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Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford preview & weigh-in results
Bellator returns to Ireland for a card that features plenty of local flavor, a gaggle of action bouts, and a title fight as the cherry on top. Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2) is riding a three-fight win streak heading into this Friday’s event, where he’s set to face aggressive wrestler Austin Vanderford…
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Bellator 274: Gracie vs Storley preview, weigh-in results
Bellator sets up their tent yet again at the Mohegan Sun this week, with a really fun action-first card that aims to deliver big. Number 4 ranked Neiman Gracie (11-2) faces number 5 ranked Logan Storley (12-1) in a bout that could have the winner be next in line for…
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WTF: Questionable Kung Fu, stellar Karate Combat KOs, gritty Sambo
Welcome back, kids. Hope you were in the mood for weird, because weird is on the menu. I prefer to start things off with vids from Fight Commentary Breakdowns to set the pace and tone for things, and the pace and tone for today is absolutely bonkers. We’re going to…
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WTF: Watch this Kung Fu practitioner compete in kickboxing for the first time
We’ve got a bit of a shorter entry this week, on account of the action on hand is pretty dope despite there not being an overwhelming amount of it. But it’s a great month for fights, and this week’s WTF should keep you satiated until this weekend’s PPV. Most of…
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WTF: Can Aikido work in MMA? Practitioner put to test vs striking, judo, BJJ and MMA
So we begin again this week with Jerry over at Fight Commentary Breakdowns. No assistance this week, he’s doing this one solo with a look at Aikido action. While it’s not common to see Aikido around these parts, Jerry takes a look at internet personality Rokas, a Lithuanian Aikido practitioner:…
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Bellator 273: Bader vs Moldavsky preview, weigh-in results
Bellator kicks of 2021 with a card that could easily represent a changing of the guard. A surging heavyweight phenom in Valentin Moldavsky (11-1) finally gets a chance to fight for gold as he faces Ryan Bader (28-7). Bader’s stint in Bellator has led to some new highs as he…
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Eagle FC 44: Spong vs Kharitonov preview, weigh-in results
Eagle FC makes its U.S. debut this Friday night with a surprisingly intriguing card from its new home base of American operations, Miami, Florida. And the names chosen for this maiden voyage are mostly those of note, but with a lot of questions surrounding them. First up, the main event.…
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WTF: More common sense self defense, undercover Kyokushin champ, moat pit fighting
Fight Commentary Breakdowns brings us another cool bit of not just accidental comedy, but accidental practical advice. See, they went back to the concept of “what if we just go with our gut?“ instead of going through what is clearly terrible self-defense advice. We’ve seen this before, and now, we’ve…
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Judo Chump: Hockey fight leads to sore knuckles, bruised egos
We’ve covered hockey fights before, and the results have not been great. And today we’ll be talking hockey again for obvious reasons, but need to make my positions on this clear from the outset: I respect the athletes, I applaud the fans and their enjoyment of the sport, and I…
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WTF – Grumpy Old Men gets a Kung Fu reboot, Haitian Sambo, glorious Lethwei
Are you ready for your weekly dose of fringe violence? You’d better be. Where do we begin? Why, where we usually do: Fight Commentary Breakdowns. I swear, it’s like Jerry never runs out of wild things submitted to him. Look, the purpose of his segment and of his channel has…