On January 24, UFC vetern and alumni of The Ultimate Fighter Season 1, will be fighting Jonathan Ivey at Cage Fighting Championship’s Urban Rumble III. I had a chance to talk with Sam about his upcoming fight, his life in Houston and what he wants to accomplish in the sport of MMA.
FTG: Growing up, [...]

This Saturday, the Worcester Palladium will host the first CageFX event, Wartown Beatdown. The headlinging fight will feature veteran fighter and owner of the BoneYard, Mike Littlefield versus fighter who has firmly established himself in the local circuit, Rigo Dominicci. I had a chance to talk with Littlefield about his upcoming fight and his step [...]

Never shy to speak his mind, top jiu-jitsu instructor and Cobra Kai Jiu-Jitsu founder, Marc Laimon, shares his insight about a wide variety of topics, including, how he became interested in jiu-jitsu; what he thinks it takes to become a champion in the sport of MMA; who he thinks will win the upcoming fight between [...]

September 24, 2008
In this exclusive interview, brought to you by FromTheGut.us, Travis “The Serial Killer” Lutter discusses his fights with Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin. He shares his opinions about the UFC’s 4-man heavyweight tournament. Also included is the entertaining story behind his famous nickname and much more for MMA enthusiasts.
Jacob Regar: Which MMA organization [...]

Mixed martial arts is an ever-expanding sport with new advances in technique and strategy occurring each day. Just as the growth of a child cannot be contained, such is the case with MMA’s development. But thanks to the involvement of true professional trainers, it can be guided in the right direction.
Meet Ken Hahn, a martial [...]

Member of Team Takedown and now part of the WEC, Jake Rosholt took some time to answer a few questions.
Fromthegut: You just signed a 5 fight deal with the WEC. Now I’m hearing they
may drop the middleweight and light heavyweight division. If this
happens would that result in you going to the UFC?

Jake Rosholt: I have [...]

There’s been much speculation regarding Travis Lutter’s fight with Rich “Ace” Franklin. Did he come into the fight out of shape and gas? Or, was it a shot Travis took early in round 1 that had him out on his feet? It seems as though everyone has an opinion on this, with the most popular [...]

As you know mixed martial arts is an ever-evolving sport. Soon to be gone are the days when a fighter has a 9-5 job and trains on the side. Now we have investors like the guy’s over at Team Takedown who are giving young up-and-coming fighters the chance to train full time. With this I [...]

Most people go to Hawaii for the beautiful beaches, lush green mountains, or to surf the monster waves. Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon went to get beat up (everyday) by arguably the best pound for pound MMA fighter there is, B.J Penn. That doesn’t sound like a Hawaiian vacation to me, but then I’m not training for [...]

I was fortunate enough to speak with Marc Laimon before PFC 7. Marc was there to corner up-and comer Ulysses Gomez. Gomez is just one of many rising stars being trained at Cobra Kai, (Laimon’s Las Vegas gym). Getting the BJJ coach/trainer on the phone is no easy task these days, as he went from [...]