Royce Gracie In The UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship
Shogun Rua Vs. Anderson Silva
Before they became UFC stars, Anderson Silva and Mauricio Rua were both star fighters for the famed Chute Boxe Academy, based out of Curitiba, Brazil.
Ultimate Fighter Reality Show
The Ultimate Fighter is a reality TV series and MMA competition , created in the United States , and produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship . On this show, professional mixed martial arts fighters that have yet to make a big name for themselves are situated in a house outside of Las Vegas , Nevada and compete against each other for the title of TUF , winning a six-figure, multi-fight contract with the UFC .
George St Peirre And His MMA Career
Georges St-Pierre was born May 19, 1981 in Saint-Isidore, Quebec, to Jim and Louise St-Pierre. St-Pierre had a rough upbringing , attending a school where others would steal his clothes and money. He started learning Kyokushin karate at age seven by his father and later by a Kyokushin Karate Master to defend himself against a school bully , Nikolas Mavrikos.
How The UFC Began
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) was originally launched in the United States by the “first family of Jiu-Jitsu.” They brought together the very best martial artists from the various disciplines to compete against each other on a level playing field. The goal was to determine which of the disciplines was best. Could a boxer beat a wrestler? Could a kung fu champion beat a karate master?
10 UFC Facts You May Not Know
10 Things you may not know about the UFC.
Boxing VS MMA
I am more of a mixed martial arts fan than a boxing fan, but I do enjoy boxing every now and then. For me personally MMA is more exciting purely because there are more ways for a fighter to win the fight. So many times have I seen on forums and websites people arguing over which is the better sport and which fighters are tougher? The truth is toughness comes down to individuals, there are tough boxers just like there are tough MMA fighters. So the question remains; can boxing and mixed martial arts co-exist?
Best Gloves For MMA
MMA gloves or Mixed Martial Arts gloves are meant for mixed martial arts fighting. Martial arts require fighting with hands with your opponents. Therefore, protection of the fighter’s hands is mandatory and for that purpose, one needs a good pair of MMA gloves.
Is Anderson Silva The Floyd Mayweather Of MMA?
There are many talented fighters in both boxing and Mixed Martial Arts but the truly great fighters are diamonds in the rough. When most people think about the pugilistic sport of boxing there are a few names that all people are familiar with. Those names are often Ali, Tyson, Holyfield, and De La Hoya but without question Floyd “Money” Mayweather is on the hunt to be considered the greatest of all time.
The UFC And The Investors
Owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship have sold a 10 percent stake to a Middle Eastern entertainment company to bolster the mixed-martial arts league’s ability to expand throughout that region and other areas of the world, UFC’s owners confirmed Monday.