Short People in Wrestling

One may believe that bigger is better in martial arts — and it’s hard not to buy into this fact. Practical thinking would suggest that whoever has a physical dominance will naturally have the advantage during the fight. However, just because a wrestler may be lacking in height and size, doesn’t mean he or she…

Crazy MMA Injuries

Like all contact sports, the physical nature of mixed martial arts undoubtedly carries a risk of potential injuries. While you have your typical combat injuries — broken bones, torn muscles, and such — it’s also entirely possible to sustain injuries that are out of the ordinary, just because fists and feet are flying everywhere. Take,…

Entrena como Buakaw

Se necesita mucho esfuerzo, dedicación y trabajo duro para llegar a los niveles más altos en los deportes, y el ex dos veces campeón del Estadio Omnoi, el campeón de Lumpini Stadium Toyota Marathon, el campeón de peso pluma de Tailandia y el dos veces K-1 campeón de World MAX, Sombat “Buakaw” Banchamek lo sabe…

Train Like Buakaw

It takes an immense amount of drive, dedication, and good old-fashioned hard work to make it to the upper echelons of sports, and former two-time Omnoi Stadium champion, Lumpini Stadium Toyota Marathon champion, Thailand Featherweight champion and two-time K-1 World MAX champion, Sombat “Buakaw” Banchamek knows this all too well! Buakaw has steadily been climbing…

Post-MMA Careers

What happens to fighters after they leave the Octagon for good? A retirement from MMA means that they’re going from constant training and anticipation of the next big fight, to… silence. It’s a silence that can be deafening when you’re used to the crowd cheering your name as you walk down the aisle. It takes…