December 2011

After soundly defeating BJ Penn—twice—and KO’ing Gray Maynard, Frankie Edgar finally finds himself in the clear as the undisputed lightweight king. With the top two 155 pound fighters not named Frankie out of the picture, the division has…

Benson Henderson is on his way to Japan with a mission—fight the perfect fight, take Frankie Edgar’s belt, and make sure it doesn’t leave his waist until 2016. "Can you do a Matrix kick off the fence on this?" Henderson asks. He’s staring…

DUN…DUN…DUN-DUN. The tribal call of Nobuhiko Takada’s Taiko drums bang as the giant big screen flashes and fans roar. Spotlights trace Saitama Super Arena, flash-pots explode, and flamethrowers spit at the ceiling. DUN… DUN…DUN-DUN. The…

After epic clashes with BJ Penn and Gray Maynard, UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar is finally getting the admiration that an elite fighter deserves. As he gets ready for his fourth title defense against Benson “Smooth” Henderson, we…

Some mixed martial artists are well-rounded specimens and some are, well…rounded specimens. Before being fit was posh for heavyweights, these four groundbreakers made fight fans believe that big was beautiful. Maybe that’s a stretch. But…

Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler doesn’t walk in the counsel of his doubters—he knocks them down. Mike Chandler has two tattoos, which is a relatively small number for a championship fighter in mixed martial arts—a world…

The UFC’s busy January schedule takes fight fans to two of the best cities in the country: Nashville and Chicago. To get the action started, FIGHT!’s managing editor and lifelong Tennessee resident Jim Casey takes on FIGHT!’s lead writer…

YOU CAN’T PUT A PRICE TAG ON HAPPINESS HAND AND WRIST CONTROL Check out some of our favorite new options for keeping your hands protected and your striking sharp. 1. CENTURY BLACK LABEL BOXING GLOVES We all remember Century foam sparring…

BRINGING COUNTRIES TOGETHER, ONE BEATING AT A TIME. WHAM BAM Fighting for the first time since his June dismissal from the UFC, middleweight Nate Marquardt will take on Yoshiyuki Yoshida at BAMMA 9 on Feb. 11 in Birmingham, England. The…

VERBAL JAMBALAYA BIKINI TALENT “Seems easy to wear a bikini and seems easy to walk in a circle, but try walking in a circle while wearing a bikini. Talented girl!” —Chael Sonnen on his Twitter battle with Arianny Celeste. RAMPAGE SAN…