UK and Irish Combat Sports, Interviews and Opinion
Just a little under a week ago – I wrote that Theresa May had but one option left. The only question I had was a simple one. Was she brazen enough to take it? All signals so far suggest she might well be. In the aftermath of the devastating defeat of her Brexit deal, all…
“There is no glory without sacrifice.” – Filipino Proverb There is a reason every fight movie you have ever seen has some concept of redemption at its core. The ‘against all odds’ ideology is woven into the fabric of the sport – nowhere is this more true than in the murky world of up-and-comer MMA….
What a day! – May you live in interesting times as the Chinese would say. As almost everyone knows by now Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been torpedoed by a House of Commons vote of 432 to 202. Where to now? Regardless of which side of the Brexit debate you are on – we are…
The UFC roster is pretty much filled for the first quarter of 2019 and I have to say the fighter I am most eager to watch is Ben Askren. The Mighty Mouse / Askren trade was the first of it’s kind in UFC history and much has been written about Ben in the interim. We…
The 2nd largest largest MMA promotion in the world rolls into Dublin in a little over a month and the full fight card is pretty much filled out. As the guys over at Sports Joe have noted the card has been closed out with a number of local professional fighters. This card along with the…
Love him or loath him, the influence Conor McGregor has had on the Irish MMA scene is irrefutable. Most young fighters will admit that McGregor’s success and notoriety has been a source of motivation in their own careers. Conor had a direct impact on one such fighter, Dylan Logan, and arguably compelled him to eventually…
Since Dana White posted it on Instagram, the story of Polyana Viana and her would be attacker has been blowing up on social media. When I first saw the side by side photos, my reaction was “hell yeah!” Score one for the sisterhood. More power to her and further sentiment in the same vein. However,…
The trouble with a fascinating and at times heartbreaking story is a pretty simple one. Where to start? On the surface of this one we have Limerick woman Tracey Duggan an amateur Muay Thai fighter with a mere 4 fights under her belt. Tracey’s first fight was on the 24th of February of 2018. Yes…
The one thing you can say about Ariel Helwani with certainty is that he is a survivor. The countdown to ESPN’s first UFC event, UFC Fight Night Cejudo vs Dillashaw, is a mere flick of the remote away on January 19th. The broadcasting deal has basically doubled the value of the UFC brand and Dana…
With all the hype that surrounded Cris Cyborg versus Amanda Nunes in UFC 232, you would’ve been forgiven for thinking that it was the main event. The fight between these two seasoned veterans captured the imagination of a worldwide audience. The excitement of the build-up left me in no doubt that there is a huge…
When I sat down to talk to 21-year old Crevan Scrivens, I will admit I was a little nervous. I felt sure I would be chatting to a typical millennial and that I might struggle to find something to talk about. However, not for the first time since I got involved with MMA, I was…
Sleep has been a little elusive lately. Working nights will do that to your body clock I guess. I woke at about 3 am this morning and decided fuck it – get up and make some coffee. As the kettle boiled I had quick flick through my twitter feed and Lo and behold it would…