I believe the “Unified Rules” of MMA generally favor the stand-up fighter. I also believe the UFC prefers the stand-up fighter. This makes it ironic that Rorion Gracie (along with some others) started the UFC in 1993 to showcase the effectiveness of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which Royce Gracie did wonderfully. In this video Stephan Kesting [...]
It is no surprise that Everlast – a company with strong mind-share in the boxing world – would eventually expand into Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). I was first aware of Everlast’s expansion into MMA some time ago by noticing their rash guards and sponsorships of MMA athletes. Everlast is a well known brand, so I [...]
This week I’ve been getting more and more excited about tonight’s Strikeforce event as days went by. Strikeforce‘s “Heavy Artillery” features two prominent names in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Roger Gracie – as well as an exciting main event: Alistair Overeem vs. Brett Rogers. It sounds like a great event for [...]
Well, kinda. JAKKS Pacific is finally getting ready to ship action figures based on various UFC fighters this November. Announced last year, the “.. new UFC product line from JAKKS(TM) will be collector-focused, and the license covers UFC legend Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, Brock Lesnar, Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira, Michael “The Count” Bisping and UFC Middleweight [...]
Last night 46-year-old Randy Couture fought Minotauro Nogueira in UFC 102. After three full rounds Couture lost to an unanimous decision. Nogueira won the match – and while some moments were closer than others, I think anyone would be hard pressed to disagree with the decision. I am writing this because I wanted to give [...]
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