4 Month Old Girl Saved

One of the trainers from Tiger Muay Thai has a sick 4 month old daughter who needs a liver transplant. Problem is, the  average wage here in Thailand is around $250 dollars per month and his daughters surgery will cost approximately $50,000. Healthcare isn’t free here and while quick trips to the clinic are affordable, [...]

UFC 125 Promo Video

The UFC is really stepping up the quality of their promotional videos. The promo they did for UFC 124 was a great start, and now, the promo for UFC 125 is equally as good, if not better. Whoever they recently hired to create the videos needs some recognition, and maybe even a raise, because these [...]

Greatest Kick in MMA History

The other night, at last MMA event under the WEC banner, Anthony Pettis “ran off the cage like a ninja” (in the words of an amazed Stephan Bonner) and kicked Ben Henderson across the face. The crowd went nuts and the kick was instantly labelled as an MMA classic. The best kick of 2010 and [...]

The Underdog

During my latest stint in Thailand, I met an up and coming fighter named Adil Abbas. If you look him up on Sherdog, you’ll see he has an unimpressive 1-1 record. Well, this is one of those instances where the numbers don’t tell the whole story. Adil is one of those guys who embodies the [...]

Path To The Title

Not surprisingly, Alistair Overeem blew through the competition and won the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix title last night. He now has both the K-1 title and the Strikeforce title – a feat which until now, hasn’t been accomplished. Nobody has simultaneously held heavyweight championships in two world class organizations before, so last night, Overeem [...]

Strength Training for MMA (by Forrest Griffin)

In the video below, Forrest Griffin discusses the different “schools of thought” regarding lifting weights specifically to enhance fight performance. Georges St. Pierre recently went on record by saying that he lifts weights specifically for “looks”, as he believes that it’s important to LOOK like a fighter for marketability purposes, but that he doesn’t think [...]

Jake Shields in Thailand

Jake Shields is one of the best grapplers in MMA. He’s riding a 15 fight win streak and at UFC 121, he earned himself a shot at the welterweight title with a split decision victory over Martain Kampmann. Is he being fast tracked for the title shot? Sure, but with a 15 fight win streak, [...]

“The Violent” (Short Film)

This video was released in the summer but I only just came across it now as a link to it appeared on my facebook newsfeed. If I missed it, a lot of you probably haven’t seen it yet either so I figured I’d post it up. It’s a short film (about 11 minutes long) starring [...]

2010 Kings Cup Final

Yesterday was the King of Thailand’s 83rd birthday and to celebrate, thousands of people (myself included) flocked to the tribute ceremonies to pay their respect, eat good food and check out the entertainment. In my case, the entertainment venue of choice was a Muay Thai ring in the middle of a field. The event was [...]

Night Of The Knockout (Videos)

I really like Strikeforce as a promotion and I hope they’re successful. Why? Because they put on great, entertaining fights and last night was a perfect example. A lot of the fighters in the UFC fight to win and go the safe route by controlling their opponent in route to decision victories. It makes sense [...]

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