You may have heard of it before – the octagon. It’s the place where warriors meet to battle each other into submission by knocking the opponent unconscious or forcing him to give up by imposing explosive pain on his body. It is the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The UFC is a mixed-martial arts organization that pits 2 opponents against each other,…
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Will My Martial Art Get Me To The Ufc
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity and ratings over the past couple of years. Love it or hate it, it looks like the UFC is here to stay. Consequently many men in the 18 – 34 demographic are becoming more interested in the martial arts. After watching great strikers such as Chuck Liddell, Anderson…
Ufc Betting Explained
As UFC fighting and mixed martial arts continue to grow in popularity, many sports fans are anxious to learn how to bet on the UFC events. According to a few major online sports books, UFC betting is set to surpass boxing in terms of online betting revenue by the end of 2007. For most UFC events, there are a few…
Is Martial Arts Effective For The Streets
The topic of how effective traditional martial arts is in today’s world as a way of protecting oneself is still a very sensitive issue to a lot of martial artists. What is even more sensitive is the issue of how realistic and street effective is the newer styles that have come out since UFC/PRIDE have come into the picture. I…
3 Upcoming Ufc Fights That You Can T Miss
If you are a fan of UFC, here are three upcoming fights that you need to watch: UFC 67 (February 3rd) Silva vs. Lutter-Anderson Silva will be defending his Middleweight Champion title against Travis Lutter. Although Silva is coming into the fight with more fights under his belt (nineteen), Lutter has fewer losses on his record (two, in comparison to…
The Story Of The Ultimate Fighting Championship Part 2
The UFC was on the verge of its demise with no rules, no audience, no cable access and U.S. Senators calling for its break-up. It was time to step back and re-evaluate the situation. People are interested in the idea of MMA, but not in seeing the type of fight that has 2 fighters fighting in pools of their own…