Content provided by Tim Burke: Bloody Elboy According to Trevor Wittman, he actually tried to stop Nate Marquardt’s UFC 188 fight before the end of the second round, but wasn’t allowed to. n MMA, a cornerman stopping a fight is very, very rare. Unlike boxing, the people advising a fighter are almost guaranteed to let…
Whatever you do, you have to give the man credit: Justin Gaethje practices what he preaches. Gaethje promised a memorable battle of aggression and delivered exactly that at WSOF 19, retaining his World Series of Fighting lightweight title with a spectacular third-round TKO win over Luis Palomino on March 28. It’s a fight that may…
By Nick Groke The Denver Post Rose Namajunas fights like a triton spider — all long limbs and sharp movements that seem quick enough to walk on water. Her flying armbar lockup in a bout in Kansas City, Mo., last year forced a submission just 12 seconds in. The Denver mixed-martial artist is moving just…
When Manuel Perez won the UBF International Title just two weeks ago in his hometown, he knew the win would bring great opportunities for his career. Perez put on an impressive and possibly his best performance Nov. 1 in Denver against Cesar Holguin to claim the title. What Perez didn’t expect was that opportunity would…
Manny “Manos” Perez Friday July 25th 2014 Friday night was a huge night for Grudge Training Center’s stable of upcoming fighters as well as a couple of favorite veterans. Firstly, I have to say a gigantic CONGRATULATION to Josh Copeland for winning his second heavyweight championship belt, this one was the first title for the…
Content Provided by Fightersonlymag.com WSOF lightweight champion Justin Gaethje might be a Division I All-American wrestler, he still intends on showing off his constantly improving striking skills on Saturday night against Nick Newell at WSOF 11. Gaethje, who wrestled for Northern Colorado but was born and raised in Arizona, has developed an impressive striking…
Content Provided by Zack Miller If you ask 25-year-old Justin Gaethje, he’ll tell you that there isn’t really any secret to his success. From starting on the wrestling mats at the young age of four, to defeating Rich Patishnock in just over a minute to win the World Series of Fighting lightweight championship, it all…
Content Provided by By Chuck Mindenhall ne of the more time-honored ways of conveying an intent to do harm is to say you want to “beat the piss” out of someone. Depending on your taste in flourishes, sometimes there’s an adjective attached for emphasis…such as, “I want to beat the living piss” out of…