Team Sunderland’s Lewis Blackburn looking to achieve WMO World Championship 2022
16 time World Champion Kickboxer Lewis Blackburn is looking to extend his championship wins in 2022
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“I want a legacy of being from Sunderland…I want to be THE name from here,” – Cal ‘Pacino’ Ellenor talks about putting Wearside on the map and discusses his upcoming fight at Bellator London
His ring name is ‘Cal “Pacino” Ellenor’, a clever play on words inspired by movie star Al Pacino (Scarface, The
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Alex Findley: the forefront of the attitude change towards MMA at universities
MMA may not be the first thing you’d think of when asked about university sport. You’d likely mention some of
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Andrew Fisher: TFT MMA head coach on UK MMA, coaching kids, and returning to Bellator
MMA has traditionally been quite a hotbed for MMA in the UK. Many of UK MMA’s pioneering fighters were born
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Rise and Conquer: how Carl Liddle and TFT help to keep North East MMA strong
As with any sport, MMA has its fair share of unsung heroes. Whilst the bright lights of the UFC and
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Shogun MMA 3: Gustafsson impresses as hometown hero Close batters Paterson
After an exciting amateur card, the professionals took centre stage at Shogun MMA 3. The local fighters experienced a mixed
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