By Peter Lampasona
Long before directors like Steven Soderbergh and Sylvester Stallone got the idea to cast mixed martial artists in films, former stuntman and always visionary Hector Echavarria was bringing MMA champions to the silver screen without the frills of a budget or actors. Echavarria’s latest romp into the glamorous world of straight to DVD [...]
By Jeff Sims
I get asked a lot of questions about MMA equipment all the time. Things like,”What are the best shorts? Who makes the best gloves? What supplements should I use?” I have answers for all the questions, which I make available to readers like yourself such as my pieces on KNOXX Legionnaire Fight Shorts and [...]
I can not tell you which one is more daunting, get in the ring with him or trying to pronounce his name. Both are tough, but I suppose fighting against him could be more lethal. Magomed Sultanakhmedov will be making his American debut at the fourth M-1 Global selection show on September 18 against an [...]
Strikeforce’s Houston event this past weekend was pretty… disappointing. Some viewers criticized the slower paced fights, which I did not mind despite the begrudgingly long match to crown the new middleweight champion in place of the deposed Jake Shields. From the poor officiating to the lackluster bouts to the typically irritating commentary, Strikeforce did deliver [...]
So, everyone has gloves and shorts right??? Well, what about protection for those pearly whites? You don’t want to be that guy walking around with no teeth. Having cauliflower ear is cool, but not teeth… no way. Jeff Sims here again from www.mmagearadvice.com with another review. This time, I take a look at Jawwz custom mouthguards. [...]
BY PETER LAMPASONA
Roger Huerta has fought on Pay Per View cards with the largest MMA organization in the world. He has had stadiums filled with fans screaming for El Matador, his face on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and has played a video game character in a B-movie. And he’s gotten paid to do it [...]
The economy may be recovering, but that doesn’t mean we can start spending our paychecks on hookers and blow just yet. Some of us have priorities, and if you are on this site, your top priority is the pursuit of MMA, be it from your couch or inside the cage.
For the gentleman who take to [...]
My interview with Tom Lawlor from the last M-1 Global show that almost did not happen due to audio trouble – good times!
While most of you will be at home watching UFC 117 on pay-per-view this Saturday evening, I will be at the M-1 Global Selection Americas 3 event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Am [...]
BY PETER LAMPASONA
Disclaimer: This piece deals with racism and white supremacy in MMA. The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various authors on this web site do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the thefightnerd.com. The editor of this site has chosen to censor a few sensitive words in this piece [...]
Coming up on July 23 on Showtime, undefeated women’s MMA fighter Sarah Kaufman will make the first defense of her Strikeforce Bantamweight championship, five months after winning it. Standing in her way is an MMA veteran by the name of Roxanne Modafferi. The last time we met with Roxy was when we interviewed her after [...]
