The UFC have uploaded the event that started it all, UFC 1: The Beginning, to their official YouTube account for your viewing pleasure. In some ways, it’s almost odd to see this comparatively primitive version of mixed martial arts with the knowledge of how far the sport has come in the time since. Branded at the time as a limitless …
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While it’s true that we all love a good ‘ol fashioned barnyard brawl inside the octagon, is it fair to say that one key rule does nothing but inhibit certain types of fighters from achieving the success they so clearly deserve? The sport of MMA, or mixed martial arts, was created back in the 1990s specifically with the intention of pitting …
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The Golden Globes would be one of the more surprising settings for opinions on the world of combat sports. However, as I digested the fallout from Meryl Streep’s comments on mixed martial arts not being ‘the arts’, I couldn’t help but raise a wry smile. Dissenting voices have been part and parcel of the growth of MMA and as I …
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The United States Anti-Doping Agency and its affiliation with mixed martial arts have become an important tool in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs and their use in the sport. Bellator heavyweight Kimbo Slice is one fighter who has issues with the agency’s zero tolerance towards banned substances and unlike his fellow fighters, he thinks athletes should be allowed ‘little extra vitamins …
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‘The World’s Most Dangerous Man’ will square off with Royce Gracie for the third and (hopefully) last time in February next year. The former UFC Superfight Champion made the announcement on his website to coincide with Bellator 145. It’s presumed that the bout will take place in the promotion, just like Shamrock’s last fight in June where he lost to Kimbo …
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It was some time near the beginning of the new millennium when I first discovered the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. The dusty shelves of an eclectic local video store were where I first caught a glimpse of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. I went there to seek out professional wrestling tapes. There, misguidedly mixed amongst tapes of the faux combat …
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Seamus Raftery examines the history of crossover clashes between boxers and mixed martial artists. Conor McGregor is the most headline hogging athlete in the world today. This week, he has been all over the news due to the chaos surrounding UFC 189. Yesterday, he was grabbing the limelight for a different reason, however. Whilst a guest on, American chat show, …
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