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  • Coach Ken Chertow's Weekend Warrior Camp Tour Visits 13 States

    Interested in an off-season wrestling camp before your high school season starts? USA Olympian Ken Chertow kicked off his nationwide weekend Warrior Training Camp Tour this weekend at Cabell Midland High School in Huntington, West Virginia. The tour will last until December, visiting 13 different states across the country. Coach Chertow will conduct one, two, and three day wrestling camps. The Weekend Warrior Camp’s will be taught by United States Olympian, 3-time NCAA All-American, 3-time Academic All-American at Penn State University. Coach Ken Chertow has been teaching wrestling over 20 years, with successful coaching stints at Penn State University and Ohio State University. The former...
  • Reality Fighting: Haddad Defeats Campbell, Lee and Cormier Victorious, Bessette and Alhajjajy Steals Show (PHOTOS)

    On Saturday, Reality Fighting wasn't the only thing invading the Mohegan Sun arena as an eager horde filled nearly every seat available. With a stacked card featuring a super fights, a featherweight title fight, and eight other amazing bouts the crowd was in store for a night of nonstop Reality Action. The event filled the expectations of those in attendance, providing epic fight after epic fight and several matches left fans at the edge of their seats, picking their jaws up off the floor. Not to mention that the media was treated with top-notch hospitality at Reality Fights. Before the fights even began my fiancé and I were able to meet up with Cityboy and Joe Leonard from Westernmas...
  • Sam Alvey's TUF 16 Blog: Magny Beats Camacho, Secor-Lane Rivalry, Pranks

    Episode two aired on Saturday night it showed a lot of fun things including the budding of a relationship between Matt Secor and Julian Lane. The whole fight started when Julian started making fun of Secor and his fight to get into the house, which would make perfect sense on a show about fighting. But what didn't make sense was that it was Julian that started this fight. Secor's fight to get into the house didn't go to decision, he fished his fight in the third round, Julian's fight went the distance to a decision victory that Dana White was making fun of ringside. The whole fight was about 15-minutes long and it consisted of Julian constantly talking about how Secor h...
  • Wrestling Technique Spotlight: Sprawling To Defend A Takedown

    Once the 2012 London Games ended wrestlers everywhere have the desire to learn how to perform a blast double like the Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs. But he has more than a great double leg takedown. He has excellent defense against the same shot that he is known so well for. In wrestling, knowing how to defend a shot is just as important as being able to successfully complete one. There are a couple of lines of defense that will help avoid an opponent getting deep on their shot. When in the neutral stance, be sure not to reach with the same arm as your lead leg. Reach with the non-lead leg arm. Hands, head, and hips are your first three lines of defense against a shot. Hands to pu...
  • Dan Faggella Discusses the Concept of his New DVD Instructional “Leg Locks of Doom”

    Leg Lock techniques have become a very popular trend that has elevated the sport of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and Submission Grappling. Many great competitors have formulated their own strategic approach concerning this sector of the grappling game. Offering his take on the subject Black Diamond MMA instructor and BJJ brown belt Dan Faggella has created his own fundamental learning system for anyone aspiring to master the concept of leg locks. With the release of his new DVD "Leg Locks of Doom" Dan's remarkable translation on the topic gives all viewers a vivid perception of the hierarchy of constructing a leg lock game. Explaining the full background on this masterpiece Dan Fagge...
  • Reality Fighting Championship Returns to Mohegan Sun with Stacked Card (UPDATE)

    On Saturday the Native Lands of Mohegan Sun are being invaded for a one-night extravaganza of mixed martial arts action. Kipp Kollar, President of Reality Fighting Championships, is bringing the action back to the northeast with a packed fight card featuring many of the top fighters from the region. The card features three title fights and twelve fights in all. The night's main event features Alexander Moreno (12-3) who trains out of the New Hampshire branch of Team Link defending his middleweight championship against AMA fighter Dwight Grant (3-1).
  • Hammer Training and Fitness Open Beautiful New Facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PHOTOS)

    A grand opening celebration was held at the new Hammer Training and Fitness Center in Allentown, PA this past weekend and gym owners Rodney Guignet and Rebecca Pizzolatto did not pull back any punches when kicking it off. This 18,000-square foot facility has everything a mixed martial artist in today's training environment needs including a 3,000-square foot weight room and even a room for the kids when leaving them at home won't cut it. Speaking of kids, Team Hammer brought in a bounce house, an inflatable slide, pugil stick, push-up, sit-up and tire flipping competitions, bands, food, raffles and much more. There was a little bit of something for everyone.
  • Sam Alvey's TUF Blog: The Brutal Knockout, Joining Team Carwin as Top Pick, Dropping 40-Pounds, and Breaking Microphones

    Hello one and all, for those of you that don't know me my name is "Smile'N" Sam Alvey and I am an MMA fighter who was born and raised right here in the beautiful state of Wisconsin. As I am sure a few of you were watching last night, I made it on to The Ultimate Fighter and I will be your guide through the behind the scenes (and in front of the scenes) of the TUF fights and house life of the contestants. So please prepare yourself for an experience unlike any other... me writing a paper every week. So, lets get started. In The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 16 premiere we were treated to 16 fights and 32 intense looking athletes, all of which were trying their best to impress t...
  • Muhammad Ali Accepts Liberty Medal In Philadelphia Thursday for Lifelong Humanitarian Work

    On Thursday, “The People’s Champion” Muhammad Ali will be in Philadelphia to accept the Liberty Medal, an award acknowledging his life long fight without gloves for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom. Ali’s daughter Laila, who is also a boxer, will present the honor to her father Thursday during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center. The award comes with a $100,000 cash prize. “Ali embodies the spirit of the Liberty Medal by embracing the ideals of the constitution – freedom, self-government, equality and empowerment – and helping to spread them across the globe,” former president Bill Clinton, the Center’s chairman, said in a statement according to the Associ...
  • Sam Alvey's TUF 16 Blog: The Ultimate Fighter Contestant Brings Weekly Column to US Combat Sports

    The first episode of The Ultimate Fighter 16 is just around the corner and US Combat Sports is ridiculously excited to announce that TUF 16 cast member Sam Alvey will be contributing a weekly article every Saturday to give you inside information about each episode. Considered as one of the favorites on this year's cast, "Smile'N" Sam will discuss the results of each episode as well as his viewpoints on the fights, the inevitable household antics, and everything else of interest from the weekly reality show. Hailing from Wisconsin and now training at Team Quest in California, Alvey has been one of MMA's hottest prospects since making his professional debut back in J...

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