Was Muhammad Ali Really ‘The Greatest’?
(Photo courtesy of the outstanding “Happy Birthday, Muhammad Ali” gallery on Time.com. Seriously, go there right now.) By Steve…
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Maximo Blanco: My name is Maxi, and I’ll do my talking in the Octagon (Exclusive Interview)
“The Max Murderer” Maximo Blanco is a star in the world of Japanese Mixed Martial Arts. The 27 year old Venezuelan first made his name in the world of Combat Sports as a freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal in the 60kg division at the 2007 Pan American games and earned a scholarship to wrestle at the college level in Japan.
After failing to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic games, he made the jump into Mixed Martial Arts by being recruited by Sengoku, and began training at the -
BlogKick: What Does it mean to be an Elite Striker?
You hear it a lot. We’ve heard it even more than usual last Saturday for the Fight for The Troops 2 card, Joe Rogan talking about how so and so is an “elite striker”. What exactly is an elite striker and who should be considered an elite striker? I’ve thought about this for a long time prior to last Saturday’s UFC event. You hear this phrase thrown around so loosely in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. Now, I’m not comparing the sport of Mixed Martial Arts to other Combat Sports like Boxing or Muay Thai / K
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Kimbo Delays Boxing Debut in Favor of Vacation. Wait, Vacation From What?
(Shaq has always been a sucker for a guy in a Santa suit. PicProps: MMA Digest) It was with…
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Adam Azim Is Not Being Put On a High Pedestal, but Steve Claggett Still Respects 14-0 Foe
Adam Azim and Steve Claggett prepare to battle under Queensberry Rules this weekend, with the latter delving into…
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Benson Henderson Will Remind Fans Who He Is and “Make Sure the Referee Pulls Me Off” at PFL Brussels
Benson Henderson has recently pulled back the curtain on why he is returning to mixed martial arts after…
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Kate Lotus Eyes Vacant RIZIN Title And A RIZIN 53 KO: “This Is the Time”
Kate Lotus competes against Katie Perez at Rizin 53 on May 10th. When asked if it was exciting…
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Sebastian Fundora Thinks Win Over Future Hall of Famer Keith Thurman Vaults Him to “The Superstar Level” of Boxing
Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight crown against a former welterweight world champ in Keith ‘One Time’…
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Former UFC Champ: I Don’t Understand The BMF But Max Holloway Embodies That Title
A previous titleholder in the UFC does not exactly know the specific criteria for what embodies being a…
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Ryan Garcia Goes Supernova — Shuts Out Barrios to Claim Welterweight Crown – Barrios vs. Garcia Highlights
Ryan Garcia put together perhaps the most dominant performance of his professional career, handily defeating Mario Barrios to…
