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Hacran Dias

Before his UFC fight tonight, lightweight Hacran Dias meets with us in Rio to talk about his life as a fighter and growing up in the favelas.

Drugs, Tweets, Fights, and Other Messes

Nate Diaz hits Bryan Caraway with an ugly slur. Caraway hits back. Then Michelle Ould gets involved. And everyone loses.

GSP Defies Expectations, Gets Animated

The UFC welterweight champion lands a role in a Disney movie and pushes the boundaries of cultural acceptance--in Canada.

Rumble on the Rails

Hoping to save Olympic wrestling from the bizarre whims of the International Olympic Committee, fighters from Iran, Russia, and the U.S. squared off yesterday in New York City's historic Grand Central Terminal.

Sitdowns

The Beginning - Episode 3

Bruce Lee movies, Brazilian skateboard vigilantes, and Chuck E. Cheese: UFC stars Urijah Faber, Ricardo Lamas, John Dodson, and Vitor Belfort tells us how it all started.

Photos of the Phenom

Before his fight this weekend in Brazil, legendary UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort posed for photographer Kenneth Cappello.

Defining Moment - The Machida Era

On May 23, 2009, Lyoto Machida defeated Rashad Evans for the UFC light heavyweight championship with his elusive karate-based style and ushered in a new, if brief, age in MMA.

A Female Fighter's Life

“There's something about harnessing the power of your body and using it to create a physical effect on the world that has nothing to do with sexuality or being ‘of worth’ to someone else that I think is more easy for men to accept than women.”

The Place Where Art and Fighting Meet

Fight the City literalizes the aesthetics of a good scrap.

The Secret Scourge Behind the Rise of MMA?!!

Could Toxoplasmosis be aiding in the creation of MMA champions?

The Work

AKA - Part 2 of 2

We return to San Jose to talk about the joys and damage of fighting with coach Javier Mendez and UFC stars Daniel Cormier, Gray Maynard, Mike Swick, and others.

A Fighter, an Actor, and Two Big New York Debuts

We talk to a young New York fighter (and part-time actor) who will be making his MMA debut the same night sanctioned MMA makes its debut in New York.

The Curse of the MMA Journalist

What's a (pseudo) responsible MMA writer to do when her passion for fights threatens to override her journalistic integrity?

Worldwide

Pakistan - Part 1 of 3

A center of religious and political controversy for decades, Pakistan is now also home to an MMA fight team, PAK MMA, founded by professional fighter and visionary Bashir "Somchai" Ahmad in a small apartment above a real estate office.

The Continuing, Depressing Saga of Shaq and Canseco

Former athletes Jose Canseco and Shaquille O'Neal continue to threaten the world with an MMA fight on Twitter.

Rebuilding Staten Island, the MMA Way

UFC middle contender Chris Weidman, MMA apparel brand Bad Boy, and one of the guys from "Sons of Anarchy" team up to rebuild houses destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

Watch 'VICE' on HBO Tonight

We can hardly believe we're saying this, but the sixth episode of our HBO show is upon us. Time flies when you're hanging out with child suicide bombers, chatting up gun-toting preachers, and looking for love in China. We feel so old. But, like some old people before us once said, "ever onward." And so tonight at 11 PM we will thrust our faces and adventures into your living room yet again, provided you have HBO. Here's what you can expect.

Hobbyists - The Dentists

The scrapping dentist brothers of Montreal discuss MMA training and what It’s like to get choked out by George St-Pierre.

The Kids Are Coming

Kids are signing up for MMA all over the country.

The Rebirth of Cambodian Kickboxing

Almost wiped out by the Khmer Rouge, Cambodian Bokator is born again.