Modernizing the Traditional: 5 Techniques We Never Thought We’d See in MMA

Mixed martial arts: “mano a mano,” “as real as it gets”—our sport has always been premised on separating fact from fantasy, showing that while flamboyance and technical elegance may turn heads in Hollywood fight scenes, th…

Mixed martial arts: “mano a mano,” “as real as it gets”—our sport has always been premised on separating fact from fantasy, showing that while flamboyance and technical elegance may turn heads in Hollywood fight scenes, they have little to do with live combat. As fans, MMA‘s gritty realism is not something we accept begrudgingly; rather, […]

MMA: Has the Sport Killed off Traditional Martial Arts Values?

The title of this column is bound to cause an explosive stir among the MMA community. Some may agree with my points and others might become so enraged that they will print out pictures of my beautiful face only to urinate on the photo before bursting i…

The title of this column is bound to cause an explosive stir among the MMA community. Some may agree with my points and others might become so enraged that they will print out pictures of my beautiful face only to urinate on the photo before bursting it into flames. Nevertheless, I believe this is a […]

UFC Betting

MMA: Has the Sport Killed off Traditional Martial Arts Values?

MMA: Has the Sport Killed off Traditional Martial Arts Values?

The title of this column is bound to cause an explosive stir among the MMA community. Some may agree with my points and others might become so enraged that they will print out pictures of my beautiful face only to urinate on the photo before bursting i…

The title of this column is bound to cause an explosive stir among the MMA community. Some may agree with my points and others might become so enraged that they will print out pictures of my beautiful face only to urinate on the photo before bursting it into flames. Nevertheless, I believe this is a […]

UFC Betting

MMA: Has the Sport Killed off Traditional Martial Arts Values?