uk mma

the hurtbusiness

home  reports  features  blog  heroes  manifesto  links

 

 

click on title

features

Cage Talk by Jimmy Page
 

hurtbusiness review of the best MMA book ever

Cage Talk – it does exactly what it says on the cover.

UK journalist Jimmy Page meets people who know the sport inside out and lets them tell it like it is. Over two hundred and fifty one pages, we get the views of fighters, promoters, referees and doctors.


 

M-1 in the UK

The M-1 Challenge is coming to Nottingham on 27th September 2008.

This could be a bigger deal than the UFC coming to our shores. I know this sounds like the ravings of a mad man- but stick with me. You should be very excited.


 

Cage Rage 24:Unbelievable or did you Feel the Pain?

As always after a Cage Rage- the MMA message boards are buzzing. The promotion divides opinion like no other. Is it the pinnacle of UK or a nightmarish post Guy Ritchie dystopia. Here- looking at the main areas of dispute, we’re going to try and get to the beef. Cage Rage- is it sweet as a nut guv, or a load of old pony?

 

get your freak on

Cage Rage have put on some of the greatest fights ever seen on these isles and have been at the forefront of promoting UK Mixed Martial Arts.
Unfortunately, they also love a freakshow.
Thing is- if you’re going to do it- you may as well go the whole hog. I accept that Francis was a ‘proper’ boxing champ in his day- so what? If you’re trying to attract newbies- you need REAL big names with star quality who will bring something new to the table.

 

decision time- can you really judge a fight?

CHEATS-BOLLOCKS-WHAT FIGHT WERE THEY WATCHING?-FIX
WHERE DO THEY FIND THESE CLOWNS?-BULLSHIT-WE WUZ ROBBED.

This is a small selection of the comments made whenever a fight goes to the judges’ cards. Are the rules fundamentally flawed?  Are the judges really the myopic set of corrupt piss artists that crowds claim they are? What can we learn from other sports?...
 

UFC 70- the view from the cheap seats

The UFC comes to Manchester to set up shop at the house that Ricky built. The mighty Yanks were going to march in and win our hearts and minds with a show like we’d never seen before. And you know what- they pretty much pulled it off...

do you love the UFC?

The Ultimate Fighting Championship- the original, but is it the best? One thing’s for certain, you can’t ignore the UFC. It's the 600lb gorilla of MMA. He's in your cage and he's eyeing up your banana. Many of us can’t quite make up our minds about the daddy of all promoters. Find out exactly where you stand by taking the hurtbusiness: do you love the UFC? test..

time for heroes

UK MMA is under attack. It's time to stand up and fight for your right to fight...

this is how it feels when your world means nothing at all

Are you a champion? I don’t mean in some metaphorical way. Are you literally a champion. You may be and not even know it. The proliferation of governing bodies mean that more people every day are being recognized as World Boxing Champions...

     home  reports  features  blog  heroes  manifesto  links                                    

copyright hurtbusiness 2007                                               contact us