A legend of the martial arts community has passed away. “Judo” Gene LeBell (1932-2022) was a sensei, stuntman, wrestler, and “The Godfather of Grappling.” He will be sorely missed by many.
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What’s On: July 8th-10th
This weekend brings you plenty of action, with judo from Hungary, another UFC Fight Night, and Chisora vs Pulev II in London.
What’s On: June 24-26th
Over the weekend, UFC returns with Fight Night featuring Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot. PFL 5 is live tonight, while the International Judo Federation’s World Tour continues with this weekend’s Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam. Several boxing world titles are also on the line, live from Texas.
Judo in MMA: An Interview with Sexyama
Judo is perhaps most often associated with education, personal cultivation, and a way of introducing children to martial arts. Yet, Judo is a venerable martial art which has proven to be effective in MMA. One of the premier judokas who has proven this is Yoshihiro “Sexyama” Akiyama, whom we spoke to about his career.
What’s On: June 3rd-5th
Going into this weekend, here are some events to keep an eye on: UFC Fight Night, Judo Grand Slam, ONE 158, and Haney vs Kambosos Jr.
On The Warrior’s Path: Pugilist Philosophy I
Professor Daniele Bolelli is a rare academic: combining the learning of a renaissance man with protean mastery of martial arts, Bolelli is full of insight into combat philosophy. We spoke to him in our first installment of a series on combat philosophy.
Professional Fighters League 3: May 6th
Tonight, PFL returns with a women’s lightweight fight featuring reigning champion Kayla Harrison, and Swedish fighter Sadibou Sy faces Nikolay Aleksakhin in a welterweight bout.
Weekend Roundup
This weekend was far less thrilling than last weekend’s action-packed Saturday, in terms of the quantity of events. Yet, one potentially huge bout in women’s boxing awaits and the future of judo looks very promising. Some results are disclosed in the article.
BOKSLUT: OS 2021 – Tokyo blev ett fiasko för svensk kampsport
Sverige är en ytterst liten del av sportvärlden. Den här gången blev det mer tydligt än på väldigt länge. OS 2021 blev en flopp för Sverige i samtliga kampsporter och därför får vi tyvärr kalla den här upplagan för fiaskot i Tokyo.
Fighterpodden 99,5 – Inför UFC 261
I avsnitt 99,5 så avhandlar vi förra helgens event: boxningsspektaklet mellan Jake Paul och Ben Askren, den svenska MMA-fightern Karl Albrektssons seger i Bellator, UFC-matchen mellan Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum, samt EM och Pan Am-mästerskapen i Judo. Vi vänder även blicken framåt mot helgens UFC 261 (där tre bälten står på spel) och vi pratar även om den svenska MMA-fightern Sadibou Sy som går match i helgens PFL, samt om Malmösonen Ilir Latifis kommande UFC-match.
Styrman är Mårten Söderström, och med ombord är Simon Kölle och Philip Dersèn. Vill du komma i kontakt med oss för att ge tips och åsikter? Maila till figherpodden@fightermag.se