Matthew Kaplowitz

HBO Boxing held their first press conference of the new year to hype their double-header on February 27 at Madison Square Garden, featuring WBO Latino…

On Saturday, January 16 at The Barclays Center, WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder will make the third defense of his title against Polish bruiser…

We may never know who the boss truly was, but we do know that without boxing, Tony Danza may have never launched his acting career.…

Across the street from Central Park on a sunny albeit cold Spring day, the NY Athletic Club once again hosted the New York Open Team…

If there is one American fighter with his pulse on the Japanese combat sports beat, it would be Josh Barnett. I spoke with “The Warmaster”…

Royce Gracie is one of the men that built MMA, and has a very zen-like approach when it comes to discussing the sport. In the…

While interviewing Josh Barnett to promote his role as commentator alongside Mauro Ranallo on the “New Japan Pro Wrestling” show for AXS TV (that premieres…

MMA & BJJ legend Royce Gracie is back in action, but not inside an octagon or on the mats. This time, he is wearing body…

The Old School MMA Review returns with their inaugural edition of the OSMMA Review Awards! After a month of voting on Bloodyelbow.com, The Fight Nerd…

The Old School MMA Review is FINALLY back (how many times have we said that?) for another episode of mixed-martial arts oldies but goldies. In…

The old school days of the early UFC gave us the gift of no weight classes. This meant that a giant sumo could fight a…

The knockout is one of the more puzzling aspects of a fight. Some fighters can do it whenever they want, others when chance or luck…

In the early days of the UFC, a TKO or referee stoppage was often what ended a fight. Knockouts happened plenty as well, but there…

During our first season of the Old School MMA Review, we made it through the first thirteen events of the SEG UFC era. We had…

Submissions were something of a rarity in the older days of the UFC. There were very fighters capable of executing the holds since few had…

Keep in mind when you vote, being the most memorable loser does not mean we are basing this on who did the worst in the…

Sure, technical fights are great to watch but sometimes, you want something else. While seeing Jose Aldo or Demetrious Johnson work their magic on someone…

We have talked about a lot of stinky fights and lame finishes in our other polls. Now it is time to discuss the best of…

Not surprising to anyone, this is the biggest category in our entire award show. In my opinion, it also might be the toughest one to…

Competitors came and went in the early UFC, especially in the events that the OSMMA Review has covered so far. There were many repeat offenders…