MMA: Mixed martial arts

By rss@LiveVideo.com (saadbal) Keywords: maryland wrestling real wrestling mat wrestling grappling bjj technique cut weight grappling technique grappling techniques grappling training grappling videos all maryland wrestling maryland wrestler university maryland wrestling maryland youth wrestling 2008 m...

Agoge training at Spartan MMA. Andy - The Wizard, versus Josh. Children's NoGi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at it's finest. spartanmma.com video.aol.com

By rss@youtube.com (LevoUK) Keywords: Leicester Shootfighters Shootfighting Shoot Gym Club BJJ Brazilian Jiu Jitsu MMA Mixed Martial Arts Submission Fighting Wrestling Grappling Training Instruction Coaching Technique Lesta Loughborough Nottingham Midlands England UK British KO Knee TUF Ultimate Fight...

By rss@youtube.com (thepitbullarlovski) Keywords: Andrei Arlovski Fedor Emelianenko pit bull Arlovski 360 Day of Reckoning Affliction UFC Sean Bormet wrestling Dino Costea Andrei Arlovski Dino Costeas jiu jitsu Big John McCarthy Freddie Roach wildcard boxing boxing tim Allegretti conditioning Michael Garcia David Diaz...

By rss@youtube.com (RipeTV) http://www.ripetv.com/ Get ready to see a brand new sport where MMA meets ARM wrestling. You will be in full disbelief as these men battle with their hands and feet. Author: RipeTV Keywords: arena blood boxing crazy fighting insane knockouts mma muay punches ripetv sport thai wild xarm

By rss@LiveVideo.com (1nextbigthing) Ryan Hall finishing the triangle choke in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & submission wrestling Competitions, to see more and to learn how to Master The Triangle Choke visit: http://www.RyangleUniversity.com Keywords: brazilian jiu jitsu moves bjj moves triangle chokes ryan hall mma mixed...

By Robert Gardner Rumble has a pretty impressive wrestling background, but it is his standup that makes him so dangerous. Johnson has been under the tutelage of former Strikeforce middleweight champion and sanshou world champion Cung Le. Le has been able to harness Johnson’s raw ability and is slowly turn...

By Yehia El Behery Imagine if every fighter was like Mirko Cro Cop, if every one fighting Kimbo Slice will stand with him and won’t try to take him down. If the referee will separate fighters every time they clinch. Me, I don’t love watching the wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu in MMA any less than all of the above. Randy C...

Dragon Gate's final big show of the year in Japan 61-year-old former world kickboxing champion makes pro wrestling debut Notes on season 11 of Ultimate Fighter August 15, 2007 (The legend of the God of Japanese wrestling and his influence on MMA, Karl Gotch) women's wrestling) .

By Robert Gardner James Wilks Kang would have a clear advantage in the submission game but Quarry’s wrestling would be more than enough to keep this a standing affair. With both fighters having no problem mixing it up, it would be a match that fans would really get behind.

By alcase MMA, UFC, that’s sport. You glow. Well, maybe. Yep. and they will say…gee, therre must be a better way. That’s when they are going to look for art, for Aikido instead of wrestling, for tai chi instead of boxing, for a bright grin instead of cauliflower ears. Al

We've got a lead story on Brock Lesnar, what exactly happened with him over the past two weeks, the UFC heavyweight title picture, as well as a look at the new main event level matches UFC has put together over the past week in this coming Monday's issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We'll talk the latest on Brock Lesnar, his illness and recovery, plans for the UFC Heavyweight Title, several major matches announced for early 2010 including Rua vs. Machida II, Spike ratin...

By Joe Burgett MMA is 100% real. The fact is that even casual fans of the UFC bought the Lesnar vs. Couture or Lesnar vs. Mir fights on PPV . Then you have wrestling fans that like him too, which adds to the money. If he signs with Strikeforce, they will let him do both wrestling and MMA, but UFC may not let him wrestle.

By Leland Roling The sport of mixed martial arts definitely takes some aspects of its inner workings from the pro wrestling world. Fighters playing the role of "heel" in the lead-up to fights, but then hugging each other after a three-round war is a frequent occurrence in this sport, and the back-and-fort...

The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. Josh Koscheck here says that Dan Hardy does not deserve a title shot against GSP. Who do you think won this fight Randy Couture 59.5% Brandon Vera 40.5%

By Maggie Hendricks McDonald wrestled for Canada in the world championships this past September. If GSP were to try to wrestle in the Olympics, he would need to get through both Gentry and McDonald. With such little freestyle wrestling experience, it could be difficult.

By Kelsey Philpott Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer sheds some more light on the Strikeforce on CBS ratings of last weekend: … As a comparison with this season of Ultimate Fighter, Males 18-34 has TUF at 3.52 and this show at 2.3. Males 35-49 has TUF at 2.28 and the CBS show at 2.7. …

By allthingsmma Simply put, Randy Couture still has it. The man is an amazing specimen when you stand back and look at his accomplishments and his AGE. This man is 46 years old, and he absolutely dominated Brandon Vera in the clinch. Keep in mind that both guys had wrestling backgrounds. This wasn’t a “Randy’s w...

It's the Sunday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer. Show opens with Bryan & Vinny recapping the TNA PPV from Sunday night, the best TNA the company has produced in a loooooooong time, with in-depth results from all the matches. Then Dave Meltz...

Dave and I will be up late tonight with a weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio covering this show, last night's UFC, and more on the Brock Lesnar and Shane McMahon stories from yesterday. James writes: There is an article in the Saturday`s Sydney Morning Herald newspaper in Austral...

By Adam Wagner Rush" commented on everything from his successful title defenses against B.J. Penn, Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch, to a potential super fight against middleweight champion Anderson Silva or even Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields.

By Jay Bandu Johnson was a JUCO College National Wrestling Champion in his younger years, but since then he has trained under the tutelage of Strikeforce fighter Cung Le. His mix of reverse wrestling with sharp, crisp striking remind many people of a much younger Chuck Liddell.

Alex Marvez has a big interview with Samoa Joe up here which includes his thoughts on a number of subjects including Hulk Hogan heading to TNA. He's not overly concerned. He also plugs the PPV Sunday. Dutch Mantell is the new booker for Showtime All-Star Wrestling.

By Yehia El Behery A lot of the wrestlers in MMA have this thing where they decide to abandon wrestling and start boxing, Which sometimes results in them losing fights they could’ve easily won. Of course it’s nessecary for fighters to be well rounded but come fight time why not take the easiest way to the win an...

By Press Release On making the switch from wrestling to mixed martial arts: “I met one of my favorite wrestlers at a hotel when I was wrestling in the state championships. I can’t say who it was, but I asked him for an autograph, and he was kind of rude to me. Then I saw him signing another kid’s autograph as he was l...

ECW did a 1.0 this week. Friday, 13 November, 8:00pm All Star Wrestling "Tribute to Adam Firestorm" Chief Joe Mathias Centre 100 Capilano Road, North Vancouver, BC Funds will be raised to benefit Adam's family amid a fun night of pro wrestling action.

By fightchix Do you have any advice for female fighters coming up? I would tell any up and coming female fighters to be well rounded. I think its vital for anybody who wants to fight MMA to train all aspects of fighting. Stand-up, ground, wrestling, cardio and eating well.

By Jesse Holland – UFC hall-of-famer and five time champion Randy Couture talks to MMA Fanhouse about taking opponent Brandon Vera out of his game and onto the ground at UFC 105 this Saturday in Manchester. It will be the first fight at 205-pounds for “The Natural” since he retired following his 2006 loss to...

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We'll open with thoughts on Raw is Ricky Hatton, the good and bad of the build towards Survivor Series, DX vs. Cena, and more. Also on the docket: Fedor and Strikeforce...

We also have a rundown of the Pro Wrestling NOAH jr. heavyweight tournament, as well as an update on KENTA, and final standings. We also run down the New Japan tag team tournament. Audio interview with Edge and Eve up here. Thanks to Terri Bay.

By Akimitsu Kuwabara This weekend, Fedor Emelianenko garnered the attention of the MMA fans across America in his Strikeforce debut on network television. “I’m the 2009 No-Gi BJJ World Champion. Thanks to all for the support and to my opponents as well. Catch Wrestling lives!”

What top ten MMA heavyweight gets belt reminiscent of the world champion in the 80s and issues open challenge for it Former wrestling star will host new TV show debuting in a few weeks Notes on an MMA movie that features tons of 80s pro wrestling stars Strikeforce signs overseas champion

By Curtis Clontz Another fighter that could put Fedor in trouble is Brock Lesnar.  No, I am not a troll.  Brock Lesnar provides a new set of challenges for Fedor and every other heavyweight.  His size and strength puts him in an advantage, throw in his D1 wrestling and you have a legitimate force.

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed news show. We'll talk the weekend schedule with tons of MMA and great pro-wrestling to be found, then talk the big story of the day, Dixie Carter's weird speech to the locker room that we all got to see on Impact. We'll talk the rea...

By Josh Stein The card will also feature Kevin Randleman (17-13 MMA, 4-3 UFC) looking for another win to get him on track as he takes on Bulgarian wrestling powerhouse Stanislav Nedkov (7-0 MMA). While there’s no real question of who the superior wrestler is (Randleman was a two time NCAA champion at Ohi...

By Press Release Bowling, who has yet to go to a decision or even see the 2nd round in his career, is considered by many to be one of the top welterweight prospects in MMA. Known for his cardio, brutal strikes, and excellent wrestling, he is expected to make his StrikeForce debut in February or March 2010. He hol...

Related articles from The MMA News, The FanHouse - AOL.

wrestling and MMA shows on television over the past week. August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling) August 15, 2007 (The legend of the God of Japanese wrestling and his influence on MMA, Karl Gotch) women's wrestling) . and MMA fighters who went to the Olympics)

By James Ryan MMA has now become its’ own form of “hybrid” martial art: combining karate, shootfighting, sambo, Greco-Roman wrestling, jiu-jitsu, boxing, Muay Thai, and dozens of other disciplines.  Who was the toughest man to ever enter into the Octagon?

By E. Spencer Kyte 5. How Does Josh Neer Still Have No Takedown Defense? Last time he set foot in the Octagon, Kurt Pellegrino used superior wrestling abilities and myriad takedowns to score a Unanimous Decision victory over the Miletich Fighting Systems product known as "The Dentist."

By Marc Staehling Shogun has better wrestling, better jiu-jitsu, better ground and pound and more heart than Machida has ever showed in a ring or cage, yet the champ is a massive betting favourite, and people are already annointing him the next Anderson Silva, and he hasn’t even defended his title ye...

By Justin H According to Dan Baylard, the Gomez family’s attorney, a Blue Springs assistant wrestling coach, James Williamson, watched and cheered. Mixed martial arts fighting is a full contact combat sport that combines boxing, wrestling and martial arts.

names in the pro wrestling industry as well as the MMA industry, from night where the three biggest wrestling companies in the world combined women's wrestling) . *December 31, 2007 (History of Ric Flair and the heyday of wrestling at

By Zdot The Dan Gable Ultimate 2 Wrestling Shoes is one of the most flexible wrestling shoes ASICS has ever made. Black/Gold/SilverBlue/Black/SilverBlack/Silver/Red Get the ASICS Dan Gable Ultimate 2 Wrestling Shoes • ASICS Dan Gable Ultimate 2 Wrestling Shoes – @ wwsport

By ben UFC fighters use a brutal combination of martial arts, boxing, kick boxing and wrestling inside a cage called the octagon. Competitors are permitted to pin an opponent to the floor and punch or elbow them into unconsciousness in a move known as "pound and ground". [Ed. note: LMFAO @ these noo...

We also have our usual weekly features such as the results of the biggest matches of the week and rundown of the major television shows. The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. TNA did a 1.0 rating this week.

The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. August 15, 2007 (The legend of the God of Japanese wrestling and his influence on MMA, Karl Gotch) women's wrestling) . and MMA fighters who went to the Olympics)

By noreply@blogger.com (Eddie Goldman) American Top Team. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at http://americantopteam.com/.

By Kid Nate Ben Henderson: At an early age I was into taekwondo and I think my love for grappling arts just evolved from that. I love jiu-jitsu and wrestling, and I have been training with some of the best striking coaches available. I feel like my entire game is evolving.

By Chart Topper Grappling is the ground fighting art of Mixed Martial Arts, combining the throws of Olympic Judo, takedowns of Wrestling, leg locks from Sambo, and other submission techniques from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu like arm-bars, shoulder locks and chokes. Competitors of all ages and skill levels participate in Saturday’s event, which is open to all grappling styles to determine the best grapplers in the Western part of the United States. About Grapplers Quest: Grapplers Quest is the world’s largest submission grappling organization with 300,000+ competitors worldwide since 1999. Events feature various grappling styles with divisions for all ages and skill levels with events worldwide. For event information, visit GrapplersQuest.   [read the full post]

Two minutes into what is likely the most watched Mixed Martial Arts program on cable TV, and I’ve seen more characterization in a fighter than what I’ve seen in professional wrestling in the last five years. Punches to the top of the skull again.

August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling) September 12, 2005 (History of Mid South Wrestling) July 24, 2006 (The History of the Von Erichs and World Class Championship Wrestling--the most unreal story ever in wrestling)

By Andrew Nuschler For another, Lesnar did have a wrestling background and his timing couldn't have been better. He entered a heavyweight division that was decidedly light on talent. The biggest names were past their primes and the other names had gotten the big print by beating the old-timers.

By Dave Walsh Tim Kennedy: I think the guys like Georges St. Pierre that are amazing athletes in the first place and have been able to train with the best in all of the different realms of mixed martial arts: boxing, kickboxing, jiujitsu, wrestling, and really take a certain skill set and perfect it. You ca...

The Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Submission World Championships will take place this weekend (Saturday, September 26th and Sunday, September 27th) in Barcelona, Spain. Some of the most elite athletes in submission wrestling and some well known MMA stars will...

By Zdot Depending on your taste in MMA fight, you might love this 3 DVD set or simply hate it. In other words, if you’re a stand up lover, wanting to see fighters getting knocked out in a blood bath frenzy, you’ll consider this package as a snooze fest. If you like BJJ, wrestling, and tactical matches th...

It's the FREE bi-weekly episode of Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer! Lots to tackle tonight including a full recap of Raw with Cedric the Entertainer, a look at next week's show and the Hell in the Cell PPV, the TNA tapings from Monday night, Herchel Walker goin...

Samoa Joe vs. Matt Morgan Faber talks about going to UFC August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling) September 12, 2005 (History of Mid South Wrestling) August 15, 2007 (The legend of the God of Japanese wrestling and his influence on MMA, Karl Gotch)

It's the bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight to recap Monday night's Raw show from Las Vegas, with thoughts on Vince's birthday, Mayweather, the Breaking Point PPV so far, and more! We'll also talk Mayweather's legal woes, a major Sept...

By Scoop Malinowski So how does a pole vaulter from up-state New York became a fan of Ultimate Fighting? “My coach (Rich Suhr) is from upstate New York. We train there. Wrestling is big up there. His son is a wrestler in high school. So I kind of got interested in wrestling from them. Then from there I became interested...

THREE STRIKES By Ben Miller Showtime’s highest-profile MMA production since its consummation with Strikeforce gave the world a compelling show and plenty to talk about. It’s all too much for one topic, so let’s divide this space into thirds. Now That’s Pro Wrestling Somewhere, Chyna is j...

By Zdot Nice competitive fight between two really young female athletes. The fight focuses a lot on wrestling but some striking are involved in it too. I couldn’t find any info about where the fight took place, but it sounds like fighters from Russia.

By Kid Nate Let's review. First Jones used the wrestling phase of the game -- a fake shoot -- to get O'Brien in position to catch him with a spinning elbow -- a second phase of the game, striking -- then when O'Brien reacted by shooting for the take down, Jones used his wrestling to stuff the shoot and set up...

There are many different disciplines of fighting included in the styles of MMA. Wrestling, freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling are some of the worlds oldest sports, possibly the oldest. (...)

By Leland Roling Baker hasn't been the most impressive fighter for a guy who holds a 9-1 record with his lone loss being to UFC fighter Chael Sonnen, but he has enough power and good enough wrestling to gain top control to pound opponents. Horwich is mostly known for surviving against tough competition. He ha...

By Brian Oswald Brian Oswald (MMAmania.com): You entered the sport with a background in wrestling. Can you tell us about your background in wrestling? Brian Oswald (MMAmania.com): Six out of your 11 wins in MMA have come by way of submission. So what are you better at: wrestling or jiu jitsu?

By Hector Castro And that’s when MMA started coming and Randy Couture started doing his thing, and I started seeing some of these wrestlers given a shot. JP: He was the one. He was well-rounded. He was really the guy who worked on striking, grappling, wrestling, and everything in between.

By Josh Nason Pick: Diaz via second round TKO (punches) Josh Nason - josh [at] ropesringandcage [dot com] - has published MMA, wrestling and boxing blog Ropes, Ring and Cage.com since 2007. He joined up with Bleacher Report in 2008 and achieved Columnist status in 2009.

By JA Yount After attempting to join the 2004 U.S. Olympic wrestling team, Maynard considered retirement, until he was recruited to be a sparring partner for mixed martial arts fighter and current UFC Lightweight Champion B. J. Penn. The exposure to the sport awakened a monster inside Maynard, and he so...

By Matt13 Now that his wrestling career is over Kyle is looking to make the move to Mixed Martial Arts. He first tried to fight in his home state of Georgia but was denied by the athletic commission. Now he has left that in the past to make is amateur MMA debut in Georgia's neighboring state, Alabama. Alaba...

By eric Ultimate Fighting relates to an MMA organization known as the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed Martial Arts refers to a fighting style that incorporates wrestling, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and other fighting techniques used in professionally sanctioned fight...

By Bob Fucile Other fighting styles utilized in the clinch are Muay Thai, Greco-Roman wrestling (see Dan Henderson,) Sambo (see Fedor Emelianenko,) and Judo. Ground game: Fight styles typically employed are wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (founded by the Gracie Family,) Judo and Sambo. 

By Casey Trowbridge this episode right now. MMA Sunday is a co-production of Canvas Chronicle ’s Ric Gillespie and Casey Trowbridge of MMA-Blitz.com and airs most Sunday evenings at 9:00 PM ET on the Georgia Wrestling History Radio Network . Tonight’s episode of MMA Sunday was a fun one if I do say so myself. Ric wa...

By John Shubert I think Gono is a little over the hill, and Fitch is an incredible fighter who will overwhelm Gono with his wrestling and ground and pound. Karo is 18-5, 1-0 in the WEC, 8-3 in the UFC, with nine wins by submission. Lyoto Machida-Thiago Silva Georges St. Pierre-BJ Penn

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Art Davie, a co-founder of the UFC who is now the CEO of XARM. XARM is a new, hybrid combat sport, which combines kickboxing, jiu-jitsu, and arm wrestling. While some of the commentaries on XARM have been quite superficial, in...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with our colleague Jason Bryant of Wrestling 411. Jason is co-host with Kyle Klingman of the Wrestling 411 Internet radio show and a major contributor to all aspects of their web site. In a lengthy interview, we discuss what is goi...

By The Lights Out Show In this volume of The Lights Out Show, in partnership with Tagg Radio and MMAJunkie.com, Chris Fries and The JDH discuss these MMA topics: VOLUME 185 (Originally released Wednesday, December 17th.) - Pro Wrestling Star takes a cue from Brock Lesnar by winning MMA debut and then calling out...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins with some comments on the new college wrestling season, and the important development of the formation of the College Wrestling Network, a joint effort of several wrestling media outlets designed to expand the coverage of co...

By Jon Grilz It would have the potential to create more well rounded fighters by having sport specific classes that deal with BJJ, wrestling, kickboxing, boxing, sambo, judo and other arts. Not only the actual practice of the arts, but also the study of the history of these arts will broaden knowledge...

By Alan Conceicao Is Royce Gracie the Frank Gotch of his era? Is he a legitimately tough fighter with enough grappling and martial arts skills to defeat most opponents, but then “does business” (i.e. plans finishes) with those whom he might lose to? If the gravy train is lucrative enough, there will be a long...

By Cannon Jacques Speaking of which, the main event on that show is former WWE champion Brock Lesnar against Randy Couture. Lesnar and fellow ex-WWE superstar Bobby Lashley – who is scheduled to make his MMA debut next month – are the most recent examples of pro wrestlers who have ventured into MMA. Over the pa...

By Adam Wagner Amir Sadollah: Since I got off the show, I’ve just been working out here in Vegas with a lot of high level guys. So I’ve just been trying to catch up and improve all my areas, really. I mean definitely wrestling has been a big part of it for me, but just ground damage, striking and everything. It’s d...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by commenting on the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States. Discussed are both the significance of this for the combat sports of boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts, and, o...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with the legendary mixed martial arts matchmaker John Perretti. In a lengthy interview, we discuss his recent trip to Japan where he watched a sumo tournament, wrestling and grappling and mixed martial arts, the art of matchma...

By Kid Nate Like B.J. Penn's MMA Book of Knowledge and Randy Couture's Wrestling for Fighting, Judo for MMA is very well done -- great pictures, excellent organization, and very clear step-by-step instructions for executing each throw, strike, takedown or submission.

Courtesy: www.MondayNightMayhem.com Former TNA superstar/color-commentator MMA fighter, Frank Trigg, was a special guest on this past week's special weekend edition (10/10/08) of Monday Night Mayhem, hosted by The Big Mosh, Blade, WrestleView.com's editor-in-chief, Adam Martin....

By Michael Comeau It was worth my while to try to stand up, stand up and punch with him." 1) What the heck is the Florida State Boxing Commission going to do about it? Because shady business practices like this make MMA look a lot like professional wrestling.

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with three-time U.S. national freestyle wrestling champion and now mixed martial arts fighter, King Mo Lawal. Mo made his successful fighting debut this past Sunday, September 28, defeating veteran Travis Wiuff in the first ro...

By Steve Cofield Anyone who says they want to emulate Ric Flair during their MMA career is down with me. One of Kaplan's best friends from the taping TUF 8 was Tom Lawlor, who did some pro wrestling before getting into mixed martial arts. The average hardcore MMA fan or fighter may not like what his motivati...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman is joined by Steve Nelson, founder of the Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation (USWF) of Amarillo, Texas, to talk about the passing of mixed martial arts and wrestling champion Evan Tanner. Evan Tanner, a native of Amarillo who was livi...

By Alan Conceicao ShareThis Late last night, it was made official that the body of Evan Tanner had been found in the desert of Southern California. Tanner was champion for the United States Shoot Wrestling Federation, a UFC Middleweight champion, and a one time challenger to the light heavyweight crown in...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Steve Nelson, who fought in and ran the Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation (USWF) in the 1990's in Amarillo, Texas. This organization, which was one of the most successful local promotions of its time, held fights under wh...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses the controversy regarding Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler Ara Abrahamian, who had his bronze medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games stripped by FILA, the international wrestling federation. In the second period of the 84k...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Wade Schalles, a two-time NCAA wrestling champion, a champion or All-American in folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco-Roman wrestling and in sombo and judo, and a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame....

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Gary Abbott, Director of Communications and Special Projects of USA Wrestling, who is in Beijing, China, for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. In a lengthy discussion, we preview the wrestling competition which will take p...

By ben Lowdown: Like Ryan Thomas, Jones will make his Octagon debut by filling in for someone else on very short notice; he’ll be replacing the injured Tomasz Drwal against the also-undefeated Andre Gusmao. Jones was a wrestling champion in high school and college, and at 21 years old, he’s the y...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses with our colleague Kid Peligro, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, a senior editor of theADCC News, and a correspondent for our show, the origins and history of the renowned Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championsh...

It's our bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Join Dave Meltzer and I as we discuss last night's Raw, Great American Bash, Jesse Ventura, MMA rules in California, and more. We've also got a dip into the mailbag with questions about Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, wrestling his...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic wrestling team, who will compete this August at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. They were in New York last week for a media tour, which included promoting the Fuel the Dream program to assist fam...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins with another commentary on the poor level of striking in the mixed martial arts, especially as compared even to mid-level boxing, and the even worse reporting and analysis by many in the so-called MMA "media" regarding variou...

By Sam Caplan An article highlighting Clarissa Chun’s win at the USA Wrestling trials and her inclusion on the U.S. Olympic team sparked some debate about MMA’s involvement with the summer games. MMA in the Olympics is something that former IFL commissioner Kurt Otto, EliteXC Live Events President Gar...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins with a highly-charged commentary on what has been happening with the attempt to legalize mixed martial arts in New York State, how both the mixed martial arts and mainstream media have once again offered distorted accounts of...

 - Jun 11, 2008 Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have exploded onto the sports scene recently, giving rise to the new wrestling style, ...

By ChrisNelson ATH's discussion was largely benign - with the exception of the completely irrelevant Jay Mariotti saying the card reminded him of professional wrestling "with a little more realism," host Tony Reali and the panel came off sounding as though they'd done at least a bit of research. Woody P...

By Nick Thomas Bas and Kenny review the April 29th DREAM 2 event from Japan and preview the latest MMA movie Redbelt. Guests include former pro wrestling champion and Hall of Fame inductee "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, former lightweight boxing champion Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, and MMA filmmaker Bobby Razak.

By San Antonio Sue HAYMAKERS MMA TRAININIG CENTER-THE FIGHT CLUB will give a demonstration for the Soldiers and their families on May 8, 2008 at 11:00 in the Brooks Army Medical Center lobby. We will go over submission wrestling, takedowns, sparring, and kick-boxing. Train hard and stay focused.

By AH You can hear much more from John Pollock weekdays at 3 p.m. ET on Fight Network Radio on Sirius channel 186 or via Hardcoresportsradio.com not to mention every Sunday evening at 11 p.m. ET on Live Audio Wrestling. Today, John Pollock pulled in the guest of all guests: Bill O’Reilly. Quite the coup. M...

By The Prophet Technorati Tags: MMA, fight sport journalism excellence, pro wrestling, Epic Carnival, Tuesday Tapout, The Prophet A special Tuesday Tapout Friday edition has been posted at The Epic Carnival. Big news in the fight sports journalism world, I reassure the EC readership, plus I “cut a pr...

By AH You can hear much more from John Pollock weekdays at 3 p.m. ET on Fight Network Radio on Sirius channel 186 or via Hardcoresportsradio.com not to mention every Sunday evening at 11 p.m. ET on Live Audio Wrestling. So what’s the deal with BET’s Iron Ring? Apparently, it debuts tomorrow and while no...

By AH His thoughts on the current MMA scene The success of so many amateur wrestlers in MMA Getting stripped of the NWA title prior to the first TNA show It’s not often that you get to speak to a legend who has excelled in wrestling and MMA so it was obviously a great thrill to chat with “The Beast.”

By AH When it comes to mixed martial arts, remember the name Jake Rosholt. Why, you ask? Well, first consider his amateur wrestling background: Rosholt stopped by The Park to talk about his affiliation with Team Takedown, why he entered the world of MMA, his upcoming bout and much more.

By AH Looks like I forgot about Ring of Honor’s PPV premiering tonight. It’s called “Rising Above” and I hear it’s solid so my apologies to the ROH fans out there. I think it slipped my mind because it’s tape. My mistake. The Light Heavyweight fighter talks ROC XVIII and pro wrestling

By AH Not so for our weekly ranter, John Pollock. The producer of Fight Network Radio and Live Audio Wrestling popped his UFC cherry this weekend when he made a last-minute decision to drive down to Columbus, OH, to watch UFC 82. If you’ve ever been to a show I think you’ll agree that Pollock’s POV is...

By AH In their always entertaining “Final Countdown” segment we also talked a little Pavlik-Taylor and, of course, Money May’s arrival in World Wrestling Entertainment. Unfortunately, that audio isn’t available but as soon as it is I will throw it up here.

By Ariel Helwani If you’ve seen McCully’s appearances on HDNet’s “Inside MMA” you know the man brings a lot of knowledge to the table. Add to the fact that he has a background in professional wrestling and he’ll always have a permanent seat at the JP Head Table.

By Eddie Goldman On this special two-part edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman speaks with our long-time colleague and friend, the Japanese journalist Tadashi Tanaka, who is the top mixed martial arts and puroresu (Japanese pro wrestling) journalist in the world. Tadashi is the journalist wh...