In a meeting of two worlds, this week we saw two Icelandic sporting heroes battle it out in the gym and finally answer that age-old question “does technique overcome strength?” When The World’s Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson AKA Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane from Game of Thrones, called out Gunnar Nelson to grapple at the famous …
Conor McGregor’s return to UFC was highly anticipated but the Irishman was some way below his best in the face of challenger Dustin Poirier. The two-round loss leaves ‘Notorious’ at a crossroads and inevitable questions are raised as to what happens next. McGregor is such a high-profile personality with media coverage following him inside and …
Most known for his antics outside of the Octagon, as well as his performances inside, Conor McGregor is one of the most quotable fighters ever step into the UFC. The former 2 division champion, did something that no other professional Mixed Martial Artist ever did, where he mixed the charismatic nature of professional wrestling with …
“When you compete against others you become bitter, when you compete against yourself you become better” Connor McGregor This is for ones who don’t get it easily. The ones who keep trying and forgetting, but keep trying again and again over the years. The ones who show up and fight and get beat by those …
Kevin Holland bids to make it six wins in a row when he fights Derek Brunson on March 20. He’s the odds-on favourite to win but it’s one of the toughest fights of his UFC career. With the ongoing pandemic affecting sport in 2020, you’d think that it might have been a quiet time for …
Bigger organizations in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu usually give birth to smaller teams after black belts decide to pave their own paths. This is the case with Checkmat. Checkmat was formed by the Viera Brothers, Leo Vieira and Rico Vieira. This happened when the brothers decided to split from Brasa Clube de Jiu-Jitsu. This happened in 2008 …
Alliance is one of the most successful teams in both competitions and in the number of affiliations worldwide. Alliance is known for winning the World Championship team trophy for 8 consecutive years from 2008 to 2015 and on top of that, they also had two World Championship team titles in the 1990s from 1998 to …
ATOS became one of the most dominant teams in BJJ’s competition scenes regardless if it’s in big tournaments held in the US or Asia. With a focus towards competition, ATOS in the 2010s was a force with the likes of Mendes brothers, Bruno Frazato, Andre Galvao, and Claudio Calasans. The team was founded by Andre …
Dubbed by many as the most beautiful jiujitsu gym in the world, Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ) managed to bring a level of new kind of aesthetics to jiujitsu gyms. With its all-white theme with their instructors and team members wearing white gis and black rashguards, the Mendes brothers along with RVCA founder and jiujitsu black …
MMA, or Mixed Martial Arts, have been around for centuries. Yes, they have become more prominent of late thanks to the UFC, but the various disciplines of MMA have been popular for a long time. And, it’s in that time, that mixed martial arts have had an impact on video games. When someone is a …
