FIGHT! Life

Watch out world, MMA is Darwinian. When we talk about the evolution of mixed martial arts, it’s easy to point to a lot of the obvious advancements in the sport, rules, and athletes. Legal MMA events take place in almost every state in the…
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Michael Chiesa capped his 13 weeks in The Ultimate Fighter: Live house by earning a sixfigure UFC contract. Michael Chiesa may have been coach Urijah Faber’s fifth pick, but that didn’t deter the Washington native from systematically…
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Brit Bliss Age: 24 Height: 5’3” Hometown: Olympia, WA Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheBritBliss Twitter: @BritBliss Where are you from? I grew up in southern Ohio, just outside of a city called Zanesville. What was it like growing up…
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For every MMA fighter, improving your all-around game is crucial to your success and longevity in the sport. You should always work on improving your striking by adding as many new weapons as possible. And, by new weapons, I mean new…
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Brittany Elizabeth Age: 24 Height: 5’7” Hometown: Manhattan, Kansas Facebook: facebook.com/pages/BrittanyElizabeth/267126256663490 Twitter: @brittelizabeth2 Why do you want to be a FIGHT! girl? I love MMA—it’s really intriguing to me,…
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Zuffa returns to its beginning with a summer visit to Atlantic City. Before UFC 133 in Philadelphia, Dana White put together one of his more riveting fight week vlogs. In this particular one, he referred to himself as a degenerate while…
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Do U Know How Many Followers I have? “ Imagine everything you write will appear as a headline in USA Today with your name next to it.” That’s what Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney tells fighters when it comes to interacting on Twitter and…
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Lauren Shawe Age: 20 Height: 5’7” Hometown: Swindon, England Favorite Fighter: Pat Curran Facebook: facebook.com/Lauren.Shawe Twitter: @MissLaurenShawe Why do you want to be a FIGHT! girl? I think it portrays a really healthy image…
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Ronda Rousey could be the new face of MMA. As an old-school fighter who came up in Japan, I started fighting in an era when females weren’t allowed in the gym. That meant girlfriends, friends, and even wives were not allowed in the dojo or…
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Nicole Pietrontone Age: 22 Height: 5’2” Hometown: New Providence, NJ Favorite Fighter: Georges St-Pierre Facebook: Nicole Pietrontone Twitter: @ModelNicoleP How long have you been modeling? About three years. It’s something I’ve…
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