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KICKBOXING & MUAY THAI
By Rob Tatum
K-1 is back!
For fans of kickboxing, that is great news. However, the complications that are attached to the announcement may not be something to celebrate. The Japanese promotion revealed that it will hold an eight-man 63 kg (138.6 lb) tournament on June 25 … Read More »
Combat Sports Report
- by Joe Rizzo on June 3, 2011 8:00:33 AM
- by Hector Castro on May 11, 2011 11:09:53 AM
The Combat Sports Report is a weekly look at the biggest happenings in the worlds of submission grappling, kickboxing and amateur wrestling.
This week, Gianni Grippo touches on some hot topics leading up to the 2011 World Championships and The Open Mat talks about Henry Cejudo and Team USA win at Beat The Streets event in … Read More » - by Hector Castro on April 27, 2011 8:00:38 AM
The Combat Sports Report is a weekly look at the biggest happenings in the worlds of submission grappling, kickboxing and amateur wrestling.
This week, Gianni Grippo touches on some hot topics leading up to the 2011 World Championships, Rob Tatum talks about ‘It’s Showtime’ being the biggest player in kickboxing, and The Open Mat talks about … Read More » - by Hector Castro on April 20, 2011 8:00:53 AM
The Combat Sports Report is a weekly look at the biggest happenings in the worlds of submission grappling, kickboxing and amateur wrestling.
This week, Gianni Grippo recaps all of the top black belt action from Abu Dhabi World Pro, Rob Tatum reports on the W5 Isuzu Cup and The Open Mat looks at the sad fareway … Read More » - by Bryan Henderson on April 13, 2011 8:00:19 AM
The Combat Sports Report is a weekly look at the biggest happenings in the worlds of submission grappling, kickboxing and amateur wrestling.
This week, Gianni Grippo recaps all of the black belt action from last weekend’s Abu Dhabi No-Gi tournament, Rob Tatum reports on the W5 Grand Prix KO Tournament and The Open Mat looks at … Read More »
Fighter Features
- by Jason Kelly on February 15, 2012 11:28:20 PM
UFC welterweight Jake Ellenberger.(Photo courtesy of UFC.com)
Ellenberger beat UFC veteran Diego Sanchez, and Stefan Struve finished Dave Herman at UFC on Fuel, Wednesday at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb.
Stipe Miocic knocked out Phillip De Fries in 43 seconds, Ivan Menjivar survived close call to come back and submit John Albert, T.J. Dillashaw dominated … Read More » - by Jason Kelly on February 15, 2012 8:06:21 PM
UFC featherweight Jonathan Brookins. (Photo courtesy of mmamania)
Jonathan Brookins put Vagner Rocha to sleep in Round 1, Justin Salas defeated Anton Kuivanen, and Tim Means beat Bernardo Magalhaes via unanimous decision.
Brookins exhibited a power that has not been apparent in his previous bouts in his knockout victory against Rocha. The Ultimate Fighter 12 winner attacked Rocha’s … Read More » - by Jason Kelly on February 15, 2012 6:20:33 PM
Stefan Struve (L) and Dave Herman (R) stare-down at UFC on Fuel weigh-ins. (Photo courtesy of mmajunkie)
MMA DieHards is back with another session of Counterpunch, taking on UFC on Fuel 1, which takes place Wednesday at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb.
UFC on Fuel 1 features a welterweight scrap between a UFC veteran Diego Sanchez and … Read More » - by Mark Hensch on February 15, 2012 6:01:57 PM
Brazil can boast that it’s a nation with MMA in its blood. Time and time again, it’s given the sport spectacular athletes who redefine what it means to excel at fighting.
Natal, Brazil’s Ronny Markes (Twitter: @MarkesOficial) hopes that he’s the latest in such a long line of MMA masters. Currently 12-1, the middleweight grappling guru … Read More » - by Mark Hensch on February 15, 2012 3:00:43 PM
Miocic (R) hopes to stay perfect in 2012 (Photo courtesy of croatiansports.com)
UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic (twitter: @smiocic) is used to stepping up to the plate.
That’s just what the 7-0 fighter will do tonight when he faces Sunderland, England’s 8-0 Philip De Fries at UFC on Fuel TV 1 in Omaha. Despite being only Miocic’s second … Read More »
Out of Obscurity
- by Bryan Henderson on April 15, 2011 8:00:12 AM
Every Friday, Bryan Henderson of MMA DieHards takes a look at the previous week’s action at small regional and international shows with a focus on UFC and Pride veterans, consensus-ranked fighters and up-and-coming prospects.
This week’s video highlights include a TKO win for Douglas Lima and a knockout victory for Hermes Franca at MFC 29, Habib … Read More » - by Bryan Henderson on April 11, 2011 8:00:01 AM
Every Monday, Bryan Henderson of MMA DieHards takes a look at the upcoming week’s action at small regional and international shows with a focus on UFC and Pride veterans and consensus-ranked fighters.
Click to find out when and where UFC veterans Denis Kang, Joe Vedepo, Cale Yarbrough, Rodney Wallace, Andre Gusmao, Chase Gormley, Tim McKenzie and … Read More » - by Bryan Henderson on April 8, 2011 8:00:18 AM
Every Friday, Bryan Henderson of MMA DieHards takes a look at the previous week’s action at small regional and international shows with a focus on UFC and Pride veterans, consensus-ranked fighters and up-and-coming prospects.
This week’s video highlights include The Fight Network’s recap of MMA: The Reckoning, Rafaello Oliveira’s TKO victory and Vanessa Porto’s submission win … Read More » - by Bryan Henderson on April 4, 2011 8:00:03 AM
Every Monday, Bryan Henderson of MMA DieHards takes a look at the upcoming week’s action at small regional and international shows with a focus on UFC and Pride veterans and consensus-ranked fighters.
Click to find out when and where UFC veterans Terry Martin, Hermes Franca, Pete Spratt, Will Campuzano, Joe Jordan, Chris Liguori, Sean Salmon, Mike … Read More » - by Bryan Henderson on April 1, 2011 8:00:46 AM
Every Friday, Bryan Henderson of MMA DieHards takes a look at the previous week’s action at small regional and international shows with a focus on UFC and Pride veterans, consensus-ranked fighters and up-and-coming prospects.
This week’s video highlights include championship victories for Magomed Sultanakhmedov and Jose Figueroa plus prospect Alexander Sarnavskiy’s submission victory from M-1 Challenge … Read More »
