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The Karate King: A Beginner’s Guide To Elvis Presley And Martial Arts

Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali

Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali

The king of rock ‘n’ roll Elvis Presley also happened to be a karate obsessive.

Lest anyone forget this fascinating footnote in music/culture history, Sarah created a beginner’s guide to Elvis’ martial arts obsession for Fightland.

To read the full article, go here.

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Fallon Fox Is A Super Hero

Fallon Fox

Fallon Fox

Fallon Fox is best known as a transgender pro mma fighter, but she once tried her hand at designing a serious comic book.

Sarah spoke to Fox about it for Fightland.

To read the story, go here.

 

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Chuck Liddell’s Strange Acting Career

Chuck Liddell

Chuck Liddell

One of the ways former UFC champ Chuck Liddell has eased himself into retirement has been by picking up acting.

Liddell, who’s often cast as some variant of hooligan, tough guy and/or hooligan tough guy variant of himself, has made so many small and big screen appearances that Sarah went through them all to find out just how they were.

To read all about Lidell’s acting appearances head over to Fightland by going here.

 

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Happy 420! Willie Nelson Is Basically A Pot-Smoking Ninja

Willie Nelson, martial artist

Willie Nelson, martial artist

It’s 4/20… April 2o. Which is basically the secret code holiday for everyone who enjoys an ol’ hit from the bong.

In honour of this occasion, Sarah felt it was appropriate to share the story of Willie Nelson, the cosmic country artist and fan of the sticky icky, who also happens to be a fifth degree black belt in the martial art Gong Kwon Yu Sul.

To read the story head over to Fightland by going here.

 

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TV Host JJ Anderson on Ronda Rousey and the Persona of the Female Fighter

JJ Anderson

JJ Anderson

There are, as hard as it may be to believe, alternative media voices out there in the MMA media world beyond Joe Rogan’s braying and Ariel Helwani’s wide-eyed enthusiasm.

One such voice is JJ Anderson, host of 3 Rounds With…, a show on Blackbelt TV.

Sarah spoke to her about fighting, television and some of her more interesting interviews.

To read the story head over to Fightland by going here.

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