Nick Diaz attends and condemns a kids MMA event
The question of letting kids be involved in MMA at a young age is very questionable. The brain doesn’t finish developing until mid to late twenties which makes their participation…
Category: Mixed Martial Arts
Valentina & Antonina Shevchenko and their coach Pavel Fedotov – Inspirational or Deeply Disturbing?
Over at calfkicker we pride ourselves on some of our original articles. Two we’re particularly proud of are our investigations into grooming allegations against Pat Barry for his relationship with…
Adesanya used to represent China in his kickboxing days
Israel Adesanya is one of the three African champions in the UFC right now. Adesanya is joined by Cameroon’s Francis Ngannou and fellow Nigerian transplant Kamaru Usman. The three seem…
Does Ian Garry really have a Conor McGregor tattoo?
UFC welterweight prospect Ian Garry revealed that he has a tattoo that was inspired by fellow Irishman Conor McGregor. Garry said he was inspired after the UFC star sent him…
(Video) When Yoel Romero ripped Adesanya to shreds accurately describing his style
Former UFC contender Yoel Romero criticized Israel Adesanya for the boring fight the two had together. He also said that it’s a disrespectful to compare Adesanya with Anderson Silva. A…
(Video) Alex Pereira explains how he set up that devastating knock out over Sean Strickland
Alex Pereira recently got together with former UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira to explain how he knocked out Sean Strickland. Pereira explained to teammate how he came to land…
Cowboy Cerrone wants to be a movie star but conveniently forgets the times he unironically used racial slurs
UFC legend Donald Cerrone officially hung up his gloves following a submission loss against fellow legend Jim Miller at UFC 276 last weekend. In his retirement speech, ‘Cowboy’ addressed his…
Joe Rogan changed up his look for UFC 276 – And the fans viciously roasted him for it
Joe Rogan is a staple of the UFC broadcasts. Popular podcaster and comedian has been with the UFC for the better part of the last 20 years helping build UFC…
Israel Adesanya brags he’s broken all UFC curses after Drake won $1 million bet on UFC 276
Famous rapper Drake is known as a terrible bettor. Despite putting big money on the line, he almost never gets his predictions right. This provided the core fact underlying the…
(Video) Fan mocks Israel Adesanya with animation slamming his fighting style
Israel Adesanya is taking the brunt of criticism following lackluster UFC 276 performance. Adesanya admitted himself that he had ‘an off night’ saying. “GSP, people would boo him, and I’m…
Alex Pereira gained close to 40 lbs TWO days after bout
Weight cutting is a real issue in MMA – because size does matter. Recently ginormous middleweight contender Alex Pereira shared some of his numbers just two days after defeating Sean…
Khabib: Makhachev will finish Oliveira in Brazil with Brazilian jiu jitsu
According to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev should next compete for the vacant UFC lightweight title against Charles Oliveira. He also said that his old buddy Makachev is willing to go…
Sean O’Malley covers tattoo dedicated to his child with Dragon
Sean O’Malley has been in the news a lot as of late – due to the controversial nature of how his fight at UFC 276 ended. And while O’Malley’s take…
Jessica-Rose Clark accused Julija Stoliarenko of ignoring her tap but isn’t the ref to blame for delayed reaction?
UFC bantamweight Jessica-Rose Clark was a victim of Julija Stoliarenko’s nasty armbar submission. The Lithuanian Stoliarenko submitted Clark in just 42 seconds. The pair was scheduled to open the UFC…
(Video) Sean O Malley mocks Pedro Munhoz mid fight
Sean O Malley and Pedro Munhoz fought for less than 10 minutes yet they’re the talk of the MMA community come Monday morning. While much of the scrutiny is targeted…
Chris Pratt slams Adesanya for that performance at UFC 276
Israel Adesanya may have won the crypto.com bonus of the night cashing in on additional $30,000 but he certainly didn’t win himself any favors from Hollywood actor, Chris Pratt, Pratt…
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson defends Israel Adesanya after UFC 276
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is one of the biggest movie stars today. He’s also a former pro wrestler and an avid sports enthusiast. Johnson is also a partner of the…
Jon Jones calls out Adesanya for painted fingernails and lame lines
Jon Jones has had a conflict with Israel Adesanya brewing for ages. The conflict stems from the time Adesanya wanted to challenge Jones for the light heavyweight title and escalated…
Strickland reacts to Pereira KO: ‘I would do it all over again the exact same way’
Sean Strickland is many things but a keen insightful fight strategist likely isn’t one of them. The brash and outspoken UFC middleweight had to eat all of his words this…
MMA quotes that precede unfortunate events: Sean Strickland edition
Sean Strickland became somewhat of a meme over the weekend. The mouthy middleweight got outclassed by Adesanya’s old kickboxing foe after uttering the following at the press conference: “… I…