‘MMA for me doesn’t make any sense’ – Rico Verhoeven talks Overeem, why he’ll stick with kickboxing
2021 was quite the year for the King of Kickboxing, Rico Verhoeven. Rico went 3-0 in the ring and ended 2021 with one of the…
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Kickboxing’s biggest superfight has a date: Tenshin vs. Takeru set for June
It feels as though the moment Tenshin Nasukawa captured his first Rise kickboxing title, back in 2015, the stage was set for him to take…
‘He’s no joke’ – Glover Teixeira thinks Alex Pereira has ‘three more fights’ before title shot
The UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira believes a rematch between Israel Adesanya and his teammate Alex Pereira is not all that far into the…
Video: Anderson Silva’s son Gabriel suffers first-round knockout loss in kickboxing match
Gabriel and Kalyl Silva — sons of former UFC middleweight champion and mixed martial arts legend Anderson Silva — were featured in amateur kickboxing matches…
Fright of the Night II: Ranking October’s scariest combat sport injuries (again!)
(WARNING: Graphic images and videos throughout this article) Happy Halloween, everybody! It is that time of year again. The time when I scour the Internet…
Video: ‘Kung Fu master’ calls out K-1 champion, gets destroyed
When will traditional martial artists learn that calling out pro combat sport athletes is not a good idea? Check out below as we have another…
Glory Collision 3: Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik preview
Glory: Collision III takes place on Saturday at Gelredome in Arnhem, The Netherlands. It features an heavyweight title fight, two very important matchups for the…
Video: Giorgio Petrosyan brutally knocked out by Superbon head kick at ONE Championship
That is not a misprint in the headline. Giorgio Petrosyan, who hadn’t lost in eight years (well technically he did lose in 2019 but ONE…
Alistair Overeem withdraws from GLORY title fight against Rico Verhoeven
The promotional debut of Alistair Overeem in GLORY Kickboxing has been postponed until next year. Promotion officials announced on Wednesday morning that Overeem suffered an…
Alistair Overeem to be ‘done’ fighting in 18 months, but ‘would’ve liked to finish in UFC’
Since 1999, Alistair Overeem has been competing professionally in both kickboxing and mixed martial arts. “The Demolition Man” achieved great success in both realms of…
Alex Pereira, only man to KO Israel Adesanya, to feature at UFC 268
The news is finally official. World class Brazilian kickboxer and former multi-division GLORY champion Alex Pereira has signed with the UFC. ‘Po Atan’ first rose…
Video: Badr Hari gets knocked out by Arkadiusz Wrzosek in all-time crazy comeback
Easily the most incredible combat sports ending this weekend came in the GLORY kickboxing ring. Badr Hari was absolutely having his way with Arkadiusz Wrzosek…
Alex Pereira, two-weight GLORY champ and only man to KO Israel Adesanya, close to signing with UFC
The UFC’s middleweight division could be having a big-named addition soon. MMA Fighting received confirmation that two-weight GLORY kickboxing champion Alex Pereira is expected to…
Alistair Overeem returns to kickboxing against GLORY king Rico Verhoeven
When Alistair Overeem announced that he had signed with GLORY Kickboxing back in June, after a nearly ten-year run with the UFC, it came as…
Video: Anderson Silva’s son is going to be a problem
MMA fans of a certain age might remember seeing Anderson Silva celebrating his defence of the UFC middleweight title by bringing his children into the…
Fight Archives: Streetbeefs and the evolution of matchmaking
I was actually supposed to write up a throwback piece on Darren Elkins’ epic UFC 209 comeback against Mirsad Bektic. But as you can see,…
Fight Archives: Wonderboy Thompson clobbers opponent in very first pro fight
I’ve always had mixed emotions whenever I watch Stephen Thompson fight. Both hands down to his waist, awkward Karate stance that opens him up to…
Fight Archives: Joe Schilling gets brutally KO’d after dominating for nearly two rounds
This week in combat sports has been all about this man. Former Bellator fighter Joe Schilling turned himself into a viral sensation by (allegedly) knocking…
Alistair Overeem returns to kickboxing, signs multi-fight deal with GLORY
Alistair Overeem has returned to kickboxing. On Tuesday morning, the former UFC heavyweight title challenger posted a short video to Instagram of him taking off…
Fight Archives: Bob Sapp gets TKOd by kickboxer half his size
Since we’re now in an era of freakshow fights, I thought I’d chime in on the conversation. Here we have a David vs. Goliath showdown…