MMA

One of the more incredible competitors in the history of mixed martial arts has been Randy Couture, who could perhaps be considered one of the two or three best practitioners…

One of the landmark events in UFC history took place when Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock stepped into the octagon to do battle. It also began perhaps the sport's most…

The objective of the Zuffa-led UFC ownership in 2001 was to transform the organization and the sport in engaged in from an "outlaw" activity into something that could reasonably be…

Shamrock was bigger and stronger than Gracie, who came in at 176 pounds. He got Gracie to the mat early on, but then he got caught in Gracie's guard, where…

A month prior to the fateful appearance of Senator John McCain on Larry King Live, politicians were taking action in New York to ensure that the "evil" that was mixed…

The UFC has always used pay-per-view as the center of its revenue streams. But not long after Zuffa has purchased the UFC, it became apparent that in order to accomplish…

It is important to note a few of the critical factors in the growth of the UFC. One of them was the utilization of channels open to it through the…

It would be very difficult to chronicle the early history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship without mentioning the considerable part played in it by a man named John Milius. Not…

Everything about the Ultimate Fighting Championship was so new at the outset that they could hardly be blamed for making a few rules up on the fly. For example, the…

By the time Helio Gracie had finished with competitive fighting, the next generation of the Gracie family was ready to pick up the ball and run with it. Helio’s last…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship was not the type of event that was going to meet very well with the subtleties of regulation. As originally mapped out, it was a wild,…

If there ever was a serious contender that competed with the UFC for the attention of MMA fans, it was the PRIDE Fighting Championships. Located in Japan, the organization, owned…

Originally, the organization that bears the name "International Fighting Championships" ran under the monicker "Ultimate Warriors." The first show took place on March 30, 1996 in the unlikely venue of…

PRIDE GOES OUT FOR A RIDE Of the 68 events promoted by the Pride Fighting Championships, all but two of them were held in Japan. The other two took place…

When it appeared that the UFC was going to be successful and that a market indeed existed for mixed martial arts, there was really no shortage of opportunists who heard…