For a man many would consider the greatest lightweight in the world at the moment, Gilbert Melendez scraped by a narrow victory to retain his Strikeforce title in a match many would give to his opponent Josh Thomson. It was the third time these two have met in the cage, and it’s still difficult to [...]
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Daniel Cormier won a five-round unanimous decision victory last night, defeating veteran Josh Barnett and becoming the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finalist. Once expected to crown a fighter who could arguably be the top heavyweight in the world, the tournament fell apart when the two favorites, Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem, were upset and left the promotion [...]
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Australian heavyweight Mark Hunt has been forced to pull out of his upcoming fight against Stefan Struve at UFC 146 due to a knee injury. He will instead be replaced by Lavar Johnson, who is coming off a first-round TKO victory over Pat Barry. The news is both a golden opportunity for Johnson and a [...]
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This Saturday, heavyweights Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier go head-to-head in the final of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Once touted as the epitome of the heavyweight division in MMA, the grand prix is now a much diminished competition, especially after the Zuffa purchase of Strikeforce last year. That purchase led to the UFC absorption [...]
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Reilly Bodycomb lends his expertise and shares this exclusive clip on the Basic Sambo Leg Knot. This is part 2 of Reilly Bodycomb’s 3 part series on the Sambo Leg Knot. Reilly Bodycomb shares the finishing touches to the Sambo Leg Knot in this, the 3rd part of the Sambo Leg Knot Series.
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It was meant to be a fight which would launch the 23-year-old featherweight Dustin Poirier into a title shot, but instead became a showcase for the scintillating talent of the man they call The Korean Zombie: Chan-Sung Jung. In what could go down as the fight of the year, the main card of the UFC [...]
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This is the ultimate guide for punching harder for MMA fighters, kickboxers, boxers, and combat athletes of all stripes. Before we delve into how to punch harder, it’s important to learn some basic theories about how power is generated from the body. This includes how to position your body so that all your power and [...]
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Despite being a “scary scary dude” (h/t Joe Rogan), Junior Dos Santos is one of the most likeable guys in MMA. So you have to take him on his word when he says his up-coming heavyweight title defence against France Mir is purely professional and there are no personal feelings involved. You have to believe [...]
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As Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) skyrockets in popularity, the resistance of mainstream media outlets (Sports Illustrated and ESPN) has historically probably been due to a fear of pro-wrestling combined with old-school boxing writers lack of understanding. Boxing writers love boxing; and they often feel, correctly, that MMA fighters usually aren’t the best boxers. They may [...]
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In the film Fightville, which charts the trials and tribulations of a group of MMA fighters in Lafayette, Louisiana, filmmaker Michael Tucker asks local promoter Gil “The Thrill” Guillroy about the prospects of young fighter Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier. Guillroy responds, “Will he fight for the UFC? Will he become champion? Ummm, potential… but potential [...]
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