When MMA was first officially born, fighters were slow to mix styles that were too different from each other, and often debated on what the best style was. When fighting a Muay Thai stance, do you Muay Thai back or do you go in for some Jiu-jitsu to throw him off? In the beginning, fighters…
Chatri Trisiripisal is a Thai businessman who grew up the ranks of the business world fast. In just a decade or so, he found himself working in the US and soon ended up on Wall Street as a hedge fund manager. To his clients and business partners, he is a guru with accounts, but to…
Although Khabib Nurmagomedov is just moment away from winning his next fight and becoming the undisputed UFC lightweight champion of the world, he is already looking for his next fight. Nurmagomedov will soon take the belt home again as the UFC lightweight champion, but he is already looking towards a list of champions that are…
Many of you may be wondering what it would be like to have sex with a martial artists. Would they be violent? Strong? Dominating? Quite possibly, but we’d prefer the opinions of some experts before we jump into bed and jump to conclusions, otherwise we’ll all be left with ‘egg’ on our faces. We think…
Sambo, the Russian martial art and combat sport, has agreed to introduce a system of colour coded belts to help it become on par with other martial art systems and become easier to understand for both spectators and fighters. Until now, the Russian martial art had no colour belt system to identify the rank or…
Announcing a UFC winner in the ring is not difficult. You get the paper and you get the name and you say ‘And the winner is…(read name from piece of paper)!”. That is literally the entire job. Yet somehow, fight announcer Steve Harvey messed up his announcement…twice. How you may ask? Just watch the video:…
With all the news about Putin in the media today, we thought we’d show you another side to the Kemlin by sharing with you his favourite martial arts champion…and no surprised faces that she’s a beautiful blond woman – we all predicted it, c’mon. Although an injury has forced Vladimir Putin’s favourite martial artist to…
One four minute round. No weigh-ins, no Muay Thai boxing gloves. No Rules except it must end in a KO or the fight is a draw. $17,000 deposits from both teams and a shit load of ringside bets. This No-Rules fight in the Lumpini Stadium is the first of its kind, and whether you agree…
Naruto is one of the most famous anime series out there, and for good reason. With several hundred episodes out there, it can be easy to miss a beat or catch any number of their more subtle pop culture references – of which there are many. If you love martial arts, and you love Naruto,…
As the Dakar sun beats down on a makeshift stadium, the mysticism and brutality of Senegalese wrestling starts up once again. Drums roll as two men in loincloths dig their feet in the sand and prepare to fight. Much like Muay Thai, the traditions before the fight are ritualistic, walking in circles and making prayers…