UFC’s Vik Grujic: Painting a New Canvas Neil Rooke June 23, 2014 Spotlight, UFC A small droplet of paint drips from a long paint roller as it's making contact with the ceiling. Back and forth. Back and forth. A drop sheet lines the cement, and it's clear that it has seen better days. Each...
Evolve MMA’s Heath Sims and the Journey to Singapore Neil Rooke June 18, 2014 Spotlight, UFC High school, if we look at pop culture, is an overwhelming, scary place where the transition to adolescence is typically met with life-changing event after life-changing event. Kids, as they are, truly begin...
ONE FC’s Ev Ting: Ready for a Return to Remember Neil Rooke June 12, 2014 Spotlight, UFC The idea of not having to work for over a year may seem like a dream come true to most. The lazy days would just follow, one after the other. Boredom would likely settle in pretty quickly, the days begin to...
Valor’s Tammy Taylor: All-or-Nothing Approach to MMA Debut Neil Rooke June 12, 2014 Spotlight, UFC The most powerful kind of stories are the ones that are passed down from generation to generation. Whether it's a wartime tale about how our forefathers risked their lives on the battlefield, or a love story...
ONE FC’s Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke: Entering a New Chapter in His Fight Career Neil Rooke June 9, 2014 Spotlight, UFC The sun's piercing rays hit the hot tin roof of the open training shed. Bodies work tirelessly as pools of sweat seem to follow them around. The sounds of legs crashing into pads and the grunts of boys, girls,...
XFC Australia’s Jessy Jess: Adding To a Wall of Memories Neil Rooke June 6, 2014 Spotlight, UFC A photograph preserves a memory. It allows emotion to be rekindled long after an event takes place. Photographs can trigger happiness, they can reignite sorrow and pain or any kind of emotion that one can...
ONE FC Bolsters Roster With Seven New Signings, Including Pang, Mazepa and Holley Neil Rooke June 3, 2014 News, Spotlight ONE Fighting Championship has continued to expand its roster, signing seven new fighters. The new additions include Adrian Pang, Irina Mazepa, Vaughn Donayre, Hiroshige Tanaka, Koji Ando, Christian Holley...
Cage Warriors’ Damien Brown: Anxious to Get Back on Track Neil Rooke June 3, 2014 Spotlight, UFC Sometimes, the life of a fighter sucks. Train. Train. Train. Family, friends and everything else slowly begins to take a back seat. To be the best at something, you have to dedicate your whole life to it....
EFC Africa’s Irshaad Sayed: Evolving One Fight at a Time Neil Rooke June 3, 2014 Spotlight, UFC As the plane ticket is passed to him, a rush of excitement hits. It's not long until the plane will be touching down in South Africa. He will be home again. Anybody that has left their old hometown knows that...
XFC Australia’s Kate Da Silva: Black Belt Ready to Make a Statement Neil Rooke June 2, 2014 Spotlight, UFC There is no truer journey in the land of martial arts than jiu-jitsu. It's about discipline, development and truly keeping an open mind. Jiu-jitsu is an art form. New Zealand's Kate Da Silva, over many...
