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Boxing's Naazim Richardson Says Badr Hari Could Be a New Manny Pacquiao
Boxing trainer Naazim Richardson has been in the corner of some for the biggest fights in the past few years. Through his work with men like Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins, he has established himself as an important player in boxing today. Now, he's working with Badr Hari. Former K-1 fighter Hari...
August 2011: Five Kickboxing and Muay Thai Fights to Watch
With the first weekend of August upon us, it's a good time to detail some of the action that kickboxing and Muay Thai fans will see over the course of the month. It's Showtime won't be in action and the Muaythai Premier League won't be debuting until September, but some rising promotions and...
An 'A-to-Z' Odyssey Through Neuroscience, Brain Trauma, and What the Sports Fan Should Know
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Report: John Makdessi vs. Paul Taylor Planned for UFC on Versus 5
A lightweight bout featuring two of the UFC's most talented strikers should prove to be quite an exciting one, when John Makdessi meets Paul Taylor at UFC on Versus 5 in Milwaukee on August 14th. Tomas Rios reports on Twitter that the bout has been verbally agreed to and is awaiting Taylor's...
Monday Morning Head Kicks: February 21st to 27th
Banner image provided by Anton Tabuena Monday Morning, time for your Head Kicks. It actually ended up being a much busier week than I realized it would be last Monday when first getting my bearings on everything coming up. A whole lot of notable mixed martial arts action this weekend, and not a...
Hesdy Gerges: It's Showtime Heavyweight Champion May Soon Be Released from Police Custody
Per the Dutch media outlet Metro, Chakuriki Gym owner Thom Harinck has indicated that he anticipates Hesdy Gerges will be released from custody in the coming week. Harinck, who trains Gerges, is also quoted as effectively stating that he refuses to believe the It's Showtime heavyweight champion...
Sudsakorn Will Return to Italy for Fight Code: Oktagon 2011 on March 12th
Event organizers have indicated that Muay Thai specialist Sudsakorn Sor. Klinmee will be fighting in Italy once again at the Fight Code: Oktagon 2011 event to be held in Milan on March 12th. Fight Code: Oktagon 2011 is of course headlined by the 70kg. bout between Giorgio Petrosyan, who defeated...
Classic K-1 Fights: Buakaw Por. Pramuk vs. Masato K-1 World MAX Final 2004
Here is another edition of the Classic K-1 Fights series here at Head Kick Legend. We'll look to periodically highlight a classic Kickboxing or JMMA fight as well as post a video for readers to watch. The goal is to make people aware of the great fighters and fights that make these sports so...
Cosmo Alexandre Discusses MMA Debut Ahead of Giorgio Petrosyan Bout
After rounding out his 2009 by winning the prestigious King's Cup tournament in Thailand on three stoppages, Brazilian Muay Thai standout Cosmo Alexandre brought in 2010 by earning the It's Showtime 77kg. title with a stoppage victory over Dmitry Shakuta. Having defended his title once, Alexandre...
Monday Morning Head Kicks: February 7th to 13th
Banner image provided by Anton Tabuena Monday Morning Head Kicks back around, welcoming you to another work week. MMA had the big stories here this week, with the start of Strikeforce's Heavyweight Grand Prix offering a few surprises. It looks like the career of the greatest heavyweight we have...
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