Mixed Martial Arts: These Web Sites Will Knock You Out
Bruce Lee played around with the idea of mixed martial arts (MMA) and fused elements of kung fu, street fighting, and American boxing to create his own style, called Jeet Kune Do. MMA has skyrocketed in popularity since then, and the more recent success of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has spurred the formation of a number of different MMA leagues. As a result, the Internet is sprawling with MMA Web sites for news, commentary, blogs, forums, and equipment. This guide helps you make sense of it all and highlights the sport’s best online resources.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the king when it comes to MMA leagues, especially after it took over its main rival league, Pride. But there are plenty of other leagues worldwide, and the continued success of the UFC is only inspiring more. This section shows you what to expect from all the major MMA league official Web sites, and takes you directly to those sites.
- We’ve provided the links to the most prominent MMA leagues. If you’re looking for smaller leagues and organizations, take a look at the “Official Events Sites” section on Sherdog.com (scroll down to find it).
- Like most sports leagues’ official Web sites, league sites for MMA are excellent resources for finding results, standings, schedules, and bios.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship
official Web site lets you in on all the facts about the league: news, event schedules, tickets, pay-per-view times, and more. There’s also plenty of information available about UFC fighters, including lifetime results, interviews, and fighters’ blogs.
The International Fight League
is the “world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league.” It is made up of twelve teams, each with five fighters at different weight classes. Each match features five fights and the team with the most wins is the winner of the match. Their site features an event schedule, ticket information, league standings, fighter and team profiles, and team stores.
Pride Fighting Championships
has earned a huge following throughout the world but its future is uncertain after it was recently purchased by the UFC. Pride currently operates separately from the UFC but the two frequently hold events together. Its site has news, event information, and fighter profiles, though many of their fighters have since joined the UFC.
K-1
is a championship that began in Japan but is now worldwide. The K stands for all martial arts that start with the letter “K” (karate, kung fu, and kickboxing, for example) but the tournament includes many other forms of martial arts. Look to this site for news, profiles and pictures for the fighters, and information about upcoming events.
The Ultimate Fighter
is a popular Spike TV show in which fighters compete to win a UFC contract. The competition between fighters is intense and fans often treat
The Ultimate Fighter like its own league. Here you can learn all about the contenders and talk about the show on the site’s forum.
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