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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

ONE FC: War of Nations Fight Preview

It is officially ONE FC: War of Nations fight week! In just a few short days, ONE FC will kick off the year 2014 with an absolutely stacked fight card in front of a packed house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the highly anticipated main event of the eveing, American grappling specialist Brock Larson will take on Japanese karate master Nobutatsu Suzuki. The winner will be crowned the inaugural ONE FC Welterweight World Champion.

In the co main event of the evening, two of ONE FC’s top bantamweight contenders will square off to stake their claim for a shot at the ONE FC bantamweight title. Kevin Belingon is looking to keep his momentum going after a beautiful KO victory in his last outing, while Korea’s Dae Hwan Kim will put his undefeated record on the line.

Also featured on the card is the Evolve Fight Team’s Herbert Burns. After an impressive ONE FC debut, Herbert will step back into the ONE FC cage against MMA veteran Harris Sarmiento. This will be the toughest test of Herbert’s young career, but we are certain he is ready for the challenge. Let’s show Herbert the full support of the Evolve Family by tuning in on March 14^th. For the full event details head on over to www.ONEFC.com.

Check out the official ONE FC Fight Preview for the main event and co main event below.

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Monday, March 10, 2014

Countdown to UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler

With long time welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre officially retired from MMA, the UFC welterweight title is now up for grabs. GSP has ruled over the division for the past six years, but on March 15^th at UFC 171 a new king will be crowned. Fighting for the vacant welterweight title are Johnny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler, two of the hardest hitting fighters in MMA. All it takes is one clean punch from either of these guys and the fight is all but over. Although the fight is scheduled for 5 rounds, it wouldn’t be surprising if this one ended a lot sooner.

Check out the official Countdown to UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler video below. This is going to be a fun fight to watch!

Saturday, March 8, 2014

ONE FC Fight Preview: Larson vs. Suzuki

ONE FC is ready to kick off the year in less than one weeks time on March 14^th in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the main event of the evening, Brock Larson will face off against Nobutatsu Suzuki for the inaugural ONE FC Welterweight World Championship title. The fight represents the classic East vs. West battle. American Brock Larson is an accomplished wrestler with a very dangerous ground game while Japanese Nobutatsu Suzuki is a karate master with a very dangerous striking game. This fight will be decided by who is able to best keep the fight where they want it. Suzuki wants to keep it standing and Larson wants to bring it to the ground. On March 14^th, we will see who prevails.

Check out the official ONE FC preview for this explosive world title fight below.

Friday, March 7, 2014

Technique of the Week: Wrestling Takedown for MMA

Check out the latest “Technique of the Week” from Evolve University’s world class MMA program. In this video, ONE FC fighter and NCAA Division 1 wrestler Jake Butler teaches one of his favorite takedowns for MMA. The takedown is a highly effective head outside single with an awesome transition into a slam finish. Takedowns are one of key skill sets that every mixed martial artist needs to have. By controlling the takedown game, you can effectively control where the fight takes place. Study up and be sure to head on over to Evolve University to check out the rest of our MMA and wrestling library.

With World Champions in Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, Boxing, Submission Grappling, Wrestling, and more, Evolve University is one of the most comprehensive mixed martial arts universities in the world. For more video tutorials by World Champions, please go to ‪http://www.evolve-university.com.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

What lies ahead for Japanese MMA in 2014

Shooto's main promoter, Sustain, runs Vale Tudo Japan (VTJ) as an upper-tier MMA promotion now, and the most interesting bout at their recent event, Yuta "Uruka" Sasaki vs. Teruto "Yashabo" Ishihara, became Fight of the Night. Uruka scored a choke-out win over Yashabo. After the fight, Uruka called out Shintaro Ishiwatari. On the other hand, when Kim Soo-Chul knocked out Motonobu Tezuka, his training partner Yashabo said he was going to fight Kim. I am curious to see whether a match will be made between them.

Yuta Sasaki

Hideo Tokoro vs. Will Campuzano became a controversial decision at VTJ 3rd. After an official argument against the decision was denied, Tokoro and his team refused to fight for VTJ in the future if the problem was not resolved. This argument also led to Shooto's official authority, Toshiharu Suzuki, refusing to referee at VTJ 4th because that judging problem hurt the Shooto Commission's image. Therefore, VTJ invited Larry Landless to come to VTJ 4th not only to referee but also to open a seminar to explain the Unified Rules to Japanese officials.

Hideo Tokoro

We learned recently that World Series of Fighting has affiliated with Pancrase. If you follow Japanese MMA news, you can watch the press conference with SRC Entertainment. WSOF Japan will be run by Pancrase president Masakazu Sakai, but SRC Entertainment is also involved. So will the new organization perhaps be known as a revived Sengoku or SRC?

At the press conference, we were informed that SRC Entertainment is no longer related to Don Quijote, which was the main sponsor for Sengoku, but SRC Entertainment will take part in running events for WSOF Japan and will also distribute classic Sengoku and SRC fight videos. At same press conference, Ray Sefo announced that the first WSOF Japan event will be in August or September, and Emi Fujino will participate in that event.

Finally, DEEP promoter Shigeru Saeki has said that he wants to hold a New Year's Eve event because right now only IGF does a NYE event with MMA in Japan and it's not a pure MMA event.

Shooto, Pancrase and DEEP are each trying to hold bigger upper-tier events and adapt more to American ideals, and that is the theme of 2014's Japanese MMA scene.

Big thanks to Robert Sargent (MMA Rising) for English editing.

Evolve MMA Student of the Month

For the month of February 2014, we are excited to announce Hsien Hwee as the Student of the Month. Known by most of the Evolve Family as “Milo”, Hsien Hwee is one of our most inspirational students. Although only 18 years old, Milo has endured through incredibly difficult times and triumphed over incredible odds. He is one of the very first students of Evolve MMA’s Community Outreach Program, and he is a shining example of the power of martial arts to unleash human potential.

Check out Milo’s incredible story below. We hope you are all as inspired as we are by Milo’s journey.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

ONE FC’s Top 5 KO’s of 2013

ONE FC is set to kick off the year 2014 in just 10 days time. On March 14^th in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia fans will be treated to ten action packed fights at ONE FC: War of Nations. Be sure to tune in and show your support for the Evolve Fight Team's Herbert Burns.

As we count down the final days until showtime, let’s take a moment to look back at the year 2013. Here are the top 5 knockouts inside the ONE FC cage for 2013. Let’s look forward to another huge year in 2014, filled with even more world class fights and memorable battles.