Coming off the second UFC on FOX card that had three “meaningful” bouts on the main card, the promotion seems to going the “exciting” route for the third installment. On the heels of the Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz bout being elevated to the main event, the UFC has added another bout that is sure to keep the fans on the edge of their seats.
Tag Archives: KickBoxing
Don’t Forget Badr Hari and Gokhan Saki headline a stacked It’s Showtime 55 card Tomorrow
With a fight card that should please even the most discerning kickboxing fan, It’s Showtime, Europe’s leading kickboxing organization has put together a series of match-ups that should come with a combat sports “over excitement warning”. With the feature bout of Badr Hari, who is leaving the sport versus monster competitor Gokhan Saki, fans will be tuning in to witness a true living legend in kickboxing say his last goodbyes with punches and kicks.
DREAM: New Year! 2011 Results
As UFC 141 concluded it is then time for the yearend spectacle that is the Dream: New Year! 2011. From the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and broadcasting live on HDNet Dream: New Year! 2011 offered up a jam-packed card with a wide assortment of combat sports.
United Glory Kickboxing/MMA World Series 2010-2011 Round Two “Survival” Results
The United Glory Kickboxing and MMA 2010/2011 World Series Tournament Round Two “Survival”, organized in cooperation with Shooto Belgium, was held on Saturday, March 19th in Charleroi, Belgium. This was the second of three events in the tourney where Kickboxing and MMA fighters are competing for a $150, 000 final prize for the winner of each final fight. The event featured the Heavyweight Kickboxing tourney and Welterweight MMA tourney semi-final fights as well as extra fights called Super Fights and Pre-Fights, both in MMA and Kickboxing.
Fight Network Acquires Multi-Year Broadcast Rights for IT’S SHOWTIME
Canada’s only TV channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, the Fight Network announced today that is has acquired the multi-year English-language broadcast rights for IT’S SHOWTIME to air up to 10 events per year live. Five event dates are already confirmed for 2011 with five more cards across Europe to be announced.
The Fight Network is carried nationally on all major cable, satellite and telco systems in Canada and includes fights, fighters, fight news and fight lifestyle.
The Challenge: Training MMA at the Den Update 4
Welcome back to The Challenge. I have now been taking kickboxing classes for two and a half weeks and the biggest difference is definitely the cardio. Striking really is more intense than grappling in terms of cardio. There are many positions in grappling where you can rest, but this is not true in Muay Thai. I have never tried a sport where the actions are more foreign to me than kickboxing. None of the motions or movements I’ve learned in 20 years of soccer and multiple seasons of baseball and wrestling have even slightly prepared me for this. The footwork, body position and hand placement is so precise. Not really one of my strong points.
