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20 Workout Songs That Actually Work

Work it out

Work it out

We’re now nearing the end of January, which also means we’re nearing the point where people officially start breaking their New Year’s resolutions.

In her small way Sarah wanted to help people to keep pushing on through with it. Her suggestion? A new workout mix.

You can see the list of motivational songs she curated at Huffington Post Music Canada by going here.

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Miles Davis’ Boxing Connection

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Miles Davis

Imagine a world where Kanye West decided to stop everything he did and cut a tribute album to Jon Jones.

It seems far-fetched, but its equivalency kinda happened in 1971 when jazz superstar Miles Davis recorded the album A Tribute To Jack Johnson in honour of the heavyweight boxing champ.

It wasn’t Davis’ only boxing connection and Sarah wrote about them for Fightland.

To read them all, go here.

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32 Short Stories About Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal

After Sarah’s recent encounters with some passionate, though charmingly misguided Steven Seagal devotees, she tasked herself with getting to the heart of the true Steven Seagal.

This proved very difficult.

Instead, what resulted was 32 separate stories about Steven Seagal, which she wrote about for Fightland.

To read about this complex man, click here.

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Martial Arts’ Worst Pretenders

Elvis and Ali

Elvis and Ali

While the world of modern mixed martial arts regularly showcases the toughest of the tough in one-on-one competition, slink around the edges of the sport and you’ll find some folks who aren’t quite as legit. In fact, some of them may be outright frauds.

Sarah collected the stories of these not-quite heroes for a feature in Fightland.

To read the story go here.

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Best Fight Films Of 2014

Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher

There’s a new type of fight film capturing the imagination these days and it’s far more about shades of grey than the black and white narratives of the past.

Sarah wrote about this trend — and where Foxcatcher fits in — for Fightland.

To read the full story go here.

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