Author James Hirth

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...