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 Fighting Systems, which trains some of the most talented and popular fighters in MMA. Pat has trained and coached 11 UFC world champions, as well as, the two-time IFL champions, the Quad City Silverbacks. Pat holds a third degree black belt in Shuri-ryu...

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 Magazine Hall of Fame Actor, Author, Action Director and Chinese Goju Founder and had competed in over 900 tournaments over a span of 40 years on the tournament circuit. . Ron is also the author and creator of a number of instructional books and video recordings. . Here is my Q&A session...

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 in Niagara Falls, following a series of incidents in the city. Earlier, the male had been involved in a dispute at a residence in Niagara Falls. The dispute resulted in the male assaulting a male and a female with a weapon and fleeing the residence in his vehicle. Police encountered...

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 forever redefined what it means to be a martial artist and do it in an excruciatingly brief article? He is after all, considered by many as being the most influential and revolutionary fighter in our history. Originally, it was my goal to compare all of the relatable...

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 of the term: “Someone so in love with a certain fighter that they cannot conceive said fighter ever doing anything wrong, nor ever losing a fight, even against 50 Grizzly Bears at once.” (thanks Pickle) Why as I would tend to agree with this description as being a fair understanding of...

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 that any MMA organizations beyond the UFC even exist. Organizations such as Strikeforce have been passed off as “make believe” or an “urban myth”. A “marketing illusion” if you will. UFC Fans believe in Bellator FC or Bodog about as much as they believe in...

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 whether or not you will be a good employer. Watching to see how you treat your other employees is a pretty good indicator. . In fact, I wonder how fighters are going to perceive the latest drama in the UFC? When asked about his recent career move which saw Dan Henderson switch from...

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. It wouldn’t take very long for someone to throw one right back and knock me off as well (it’s happened). But with that being said, I do have one small issue that has recently been giving me a lot of trouble and concern: The use of anabolic steroids in athletic competition and the message that...

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 me the wrong way. Then again, prior to coaching and fatherhood, I had always been a very strong advocate against the use of PED’s, whether it be in sport or in life. Back in 1987 when I was 14-years old, I was fortunate enough to gain employment at a...

Written by Karl Ritter,Malin Rising, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The World Anti-Doping Agency launched new guidelines Wednesday on how to monitor athletes’ blood profiles for evidence of cheating. During a two-day meeting in Stockholm to mark the organization’s 10-year anniversary, the WADA executive committee ratified the guidelines for the “athlete biological passport” system that has been under consideration since 2002. The guidelines provide advice to anti-doping agencies on how to implement programs to collect and store athletes’ blood samples...