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ROOTS OF MMA: VALE TUDO

Tom Billinge
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Vale Tudo, MMA prototype Vale Tudo, Brazil’s version of MMA has been entertaining crowds since the 1920s. While most fight fans were not aware of all-in, no-holds-barred fighting until UFC 1 in 1993, and only a select few were going to cage fights in bars on the wrong side of the tracks before then. In […]

ROOTS OF MMA: BJJ

TITAN: MMA FIGHT FAMILY

Tom Billinge
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Meet the family at Titan Fighter Enter the word of Titan Fighter, an elite MMA gym known across the globe for producing some of the best fighters in the business. Meet the trainers, fighters and promoters who make it Europe’s top MMA wrestling gym. Familiar faces like Brad “One Punch” Pickett and Titan owner Mickey […]

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ROOTS OF MMA: BJJ

Steve White
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BJJ – the Gentle Art BJJ is the original ground game of MMA. While other arts have entered into the fray, BJJ remains at the heart of MMA’s grappling. November 12, 1993. A crowd of over 7,000 people gathered at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado to watch an event dubbed the “Ultimate Fighting […]

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MUAY THAI RHYTHM

Jonas Menken
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Move to the Beat of the Muay Thai Rhythm Watch the Thai fighters move. You will notice they have a Muay Thai rhythm that is missing from many of the Western fighters’ game. In their stance, they have a rhythm of motion that is different from boxing or MMA. It is slower and smoother than […]

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ROOTS OF MMA: BOXING

Tom Billinge
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Power Punching: Boxing for MMA In the early 19th century, the world’s first star sports writer, Pierce Egan, called boxing “the sweet science of bruising”. It was a century-old sport that was a major, if illicit, part of English sporting life along with horse racing, cockfighting and cricket. The English prize ring was the crucible […]

MCGREGOR VS MAYWEATHER: SHOULD IT HAPPEN?

BRAD PICKETT: UK MMA PIONEER

Tom Billinge
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Brad Pickett UK MMA Pioneer Brad “One Punch” Pickett’s credentials can never be doubted. The former Cage Rage UK Featherweight Champion and UFC Bantamweight contender is a legend of the game. He has fought in four weight divisions and recently come out of retirement to fight once again on the Russian Absolute Championship Berkut promotion. […]

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