Posts Tagged ‘Mixed Martial Arts’
Featured Fighter
KO artist Alex Nicholson on opponent Muhammed De’Reese: “We’ll shake hands and try to kill each other”
By all accounts, multi-promotional and multi-divisional mixed marital artist Alex “The Spartan” Nicholson is a damn nice guy outside of the cage, as his past and future opponents—namely his next one, Muhammed “Da Beast...
MMA Buzz
RECAP: Mixed Striking Championship 1 an exciting and successful lateral step for MMA
It’s safe to say that competitive, professional full-contact martial arts took as exciting a lateral step as it possibly could on Saturday, April 18th, and the mixed martial arts community of the world stands to benefit subst...
MMA in Florida
World premiere of Mixed Striking Championship on April 18th promises “No Tapouts. Just Knockouts”
If you get Dave “Zeus” Zalewski talking about his and partner Wayne Bermudez’s four-years-in-the-making debut of Mixed Striking Championship (MSC), don’t be surprised when you look up at the clock and half an hour has s...
Featured Fighter
The fighting stockbroker: Undefeated Fight Time champ Jason Soares aims for a breakout 2015
Jason “The Specimen” Soares answers the phone promptly at 8:30 p.m. for our Tuesday night interview. The reigning Fight Time Promotions featherweight kingpin is polite and highly respectful, unnecessarily calling me “sir...
HOF MMA
RECAP: House of Fame MMA–Nations Collide: USA vs. Cuba — MMAOwl.com Fight Night Awards
Something special happened last night in the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida. Something special happened last night, and approximately 1,500 people were in attendance to bear witness to it. Last night, South Florida ...
MMA BIRDS EYE
Interview: Director Billy Corben’s ‘Dawg Fight’ showcases West Perrine’s backyard fighting culture
It’s only 58 seconds into Dawg Fight, documentarian Billy Corben’s latest exploration into the more unglamorous realities of South Florida, and a man is dejectedly spitting out a bloody tooth directly at the camera. Just mo...
Featured Fighter
Jake Heun on fighting for World Series of Fighting: “I”m a prizefighter and green money spends everywhere”
Before World Series of Fighting light heavyweight Jake Heun and I even get on the phone, I can tell it’s going to be a fun interview. I send him a message on Facebook about a week before our scheduled interview to touch base,...
MMA Buzz
Bad Blood: The full story behind Aaron Rajman and Sky Moiseichik’s upcoming grudge match
South Florida’s MMA community has a legitimate grudge match on its hands. The increasingly contentious public feud between mixed martial artists Aaaron Rajman and Sky Moiseichik—two former friends, roommates and business pa...
Featured Fighter
From Front Yard to Steel Cage: LW prospect Preston Parsons’ MMA career is just beginning
Florida lightweight mixed martial arts prospect Preston Parsons didn’t grow up on the wrong side of the tracks. He didn’t descend into criminal activity, make any irreparable decisions or cause any undue harm to anyone. By ...
AMATEUR MMA
Ancient Greek MMA precursor Pankration to be held officially for first time in Florida history this Sunday
For the first time in history, a Pankration event endorsed by an official Pankration sanctioning body is coming to South Florida—and you can see it live this Sunday, February 22, in the LUX Nightclub located at 4000 RCA Blvd....
