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Mark "The Hammer" Coleman's Career Defining Fights
Mark Coleman's career has been a lot like the way he fights. It hasn't always been pretty, and it sure as hell isn't perfect. But he redefined the sport and forced an evolution. Coleman ushered in the era of the wrestler and forced everyone to cope, which helped to force strikers to evolve...
UFC 100 Preview: Bloody Elbow Judo Chop: Frank Mir Debuts the Mir Lock Against Pete Williams at UFC 36
I thought it would be festive to build up to UFC 100's heavyweight title fight by reviewing some of the big submissions from Frank Mir's career. First up, his UFC 36 submission win over Pete Williams using a shoulder crank that is now commonly referred to as the "Mir Lock." First some background...
MMA History XVII: The Lion's Den Roars
In the 1990's a few fight camps dominated MMA. I've already blogged about Carlson Gracie's Jiu Jitsu camp and Rico Chiaparelli's R.A.W. Team in this series on MMA history. There were three major American MMA camps in the 1990s -- Hammer House, RAW, and Ken Shamrock's Lion's Den. Of the three, the...
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