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Wu-Tang Clan And The Once Upon A Time In Shaolin Caper

Members of the Wu-Tang Clan with Bill Murray.

Members of the Wu-Tang Clan with Bill Murray.

By now everybody knows about the Wu-Tang Clan selling their single-copy album The Wu-Once Upon A Time In Shaolin to the seventh most hated person on the planet, pharmacology exploiter Martin Shkreli.

And by now most people know there was a (false) rumour going around that the Wu had it written into their sales contract that that were legally permitted one “caper” where Bull Murray would join them and they could attempt to steal the album back.

As sad as we are knowing this will probably never happen, Sarah took the time to assess the various Wu members’ martial arts skills to judge whether or not they actually could pull off such a caper.

Read all about it at Fightland.

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Rocky Training Montages: How Legit Were They?

Rocky with log

Rocky with log

Anyone who has watched a Rocky movie remembers the training montages.

There was Rocky running up those steps, Rocky jogging through the snow carrying a log, Rocky doing pullups… he trained a lot.

Sarah talked to some real fight trainers about whether or not the exercises he did in the film are actually legit useful in fighting.

To read the full truthin’ head over to Fightland by clicking here.

 

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Is Miesha Tate Next For Holly Holm?

Miesha Tate

Miesha Tate

Now that Rousey destroyer Holly Holm is the new Queen Bee in women’s MMA the challengers are starting to line up for her belt.

One of those challengers is frequent not-quite-champ Miesha Tate, who has laid out some plausible arguments why she should get to fight Holm next.

Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.

To read the full story go here.

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FBI Looking For Championship Boxing Belts

Boxing Hall of Fame

Boxing Hall of Fame

The FBI have gotten involved in a boxing whodunnit after someone broke into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. The crooks then broke into three trophy cases containing six title belts held by Carmen Basilio and Tony Zale.

The hall of fame’s insurance company valued the belts as “priceless” and haven’t assigned a dollar value to their worth.

Sarah wrote about this mystery for Fightland.

To read about it click here.

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There’s A Duchess Who Hosts Real Fights At Hogwarts

Duchess of Northumberland

Duchess of Northumberland

Lady Jane Percy is the Duchess of Northumberland. She’s also the woman responsible for maintaining the real-life Hogwarts castle.

One of the ways she does that is by hosting mixed martial arts fights in the estate’s gardens.

She also grows opium legally.

Sarah wrote about her story for Fightland.

To read it go here.

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