Welcome back to the ongoing series covering the most important and influential Brazilians in MMA history that ultimately lead to the nation being a stronghold for talent. Yesterday I spoke about the ...

Yahoo continues it’s UFC retrospective and this time Kevin Iole takes a look at what made UFC 7 unique: Marco Ruas not only used leg kicks to stop Paul Varlens, he did so before the true effectiveness ...

If you grapple, I punch and kick... If you punch and kick, I grapple… There’s no way out… —Marco Ruas Ruas Vale Tudo t-shirts with the above inscription had been seen on the streets of Rio de Janeiro ...

The Fight Nerd and Zane Simon return to once again nitpick the no-holds-barred era of mixed martial arts, this time with a look at the SEG Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view, UFC 7: The Brawl ...

In the summer of 1999, two former UFC champions fought in an event billed "Return of the Champions." The title was apt since UFC 21 featured Maurice Smith (Pictures) and Marco Ruas (Pictures), each ...

Fedor Emelianenko will be taking on Pedro Rizzo next week (June 21) in a bout originally stated to be his retirement bout from the sport before Fedor denied that he would step away following the event ...

A week before the first edition of the Ultimate Fighting Championship event in Brazil, UFC 17.5 in Sao Paulo, I went to Japan to cover Pride 4, an event filled with combat sports icons from three ...

Although his relationship with Brazil has been far from the best until now, Chael Sonnen revealed to Globo his admiration by two Brazilians that were icons in the old times of MMA. First was Royce ...

Another UFC, another tournament, and another potentially sleep-inducing superfight. I hate this show already! This one is called The Brawl in Buffalo. I misheard it initially and got really excited ...

Before I officially begin my column for this lovely final week of July, I have to get this off of my chest: What is the attraction with hokey nicknames for mixed martial arts events? When I first ...

Sherdog has posted an interview with “The King of the Streets” Marco Ruas regarding his IFL fight Saturday night against Maurice Smith. As a reminder I will be attending the event from “press row” and ...