Jose Mario Sperry, at 36 years of age, is already a legend in Brazil. According to Marcelo Alonso, Editor of O'Tatame magazine, "Mario Sperry is one of the greatest Brazilian fighters alive. His winning streak is legendary." Mario Sperry, a Calson Gracie Team member, landed on the Jiu-Jitsu scene as a young Blue Belt in the eighty's and has been on a tear ever since. In tournament after tournament, he kept on winning and remained undefeated for over a decade. He has won an unprecedented three World Championships in a row becoming one of the winningest fighters of all time. It is the super human winning streak and his calm and cool manner while fighting that has earning Mario the nickname the "Zen Machine." [Read more]
Yves Edwards began training in traditional martial arts in his youth before eventually taking up mixed martial arts. Like many aspiring martial artists, Edwards cites Hong Kong cinema as a formative influence.
"I’ve always liked the old Hong Kong flicks, and I was a big comic book fan: you know the superheroes, they were always big in my mind. Anything that will make me physically better than the average person, and teach me to do things that the average person can’t do, I was game for it."
Sam Caplan of Five Ounces of Pain interviewed Monte Cox about the controversy surrounding his fighters Jay Heiron, Ben Rothwell and Mike Whitehead and their appearance in the upcoming IFL World Grand Prix.
Loretta Hunt of TheFightNetwork just released this little bombshell on us today. Fedor has signed with Russian promotion M-1 and will not be fighting in the UFC.
5oz of pain interviews Monte Cox
Sam Caplan of Five Ounces of Pain interviewed Monte Cox about the controversy surrounding his fighters Jay Heiron, Ben Rothwell and Mike Whitehead and their appearance in the upcoming IFL World Grand Prix.
Fedor in the UFC? Not any time soon
Loretta Hunt of TheFightNetwork just released this little bombshell on us today. Fedor has signed with Russian promotion M-1 and will not be fighting in the UFC.
