Volkan Oezdemir: Done Questioning Himself

When Volkan Oezdemir made his UFC debut in February of 2017, nobody could imagine the speed in which he would rise to the top of the light heavyweight division. 

Fight Island is real and it is here - and Top Turtle has the good word from the fights on the island right now. 

With Henry Cejudo’s announcement of his retirement from MMA, I decided to take a little trip down memory lane to remind myself and others how good Cejudo was at wrestling. 

Are wrestlers the true combat warriors? 

After Gilbert Burns tested positive for COVID-19, it looked like Kamaru Usman's second title defense since defeating Colby Covington in December 2019 wasn't going to happen. 

While the UFC is finally taking a break from their loaded schedule, don’t expect Shockwave Dave or Gumby to do the same. Their back at it again this week with plenty of content for you. 

Michelle Waterson, Jessiva Penne, Jinh Yu Frey - all made their way up the ranks at atomweight. 

There’s perhaps no fighter who reps the city of St.Louis harder than Sean Woodson - he does have the city skyline tattooed across his abdomen. He was born there, he grew up there, and he trains there - at Wolves’ Den Training Center (which is technically just outside of St. Louis). 

Top Turtle Podcast is heading back to Vegas one more time and you’re invited for the ride. 

The hits just keep coming, literally. UFC Fight Night rolls tonight with another slate of fights.