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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With all the leagues and tournaments in existence today, it can be difficult to keep up with everything that is happening in the MMA community. Fortunately, many of the Web sites that specialize in MMA information try to cover a broad spectrum, and are not constrained to the UFC. This section of the guide points you to some of the best sites for the latest MMA developments, and sites that connect you to the greater MMA public.
- Most MMA blogs have a running list of links to other recommended (and usually related) blogs in the margins of their page. These lists are called “blogrolls” and they’re a great way to discover new sites.
- Leagues’ official sites like those mentioned in the previous section of this guide can be good sources of information, but they’re not always entirely objective in their news coverage. The news sites in this section are third-party sites that don’t pull their punches.
- If you’re looking for a particular fighter’s match-by-match results over the length of his career, league sites are usually the best source.
For MMA news …
Sherdog.com
is the definitive source for daily news and information on mixed martial arts. (Even
ESPN.com takes much of its MMA content from Sherdog.com.) Use the “Fight Finder” feature on the left of the homepage to find everything you’d want to know about a particular fighter, including record, stats, and video interviews. The site also has polls, forums, and pictures.
MMAFighting.com
is another all-in-one stop for mixed martial arts updates with news, exclusive interviews, press releases, school listings, forums, results, and schedules of upcoming events. The site’s design is simple and no-frills but finding whatever you are looking for is a breeze.
ESPN.com
has a section for MMA that’s just as extensive as the site’s sections for other sports, with news, rumors, and video coverage. However, as we mentioned earlier, a good amount of the information here is from Sherdog.com.
For MMA blogs …
MMA HQ
is a blog devoted to those who love MMA, covering all the various leagues. It features entries written by a wide variety of fans, and it’s updated daily.
MMA Movement
is an interesting blog that comments on the latest news about the sport. Entries are frequent so you’re sure to find up-to-date information. The blog covers many topics, and includes many humorous posts, including the “
Dear Don” section, in which fighter Don Frye dispenses life advice to inquiring readers.
MMA Ring Report
has several staff writers who report recent news about the different MMA leagues. Get your fill with information on the UFC, IFL, Pride, MFC, K-1, King of the Cage, Shootout, and TKO.
For MMA forums …
The MMA News Forums
is a large Internet community of MMA fans. The community is very active and posts are frequent, so you shouldn’t have much difficulty finding someone to respond to your comment.
MMA Forum
contains a lot of posts and several threads for the different leagues and tournaments, training techniques, and several others. If you ever get bored with MMA and want to chat about something else, scroll down for “Non Mixed Martial Arts Discussion” near the bottom (most of the talk there is about video games or technology).
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