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Interview: Gokhan Saki on Khalil Rountree – ‘There is no seat for him at this table‘
After his surprise signing with the UFC, a lot of questions were raised about Gokhan Saki’s return to MMA. Coming in with an 0-1 record and having only one MMA fight back in 2004, a lot of doubts surrounded the kickboxing star with concerns regarding his preparation. But by the…
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MMA Rundown: June 30th – DEEP, FNG, and Pancrase cards on tap to close out the month
I mentioned that this weekend was packed, but this should probably drive the point home if you didn’t believe me the first time. Two events from Japan, one from China, lots of action. Plenty of interesting fights to go around. Just take a moment to scroll back up to breathe…
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MMA Rundown, June 28th-29th: XFN, LFA, ONE, and Titan FC start off the weekend
A long weekend with a ton of great fights and compelling curiosities is upon us. There’s no UFC this weekend but there’s plenty to enjoy aside from Bellator 201 (a.k.a. Rise of the Prospects). Let’s get into it right away. Thursday morning we have XFN: Back To The O2 Arena.…
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Preview – Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series 2018: Week 3
Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series often serves as a reminder that there’s no precise science to getting into the UFC. Winning on the show doesn’t guarantee a contract, even if the wins are impressive. It’s a few steps above The Ultimate Fighter, sure. But this year’s fights — more…
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Interview: Author Matthew Polly talks Bruce Lee and new biography
There aren’t that many places where you won’t find at least one person that knows who Bruce Lee is or seen him in action. That makes the fact that he never had a proper biography until now all the more confusing, but that has finally been rectified. Author Matthew Polly…
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Brooklyn lawyer: Conor McGregor’s legal team wants to ‘keep him making money‘
After the infamous incident prior to UFC 223, all eyes were on Conor McGregor for his court appearance in Brooklyn on June 14th. The proceedings were swift, and it ended with the court agreeing in less than two minutes that there would be another hearing later on next month. So…
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Preview – PFL 2018 Week #2: Will Brooks returns to action against Luiz Firmino
After the debut of the inaugural PFL “season,” two things become immediately evident: the organization is scooping up talent known to fans for fun matchups, and the format for tournament may be strange, but it’s leading to some intriguing possibilities. While I’m not a fan of the scoring system right…
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Book review – Bruce Lee: A Life
Shake Up And Excite San Francisco. Tiny Phoenix. Little Dragon Lee. Never Sits Still. A man can have many names during the course of his life. But while Lee Jun Fan, a troblemaking and rambunctious child actor from Hong Kong was known as a brother, son and friend to many,…
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Preview – Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series 2018: Week 2
Last week marked the return of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, and it’s refreshing to have the series back. Free from the week-to-week dramatic trappings and editing mishaps of The Ultimate Fighter, this just focuses briefly on the fighters and their backgrounds, and gets right to the action. Without…
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Opinion: Bellator badly needs to switch things up, and here’s how they can do it
June 18th, 2014. After the ouster of founder Bjorn Rebney, former Strikeforce founder CEO Scott Coker was announced as the new head of operations for Bellator MMA. It was an odd thing to process. After all, Coker had been working for Zuffa since their purchase of the organization he helped…
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