No Holds Barred’, ‘Cage Fighting’, ‘Ultimate Fighting’, ‘Pride Fighting’, ‘Sougo Kakutog’i, ‘Vale Tudo’; these are some of the names given to mixed martial arts or ‘MMA’. So what is it and where does it come from? From earliest recorded time men have engaged in conflict. Sometimes this was serious and at other times it was [...]
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The History of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Posted by on December 20th, 2010
Mixed Martial Arts is all about using any move or technique learned in basically any martial art to defeat an opponent, therefore it can be difficult to place its exact creation or inception in history. Of course, the earliest contact sport or martial art with very few rules (or a no holds barred concept) was [...]
Mixed Martial Arts (mma) Madness
Posted by on December 16th, 2010
Mixed Martial Arts While browsing ESPN, you spot what seems like a boxing match, until suddenly opponents start to kick one another. The next thing you know, the two fighters are on the ground, striking one another. Welcome to the exciting and increasingly popular arena of mixed martial arts (also known as MMA). You [...]
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No Comments »UFC champ seriously considering turning to wrestling
Posted by on January 6th, 2010
UFC champ seriously considering turning to wrestling Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre knows the challenges would be huge and the odds small, but he reiterated last weekend he is giving serious thought to temporarily walking away from mixed martial arts to pursue a spot on Canada’s national wrestling team and compete at [...]
Posted in MMA News Tags: ottawa citizen, champ, ufc, turning, olympic games, georges st pierre, mixed martial arts, champion, ultimate fighting championship, odds No Comments »Olympic gold and other sports dreams for the new decade
Posted by on January 6th, 2010
Olympic gold and other sports dreams for the new decade Our quest for the country”s first-ever Olympic gold in the 2012 London Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games will be as intense as our search for the next Pacquiao. Of course, the hunt for another Pacquiao might be just as fruitless as a [...]
Posted in MMA News Tags: olympic sports, gold games, phenomena, pacquiao, olympic gold, new decade, olympic, lifetime events, rio de janeiro, olympic games No Comments »UFC champion St-Pierre says he’s still thinking about trying to qualify for Olympics as wrestler
Posted by on January 2nd, 2010
UFC champion St-Pierre says he’s still thinking about trying to qualify for Olympics as wrestler LAS VEGAS – UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says he is still mulling over his dream to wrestle at the Olympic Games, even if it means giving up his mixed martial arts title and temporarily walking away from the sport. [...]
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