UFC 93 will be taking place on January 17th out of Dublin Ireland. Marcus Davis and Chris Lytle are scheduled to fight, however it may not be your typical MMA fight. Marcus Davis is challenging Chris Lytle to keep the fight standing. Here’s a quote from Davis:
“Chris Lytle and I want to [...]
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Marcus Davis Wants Standup War with Chris Lytle
November 15th, 2008 · No Comments
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Broken Jaw via MMA strike
September 28th, 2008 · No Comments
MMA fights are dangerous there is no doubt about it. When you step in the ring with a trained professional Mixed Martial Artist to scrap it out, you must be prepared to potentially be injured. The video below is a great example of this danger. Rob McCulloch displays his tremendous striking power. [...]
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Fighters fight love handles too!
September 11th, 2008 · No Comments
In Mixed Martial Arts, there is no doubt that there is an existence of some of the most fit athletes in the world. Almost daily now, here in the US, you can flick on the TV and see some fighter jumping around a ring with a physique that would make a Greek god [...]
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Cutting weight can be a disadvantage!
September 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Ask any wrestler, or MMA fighter who has cut significant weight to drop to a lower weight class. They will tell you that cutting weight can be a huge disadvantage sometimes. Many times, wrestlers and fighters will go to extremes to lose the extra pounds needed to qualify. Tactics include not eating or [...]
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Panic in the Octagon!
September 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Recently, Armenian Judo Expert Karo Parisyan admitted to folks at the UFC that he has been diagnosed and has been suffering from Panic Attacks. Karo explained that during his April 2 Ultimate Fight Night bout with Brazilian fighter Thiago Alves, he had a strong panic attack that had negative effects on his fight game [...]
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Wheaties are for football players, beer is for fighters!
August 27th, 2008 · No Comments
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What the heck has the world come to? Professional MMA fighters are now endorsing beer. Yes, I realize that Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell and Anderson Silva are huge stars, but endorsing beer? I don’t know about all that. MMA is obviously a sport to entertain adults, but the [...]
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Build an Explosive Upper Body Using a Medicine Ball
August 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Nine times out of ten, when you go into your local meat head gym you do not see anyone incorporating a medicine ball into their workout. However, if you go to a MMA gym, it’s likely you will see a medicine ball used quite often. The medicine ball can help to deliver a [...]
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Drugs are Bad! James “The Sandman” Irvin should know that.
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Hey kids, Drugs are bad. Unfortunately some of the athletes we idolize growing up are so desperate to be successful in their sport that they resort to drugs to give them a competitive edge. Nothing is that important. As you can see here in James “The Sandman” Irvin’s case, in Barry Bonds [...]
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A devistating leg break!
July 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Talk about an injury that would make me sick to my stomach. This guy just pulverizes his leg and then tries to stand up on it, only to find that it’s about as supportive as a jello. It’s clear that the bone in his leg was completely broken into two separate pieces. It’s [...]
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One arm sledgehammer swing workout
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Want more beat down muscle. Try the one arm sledgehammer swing workout.
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