Every once in a great while, a fight not only lives up to the hype, but it exceeds it. To some, the knockout is the most exciting finish, to others, the submission. Occasionally, a fight can nearly end by both, yet both fighters literally will themselves to keep forging on.[…]
Read More »I watched the movie trailer for Black Dynamite and drooled over Michael Jai White. He stars in the 1970′s-style blaxploitation action film about the legendary super crime fighter. The DVD hits the streets this week. White’s charismatic physic comes from training in martial arts for more than 20 years. He[…]
Read More »Fighting Father Time:5 Fighters Who Need to Retire Last weekend’s UFC 109 featured what must have been the oldest main event in MMA history. As desperately as the UFC tried to make fans care about the organization’s first fight between two hall of famers, few did, and for good reason.[…]
Read More »If you were like me this week, you were breathing a sigh of relief when the heavyweight fight between Tim Sylvia and Wes Sims for Adrenaline MMA V in Youngstown, Ohio was cancelled. Bernie Profato, the Ohio Athletic Commission executive director ruled the bout “non-competitive” and informed Adrenaline promoter Monte Cox that[…]
Read More »Mike “Quick” Swick has been a part of the UFC ever since he premiered on season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter as an undersized light heavyweight. He earned his nickname by finishing his first 4 UFC fights in 5:20 combined. Swick was rolling through the middleweight division when he ran into[…]
Read More »Most fans of mixed martial arts only know Seth Petruzelli as the “Kimbo Slayer”, but there is much more to the man than one fateful night on national television. Seth competed on season 2 of The Ultimate Fighter and went 0-2 in the UFC with notable losses to Matt Hammil[…]
Read More »Yes, I had talked a little trash about the main event fight between Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, but in all honesty, I was pretty excited for the rest of the main card. Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen were duking it out for middleweight number 1 contender status, Paulo Thiago[…]
Read More »Well, another weekend, another successful event for Strikeforce. None of the five fights on the main card ended up going to a decision, and I’m sure hardcore MMA fans were pleased with the results. For casual fans and the new spectators who were just tuning in to see Herschel Walker[…]
Read More »After what seemed like the longest span without a major mixed martial arts event in years, our patience will be rewarded tonight when Strikeforce: Miami takes place on Showtime. There should be plenty of entertainment value as this card features two title fights, 2 very intriguing Strikeforce debuts and a[…]
Read More »Ask any MMA fan who the best pound for pound fighter in the sport is and two of names that will immediately come up are UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre and UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. St. Pierre’s dominant wrestling and striking have made him one of the best[…]
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