2012

Women's MMA has a future When the idea sparked to start an all-female fight promotion, I began researching the female side of the sport from a business perspective. Having spent my entire career working primarily with men in the sport,…

Champions, legends, and rising stars are the usual suspects when making a list of candidates for the cover of the magazine. After all, names like Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre represent the pinnacle of the sport. They provide the…

AXS TV/Inside MMA correspondent Ron Kruck traveled more than 5,000 miles to be part of Fedor Emelianenko’s last fight in St. Petersburg, Russia. Fedor Emelianenko has always been an enigma. On fight night, he was an emotionless cyborg,…

There's so much more to Matt "The Immortal" Brown than simply persevering—there's a story of redemption that's still being told. On a cool summer evening in August 2001, Matt Brown died. It's not that Brown remembers dying in the blur of…

You’re coming off a big TKO of Mark Munoz. How’s life been since the fight? I went out to Long Island a few days after I got home to celebrate with friends, and it all kinda struck me just how crazy everything has gotten. I’ve been coming…

WE’RE NOT DOCTORS, WE JUST PLAY ONE ON TV. SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF Suspension straps allow the use of your body weight to develop strength, power, endurance, balance, flexibility, and core stability. By suspending and shifting your…

You may know her from her time at Heavy.com, but Megan Olivi has since moved on to covering your favorite fighters for the UFC and FOX. From the Jersey Shore to the Las Vegas desert, this pintsized bundle of energy always delivers big.…

VERBAL JAMBALAYA NO BONES ABOUT IT “It’s not that he won’t fight me or I won’t fight him. To be dead honest, it’s that we both have a lot to lose, and we both respect each other a lot, and we both are striving for personal greatness. I…

Being the third man the cage is a thankless job. To do well…is to go unnoticed. When fighters struggle for victory and survival, refs must objectively ensure the contest’s integrity while prioritizing participants’ safety. Ref Josh…

COOL KNOWLEDGE FROM THE WORLD OF MMA EXCESS BAGGAGE Although he purchased three seats on the airplane, UFC 3 veteran Emmanuel Yarborough (6’7”, 700 lbs.) was banned from a Delta flight from Newark, NJ, to Italy. I RAN (SO FAR AWAY) In…