WTF: Kushti wizard puts tiny opponent in the spin cycle
Things got a little more traditional this week on the international combat sports scene, but don’t worry. We’ve got plenty of weird to make up for it. Just watch. Our guy Jerry over at Fight Commentary Breakdowns never really gets a break. This week he’s got a pair of matchups with one thing in common: […]
Ouch! Super-heavyweight blows hammy after spamming spin attacks
MMA is a constantly evolving combat sports template. What started as a series of tournaments showcasing various martial arts disciplines and styles, pitted against one another to find out which was strongest (BJJ), slowly morphed into a sport dominated by grinding wrestlers. In the years since, however, as fighters across the world have adapted their […]
WTF – Slap fighter gets sent to the Phantom Zone
Being what can be described as a “Karate Magazine“, we’ve sort of neglected our duties in presenting more actual Karate or Karate-adjacent activities. This week, we aim to correct that. We’ll start off with Daido Juku, which can be (and I’m slightly oversimplifying things here) a combination between Karate and Judo. The competition gets heated […]
‘No rapper can do this, I swear’ – Island Boys show off terrible kickboxing skills
The recent celebrity boxing fad is already stretching the bounds of both what it means to be a celebrity and what it means to be a boxer. At this point, it seems like anybody with an online media presence—and a willingness to sell people on the idea that they might get punched in the face […]
Watch UFC LHW William Knight crush 495 lb bench press, 585 lb squat
There’s a longstanding school of thought that weight training isn’t the best idea for a combat sports athlete. Good striking mechanics require a flexibility and fluidity of form that excess muscle mass can hinder. Just don’t tell William Knight that. As a 5’ 10” current heavyweight (following a recent weight miss), Knight has some room […]
WTF: Pakistan vs. India traditional Kushti wrestling match
Despite being much maligned by the combat sports world, Aikido still has a following. Many practitioners around the world continue to celebrate the art and continue its legacy, but it gets virtually no love from the MMA community at large. This week, we start off with Jerry from Fight Commentary Breakdowns. He does a deep […]
‘Holy ears!’ – Mike Tyson selling weed gummies shaped like Evander Holyfield’s ear
There are few moments in the history of modern combat sports as memorably infamous as Mike Tyson’s 1997 rematch against Evander Holyfield. The two men faced off for the first time in 1996, just a little more than a year after Tyson’s release from prison in a massive pay-per-view spectacle simply titled ‘Finally’, with Holyfield […]
WTF: Lethwei, Muay Thai, knockouts and team MMA
It’s no secret, the past week has been a very bad, not good one for the world. So with that in mind, hopefully we can inject a bit of levity from the wide wild world of sports into your day. We’ve got a dose of traditional martial arts on tap, some lethwei madness, some team […]
Video: UFC champ Charles Oliveira engages in wild sparring sessions ahead of Gaethje fight
UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira knows he may be in for a wild stand-up war in his next title defense. Paired against former interim title-holder Justin Gaethje at UFC 274, ‘Do Bronx’ appears to be preparing for a brutal fight—at least judging by a series of videos that emerged on his official Instagram account. The […]
‘Never have too much f-ing lube’ – Sean Strickland takes fans on tour of ‘luxury’ apartment
The UFC may not be generous with fighters and their split of the promotion’s revenue, but after eight years and fourteen fights, it’s hard to think that middleweight Sean Strickland couldn’t be living a little better than this if he really wanted. to. The #7 ranked fighter at 185 lbs recently decided to take fans […]
That’s entertainment! Jackass drops full Francis Ngannou nut shot video
The big storyline for Francis Ngannou in 2022 isn’t about his title unification bout with Ciryl Gane, or even his ongoing battle against the UFC. No, the real, meaty story to tell is Ngannou’s guest spot on the upcoming Jackass 4 movie. The UFC champ’s participation in the project was teased last summer, with reports […]
Video: Watch UFC fighter get schooled by self-defense meme guy
Dale Brown and his Detroit D.U.S.T. system of self defense have become a sudden sensation. Videos of Brown disarming students of dangerous weapons with a flick of the wrist and a little well placed pressure have become the fodder of memes all across the internet. But if many have found them good for a laugh, […]
Dude rushes cage, attempts flying stomp to break up man vs. woman fight in Russia
Someone got carried away at a man vs woman freak fight in Russia.
‘I just want to move on with my life’ – Vlismas receiving threats and harassment over divorce news
If it seems as though 2021 was a rough year for Cheyanne Vlismas’ personal life, 2022 certainly hasn’t gotten off to a better start. It first became apparent that something was going on behind the scenes when she changed from her married surname of Buys, back to her maiden name, Vlismas, ahead of her most […]
First Look – Francis Ngannou winds up for epic nut shot in Jackass 4 teaser trailer
It’s not as though we didn’t know this was coming. Francis Ngannou’s role in Jackass 4 has been making headlines since the news of his participation in the long-running series of prank and stunt films first dropped back in July of last year. Ngannou, it seems, was chosen for his ungodly punching power, to deliver […]
Still got it – Joe Rogan shows off high power kicking skills in new video
Before he ever debuted with the UFC, before he became an actor, even before he made his way to standup comedy, Joe Rogan was into martial arts. A taekwondo practitioner since childhood, he even took a couple of amateur kickboxing bouts, and won a US Open Championship for taekwondo as a teenager. So, while he […]
Watch Francis Ngannou’s KO over Stipe Miocic from brutal new angle
Sometimes a little change in perspective makes all the difference. There was never any doubt that Francis Ngannou hits hard, or that the KO punch that put Stipe Miocic away in March of last year – and earned Ngannou UFC gold in the process – was anything other than a monster left hand. Still, high […]
Two weeks out! – Picture surfaces of Cody Garbrandt looking rail thin ahead of flyweight debut
Cody Garbrandt’s move to the flyweight division is about to become a reality. The former bantamweight champion has long talked about wanting to make the move, and was even lined up to take on Deiveson Figueiredo for the flyweight championship last November, before being hit by a brutal case of COVID-19. The illness pushed him […]
Watch: MMA fighter goes PRIDE rules, sleeps street bro in gym war, lands cheap shot
We may be several decades removed from the legendary Gracie gym wars of the 90s, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t still a few people out there who didn’t get the message: that there are better ways to prove themselves than walking into an MMA camp and asking someone to kick their ass. Case […]
Jake Paul: ‘Masvidal is NEXT, OLD Dana, KSI, Woodley, fighter union, Rashad who? – and more!’
Jake Paul, YouTube & social media sensation, catches up with Combat Culture’s Shakiel Mahjouri, to talk about a potential ‘Paul vs Masvidal’ fight up next, the problem with Dana White’s inability to promote nowadays, boxing KSI, his SHOWTIME Sports PPV boxing match with Tyron Woodley, starting a fighter union, “who is Rashad Evans? he’s old […]
Kamaru Usman predictably opens as massive favorite over Conor McGregor in ‘potential’ bout
For whatever reason, Conor McGregor has decided to pick a social media fight with everyone under the Octagon sun. Granted, this isn’t anything new. McGregor has always invited the most chaotic elements of spectacle. When it comes to trash talk, everyone is fair game. And I do mean ‘everyone.’ Related All About Conor McGregor So […]
Fedor called out by former WWE star, ‘This is the fight everyone wants to see’
Bellator 269 at the VTB Arena in Moscow has promised the return of Fedor Emelianenko. It has not promised, however, an opponent for Fedor. But an unexpected name has thrown their name in the hat: Jake Hager, formerly of AEW and WWE fame under the ring name Jack Swagger. At 39, Hager isn’t an MMA […]
Video: Ex-kickboxer & Bellator fighter Joe Schilling in violent barroom confrontation
Former GLORY Tournament champ and Bellator middleweight Joe Schilling was involved in a recent dispute at a bar that was caught on video. It went exactly how you’d expect a kickboxer/mma fighter vs. drunk dude to go. Footage emerged of former GLORY Tournament Champion & Bellator fighter Joe Schilling assaulting a man in a bar […]
‘I like being a big boy’ – Jon Jones shows off speed at heavyweight
Though a heavyweight debut fight for Jon Jones doesn’t seem to be on the horizon, that hasn’t stopped the multiple time former UFC light heavyweight champion from working hard in the gym. As of late his Instagram account has been filled with videos tracking his progress of bulking up and getting ready to compete in […]
Video: Referee grabs fighter’s neck when he refuses to let go of choke
You never quite know what you’re gonna get when it comes to regional MMA. Fighters falling out of the cage because of a busted door? Check. A superman punch with a ten second running start? Check. Now we can add a referee ‘getting hostile’ with a choke to stop the choke. Sort of. WEF Selection […]
Jake Paul on beefing with UFC fighters: ‘I believe I’m a better striker than 99.9% of these MMA guys’
Jake Paul may not be the best boxer in the world. Heck, he may not even be a proper professional boxer. But, he seems to have done a stellar job convincing the MMA world that he’s a fighter worth challenging and proving something against. If for no other reason than the seemingly massive paydays that […]
Video: UFC champ Francis Ngannou gets a hero’s welcome in his return to Cameroon
It’s been one month to the day that Francis Ngannou staked his claim to the UFC heavyweight title. His hometown of Batie, Cameroon has been with him every step of the way, staying up until five in the morning to watch him knock out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. He recently returned to Cameroon, where […]
GSP licks salt, hates fighting, and his favorite MCU movie is Doctor Strange
Still MMA’s most wholesome king, Georges St-Pierre hasn’t been seen in the Octagon since winning the UFC middleweight title with a technical submission of Michael Bisping back in 2017. The former two-division champion has recently found another avenue back into the public eye, however, as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. GSP has been acting […]
Sage Northcutt set to face Shinya Aoki at ONE April event
“In my day”, the announcement of a non-UFC fight was big news. After all, the UFC wasn’t the only game in town. Some of the sport’s biggest stars began outside the UFC: CroCop, Fedor, Shogun, Rampage, etc. The announcement of a non-UFC fight is now just big news to fight nerds like myself. But that […]
Curtis Blaydes to Dana White: ‘I don’t care if you want me to risk my win bonus,’ I’ll wrestle
Curtis Blaydes is on a four-fight win streak, including a win over Alexander Volkov, whose recent win over Alistair Overeem likely had title shot implications. There’s nothing to indicate that Volkov has magically leapfrogged over Blaydes. Blaydes is set to face Derrick this weekend. Meanwhile, Jairzinho Rozenstruik will fight Ciryl Gane February 27, and then […]