When you think of famous North American strikers, who comes to mind? Up until very recently, that answer may have given you a bit of head scratching. But in the past few years the Canada has produced some of the best stand-up martial artists in the game today, whether it be world ranked #1 Simon […]

“What’s going on in Japan?” As a martial arts writer and fan, I couldn’t count on two hands the number of times I’ve been asked that question. It’s a reasonable thing to ask. At one point in history Japan was at the top of the mixed martial arts and kickboxing world. Kazushi Sakuraba and Masato […]

  Saenchai PKmuaythaigym is one of those rare fighters that I believe could be successful in any combat sport, regardless of the ruleset or discipline. For a while now, people have clamored to see him take on some of kickboxing’s best, but the idea of one of the greatest nak muays of our generation switching […]

Fresh off his TKO win over Remy Bonjasky in London, Tyrone “King of the Ring” Spong will be making his return to kickboxing at GLORY 9 New York to take part of GLORY’s first ever light heavyweight tournament.  Hands down, Spong will be the favorite to win. After making a career beating, or at least […]

In just about five hours, GLORY Sports International will be making their return to trip to Japan for GLORY 8 Tokyo. Featuring one of the best 65 kilogram tournaments in history, the card is packed with top talent from the 70kg and heavyweight divisions. In the main event of the night, the legendary Peter Aerts […]

Zabit Samedov has been a busy man lately. After facing Badr Hari for the second time in Croatia last month, and with a third bout against the Bad Boy of kickboxing slated for late May, the man from Azerbaijan finds himself headlining yet another card, this time on the SUPERKOMBAT roster against Wieslaw Kwasniewski. Set […]

There are few combat sports athletes in Romania more famous than Alexandru Lungu. As large and rugged as the Vikings he impersonates, the name “Lungu” has become synonymous with ferocity, power, and often- controversy. A former Judo champion and current proud father, in his last outing at Superkombat, the Romanian Goliath lost by Disqualification after punching his […]

Yesterday, April 12, David Calvo replaced Abraham Roqueni in the K-1 MAX 8 man qualification tournament in Portugal.  Originally sponsored heavily by the Romanian promotion SUPERKOMBAT and Spanish event organizer STREET CULTURE, the show took a turn for the worse when both parties pulled their support after numerous breaches of contract. K-1 was essentially left […]

If you don’t know who Abdellah Ezbiri is, be sure to commit his name to memory. The 26 year old French kickboxer is one of the best in the world at 67kg, with his sole losses in recent years coming to the top name in the division: Yuta Kubo. While he was handily beaten by […]

A few weeks ago, Michael Wakeling, brother of Steve Wakeling, took on Pajonsuk Superpro Samui at Enfusion Live London. It was a cracking good fight, with knockdowns, comebacks, extra rounds, and near-finishes throughout. Thanks to Chok Dee Video we can now enjoy the violence at our leisure.