Due to its high altitude it is often the location of the training camps for many Boxers and Mixed martial arts contestants such as Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosley, and Tito Ortiz.
After he retired from playing football, Wiśniewski began a MMA career.
Thereafter he made his first documentary (Full Contact - A Way Of Living) about four friendly and educated people and their passion for Mixed martial arts.
In an interview with the AFL, Lane indicated that he had also been training in MMA for a year.
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Alexander Trevino (born 1981 Great Falls, Montana, raised out of Montague, Michigan) and is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.
Her third child, Ronda Rousey has also been successful in judo earning a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics and is now a professional mixed martial artist and current UFC Women's Champion.
In addition, Art of War FC has featured some of the world's top fighters including WKN European Muay Thai champion Filippo Cinti of Italy, DEEP veteran Jeong Ho Lee of Korea, and Japanese Karate and ju-jutsu expert, Setsuma Takeda.
Cage Force(former name Demolition Octagon Gear (D.O.G.)) is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization operated by Greatest Common Multiple (GCM) Communication.
He launched a Vale Tudo and mixed martial arts career, but after knocking out two opponents, Andino went winless in 2 fights, including a first round knockout loss to Zuluzinho.
Konrad made his professional mixed martial arts debut on January 23, 2010, defeating Gary "Chief" Hamen on the Martial Arts Xtreme promotion's Max Fights 8 with a neck crank, which is a modified rear naked choke from half guard that his training partner, Brock Lesnar, nicknamed the "Polar Bear Choke".
He also has done play-by-play for various other sports include Notre Dame football on NBC, CBS Sports Spectacular, College World Series on ESPN, Major League Soccer, XFL on TNN, boxing on TNN, mixed martial arts on TNN, Syracuse Chiefs AAA baseball, and Syracuse Orange football, basketball, lacrosse, and soccer.
Sutherland made his MMA debut at UKMMAC 18: Fists of Fury against the South African Neil Grove, who was 30 kg heavier than Sutherland at the time.
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Along with Jude Samuels (the head of talent relations for BAMMA), he trained the London Wasps rugby squad in grappling techniques from MMA that could help with the Wasps' games just two weeks before the 2012/2013 Aviva Premiership season.
Dream: Japan GP Final, also known as Dream Japan GP – 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final, was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream.
The most high-profile members of the Evolve Fight Team are DREAM and ONE Fighting Championship Lightweight World Champion Shinya Aoki, Bellator World Champion Ben Askren, UFC lightweight contender Rafael Dos Anjos, UFC Fighter Leandro Issa, ONE Fighting Championship fighter Eddie Ng, ONE Fighting Championship fighter Jake Butler, and many others.
Fabrício de Assis Costa da Silva (born July 24, 1990), better known as Fabrício Guerreiro, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in Bellator's featherweight division.
Grapplers Quest has been host to many high-level competitors in mixed martial arts, such as Matt Hughes, Frankie Edgar, Ben Henderson, Kenny Florian, Diego Sanchez, Joe Stevenson, BJ Penn, Brandon Vera, and many others.
Carlos Augusto Inocente Filho (born May 29, 1986), better known as Guto Inocente, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competes in the UFC's heavyweight division.
Herring's brother also competed in MMA, holding an undefeated 5-0 record before attending Baylor University to play football as an offensive tackle.
Currently, Davis is serving as a boxing trainer to MMA fighters, including Chuck Liddell and fighters from American Top Team.
On December 31 (New Year's Eve), 2006, Majoros made his mixed martial arts debut against Norifumi Yamamoto at K-1 Dynamite in Osaka, Japan and lost via TKO in the 1st round.
Joseph Daniel Doerksen (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian mixed martial artist from New Bothwell, Manitoba.
After Nate Moore had to withdraw from his fight against Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world champion André Galvão in Strikeforce, Patino took the fight in short notice for the Strikeforce: Houston event.
Justin Robert Levens (April 18, 1980 – December 17, 2008) was an American mixed martial artist who fought for the UFC and, later in his career, the Southern California Condors of the International Fight League.
On March 28, 1997 Monday competed in a mixed martial arts bout defeating John Lewis by TKO in round two at Extreme fighting 4, which was held in Des Moines, Iowa.
A number of prominent grapplers and MMA fighters have attended his school at one time, such as Mike Fowler, JT Torres, and Ryan Hall.
Lucas Martins (born November 11, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship's bantamweight division.
They created apps for companies including Hyundai, Taco Bell, Medtronic, Monster.com, Disney, and The New York Times Company; for public figures including Actress Marlee Matlin, Comedians Cheech & Chong, DJ Pauly D, and MMA Champion Quinton Rampage Jackson; and to support movie releases such as the movie Ted and the Focus Features documentary, Babies.
He is the voice of K-1, Dream, Sengoku, The Contender Asia and all of AXS TV's Fights (formerly HDNet), having signed with the North American broadcaster in July 2009 after capturing the attention of the network's billionaire owner, Mark Cuban.
Miriam Nakamoto (born August 5, 1976) is an American professional female Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist fighting at Bantamweight (135 pounds).
Ovince returned to action less than a month after his win over Britt to fight UFC and Strikeforce veteran Benji Radach on the main card of Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II.
Between 1990 and 1998, Shinya Hashimoto successfully competed in various worked Mixed Martial Arts-like bouts in New Japan Pro Wrestling, called Different Style Fights, where he defeated the likes of Volk Han, Tony Halme, Ramzin Shibiev and Dennis Lane.
The event was hosted by Strikeforce in conjunction with bodogFight, and was streamed live on Yahoo! Sports.
Jens "Little Evil" Pulver - Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, Ultimate Fighting Champsionship (UFC) lightweight champion, and former featherweight with World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).
The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr is a documentary directed by John Hyams about the mixed martial arts career and personal life of Mark Kerr.
Thiago Michel Pereira Silva, a.k.a. Thiago Michel (born May 15, 1984) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter currently fighting for Bellator Fighting Championships in their season six lightweight tournament.
UFC 79: Nemesis was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on December 29, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz, also referred to as UFC Fight Night 20, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 11, 2010 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
Ken Shamrock appeared as a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on the mainstream network NBC to promote the event, a groundbreaking moment for the young sport of mixed martial arts.
WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope was the first mixed martial arts event held by the World Extreme Cagefighting under Zuffa management.
WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio was the second mixed martial arts event held by the World Extreme Cagefighting under Zuffa management.
WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh was the third mixed martial arts event held by the World Extreme Cagefighting under Zuffa management.
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).
World Victory Road (WVR) is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan.
The school since expanded to include other martial arts, and currently provides instruction in Shohei-ryu karate (a spin-off of Uechi-ryu), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, and kobudo, and is the fastest growing martial arts community in Berkshire County.
In 1976, when the World Champion Japanese Wrestler, Antonio Inoki fought with the boxing legend Muhammad Ali in a mixed martial arts match to a draw.
She is the mother of Ronda Rousey, an Olympic bronze medalist judoka and mixed martial arts Bantamweight world champion; and of María Burns Ortiz, a sports journalist who serves as the social media columnist for ESPN.com and as a contributor to Fox News Latino.
Antônio Rogério Nogueira (born 1976), light heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (born 1976), heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
Prior to 2011, the association was headquartered in the Gelinas Academy of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) in downtown Montreal, where Holanda taught and trained.
Caraway is featured in the mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life, set for release in the summer of 2011, the film is directed by indie filmmaker James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films.
Junior dos Santos, nicknamed Cigano - A Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter and former UFC heavyweight champion
Ed Herman - Mixed Martial Arts and contract fighter for the UFC.
CIE is most well known for the mixed martial arts entertainment property, JFH: Justice For Hire, which utilizes comic books, live action film and video, animations, and music to deliver its story.
After meeting Lloyd Irvin, the Avellan brothers were able to translate the simple gym mentality into a larger scale business operation, and the Freestyle Fighting Academy has become the biggest Mixed Martial Arts gym in South Florida with multiple locations, classes, and students.
Poirier is one of the subjects of the documentary Fightville by Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker, which examines the mixed martial arts scene in southern Louisiana.
He competed in UFC 3, a mixed martial arts competition, losing to the much smaller Keith Hackney, who has since taken the nickname "The Giant Killer" and Daiju Takase (169 lbs) in Pride Fighting Championships.
Fighting Spirit Magazine, a monthly professional wrestling and mixed martial arts magazine
Izumi made his mixed martial arts debut against New Zealand kickboxing specialist, Antz Nansen for Japan's Sengoku promotion in September 2009 after Izumi signed with World Victory Road.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport, focused on ground grappling, commonly used in mixed martial arts competitions
Jorge Britto, Brazilian professional mixed martial arts fighter
In 2006, Noons signed a deal with promoter Gary Shaw that allowed him to participate in both boxing and mixed martial arts.
In December 2011, Kash Gill fought former world kickboxing champion Don "The Dragon" Wilson in a mixed martial arts cage match in Kazakhstan.
The smallest college at the university, Langwith is known to most students by virtue of its facilities - its college bar, for instance, is a common meeting venue, and its lecture theatre, with its retractable seating, is often used for functions such as the Battle Of The Bands and shows by the Gilbert & Sullivan society, as well as Mixed Martial Arts, Capoeira and Dance societies.
David Loiseau (born 1979), Haitian-Canadian mixed martial arts fighter
Danzig is credited as a Mixed Martial Arts Consultant for the Nickelodeon television series The Legend of Korra.
Stanislav Nedkov (born 1981), Bulgarian mixed martial arts fighter
In 2007, Nick Schenk was a writer and producer for Bodog Fight (the mixed-martial arts competition television show) when his screenplay for Gran Torino was optioned by Jenette Kahn.
The artist with Minangkabau ancestry has since become more famous, with the Dime Novel role in a soap opera with Evan Sanders Willy training mixed martial arts and judoka.
Miletich was the primary subject matter of L. Jon Wertheim's "Blood in the Cage: Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich, and the Furious Rise of the UFC", which detailed Miletich's biography and his fighting camp (Miletich Fighting Systems).
Rousimar Palhares, Brazilian, mixed martial arts fighter (mispronunciation of his last name resulted in this unofficial nickname)
Giant Silva, real name Paulo César da Silva (born 1963), former basketball player, mixed martial arts fighter and wrestler
Igor Pokrajac (born 1979), mixed-martial arts fighter from Croatia
On April 2012, Davis was arrested at his home in Lomita, California by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's investigators for suspicion of fraudulent claims of workers' compensation from December 2008 to May 2011, while competing in seven professional mixed martial arts matches during this time.
Other sumo wrestlers to have fought in mixed martial arts include Alan Karaev, Kōji Kitao, Henry Armstrong Miller, Akebono Tarō, Teila Tuli and Wakashoyo.
Ben Rothwell (born 1981), American professional mixed martial arts fighter
Ryan is featured in the mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life, set for release in the summer of 2011, the film is directed by independent filmmaker James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films.
Kazushi Sakuraba (born 1969), a professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
Tim Boetsch is a UFC fighter with training in American mixed martial arts.
The hype and buzz surrounding the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the event was unlike anything mixed martial arts had ever seen before.
In February 2012 Duffee signed an exclusive four-fight deal with Super Fight League, India's first professional Mixed Martial Arts fighting league launched and owned by Raj Kundra & Sanjay Dutt.
The World of Mixed Martial Arts (WMMA) is a PC game designed by Adam Ryland and Grey Dog Software, the makers of the Total Extreme Warfare series.
World Series of Fighting, a mixed martial arts promotion, based in the United States