As the sport of mixed martial arts continues to increase in popularity, a younger generation of athletes is in constant search of opportunities to test themselves on a combative sports platform. One sport designed to introduce the younger crop of fighters that is beginning to explode within Wisconsin is Pankration. An event was held this weekend at Waukesha Mixed Martial Arts that featured some impressive up-and-comers and some older competitors looking to test their skills. Notable winners from Saturday's Waukesha MMA Cage Pankration event included Wolfie Steel, Ben Tomes, Chris Senner, Donnie Vang-Smith, and many more. Check out the complete list of results below and some videos fro...

Get used to the name of Cully Butterfield. Known as "The Mason", Butterfield went into hostile territory on Saturday night and delivered the biggest performance of his young career by knocking off Egidijus Valavicius in the main event of Flawless Fighting Championship "Hated". Training out of Roufusport in Milwaukee, Butterfield has made great strides since turning professional back in May of 2009. And following his unanimous decision upset over Valavicius in Chicago, the UW-Milwaukee student has emerged as one of the state's brightest light heavyweight prospects. Entering into Saturday's FFC 2 headliner, Butterfield was looking to rebound from his first loss ...

Wrestling season is upon us as conference duals and rivalry matches start coming together before the holiday. And while the possible outcomes are endless, one thing for certain is there will be a winner and a loser. As matches start forming and takedowns become harder, technique becomes crucial to success. A fairly simple move I really enjoyed during my high school and college career was a slide-by. This can be used at all weights in wrestling, as many people have this thought in their minds that they're "big guy" moves and "small guys" moves. I never believe that to be true and never will. A skilled wrestler can perform any skill he or she desires. It takes dedicat...

The game plans will be very different when Bellator Fighting Championships welterweight champion Ben Askren and Season 6 champion Karl Amoussou meet at Bellator 86 on January 24 live on Spike TV. But what won't be different is both men's desire to compete and excel once the cage door closes inside the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The level of competition on that night should be remarkable. Askren, a former Olympic wrestler who has gone undefeated over the first ten fights of his mixed martial arts career, is known as much for his constant work ethic as much his trademark "Funky" wrestling style.

Hello again to everyone that reads these wonderfully written, behind the Ultimate Fighter scenes exclusives with me Smile'N Sam Alvey. This week's episode led off with the two nicest guys in the house squaring off in the octagon Jon Manly and Joe Rivera. Let me tell you, both of these guys really didn't want to fight each other. Jon had a ton of respect for Joey, and Joey knew how good Jon's ground game was, and this led to a fight that Dana was not to impressed with but Jon did pull out the win and will be moving onto the semi finals. The build up for the fight between the Canadians was a little bigger and the fight a little faster paced. Hill and Ricci were "budd...