Things certainly seem to be coming together for me since I signed with my new manager at Epok Agency. I feel more organized and well supported at this point, and ready for a great 2013 fight year. The last month has been a great shift towards a better routine for school and training. My girlfriend and I have settled in our house which is allowing me to train more often and balance life a little better.
Firas Zahabi is a busy man. Sure he may not be putting cover sheets on all his TPS reports, or pushing a wheel barrow in the cold Montreal winter, but the Tristar head coach has been busier than ever and he doesn’t seem to mind.
Many in the MMA world were shocked and appalled at the IOC’s decision to eliminate amateur wrestling from the Olympic Games. Among them was UFC welterweight Johny Hendricks, a two-time NCAA Division 1 champion at Oklahoma State.
On Tuesday, February 12 news broke that the International Olympic Committee had opted to drop amateur wrestling from the Olympic Games, effective 2020.
“I fight for passion, not fashion”
These were the words that first caught my attention when I met 20-year-old Singaporean MMA starlet, Syafiq Abdul Samad,...