UFC & MMA News and Reviews by MartialArtsPride.com

The Buzz On Breakthrough

MAPride — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:57:05 +0000

With UFC 88: Breakthrough set to hit Pay-Per-View everywhere on September 6, Mixed Martial Arts and Ultimate Fighting Championship fans around the world are buzzing over the match ups. Regarded as being one of the best light heavyweight match-ups ever, fan-favorite Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell will take on undefeated upstart Rashad Evans in an extreme fighting competition that is sure to be a smash. In addition, the line-up on the PPV card will include:

“Ace” Franklin vs. Matt “The Hammer” Hamill
Karo Parisyan vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Dan Henderson vs. Rousimar Palhares
Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann vs. Nate “The Great” Marquardt

As blogs and posts around the world fly over the success of Breakthrough, MMA fans everywhere are stocking up on their UFC-branded MMA Gear in preparation for the event. Merchandise sales are racking up massive bucks for brands like No Fear, TapouT, and Good Money. Make sure to get your fan gear before heading to Atlanta for the big match or to your living room for one of the biggest Pay-Per-View events of the UFC season. Give support to your favorite fighter with tees, hats, gloves, and shorts that are definitely a hit, without being a power strike on your wallet. Show your martial arts pride like a champion!

Tae Kwon Do Defined

MAPride — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:38:23 +0000

As a two thousand year old martial art form, Tae Kwon Do has withstood the test of time. One of the most popular forms of martial artistry, Tae Kwon Do brings forth traditional Korean combat in “the art of kicking and punching.” Practitioners employ a variety of blocks, kicks, punches, and open handed strikes in competition, training, and sparring. The combination of kicks that are employed is one of the stand out characteristics of Tae Kwon Do martial artistry, setting it apart from other forms of traditional Asian combat.

Early Koreans first developed Tae Kwon Do techniques as a compliment to their weaponry skills, making them versatile warriors and formidable foes. For hundreds of years, Korean martial artistry underwent mainstream changes, innovations, and cultural influences without settling into a definitive art form. In 1909, Japan came to occupy Korea, thus influencing Korean culture, including martial arts. Following World War II, Korean martial artists returned to a purer form of Tae Kwon Do without the outside influences Japanese martial art forms. During the 1950’s, modern Tae Kwon Do was developed. Since that time, the World Taekwondo Federation has been established and Tae Kwon Do has made appearances in athletic competitions around the world, including the World Games, Pan American Games, and All Africa Games. In 1992, Tae Kwon Do made its appearance as a demonstration sport in the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. With much success and support, the Olympic Committee added Tae Kwon Do as a full Olympic sport for the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia.

Modern martial artists still continue instruction and training in Tae Kwon Do, only adding the element of Martial Arts Equipment for superior performance. Schools and studios around the world continue to further develop Tae Kwon Do, as it continues to be one of the most widely practiced martial arts in the world.

The Buzz On Banned

MAPride — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:38:51 +0000

With Affliction: Banned set to hit Pay-Per-View everywhere on July 19, Mixed Martial Arts and Ultimate Fighting Championship fans around the world are buzzing over the match ups. Regarded as being one of the best heavyweight match ups ever, Fedor Emelianenko will take on Tim Sylvia in an extreme fighting competition that is sure to be a smash. In addition, the line-up on the PPV card will include:

Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell
Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo
Matt Lindland vs. Fabio Negao
Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. Mike Whitehead

As blogs and forums around the world fly over the success of Affliction: Banned, MMA fans everywhere are stocking up on their UFC and MMA Gear in preparation for the event. Merchandise sales are racking up massive bucks for brands like No Fear, TapouT, and Good Money. Make sure to get your fan gear before heading to Anaheim, California for the big match or to your living room for one of the biggest Pay-Per-View events of the UFC season. Give support to your favorite fighter with tees, hats, gloves, and shorts that are definitely a hit, without being a power strike on your wallet. Show your martial arts pride like a champion!

Good Money MMA Fight Gear

MAPride — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:47:03 +0000

MartialArtsPride.com is excited to announce the release of a MMA Fight Gear line by Good Money.

Clark Swihart and Nick Norris are behind the new line and have been brutally testing material and designs to come up with a high quality product.

MartialArtsPride.com plans on incorporating the new line into the MMA package and also plans on releasing new packages to help fill the high demand we have had for custom packages.

When it comes to high quality training gear the Good Money is on MartialArtsPride.com

Mainstream Marial Arts - MMA

MAPride — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:18:52 +0000

The current state of Mixed Martial Arts is changing as we know it.

CBS has signed a deal with Elite XC and Affliction clothing is putting on a fight card that most consider the best to date.

Sponsors like Burger King, Harley Davidson and Bud Light have jumped on board and sports talk shows and TV shows can’t get enough.

One of the most impressive things is that the CBS Elite XC event averaged the same TV ratings as a NBA playoff game.

The UFC finally has some serious competition and it looks like it will catapult the entire sport into the living rooms across America.

UFC Fight Night 12 Results

MAPride — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:41:58 +0000

-Matt Wiman def. Justin Buchholz via Submission of Round 1.
-Corey Hill def. Joe Veres via TKO of Round 2.
-Jeremy Stephens def. Cole Miller via TKO (strikes) at 4:44 of Round 2.
-Gray Maynard def. Dennis Siver via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Kurt Pellegrino def. Alberto Crane via TKO (strikes) at 1:55 of Round 2.
-Nathan Diaz def. Alvin Robinson via Submission (triangle choke) at 3:39 of Round 1.
-Thiago Tavares def. Michihiro Omigawa via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Patrick Cote def. Drew McFedries via TKO (strikes) at 1:44 of Round 1.
-Mike Swick def. Josh Burkman via Majority Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29) after 3 Rounds.

UFC 80 Results - B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson

MAPride — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:38:51 +0000

The Lightweight title fight started off quick with B.J. Penn mauling Joe Stevenson and putting him on his back quick. Mid-way though the 1st round B.J. landed a big elbow and Joe was cut bad and bleeding all over. B.J. owns Joe until he decides to choke him out by RNC in the 2nd. B.J. Penn is the new UFC Lightweight Champion of the world and celebrated by liking Joe’s blood off of his knuckles while Joe was regrouping and wondering what train just ran him over.

Results from other fights:

-Sam Stout def. Per Eklund via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27) after 3 Rounds.
-Alessio Sakara def. James Lee via TKO (strikes) at 1:30 of Round 1.
-Paul Kelly def. Paul Taylor via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 Rounds.
-Antoni Hardonk def. Colin Robinson via TKO (ref stoppage) at 0:17 of Round 1.

-Jorge Rivera def. Kendall Grove via KO (punch) at 1:20 of Round 1.
-Wilson Gouveia def. Jason Lambert via KO (punch) at 0:37 of Round 2.
-Marcus Davis def. Jess Liaudin via KO (punch) at 1:04 of Round 1.
-Fabricio Werdum def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (ref stoppage) at 4:34 of Round 2.

Yarennoka Fedor Returns Results- Fedor Emelianenko vs. Hong Man choi

MAPride — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:13:14 +0000

Mike Russow Def. Roman Zentsov by North/south choke Round 1, 2:58
Tatsuya Kawajiri Def. Luiz Azeredo by decision 3-0
Makoto Takimoto Def. Murlio Bustamante by decision 2-1
Mitsuhiro Ishida Def. Gilbert Melendez by decision 3-0
Kazuo Misaki Def. Yoshihiro Akiyama by KO, Round 1 8:12
Hayato Sakurai Def. Hidehiko Hasegawa by decision 3-0
Shinya Aoki Def. Bu-Kyung Jung by decision 3-0
Fedor Emelianenko Def. Choi Hong Man by arm-bar, Round 1, 1:54

UFC 79 Results - Matt Hughes vs. George St. Pierre, Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell

MAPride — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:03:05 +0000

The night got started off with a bag when Rich Clementi got the best of Melvin Guillard and got the RNC sunk in late in the first round. When Melvin was recovering from the choke Rich taunted him with gestures. This prompted Melvin to try to attack Rich once he turned his back. It was a good thing Herb Dean was there to restrain Melvin when Rich was not looking.Eddie Sanchez looked good in his beat down of Sao Paleei that ended in a round 3 TKO. Lyoto Ryoto Machida also took all of Sokoudjou’s wind and choked him out with an arm triangle in the 2nd.

The most anticipated fight in years lived up to the hype and it was a 3 round war for both warriors. When there is entertainment at this level even though one of the fighters lost on paper, No one really loses. In this writer’s opinion the sport wins in the end when legends like Wanderlei Silva and Chuck Liddell meet. Chuck ended up winning the fight with a decisive 3rd round but it was a classic war.

In the title fight for the Interim Welterweight title George St. Pierre crushed Matt Hughes in every aspect of MMA. Took him down at will and beat him up until he saw it was time to end him with a submission. Matt Hughes looks bad after this showing and looks like he has maybe 2 fights or so left in his career.

WEC - 31 Paulo Filho vs. Chael Sonnen, Urijah Faber vs. Jeff Curran, Jens Pulver vs Cub Swanson

MAPride — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:44:40 +0000

-Charlie Valencia def. Ian McCall via Submission Round 1.
-Briwn Bowles vs. Marcos Galvao via TKO Round 2.
-Ed Ratcliff def. Alex Karalexis via TKO Round 2.
-Bryan Baker def. Eric Schambari via Split Decision
-John Alessio def. Todd Moore via Unanimous Decision
-Doug Marshall def. Ariel Gandulla via Submission (armbar) Round 1.
-Paulo Filho def. Chael Sonnen via Ref Stoppage (armbar) Round 2.
-Jens Pulver def. Cub Swanson via Submission (anaconda choke) Round 1.
-Urijah Faber def. Jeff Curran via Submission (guillotine choke) Round 2.