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‘Ice Cold’ in the Tropical Heat: Igor Vovchanchyn at WVC 5 In winter 1998, Igor Vovchanchyn left sub-zero Moscow and won three fights in one night in a 113-degree nightclub in Recife, Brazil. He emerged with the ...

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Marcelo Alonso

Jan 31, 2022

Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 199 ‘Lewis vs. Daukaus’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship said farewell to 2021 with a sneaky good card that brought violence by the barrel.

UFC

Jay Pettry

Dec 20, 2021

WVC 4: Ruas vs. Smith, 'Pele' vs. 'Macaco' 2 and Johil de Oliveira Marcelo Alonso shares photos and recollections of the landmark WVC 4, featuring a heavyweight superfight and a one-night tournament stacked with...

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Marcelo Alonso

Jul 04, 2021

The Shady Legacy of Mikhail Ilyukhin Lev Pisarsky looks at the complicated career of Mikhail Ilyukhin, Russian MMA pioneer and perhaps one of the dirtiest fighters ever.

Lev Pisarsky

May 03, 2021

By The Numbers: UFC 261 Kamaru Usman made sure there would be no excuses this time around.

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Apr 25, 2021

UFC 9: When a Punch Could Send a Fighter to Jail Marcelo Alonso shares some first-hand memories and anecdotes from UFC 9, the event where punches to the head were infamously banned just hours...

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Marcelo Alonso

Jan 10, 2021

Forgotten Fights of Yesteryear: One of the Greatest UFC Matches Ever In the latest installment of Forgotten Fights, Lev Pisarsky shines a light on a proto-MMA gem that was far ahead of its time, and one of the...

Forgotten Fights of Yesteryear

Lev Pisarsky

Dec 21, 2020

Why Marco Ruas Should Be in the Hall of Fame Marco Ruas introduced the world to the true idea of mixed martial arts 25 years ago at UFC 7, but that is only part of the reason he should be...

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Marcelo Alonso

Sep 08, 2020

The Night the Lights Went Out in Brazil The ill-fated Pentagon Combat event on Sept. 27, 1997 came to a controversial conclusion that resulted in a riot and the creation of the Abu...

Marcelo Alonso

Aug 27, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 14 Twenty-five years ago at UFC 6, David "Tank" Abbott made his unforgettable debut and Ken Shamrock became the first "regular" champion in UFC history.

Ben Duffy

Jul 14, 2020

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