After three amateur fights - themselves an accomplishment because of the winding road he took to reach his dream of mixed-martial-arts training - Jonathan Harris nearly had to quit the spo...
When Joe Heiland finished his college wrestling career, becoming the first member of his small-town family to graduate from college, he knew he wanted to keep competing.
As usual, the conversation about a fighter's life and background begins with a question about the beginning. For Australian fighter Jessy Jess, that meant growing up while "going around in a...
Six years ago, Luke Harris traveled to Brazil for an international judo tournament. He had participated in the sport since he was 8 years old, and it had been his passion, although he had ...
If things had continued as they were going when Lucas Pimenta was a 13-year-old living in Brazil, he might never have been drawn to mixed martial arts. He might be a boxer instead. Back t...
Growing up, Kurt Kinser spent plenty of time in a garage. That's what happens when your grandfather, father and older brother are sprint-car racers. But as other members of his family t...
When certain people talk, you make sure and listen. Carlson Gracie was one of those people. So when budding luta livre esportiva competitor Milton Vieira received Gracie's praise after a ...
The first time Mike Mucitelli accepted an MMA fight, all he really wanted were some tickets. With an interest in martial arts, Mucitelli called a local MMA show to see if he could go. The ne...
When Brian Kelleher was young, his mother worked at a bowling alley. Being around the lanes turned him to the sport, and he got good. Real good. Now the Bellator 95 fighter and New York pros...
With passion and a commitment to quality, Coker was crucial to MMA's jump to mainstream.