Wrestling
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WTF: Thrilling Lethwei vs. Muay Thai showdown with a shocking finale
WTF is back in your lives with Lethwei vs. Muay Thai match for the ages. We’ve also got dambe, judo and more.
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WTF: Kushti wizard puts tiny opponent in the spin cycle
Things got a little more traditional this week on the international combat sports scene, but don’t worry. We’ve got plenty of weird to make up for it. Just watch. Our guy Jerry over at Fight Commentary Breakdowns never really gets a break. This week he’s got a pair of matchups…
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WTF: Jeet Kune Do vs vs. Kickboxing
While the combat sports world has all manner of wild antics taking place in and out of competition, WTF keeps chugging along here with the best fringe content and odd mishaps we can find in the martial arts world at large. This week, we’re kicking things off with Jerry at…
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WTF: Pakistan vs. India traditional Kushti wrestling match
Despite being much maligned by the combat sports world, Aikido still has a following. Many practitioners around the world continue to celebrate the art and continue its legacy, but it gets virtually no love from the MMA community at large. This week, we start off with Jerry from Fight Commentary…
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WTF? Lethwei fighter headbutts then yeets opponent out of the ring
After an exhausting week packed with quality MMA action, we’re back to the fringes with more of the wild, weird, and sometimes impractical. And we begin with Fight Commentary Breakdowns, with a Bajiquan fighter sparring with a kickboxer. This is a fun one to watch, plenty of back and forth…
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WTF? Dambe double duty, TKD in kickboxing, Indian wrestling and Russian bare knuckle
When we started publishing these features, we never really intended for most of the action to be the usual thing we see in pro MMA. Good technique, fighters putting on tactical and well-coordinated performances? Nah, we didn’t want that to take the lead with this. But this week, it’s kind…
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WTF? Jeet Kune Do mishaps and refs in bullet-proof vests
Time for your Weird Wednesday fix, and we’ve got plenty to plug right into your veins this week. As sommeliers of the obscure and less-organized forms of hand to hand combat, we focus a lot on things that exist on the periphery of mainstream combat sports here, but today we’re…
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Ben Askren plans return to wrestling, says ‘never say never’ on MMA comeback
Former Bellator champ and UFC fighter Ben Askren has always been a dogged competitor, all the way back to when he started wrestling in his youth. After his unfortunate retirement due to hip problems, he has now somewhat unsurprisingly expressed the possibility of coming back to putting on 4-ounce gloves.…
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Ronda Rousey defends UFC sponsor pay: You don’t see NBA players wearing Condom Depot
Former Strikeforce, UFC, and WWE champion Ronda Rousey made a major impact on combat sports and sports entertainment. And while she may be out of the fight game, as one of the major forces in MMA for years before leaving, she’s still got a lot of insight into the working…
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