Martial Arts Articles, The Fight Fanatic

What was the name of the first Mixed Martial Art? There have been many iterations of mixed martial arts throughout history, but the first to be termed as a mixed martial art in the history books is Pankration. What was Pankration? Pankration was an ancient Greek sporting event that combined …

Is Martial Arts Good for Your Mental Health? There’s a reason why fight movies with training montages and underdog victories make you feel good and motivated. You experience moral and physical victories from a third-person perspective, while foregoing the idea of doing it yourself, and living vicariously through the character …

The Ultimate UFC Drinking Game Grab your Modelo, prepare your Nemiroff, this fighting game is brewed with the fighting spirit. The definitive UFC drinking game. We don’t like too many rules in our drinking games, so pick a selection of what’s below and have fun with it! Cheers! What you’ll …

A Guide to the Best MMA, Kickboxing and Muay Thai Gyms in Birmingham England. With Leon Edwards putting Birmingham on the map with his head-kick knockout of Kamaru Usman at UFC 278, there are more and more eyes focused on martial arts in the Birmingham area. It doesn’t look like …

Straight to the point, here’s some techniques I think are vastly underused and wish we saw more of in MMA. Shoulder Cranking Shoulder cranking is initiated in the clinch, when a fighter’s opponent has an underhook (their arm is under their opponent’s armpit), they can wrap the forearm under the …