Do you have your tickets to the hardest hitting event in ALL of Professional Wrestling? Josh Barnett's: Bloodsport 8 is going to flatten Dallas with matches like: Mox v. BusickDickinson v. SuzukiBarnett v. JonahShafir v. ZhangHennigan v. Gotchhttps://t.co/gLiUEgwYou pic.twitter.com/nTkTbjcPpo — 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 (@JoshLBarnett) March 21, 2022 Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8 preview Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8…
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Chris Charlton’s 2015 book Lion’s Pride: The Turbulent History of New Japan Pro Wrestling has become the ultimate go-to English-language resource when it comes to New Japan Pro Wrestling. His comprehensive account of NJPW’s history has allowed Western fans to grasp much more of the company’s nuance, sensibilities, and historical significance than ever before, which…
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#DWCS Season 5 🔥– 99 fighters – 50 fights– 39 contracts– Quickest submission: Mike Malott (Guillotine Choke 39 seconds)– Quickest (T)KO: CJ Vergara (41 seconds)– Only fighter to fight (and win) twice: Caio Borralho. Season 5 was amazing!! Can't wait for season 6!! pic.twitter.com/GMoAFzpzph — Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) November 3, 2021 Maheshate defeated Achilles…
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Gadzhi Omargadzhiev defeated Jansey Silva via submission (kneebar, R1, 4:19) 🇷🇺 @Gadzhi_84MMA closing the show with a STATEMENT submission. [ #DWCS | Tune in LIVE on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/4DCOnVmHMF — UFC (@ufc) October 27, 2021 Omargadzhiev took Silva down relatively quickly and put an enormous amount of pressure on him while on the ground. Silva…
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Ahead of Josh Barnett’s BLOODSPORT 7 this weekend, I’ve translated an official guide to UWF’s point-system rules. It comes from a section of author and historian Fumi Saito’s 1994 book, プロレス大事典 (Pro Wrestling Encyclopedia). Be sure to follow Fumi-san on Twitter, and also make sure you check out our Write That Down! podcast on the Fight…
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After more than a year without being able to put on shows due to pandemic restrictions, Seattle-based DEFY Wrestling has returned to the West Coast scene. Last night saw DEFY’s first-ever Los Angeles card at the Lodge Room in Highland Park, which featured names AEW’s Christopher Daniels and Eddie Kingston, NJPW’s Rocky Romero and Yuya…
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Strawweights: Maria Silva defeated Kathryn Paprocki via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) Paprocki is a LFA vet and won her last fight with a R3 choke submission. Silva, on the other hand, was on six-fight win-streak going into this. Silva used a bodylock early on to pin Paprocki against the cage. Silva had full control,…
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The latest episode of Dana White’s Contender Series featured some of the most exciting action of the entire season, which included a wild firefight between Genaro Valdez and Patrik White in the bantamweight opener, plus a shocking R1 submission victory for Canada’s Mike Mallot in the welterweight main event. Welterweights: Mike Malott defeated Shimon Smotritsky via…
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BY MATTHEW DENNIS It’s been over five months since we got our first glimpse of the Esports Boxing Club. It promises to be the most immersive and stacked boxing game of all time, and I’m back to give you an update on a few things that I’ve learned about the game. New gameplay video …
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Light Heavyweights: Ihor Poteiria defeated Lukasz Sudolski via TKO (punches) 3:41 R1 Poteiria launched a couple big haymakers that connected with Sudolski’s head in the first 30 seconds. Sudolski was staggered. Sudolski kept grabbing the cage and ref Jason Herzog was good in keeping him in check. He landed an inadvertent low blow moments…
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