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Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic spent years kicking K-1 and Pride opponents in the head, but somewhere along the way his own head came undone. "Well, to tell the truth, its hard to say 100-percent, what was the struggle for my first appearance…

When It’s More Than Just a Pain in the Neck by Dr John Park “Hey, Doc. I got trapped in a nasty guillotine choke, and now my neck hurts. But I’ve also got this burning sensation going down my left arm. What does that mean?” Or, “Hey, Doc.…

FIGHT! Magazine spotted 2008 Olympian and two-time NCAA wrestling champ Ben Askren wandering through the crowd last night at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, so we asked him for an update on his young MMA career, the challenges he faces,…

Brett Rogers blew up Andrei Arlovski's spot in 22 seconds last night. After the fight, Rogers told FIGHT! Magazine it was worth the wait.

Nick Diaz beat up Scott Smith but good last night, peppering him with punches to the body and face before finishing him with a choke at 1:41 of round three. After the fight, Diaz gave FIGHT! Magazine some insight into his fight strategy.

Call him “Cowboy” – Donald Cerrone he hates to be called by his first name. Cerrone was looking to rope himself the WEC lightweight title in a January match with champion Jamie Varner but was down on all scorecards. Cerrone found some…

Strikeforce’s 185-pound roster is without a doubt the best single-weight class roster in America outside of Zuffa. Some of its inhabitants include middleweight champ Cung Le, EliteXC middleweight champ “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler, Frank…

Jake Shields held championship belts from three different promotions – Shooto, Rumble on the Rock and EliteXC – but the only organization that once called him king still in existence is Shooto. Both Rumble on the Rock and EliteXC were…

By FIGHT! contributor Matt Burosh Kevin Randleman’s pre-fight smack talk, reliance on strength over technique, and natural aggression endeared him to fight fans over the years. But “The Monster” cost himself a lot of fights in the process,…

By FIGHT! contributor Matt Burosh This week there is more weight on Jake Shields’ shoulders than the 15 pounds that separates his native welterweight division from the middleweight class inhabited by his opponent, “Ruthless” Robbie…