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3. Frank Mir VS Brock Lesnar - UFC 81 When Brock Lesnar first came into the UFC he was quickly making a name for himself. People joked around about him coming from WWE but forgot he was a collegiate champion wrestler. Joe Rogan wouldn't stop talking about how huge he was and the UFC had to make custom gloves for his hands. Mir attacked Lesnar's legs very quick after getting a flurry of punches, and won via kneebar in the first round. People were shocked and Brock was so upset that he made sure to get a rematch. 2. Anderson Silva Vs Chael Sonnen - UFC 148 This Silva V Sonnen battle was at the peak of both their primes. Sonnen was a top contender and Silva was the middleweight champion. Chael Sonnen dominated Anderson Silva the first 4 rounds. Out striking and out grappling, everyone was sure Silva was going to lose his towards the end of the fight. With only 30 seconds left, Silva managed to get one of his famous triangle chokes in and got the win. 1. Chan Sung VS Leonardo Garcia - UFC Fight Night 24 If you do jiujitsu and 10th planet especially, then you know how hard it is to pull a twister submission off. It's basically just a really fancy neck crank, but it's not a easy position to get someone in. You have to have someone in a grapevine with their arm trapped under you. with your arms clasped around their head, reverse grip style. There's significantly more easier submissions to pull off before you try to slap a twister on someone. That didn't stop The Korean Zombie - Chan Sung. He saw the best opportunity for it and went right to it. The first person ever in UFC history to win via twister.

We know fighters love to fight, it's obvious when someone chooses a profession surrounding getting punched in the face. What about fighters outside of combat sports though? Surely these brutes of the most violent athleticism enjoy things outside of bashing skulls? Turns out, fighters are just like you and me. They're diverse and all are interested in a broad range of hobbies. Chad Mendes, a UFC veteran featherweight is an avid hunter and outdoorsman. Ronda Rousey plays World of Warcraft, and even streams it online. Ben Askren plays disc golf and actually placed second in the United States Amateur Disc Golf Championship. Josh Barnett plays the card game, Magic The Gathering. Luke Rockhold is a skater / surfer. Nick and Nate Diaz smoke pot on a stoner subculture level. You'd be surprised to know that probably any fighter you can think of besides Floyd Mayweather who lives in the gym. They all have hobbies and things they like to do outside of combat sports. Chances are there's a professional fighter out there who shares the same hobby as you. Imagine going kayaking or geode collecting and running into Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson is in love with pigeons. He raises them, races them, attends annual pigeon pageants. If you don't like pigeons, probably just best for you to avoid Mike Tyson. It's actually legal to hunt pigeons in America though, so just like you might share hobbies with a fighter. You also might have a hobby that collides with another fighters hobby. Pigeon hunters beware of Mike Tyson.

George Kambosos' lightweight world title fight with Teofimo Lopez has been delayed after Lopez tested positive for COVID-19. It looks like Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kombosos Jr. Bout 2021 is not going to happen when we want it to. Earlier, the fighting was scheduled for June 5, but later changed on June 19. Lopez had a positive test for Covid-19. So, instead, the whole fight changed. Despite this, the Lopez vs Kambosos event still seems in a tragic spot. Because, as per ESPN, the organizers of this bout, Triller, is looking to schedule this fight in Australia on an altogether new date in October 2021. This move has infuriated Lopez and his team as they wish to fight in the US. Recently, ‘The takeover’s manager, David McWater, gave his take on this entire fuss. He said, “That’s our major objection: to ask a guy to fly international and cut weight for 14 days while in quarantine. It’s not right.” "I don’t think we’ll have to give up the title. I think if they want to move [the fight] that far back the IBF will rule. But fine, if we have to, we’ll give up the title and he can fight [next-available contender] Isaac Cruz somewhere for $70,000 [for the vacant title].” Even after all these comments, it's not possible to say when the fight will take place. Is this match really called off or will the fans get to watch this match?

It's no secret that New Yorkers love to fight. Mike Tyson is from Brooklyn, if that says anything. Well now New Yorkers have access to public punching bags! That guy next to you at the crosswalk pissing you off? Go to town on the bag. Your boss just fire you? Hit the bag! Imagine being a tourist and walking into New Yorker culture like. "Holy crap that guy is really going to town on that punching bag, I wonder who pissed him off?!" Or being a tourist and being pissed off by a native Yorker to then you yourself go to town on said bag. Reading the comments about these things is pretty funny. Some people suggest punching is not a good healthy hoping mechanism for anger. I would like to disagree with them as punching people who make me angry always makes me feel better, it's just frowned upon. I feel like New York is leading the world with these. We need these in every city. Every state, everywhere. Maybe these things will help curve violent crimes. New York started installing these in 2019, so in 2 years there violent crime has actually deterred. This has nothing to do with Covid restrictions or actual crime deterrents. I'm a science man and this is obviously science that someone science'd up in a science lab. Public punching bags = good for society.

Some fights are impossible to forget and UFC 32's main event with TJ Dillashaw vs Corey Sandhagen will go down as one of those fights. Cory Sandhagen and T.J. Dillashaw fought for a whole 25 minutes, every second of those 25 minutes was action. Not one of those boring bouts full of running and cage clinching. The pair went head to head during all five rounds and produced fireworks. In the end the judge's decision was split. One judge gave it 48-47 to Sandhagen. Another two judges scored the same in favor of Dillashaw, who consequently came out on top. Dillashaw, the former two-time UFC bantamweight champion, defeated Cory Sandhagen via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) in a bloody, back-and-forth fight Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Sandhagen opened up a nasty cut between Dillashaw's right eye and nose, but he still gutted it out over five rounds. With the win, TJ Dillashaw updates his record to 18-4. He also made a successful return and rebounds from the defeat suffered in his previous bout of January 2019 against then flyweight champion Henry Cejudo. "I love Cory Sandhagen," Dillashaw said after the fight. "I believed in that guy before he even believed in himself. Great opponent, great fight. A little sloppy on my part but I pushed the pace and got the win." Cory Sandhagen drops to 14-3. The defeat snaps his two-win streak. Share what you think and stay with us for more exciting news.

Combat sports is a pretty diverse genre that has changed dramatically over the years, it used to be very segmented and traditional to a societies own culture. Now in the age of information and fast travel, MMA combines it all. The game never stops changing either, every training camp for pro fighters is out there trying to find a new edge, changing up certain semantics in their grappling flow or striking game. You can't tell the future but you can infer a lot from the past. Padding and protection has consistently improved in the last 100 years. In another 100 years we may be competing in exosuits that absorb and measure all forces then turns off when someone gets hit on the jaw or temple with a 1,200 pound strike. Probably not anytime soon, and if you asked any MMA fighter to start wearing suits that don't actually knock them out but power down they might just kick your ass. You've got fighters out there snapping limbs, winning through giant hematomas, getting knocked out and then back up again to win the fight. There's too many variables and combat sports just isn't really the place athletes want to wear protective clothing like bulky gloves, helmets, rib pads, etc. We're always going to want the modern day gladiator style brutality that comes with full speed contact no holds bars action. The rules will continue to change here and there, different promotions allow different strikes or submissions. We still stream Bare Knuckle Boxing from around the world and real Muay Thai fights. So until the big lawmakers come in and start making fighters wear bubble boy suits, you better watch some real fights with Fight.TV!!!

Football, Soccer, Cheerleading are the most widely known sport for injury. Running at full speeds or flying through the air subjects us to serious bodily injury. My freshman year in highschool playing football, we had a JV team member who passed away from his internal injuries sustained in a football game. Sports can be very dangerous. Combat sports are of no exception. There's the obvious injuries in combat sports, like Connor Mcgregor and Anderson Silva's leg breaks. We see broken noses, broken hands, ribs, all kinds of nasty bruises n cuts. One thing we don't see though is the mental health toll. Fighting isn't really a team sport, you have your camp and you kind of represent them when you fight but it's still a 1 V 1 sport. So when you lose, it's all on you. There's the emotional aspect of failing yourself in a loss, failing your camp, everything you thought you were fighting for. That doesn't even compare to the possibility of head injury though. The increased risk of developing Parkinson's. We see it in boxers like football plays and other high contact sports, the brain sustains damage over time after being rattled around inside our skull so much. Fighters are supposed to be the toughest bunch out there. Showing any sign of weakness or vulnerability feels awful. Some are brave enough to make a stand though. Tyson Fury has recently been quoted as saying his toughest opponents aren't the ones you can see, but the ones inside our head. I remember when I was playing football, and our teammate Taylor Haugen died. It was surreal like, we we're only playing football? How did this happen? The other teams players that had tackled him quit playing, couldn't even leave their rooms. Our team was looking around at each other hoping nobody else gets injured like that. So our school and Taylors parents started a foundation to improve safety padding to protect against the types of injuries Taylor sustained. Which is midsection padding to absorb shock and prevent internal injury specifically wide receivers who often are jumped up, arms spread, mid section wide open. Taylor had a catch phrase that still lives on - "Don't quit, never give up." That's what we should do with mental health. Not just for fighters but for everyone. Mental health is a serious issue that needs the stigmas of weakness and keeping it to ourselves, removed. If people like Tyson Fury can come out and say he's struggled with mental health. If Taylors legacy of never giving up and his foundation saves more lives and prevents injury for football players. We can carry the same sentiment about mental health for ourselves and others. Don't Quit, Never Give Up.

You ever wondered what would happen if an MMA Fighter and a bodybuilder went toe to toe? Well, look no further because Fight.TV and Vekhayn are bringing you an article all about it. Believe it or not, this question has been asked before and by many. In the early days of the UFC you kind of see it, experienced grapplers fighting muscle heads and quickly submitting them. Videos of smaller scrawny dudes taking down big hulk looking, guys. Why is that though? We're going to break it down to the sweet science! You see, fighting is one of the most serious sports in all of athletics, especially in terms of cardio. Throwing punches will wind you out really quick. You know what else will take a lot of wind out of you? Having lots of muscle. It takes lots of oxygen to keep those muscles moving. So the more muscle mass you have, the more oxygen your body needs to sustain energy in a fight. That's why most boxers and MMA fighters you see are more on the lean side or just kind of fat and very rarely do you see a fighter that looks like a bodybuilder. Now of course the case isn't always the lean mean fighter wins. Everyone in combat sports knows if you get hit on the button. You're going out. So a bodybuilder could still land a hard shot. Or with some wrestling experience control a fight on the ground with sheer strength. One thing is for certain though. Bodybuilders train to look strong, and often struggle with other aspects of health to maintain a 5% bodyfat. Your body needs these fats to maintain your energy levels. Especially in a fight. The MMA fighter is also very experienced on the ground, where as bodybuilders who just lift often don't know how to defend heel-hooks, Kimuras, rear naked chokes, calf slicers, and an arsenal of other grappling submissions. Don't believe us? The internet is full of these videos and stories. Just go see for yourself! What do you have to say, Tommy? Well, as a bodybuilder that does Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, I'd say for the most part you're right. But for my fellow bodybuilders out there, don't get discouraged. Being a bodybuilder and a martial artist is a double-edged sword, here's why: As Austin mentioned above, you will get exhausted quicker than the other fighter. Most of the fighters are much leaner for this reason- but bodybuilders do have an incredible advantage: Raw strength. Any of my MMA sparring buddies will tell you that it is really hard to get me in a submission. With my pure strength, often times I can hold one of their wrists in place or stop a submission from happening completely with just brute force. For instance, good luck trying to get me in an arm bar- I can curl hundreds of pounds and I can easily just break the grip on most people trying to get my arm flat. Also, good luck if you misplace your wrist, I can hold that in place and maneuver around your body while you try to break the intense grip I have on it. While most MMA fighters that are leaner have an advantage over a bodybuilder, a bodybuilder does have the raw strength to escape a submission. Think of hulk breaking through a wall. Bodybuilders also have the advantage of being able to manipulate their opponents in combat more efficiently too. I can easily pick up my opponent, and doing a single/double leg takedown becomes much easier when you have a ton of strength to work with. It's similar to a "Lions vs Bears" battle. The lion is the MMA fighter, and the bear is the bodybuilder. They are somewhat evenly matched, and it really depends how both sides use their advantages. The lion is much quicker in attacks, can quickly reposition, is super manueverable, and often has much more stamina than the bear. While the bear is much slower, it's attacks are MUCH stronger. If the bear lands one good hit on the tiger, the tiger can lose. It's up to the lion to be on its' game and to position correctly to not lose the battle. I personally love watching bodybuilders vs MMA fighters fight on YouTube- it's so interesting as each fight is just so intense and you can tell that each person is trying their hardest. It's not like some of the fights where it gets kind of repetitive and boring, the bodybuilder vs MMA fighter match up is crazy intense. Check it out for yourself!

It's no secret that Bruce Lee was a martial artist. Some people say he was all Hollywood, and you can find videos or articles trying to discredit him as a martial artist from his lack of fight record or active competing. Which is all total BS. Some of the greatest fighters in the world have sparred and trained with Lee, you can take their word for it. What many people don't know is culturally Chinese martial arts are a very safeguarded knowledge. Often families stick to their own styles and don't teach others what they know. So when you find someone willing to train you, it's a huge honor. While this has changed over the years. Bruce Lee was the first to come out and imply we shouldn't try to stick to one style, we should adapt or "Be water." Lee got a lot of heat in even the American community over this. Still today many gyms want you training only with them. Bruce Lee was the first main combat sports person to suggest we should train and learn as much as possible regardless of loyalty to one distinct style. That the individual makes the fight, not the style. He would get into many arguments over this. A lot of people in the martial arts community acted as if Lee was speaking heresy. So next time you travel to another camp or attend a certain instructors seminar. Remember that this hasn't always been so widely accepted in martial arts, at one time it was considered this biggest disrespect to your instructor. Give Bruce Lee a praise and a thanks for leading the path to remove stigmas around sticking to one distinct style.

Thailand is known for many things, they have a very rich history and culture. Their form of kickboxing - Muay Thai is absolutely brutal. Fighters from all over the world will go to Thailand to train traditional Muay Thai. It's kind of a right of passage in American kickboxing. So if you ever travel there, be sure to go train and even watch a fight in person. Something interesting about Muay Thai fighters, they smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol. Not just in general but while training. It's kind of encouraged even. There was a season of Ultimate Fighter where they brought in an American fighter who had trained in Thailand for years to spar with the shows fighters. He showed up drunk and still kicked all their asses, made it look easy. Muay Thai is big on utilizing your knees and elbows, wrapping people up and fighting in the clinch. Blows from elbows or knees are devastating and often banned by different fight promoters. Muay Thai does not ban these and instead encourages that you use them. So you could say Thai fighters are as tough as they come. They will often start training as young as 5 years old. Muay Thai can be traced back to the 16th century. It was influenced by the martials arts out of both China and India where Thailand sits between. Traditional Muay Thai and Boxing are some of todays most popular sports in Thailand. This culture has honed one of the best fighting styles in the world, for that we at Fight TV are very grateful for Thai fight culture.

The sweet science comes down to much more than just punching power, but to understand boxing on a scientific level punch power is a good way to start. If a boxer wants a win via knockout then they're gonna want to have some heavy hands, some bombers, the haymakers. This can be understood as simply as the equation for force, because the more force behind a punch (with the right accuracy) will achieve a knockout. Force equals mass times acceleration. It's no secret that heavier weight classes punch harder, because they have more mass. That's why you see guys like Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis being the top 2 hardest hitters in UFC. They've actually measured these guys punching power and Francis Ngannou holds the world record for most powerful punch at 129,161 units of force. We measure force in newtons. So to punch harder you need a solid amount of muscle mass. Then you need the technique that comes with it. The speed and ability to throw your body mass into the punch, which is called a "kinetic chain". The average amateur boxer is hitting around 2,500 newtons of force and striking contact with about 300 pounds of force per hit. Ngannou and other heavy hitters are striking at well over 1,000 pounds of force per punch. Your punches are kinetic energy and equal the mass of your body to the fist, multiplied by how fast it's moving between point A (somewhere beside you) to B (someone's face.) That momentum making contact and transferring kinetic energy if your punch. Kick, elbow, headbutt, whatever. Force = Mass X acceleration (punch power) = Fist / Body behind it x Speed from A to B

When choosing what type of grappling style to study or what type of gym to go to, you'll hear all kinds of things. "BJJ is best" or "Sambo beats all the other styles." When in reality, it's all about context. Why do you want to start training? Are you wanting to just pickup some self defense? Are you training for a upcoming fight and know your opponent is mean with ground and pound? These are the variables that will discern what discipline you want to train in. Sambo and BJJ are probably the broadest of the grappling styles, they encompass everything from takedowns to submissions. They teach different things at different ranks like most BJJ white belts don't get to learn heel-hooks while newbies to Sambo are often taught that very early. Regardless both styles give you a very broad introduction and study of grappling. So if you want to just learn general self defense, these are tow good styles to study. 10th Planet Jiujitsu is a no-gi system. Meaning they don't wear the white karate uniform with the belt. Jiujitsu without the gi is give and take. Practicing without a gi lets you move faster and experience a more realistic simulation of an actual fight or encounter on the street. Practicing with a gi however, slows you down to make you more technical while honing your grip strength with thick cloth to grab translating to better holds in wrists and such. 10th Planet is a fun system, many of the worlds best Jiujitsu practitioners hail from 10th planet gyms. Greco Roman Wrestling is ideal for takedowns, and takedown defense. If you want to focus on those two things, or be the type of fighter that opts in for ground n pound versus submissions. This would be a discipline you'd want to study. A good wrestler can maintain dominant position over a grappler and subdue them with strikes, we see it all the time in MMA. so if you're more of a striker than a grappler, Greco Roman Wrestling is the way to go. Your best route as a amateur or pro fighter is to be well rounded and train accordingly for who you fight against, preparing for their strengths/weaknesses. Commit a little time to all of these styles but focus on what's best to prepare for your opponent. If you just want general self defense, find the best camp. I've seen gyms like a ex Hollywood stuntman who teaches all disciplines, but he was a stuntman not an expert in any style. You'd probably rather go to a gym with more experienced instructors in their disciplines for self defense. So it's not always the style but equally the instructor to consider, and be sure to ask how they feel about you cross training. Old school camps don't like that, they want you only training with them. Many of those camps still yield top performing fighters. Newer gyms actually promote cross training and want you to learn as much from others as possible. Just make sure that gyms narrative fits how you want to train as well.