Body Triangle Counter

Urijah Faber is stepping in for injured Dominick Cruz to face UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao in the main event at UFC 169 on Feb. 1.

Three local fighters went to Singapore to take part in UFC Fight Night 34. Each fighter increased his record, with two taking home an extra $50,000 bonus. Russell Doane, who made his UFC debut, defeated Leandro Issa by triangle choke, increasing his record to 13-3. Max Holloway defeated Will Chope with a second-round TKO victory. […]

BY BURTON RICHARDSON When at the back, the first priority is to stay at the back! This means controlling the opponent’s upper body with your arms and his lower body with your legs. The standard method of lower body control is to use “hooks”, placing your feet inside his thighs. But hooks can be pulled […]

“As soon as I checked it, I knew I checked it right, and he was going to be in a lot of pain,” Weidman said. “As soon as he put his foot down and I saw him fall, I knew it was over.”

Anderson Silva has undergone surgery on his broken left leg, and his doctor believes the former UFC middleweight champion could fight again after the grotesque injury.

Congratulations to Louis Smolka, who recently got signed by the UFC!

The opponent must get his hips close to yours to lift you or to effectively hook your leg for the takedown. A simple solution is to keep the opponent’s hips away from you by

BY NICOLE KATO Ring in the new year (Jan. 25 to be exact) at Destiny: Na Koa IV, taking place at the Blaisdell Arena. Bruski Louis of Bulls Pen goes head to head against Robby Ostovich of Jesus Is Lord … Congratulations to Kaisa Ishikawa, CJ Kahepuu and Nika Tapucol of the Garden Island. All […]

BY BURTON RICHARDSON This is one of the oldest kicks in martial arts, but it is just beginning to be used in MMA. It used to be thought that the side kick didn’t have enough power to be effective against a conditioned athlete, and that it left the kicker vulnerable. Those thoughts are changing. The […]