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The First Annual MMA Day in Ontario, Canada, organized by the Toronto-based Mixed-Martial Arts Expo, brought together the Ontario citizens, families, and businesses that stand to benefit from finally having Mixed-Martial Arts (MMA) recognized as another legitimate combat sport in Ontario—such as boxing (over eighty years). The event was hosted by Ontario businessman, radio announcer, [...]
El Octagono (Ok-tog-a-no) is an MMA-related program, which is 100% dedicated to the broadcasting of mixed-martial arts in Spanish, as well as, in English. On the website, you will find updates on the latest in MMA news, events, fight results, and “hot topic” opinions. Together, Randall “El Flaco” Villafañe (I had to look it up—it [...]
To this day, Coach DJ Jones still contends that she was born on the “wrong side of the tracks” in Weleetka, Oklahoma. It was this childhood adversity however, that no doubt helped to transform DJ into the incredibly strong and amazing woman that she is today. “What doesn’t kill you, only makes you stronger.” DJ [...]
Hear me out fight fans… On the verge of breaking into a major fighting organization is a young man by the name of Eric Bradley. [Who?] Try not to worry too much about the fact that he is not yet a household name—he soon will be. In fact, if you were to visit Bradley’s website, [...]
Written by James Ryan “Search out the man and you’ve got the coach. Because the essence of the business is not playbooks and diagrams and the confusing jargon that mystifies even the most dedicated fan. It is emotion and purpose and sincerity; it is channelling [40 to 60] collective personalities and egos into the most [...]
To truly possess the skills of a Ninja, one must be capable of properly striking the vital and fatal points of the human body. The Ninja were not evil assassins who killed for fun as Hollywood would have you believe. For the most part, Ninja were ordinary people who developed certain skills in order to [...]
Hector Lombard (aka Shango) is an Australian professional mixed-martial arts fighter. Hector is currently the middleweight champion of Cage Fighting Championship based in Australia and the current middleweight champion for Bellator Fighting Championships. Hector is a former Olympic Judo competitor originally from Cuba who is now an Australian citizen but currently residing in America. Hector [...]
Gabriel Gonzaga is a professional mixed martial arts fighter currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is a former member of Chute Boxe Academy, and now fights out of Ludlow, Massachusetts as a part of Team Link. Gabriel won the Mundials (2004), which is considered to be [...]
Efrain Escudero (aka Hecho en México) is a Mexican-American mixed-martial-arts fighter, collegiate wrestler, and reality-TV star. He trains under Drew Fickett, and competes in the 155 lb (70.3 kg) weight class. Efrain was the winner of season eight of Spike TV’s reality show, The Ultimate Fighter and currently holds a fighting record of 12 wins [...]
Phillipe Nover (aka the “Filipino Assassin”) is an American mixed martial artist. He is best known for making it to the finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. Phillipe is currently scheduled to face fellow Ultimate fighter Alum Rob Emerson at UFC 109 on February 6, 2010 and holds a fighting record [...]