The 10 Best Signature Moves In MMA
#10: Shinya Aoki‘s Flying Guard Pull/Japanese Backpack When you fight Aoki you know he wants to get things to…
#10: Shinya Aoki‘s Flying Guard Pull/Japanese Backpack When you fight Aoki you know he wants to get things to…
UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic finds himself with a golden opportunity at this Saturday’s UFC 161. Set to face Roy Nelson in a short-notice bout, this…
It was 2001 when Big Nog first landed in Pride collecting a submission win in his debut against Gary Goodridge. Pride was a Japanese organization that…
With the recent resurgence of Pride FC veterans Wanderlei Silva and Mark Hunt, I’ve been thinking back to the hay days of the now defunct Japanese MMA…
A long term dynamic develops in every sport that sticks around for a while. A section of the fan base will inevitably compare the play of today to their heroes from yesteryear. Whether it is the baseball fan that longs for the day where they didn’t have to worry about someone using performance enhancing drugs after every home run, or the football fan that yearns for the era of hard hitting and less complaining in the NFL. One thing is a common factor; this group wishes things would go back to
As serious mixed martial arts fans, many of us have been around the sport long enough to know potential when we see it. Â It usually comes in the form of a fresh face, but can also exist in a journeyman who has seemed to find a new found focus and determination. However on some occasions, it can take a fighter years to find the discipline or focus needed to channel that potential. Some of the fighters on this list have seemed to suffer from that lack of focus, some have suffered bad luck/timing or have
Violence. That is the first thought that pops into the head of any long-time fan of MMA when it comes to Wanderlei Silva. Unbridled, rampant, bloody, violence. The thought is both good and bad for him, as he is not the only to one to inflict pain when entering the ring/cage with another man. From 1996 to the present day of MMA, one of the things you can guarantee is a Silva fight will consist of him moving forward and looking for the finish. Whether he achieved that finish, or turned into a victim himself w
Junior Dos Santos and Frank Mir will take to the cage to decide the UFC heavyweight championship Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden arena. How they got to this position though, is a bit of a head-scratcher.
With UFC on Fox 3 in the books, focus will now shift to the possibly epic clash of Heavyweights at UFC 146. The issue of Alistair Overeem’s failed press conference drug test and subsequent suspension by the NSAC had dominated much of the MMA news conference in April, now the focus will shift to current title contender Frank Mir. This time last year, Mir was ranked lower than he currently is, scheduled to face Roy Nelson at UFC 130. After having been knocked by Shane Carwin and then beating Mirko
(Not yet………………………………..getting warmer…….) UFC 137 is just around the bend, and since the lineup has made more changes…