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Teens MARCIN HELD Age: 18Record: 9-1 Polish sensation Marcin Held went undefeated in 20-plus amateur bouts, and he has compiled a pro record of 9-1. The 18-year-old BJJ practitioner can fight at either 145 pounds or 155 pounds.…

How did you get the nickname “Dominator?” I was the smallest guy on my football team, but I would never stop and I’d always get back up. What’s the last CD you bought? Eminem’s…

5. NATE MARQUARDT VS.ROUSIMAR PALHARES(UFC Ultimate Fight Night 22: Sept. 15) Palhares comes into the bout on a UFC three-fight win streak, including victories over Jeremy Horn and Tomasz Drwal. Marquardt hopes to rebound…

Free spirited Swiss beauty Alexandra Lahey will watch fights, drink beer, and eat a steak, but don’t think for one second she doesn’t enjoy being a girl. + Word on the street is that you’ve been to a few…

4. SCOTT HOWARD TEEN WOLF The ability to “wolf out” made nerdy Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) a basketball star with increased strength, speed,and jumping abilities. Those skills would transition nicely to…

This, like many of Fedor Emelianenko’s aphorisms, could have just as easily come out of a fortune cookie as out of the mouth of the man who has for the last several years been considered the world’s top heavyweight. The…

Mixed martial artist Leah Melnychuk is a competitor in the gym, at the dinner table, and on gaming consoles. Challenge her, and Canada’s finest export might just leave you burned. Let’s start from the beginning. How did…

So, I hear you can curve a bullet. That’s got to be cool. I think every Special Forces sniper can do it. It’s not like the biggest trick in the world.Environmental forces affect how the bullet moves, whether it’s…

So you want to be a full-time fighter? Well, don’t go quitting your day job just yet. For every successful fighter who gave up everything to train, there are 100 average joes who have not been so successful. Now, the joes are broke,…

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