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Pentagon Combat: The Riot that Got MMA Banned in Rio and Inspired ADCC Marcelo Alonso shares memories and exclusive photos from the 1997 style-versus-style showdown that ended in disaster, but also helped birth...

Grappling

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 10, 2022

IVC 8/9: The Night Rafael Cordeiro and Wanderlei Silva Showed the Power of Chute Boxe Marcelo Alonso shares exclusive photos and anecdotes from the legendary 1999 vale tudo doubleheader that helped launch the careers of Wanderlei...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

May 30, 2022

By The Numbers: Maurice Smith More than two decades after his final appearance inside the Octagon, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder remains a...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Mar 30, 2022

‘Ice Cold’ in the Tropical Heat: Igor Vovchanchyn at WVC 5 In winter 1998, Igor Vovchanchyn left sub-zero Moscow and won three fights in one night in a 113-degree nightclub in Recife, Brazil. He emerged with the ...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Jan 31, 2022

UFC 37.5: Belfort vs. Liddell, the First UFC on Brazilian Network TV Marcelo Alonso shares exclusive photos and stories from the historic UFC 37.5, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship event ever to air live...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Jan 10, 2022

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Ilia Topuria Turns 25 The undefeated prospect boasts an 11-0 record with 10 finishes and appears to be on the fast track to contention in the Ultimate Fighting...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Jan 06, 2022

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Maurice Smith Turns 60 The Alliance co-founder and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder remains one of MMA’s most overlooked pioneers.

UFC

Brian Knapp

Dec 08, 2021

WEF 8: The MMA World Meets ‘Pele,’ ‘Minotauro’ and Hughes Marcelo Alonso shares photos and anecdotes from the 2000 event that introduced the stars of a new generation in MMA, including Renato Sobral, Matt Hughes, Jose Landi-Jons and...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 13, 2021

WVC 4: Ruas vs. Smith, 'Pele' vs. 'Macaco' 2 and Johil de Oliveira Marcelo Alonso shares photos and recollections of the landmark WVC 4, featuring a heavyweight superfight and a one-night tournament stacked with...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Jul 04, 2021

Dossier: Anatomy of the Calf Kick Marcelo Alonso searched for the secrets of MMA's hot "new" technique: Who was the first to bring it to MMA, why it hurts so badly and how it is...

Marcelo Alonso

Mar 04, 2021

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