Fighters Perspective

So you say you want to be a Professional Fighter. This is an introduction and a run through of a day to day routine...

Isn't it called Mixed Martial Arts? I remember that Bruce Lee once said, “Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for...

While the NFL struggles with concussions, the UFC and other promotions proudly point out their medical record. MMA is the most regulated sport in...

It’s tough to want to keep up with training when I have to walk a mile in the 120 degree heat to get to the gym, or knowing that I don’t have the training partners that I have worked with for over a year there to help push me to go that extra round.

Everyone knows that fighters are usually the center of attention but there is always a coach or a mentor behind their success. Hours of training inside the...

A question I often get asked by fighters is how to go about getting sponsored.

Somewhere in the Middle East... You may be stronger than me, you may be smarter than me, you may be faster, bigger, and scarier looking, but you will NEVER out work me...

Reality VS The Cage - Janie "The Gun Show" Konyek takes us behind the curtain to what it take for a fighter to be successful at the lower levels and to pursue a dream.

From the moment I walked into Mick Doyle's gym at eight years old I was hooked. I knew instantly I would be a martial artist for the rest of my life and right from the get go I set some pretty lofty goals for myself. “What do you want to be when you grow up”? Every kid is faced with this question several times during their upbringing. For some the answer is an astronaut, for others it was to be the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys (Jerry Jones should probably start looking at some of these kids given his current staff behind center), for me I wanted to be a professional fighter. Looking back my answer is just as crazy as the first two but I didn't see it that way at the time, I knew I had what it took to be a World Champion.

Goal... What does the word goal mean to you? According to Webster it means, “The object of a person’s ambition or efforts; an aim...

I am Sacramento bound. I have known for a long time that in order to perform like an elite athlete, I was going to have...

I started fighting a little less than a year ago with little to no background with wrestling or martial arts.