1. The Psychology of Walkout Music

    Mixed Martial Arts is, and always been, as much a mental game as it is a physical competition. Don't believe it? Consider the walkout music...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 1,613 reads 7 comments

  2. MMA: One FC 3 Demonstrates Why One FC Is a Hot Spot for Major League Action

    Victor Cui 's ONE Fighting Championship delivered another stellar fight card with its "War of The Lions" event that some of the world saw exclusively on Youtube early yesterday morning...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 484 reads 2 comments

  3. Eddie Alvarez Needs to Move to the UFC

    Former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is coming off of a loss to Michael Chandler and now is scheduled for a April 20 date with Shinya Aoki, who holds one of the other ...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 663 reads 2 comments

  4. The Ultimate Fighter Brazil's 5 Best Prospects

    The Ultimate Fighter Brazil is underway, with half of the 32-man field sliced to 16. Next week we find out which fighters will make up Team Wanderlei and and Team Vitor. Before we get there, though, there are five prospects we must mention...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 961 reads 0 comments

  5. The Ultimate Fighter Brazil: An Introduction to the Cast and Coaches

    The Ultimate Fighter is a show about 16 fighters living in a house together and battling for a six-figure UFC contract. In a few days, it finally goes international...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 2,181 reads 2 comments

  6. B/R Exclusive with BAMMA's Official Ring Girl, Georgia Graham

    These days, you don't see women like Georgia Graham, the official ring girl for the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts, but spending some time to talk to her can definitely ...

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  7. Will the UFC Ever Reach the NFL's Level?

    For quite a long time now, one of the biggest questions in relation to the UFC's efforts to elevate MMA into the mainstream is the question of whether the UFC will ever reach the NFL's level...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 613 reads 17 comments

  8. MMA: One Fighter in Each Weight Division with Star Potential (with Video)

    The star potential for many prospects in MMA is downright frightening without question. Rory MacDonald, Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson, Cain Velasquez, Renan Barao, Chris Weidman, ...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 3,838 reads 5 comments

  9. UFC 146: Early Predictions for the UFC's 1st Ever All-Heavyweight Fight Card

    UFC 146 comes to you live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, May 26, 2011, and features the very first all-heavyweight card in UFC history...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 4,565 reads 30 comments

  10. Should Traditional Martial Arts Be Banned?

    No martial arts should ever be banned from a sport that calls itself "Mixed Martial Arts." Contrary to what the opening piece to the first episode of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live" ...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 1,580 reads 23 comments

  11. Will Bellator Be Able to Capitalize on the UFC's Break?

    Bellator Fighting Championships gained a lot of momentum last weekend with its more-than-stellar season premiere, which saw the crowning of a new Bellator featherweight champion as ...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 455 reads 4 comments

  12. 5 Traditional Martial Arts We Have Yet to See (Successfully) Applied to MMA

    Where do we begin with the styles we've seen in MMA ? We've seen Judo, Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Shotokan Karate, Kyokushin Karate, and Jiu-Jitsu in more forms than we really care to count...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 3,575 reads 49 comments

  13. The Sorcerer, the Vaporizer, and 12 Submissions We Still Haven't Seen in MMA

    We've seen just about every submission possible in the MMA world, from the kimura to the armbar, to the heel hook, and heaven only knows how many versions of the triangle choke we've seen...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 21,278 reads 70 comments

  14. Evolution of the Martial Arts: How MMA Has Progressed Since UFC 1

    At one point in time, mixed martial arts wasn't anything close to what it was now. It started in Japan's Shooto organization, founded by Satoru "Tiger Mask" Sayama , in 1985 ...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 2,826 reads 5 comments

  15. Why the New Ultimate Fighter Format Will Be Better Than Before

    The Ultimate Fighter consists of 16 fighters in a specified weight class, with all of the fighters battling for a six-figure UFC contract...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 849 reads 2 comments

  16. Bellator: Breaking Down the Season 6 Middleweight Tournament

    Bellator Fighting Championships comes to your TV on March 16 via Epix in HD and MTV2 and features two specific attractions...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 344 reads 1 comments

  17. MMA Prospect Watch: 10 Must-See Highlights of Hacran 'Barnabe' Dias

    Tatame reported this past weekend that former Shooto South American Featherweight World Champion and Nova Uniao prospect Hacran "Barnabe Dias (20-1-1 MMA ) is close to signing to ...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 350 reads 0 comments

  18. Stikeforce: Paul Daley and Kazuo Misaki Will Put on a Show Tonight

    At 9 p.m. CT live on Showtime, Strikeforce will put on its 39th live "numbered" event from Columbus, Ohio, featuring K.J. Noons vs. Josh Thomson as well as the Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate against undefeated Ronda Rousey...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 334 reads 3 comments

  19. UFC on FX 2 Results: Was Ian McCall Robbed?

    Ian McCall got robbed. At the very least, the man deserved a 10-8 in the third round, which was one of his best rounds, but apart from a second round that most gave to Demetrious ...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 1,126 reads 24 comments

  20. Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey: Final Main Card Predictions

    Strikeforce 39 comes to you live tomorrow night from Columbus, Ohio and features Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey for the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight title with a co-headliner of KJ Noons vs...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 855 reads 3 comments

  21. UFC on FUEL TV 2: The Best YouTube Videos of the Event's Newcomers

    With UFC on FX 2 in the books, the only thing keeping Zuffa MMA fanatics busy after Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey will be The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX next week...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 361 reads 0 comments

  22. Tate vs. Rousey and 10 Other Questions We Still Have for Strikeforce

    UFC on FX 2 is in the books, but now we are less than 24 hours away from one of the most anticipated title bouts of 2012, as all the talk and all the hype surrounding Strikeforce women's ...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 769 reads 1 comments

  23. UFC on FX 2: Breaking Down the Flyweight Tournament

    This Friday night, Ian McCall, Demetrious Johnson, Joseph Benavidez and Yasuhiro Urushitani all compete in the inaugural flyweight tournament to crown the long-awaited, and much-anticipated, first Flyweight World Champion in UFC history...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 541 reads 0 comments

  24. Strikeforce: Live Main Card Results and Analysis of Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey

    Strikeforce returns with an action-packed night of fights on Saturday, live from Columbus, Ohio, and the time for the talking is now officially over...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 656 reads 2 comments

  25. UFC on FX 2: Final Main Card Predictions

    UFC on FX 2 is tomorrow night live from the Allphones Arena in Sydney Australia and features four exciting fights for all to see live and free on their own TV...

    Dale De Souza Written by Dale De Souza about 1 year ago 688 reads 3 comments