Tag Archive | mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

As the name implies, a combination of techniques that will test your skills — and your ability to take pain What it is: In ancient Greece, boxers and wrestlers faced each other in the ring with few rules, egged on by bloodthirsty crowds in a sport known as pankration. Sound familiar? Today’s mixed martial arts draw [...]

Q&A with Boxing Trainer Freddie Roach

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Boxing trainer Freddie Roach takes us inside his and fighter Manny Pacquiao's strategy for Saturday's WBO welterweight championship and explains why his Parkinson’s is no obstacle as a trainer.

The New Gladiators

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

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Ruthless, primal, barely legal, mixed martial arts has become a breakthrough phenomenon thanks to the UFC. But what kind of man does this for a living? A look inside America’s favorite combat sport. By Daniel Duane It doesn’t hurt, getting punched in the face. Not like you’d think. It might sting a little when your face is cold [...]

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