Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott, first generation mixed martial artist, sometimes pro wrestler and heroic beer belly owner, has some strong opinions about women’s MMA champ Ronda Rousey.
He shared some of those opinions on The Proving Ground podcast.
Sarah listened to said strong opinions and decided to point-by-point assess their truthfulness levels for Fightland.
To find out how correct Abbott was, read the full article here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
‘Portal To Hell’ featuring Roddy Piper
The late Roddy Piper was a true legend, so when the 2015 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival screened one of his last films, Portal To Hell, Sarah made a point of talking to writer Matt Watts and director Vivieno Caldinelli about the Rowdy one.
It turns out that Watts and Caldinelli were huge marks for Piper and they couldn’t say enough good things about the man behind Piper’s Pit.
Read the full interview over at Fightland.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Beyonce
Perhaps as a response to Taylor Swift’s uncomfortably vampiric need to bring famous women onstage as part of her concerts, the Queen B Beyonce recently shared a bit of gal power from the stage in Philadelphia with another strong woman — MMA fighter Ronda Rousey.
Now, Rousey didn’t actually appear on stage with Beyonce. But Beyonce used Rousey’s increasingly iconic “Do Nothing Bitch” speech to introduce her song “Diva.”
Sarah wrote about this natural coming together of elemental forces for Fightland.
Filed under Concerts, Jock Stuff, Music, Shameless Promotion
Karate Kid
Y’know that film Karate Kid from 1984 with the wax on, wax off and the story of a plucky youngster named Daniel LaRusso overcoming his adversaries through karate?
It turns out Daniel was the bad guy and we’re only now just figuring it out.
Sarah wrote about why for Fightland.
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Maryna “The Iron Woman” Moroz
Fast-rising Ukrainian fighter Maryna Moroz didn’t win her match at UFC Fight Night Saskatoon last week, but the future’s still bright for the young Eastern European martial artist.
Sarah spoke to her about her career for Fightland.
To read the story go here.
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I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 