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Review of "Raw Combat: The Underground world of Mixed Martial Arts"
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Review of “Raw Combat: The Underground world of Mixed Martial Arts”

If I need to tell you the problems of sanctioning MMA in New York, you must be new to this website. Assuming you are a serious fan of the sport, I will spare you the lecture and say that this fight continues to rage on in a cycle of approval and disapproval with a hint [...]

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"Ultimate Matt Hughes" DVD Review
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“Ultimate Matt Hughes” DVD Review

Matt Hughes ruled the UFC’s 170-pound weight class with an iron first over two title reigns that included victories over Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn, Royce Gracie, Sean Sherk, Frank Trigg, and Carlos Newton. Now you can relive all of his greatest moments in the Ultimate Matt Hughes DVD collection. From the knockout slam of Newton [...]

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"Paleo Comfort Foods" Book Review
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“Paleo Comfort Foods” Book Review

The Paleo Diet; some people swear by it, others swear at it. As we spoke before about “The Paleo Solution” by Robb Wolf, this concept goes beyond diet and is a complete lifestyle change, top to bottom. Just to summarize what it is, The Paleo Diet focuses on high intake of lean proteins and specific [...]

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Roger Ebert reviews new MMA movie, “Warrior”

Lionsgate’s MMA film, “Warrior”, directed by Gavin O’Connor, was just released this past Friday and has been doing pretty well at the box office, especially when you consider the competition around it. We all know MMA fans will see it no matter what, but the true question is will mainstream movie goers check it out? [...]

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Review of Big John McCarthy's autobiography, "Let's Get It On!"
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Review of Big John McCarthy’s autobiography, “Let’s Get It On!”

MMA journalist Loretta Hunt has been hyping prolific MMA referee “Big” John McCarthy’s book for a long time now, and this September you will finally have a chance to read it. For those of you who have lived in a mayonnaise jar for the past twenty years, John McCarthy has been the third man in [...]

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"The Men of Warrior" Photo Book Review
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“The Men of Warrior” Photo Book Review

Lionsgate has a new MMA film coming out in just a few weeks, and the hype train behind it is pushing full steam ahead. Just these past few weeks, we spoke with one of the stars of the film, Kurt Angle, and we also have n exclusive gallery of behind-the-scenes photos from fight choreography rehearsals [...]

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Review of "UFC: Title Shot" trading cards by Topps
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Review of “UFC: Title Shot” trading cards by Topps

As a fight nerd, it is my prerogative to buy as much MMA stuff that my room can contain. Some things can become a bit unruly, like my collection of UFC action figures and stacks of magazines. Thankfully, someone cares about my space issues and has made my life easier with a smaller collectible that [...]

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UFC 129 Ultimate Two-Disc Edition DVD review
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UFC 129 Ultimate Two-Disc Edition DVD review

UFC 129 was the biggest live event in the history of the UFC, with a record-setting crowd of over 55,000 packing into the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. With two titles on the line, as well as the career of the legendary Randy Couture, and a stacked card that pitted American talent against Canadians in [...]

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"Anderson Silva: MMA Instruction Manual" book review
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“Anderson Silva: MMA Instruction Manual” book review

Very few of us can afford to take a trip to Brazil to train exclusively with Anderson Silva, let alone afford to even charter that plane ride in the first place. Thanks to Victory Belt publishing, students of the combat sports can avoid the long flight and layovers, hunting down a place to train, and [...]

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"Achieving Kicking Excellence: Volume One" DVD Review
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“Achieving Kicking Excellence: Volume One” DVD Review

When I first started this site about two and a half years ago, I decided I wanted to do product reviews to educate consumers about what is on the martial arts market. The problem was that I was a new site with no reputation outside of the people that knew me in New York, and [...]

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