Joe Rogan Experience – John Wayne Parr
I don’t actively follow Joe Rogan and his pod cast, I know of it but since I’m not really ever watching UFC or MMA, I guess I never really got into it. Maybe I’m incorrectly lumped him into that...
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On the Road to Rematch – Ross vs Yamato
Kevin had one hand wrap on. He stood arms akimbo in Muay Thai shorts and a t shirt. He raised his wrapped hand. I wasn’t sure if he was ready to fight me or run with me. “You’re late.” “Sorry,...
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Twenty Days Out: Ross vs. Yamato part 2
Kevin lay on the mat when I walked in, his body resting under a long black foam roller. The cylinder massaged his muscles. He pushed off the floor and stretched out. It was ten after ten in the morning...
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The Sparring Partner: Ross vs. Yamato part 3
Chaz Mulkey stood outside of the Oakland Airport clad in a maroon Syndicate t-shirt, blue jean and converse. The 34-year-old former fighter had retained his fighter’s build but had filled out. He still...
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Kevin Ross- Ross vs Yamato part 4
The fight draws close. There is little left to do but to step on a scale, to demonstrate that the body is nothing but the fight. The signs will be clear, dehydration, taut skin, sunken faces, the...
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The Dynamite Kid – an Interview with Victor Saravia
Victory Saravia is on a run. With three exciting wins in the early stages of his pro career he’s well on his way. I got to take some time to talk to the fighter of Muay Thai America Gym out of North...
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Young Gun Gaston Bolanos
“You don’t want to do the prowler today,” Kirian Fitzgibbon said. The fighters were circled around their coach. Ky Hollenbeck, Gina Carano, Kevin Ross and the youngest- Gaston Bolanos. The professional...
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The Golden Boy – A day with Nick Chasteen
The raindrops were large and heavy as the 27-year-old Arizona native came back from his afternoon run. The clouds made the afternoon into night casting a heavy stillness on rural Thamaka. The gym,...
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“A” Class fighting- an interview with Sanny Dahlbeck
Living in Thailand is great, sun, food, and Muay Thai. It gets even better when you go on roadtrips with friends. The other day John Wolcott, Scott Hirano and I took a drive out to Sitmonchai gym in...
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A Continuing Legacy: Samon Dekkers
Samuel Bark took the brick from the fire. His fingers clasped it lightly. He bounced it back and forth between his hands then held it tight as it cooled. “What are you doing? I asked. “The Thai guys...
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The Bentley Boxer – An interview with Jordan Watson
He keeps his hands down low like he’s driving a convertible: a Bentley with a leather interior. You can hear his internal engine wind up as he screams out “Zeap.” His hip whips around and his leg...
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Afternoon Tea with a Veteran- Melissa Ray
The scars are light. Small lines that cross her face. Not bright like the dotted white of highways but almost imperceptible, like the edges of a door. The original cuts were opened in moments of...
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