Tag: High

Strikeforce: Can Ryan Couture Live Up to High Expectations?

Becoming a successful mixed martial artist nowadays has become more difficult in this day and age. With the sport reaching its highest point in popularity, many athletes are now venturing into the world of MMA hoping to reach heights that their predece…

Becoming a successful mixed martial artist nowadays has become more difficult in this day and age. With the sport reaching its highest point in popularity, many athletes are now venturing into the world of MMA hoping to reach heights that their predecessors have laid before them. Legendary figures such as Matt Hughes, Fedor Emelianenko and […]

Mark Bocek: UFC Lightweight Discusses His Visit to Pickering High School

Mark Bocek, who is to return to the Octagon against Matt Wiman at UFC 145 in April, recently took time out of his schedule to speak with a number of students about a number of different topics at Pickering High School in Ajax, Ontario. “I introdu…

Mark Bocek, who is to return to the Octagon against Matt Wiman at UFC 145 in April, recently took time out of his schedule to speak with a number of students about a number of different topics at Pickering High School in Ajax, Ontario. “I introduced myself, I spoke a little bit about myself and […]

UFC 142 Fight Card: How High Is Edson Barboza’s Upside

Lightweight striker Edson Barboza is one of the most highly touted prospects at lightweight—and its deserved.  Barboza is 9-0 in his career and has amazing Muay Thai skills, perhaps the best in the 155-pound weight class.  He destroyed …

Lightweight striker Edson Barboza is one of the most highly touted prospects at lightweight—and its deserved.  Barboza is 9-0 in his career and has amazing Muay Thai skills, perhaps the best in the 155-pound weight class.  He destroyed BJJ standout and rubber guard extraordinaire Mike Lullo with leg kicks, and he out-pointed tough strikers in […]

UFC 135 Results: Matt Hughes Can Walk Away Today With His Head Held High

At UFC 135 Saturday night, Matt Hughes lost his second fight in a row when Josh Koscheck literally knocked him unconscious with one second remaining in the opening round. In the early minutes of the fight, Hughes held his own in the striking exchanges,…

At UFC 135 Saturday night, Matt Hughes lost his second fight in a row when Josh Koscheck literally knocked him unconscious with one second remaining in the opening round. In the early minutes of the fight, Hughes held his own in the striking exchanges, and perhaps even got the better of Koscheck. Either way, he […]

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UFC 135 Results: Matt Hughes Can Walk Away Today With His Head Held High

Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle: So Who Gets Left High and Dry in Brew City?

Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy and Chris “Lights Out” Lytle are set to throw down at UFC On Versus 5 in Milwaukee this Sunday night. Let’s take a quick look at both combatants. Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy, with a record of …

Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy and Chris “Lights Out” Lytle are set to throw down at UFC On Versus 5 in Milwaukee this Sunday night. Let’s take a quick look at both combatants. Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy, with a record of 4-3 in the UFC, was riding a wave of success with four straight wins against […]

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Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle: So Who Gets Left High and Dry in Brew City?

UFC: Should High Schools Have Mixed Martial Arts and Fight Clubs?

Flash back to April 9, 2005: Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar engage in a spirited, 15-minute slug-fest that would change the landscape of mainstream sports in America and bring the UFC out of near-extinction.  As a result, mixed martial arts wa…

Flash back to April 9, 2005: Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar engage in a spirited, 15-minute slug-fest that would change the landscape of mainstream sports in America and bring the UFC out of near-extinction.  As a result, mixed martial arts was suddenly the “fastest growing sport in the country” and the “new” UFC was an […]

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UFC: Should High Schools Have Mixed Martial Arts and Fight Clubs?