On Saturday July 14, 2007, one of MMA’s premier global organizations, bodogFIGHT, made its first foray into the United States.On Saturday July 14, 2007, one of MMA’s premier global organizations, bodogFIGHT, made its first foray into the United States. The “Eddie Alvarez vs. Matt Lee” event took place at the Sovereign Arena in Trenton, New […]
One of the top three grapplers representing Team USA in the Women’s 55 kg weight class is Tampa, Florida native Cristina “Midget Twister” Rodriguez. In September, FILA (the International Olympic Committee’s governing body for Grappling) will be hosting its first ever World Championships of Submission Grappling in Antalya, Turkey. One of the top three grapplers […]
Check out the highlight videos from the tournament!On the weekend of June 9-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada, we got to witness the start of something special in the grappling world. For years we have speculated if submission grappling would ever be recognized on an international level as an Olympic sport, just as our wrestling and […]
This is the IFL’s final regular season match-ups pitting Toronto Dragons against the New York Pitbulls and the Tucson Scorpions versus the Nevada Lions.On Saturday June 16, 2007, OTM reports from the Las Vegas Hilton for the International Fight League’s very first foray into the Fight Capital of the World, Las Vegas, Nevada. This is […]
June 3, 2007Fountain Valley CAOn Sunday June 3, 2007 in Fountain Valley, CA the 4th Pan American of Submission Grappling took place just on the outskirts of Huntington Beach, CA. The tournament was hosted by World Grappling Games (GrapplingTournaments.com), in conjunction with a generous sponsorship provided by On The Mat (OntheMat.com). The event came on […]
Brittney has analyzed the fights and laid down the gauntlet for the OTM readers once again. Whoever has more successful picks than her, will be entered into the OTM sweepstakes to win some free stuff from OTM! Author’s Notes: Brittney has analyzed the fights and laid down the gauntlet for the OTM readers once again. […]
On Saturday, May 12, 2007, OTM reports from “The Joint” inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in steaming hot Las Vegas for tonight’s 27th edition of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC 27).On Saturday, May 12, 2007, OTM reports from “The Joint” inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in steaming hot Las Vegas for tonight’s […]
Check out http://rebeccahleigh.proelite.com for more photos, info, and a voting link for Rebecca Leigh.Ever since she can remember, Rebecca Leigh has always been extremely active. Always playing outside with the boys as a kid, whether it be flag football or softball, on the swim team, captain of her field hockey team in high school, and […]
OTM and ProElite.com present a LIVE internet PPV of the ADCC Championships! Check out www.proelite.com/home to order right now!This weekend in Trenton, New Jersey – USA, the finest grapplers from around the world will assemble at the Sovereign Bank Arena to partake in the ADCC 2007 – 8th Submission Fighting World Championships. This is the […]
Shayna Baszler has been competing in MMA since the fall of 2003 and has compiled an impressive 5-2 record, while facing only elite level competition in that time. Shayna Baszler has been competing in MMA since the fall of 2003 and has compiled an impressive 5-2 record, while facing only elite level competition in that […]
