Ben Edwards is a beast. After making a significant impression on international heavyweight boxing and kickboxing, he is poised to make an elephantine splash at the deep end of the swimming pool of MMA. He fights Westside MMA stalwart Jeremy Joiner this Friday night in Canberra on Monaro Fight Circuit 26. Continue reading
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Posted in Ben Edwards, Boxing, Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Ben Edwards, Boxing, Canberra, Duke Didier, Jeremy Joiner, jiu jitsu, Kickboxing, MMA, Monaro Fight Circuit on November 16, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
Box Office Appeal: Mayweather Versus McGregor
Posted in Boxing, MMA with tags Ben Edwards, Boxing, Conor McGregor, Farkhad Sharipov, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, MMA, Peter Graham, Roy Jones Junior, Saul Almeida, UFC, Yevgeni Makhteienko on September 8, 2017 by Jarrod BoylePublished in ‘Mayweather Vs McGregor: Money Fight.’
“The public has been hoodwinked. It’s the biggest farce in boxing history,” says Peter Graham, former world champion heavyweight boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Continue reading
The Return of ‘Bangin’ Ben’ Edwards
Posted in Ben Edwards, fighting, Glory, K1, Kickboxing, MMA, Peter Graham, Real Men with tags Andrew Machin, Australian Elite Fight Team, Ben Edwards, Boxing, cage, CTE, Dan Kelly, Duke Didier, Glory, jiu jitsu, Kickboxing, MMA, Resilience Training Centre Australian Elite Fight Team, Simon Foscorini, Steve Rudic, UFC, UFC Fight Pass on April 4, 2017 by Jarrod BoyleYou’ve been quiet. What have you been up to since you lost the Oz Heavyweight boxing title to Peter Graham? Continue reading
Tai Tuivasa
Posted in Martial Arts, MMA with tags AFC, Elite Fight Gym, Lions High Performance Center, Mark Hunt, MMA, Sean Sullivan, Tai Tuivasa, UFC on December 20, 2016 by Jarrod BoyleFightLive Magazine, October/November 2016
Tai Tuivasa has begun to assert himself as one of the rising stars of Australian Fight Sports, defining himself with knockout power across a range of disciplines. Continue reading
Lucas Browne: Blunt-Force Trauma
Posted in Boxing, fighting, MMA with tags Ben Edwards, Boxing, Chechnya, clembutarol, Daniel Cormier, Fres Oquendo, Jeff Fenech, Klitschko, Lucas Browne, MMA, muslim, Peter Graham, Ricky Hatton, Rodney Williams, Ruslan Chagayev, Tyson Fury, WADA, WBA world heavyweight title on November 20, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
Fightlive Magazine, August/September 2016
Lucas Browne is one of the biggest names in Australian combat sports. He recently contested the WBA world heavyweight boxing title in Chechnya, successfully wresting it from its long-time Chechen incumbent, Ruslan Chagayev. Continue reading
In the Hands of the Judges: Ben Cartlidge
Posted in K1, Kickboxing, KSW, MMA, Poland with tags Anderson Silva, Ben Cartlidge, BJJ, Cage Warriors, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, KSW, Lyoto Machida, Michael Bisping, MMA, Randy Couture, Ross Pointon, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC, UFC 129, UFC 2, Vitor Belfort on May 3, 2016 by Jarrod BoyleFight! Magazine, Feb/March 2016
Ben Cartlidge understands judging. That assertion is backed up by the largest MMA organizations worldwide: Cage Warriors in the UK, KSW in Poland and, of course, the mighty UFC. Continue reading
Joe Schilling: All the Glory
Posted in Glory, Joe Schilling, Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, MMA, Real Men with tags Artem Levin, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Denis Grachev, Glory, Joe Schilling, Kaoklai Kaennorsing, Kickboxing, LA Boxing Club, Lincoln Heights, Lion Fight, Mark Kumuro, Matt Highes, MMA, Muay Thai, Nevada Athletic Commission, Royce Gracie, Simon Marcus, Steve Mazzagatti, Stitch em up, The Yard, Tough Man, UFC, WBC, YMCA on March 29, 2016 by Jarrod BoyleInternational Kickboxer Magazine, Jan/Feb 2016
Joe ‘Stitch ‘Em Up’ Schilling is a significant figure amongst the new breed of fighters. Continue reading
Peter Graham – World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Posted in Journalism, Martial Arts, MMA, Peter Graham, Real Men with tags Ben Edwards, Boxing, Jason Suttie, Julius Long, Kickboxing, Lucas Browne, Mark Hunt, MMA on March 10, 2016 by Jarrod BoyleHow does it feel to be the heavyweight world champ? Continue reading
Lion Fight 25: Cosmo Alexandre
Posted in 'John' Wayne Parr, Kickboxing, Muay Thai with tags 'John' Wayne Parr, California, Felipe Moledas, Joao Fernandes, Lion Fight, Madsua, MMA on December 19, 2015 by Jarrod BoyleInternational Kickboxer Magazine, Nov/Dec 2015
How is your body holding up to the rigors of kickboxing? Continue reading
Mark Mullan Retires
Posted in Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Bobby Scrivano, Brendan Pardy, Daniel 'The Rock' Dawson, farang, Fitzroy Stars, Golden Glory, Holland, ISS Pattaya, James Roesler, K1, Kickboxing Arnhem, MMA, Rumble in the Jungle, Simon Coutsouvelis, Strikefit, Thailand, Underworld Gym on November 27, 2015 by Jarrod BoyleMark Mullan has had more than thirty fights spread over a fifteen-year career. In that time, he has trained in the Netherlands at the toughest gym in the world and fought in Europe, Asia and Australia. The time has come to hang up the gloves and he intended to go out with a bang when he took on old rival Simon Coutsouvelis this Friday night. Continue reading