The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
Even in countries where MMA is an established sport, starting your own MMA gym is an expensive business. So, when you talk about countries like India, opening up a gym is something not many would do. However, for Darshan Palav, his gym Ignition FSS was a dream come true. “I established my first gym back … Read more
Mixed Martial Arts or MMA is a fantastic way to get in better shape, physically and mentally. It is a combination of various arts such as Karate, Kickboxing, boxing, Muay Thai, judo, wrestling etc. Some might opine that this sport is violent, and the participants may get easily hurt. But if a right instructor is … Read more
Russian UFC strawweight Alexandra “Stitch” Albu has released a new workout video that has us utterly confused. We must confess in all our years of covering MMA and fighters’ training regimens, we’ve never seen this one. If you know what this particular workout is called or have a good idea what it should be called please … Read more
New York Sports Science Lab has sent over new exclusive footage of UFC Fighter Al Iaquinta training for his recent fight against Diego Sanchez who he ended up stopping via knockout just 1:38 into round 1. The win marked the fifth in a row for “Raging” Al, and four have been by knockout. Former UFC Middleweight … Read more
Cris Cyborg has to be one of the hardest working women in all of combat sports. Her training videos show the former Invicta FC featherweight champ accomplishing some rugged workouts and there’s a reason few women want to battle her in the cage. Check out this recent clip of Cyborg doing handstand pushups and a … Read more
If you saw Luke Sanders vs. Iuri Alcantara’s fight at UFC 209, like many, you probably thought “Cool Hand” was on the verge of stopping the 36-year-old BJJ black belt and 48-fight veteran. It was a dominant first round from Sanders aside from an illegal knee that resulted in a point-deduction for the Nashville native. It … Read more
UFC 208 takes place this Saturday, Feb. 11, from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Holly Holm takes on Germaine de Randamie for the inaugural women’s featherweight title in the main event. Former middleweight champ Anderson “The Spider” Silva, currently ranked No. 7, faces No. 8 ranked Derek Brunson in the co-headliner. Also, former Strikeforce middleweight champ … Read more
MMA in India is at its very inception. The sport hasn’t gained much of a mainstream acceptance and most fighters still need quality coaches. In their attempt to help Indian MMA grow, Superhuman Gym was back with another one of their seminars. This time they had top-ranked UFC bantamweight Bryan Caraway who was there to share … Read more
UFC President Dana White offered Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor $25 million each to lock horns in the ring. With 18 of McGregor’s 21 wins coming by way of knockout, the 28-year-old UFC lightweight champ packs a wallop in his fists. By comparison, Floyd, who is 49-0 in his boxing career, has finished 26 … Read more
MMA in India is at its very inception. People don’t know what MMA is and what exactly are its fundamentals. To get a clear idea about the basics of MMA and what exactly is the sport, India’s leading MMA gym, Superhuman Gym conducted a workshop on BJJ and MMA. The main objective of this seminar … Read more