WTF (What The Fight?!)
What The Fight (WTF) brings you weird, wild and wonderful stories from the worlds of martial arts and combat sports.
WTF: Testicles attack?! Former Manny Pacquiao foe goes all-in on bullshido
We go back to Systema care of a former Manny Pacquiao opponent, and get some sensational knockouts with action from around the world.
WTF: Can decades of Kung Fu beat eight months of boxing training?
How do you know who's actually been in a fight and who hasn't? Our Kung Fu guy is about to find out.
WTF: Knives? Strikes? Plump John Wick got famous for 'destroying' everyone
We've never really talked much about Systema here before, but it's time to carve that turkey.
WTF: Muay Thai vs. Lethwei battle for the ages
WTF is back in your lives with Lethwei vs. Muay Thai match for the ages. We've also got dambe, judo and more.
WTF - Man of Tai Chi becomes unstoppable
Are you skilled enough to survive this intense Tai Chi?
WTF: Kung Fu vs Kung Fu? Spinning chaos ensues
Not all Kung Fu is created equal, it seems.
WTF: Shaolin ‘master’ fights boxer, learns mantis style doesn’t work
His Shaolin Kung Fu was not enough. That man got shipped back to sifu's doorstep with the quickness.
WTF - Kung Fu master tries to spar MMA coach, guess what happens next
Another Kung Fu master steps into an MMA gym, but this time he intends to teach. Wanna guess how that went?
WTF: Watch wacky Sifu action with Tai Chi magic too dangerous for TV
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, kids. A group of adults that should know better decided that due to some absurd superstition involving a rodent in the middle of nowhere, we were doomed to six more weeks of winter. So, yeah. Whatever. I know I’m gonna stay toasty with my trusty whiskey to […]
WTF: Lethwei headbutts and fake self-defense masters
Major MMA may be back, but it’s probably not hitting the way some fans would like to start the year off. A few smaller events here and there, that’s it. But that’s fine. We’ve got the good, the bad, and the utterly absurd of the fringes of combat sports, along with fun traditional items and […]
WTF: Rolling thunder! Watch this dazzling collection of women’s Kyokushin knockouts
Happy New Year, and all that. I’m not gonna get too sappy this week, it’s whatever. Only resolution you can expect is to be seeing more and more ass whuppings and oddball content on the regular. Since there’s no need for extended chit-chat, let’s barge right into the antics, shall we? We start the year […]
WTF: Watch Bad Santas brawling during Christmas
Hello and happy holidays, kids. As this wretched year winds down, we do what we can to stay afloat and make sure you’re all at least slightly more informed and absolutely more entertained. So we’ll just cut to the fun stuff right away. We’re gonna get to the Dambé in a hurry, because good god, […]
WTF – Mascot mayhem in Japan!
Even the bigger stages of combat sports have seen some odd events as of late, especially in the midst of a bit of a drought for star-powered events on the MMA scene. No matter the week and the strength of schedule, however, we’ll always have the weird outskirts of martial arts and combat sports to […]
WTF: We have a new fastest ever Dambé knockout
Oh, hi there. Yeah, we had you waiting for a bit. Your boy was caught up with stuff and partying it up in Miami for carnival, but that doesn’t mean he forgot about you. Now we’re back with some amazing bits and pieces of the martial arts fringes and the tangentially related action outside of […]
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: […]
WTF – Devastating knockouts in Kyokushin and Silat
With more MMA on the horizon and a major boxing PPV this weekend, we’re back to warm the engines of martial arts violence. So after some time away, we’re back with our guy Jerry at Fight Commentary Breakdowns. We start with a kickboxing match that involves a Monkey Style Kung Fu practitioner as a participant. […]
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 […]
WTF: Burning Knuckle! Fastest Dambé knockout in AWFC history!
Summer’s almost over, our UFC break is done, and the kids are due back in school. Guess we need something to help digest the week. And we’re here. So naturally, we land back where we always start. Our guy Jerry at Fight Commentary Breakdowns has a Tai Chi practitioner against a Sanda fighter. Now, this […]
WTF: Silat championships and a Dambe knockout that is out of this world
So we begin as usual with our buddy Jerry over at Fight Commentary Breakdowns. And once again, we’re seeing more traditional styles clashing with modern amalgamations of fighting forms or at least being updated and adapted to suit modern conditions. This time, it’s a particular Kung Fu style that’s reliant on forward movement. Yes, it […]
WTF: Handicap matches go as expected, until they don’t
Sometimes you see something so pitiful you can’t even laugh at it. It’s not entirely unfair or uneven, but clearly not something that should be happening, but you wouldn’t suffer any true karmic penalty for laughing – you just can’t. It’s just that absurd. And that’s where we start the week. Our mainest man Jerry […]
WTF: A juicy Sumo breakdown, and some massive big boy slapping
Disappointed by the most recent UFC main event? Don’t worry, we’re here to disappoint you here, too. But at least you might get a chuckle or two out of it. Maybe. Our guy Jerry over at Fight Commentary Breakdowns brings us a true gem from the past. Here’s a boxing event out of Panama that […]
WTF: Man of Kung Fu brings some serious style to the ring
After the high of last week’s Bellator card and in anticipation of this week’s UFC card, we’ve got a nice little groove going. For the midweek special, we’re gonna try to keep that vibe up. So Fight Commentary Breakdowns gives us a gem this week, with a Kung Fu master that looks… great? It’s not […]
WTF: Jumping headkick knockouts or spinny stuff and elbows? Why not both?
It’s a hot summer for combat sports, and we’re moving from one heavy weekend to the next. But until the fisticuff festivities in MMA kick off, we’ve got this to quench your thirst. So we’ll begin where we usually do, with our guy Jerry over at Fight Commentary Breakdowns. This time, a Wing Chun practitioner […]
WTF video: Kung Fu master TKO’d by hobbyist fighter, blames Xu Xiaodong’s basement
In all avenues of unarmed combat, a fighter needs to be prepared for whatever the elements bring. A fight can break out on a crowded street, an idyllic verdant field, a rugged mountaintop village or even a lonely pier. Sometimes it affects how a combatant decides to use their skills to their greatest potential. Other […]
WTF: Karate vs Capoeira on display, new grappling ties people up in knots
Hello, kids. We had a bit of a hiatus on account of the combat sports schedule and allowing for a bit of a refresh. But now we’ve returned to provide lots of fun and some occasional head-scratchers from the world of fringe martial arts content. We pick things back up with our usual starting point, […]
WTF: An extraordinary Sumo run and some devastating Lethwei
We’ve got so many fights this weekend across the combat sports spectrum, but that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten about you. We’ve got a fun selection this week involving all the fun on the combat sports spectrum and somewhat beyond. Let’s enjoy this while we can before things get even weirder than usual. We begin yet […]
WTF: Kung Fu ‘master’ makes up outrageous excuse for KO loss to MMA fighter
We’re absolutely spoiled for choice this weekend when it comes to MMA, but that doesn’t mean we have to wait to see some less-conventional violence go down. So we start with another incredible video from Jerry over at Fight Commentary Breakdowns. It’s a short one, sort of an amuse bouche that shows Kung Fu master […]
WTF: Wanderlei Silva watches fake No-Touch martial artist get exposed by MMA fighter
Welcome back, kids. We’ve got violence of all stripes for your perusal and some odd relics of the past as well. Not only that, but there’s some great technique on display, to boot. We begin with a classic of all martial arts videos, the Kiai master that got busted open by an MMA master. In […]
Watch 70’s Hong Kong Kung Fu fighters vs Japanese Karatekas in vintage style vs style bouts | WTF
Yeah, we know. The week started with the whole slap thing, which we’ve already covered more than we perhaps should have. But that’s enough. It ends here. We won’t cover that today. We’ll begin, as usual, with Jerry over at Fight Commentary Breakdowns. This one is really special, as it’s a series of Kung Fu […]
WTF: Jeet Kune Do vs vs. Kickboxing
While the combat sports world has all manner of wild antics taking place in and out of competition, WTF keeps chugging along here with the best fringe content and odd mishaps we can find in the martial arts world at large. This week, we’re kicking things off with Jerry at Fight Commentary Breakdowns, where we […]