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Yakuza, Steroids, and Heart Trouble: The Lineal Title Journeys to Japan
Last week, Strikeforce announced that their heavyweight title would not be up for grabs in their upcoming heavyweight tournament. That's their choice. But some titles are bigger than any promotion. The Strikeforce title may not be at stake this year, but MMA's lineal heavyweight championship...
MMA History for the Holidays
For Boxing Day, a celebration of Britain's feudal past, I thought I'd share my aging MMA History series. I wasn't as diligent as planned in 2010, only adding two installments, but I swear I'll do more this year! Read a few you might learn something! I: UFC 1 Pancrase meets BJJ II: The...
Will Royce Gracie Return When the UFC Hits Rio?
The UFC was originally designed to showcase Royce Gracie and his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighting style. Royce's older brother Rorion was one of the co-founders of the UFC and he handpicked Royce, a singularly unintimidating individual, to show that BJJ was truly a martial art whose secrets could...
UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock Victorious in Lousiana
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock got a rare win yesterday. Flying below the radar, as the MMA world focussed on UFC 120 in England, Shamrock beat veteran Johnathan Ivey at the Cajun Dome in Lafayette, Louisiana. Around the Octagon was on hand for the action: The first round was pretty...
46 Year Old Ken Shamrock Wants Cage Time
Ken talks to Sherdog and blames ring rust for his recent losses: "The money wasn't there, and there wasn't enough organizations around that could pay that kind of money," he said. "All day long you could get fights for $1,200 or $5,000, but you're not going to get them for anymore than that....
The Ultimate Fighter's Ultimate Villains: Reality Stars We Love to Hate
Kid Nate made the point today that The Ultimate Fighter no longer serves as a fertile breeding ground for the sport's future stars. Whether that is true or not remains to be seen. Less than two years have gone by since the reality television meat-grinder churned out Ryan Bader, a potential future...
Ken Shamrock to make October return for USA MMA
UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock, fresh off a first-round TKO loss to Pedro Rizzo in July, has signed on the dotted line to fight veteran Jonathan Ivey on Oct. 16 for USA MMA in Lafayette, La., MMAFighting.com reports. MMAFighting.com learned Wednesday from sources close to the event the Shamrock...
Ken Shamrock vs Johnathan Ivey set for October 16 in Louisiana
The things you do for money. After being brutalized by the kicks of one Pedro Rizzo this past July at Impact FC, Ken Shamrock is hopping right back in the cage this fall against Johnathan Ivey on October 16 for the USA MMA promotion in Lafayette, Louisiana. MMA Fighting confirmed this unfortunate...
Bloody Elbow Book Review: Ken Shamrock's Beyond the Lion's Den
I had a very pleasant surprise last week at the used bookstore when I came across a copy of Ken Shamrock's Beyond the Lion's Den: The Life, The Fights, The Techniques co-written with Erich Krauss. I was aware of the book when it came out in 2005, but that was before I realized that MMA training...
EA Sports MMA Gameplay Footage - Bas Rutten vs. Ken Shamrock
At the 2:20 min mark: Watch some great hits and devastating knock-outs, as well as a match up between Bas Rutten and Ken Shamrock in this gameplay of EA Sports MMA.
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