rickson gracie Stories - SB Nation
Old School UFC Legend Oleg Taktarov Talks About Steroids
And pulls no punches, from ValeTudo.ru (translation via the UG): It was hard to grapple with Ken Shamrock because he used steroids. It was especially noticeable when he couldn't make it through 12 mi...
The USA TODAY/Bloody Elbow Top 50 MMA Fights in History II: 1996-1997
Here's our second installment of the USA TODAY/Bloody Elbow Top 50 MMA fights in modern history. Sergio Non has written up the next block at USAT's Fighting Stances blog. To start, here's our criteria...
The Top 50 MMA Fights in History: Pre-history and Rickson Gracie Edition
Luke and I had the distinct pleasure of helping Beau Dure and Sergio Non at USA Today put together a list of the top 50 MMA fights of all time. Here's the rationale: Some of the 50 fights we'll list ...
Snapshot of the Day: Demian Maia and the Gracies
"It’s not every day that you have the opportunity to have breakfast with Royce, Rickson, Royler and Renzo (not pictured)," Maia said. "Four guys that I always considered as my idols in jiu-j...
Quote of the Day: Troy Polamalu Discusses MMA
FH: Talk about MMA for a little bit -- I know you mentioned it -- how big a fan are you and do you regularly attend events? Polamalu: No, I've never attended ... actually, I have attended one even...
When Mixed Martial Arts Officially Jumped the Shark
It was precisely this moment: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt get some mixed martial arts (MMA) training in Los Angeles on January 8 (Thursday). The Hills villian couple learned all the right m...
MMA History XIX: The Humbled PRIDE of Nobuhiko Takada
We're blowing out some writer's block here and pressing forward with the MMA History series. I haven't done an installment since January, so new readers can be forgiven for not knowing the darn thing ...
"Made in Brazil" MMA Documentary
Interviews with some of Brazil's finest mixed martial artists: Ricardo Arona, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Renato Sobral, Rickson Gracie, Chute Boxe Academy and Mauricio Rua.
MMA History Part IV: Rickson Brings Jiu Jitsu Back to Japan
As we discussed in our last installment, Japanese wrestling had been evolving toward MMA for a couple of decades by the time UFC launched. Nevertheless, their reluctance to incorporate strikes on the ...
Certain photos copyright © 2009 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
