July 2009

By FIGHT! contributor Jeff Harder Proposing legislation was just the beginning. Now Matt Peterson had to convince Maine’s House of Representatives that mixed martial arts was worth regulating. “More often than not the most common…

by FIGHT! contributor Romey Louangvilay Few MMA fans know the name Jacob Bannon but they know the artist’s style. His audience is limited but his work is influential, a precursor to the noisy, layered prints favored by MMA gear…

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s new old movie is out. “Bad Guys,” an homage to high-budget drug heist shoot-‘em-ups starring Jackson, Kate Del Castillo, and Sherman Augustus, is enjoying limited theatrical release. The film was shot in 2005…

FIGHT! Magazine is now a sponsor of Between Rounds Radio. Click here to listen to this week's edition with guest Vitor Belfort.

Gina Carano (7-0) will face Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (7-1) live on Showtime at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. on Aug. 15 for Strikeforce's women's 145-pound championship. Carano is featured in the August issue of FIGHT! Magazine,…

By FIGHT! contributor Marshal D. Carper The man next to me drops a plastic cup full of beer. The frothy brew spills on to my right shoe. I feel it soak into my sock. He looks away from the cage and puts both hands into his gelled brown…

by FIGHT! contributor Kimberly Schemer Facebook was designed for connectivity and communication but it is increasingly becoming a place to play games. With apps for nearly every genre and subculture, it was only a matter of time before MMA…

In the aftermath of Affliction's decision to cancel it's third PPV event, "Trilogy," shutter its live entertainment division, and resume friendly relations with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, an M-1 contingent of 35 is in Los Angeles…

He's no Genki Sudo but Akihiro Gono knows how to leave a lasting impression. The welterweight sensation has the ability to dazzle the crowd with a slick submission or a devastating knockout, but if for some reason he can’t finish a fight,…

Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal and Karl “Psycho” Amoussou are finally fighting stateside. M-1 Global announced "M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough" today, which will be headlined by Don “The Predator” Frye vs. Lawal and Amoussou vs. Nick “The Goat”…