FIGHTLAND WORDS
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Vitor Burns and Raves at End of Day
Belfort's spinning head-kick knockout of Luke Rockhold was an act of innovation, evolution, and refusal. Full story
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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. Full story
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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. Full story
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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. Full story
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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.” Full story
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The Place Where Art and Fighting Meet
Fight the City literalizes the aesthetics of a good scrap. Full story
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The Secret Scourge Behind the Rise of MMA?!!
Could Toxoplasmosis be aiding in the creation of MMA champions? Full story
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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. Full story
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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? Full story
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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. Full story
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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. Full story
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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… Full story
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The Rebirth of Cambodian Kickboxing
Almost wiped out by the Khmer Rouge, Cambodian Bokator is born again. Full story
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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. Full story
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Worldwide: Takanakuy
Inside a Peruvian fight festival.
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Defining Moment - Mir vs. Lesnar 1
Mir's career-defining submission captured on wood
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WTF MMA 2: Win or Lose
The MMA virgin at his first fight.
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Fightland Meets: Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva - The Post-Fight Cut
Fightland visits the giant killer at his gym in Florida.
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Comrades in Armbars
Women make nice to keep their sport alive.
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Wrestling: Dead or Alive?
The IOC should have thought about who they were pissing off.
