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Chad Mendes’ combat sports career is nearly perfect, both on the wrestling mats and in the Octagon. Most athletes could only dream of accomplishing what he’s done, but it’s not enough. Twice, greatness has slipped through his fingers. He…

Say It! Say It! Say Matté! UFC on Fuel TV 10 set the record for submission finishes for a single UFC event. Eight submissions occurred on the card, topping the previous total of six that was held by three events. Bigfoot Facts In two…

Full of Garbage “Anybody who accepts that as a reality of the sport is sad and pathetic. I hope this isn’t the reality of the sport. If it is, I should probably go do something else, like empty trash cans. I’d make more money than I do…

Namaste Outlaw Bikram yoga, also known as “hot yoga,” is performed in a room heated to 105 degrees, with a humidity of 40 percent. This guarantees that you will sweat a lot as you perform the 26 postures in a typical class. UFC middleweight…

Photo by Justin Trapp Courtesy of Bad Boy You’re known for succinct answers. Can we expect the same today? Yes . You have the biggest fight of your career coming up against Jon Jones at UFC 165 on September 21. It wasn’t clear you were…

It’s been exactly two years since Kenda Perez graced the pages of FIGHT!, and believe us when we tell you, she missed us. Sure, we’ve been celebrating Kenda Perez Day on our own, but we had to check in to see how the Maxim “Hot 100” was…

Mixed martial arts is the fastest growing sport in the world. It garners more attention and new fans daily. The emergence of so many new athletes sometimes makes it hard for fans to notice some of the fighters on the verge of making it to…

The night before Chris Weidman beat Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Title, Ray Longo saw things unfolding before his eyes. Photo: USA TODAY SPORTS Heavyweight great Floyd Patterson wouldn’t have sex during his training camps…

ONE FC is the largest MMA organization in Asia and often draws comparisons to the much beloved PRIDE events—but what is ONE FC really? Launched just two years ago on July 14, 2011, ONE Fighting Championship is now the most widely…

As the new striking coach for Team Alpha Male, former UFC fighter Duane “Bang” Ludwig has come out of the gate firing. Three of his Team Alpha Male fighters (Joseph Benavidez, Chad Mendes, and TJ Dillashaw) earned knockouts on the UFC on…