mano a mano combat

Even though his boxing career ended more than three decades ago, the cheers of “Ali, Ali” still ring in the Greatest’s ears every time he makes a public appearance. Muhammad Ali, who turned 70 years old on Jan 17, may be stricken with Parkinson’s disease and gets around by wheelchair today, but he’s still got [...]

Taking a page from the Breast Cancer Awareness movement among women, men all over the nation are sporting a mustache in support of Movember…a program designed to Raise Funds to Fight Prostate Cancer. In an effort to help this awesome movement, MMA Adventure is asking for people to enter for a chance to win a [...]

My name is Michael Kelly, and I am not your average MMA fan. In actuality I am in love with all Combat Sports. I enjoy points fighting, Sambo, American kickboxing, BJJ, Judo, submission & Greco-Roman & freestyle wrestling, Muay Thai, Bando or Burmese boxing, heck I even like Sumo. But my first love was boxing, ohh the [...]

Technically, mano a mano translates as “hand to hand”.  It was used originally for bullfights where two matadors alternate competing for the admiration of the audience.  At least according to Wikipedia! Within the Doce Pares Eskrima fighting system, (a class of Filipino Martial Arts that emphasizes stick and sword fighting) it is one of the three ranges [...]

This is Part 2 of Showdown Joe’s exclusive interview with Chael Sonnen. Sonnen will (hopefully?) be fighting Brian Stann at UFC 136 in Houston. You know – now that he’s clarified the whole medical issue.

“We can try to avoid making choices by doing nothing, but even that is a decision.”—Gary Collins The date was July 19 of the year 2011, and it will always be remembered in sports history as the day that many will say was the beginning of the end for contact and combative sports. In case [...]

On November 20th at the Knoxville Harley-Davidson on Lovell Road in Knoxville, ACF Thirteen presented MMA fans with an awesome show! The event was smaller than the usual Knox Expo, the crowd was smaller, but the fighters wowed the audience with non-stop action and 9 fights that rocked! On the line were 4 title fights, [...]

Press Release: Westlake Village, CA. – November 9, 2010 – At Elite MMA Bas Rutten and His Team Provide Top Level Instruction to Mixed Martial Arts Students of All Levels. According to Big Shock Media, MMA Legend Bas Rutten Personally Instructs Many of the Classes at Elite MMA! Bas Rutten’s Elite MMA mixed martial arts [...]

NEW YORK, NY (September 6, 2010) – According to Shine Fights CEO, Devin Price, the Virginia State Athletic Commission reneged on the verbal agreement with Shine Fights. Subsequently, Shine Fights has decided to move the MMA promotional firm’s Sept 10th Grand Prix Tournament to First Council Casino in Newkirk, OK in the wake of questionable [...]

FAIRFAX, VA (August 23, 2010) – According to a recent Press Release, Shine Fights Promotions CEO Devin Price, and COO Jason Chambers, have asked fans to play matchmaker for the company’s upcoming Lightweight Grand Prix Tournament, which will be televised nationally on Pay Per View. Eight of the fight world’s best 155-pound competitors have been [...]