Out of Obscurity: Combat Zone 44, Deep Cage Impact, World Freefight Challenge 18 Robby Collins June 13, 2013 Events, Previews Every Thursday, The MMA Corner will take a look at three regional or international cards, previewing from each a single fight to which people should pay close attention. We will also list other significant...
Second Wind: Will Pancrase and the Asian MMA Resurgence Bring the Far East Closer? Robby Collins May 10, 2013 News The scene is ancient Greece. Athenian hero Theseus presses forward into the heart of the Labyrinth and right into the clutches of the mighty Minotaur—a dreadful creature, half-man, half-bull. Using his...
Outside the Box: Does Holly Holm Have the Right Stuff for MMA? Robby Collins April 29, 2013 News In 1989, Deion Sanders hit a home run for the New York Yankees and scored a touchdown for the Atlanta Falcons in the same week. It's a feat that has yet to be duplicated in the world of sports. During his...
Road FC 11 Preview: Lightweight Championship, Hellboy, Sokoudjou Robby Collins April 12, 2013 Events, Previews 2012 was an exciting year for South Korea's Road Fighting Championship as the promotion forged ahead onto a road which is truly less traveled. Not long ago, the promotion was staging events in a shopping mall....
The Fall of Jiu-Jitsu: Is MMA Becoming a Stand-Up Sport? Robby Collins April 5, 2013 News From Ryo Chonan's flying scissor heel hook at Pride Shockwave 2004 to Chan-Sung Jung's scintillating spine twister at UFC Fight Night 24, mixed martial arts history is filled with dazzling submission...
More Than Just Hockey: A Look at the Next Wave of Canadian MMA Robby Collins March 29, 2013 News Contrary to playful belief, the upper half of the North American continent isn't frozen and uninhabitable. Okay, it isn't uninhabitable. And although hockey is still Canada's national sport, there's more...
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 7 Preview Robby Collins March 20, 2013 Events, Previews Resurrection Fighting Alliance was one of the big mixed martial arts success stories of 2013. Since its humble beginnings just 15 months ago, RFA has catapulted its way to the forefront of regional MMA. Its...
Rising Sun: Emerging Prospects Revitalize Japanese MMA Robby Collins March 15, 2013 News “It is doubtful whether the Japanese people and the country as a whole can really be understood or appreciated by anyone without a degree of knowledge of their martial culture.” -Donn F....
Caged Aggression: Amateur MMA Raises the Bar Robby Collins March 11, 2013 News Rock Island, Ill., has some of the worst roads in the United States. Fortunately, they all led to one place over the weekend--the QCCA Expo Center, home of Caged Aggression IX: Return of the Champions, a...
Stay Active: Reversing the Point-Fighting Trend in MMA Robby Collins March 8, 2013 News Ed. Note: This is the second part of a two-part feature. Part one can be found here For a mixed martial artist, there must be nothing more frustrating than preparing for a fight and stepping into the...
