Trying to lose weight is a struggle that many people are familiar with. In fact, 49 percent of adults surveyed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) between 2013 and 2016 had tried to lose weight in the previous twelve months, whether for health, appearance, competition, or other purposes. While there are many
There are some things that you just don’t do in an Muay Thai gym. Joe Schilling came face to face with someone who blatantly crossed that line, and made that person pay the price for his transgressions. Having competed professionally as a boxer, kickboxer, and mixed martial artist, it is safe to say that Schilling
MMA pioneer Pat Miletich decided to come out of retirement for a kickboxing fight over the weekend. Unfortunately things did not go his way. In the early days of the UFC, 52-year old Miletich was an integral part of the promotion. Not only did he achieve championship status, but he also coached the likes of
Younger Silva Moves To 5-0 In Kickboxing Combat sports appears to run in the Anderson Silva family blood. The former UFC middleweight champion’s son Gabriel improved to 5-0 in kickboxing following a third-round TKO win over Christian Williams on Friday night. As a result, the 22-year-old picked up the ISK southern California middleweight and the
Cardio kickboxing classes are one of the best ways for people to get in shape, and learn self defense. If you have just joined a class, or are in need of a new set of boxing gloves, you have come to the right place. This is a breakdown of the best boxing gloves you can
Joe Rogan Trains With Muay Thai Champ John Wayne Parr One of the fan favorite Snapple facts that is constantly regurgitated in MMA is the fact that Joe Rogan has a Taekwondo background. Now he showed his brutal kicks, while training with a combat sports legend. Rogan has been doing martial arts almost his entire
Tenshin Nasukawa Destroys Rui Ebata In The First Round Tenshin Nasukawa is one of the most exciting fighters out of Japan. He recently crushed Rui Ebata at Rizin 20, beating him in round one. Nasukawa is a kickboxer and MMA fighter, who has competed under the Rizin banner since 2016. He is undefeated professionally, in
Alex Pereira, The Guy Who Put Israel Adesanya To Sleep, Finishes His Rival At Glory 74 Via Left Hook Alex Pereira, a Brazilian kickboxer and Glory middleweight champion, is the only guy who turned the lights out on the UFC reigning defending undisputed 185-pound champion of the world, Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya. It happened
The difference between MMA striking and Muay Thai striking is a vast canyon. What MMA fighters are masters of the art of eight limbs? For this top ten, using just your kicks is not enough. Remember that time Anderson Silva locked Rich Franklin in the Thai Plum? Ace, had no idea how to escape Spider’s
Now that’s a Muay Thai cut you can set your watch to. Courtesy of MiddleEasy’s new favorite Muay Thai fighter from Australia or New Zealand, is a very gross cut. Sorry, JWP. You know you’re still our one seed, but Eddie Farrell is on the come up. And when we say on the come up,
The simple yet effective Muay Thai Roundhouse Kick. So how do you do a Muay Thai Roundhouse Kick? They say it is all in the hips. Talking about Muay Thai kicks and nothing else here, of course. Turning your hips over his a huge factor in performing a roundhouse kick. The key to using the
Jon King Finished Tom Matlon In 10 Seconds, Scored The Fastest Knockout In Glory Kickboxing History Glory 72 Superfight Series brought a heavyweight bout between Jon King and Tom Matlon. But the whole match lasted… well, only 10 seconds (including ref’s count)! It was the fastest KO win in the history of this competition! King
Last weekend MiddleEasy had the grand honour of covering YOKKAO 41 & 42, which took place in the capital of Ireland, Dublin. YOKKAO brought not just one, but two completely stacked Muay Thai cards to the Irish fans. In total there was 22 fights spanning over 10 glorious hours and every moment was filled with
Tenshin Nasukawa Bounces Back From Floyd Mayweather Loss With An Insane Cartwheel Kick Knockout Win Over Federico Roma The 20-year-old Japanese kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa last suffered a loss from the hands of retired boxing icon, Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a special exhibition match at RIZIN 14 from inside Saitama Super Arena last December. Nasukawa