I'm a writer, a father, a lifetime martial artist, and a youth football coach with the Niagara Storm. I also bartend at the Irish Harp Pub in N-O-T-L Canada. Cheers!
Pat Miletich (aka the “Croatian Sensation”) is a retired mixed-martial artist well known for his fights within the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was a five-time defending UFC Welterweight Champion who finished his career with a professional record of 29 wins (18 by submission), 7 losses and 2 draws. Pat is the founder of Miletich [...]
Ron Van Clief (aka the “Black Dragon”) is an American martial artist and an actor in Hollywood and Hong Kong action films. Ron was a five-time World Champion and a 15-time All-American Champion who fought in UFC 4 at the age of 51 (the oldest competitor to-date). Ron was voted as the 2002 Black Belt [...]
This may not be news for some of you, but the following press release was issued the other day on the Niagara Regional Police Service website: “Vehicle Driven Into Front of Fallsview Casino At approximately 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009, a lone male drove his vehicle into the front of the Fallsview Casino [...]
Welcome to the second instalment of “Time Warp Battle” where historical fighting legends meet today’s future Hall of Fame candidates. What started off as a fun, playful idea has slowly developed into a painstaking and stressful labour of love. I mean…how could I possibly pay homage to a man such as Bruce Lee who has [...]
The term “nuthugger” is one that tends to get thrown around the comment sections of the Bleacher Report quite often and I must admit that while some writers don’t care for or appreciate the use of the term, I personally find the word quite amusing. Recently in fact, I read a pretty darn good definition [...]
The notion of riding another person’s coattails could easily be interpreted as a negative, but in the growing world of MMA, it would appear to be a definite positive (or even a necessity) – especially for any fighters not currently associated with the UFC. After all, most dedicated UFC fans would probably refuse to believe [...]
When a prospective employee walks into your place of business, not only are they preparing to put their best foot forward (knowing that they are about to be judged), but they are judging the quality of your services and appearances as well. From the first moment that they make contact with you, they are evaluating [...]
Generally, I would not make it a habit to pass judgment on others or condemn people for the personal choices that they make in this life. After all, everyone makes mistakes and nobody is perfect (especially yours truly). Far be it for me to stand high upon my soap box, casting stones at the masses. [...]
As a youth football coach and the father of two young, impressionable athletes, I find the entire topic of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs (PED’s) to be absolutely appalling. There is just something about steroids and the permanent place that they now seem to have in our society (and our favourite sporting events) that simply rubs [...]