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So… do belts matter?

I was training in a sambo class. In Russia, Sambists are graded not with belts, but with sporting accolades. You may have heard Fedor Emelianenko and Khabib Nurmagomedov referred to as ‘international masters of sports’. This essentially means that they have won multiple recognised world championships in sport sambo and combat sambo respectively. However the …

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Anthony Joshua vs Usyk 2 | The Fight, The Breakdown & Reflections

Anthony Joshua lost for a second time against Oleksandr Usyk this weekend. Once again he found himself outboxed by the former cruiserweight. There a few takeaways: The First Takeaway, Usyk may genuinely be the best boxer in the world. It’s not very often a cruiserweight moves up and beats one of the top 3 best …

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5 of the Greatest Kickboxers in MMA History

Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira are finally confirmed to fight for the Middleweight title in November, making the first time two glory kickboxers will compete for a UFC title. Alex Pereira has beaten Adesanya twice before in kickboxing, but this time will have to deal with a new foe. The cage. Alex Pereira is unquestionably …

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Joanna Jędrzejczyk RETIRES | A Trip Down Memory Lane

I first saw Joanna Jędrzejczyk compete late at night on December 13th 2014. Stipe Miocic would fight Junior Dos Santos, in his return fight after a brutal KO loss to Cain Velasquez. Joanna Champion, as she would become known, fought Claudia Gadelha on the under card of that fight, in a title eliminator for the …

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Damian Alamos Arrives At Diesel | Technique Breakdown

Throughout the month of February we’ll be seeing former Lumpinee Champion Damian Alamos at Diesel Gym. Ahead of his first lesson this month (February 10th) we’ll be giving a brief rundown on who he is, and why he’s such a good boxer. Damien started off martial arts training at the age of 8, a similar …

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Sanda vs Muay Thai | The Best Striking Style For MMA

The best base for MMA is Combat Sambo. Anyone who argues otherwise is being foolish, as Combat Sambo trains you everything from striking, to wrestling to grappling. The best striking base for MMA however has been up for debate for years. In ye olden times, the idea was you either focused on boxing and wrestling, …

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Top 5 Featherweights in UFC History

Who are the top 5 featherweights in UFC history? In a short span of time, we now find ourselves looking at our fourth UFC Featherweight Champion, sporting multiple defences. The featherweight division was always stacked with great competition, so today it’s time to rank the best featherweights in MMA history and why. Number 5: Urijah …

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