….It’s early morning in Los Angeles…seven in the morning. Up and coming fighters are lacing heavy bags with ferocious punches at Freddie Roach’s “Wild Card Boxing Club” on Vine Street. The Graffiti on the Gym and in the neighborhood is like a road map to the gym. Freddie intently watches a fighter as he prepares […]

Brad Terrey and Rodrigo Praxedes were sent to the Phillipines as opponents for the two big names on the URCC Dekada card. Praxedes is an accomplished Jui Jitsu player but was coming off of a submission loss in his One FC debut. Brad Terrey was a good stand up fighter with some impressive Muay Thai […]

          Rodrigo “the Profesor” Praxedes and his  Top Team stable mate “Terrible” Brad Terrey, were sent to the Phillipines as opponents for the two big names on the URCC Dekada card. Praxedes is an accomplished Jui Jitsu player but was coming in off of a submission loss in his One FC […]

FSA recently sat down with the mild mannered JJ Ambrose after a grueling wrestling practice. Ambrose, trains at Phuket Top Team, a gym secluded among the rubber trees in Chalong, Thailand. Top Team has become what Big Bear (in California) was to pro boxers a decade ago. JJ shared his philosophy on training for pro MMA.  Whereas some pros […]

Rodrigo “The Professor” Praxedes is looking to make a statement on December first when he faces middleweight champion Frolian Sarenas in the URCC (Universal Reality Combat Championship), the Phillipines biggest MMA league. Praxedes has only two pro MMA fights, but is a decorated Jiu Jitsu black belt. Praxedes, also brings a solid stand up game […]

Johny Hendricks took just  forty five seconds to knock out Martin Kampmann in UFC 154. Impressive; considering that Kampmann was once a kickboxing champion. Hendricks has sent a powerful message to the already talent rich UFC Welterweight (163-175 lb) division, which is currently ruled by  GSP (Georges St-Pierre). After the quick knockout, Hendricks himself seemed […]

There was once an era of traditional gyms, where, as opposed to the hundred and fifty baht double scoop protein shakes; the adopted impoverished child fighters drank from the same cup, and ate from the same bowl every night, after hard running and training. Thai parents still send their children to Muay Thai camps all over Thailand, […]

       James Bond movies always take place in exotic, sexy, dangerous locations. The new Bond flick which takes place in Macao, features some incredible fight scenes, with quite a bit of grappling mixed in with the striking. Apparently the success of the UFC has inspired Hollywood. At one point Bond even chokes out […]

  During Cambodia’s Holocaust in the  mid to late 1970′s, almost every martial arts teacher was tortured and killed by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Less than five Khmer teachers are alive today who were given the entire martial arts system. Along with the murder of all of the martial arts masters, went a […]

DARE FIGHT SPORTS MMA league, focuses as much on comedy and entertainment as it does on featuring professional  Mixed Martial Arts competitions. It’s reminiscent of the colorful and insane attitude of Tapout, in it’s early days. DARE FIGHT SPORTS, (“the Most Dangerous Gameshow”), features adult comedy, intertwined with underground  professional cage fights.  The program is […]