Tag: Life

Matt Hobar and the Unique Life Lessons That Taught Him to Appreciate MMA

On the surface, Legacy Fighting Championships bantamweight contender Matt Hobar came to MMA like hundreds before him. He was a decorated wrestler growing up and learned all about hard work while practicing and embracing the grind on the mats. It was th…

On the surface, Legacy Fighting Championships bantamweight contender Matt Hobar came to MMA like hundreds before him. He was a decorated wrestler growing up and learned all about hard work while practicing and embracing the grind on the mats. It was the whole other world Hobar saw while traveling with his father that gave him […]

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Anthony Pettis: ‘This Is the Biggest Fight of My Life in My Hometown’

It wasn’t supposed to happen. Anthony Pettis was at home in Milwaukee just a few days removed from getting back in the gym after suffering a knee injury that kept him from taking a fight at UFC 163 against Jose Aldo. Then, the call came in from the UFC—”TJ Grant is injured, would you like […]

It wasn’t supposed to happen. Anthony Pettis was at home in Milwaukee just a few days removed from getting back in the gym after suffering a knee injury that kept him from taking a fight at UFC 163 against Jose Aldo. Then, the call came in from the UFC—”TJ Grant is injured, would you like […]

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The Fighting Life: The Resilience of Carlos Condit

The lives of professional fighters are filled with uncertainty; their successes and failures play out in the public eye for all to see. When the cage door closes and the battle of wills begins, it becomes a matter of opportunity. One walks away victorious, the other defeated, the outcome sometimes determined by only the slightest […]

The lives of professional fighters are filled with uncertainty; their successes and failures play out in the public eye for all to see. When the cage door closes and the battle of wills begins, it becomes a matter of opportunity. One walks away victorious, the other defeated, the outcome sometimes determined by only the slightest […]

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Danny Castillo Plotting Long-Term Success by Thinking About Life After Fighting

Life after fighting. It’s not a subject many MMA fighters like to even broach, much less discuss with great certainty, but at some point every athlete has to come to the end of their career. While most fighters point to the difficulty of giving up the rush of competition, there’s also the very real question […]

Life after fighting. It’s not a subject many MMA fighters like to even broach, much less discuss with great certainty, but at some point every athlete has to come to the end of their career. While most fighters point to the difficulty of giving up the rush of competition, there’s also the very real question […]

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The Fighting Life: Great Expectations of Anthony Pettis

The lives of professional fighters are filled with uncertainty; their successes and failures play out in the public eye for all to see. When the cage door closes and the battle of wills begin, it becomes a matter of opportunity. One walks away victorious, the other defeated, the outcome sometimes determined by only the slightest […]

The lives of professional fighters are filled with uncertainty; their successes and failures play out in the public eye for all to see. When the cage door closes and the battle of wills begin, it becomes a matter of opportunity. One walks away victorious, the other defeated, the outcome sometimes determined by only the slightest […]

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Michael Bisping: ‘I’ve Never Been More Motivated for a Fight in My Entire Life’

I could tell you that the time for talking is coming to an end, but when we are discussing Michael Bisping I’m not sure that time ever truly comes. Whatever the case, Bisping’s fight against Alan Belcher is fast approaching, and training camp is in full swing for the fighter known as “The Count.” Bisping […]

I could tell you that the time for talking is coming to an end, but when we are discussing Michael Bisping I’m not sure that time ever truly comes. Whatever the case, Bisping’s fight against Alan Belcher is fast approaching, and training camp is in full swing for the fighter known as “The Count.” Bisping […]

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