By: Ben Duffy Apr, 04, 2021
The vale tudo legend bridged the gap to the early MMA era and helped put Chute Boxe on the map with heart, well-rounded skills and sheer savagery.

By: Ben Duffy Jan, 10, 2021
The relentless grappler became all but synonymous with Shooto during a nearly two-decade career.

By: Ben Duffy Apr, 12, 2020
The Japanese submission specialist was so far ahead of her time that she was literally unbeatable for most of her career.

By: Ben Duffy Apr, 04, 2020
With a finishing rate of nearly 80 percent in his 42 wins, the “Thugjitsu Master” rarely gave the fans time to run out of popcorn and was...

By: Ben Duffy Jan, 12, 2020
Genki Sudo raised the ring walkout to an art form, dazzled with an anything-goes fight style and was such a man of many talents that, in the...

By: Ben Duffy Sep, 08, 2019
Evan Tanner was a pioneer in the sport who also helped usher in the modern era, and for one unforgettable night, he was the greatest...

By: Ben Duffy May, 25, 2019
"Uncle Creepy" was flyweight's first star in North America, an accomplished, entertaining yet seemingly cursed fighter who served up triumph and...

By: Ben Duffy Dec, 22, 2018
“McLovin” may not have been a perfect fighter, but he was a unique and dangerous one, and at the height of his powers, his fights were...

By: Ben Duffy Sep, 18, 2018
It is with a heavy heart that Ben Duffy marks this Hall’s first posthumous inductee.

By: Ben Duffy Aug, 24, 2018
If you were a mixed martial arts fan from 2007-2011, during the final stretch of his Ultimate Fighting Championship run, certain phrases come to mind instantly when you hear the name...

By: Ben Duffy Jun, 17, 2018
In the ring and cage, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt had some impressive highs as well as some bruising lows. Through it all, he always came...