Why Nick Diaz Should Stick to MMA

Last Saturday was a wonderful day for combat sports fans. We had a showcase of world class Mixed Martial Arts from Bellator, in the world of Boxing we had top ranked fighter Amir Khan, and what the combat sports world is still buzzing about Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto.  The bout between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto was a fight for the ages for the WBO Welterweight title. A showcase of skill, heart, and technique that eventually ended with Victor Ortiz going home with the unanimous decision, and the

Maximo Blanco: My name is Maxi, and I’ll do my talking in the Octagon (Exclusive Interview)

“The Max Murderer” Maximo Blanco is a star in the world of Japanese Mixed Martial Arts. The 27 year old Venezuelan first made his name in the world of Combat Sports as a freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal in the 60kg division at the 2007 Pan American games and earned a scholarship to wrestle at the college level in Japan.
After failing to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic games, he made the jump into Mixed Martial Arts by being recruited by Sengoku, and began training at the

UFC 128: Jon Jones reaches the Promised Land

Jon Jones started out his day by stopping a New Jersey car jacker, but had his sights set on stopping the legend Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Going into this fight both men looked extremely focused and hungry at the task at hand. Bones went into this fight the favorite, while the Shogun even though he was the man with the belt was the underdog.
As soon as first round bell rang, Jones was the man with the master plan. He exploited Shogun’s lack of size and reach, he was outclassed on the ground, and

BlogKick: What Does it mean to be an Elite Striker?

You hear it a lot. We’ve heard it even more than usual last Saturday for the Fight for The Troops 2 card, Joe Rogan talking about how so and so is an “elite striker”. What exactly is an elite striker and who should be considered an elite striker? I’ve thought about this for a long time prior to last Saturday’s UFC event. You hear this phrase thrown around so loosely in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. Now, I’m not comparing the sport of Mixed Martial Arts to other Combat Sports like Boxing or Muay Thai / K

Team Takeover LowKick Blog #3: UFC Fan Expo, K-1 WGP and a few words of wisdom

What’s up Slimes Bloodstain Lane aka The Frikandel(Props to The Reem ) Well I have to say…I had a very interesting past 7 days, I attended the UFC Boston Expo, UFC 118 and managed to get under the nerve of Bas Boon and Alistair Overeem. So lets get into things: – I got to meet my favorite MMA fighter (along with WAND, Fedor, Badr Hari, Gomi and Cro Cop) Mauricio Shogun Rua and it was awesome. Shogun actually recognized me from my UFC 104 rant video and thanked me for it. Then, he gave me a free

Team Takeover LowKick Blog #2: Fedor, JMMA, Nick Diaz and a few words of wisdom

Hello MMA fans!Bloodstain Lane aka The Bill The Butcher of MMA Journalism is here for the second time. Hope you enjoy it.
? The Last Emperor has finally spoken and when Fedor speaks you better take heed cause he is a man of few words. Alistair Overeem was called out by name. This is a fight I been waiting for about 2 years. In my opinion it is the equivalent of Hulk Hogan vs The Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania 6. Will the torch be passed to Ubereem or will Fedor still remain the baddest HW on the