Awesome of the Week: Legend Fighting Championship

The awesome of the week goes to Hong Kong’s little MMA engine that could, Legend Fighting Championship and their new partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment’s AXN network.  The deal means that LFC will be available in 600 million households compared to their competitor; Singapore based MMA juggernaut, One FC, which is currently available in 500 […]

At the MMovies: Here Comes The Boom

In MMA’s quest for mainstream acceptance, we’ve come to nothing short of a Kevin James starring, MMA-themed family comedy. “Here Comes The Boom”‘s central cast of characters is nothing short of surreal; Kevin James with love interest Salma Hayek, is cornered by the bizarre duo of the graying Fonz himself and Henry Winkler, as well […]

Preview: Bellator 77

Eddie Alvarez’s latest win could be Bellator’s greatest loss. With a devastating head kick, the top lightweight finished off the dangerous Patricky “Pitbull” Freire, then walked off into the sunset. Ostensibly departing for the greener pastures of the UFC (and hopefully a less woeful debut than Hector Lombard), Alvarez’s departure will mean the organization will […]

Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama

2012 has been the year of the women in MMA. While the men have mired themselves in controversy with arrests, drug test failures, and fight withdrawals and the injury bug has run rampant through the sport, the women have gone to work. Ronda Rousey, Strikeforce 135-pound champion, is the breakout star of the year. Voted […]

WTF of the Week: XARM

The WTF of the week goes to the next generation of combat sports, XARM. The brain child of UFC creator and former vice president of K-1 USA, Art Davie (and possibly some Viking scrolls he found), this sport is a hybrid of kick boxing and arm wrestling. Competitors are strapped together ala Over the Top […]

Preview: World Series of Fighting

For those who miss the glory days of MMA on Versus, there’s something that may be quite as good as the WEC coming to the re-christened NBC Sports. Headed up by K-1 legend, Ray Sefo, the World Series of Fighting will premiere on November 3rd. The card for the event will be headlined by Andre […]