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Team CSW upsets Camp Pendleton in National Pankration Team Championships
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Tito Ortiz- Documentary DVD-7000 Feet
7000 Feet Documentary DVD, featuring Tito Ortiz and the punishment team training in the mountains of Big Bear, 45 minutes in ...
 
Battle of the Rising Stars
The Quiet Cannon in Montebello California this past Friday played host to Spar Star Promotions inaugural MMA show dubbed “Bat...
Podcast #127 Olympic Judo, Tadeu, and MRSA
Our BJJ podcast episodes keep getting bigger and better! We have a huge episode this time around. http://www.thefightworks...
Hansen is DREAM Champ, Overeem beats Hunt in Osaka
OSAKA, July 21, 2008 -- Norwegian shooto fighter Joachim Hansen came out of the reserve bout to steal the Lightweight Grand P...
Affliction "Banned" Report and Photos
On Saturday July 19th the Honda center in Anaheim Ca would play host to one of the most anticipated fight cards in MMA histor...
Battle of the Rising Stars
The Quiet Cannon in Montebello California this past Friday played host to Spar Star Promotions inaugural MMA show dubbed “Bat...
Podcast #127 Olympic Judo, Tadeu, and MRSA
Our BJJ podcast episodes keep getting bigger and better! We have a huge episode this time around. http://www.thefightworks...
Hansen is DREAM Champ, Overeem beats Hunt in Osaka
OSAKA, July 21, 2008 -- Norwegian shooto fighter Joachim Hansen came out of the reserve bout to steal the Lightweight Grand P...
Affliction "Banned" Report and Photos
On Saturday July 19th the Honda center in Anaheim Ca would play host to one of the most anticipated fight cards in MMA histor...
Affliction "Banned" Press Conference
As the days fall of the calendar the anticipation for Affliction’s inaugural MMA event dubbed as “banned” has grown more and ...
TFA Report
Last Saturday TFA fans would pack the California State University’s Pyramid stadium in hopes for an unforgettable MMA night. ...
Karaev captures K-1 Asia GP; Bonjasky, Samedov also win in Taiwan
TAIPEI, July 13, 2008 -- Russian kickboxer Ruslan Karaev, 25, captured the K-1 Asia GP 2008 Championship; while Remy Bonjasky...
Summerfist
The Third installment of this year’s Fist Series dubbed as Summerfist gave fight fans all they wanted and more this past Sund...
ADCC UK Nationals 2008 Results
With funky house playing in the background and the most chilled atmosphere to a tournament in ages, the ADCC UK and Irish Nat...
Sato KO's Buakaw at Budokan
TOKYO, July 7, 2008 -- Japanese kickboxer Yoshihiro Sato, 27, upset two-time K-1 World Max Champion Buakaw Por Pramuk of Thai...
Brittney Skye's UFC 86 Picks!
HAPPY 4TH FUCKERS!!! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE FIREWORKS TONIGHT!!!! EVERYONE STAY SAFE, DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE BE SURE TO DRINK A...
Teixeira takes K-1 Japan GP; Schilt and Hari Also Win in Fukuoka
FUKUOKA, June 29, 2008 -- Twenty-six-year-old kyokushin fighter Ewerton Teixeira of Brazil won the K-1 Japan Grand Prix 2008;...
Strikeforce - Melendez vs. Thomson Play-By-Play
Sorry to start this late. I actually got here in time and wound up sitting down and chatting with Paul Schriener and Marcelo...
Invincible fighting Championship “A means to an end”
Invincible fighting Championship “A means to an end” went off without a hitch Saturday night at the Ontario Convention Center...
Pac Sub Preview
Mainland vs. Hawaii Jeff "The Snowman" Monson (ATT) vs. Abraham "Kumu" Cambra (Grappling Unlimited) ...
USA Olympic Trials: Wrestling and Judo
Although the Olympics come every four years, athletes spend a lifetime preparing for their chance to represent their country....
CFX Uprising Report
Saturday night local fight fans packed the Upland Sports Arena in hopes to witness the action CFX has been known to provide, ...
Manhoef KO's Sakuraba at DREAM.4 Middleweight GP
YOKOHAMA, June 15, 2008 -- Dutch kickboxer Melvin Manhoef manhandled Kazushi Sakuraba, using punches and kicks to KO the Japa...
DREAM.4 Middleweight GP 2008 2nd Round Press Conference
TOKYO, June 14, 2008 -- The DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 moves into second gear tomorrow, when eight quarterfinalists m...
CANADIAN CORNER:Bravado Jiu-jitsu NoGi Classic Results/Pics
This event was held on Sunday May 25th in Toronto Ontario. Hosted by the Bravado Jiu-jitsu Academy, with promoter Tony Isaacs...
Mundials Black Belt RESULTS
Mundial Finals Results Black Belt Pesadissimo (Super Super Heavy) Roger Gracie (Gracie Barra) defeats Leo Leite (Brasa)...
Podcast #120 2008 BJJ World Championships
In today’s episode of The FightWorks Podcast, we have coverage of the biggest BJJ events that have taken place since our last...
Best of the West 2008 Review and Video
First off I want to say thanks to the guys at OTM and Best of the West for letting me back on the scene without as much as a ...
Podcast #119 2008 BJJ Mundials Preview
The 2008 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships takes place this coming weekend in Los Angeles and The FightWorks Podcast br...
UMA 2nd Groundfighting Championships
Due to the growing popularity of the UMA events from last year, a bigger venue has now been secured for the rest of the year ...
Affliction “Banned” starting out on the right Foot
It’s hard to believe given its style and popularity that Affliction Clothing Brand has only been around since August 2005. Th...
America's Cup Results and Photos
I was sitting in Los Gatos High School, chatting with my friend and recent southern California transplant Karim and he asked ...
Nelson, Schultz, Miller Win at Mohegan
NELSON, SCHULTZ, MILLER WIN INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE TITLES AT MOHEGAN SUN Nelson, Schultz Defend, Miller Submits McGive...
Alvarez, Uno and Kawajiri Win at DREAM.3
SAITAMA, May 11, 2008 -- American wrestler Eddie Alvarez beat Norwegian shooto fighter Joachim Hansen in a thriller; while Ja...
Grapplers Inc. Results, Review & Gallery
Grapplers from all across Canada gathered this past weekend for the 2nd Grapplers Inc event held in Langley, British Columbia...
Success for Sakuraba in Saitama
SAITAMA, April 29, 2008 -- Veteran mixed martial arts fighter Sakuraba weathered an early challenge then rallied to beat Andr...
Zimmerman is the Man at K-1 Europe GP
AMSTERDAM, April 26, 2008 -- Errol Zimmerman of Holland won today's K-1 World GP '08 Europe Final at the Amsterdam Arena. The...
Springfist Report
This past Sunday was this year’s second installment of Orange County’s premier Mixed Martial Arts event, the Fist Series. Spr...
Kenny Florian's UFC 83 Analysis
Matt Serra (16-4) vs George St. Pierre (15-2) George St. Pierre (GSP) may very well be the most gifted athlete in MMA toda...
Hari Shocks Sefo; Schilt Wins in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA, April 13, 2008 -- Moroccan muay thai dynamo and Defending K-1 Heavyweight Champion Badr Hari, 23, scored three quic...
2008 California State Pankration Championships
2008 California State Pankration Championships Santa Ana College April 6, 2008 All Men’s and Women’s division placer...
Fatal Femmes Fighting
Fatal Femmes Fighting continued Thursday night to show why it is becoming one of the country premier woman’s MMA shows. The e...
Masato Masterful in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA, April 9, 2008 -- Twenty-nine year-old Japanese kickboxer Masato out-punched South African boxer Virgil Kalakoda to...
Podcast #111 BJJ Pan-Ams Wrap-Up, Training in Brazil
Today on The FightWorks Podcast we will sit down with Kid Peligro, the most prolific author of Brazilian jiu-jitsu books to d...
OFFICIAL RESULTS - Pancrase 2008 World Submission Wrestling Championships
PANCRASE 2008 World Submission Wrestling Championships *Official Results * www.Pancrase.us March 15, 2008 Bro...
Invincible Fighting Championships
This past Saturday’s Invincible Fighting Championships showed fans why it is becoming one of the Inland Empires premier MMA s...
CroCop's Saitama DREAM Comes True
SAITAMA, March 15, 2008 -- Returning to one of his favorite venues, Mirko CroCop made it look easy tonight. The cool but leth...
2008 Fist Series – WinterFist
As the sport has grown since the explosion that occurred in 2004 after the first Ultimate Fighter show, there has been what w...
IFL – Las Vegas Review and Photos
LAS VEGAS – On Friday February 29, 2008 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the IFL kicked off its 2008 season dubbed ...
Gladiator Challenge
The Los Angeles Convention Center may have played host to the 2008 Fitness expo, but it was the Gladiator Challenge’s Evoluti...
UMA Newaza Report
UMA 2nd English Open Judo back to Back Ne Waza Competition 24th February 2008 Jim Mc Sherry, founder of the UMA, started ...
NAGA VEGAS Report and Video
Oddly enough, after having attending 100 plus events in my career, I had yet to attend a NAGA tournament. NAGA (short for ...
Canadian Corner:Ascension 08 Results & Pics
If there was any doubts as to the popularity of grappling, one had to look no further than the Ascension Jiu-jitsu tournament...
Rumble in the Redwoods Videos and Photos
We've uploaded 17 videos to the OntheMat Video section from this event! Visit http://onthemat.com/video/channels/rumble08 to...
Cobra Kai and Team Takedown partnership, a winning combination!
This past weekend Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts and NCAA Division I Champions partnered up to form a winning combination th...
Bregy and Karacs Best in Budapest
BUDAPEST, February 9, 2008 -- Swiss karate stylist Bjorn Bregy beat Poula Mataele in the Main Event, and Hungarian Kempo figh...
Yasuhiro Kido Wins K-1 World Max Japan '08
TOKYO, February 2, 2008 -- Twenty-five year-old kickboxer Yasuhiro Kido rose from relative unknown to Japan Champion tonight ...
Brittney Skye's UFC 81 Picks!
HI FUCKERS!!! OMG WHAT A FUCKING WEEKEND!!! IM SO EXCITED, IM HEADING OUT TO AZ FOR SUPERBOWL!!! MY FIRST FOOTBALL GAME AND I...
UFC 80 Behind the Scenes Pictures
Hi there Instead of an article on the event, everyone knows the results etc, I present to you dear OTM reader, a collecti...
MORE Bud Cup Video
The entire Pro Division are now online! Full results (and names added to the video) soon! Rick Migliarese vs Roger Carr...
Bud Cup 2008 First Batch of Videos!
Another great weekend in Charlotte North Carolina as the first big grappling event of 2008, the Bud Cup has been completed! ...
MTX MMA – MTX FIGHT NIGHT
Las Vegas, Nevada – Among the commotion of over 150,000 raging computer nerds flocking to Sin City for the international Cons...
What is Tournament Jiu Jitsu?
If you ever needed to explain to someone what tournament Jiu Jitsu is about, a local North Carolina program produced the perf...
Sakuraba Still Dynamite!!
OSAKA, December 31, 2007 -- Veteran Japanese fighter Kazushi Sakuraba, 36, beat Masakatsu Funaki in the Main Event tonight at...
Greater Midwest Submission Hunt
I had a chance to sit down with Andy Grahn of Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, home of Sean Sherk and Brock Lesnar, to discuss...
Southern California Pankration Dual Team
Southern California Pankration Dual Team Champonships Sunday Dec. 16, 2007 Laguna Hills High School 25401 Paseo De Valenci...
HDNet Fights – Reckless Abandon: Review
OTM was live at HDNet Fights – Reckless Abandon on Saturday, December 15th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas a...
HDNet Fights - Reckless Abandon: Preview
Jason Miller vs. Tim Kennedy (Middleweight Bout) -Jason 'MayheM' Miller is one of the most popular fighters in MMA due in ...
Podcast #96 First BJJ No-Gi World Championships
This coming Saturday the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation will take a firm step forward in its development by hol...
Schilt Three-Peats as K-1 World GP Champion
YOKOHAMA, December 8, 2007 -- Semmy Schilt of Holland turned aside all challengers tonight to win the K-1 World Grand Prix 07...
K-1 World GP 07 Final Press Conference
TOKYO, December 7, 2007 -- On a cool and sunny afternoon, from high atop an outdoor stage in Tokyo's seaside Odaiba, the eigh...
Canadian MMA Trials Review and Gallery
Since MMA began to grow in Canada, different organizations came and went, and there was no real way directly into the big lea...
International Picks for K-1 World GP 07
TOKYO, December 3, 2007 -- The worldwide preliminary, regional and elimination tournaments are all done -- and now the world'...
A look back at Fatal Femmes Fighting 3
Ontario, California- The third Installment of Fatal Femmes Fighting proved to be a night of vicious vixens coming out to show...
ADCC OPEN ITALY 2007: report and results
ADCC Italy opens the new season with a great Submission Fighting international open: the tournement organized this year in th...
StrikeForce: Tournament Series LIVE Play by Play
Keep checking back, as we're reporting live from the HP Pavillion in San Jose, CA right now! Sorry for the delay...living ...
EliteXC - Renegade predicitions
Nick Diaz vs. K.J. Noons (Lightweight Championship Bout) Nick Diaz's last fight against Mike Aina in September was conside...
IFL Grand Prix Results
Horodecki Edges Palaszewski In Lightweight Showdown; Four Title Matchups Set HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill, November 3, 2007 – Vlad...
Akiyama Beats Kang at HERO'S Korea 2007
SEOUL, October 28, 2007 -- Yoshihiro Akiyama spoiled Denis Kang's HERO'S debut with a KO victory tonight at the HERO'S Korea ...
Ronaldo Jacare, the Amazon hero shines again!
AMAZONAS, Brazil (October 13th) -- When we reported last time that Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza had no more local opponen...
Hip Hop Chess Federation
RZA takes the belt in 8-man tournament, but the real winners are the schools for which the event raised $10,000 in scholarshi...
"Quest for the Best" at Mr. Olympia Report & Video
Las Vegas, Nevada – On Saturday, September 29, 2007, World Grappling Games hosted the first annual "Quest for the Best&q...
Gladiators Combat Arena
Decisions are not welcome: Gladiators Combat Arena in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sep. 24th - The inaugural edition...
TFA 8 Report
Santa Monica, California. Oct. 6—The Total Fighting Alliance returned to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for its eighth ins...
Cage Combat Report and Pics
On Saturday October 6th the stage was set for the Cage Combat Fighting Championships at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. The event ...
Southern Open Tournament Report
With the long summer over and with everyone back training, the Southern Open was the first major tournament of the Autumn in ...
Bravado Jiu-jitsu/Canadian Submission Expo Results
This past weekend in Toronto Ontario, the Bravado Jiu-jitsu academy (bravadojj.com) hosted its annual grappling tournament. T...
Sweet 'n Souwer K-1 World Max Final
TOKYO, October 3, 2007 -- Shoot boxer Andy Souwer turned aside three challengers to win the K-1 World Max '07 Final tonight a...
Strike Force at the Playboy Mansion!
My phone has been ringing off the hook all day here at the fight shop; everybody wants to know how was the mansion! The place...
In with the Old and the New at the K-1 Final Elimination
SEOUL, September 29, 2007 -- The Europeans fared well as always, big Hong-Man Choi squeaked out a controversial win, and Japa...
Grapplers Inc...Team Results & Gallery
With the emergence of BJJ to North American, there has been many grappling tournaments all over the continent. Some have rule...
UFC Fight Night 11 Results
OTM reports from The Pearl located at The Palms Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada with live play-by-play of UFC Fight Nig...
Calvan Repeats as Hero's Middleweight Champ
YOKOHAMA, September 17, 2007 -- JZ Calvan prevailed in two fights tonight to defend his Belt in the Hero's Middleweight World...
EliteXC Uprising Results
Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for the latest EliteXC event, which features a unified card promoted by one time rivals Icon ...
USA sweeps Grappling Worlds golds
U.S. sweeps nine gold medals at Grappling World Championships in Antalya, Turkey, Sept. 9 ANTALYA, TURKEY - The Unite...
Black Belt Grand Prix Videos!
Professional Jiu Jitsu, from Brazil OTM just got in these great PROFESSIONAL Black belt matches from Brazil. On four DVDs,...
Podcast 82 The 2007 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Mundials: Seven Interviews
The wait is over! The 2007 BJJ World Championships episode of The FightWorks Podcast is here! In this overdue episode we’ll h...
Gumby's Big Ass Mundial Preview pt 2
Black Belt Division Here we are, the best of the best in the gi will be crowned in the gi division. Let’s get right into ...
Gumby's Big Ass Mundial Preview pt 1
The Mundials. The big dance. If you love Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition this is the tournament to look forward to. For th...
Podcast: #81 2007 BJJ Mundials Preview
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championships are less than a week away! Are you excited yet? Don’t tell me you thought the onl...
A look back at Invincible Fights
Fight Fans were treated to a heart pounding display of caged combat at Invincible 4: It’s all about the action on July 21, 2...
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas Report
World Grand Prix tournaments are the pinnacle and most celebrated contests in any combat sport, whether it's kickboxing, boxi...
Southeast Grappling Report and Video
Longtime readers of OntheMat.com will no doubt recall that I have great affinity for the Southern United States, and in parti...
WEC 29 Report
On Sunday, August 5, 2007 – OTM was present at "The Joint" inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Neva...
Fujimoto Defends K-1 Asia GP Title in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, August 5, 2007 -- Yasuke Fujimoto took a circuitous route but arrived victorious tonight at the K-1 Asia World Gra...
Portugal Vale Tudo Video
We've lined up four sample videos from four of our latest offering at the OTM Store. Available online or in the OTM Fight Sho...
Cyclone 6: Ricardo Pessanha x Rodrigo Bittencourt
We've lined up four sample videos from four of our latest offering at the OTM Store. Available online or in the OTM Fight Sho...
Fighting Photogrpher Weekend
Another busy weekend for the Fighting Photographer! Back in the thick of it now guys, now I have graduated, I’m free to bu...
Battle of the Bay Video
People may not realize that my first BJJ tournament was at Chris Smith's Tiger Martial Arts way back in 1997. Fast forward ...
Matt Serra vs Leozinho
We've lined up four sample videos from four of our latest offering at the OTM Store. Available online or in the OTM Fight Sh...
ADCC UK Nationals results and report
The ADCC UK Nationals turned out to be one of those events that came through adversity to be put on. With medals being delaye...
UMA English Open Groundfighting Championships July 8th 2007
After the success of their first Ne Waza event earlier this year, Jim Mc Sherry and the UMA hosted their second competition o...
BodogFIGHT hits American soil!
On Saturday July 14, 2007, one of MMA's premier global organizations, bodogFIGHT, made its first foray into the United States...
Brazilians Best at Hero's in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA, July 16, 2007 -- Maybe Hero's should be renamed "Heróis", in Portuguese, because the boys from Brazil own...
Fatal Femmes Fighting Championship Press Conference
There was high Tension at the Fatal Femmes Championship Press on Friday July, 13, 2007 as 14 eager women meet to weigh both t...
2007 Ontario Grappling Grand Prix
Canadian Corner:2007 ONTARIO GRAPPLING GRAND PRIX - FINAL RESULTS Congratulations to all competitors that took part in th...
FightGirls Episode Recap
Fight Girls Episode One At last women are slowly but surely being welcomed into the Main stream Fight community. Fight Gir...
Masato leads Charge of Champions at K-1 World Max
TOKYO, June 28, 2007 -- Masato won in the Main Event and the three other World Max Grand Champions also came through in convi...
Schilt, Aerts & Slowinski Shine in Amsterdam
Held at the sold-out Amsterdam Arena, the 18-bout extravaganza featured a Super Heavyweight Title match, a trio of Superfight...
USA Grappling Trials Video
On the weekend of June 9-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada, we got to witness the start of something special in the grappling world. Fo...
SYNERGY JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP - RESULTS
SYNERGY JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP - RESULTS This past Saturday June 16, 2007, was the 1st Synergy Jiu-Jitsu Championship. We...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Episode 11, 12
In the first episode of the double header we’ll pick up where we left off, in the locker room of Manny Gamburyan after his vi...
4th Pan Ams of Submission Grappling Report and Video
On Sunday June 3, 2007 in Fountain Valley, CA the 4th Pan American of Submission Grappling took place just on the outskirts o...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Episode 10 Recap
Two fights this week as Nate Diaz takes on Cory Hill and Matt Wiman meets Manny Ganburyan in the last quarter-final! With...
Lesnar and Gracie Win at Historic Dynamite!! USA
LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2007 -- Brock Lesnar and Royce Gracie came out best in their main event matches, but the real winners at...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Episode 9 Recap
Once again, the fighters recap last week’s action, as Joe Lauzon defeats Cole Miller to advance to the semifinals. As you re...
OTM NorCal Heros Videos!
The first OTM NorCal Heros tournament was brought to you by OntheMat.com, the OTM Fightshop San Jose (1020 Alameda), and One ...
Brittney Skye's Vegas (UFC) Weekend!
Author's Notes: Brittney has analyzed the fights and laid down the gauntlet for the OTM readers once again. Whoever has more ...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Episode 8 Recap
This week we begin the Quarter-finals of the Ultimate Fighter. To begin the show Dana White brings BJ and Jens into his of...
Seni Show – Gracie Invitational 2007
Without doubt, the highlight of the BJJ Calendar in the UK is the annual Gracie Invitational tournament organised by the Euro...
Podcast #68 Breakdown of IFL in Chicago, Fabio Santos Open in San Diego
This week on The FightWorks Podcast we welcome a new personality to our family, Chicago correspondent Luis. Not-so-coincident...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Episode 7 Recap
Previously, on the Ultimate Fighter, Andy failed to listed to BJ’s gameplan in his fight against Brandon, Wayne struggled in ...
WEC 27 Review
On Saturday, May 12, 2007, OTM reports from “The Joint” inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in steaming hot Las Vegas for t...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Episode 6 Recap
Recap of the non fight from last week. This means that we get two fights this week! Yeah! The first match up is Brian Ge...
Podcast #66 Interviews from the 2007 ADCCs
As you can see from the last two posts on The FightWorks Podcast, co-host of The FightWorks Podcast Dan and I travelled to Ne...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Episode 5 Recap
Two unusual things before this episode even begins. First of all, in the last weeks previews, they already announced that Co...
Hawaiian Punch Courtesy Mighty Mo; Hari Wins the Belt
HONOLULU, April 28, 2007 -- Hard-hitting American Samoan fighter Mighty Mo turned aside three challengers en route to the tou...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Episode 4 Recap
This week on the Ultimate Fighter, Sting takes out Kurt Angle with a baseball bat. Wait a second, my Tivo must have started ...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Episode 3 Recap
This week’s episode of the Ultimate Fighter Season 5 may go down in infamy in both MMA and reality television. Don’t say you...
Canadian Corner:Tournament Review for Wrestlefest 2007
In Ontario Canada we have a circuit created for the grapplers here. There are selected tournaments which award points for eac...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Episode 2 Recap
Episode begins (as per the norm) with recaps and reaction of last weeks fight between Corey Hill and Allen “Monstah” Berube. ...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Episode 1 Recap
Editors note: With the plethora of MMA coming to TV these days, we here at OTM are going to try our best to recap and review...
Masato & Souwer Perfect at World Max Yokohama '07
YOKOHAMA, April 4, 2007 -- Masato and Andy Souwer rose to the occasion and dispatched their opponents tonight at the K-1 Worl...
UMA English Open Judo Ne Waza
This was the first event organised by Jim Mc Sherry of the UMA (United Martial Alliance) and consisted of both junior and sen...
ADCC European Trials 2007 Full Results
The road to the ADCC World Championships in Trenton, New Jersey this May is almost complete, with only the Japanese Trials re...
Podcast #60 Abu Dhabi 2007 World Championship Rundown
This week cohost Dan and I bring Brian Cimins on the show to discuss the 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Clubs (ADCC) World Championshi...
WEC 26 Report
On March 24, 2007 OntheMat.com reports from "The Joint" inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevad...
Podcast #59 10k Ground Clash, IFL in LA, Sub Grappling in the Olympics, and Ryan Hall
A packed show today on The FightWorks Podcast after a very busy week in the combat sports. It’s probably easiest to list our ...
The Snowman reigns in the UK: 10K Challenge Report
The Hackney Empire theatre in London’s East End is no stranger to hosting the leading lights of the stage and screen, Charlie...
Tokoro, Mighty Mo Dominate Hero's '07 Nagoya
NAGOYA, March 12, 2007 -- Middleweight Japanese mixed martial arts sensation Hideo Tokoro confirmed his status as an elite He...
BodogFight: St Petersburg
So I've been Tivo'ing (is that a verb?) the Bodog Fight on Ion TV. I'm actually really enjoying the show so far, the matches...
Schilt Captures K-1 Super Heavyweight Belt in Yokohama
With a star-studded card featuring established and up-and-coming fighters alike, the event kicked off K-1's15th season with t...
Colorado’s premier mixed martial arts event lived up to the name of evolution!
The main event between Colorado native Duane “Bang” Ludwig and Japanese Pancrase fighter Shinya Kumazawa was more of a showca...
European 2007 Report and Video
As many of you know from either reading OTM or knowing my personally, I am the king of last second travel. Not so much becau...
EliteXC's Destiny Determined - Gracie defeats Shamrock
(SOUTHAVEN, MS) February 11, 2007 – In the historic first EliteXC MMA event ever shown live on premium television, Renzo Grac...
Bud Cup 07 Full Report and Video
Budweiser World Championships Charlotte, North Carolina January 20-21st There are many reasons why I like the Budweiser ...
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Interclub
Team Lagarto Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Interclub at West View Leisure Centre, Preston - Sunday 14th January, 2007 Over twenty fi...
Direkci Shocks Kraus; Sato Wins K-1 World Max Japan
TOKYO, February 5, 2007 -- Appearing in his K-1 debut, Murat Direkci needed just 87 seconds to defeat former World Max Champi...
European Results Day 2
Over 800 competitors representing 18 different countries made for a memorable European Jiu Jitsu Championship. Partial Res...
6th American International Championships shines in the LBC!
Tournament director Ryan Gregg of World Grappling Games along with Scotty Nelson of OnTheMat.com and their staff worked tirel...
Look Back at Brazilian MMA - X-FIGHT GAMES 2
The event is organized by Oscar Camorra (Camorra Tenis) and sponsored by Gramcell (Telemig Mobile Affiliated); and had specia...
European National Day 1 Results!
Braulio Estima takes black belt absolute title. Action packed Black Belt absolute highlight day of white, blue and purple ...
WEC Report
On January 20, 2007, there was a new chapter written in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Zuffa Incorporated, ...
Bud Cup Quick Report
Under 160 pro division: Fernando Salvador vs Kevin Albertini (ATT) Fernando pulls guard, and seems to turn his back, goin...
Shamrock-Gracie Conference Call Quotes
Celebrated former five-time world champion and MMA pioneer Frank Shamrock and world renowned, revenge-minded Brazilian Jiujit...
Jungle Fight Championship 7: A Look Back
Slovenia shook at the December 17th’s night when Jungle FC boarded its seventh edition in this old continent’s country. For t...
MINOTAURO FIGHTS 5
Minotauro Fights 5, undefeated fighters kept their resume intact. For the first time the Minotauro Fights was held outside...
Festival de Muay Thai 2
In the last MMA event held in Rio de Janeiro a mix of muay thai matches plus two MMA fights finished the scene through Festiv...
SF18 Story & Photos
Randy Counture and Matt Lindland once again produce an incredible SportFight show at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Orego...
UFC 66 Results
On Saturday night UFC 66 came to the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas. It was the much awaited rematch of between Tito Ortiz and Chuck...
Schilt Wins Again, Akiyama Beats Sakuraba at Dynamite '06
OSAKA, December 31, 2006 -- Yoshihiro Akiyama defeated Kazushi Sakuraba in the Main Event, Hideo Tokoro upset mixed martial a...
The Brittney Skye MMA Challenge is back!!!
The contest was a hit, as our resident MMA guru Brittney Skye broke down each fight with her picks, allowing anyone who made ...
East Coast Grappling Championships
There is a new Grappling organization set to debut in the United States in 2007 with a familiar name. Tournament promoter An...
Copa Cyclone Submission 2006: The Teams Collided!
RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ, Dec. 3rd - In more one display of innovation at its show the staff of Cyclone Submission showcased for th...
SHOOTO Brazil
The Nova União Academy located in South Zone of Rio de Janeiro was the stage for the return of SHOOTO Brazil (edition #10) un...
Unshakable Schilt Repeats as K-1 WGP Champion
TOKYO, December 2, 2006 -- Seidokaikan karate fighter Semmy Schilt dispatched three challengers at the Tokyo Dome tonight en ...
Podcast 46: PSL X-Mission
Today we're going to focus on The Professional Submission League's X-Mission, which took place on Saturday in Culver City, Lo...
UFC 65 Report
On this night the UFC sold out the Arco Arena in Sacramento Ca. It was the much awaited match up between Matt Hughes and Geor...
X-Mission Detailed Report
Great event from the sold out Culver City Veterans Memorial Center! Pictures coming soon! Check out www.ProSubLeague.com ...
Top Fighter MMA 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, October 25th - the fourth fight-event held inside the night club Castello das Pedras didn't have the theme of...
Copa RipDorey de Submission
Sunday, October 22th- at the Hebraica Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro the best grapplers met each other in 2006 edition of the cl...
No Limits MMA Report
On Saturday night MMA fighting came to San Clemente California for the first time ever. The No Limits gym held a heavy weight...
Total Fighting Alliance Report
On November 3rd the TFA, returned to the Los Angeles area with one of its best shows yet. OTM was on hand to help sponsor the...
FightWorks Podcast 42: PSL's X-Mission
The final pieces of the puzzle are coming together for The Professional Submission League's second event, X-Mission. On Novem...
The Day of "El Technico"
In a day of standout performances on the mat, one performance definitely stood out: That of OTM's own Paul Schriener. The Te...
US Open XI Day 1 Quick Results
11th edition of the prestigious BJJ tournament in Santa Cruz runs typcally well despite an atypically late start. White Be...
Pride: The Real Deal Quick Results
Saturday night was a historical day in MMA fighting as Pride FC came to America for the first time. Pride brought many of its...
Busweiser Nationals Report and Video
Longtime readers of OTM will know that I've always had a certain fondness for the Southeastern portion of the United States. ...
Thoughts on UFC 64
On Saturday night UFC 64 returned to their favorite place in Las Vegas the Mandalay Bay Casino to bring us two championship b...
Super Challenge: Pride Enviroment in Brazil
Barueri, Sao Paulo- Two 8 man tournaments, one night: with this fight's ingredients the Super Challenge became so far the mos...
Calvan & Akiyama Capture Hero's Championships
YOKOHAMA, October 9, 2006 -- J.Z. Calvan of Brazil and Yoshihiro Akiyama of Japan emerged victorious tonight in the Hero's Mi...
Europeans Excellent at K-1 WGP Final Elimination
Fighters from Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad, Japan and Korea all fell by the way, and, but for a lone Brazilian, it was al...
K-1 '06 World GP Final Draw
TOKYO, October 2, 2006 -- The K-1 '06 World Grand Prix final eight were determined at the Osaka Elimination tournament last S...
UFC 63 Review
On a cool evening in southern California fans were treated to a night of MMA fighting as UFC 63 came back to the Arrowhead Po...
Big Weekend for MMA!
Big MMA Weekend with UFC 63 Hughes vs Penn and IFL featuring Renzo Gracie vs Pat Miletech FightWorks Podcast Interviews Ga...
Grappling All-Stars create a “buzz” in the Beehive State
On September 9, 2006 the American Grappling Games (www.AmericanGrapplingGames.com), promoted by tournament director Dave John...
Souwer Super at World Max Champions' Challenge
Andy Souwer, Albert Kraus and Buakaw Por Pramuk all won their bouts tonight at the at K-1 World Max Champions' Challenge. Now...
International Master & Seniors 2006
August 27th, Rio de Janeiro - Looking to the mats for this edition of International Master&Seniors held in the traditiona...
UFC 62 Review
On August 26, the UFC once again returned to Mandalay Bay to bring us UFC 62. The much awaited rematch of Forrest Griffin an...
Pride Bushido 12 - Welterweight GP Spoilers
BUSHIDO SURVIVAL 2006 2ND ROUND Sunday, August 27, 2006 Saitama Superarena, Saitama, Japan FSN Premiere Time: 7:00 p...
Copa de Luta-Livre'n'Submission do RJ
Tuned to the name of this event, you should ask yourself- "-Is Luta-Livre still alive?" Well, this question can't b...
Total Fight Alliance Review
On a cool August evening fight fans were treated to the Total Fighting Alliance fights in Hollywood Ca. The evening was full ...
IGJJF Report
The IGJJF this weekend attracted around 600 competitors. This was well over double any of the previous tournaments. This ca...
WEC XXII Hot August Fights Report
WEC 22: Hot August Fights From Lemoore Robert "Bullet" Breslin vs Andrew "Mickey" Martinez Figh...
OTM BJJ and US Sub Grappling Report and Video
The two day event first day being the OTM Championships of BJJ and the second the US Open of Submission Grappling were actual...
K-1 World GP Final Elimination Tournament Quarterfinal -- Press Conference
LAS VEGAS, August 10, 2006 -- The season's major international tournaments are done and the stage is set for the K-1 World Gr...
Gracie Barra CT overcomes BTT at 8/2 Top Fighter MMA
Wednesday night, 9:00pm: with a small delay to start the first MMA show after the marathon of World Championships of BJJ in...
SportFight 17 Press Release and Photos
Matt Lindland and Randy Couture brought SportFight 17 back to Portland, Oregon for another exciting night of fights for the t...
K-1 Hero's in Ariake
TOKYO, August 5, 2006 -- Kazushi Sakubara mounted a tremendous comeback to win his Light Heavyweight bout and Defending K-1 W...
MUNDIALS 2006, lessons and realities on CBJJ's mats
Sunday, July 30- a cold and raining day turned the beautiful environment of Rio de Janeiro's city to a gray one in that morni...
Feitosa Fells Musashi in Sapporo
SAPPORO, July 30, 2006-- Brazilian Kyokushin Karate fighter Glaube Feitosa used his fists to score a late down and vanquish S...
K-1 Revenge 06 Press Conference
SAPPORO, July 29, 2006-- It is a hot summer in Japan. In the country's northernmost metropolis, Sapporo, residents are crowdi...
Mundials Preview
Gumby: While I love doing my pre show write ups, it's often a daunting task, particularly with the Mundials which has a lot ...
WFA Report
On July 22, the much anticipated return of WFA came to be at the Forum in Inglewood. The WFA had several hurdles to overcome ...
Copa do Mundo Quick Results
Black Belt Results Rooster Weight: Felipe Costa (Brasa) x Samuel Braga Felipe Costa by pts 4 x 2 Super-feather: Rico...
WFA Preview
The WFA returns this weekend in a big way to the Los Angeles Forum! Headlining the event will be Quentin "Rampage"...
Rio MMA Challenger 2- Review and pictures!
With a lackluster line-up Rio MMA Challenger 2 took place at West Show night-club and tried to please the crowd by a few up ...
Copa Castelo das Pedras de Muay Thai 2
A Look Back: Copa Castelo das Pedras de Muay Thai 2 – MMA experts meet Muay Thai fighters! Rio de Janeiro, ...
Gracie Open Videos
You can make a strong argument that one of the strongest areas for BJJ and MMA would be Northern California, which hosts a mu...
Ontario Submission Wrestling #4 Results & Pics
The fourth edition of the Ontario Submission Wrestling Invitational took place last night in Etobicoke Ontario. The audience ...
LIVE Strike Force PBP
Waiting backstage for the fights to begin. Check back at about 6:30 for the first fight! Sean Bassett vs. Chris Amarante...
Gold Fighters Championship - New MMA concept in Brazil
Gold Fighters Championship - New MMA concept in Brazil How would the land of MMA (Brazil) compare with the ...
555 Challenge Quick Report
555 Challenge Quick Results The first edition of the 555 Challenge took place yesterday at the Pan Americans of Submission...
BOW Report and photo gallery
On Sunday April 23, 2006 the second “Best of the West” no-gi submiss