BY TYLER CONNAL Let me preface by telling you that I had never trained with a Gi in my three years of Jiu-Jitsu. Being a 10th Planet disciple I was a poster boy for the anti-Gi movement. In almost three years of training (including running a 10th Planet School in Connecticut) I was dead set [...]
… because I do. And yes, it really happened. Back when Shaquille O’ Neal had his “Shaq VS” series on TV for that one short season, the giant took on a variety of challenges, one of which was to go toe-to-toe with Oscar de La Hoya. To make sure Shaq was as prepared as possible, [...]
Jessica Penne, who will face Lisa Ellis-Ward this Saturday night at Invicta FC’s debut event at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, on the 28th, has been training hard for her opponent. The two will meet at strawweight (105 lbs), and photographer Scott Hirano has snapped us this exclusive gallery of Penne in action. [...]
Team Fight Nerd was in full force this past weekend in Ohio for Bellator 66, including our play-by-play commentary by Matt Leyshock, and these exclusive photos from Mike Wrobel. In the main event, Eddie Alvarez avenged the biggest loss on his career when he pummeled Shinya Aoki into throwing in the towel in their lightweight [...]
This past Saturday night at UFC 145, while many viewers were waiting to see Jon Jones do some crazy spinning moves, Maximo Blanco and Marcus Brimage went at it in a three round match that left fans quite unhappy, until the end of the fight. After the final round, Blanco danced around the octagon in [...]
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The rematch more than three years in the making finally culminated as former Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez and current DREAM Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki met in one of the most anticipated fights of the year. The finals of the Bellator Season 6 Middleweight and Lightweight Tournaments are now set as Andreas Spang, Maiquel Falcao, [...]
With the weekend coming, there is no shortage of MMA with Bellator 66′s epic card, TUF Live on FX, and UFC 145. For fans of WMMA, however, there is just one more week until their big night, as Invicta FC makes their debut with their all female-event. Check out this documentary short, made by Aaron [...]
SPIKE Preview: A Visit with the Blackzilians www.spike.com Spike Full Episodes Spike Video Clips Spike on Facebook This week’s episode of “MMA Uncensored Live” on Spike TV will include an interview with Bellator lightweight Eddie Alvarez as he prepares for his rematch against Shinya Aoki and his plans for the future plus, a look at [...]
The Fight Nerd is back with another gear review, this time the Ring to Cage Extra Thick Geltech Thai Pads. Man, that name is a mouthful! We return to Progressive Martial Arts in Queens, NY, to give these pads a test against some members of their fight team and see just how they hold. Will [...]
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