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Shayna Baszler Is A Pro Wrestling Champ Now

Shayna Baszler

Shayna Baszler

Shayna Baszler is best known as one of women’s martial arts’ first gen fighters, but she’s now embarking on another sort of fighting career — pro wrestling.

Baszler recently earned a championship title in the squared circle.

Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.

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Pokemon’s Fighting Spirit

Poke-monster

Poke-monster

With the Pokemon Go crazy still going strong in the parks and schoolyards around the world, Sarah was tasked by Fightland to look at the martial arts skills of various Poke-creatures.

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Michelle Yeoh Trusts Marco Polo’s Martial Arts

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Actor Michelle Yeoh was one of the central figures in one the all-time best martial arts movies, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

So when she says the martial arts in the Netflix series Marco Polo is legit, you’d better believe it.

Sarah talked to Yeoh about this in an interview for Fightland.

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Claudia Gadehla’s First Fight

Claudia Gadelha

Claudia Gadelha

Claudia Gadehla may have gotten beat by UFC champ Joanna Jędrzejczyk during their fight in July, but the Brazilian’s first fight wasn’t so much a fight as it was a challenge to learn to fight.

Sarah talked to Gadehla about it for her ongoing My First Fight segment with Fightland.

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Chance The Rapper Honours Ali

Chance The Rapper

Chance The Rapper

Chance The Rapper paid tribute to Muhammad Ali at the recent ESPYs, performing a song dedicated to the late heavyweight champion.

Sarah wrote about this special moment for Fightland.

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