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David Loiseau vs Evan Tanner

The Ultimate Fight Night Live – 3 October 2005 © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com This bout shapes up well on paper and becomes etched in time as one of UFC's classic showdowns. Former Middleweight Champion Evan Tanner has delivered epic battles at all his recent Octagon appearances, against Phil Baroni, Robbie Lawler, David Terrell and Rich […]

Danny Hattersley

© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com published in Fight Times Danny Hattersley first became involved in self defence when his uncle Mick saw that young Danny was being bullied at the ripe old age of four, and decided it was time for the youngster to learn some boxing skills. So in the company of his uncle, Danny […]

Chuck Liddell – Part 2 — Those Gatling-Gun Fists

© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com Just 27 seconds into round two of Chuck Liddell's battle with Tito Ortiz at UFC 47: It's On! Chuck moved in and fired a barrage of jabs, rights, hooks and uppercuts like a nitro-powered gattling gun. Referee Big John McCarthy had no option but to step in and save Tito from […]

David 'The Crow' Loiseau — A Rounded and Grounded Gentleman

© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges David Loiseau has been doing one form of martial arts or another "since I was seven years of age. I always liked martial arts movies and I started practising karate then," says The Crow. At UFC 53: Heavy Hitters, David showed […]

Dana White – Part 3 — MMA is Booming

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 […]

How To Gain Body Fat While Exercising A Lot

Following on from his article 'When Exercising Doesn't Work' John Berardi reveals details of a recent study that showed people actually increasing body fat despite intensive exercise. This is interesting reading, and shows the importance of good nutritional practices as part of an overall health and fitness programme. Find out the details here, you will […]

Is This New Zealand Record?

Adrian Taihia (74.9kg) had local boxing historians searching through the record books after he blasted out Blair Seagar (76kg) in 12s of the first round at the ABA Stadium on July 31st. Taihia stormed out of his corner, threw an overhand right and dropped Seagar and that was that. Referee John Conway started to count […]

Daniel Molina

© 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 […]

Dan Hardy — I'm Looking Forward to Trying Them Out on His Face

© 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 […]

The Military's Expert Civilian Close Combat Chief Instructors – Part 2

Caution: The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. Post-training with Col. Applegate at Charles Nelson's School of Self Defense New York. From left, Tank, Charlie, Herb, and Howard Bell. […]