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The Super Samoan Mark ‘Super Samoan’ Hunt is revered for many impressive traits. His inspirational comeback during the latter portion of his fighting career is a perfect example of said qualities. Prior to his resurgence in the UFC, Hunt was known to be one of many fascinating characters from the...
Kiichi Kunimoto signs with Bellator MMA Bellator MMA bolsters their welterweight roster with the addition on a big-time Japanese veteran in the form of “Strasser” Kiichi Kunimoto. He joins a stacked welterweight division featuring Rory MacDonald, Jon Fitch, Douglas Lima, Andrey Koreshkov, Michael...
The former UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo was hospitalized Wednesday due to a severe bacterial infection. The 32-year-old fighter seemed to have had a small cut on his knee where the infection started. Antibiotic treatment was unsuccessful within the first 24 hours according to a re...
Luke Rockhold will be making his return to the Octagon on July 6th at UFC 239. The former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion will be stepping up in weight to face the number six light heavyweight contender Jan Blachowicz. Reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on Instagram, this fight is expecte...
BJJ Mental Models is a podcast which explores the conceptual side of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Black belt brothers Steve & Matt Kwan discuss the mental models, or universal principles, behind the gentle art. What are mental models? Mental models are frameworks for understanding how things work. We use...
Just weeks after partnership was announced between ONE and Shooto, reigning Shooto title-holder Shoko Sato has inked a deal with the Asian MMA powerhouse. While numerous fighters from the Shooto banner have previously signed with ONE Championship, this signing of Sako is the first signing as part...
MMA is one of the most exciting and jaw-dropping sports in the world and has a hardcore fan following all over the globe. From its early days, when fighters from different weight classes and with different skill sets were thrown against each other to determine which martial art is the best, to th...
TJ Dillashaw is now the former UFC bantamweight champion and has vacated his UFC title. He took to Instagram early Wednesday to announce that he has relinquished the title. He stated that USADA and NYSAC had informed him of adverse findings from his test taken in his fight against Henry Cejudo. T...
Following a report from Democrat and Chronicle, the UFC has confirmed that a welterweight bout between former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and former interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee has been set to headline an upcoming UFC Fight Night card. The event will be broadcasted li...
Ever wonder how your favorite mixed martial arts promotions turn a profit? Want to know how the UFC got a $4 billion dollar valuation and became part of the largest franchise sale in sports history? Don’t understand why the UFC is throwing out interim titles left and right like they’re on sale? T...
According to the UFC, top lightweights Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Al Iaquinta will headline UFC on ESPN+ 8. The card will take place on May 4, 2019, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone Cerrone, a former UFC lightweight title challenger, has spent the majority of the last few year...
247 Fighting Championships have announced another professional fight for their upcoming event Steeltown Throwdown. Pennsylvania fan favorite Brett Shoenfelt will be making his return to action against Dustin Parrish in a welterweight bout. According to 247 FC owner Ryan Middleton, both fighters h...
Pancrase champ Senzo Ikeda signs with ONE, joins Flyweight Grand-Prix The flyweight King of Pancrase is set to join the ONE Championship ranks in a big way as 36-year-old Senzo Ikeda joins the upcoming Flyweight Grand-Prix line-up. He replaces an injured Andrew Leone to take on Danny Kingad in on...
ONE Championship enters exclusive partnership with Shooto and Pancrase ONE Championship, just weeks before their massive Japan debut, has inked big-time partnerships with two of the country’s premiere mixed martial arts organizations. The partnership will see ONE work with both Shooto and Pancra...
Rejoice, grappling fans! IBJJF world champions will finally be getting paid. Well, the black belt world champions will. According to FloGrappling, the pay scale will be equal for both women and men. The dollar amount itself will be contingent on how many competitors register for a division (2-8 =...
LFA interim flyweight champion Casey Kenney (10-1-1) will look to add another interim title to his collection this week. He takes on Vincent Cachero (6-0) for the interim bantamweight strap at LFA 62 on Friday, March 22. Cachero reminds Kenney of where he was in his career six fights ago, who bel...