This weekend, Andrew Whitney lost a unanimous decision to Farkhad Sharipov at Titan Fight Championship 42 on UFC Fight Pass. Upon learning the results, Whitney threw a punch in frustration. His fist then struck one of the ring girls in the face.
MMA fighter Marcus Kowal has decided to donate his son’s organs after the 15-month-old child was struck and killed in a hit-and-run by an allegedly drunk driver on Saturday.
Mixed Martial Arts is trying to shrug off its image as an ultra-violent, inhuman and even degrading sport in France, where it is banned for pros but loved by amateurs. “MMA isn’t a hooligan’s sport,” insists Bertrand Amoussou, a trainer
Mixed-martial artist Jeff Monson, who sports a hammer-and-sickle tattoo on his calf, received a Russian passport and will participate in a fight on Christmas Day.
Two mixed-martial arts legends alongside one pedigreed prospect addressed a gymnasium of teen wrestlers and pre-teen admirers at the Boys and Girls Club. Royce Gracie, Tito Ortiz, and Aaron Pico spoke to the youthful audience in the same basketball gym where accused murderer Aaron Hernandez spent much of his youth.
