Conor McGregor’s record is fascinating. On paper he’s beaten Eddie Alvarez, Donald Cerrone, Jose Aldo, Max Holloway and yes, Dustin Poirier. In practise, however it seems that McGregor has fallen into the unfortunate trap that so many fighters fall into; while he has good names on his record, he appears to have fought those names …
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Switching stances is always a hot topic in martial arts. Regardless of whether it’s TJ Dillashaw or Kyoji Horiguchi, everyone wants to switch stances in order to confuse their opponents and have more success in the ring. What is it that actually makes switching stances useful though? And how are we able to make the …
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In the last few years Lethwei has boomed in popularity, from being a sport only practised and watched in Myanmar, to a sport that people all over the world pretend they watch, while actually just watching Dave Leduc highlights. Today we’re going to look over the brutal sport of Burmese boxing and look at some …
UFC 263 saw new champions crowned, old champions defend, and Leon Edwards somehow lose stock with a win. Nate Diaz is a tough fighter to knock out, because generally speaking it is hard to knock out a fighter who spends 60% of a round twelve feet away from you doing the Genesis dance: Nate Diaz …
I remember the circus; the acrobats, the ponies, the clowns… those marvellous clowns. Two clowns in fact, one was the most profitable boxer of the modern age, the other was a young Japanese kickboxing sensation, four inches shorter and some 30lbs lighter. Japan has long had a history of fixed fights, from outright choosing the …
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Unfortunately, last Sunday, 16th May 2020, we lost a legend in the Muay Thai world. Sangtiennoi Sor. Rungroj sadly took his own life age 54. A legend from Muay Thai’s ‘Golden Age’, Sangtiennoi fought a who’s who of Muay Thai greats. From Muay Thai legends such as Samkor Kiatmontip, Sakmongkol, Nokweed Devy and Namkabuan, who …
Last time, we gave an introduction to resistance bands as an easy way to get into resistance training and do a wide array of exercises without having to worry about weight lifting. Resistance bands are such a useful tool for combat athletes, but they’re often used in rather silly ways, rather than ways that will …
Why use bands? Resistance bands are an easy way to get into resistance training and do a wide array of exercises with minimal equipment, and importantly weight. While you can’t very easily carry around a bag of dumbbells, nothing stops you from carrying a bag of resistance bands around with you when you go on …
Today I sat down with Gabriel Varga to talk about his past, present and future in kickboxing and MMA.
Last time we talked about nutrition for fighters. In that article we gave a general view of nutrition that works for most people – however if you’re a vegetarian or vegan, there are other things you need to consider. While it’s certainly possible to live off a vegan diet, and be a fighter, supplementation is …
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