- Best of WEC on DVD Sept. 7Chatsworth, Calif. – Some of the greatest fights in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting® will be available on one, action-packed DVD and Blu-Ray®. Image Entertainment, Inc. (OTCQB: DISK), one of the largest independent home entertainment distributors in North America and acknowledged pioneer of the multi-billion dollar optical disc industry, announced […]
- Tweets of the Week - 9/3UFC 118 In the Books “Looking like Skeletor but I feel like "Master of the Universe" -Kenny Florian “@Kenny_Florian it's ok bro! U r still 1 of the best. Just gotta look @ what happened n learn. U r the better fighter, just lost points. “ -Nate Marquardt "THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT! I HAVE THE VERY BEST FANS, FRIEN […]
- UFC Seeking College RepsUFC magazine is looking for outgoing, motivated college students who are tapped into life on campus – online and off -- to help spread the word about UFC.Talk about a cool gig - working as a college rep gives you access to the inside world of UFC, plus it can't hurt your resume to have experience with one of the fastest-growing brands in the world.As a […]
- Rich Attonito - The Bull Rages OnWe’ve heard the tale time and again. A fresh face joins the UFC ranks touting serious wrestling credentials – All-American! D1 champion! Team captain! – and buzz immediately ensues. Be it Cain and Kos, or Jon Fitch and Jon Jones, one’s performance on the mats almost always clues us into his potential in the cage.Rich Attonito is the anomaly.Despite being a […]
- Meat Cleaver Plans Austin UpsetWhen Julio Paulino went down a couple of weeks prior to UFC 116, Forrest Petz got the kind of phone call blue-collar Clevelanders aren’t normally accustomed to—how’d you like to go to Las Vegas and take on a Ninja on very short notice?For a cage veteran like Petz though, a former forklift operator who’s been around the block a few times and still works in pu […]
- Mirko's Memorable MomentsKO 1 Igor Vovchanchyn – PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 – August 10, 2003“Right leg hospital, left leg cemetery.” Maybe the greatest, and certainly the most intimidating, quote in mixed martial arts history, and it definitely applies to the fighting style of Cro Cop, who used his signature left head kick to blast out the vastly underrated Vovchanchyn out in the […]
- Frank Mir - Seven Defining MomentsIan Freeman – July 13, 2002 – UFC 38Result – Freeman TKO1Four months after Mir submitted Roberto Traven in his UFC debut in November of 2001, he needed only 46 seconds to submit veteran Pete Williams at UFC 36. Now the question wasn’t if he would make it to the heavyweight title, but how soon. And in how many seconds. But as the UFC made its initial trip to […]
- UFC 115 Available on DVD TodayIn a year of spectacular events for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, June’s UFC 115 was one of the best, and it is now available on DVD from www.ufcstore.com and wherever DVD’s are sold.Featuring the entire card from Vancouver, British Columbia’s General Motors Place, including all the prelim bouts, UFC 115 features the return of Hall of Fame Chuck “The I […]
- White to Address Oxford Union SocietyLas Vegas, August 31, 2010– Dana White, the President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization, will follow in the footsteps of US Presidents, British Prime Ministers and heavyweights from the political, scientific and sporting arenas when he addresses Oxford University’s famed Oxford Union Society on October 13th, 2010.Founded in the 11th Century […]
- UFC 118 MusingsPENN’S KRYPTONITE?Frankie Edgar proved to the world on Saturday night that his shocking upset win over BJ Penn in Abu Dhabi was not a fluke. There was no controversy this time around. No room for excuses. None of that. Edgar outclassed Penn in every facet of the game. I’m not so certain that if the pair fought 10 times that the outcome would be any diff […]
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Joe Rogan on his weekly Ustream Podcast, joined by special guest and Strikeforce Middleweight Jason “Mayhem” Miller, talk about fighting for Strikeforce, upcoming bouts, talks with the UFC, and MTV’s “Bully Beatdown”
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I mean Tito Ortiz is a hothead, this can’t be argued. Digging a grave is just completely classless. Michael Bisping is just overly-cocky. I mean you don’t see Lyoto Machida or Anderson Silva running their mouths, and look where they are at.
Sensei Rich Garcia sits down with Bruce Kivo to discuss their reactions to the UFC 113 card, preview Rashad Evans versus Quinton Jackson and more on MMA Confidential Talk.
Learn More Chinese Kenpo for MixedMartial Arts in this free martial arts video from our Martial Arts expert Master Mungu. Expert: Master Mungu Bio: Master Mungu is the head of Master Mungu Karate School and Black-Belt Institute in Houston, TX. Joining in this demonstration of mixed martial arts moves is a class from jr. Filmmaker: kyle saylors
This is a very hilarious clip I got from 7-30-09 ESPN MMA Live Episode 64 of Rashad Evans doing an voice impersonation of Mike Tyson and his own mom and something else happens…Enjoy MMA fans!
Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, combines different fighting techniques from multiple sources into a single focused approach to fighting and self defense. The techniques used include a mix of both martial arts traditions and non-traditions that are combined for fighting in competitions. By competing in Mixed Martial Arts competitions, martial artists from many different backgrounds can compete against each other, following rules that allow various striking and grappling techniques from both standing and ground positions.
Competitive history of MMA fighting can be traced back to numerous events in Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim through out the early 1900s. In more recent history, the modern era of Mixed Martial Arts, competition started with the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship or UFC in the early 1990s. The huge growth in popularity of the UFC and MMA resulted in numerous training centers either opening new or switching their programs over to use Mixed Martial Arts for self defense as well as high intensity workouts. Training in Mixed Martial Arts has hit the mainstream and is now practiced by a wide range of individuals at nearly any age.
Most ‘traditional’ mixed martial arts have a specific focus and these arts could be trained to improve in that area. The most popular disciplines for each type include Stand-Up forms (like kick boxing and full contact karate), Clinch form (like Greco-Roman wrestling, Same, and Judo) for clinching or throwing, and Ground form (like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Sambo) which improve ground control and submission holds. These focus areas were initially practiced individually by competitive fighters. As the sport has become more mainstream and more widely taught the techniques have combined into a single Mixed Martial Arts program. The key to a successful result of mixed martial arts training is to find the right trainer and maintain a consistent workout schedule.
An example of such a training center with the right trainers is the Baltimore MD based Crazy 88 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu center (http://www.baltimore-mma.com). Mixed Martial Arts Baltimore is the Crazy 88 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training center. Crazy 88 BJJ is the Team Lloyd Irvin Training Center that teaches BJJ to anyone. While the center has members that compete at national levels around the United States they also have many members who train just for the high quality workout that BJJ can be. For Mixed Martial Arts in Baltimore, Crazy 88 offers the facility and trainers to enable any student to develop their skills regardless of starting level, and also to keep in shape.
Often, beginners to the BJJ training methods are intimidated by the usual training approaches. The usual approach typically involves throwing new people into advanced courses to get beat up and learn the painful way. Crazy 88 BJJ the center for Mixed Martial Arts Baltimore has specifically designed workout schedules and trainers that work with beginning students of all ages. In fact, almost 50% of their training center’s courses are “White Belt” courses, designed specifically for beginners.
While traditional Mixed Martial Arts programs have focused on training for competition, the popularity of the UFC and other type events have moved MMA and more specifically BJJ training into a mainstream fitness approach for many people. BJJ has proven to be an excellent workout routine for students of all ages and all skill levels if you have the appropriate facility, the right trainers, a flexible program, and stay consistent in the workouts.
This Saturday, February 20th, Wanderlei Silva makes his 185lb debut when he meets Michael Bisping in Sydney, Australia. UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez can be seen Live on Pay-Per-View or UFCLIVE.com at 7pm PT/ 10pm ET.
At UFC 109 Relentless on Saturday, February 6th, Mike Swick will take on Paul Thiago in an exciting welterweight matchup. All the action can be seen live on Pay Per View or UFCLive.com. Visit 109.ufc.com for more information. … MMA UFC 109 SWICK THIAGO COUTURE COLEMAN
