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In his recent interview with MMA Hour Paul Daley, a near two-decade MMA veteran announced that his final Bellator bout on May 13 in the U.K. will be the last fight of his mixed martial arts career. ‘Semtex’ said that all those years of being active in an MMA game, hours spent both on the […]
There is a lengthy history of pro wrestlers crossing over into MMA. From the nascent days of this sport, professional wrestlers have indulged their desire to go from work to a shoot. In this episodic series, I will review fights where pro wrestlers foray into the combat world. It’s like a weird, ...
Pancrase 304 – Results Pancrase takes over the Studio Coast in Tokyo, Japan once again with yet another loaded fight card. Pancrase 304 is topped by an absolutely fantastic match-up as Takasuke Kume looks to defend his lightweight championship against the heavy-handed Brazilian bomber Tom Santos....
Pancrase 303 – Results Japan’s long standing, premiere fight organization is back as Pancrase takes over the Studio Coast arena in Tokyo, Japan. Pancrase 303 is topped by a bantamweight King of Pancrase bout featuring veteran Brazilian grappler Rafael Silva as he defends his title against Kenta T...
As previously mentioned, of the stellar 10-fight RIZIN 11 card, one fight is arguably better than all the rest. That is, of course, a lightweight banger between Daron Cruickshank and the relatively unknown Tom Santos. Brazil’s Tom Santos is not a recognizable name in the MMA world, even compared ...
April 2018 was quite a fun month for combat sports. Not quite as many fights as previous months of the years – March for example. But there was still enough action all across the board, and the quality of fights was as good as any. Title-winning submissions, title defending submissions, omaplatas...
February 2018 provided a decent number of contenders for a potential Fight of the Month candidate. The first event of the month was CES 48, where we saw the first potential contender as Brian Marino and Jerome Mickle slugged it out in Rhode Island. That same weekend we saw Thiago Santos and Antho...