Tito Ortiz vs Vitor Belfort UFC 51 © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges UFC President Dana White is excited. And he has a lot to be excited about. There are the DVD releases of UFC 49: Unfinished Business and Ultimate Knockouts 3, which, judging by sales, appear […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com Daniel Molina has been chilling out at home, watching TV, and says there hasn't been anything of particular interest on, so he was just flicking through the channels. 'The He-Man' is having two days off from his rigorous training schedule and he's glad to just rest up a bit. "Right now […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 5 Sept. '06 Dan Hardy is keeping busy at the Portland Leisure Centre when the phone rings. Between MMA fights he works as an instructor here helping people get into shape. "It's a typical leisure center with free-weights, machines and a lot of cardio stuff. We have a boxing class as […]
Colin Johns doing Double Forearm Break ©Marc Wickert previously published in Fight Times As a teenager, Colin Johns attended a karate demonstration at the Adelaide Town Hall, and ever since, his life has been a trail of dust and rubble. "I didn't know anything about karate. I didn't even know what the word meant. But […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 1 Feb. 2007 IFL Dragons' welterweight, Claude Patrick, is at home in Mississauga, just outside of Toronto. He's been hanging out after finishing training for the day when I ask him if he was nicknamed 'Prince' after the title of the book by Nicolo Machiavelli? "Ah, you've done a bit of […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges On April 2, 2004, one of the most highly anticipated fights in MMA history will take place. In fact fans have been calling for this match-up for so long, UFC 47 has been titled "It's On!" The two gladiators at the […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 24 Oct.'06 Chris Wilson is just heading back to the gym, driving his car over into the Team Quest car park. His training is over for today, so he quickly ducked out to have some food before the interview kicks off. This IFL welterweight for the Portland Wolfpack says he is […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 14 Feb.'07 Red Bears' middleweight fighter, Chris Albandia, is in Chicago and has just arrived home after another busy day. "I'm a teacher and I had a regular school day this morning. I just got back from training, which involved some mixed martial arts-type work: striking, kicking and takedowns. I only […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com August 23, 2008 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges There were some gutsy battles on this card, but one of the bravest performances in UFC history came from the down-to-earth Heath Herring whose ‘Texas Crazy Horse’ spirit could not be broken. For a bit of variety, photos […]
Chan Cheuk-Fai "Back in the early 1970's, martial arts in Australia was very limited," says former world Kung Fu champion, Mick Spinks. Born in Kent, England, Sifu Spinks immigrated to Australia at the age of five and took up Karate in 1970 after receiving a bashing from a drunk in the streets of Parramatta. He […]