The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
Unless you have been living under a rock you probably know that former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested recently in Las Vegas for what was reported as a domestic violence dispute involving alcohol. Jones is no stranger to being arrested and definitely no stranger to run-ins with the law over the years. … Read more
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone etched his name in the record books Saturday night with most wins and most finishes in UFC history. It was an epic moment as he brought his newborn son into the cage after the fight and he talked about the impact being a new father has had on him. However, not everyone … Read more
Ever since it became public knowledge that UFC 230 needed a main event the speculation about potential stars has been rampant. With the recent announcement that Jon Jones had his USADA suspension reduced and would potentially be available for the November event there were a lot of fans hoping he would take that spot. Unfortunately … Read more
Superhuman Gym recently announced their partnership with JacksonWink MMA. One of the founding members of the Superhuman Gym, Somesh Kamra was an active part of making the entire project possible. He was also a part of the UFC fighter development program and sent multiple fighters from India to train at the JacksonWink gym in the … Read more
Former UFC heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski will battle his Jackson-Wink teammate Alistair Overeem this weekend in the UFC Fight Night 87 main event in Rotterdam. The two aren’t friendly and only trained together twice. Andrei feels The Reem has put his coaches in a bad spot and believes he has what it takes to defeat the former K-1 champ … Read more
It looks like former UFC two-division champ BJ Penn‘s return to the octagon will have to wait a little longer. The 37-year-old Hawaiian was expected to return at UFC 196 on March 5 against an unnamed opponent, though the rumor was it would be Dennis Siver. Now the fight will take place in April according … Read more
Addressing thousands of her Albuquerque supporters, friends and the mayor on “Holly Holm Day”, newly-crowned UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm showed gratitude for the support of her coaches, teammates, family and community. Holm’s hometown threw a parade in her honor on Sunday following her second round knockout win over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 last … Read more
Now is as good a time as any to talk about Coach Edmond Tarverdyan I suppose. The Glendale Fighting Club boxing coach helped guide Ronda Rousey to six UFC world title defenses before getting derailed by former boxing champion Holly Holm at UFC 193 over the weekend. A terrible strategy in the first round that … Read more
MMA’s biggest star Ronda Rousey was a guest on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night to discuss her upcoming match against Holly Holm at UFC 193. Rousey, as always, makes a good sell of the fight putting her opponent over and touting the accolades of the Mike Winkeljohn-trained boxing champion. Rousey says this … Read more
Famed Jackson-Winkeljohn striking coach Mike Winkeljohn was a guest on Ariel Helwani’s “The MMA Hour” podcast on Monday and spoke on a number of topics including UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ recent out-of-competition failed drug test for cocaine leading up to his UFC 182 bout with Daniel Cormier. Jones trains at the Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA academy in … Read more