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,...
All Dustin Poirier had to do was defeat “The Korean Zombie”, Chan Sung Jung, and he would have guaranteed himself an opportunity to fight UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Also. Unfortunately, Jung lived up to the “Zombie” part of his nickname, refusing to die against the favored Poirier.
It's the beginning of Febraury and I am looking for a fight. I hope to be able to announce my next fight in the next few weeks and am training hard for this next step. Training has been going well lately, and is only going to get better over the next two months.
A rematch between two of the Maximum Fighting Championships best athletes will headline MFC 36 on February 15. Graham Spencer (9-1-1NC) will move up...
