About

Amy Kaplan

Amy Kaplan is the FanSided MMA editor. She is our roaming UFC reporter representing FanSided MMA on-site at events around the world. Additionally, she runs the FanSided MMA YouTube page which hosts exclusive and on-site video interviews. She is the only female panelist on the Bellator MMA rankings. Before coming to FanSided, Amy worked in entertainment news for The Daily Mail and The Hollywood Reporter before stumbling into a Bellator event and getting immediately hooked. In her free time, Amy enjoys reading, watching 90-Day Fiance and Real Housewives, and visiting Top Golf with her son.

Luis Tirado Jr.

Luis Tirado Jr. is the FanSided NHL, Soccer, and Extras Editorial Director and has been a lifelong sports fan. Being at FanSided since 2014, Luis has written and edited thousands of articles across the network. His work has been featured on Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, FOX Sports, AOL Sports, Yahoo! Sports, and other major publications. When Luis isn’t working, he’s either playing video games on his PC, listening to metal, enjoying a cup of coffee, or reading a horror novel. Contact Luis at luis.tiradojr@fansided.com

Andre Castillo

Anwesha Nag

Aakrit Sharma

Adam Stocker

Kitchener, Ontario Canada - Writing for FanSided since 2016

Curtis Calhoun

Chinyere Okafor

FanSided MMA Contributer. UJ Sport Communication graduate. Passionate combat sports writer since 2021, fueled by a lifelong love and interest for the industry. With dreams of worldwide travel and adventure, I embrace combat sports and writing as my thrilling avenues of exploration for now.

Hector Franco

Hector Franco is a writer and amateur photographer that covers boxing for FanSided. His work has been published through several platforms, including promotional companies and online. He is an alumnus of the University of South Florida and an auxiliary member of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). For inquiries, contact Hector Franco at hfranco@frontproofmedia.com.

Jared Diekmann

Jaren Kawada

Jaren Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. Jaren graduated from Butler University in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Media. Jaren has been following MMA for 10+ years and covering it for the last five.

Joe O’Grady

Khandaker Muntasir Hossain

Richard Ferraina

part-time BJJ practitioner writing about the things I love

Rami Hanna

Rajneesh Reddy

Thomas Albano

Fansided MMA contributor. Journalism M.A. Hofstra University '18. Journalism B.A. Rider University '16. Lover of baseball, football, hockey and combat sports. Fantasy sports junkie. Chasing dreams one step at a time.

Vincent Manta