Coach’s Corner: Rudi Ott
Muay Thai in North America is has been on the upswing the past few years. North American based fighters are finally starting to get the recognition they deserve, so we figured why not shed some light on the men behind the fighters, their trainers. Here in the second installment of the Coach’s Corner we interview […]
POS 14 set for November 30 in Scotland
POS (Power of Scotland) 14 will take place November 30, 2013 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. The event will feature a main event bout between UK veteran fighter Dean James and France’s Amine Kacem of the famed Nasser K team. For those not familiar with Nasser K their stable of fighters includes Fabio Pinca, Dylan Salvador, […]
Wayne Barrett talks win over Joe Schilling at Glory 12
Wayne Barrett is coming fresh of a unanimous decision victory over Joe Schilling at Glory 12. It was a huge victory for Barrett, going into the fight he had only three professional fights compared to Schilling’s 20. Barrett knocked Schilling down twice in the bout and survived a third round rally by Schilling which saw […]
10 Facts with Ken Tran
Ken Tran is one of North America’s most entertaining fighters. Always a showman in the ring and a fun guy outside of it, we catch up with Ken to do some fact finding. Ken is based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where he owns his own gym Titan MMA. Known for his finishing prowess, […]
Round Kick Rumble XXI Results and Recap
Round Kick Rumble XXI took place this past weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. The night was full of exciting Muay Thai action from amateur to pro. In the main event Pete Peterson came out of retirement to fight Steve Milles. It was a hard fought fight by both men, but in the end Peterson’s return […]
FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS: SAMPIERI VS. FISHER EVENT PAGE
Event Name: Friday Night Fights: Sampieri vs. Fisher Date: December 13, 2013 Location: New York, NY, USA Venue: The Modern Main Event: Joe Sampieri vs. Aaron Fisher Co-Main Event: Chris Kwiatkowski vs. Omar Vega Notable Fights: Deshawn Robinson vs. Chris Mauceri Friday Night Fights will end their year on December 13, 2013 with their season […]
Product Review: Fairtex Twister shin guards
by John Delgaudio When it comes to fight gear, many athletes tend to be traditionalists, and for good reason; why change something that works? With the exception of construction materials, most of the objects that fill up a fighter’s gym bag have remained largely unchanged for the past several decades. Look at a pair […]
GLORY 13 EVENT PAGE
Event Name: Glory 13 Date: December 21, 2013 Location: Tokyo, Japan Venue: Ariake Coliseum Main Event: Peter Aerts vs. Rico Verhoeven Co-Main Event: Daniel Ghita vs. Errol Zimmerman Notable Fights: Glory welterweight tournament featuring Nieky Holzken, Joseph Valtellini, Karapet Karapetyan, and Raymond Daniels. Glory 13 will take place December 21, 2013 at the Ariake Coliseum […]
Raymond Daniels replaces Marc de Bonte in Glory 13 welterweight tournament
There have been some changes to the December 21st Glory 13 welterweight tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to compete in the tournament was Marc de Bonte, but he has been replaced by American Raymond Daniels who was last in action at Glory 11 where he scored a (T)KO over Brian Foster. With the addition […]
KOK World GP 2013 Results and Recap: Chris Baya wins 8-man tournament
The KOK World GP 2013 took place this past Saturday in Germany. The night’s tournament featured eight fighters in the one night 156lb division. Some of the more notable names in tournament on the night were Mohammed El-Mir, Max Baumert and Alex Vogel, but the night’s champion ended up being Chris Baya. The Dutch fighter […]