When I was in junior-high, our school janitor used to draw pictures of Batman on post-it notes and slap them over our gym lockers. The dude’s English wasn’t that good, but at the bottom of the note he would write something inspirational like ‘Try hard every day!’. I thought we were the only ones that
Despite a culture of individualism in the western world, sometimes homogeneous circumstances are to the advantage of all involved. Take for example the UK MMA scene, where there is no standardized rule set, no local or national governing body and nothing to stop a fighter being knocked out one week and fighting again the next.
If three years ago you told me that I would be writing an article about someone named ‘Maximo Blanco’, I would have said: ‘Where did you get that time machine? Let me try it out.’ I would then confiscate your time machine and travel back in a time before you had the time machine and
[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on MMA-Japan, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] Wow, what a long strange trip its been. (Thanks Grateful Dead) The bout that was supposedly finalized just 48 hours ago is again off as fighter Anthony McKee is unable to compete. One thing we have learned is that it
I will straight up admit that the only reason I am awake at 4am to deliver you this slice of Hollywood style MMA is because I have a ghost in my apartment. Or at least I think I do. I have a ghost or an electrical problem. Light bulbs are burning out fast and the
You know that video you get at the end of highschool (or 8th grade) made by the AV club reviewing the entire school year with the slow moving photographs of BFF’s hugging and promising to keep in touch? If you don’t you’re missing out (kinda), just rest assured that the video below is pretty much
The case of Roy Nelson vs Frank Mir at UFC 130 is open and shut. There is no fancy evidence for us to carefully examine or any shady characters for us to lean on for information, these two heavyweights have made it abundantly clear where they will be and what they will be doing on
The concept of a shallow depth of field is interesting in cinematography. It adds a dynamic look and feel to your shot and it draws attention to the main subject in your piece. It also looks plain cool. You gotta love that focused image with the blurry background, it’s like magic isn’t it? Well guess
If you follow me on Twitter you will know of all of the exciting ‘live Tweeting’ I do at the events I’m attending. Examples of my ‘live Tweeting’ include my observations of Matt Hughes removing a string from the sleeve of his jacket and staring at it in awe, the incredible sight of Bigfoot Silva
I was walking in a store the other day and saw a ‘breakfast cookie’. Cookies for breakfast, it’s about time. I didn’t need an excuse before, but now I have a real one. If I saw Nick Diaz’s ‘Don’t be scared homie’ shirt in that same store, I would have purchased it and mailed it
Erin Toughill Talks Exclusively To AddictedMMA. Coming off her first fight in two years Erin Toughill reveals to AddictedMMA’s Steve Wickett the problems that faced her in the lead up to her fight with Ashley Sanchez. We touch on her split with husband Neil Melanson, severe illness in the lead up to the fight and
‘Hilariously wrong’ in the sense that someone almost died for the sake of teaching a few people out there the proper way to execute a lapel choke. Sure the title may be morbid to a few out there, but let’s face it — it’s always enjoyable when the person reaching the brink of death is
Despite being handed two losses in a row in less than a year, odd makers continue to believe the Fedor Emelinanenko is truly MMA’s only GOAT. On Fedor has opened up as a -275 favorite over Dan Henderson at +215. It’s been reported that this bout will take place at a strange catchweight which is
[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on LiverKick.com, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] It’s Showtime Lyon is in the books now, with Badr Hari officially back in action against a less-than-game Gregory Tony, disappointing some, but doing as expected and taking out Tony within the first round. In a night that was largely
[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on DstryrSG, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] I can’t imagine where I would be now if I had started training BJJ at five years old. It’s a shame that there were no BJJ schools where I grew up. I bet you I would have been a world
One of the most amazing findings in neuroscience is when one of our sensory inputs is damaged or altogether missing, the brain rewires itself in various ways in order to fill in the missing information. For example, congenitally deaf Matt Hamill has revealed that instead of hearing his corner men when he is fighting, he