On April 12, 2019, Joshua Pacio became a two-time ONE Championship world champion after knocking out Yosuke Saruta with a head kick in the fourth round of their strawweight title bout at ONE Championship: Roots of Honor at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. More...
By the age of 40, most combat sport athletes have already slid past their prime and are considered done. In MMA, where the demands to the body and psyche are far more steep, the peak performance window of a fighter often closes earlier. However, for...
Here’s what you need to know ahead of Stephen Loman’s fight against Elias Boudegzdame at Brave 22 At the close of 2018, Team Lakay had five world champions. But unlike Folayang, Belingon, Eustaquio, and Pacio, BRAVE bantamweight champion Mark Stephen Loman has never had the bright lights...
Excellent matchups, no circus of any form, just fights — the return of Tiger BRAWL Bacolod is in the books. Seriously, the only real intermission that night was when the crowd sang “Happy birthday” to Rio Saoy. On a night filled with thrilling performances, here...
It was a two-day event that featured gi and no gi action courtesy of Encore’s resident stranglers along with other grapplers from NorCal Grappling Crew, KMA, New Era Wrestling comprising of Sprawl, Atos, and Origins BJJ members, as well as independent competitors. On day 1, brothers...
The main event features a lightweight showdown between Rio de Janeiro’s Afonso Cego and local bet, 6100 Martial Arts and Fitness’ Miguel Mosquera. Cego, a Brazilian Luta Livre black belt, started his career in Brazil and now represents Catalan Fighting System. He is coming off...
<figure> <img alt="UFC 205 Weigh-in Photos" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wU3sjJFN4DeCRzyVRlyi2IV_Yms=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68735346/017_Raquel_Pennington.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Raquel Pennington | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <p>Former UFC title contender <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1789/raquel-pennington">Raquel Pennington</a> has been suspended six months by the...
<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Blaydes v Volkov" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ooFyJAQfgSEKF_NRHfBdL_xjo3k=/0x0:3242x2161/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66964954/1251060138.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</small> <p><em>In the fast-paced world of MMA, there are dozens of questions surrounding any given event. But when the dust settles, there’s usually only one that sticks: what’s next?</em></p> <p><em>Following the conclusion...
<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/qxYIMRziQFs815cEzXVKBo8o-PI=/0x0:2412x1608/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69547009/004_Georges_St_Pierre.0.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <p>Some in the MMA world may still be sleeping on Jake Paul’s skills in a boxing ring, but <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/123/georges-st-pierre">Georges...
<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kE4VWLAtIzFOnKiGh9IKuQze1fg=/157x0:1434x851/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68747620/kswchaos.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Shamil Musaev (blue shorts) takes down Uros Jurisic (green shirt) after their fight at KSW 58 on Saturday | @AjenoAmigo, Twitter</figcaption> </figure> <p>Shamil Musaev is...