(Props: YouTube.com/RootsofFight. For further viewing, check out Bas Rutten’s ground-fighting epiphany, inspirational words from Mike Tyson, and George Chuvalo’s Muhammad Ali memories.)
Our good friends at Roots of Fight have previously hooked us up with their Gracie-themed apparel, and now they’re releasing a limited-edition collection that pays tribute to the shadowy MMA brotherhood known as Black House. Check out the video above to learn about the origins and guiding principles of the Black House gym, which has hosted such MMA stars as Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, the Nogueira brothers, Rafael Cavalcante, Mark Munoz, Roger Gracie, and Glover Teixeira.
The new Black House X Roots of Fight series includes a t-shirt and sweatshirt that showcase Black House’s unique logo, which was created by legendary illustrator/designer Shepard Fairey. (Check out images of the gear after the jump.) And it just so happens that we have three prize packages to give away, which include both items. If you want them, they’re yours for the taking — all you have to do is create a piece of art paying tribute to any of the fighters in the Black House stable, or the camp itself. And it has to be really freakin’ cool…
Submissions can be drawings, paintings, photo manipulations, sculptures, or any other variation of badass MMA fan art. E-mail photos or digital copies of your creations to [email protected] by Monday, June 18th; the three best submissions will receive the shirt and sweatshirt from Roots of Fight, which look like this:
We’ll announce the winners on Tuesday, 6/19. Any questions, hit us up in the comments section. Good luck, and thanks to Roots of Fight for making this possible! Follow them on Twitter @RootsofFight.