Posted by Robert Visnick on 21st August 2011
You may have missed their name, as there’s a lot of competition out there — but Black Eagle has been an online distributor for martial arts gear for the UK and beyond since 2005. If you check out their website, you’ll find they a variety of products for your Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu needs, whether it’s Gi or No Gi — including rash guards and grappling pants. I’ll admit, I can’t say I’ve tried any of their products before this one.
But, after checking out their Black Eagle Raptor Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi, I can say they’ve got a new loyal customer.
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Posted by Jacob Lawton on 29th April 2011
Pictured: The official poster for UFC 129, which emanates from Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the new time of 6pm EST.
Tomorrow night is a huge one in the history of the UFC. It features the shattering of their attendance record - the ~22,000 current is expected to be more than doubled, with 55,000 seats sold at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. It also marks the first time the UFC have visited Ontario, and the first time the UFC Featherweight title is fought for. The card is, in a word, stacked, and every single fight is set to be aired in some form - five prelims on a Facebook stream, two on Spike, and the five fight main card featuring a title double header and Randy Couture’s 3rd ‘last fight ever’ on pay-per-view. It’s an interesting one from many perspectives - how will Jake Shields fare against GSP? Will Mark Hominick fulfill his promise to trouble Jose Aldo on the feet? Will Lyoto Machida go 1-3 since Joe Rogan’s declaration of the Machida era two years ago? Will Randy Couture’s storied career end on a high? This is the card of the year so far, and I, personally, am hyped for it. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Tommy Hackett on 19th March 2011
Editor’s Note: Our group predictions for tonight’s UFC 128 main event are below, but our man with the Breakdown every Monday, Jose Fernandez (JF), stepped up with predictions and analysis for the whole show; and Robert Visnick (RV), who offers his Two Cents on MMA every week, has a rebuttal or two. Hope you enjoy! — Tommy
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Posted by Robert Visnick on 8th March 2011
At UFC 128 Jon Jones at the young age of 23 will enter the octagon trying to take the Light Heavyweight Belt away from current UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Jones has exploded on to the MMA scene and has been entertaining us all with his exciting fighting style. At the young age Of 23 Jon Jones has made a quick run up the Light Heavyweight Rankings. Fight Magazine currently has the young phenom ranked #4 in the world at 205.
The stars aligned perfectly for Jon Jones when he got news of his title shot.
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Posted by Robert Visnick on 1st March 2011
Pictured: Tito Ortiz (right) throws a right at Ken Shamrock in their final bout. Robert Visnick argues in this piece that MMA in 2011 could use some more rivalries like Ortiz’s Team Punishment vs Shamrock’s Lion’s Den.
How civilized do the fans want MMA to become? Do you want overly respectful fighters in MMA?
No doubt MMA is a mainstream sport now and needs a good reputation to keep growing. But what really makes a sport have a good reputation? Is the MMA world starting to get a little to sensitive?
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Posted by Robert Visnick on 25th February 2011
Pictured: BJ Penn (left) and Jon Fitch face off at the UFC 128 Press Conference. Picture from Tracy Lee of CombatLifeStyle.com.
There is not a lot of hype surrounding Saturday’s UFC 128 card, but we all know the past some of the less hyped cards deliver the best fights.
With that in mind, the fight of the week is an obvious pick — BJ Penn vs. Jon Fitch.
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Posted by Robert Visnick on 19th February 2011
Pictured: Randy and Ryan Couture celebrate victory at Strikeforce: Challengers last night.
The stand out fighter of the night in Austin, Texas last night was Captain America’s flesh and blood Ryan Couture. Winning his second fight last night at Strikeforce: Challengers, Ryan is stepping out of his fathers shadow — and making a good attempt in making a name for himself.
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Posted by Robert Visnick on 9th February 2011
Pictured: Buakaw (right) shoots a push kick at Masato in a K-1 Max bout. Robert Visnick describes this technique as underutilized in MMA.
Though mixed martial arts has been around for a while now, the sport and the fighters’ technique are still evolving. Still, there are some basics that a lot of fighters can and should add to their arsenal. Fighters can still pull and learn to better utilize some basic techniques from boxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
First, boxing…
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