Written by Hurtsbad Senior Analyst Todd Jackson

On the mats at American Kickboxing Academy there are more than a few world class athletes banging and rolling around. The pedigree of talent which calls…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA analyst Luis Romero

Bellator veteran and upcoming headliner for Uptown Fights IV, Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz, gave Hurtsbad a little of his time to talk about his upcoming fight with Leroy Fornoff. This will be a middleweight affair…

Written by Hurtsbad Analyst Jake Martin

The interim welterweight bout between Condit and Nick Diaz wasn't as spectacular as most fans had hoped for, but what defined the night was the announcement of the decision.

Condit and Diaz…

Written by Hurtsbad Senior Analyst Todd Jackson

There is an epic battle on the horizon that reflects the hard work of two of the sport's most dangerous…

Press release by Bellator FC

CHICAGO, Ill. (February 2, 2012) — Bellator Fighting Championships returns to The Lone Star State on Friday, March 23rd for Bellator 62 live from Laredo, Texas at the Laredo Energy Arena. The night features the quarterfinals of…

Written by Hurtsbad Analyst Ryne Krafthefer

This Saturday night in Las Vegas, as Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz square off for the UFC Interim Welterweight Title, Georges St. Pierre will be seated cage side intently watching the two do…

Written by Hurtsbad Senior Analyst Todd Jackson

It has been a bit of a roller coaster ride for the San Jose based American Kickboxing Academy as of late. With their fair share of ups and downs, a camp this strong can…

This Saturday night in Las Vegas, as Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz square off for the UFC Interim Welterweight Title, Georges St. Pierre will be seated cage side intently watching the two do battle.

The Canadian recently tore his ACL while training for his title defense…

Press release by Bellator FC 

CHICAGO, Ill. (February 2, 2012) — Bellator Fighting Championships returns to The Lone Star State on Friday, March 23rd for Bellator 62 live from Laredo, Texas at the Laredo Energy Arena. The night features the quarterfinals of…

The first full edition of the UFC on fox earned an average of 4.7 million viewers on Saturday night. This is down from UFC Fox 1 which did 5.7 million views. Despite the solid ratings both fights cards on Fox have come under fire…

Last week we discussed some of the up and coming talent out of Arizona. We discussed the new wave of fighters such as Strikeforce lightweight, and Trilogy  champ Estevan Payan.  Trilogy bantamweight champ John Moraga. WFFMMA bantamweight champ Nate Vorel. RITC bantamweight champ Anthony Birchak.…

It has been a bit of a roller coaster ride for the San Jose based American Kickboxing Academy as of late. With their fair share of ups and downs, a camp this strong can only season through the trials and tribulations that are embedded in this sport.

Watching their heavyweight…

Press Release By Bellator FC

CHICAGO, Ill. (January 27, 2011) —Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Bayou State on Friday, March 16 for Bellator 61 live from Bossier City at the Horseshoe Riverdome. The night will feature the long awaited rematch between “The American Solider” Eric…

The UFC on FOX 2 was expected to be an action packed card full of exciting fights. The preliminary bouts delivered with multiple knockouts and one very impressive submission.

The main card didn’t follow suit, delivering three decision victories that didn’t have the…

When the MMA enthusiast travels up and down the infamous Arizona highways there is a virtual treasure map of various MMA gyms which house some of the sport's top athletes and many of tomorrow's rising stars.

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UFC on FOX 2 is an action packed card that is sure to deliver some memorable fights. The first UFC event on FOX took place towards the end of 2011. It featured one fight, a Heavyweight championship bout between then champion Cain Velasquez and challenger Junior Dos…

Hurtsbad Knockouts proudly present our very first installment of the super smoking gorgeous Nicole Craner's fight picks at Hurtsbad MMA.

This dime diva has graced us all with her appearance…

Press Release By ECS

San Francisco, California (USA): California-based fight promotion Elite Combat Sports (ECS) will make its 2012 debut when it presents “The Arrival” on Saturday, January 28th in Gilroy, California. By showcasing some of California’s top amateur fighters at this exciting event,…

Press Release By Aggression MMA

Edmonton, Alberta (Canada): Aggression MMA, one of the very best fight promotions in Canada, today revealed the full fight card for its upcoming AMMA 9 event, which is slated to hit the Shaw Conference Centre on Saturday, February…

The relationship between The UFC and FOX is in full effect. Leading into the final weekend of January the two organizations will feature their third event as a duo. This will be the second installment of UFC events actually on FOX. The first of…