Regular Columns

New Zealand Boxing News June 2008

Tall US heavyweight Kevin "Big Dog" Montiy copped plenty in his bout with NZ heavy champion, Shane Cameron, on Saturday, June 2nd reports Mahoney. The result at Wellington's TSB Stadium was good news for Cameron's comeback and Montiy's failure to throw enough bombs to even look like opening up his cut-prone rival was even better. […]

Bryan Vetell — IFL's Number One Locksmith

© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 31 Aug 2006 Bryan Vetell's neighbors might have wondered what he was up to, lurking in the shadows outside his house. But there really was a plausible explanation for his behavior: "I've just come home from training, and I'm standing outside my house, because I get better reception on my cell […]

Bruce Buffer — The Operatic Orator of the Octagon

© Marc Wickert 2004 www.knucklepit.com Ladies and Gentlemen…Don't be fooled by the black tuxedos: Bruce "The Voice of the UFC Octagon" Buffer has earned two black belts that could be holding his stylish strides up. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 21, 1957, Bruce also has a background in Thai boxing and has studied Jiu […]

Bristol Marunde — A Neighborly Tiger Shark

© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 1 Mar. 2007 When Dennis Hallman departed the Seattle-based Tiger Sharks, the team was quick to snap up Bristol Marunde to fill the vacant middleweight spot. And when this Alaskan-born fighter isn't busy training at the gym, he's probably working hard as a salesman selling properties, or putting his MMA skills […]

Brian Foster — An Illustrated Man Leaving His Mark in MMA

© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com May 3, 2007 IFL Razorclaws fighter Brian Foster is in Moreno Valley, California, where he's the proprietor of Inkaholics, and has just finished some body art on a client. [Before the inquiries start coming in, here are the details: Inkaholics, 24150 Alessandro Boulevard, Moreno Valley, CA, 92553. Ph: (951) 485 4930.] […]

Shoulders: Standing Military Press

Great for building upper body strength. If done standing you will work a great deal of muscles from your traps through your shoulders and down your back and also triceps and abdominals. They will not necessarily help in building your bench press though I wouldn’t leave them out of my training altogether. If pressing from […]

Afflication Banned 1

© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com July 19, 2008 All photos copyright 2008 Affliction Clothing Photography by Larry Beard & Garry Green On July 19, 2008, Affliction Clothing and the Trump Organization, in association with Roy Englebrecht Events, presented one enormous MMA event that will certainly go down in history.  Affliction Banned also shocked America and millions […]

Tea, tunes, seminars, and coaching

This week John Berardi and the Precision Nutrition team have some great deals and useful information for you over at the forum. Here is what they are offering: The Precision Nutrition Tea Discount West Coast Special Teas has extended a generous offer on a host of special, gourmet teas.  Don't miss out.  Click  the link […]

Exercise doesn’t work?

This week John Berardi shares a recent "ah ha" moment, that: "Exercise doesn't work." This is a surprising comment coming from a guy with big biceps and 8% body fat who recommends at least 5 hours per week of exercise! In the article you will learn how make your training plan up to 10x more […]

UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin

Edith © Marc Wickert  www.knucklepit.com July 5, 2008 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges  What an incredible card: chock-a-block with hard-ass, toe-to-toe banging, and blood’n’guts ground warfare. Before this event, there was a lot of internet chat concerning the threat to the UFC of the upcoming Affliction Banned event, and now […]