MMA’s Dirtiest Fighters of All-Time Part II James Hirth May 3, 2016 News, Spotlight, UFC So, we continue down the road to number one. Make no mistake; this is no honor. This isn’t like being the #1 pick in the NFL Draft, currently going on in sweet-home Chicago (NO ONE from Chicago calls it...
MMA’s Dirtiest Fighters of All-Time: Part I James Hirth May 2, 2016 News, Promotions, Spotlight, UFC With Jon Jones recent return to the cage an unsettling vision clouded my thoughts prior to the fight; does the return of “Bones” mean we’ll see the return of the eye poke? Though considered by most to be...
RIZIN Sons Part 7: Pancrase James Hirth February 20, 2016 Events, News, Previews, Promotions, Spotlight Today, we’re exploring the Pancrase promotion headquartered in Kameido, Koto, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1993, the promotion is equally as old as the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The organization’s...
The RIZIN Sons Part 6: ROAD FC James Hirth February 3, 2016 Events, News, Previews, Spotlight The RIZIN Sons Part 6: ROAD FC Today, we’re exploring the ROAD FC promotion headquartered in Wonju, South Korea. It is considered Korea’s largest MMA promotion. ROAD FC was founded by former Korean...
RIZIN Sons KSW: Part 5 James Hirth January 21, 2016 Events, News, Previews, Promotions, Spotlight Today, we’re exploring the KSW promotion headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. KSW stands for “Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki” or “Martial Arts Confrontation” and it is considered Europe’s largest...
The RIZIN Sons Part 4: Vale Tudo Japan James Hirth January 19, 2016 Events, News, Previews, Promotions, Spotlight Today, we’re reviewing the Vale Tudo Japan promotion. These events - also referred to as Japan Open Vale Tudo - were held annually from 1994 to 1999. The majority of them (5 of the 6) were held in the Tokyo...
The RIZIN Sons Part III: Jungle Fight James Hirth January 18, 2016 Events, News, Previews, Promotions, Spotlight Today, we’re exploring the Jungle Fight organization founded in Amazonas, Northern Brazil. The promotion began holding events in 2003 and have held 84 fight cards in their 13 years of existence. Every event...
Taking A Closer Look At The RIZIN Sons Part 2: DEEP James Hirth January 8, 2016 Events, News, Previews, Promotions, Spotlight Today we’re exploring Japan’s DEEP organization headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. The promotion was originally called DEEP 2001 and as you may suspect, they began holding events in 2001. The name was...
The RIZIN Sons: Exploring Promotions That Make Up RIZIN FF Family James Hirth January 6, 2016 Events, News, Previews, Promotions, Spotlight If you tuned into Spike TV on New Year’s Eve morning to see Breakfast with Fedor, many of you may have caught your first glimpse of what the legendary PRIDE FC was like. That was a special time in the...