granite chin after UFC releases fight against Paulo Costa

Sep 01 2022 • MMA

"He's not more of a threat than Francis Ngannou" - Josh Thomson dismisses idea of Ciryl Gane grappling against Tai Tuivasa to eliminate KO power

Sep 01 2022 • MMA

Watch: Mark Zuckerberg tells Joe Rogan that Facebook spends more than "defence budgets of most countries" on "community integrity work"

Aug 27 2022 • MMA

"I'm gonna say fifth round finish"- Sean O'Malley predicts the winner of Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz; talks about putting up "money" on his pick

Aug 27 2022 • MMA

"Leon cheated in that match a whole bunch of times"- Chael Sonnen brings attention to the unspoken fact of Leon Edwards cheating and preventing Kamaru Usman from finishing him

Aug 27 2022 • MMA

"It's not him making that call" - Josh Thomson explains why Tony Ferguson's shift to welterweight ahead of UFC 279 will ultimately benefit him

Aug 25 2022 • MMA

"He scares me" - Luke Rockhold explains what motivates him to take on Paulo Costa and chase the UFC Middleweight title

Aug 19 2022 • MMA

"I'm calling it by stoppage in the third" - 'Big' John McCarthy makes his prediction for UFC 278 co-main event between Paulo Costa and Luke Rockhold

Aug 19 2022 • MMA

There's very few things in the world like a big fight entrance" - Barstool Sports President Dave Portnoy describes 'surreal' experience alongside Paddy Pimblett at UFC London

Aug 18 2022 • MMA

"I have to have the ability to restrain myself" - Kamaru Usman compares possible fight with Khamzat Chimaev to first Colby Covington matchup; explains why he will "get up for it" more than bout with Leon Edwards

Aug 16 2022 • MMA

"His body is breaking down"- Leon Edwards explains why this is the perfect time for him to fight the UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman

Aug 15 2022 • MMA

"The night Chuck knocked out Tito"- Chael Sonnen shares backstory of Dana White's favorite UFC moment of all time

Aug 15 2022 • MMA

"Don't try to be in-charge of your training" - 'Big' John McCarthy has words of advice for Tony Ferguson amid training at Jackson Wink MMA

Aug 11 2022 • MMA

"He'll tend to look up at the clock when the fight's getting a little tougher" - Henry Cejudo believes Sean O'Malley needs to work on "psychology" in order to improve as a fighter

Aug 10 2022 • MMA

"I can accomplish that growth a lot quicker than most people" - 1-0 Dana White's Contender Series fighter Bo Nickal believes he will fight for a UFC world title by 2024

Aug 10 2022 • MMA

"Something was amiss" - Chael Sonnen feels Magomed Ankalaev didn't do enough to cement his place as the No.1 contender for the light heavyweight title

Jul 31 2022 • MMA

"They don't know how to do this game" - Chael Sonnen on Glover Teixeira, Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev

Jul 31 2022 • MMA

"I’m going to put them all in time out" - Henry Cejudo promises violence in bantamweight return

Jul 31 2022 • MMA

Watch: Conor McGregor posts throwback video of the late and great Kobe Bryant's opinion on him

Jul 31 2022 • MMA

That's somebody that was heavier than me - Amanda Nunes likens Julianna Pena's style to Felicia Spencer's from when she defended her featherweight belt at UFC 250

Jul 30 2022 • MMA

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