Tag: combat sports
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Where does Gegard Mousasi rank amongst Middleweights in MMA?
Ahead of his title defence against Johnny Eblen at Bellator 282, current Bellator Middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi stated that he believes he’s the best middleweight on the planet. Mousasi is known for his brilliant kickboxing and has been a champion in Cage Warriors and Strikeforce before becoming Bellator Middleweight Champion twice. A win tonight at…
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UFC 275 Predictions
Probably the worst buildup to a PPV in some time but UFC 275 is this weekend. The card is actually really strong with Glover Teixeira defending his Light Heavyweight title for the first time against Jiri Prochazka, who only in his third UFC fight gets his first sniff at a title, headlining the card. Jack…
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Rambling About: Volkanovski vs Holloway 3
Volkanovski 2, Holloway 0. Agree or disagree, that’s the score going into this third instalment. Both fights were a coin flip, especially their last fight at UFC 251, where I personally thought Holloway did enough to win his featherweight title back. However, what can he do differently to make sure he comes home with the…
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Shawn “Boom Boom” Burton – The European Kickboxing King that Couldn’t take over the world.
“Barbaric, dangerous and violent.” Two men locked in a ring but only one man comes out victorious. As seen by the masses, this is combat sports, but Lincoln Kickboxing Academy head coach Shawn “Boom Boom” Burton thinks differently. Combat sports have always had negative connotations amongst people outside the sport, due to their “violent” nature…
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Is UFC 276 Too Stacked?
I love a stacked UFC card, noticeable names fighting from the early prelims to the main event draws me to a card and makes me want to stay up from 10pm to 5am watching grown men and women fight each other. This is exactly what UFC 276 produces. Huge names in the MMA world are…
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