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Did Ronda Rousey Announce her Retirement from the UFC?

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Yes, you read that right. The one time dominant champion is taking her talents to the world of “professional wrestling”. So, has she officially retired from MMA? Who knows! You certinally can’t derive an answer from her response to the […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor Trade Shots on Social Media

After Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated a top fighter in Edson Barboza at UFC 219, it didn’t take long for the war of words to heat up with ‘The Notorious’ one Conor McGregor. Shortly after a lopsided win, McGregor did what McGregor does and took to Twitter calling Khabib’s performance ‘dog sh-t’. He also suggested that if Khabib wanted a fight, he should […]

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BJJ MMA

MMA Fighter Anna Dempster Set to Fight Internet Troll

In case you don’t know who Anna Dempster is she is a MMA fighter who recently decided to take an internet troll named Kristopher Zylinski up on his offer. See, Zylinski doesn’t seem to believe that a female MMA fighter has and chance whatsoever against a man … specifically him. The folks at McDojoLife (Facebook page) made the match […]

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Feel Good MMA

Matt Hughes is Healing Up and Making Positive Progress

A friend of Matt Hughes gave the MMA and combat sports world a positive update on the former UFC welterweight champion, calling Matt Hughes’ recovery from a June collision “nothing short of a miracle.” “Less than two months ago I didn’t know if my best friend (Matt Hughes) was going to make it, and tonight […]

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BJJ MMA Why BJJ

Bullying Sparks the Fight in a Fighter

Alton Cunningham was picked on and bullied as a high schooler. This is an all too common theme for most children growing up in the school system. Dealing with bullies is just a sad fact for live for school aged children. For Alton, one of the things he would be picked on was his love […]

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MMA UFC

UFC Fight Night 112 Preview

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MMA

Former Champion Retires from Mixed Martial Arts

For fans of MMA, all that is ever really seen is what happens inside the cage … very few get to see or understand the tremendous sacrifice these fighters make in order to compete at the highest levels.  The pressure of spilling their blood, sweat, and tears under the bright lights and in front of millions […]

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Fitness Health/Fitness Newbies Why BJJ

Mirror, Mirror: Shattering Your Negative Self Image

What do you see when you look in the mirror? Of course, your own reflection, but who are you really seeing? Recognizing yourself is more important than just identifying the face that you see in the mirror. It’s about seeing who you REALLY are. For some people, this is not an easy task. Mikal AbdullahProfessor […]

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6 Secrets to Starting the New Year Right

Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution? If you’re like millions of other people today, you’ve probably made at least one New Year’s resolution during your life. As the New Year approaches, many of us have it in our minds to stop some habits and start others. Sometimes that means we stop eating eating […]

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My Dreams Don’t Take Holidays

Have you ever dreamed a dream so big that you didn’t want to tell anyone else? Something you desire more than anything else in this world? If you have, you are like most people in the world today – we ALL have dreams – and we all dream BIG dreams. I have a question for […]