Jake Paul vs Woodley – a Lose Lose for the MMA Community?
This weekend former welterweight champion of the UFC Tyron Woodley (39) will be boxing a controversial personality in 24 year old youtube entrepreneur Jake Paul. While the MMA media seems…
Jiu Jitsu #MeToo: Responding To Emails Regarding Our Coverage
Here at calfkicker.com – we mostly publish opinion pieces and cover topics that don’t receive enough coverage – mostly in MMA but lately there’s been a fair amount of jiu…
Brock Lesnar: Good Genes & Good Docs?
Brock Lesnar has been an international superstar for a number of years. But he started as a high school football player with an above the average athleticism. He first started…
Jiu Jitsu #metoo: Shoyoroll Drops Athlete Over Abuse Claims
Jiu jitsu is having a unique moment. Even though there were scandals previously, this time the victims have a powerful advocate in ADCC organizer Mo Jassim. And it seems as…
Why Is The UFC Reluctant To Give Veterans A Send Off?
UFC brass has been counting money ever since the first news of sale hit the waves back in 2016. The several billion dollars worth empire braved the pandemic and boasts…
Rose Namajunas & Pat Barry: Inspirational or Deeply Disturbing?
Rose Namajunas has always had the attention of the public. She first broke out when she was just 25 – at the time she had defeated the reigning champion Joanna…
Miesha Tate Plays Company (wo)man on behalf of the UFC
Miesha Tate came back to UFC recently following a stint as a ONE FC promoter, personality and coach. For those who don’t remember Tate had captured the 135 lbs title…
Collective Record Of Giga Chikadze’s Pre UFC Opponents Is 7 Wins and 54 Losses
The Georgian 145 lbs fighter Giga Chikadze has an mma record that consists of 13 wins and 2 losses. He made it to the promotion in 2019 after a failed…
Brendan Schaub’s Fans Think He Lied About Rescuing Kids from a Car wreck
Brendan Schaub has had a big number of controversies attached to his name – all these instances have utterly destroyed his credibility for the viewers of his popular podcast The…
Cat Zingano is suing Halle Berry over a role in MMA Flick “Bruised”
Halle Berry has been developing an MMA themed movie for several years now. The Oscar winner (55) had a good experience making John Wick 3 and working with the jiu…
Jiu Jitsu Community Is Going Through a Me Too Reckoning – But Will it Produce Any Changes?
pictured: Vagner Rocha prominent member of the Fight Sports Affiliation applying a face smother called python choke Jiu jitsu has always been in a very strange spot – on one…
Diego Sanchez Acknowledges Fabia was Manipulating him – But Still Believes He Was a Proper Trainer
Diego Sanchez is on the brink of signing with Bare knuckle FC, that is – the deal will go through if he can pass his medicals. Recently Sanchez went live…
Khabib Nurmagomedov signs With a Soccer Club – Wait, What?
Khabib Nurmagomedov appears to have signed a contract with a soccer club FC Legion Dynamo. The Dagestani ace permanently retired from MMA earlier this year but it was speculated he…
(Video) UFC Fighter Intercepts Car Jacker And Teaches Him A Valuable Lesson
30 year old UFC fighter Jordan Williams left his car running at a gas station parking lot while he ran in to shop for some snacks. Upon his return he…
Honest Review: Rickson Gracie’s Book “Breathe”
For many fans around the globe, Rickson Gracie is regarded as the father of mixed martial arts. With the inception of mixed martial arts in the 80s, Rickson was considered…
UFC Exec Claims Pirate Streams Are Hurting The Fighters
In the MMA community we’re used to the UFC longtime president Dana White being the mouthpiece of the operation. However today an interview with the chief operating officer Lawrence Epstein…
Honest Review: Is Khabib Nurmagomedov’s DVD really worth $200?
You are currently reading an Honest Review of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s DVD Sambo: The Top Game – A Blue Print For “Smeshing” Let’s preface this review with a disclaimer: There are…
UFC Crowns New Heavyweight Champion in Farcical Matchup
Cyril Gane is nothing short of impressive. However this does not make his newly earned interim champion status legitimate. Not by a long shot. Dereck Lewis has always been a…
Tokyo Olympics Mark Beginning and End Of Karate as an Olympic sport
Karate made its Olympic debut last week at the 2021 Olympic games. However the joy of karate fans world wide might be short lived as there are signs this was…
Is Dwayne The Rock Johnson Dishonest about his abs?
Dwayne The Rock Johnson is an icon of modern day. The former pro wrestler is currently a successful family friendly movie star. Along with this comes the insinuation that his…