The Fight Nerd and Zane Simon return to once again nitpick the no-holds-barred era of mixed martial arts, this time with a look at the SEG Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view, UFC 7: The Brawl ...

If you grapple, I punch and kick... If you punch and kick, I grapple… There’s no way out… —Marco Ruas Ruas Vale Tudo t-shirts with the above inscription had been seen on the streets of Rio de Janeiro ...

Fedor Emelianenko will be taking on Pedro Rizzo next week (June 21) in a bout originally stated to be his retirement bout from the sport before Fedor denied that he would step away following the event ...

In the summer of 1999, two former UFC champions fought in an event billed "Return of the Champions." The title was apt since UFC 21 featured Maurice Smith (Pictures) and Marco Ruas (Pictures), each ...

Welcome back to the ongoing series covering the most important and influential Brazilians in MMA history that ultimately lead to the nation being a stronghold for talent. Yesterday I spoke about the ...

Yahoo continues it’s UFC retrospective and this time Kevin Iole takes a look at what made UFC 7 unique: Marco Ruas not only used leg kicks to stop Paul Varlens, he did so before the true effectiveness ...

Although his relationship with Brazil has been far from the best until now, Chael Sonnen revealed to Globo his admiration by two Brazilians that were icons in the old times of MMA. First was Royce ...

A week before the first edition of the Ultimate Fighting Championship event in Brazil, UFC 17.5 in Sao Paulo, I went to Japan to cover Pride 4, an event filled with combat sports icons from three ...

Another week without the UFC means another week with the MMA Depressed-Us. As always, we’re punishing ourselves for the all the months we’ve spent watching actual good fights, by watching some really ...