This is a choke that comes up everyone once in a while, but if you land it, the opponent is finished.

Joey “Ballistic” Balai, who has a 7-4 MMA record, along with records of 2-3 kickboxing, 4-1 Triple Threat and 3-1 pankration, was supposed to fight in last weekend’s event, but an injury caused him to miss the action.

There are two types of bent arm locks: the Kimura, where the opponent’s hand is bent down toward his back, and the Americana where you move the arm away from his body.

About one-third of professional mixed martial arts matches end in knockout or technical knockout, indicating a higher incidence of brain trauma than boxing or other martial arts, according to a new study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Middleweight champion Chris Weidman has a knee injury, forcing the UFC to postpone his title bout against Lyoto Machida for six weeks.

The Fix Sports Lounge and Nightclub plays host to an array of MMA, XMA, Triple Threat, pankration, kickboxing and SEC matches March 29.

You have the opponent’s back, which means you are close to finishing the fight. But his defense is too good. What to do? How about blocking his defense?

Johny Hendricks won the vacant welterweight championship last Saturday, unanimously outpointing Robbie Lawler in five rounds at UFC 171.

Danger! The opponent is on your back. He is looking to choke you out and win the fight. First priority- Defense! But we don’t want to only have a defensive mindset.

Boxing enthusiasts can look forward to an amateur boxing night Saturday (March 15) at Palolo District Park Gym.