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It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and here in Cheltenham, one local Martial Arts club is proving that stepping into the gym can be just as powerful for the mind as it is for the body. Matt Rudman is a local Blackbelt MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) instructor who believes that “motion leads to better emotion”. Rudman […]
With the UK MMA scene gathering momentum, could 2022 be the year we see just our second UFC champion. Since Michael Bisping’s legendary knockout win over Luke Rockhold in 2016, we’ve seen few Brits come close to UFC gold. Darren Till seemed most likely to fly the flag but following his emphatic title bout loss to Tyron Woodley, we’ve witnessed mixed […]
Becoming the youngest fighter on the roster, Muhammad Mokaev joins the UFC with an undefeated amateur and professional record. With his first bout signed for UFC London in March, we won’t have to wait long for the Dagestani’s debut. A relatively unknown prospect to many fans, here’s 5 things you may not know about Muhammad […]
Embed from Getty Images After his stunning UFC Welterweight title defence over Gilbert Burns last Saturday, there were many fans and pundits alike proclaiming Kamaru Usman as the greatest fighter his weight division has ever seen. This declaration garnered a lot of backlash and fan fare that has reignited a compelling discussion; who is the […]
Embed from Getty Images The UFC will host it’s second event of it’s third tenure on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi tonight with a headlining welterweight clash between former Ultimate Fighter winner Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny. After many years as a lightweight that just could not quite seem the win the big one, Michael […]
Embed from Getty Images The UFC will continue it’s hectic schedule tomorrow night in it’s third stint on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Event headliners Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny will clash in the main event, with both men making the welterweight limit of 171 pounds earlier today. Chiesa enters fight week with the momentum […]