MMA

I can still remember my first pair of MMA gloves—I kind of made them myself.  They started out as a pair of Chuck Norris competition sparring gloves.  There are a few who read this who might actually know what I’m talking about.  They were big, bulky, and had a weird bar in the middle of the palm.

"Despite the fact that he has Down Syndrome, 23-year-old Garrett Holeve has used mixed martial arts to find himself and become an MMA fighter."

Very inspirational story, please watch.

Mixed Martial Arts is a dangerous sport and there are many ways a fighter can win a fight. The fighters can win by Knockout, technical knockout, submission, chokeout, verbal submission, refferee stoppage or they can lose a fight by breaking their own leg. Yes, I said breaking their own leg. I know that sounds crazy but that is exactley what happened to Gustavo Franca in Brazil this weekend. So grab a giant glass of calcium fortified milk and watch this Gif or video at your own risk.

BATTLE @ THE BAY III 12885 Casino Dr, Anacortes, Wa-Walton Event Center

Live Mixed Martial Arts in the Wa Walton Event Center featuring fighters from around the northwest. Must be age 21+ to attend. 

"The top welterweights in the world converge on the Bell Centre in Montreal on Saturday, March 16th, for an unforgettable night of fights. Before the event, catch an all-new Countdown to UFC 158. In the main event, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre faces his fiercest rival, Nick Diaz, in an anticipated showdown. Plus, another rivalry is born when "The Natural Born Killer" Carlos Condit faces 170-pound knockout artist Johny "Big Rigg" Hendricks. Then Jake "The Juggernaut" Ellenberger goes toe-to-toe against Nate "The Great" Marquardt. "

Whats more impessive than a :14 second knock out? How about a :14 second double KO? Check out Brandon Alexander vs Aaron Britt in this MMA Clip:

Sometimes I get to thinking, or I get to reflecting—I guess it might depend on your perspective.  So, the other day I was doing one of these two things and I started to remember back to my early days in the sport, back to the time before it was actually a sport.  Nobody really knew what BJJ was, and MMA wasn’t even a concept—we called the predecessors shootboxing and pankr

A cool video of Ronda Rousey preparing for the first female fight in the UFC. Ronda Rousey trains in Big Bear for her bout against Liz Carmouche at UFC 157 this Saturday, February 23rd live on Pay Per View.

I don’t watch all that many fights live, and I pay to see very few.  Usually, I’m either on the card or engaging in one of my favorite tasks—that of coach.  But I do remember, very distinctly, one particular fight card that I attended as a spectator.  It’s not that I’m necessarily famous, but it does seem like a lot of people kn