Elvis Presley’s boxing past
Elvis Presley’s enthusiasm for karate is pretty well-known, but the King also had a flirtation with another fighting art — boxing.
Sarah tracked some of his pugilistic adventures for Fightland.
To read the full story go here.
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John Cusack in Love & Mercy
The Toronto International Film Festival has announced its initial lineup for the 2014 edition and, like always, there were a number of films of particular interest to music fans.
Sarah talked about them for Huffington Post Music Canada.
To read the post go here.
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James Garner
When actor James Garner passed away recently one of the footnotes in his obituary was his close connection to Bruce Lee.
Sarah took a deeper look into Garner’s chop/kick history for Fightland and it turns out he was quite the martial arts enthusiast.
To read the full story head over to Fightland by going here.
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Floyd Mayweather
The world recently found out that boxing champ Floyd Mayweather has no idea who Ronda Rousey is.
For a number of reasons this is hurtful to the heart of mixed martial arts fans.
Sarah wrote about what this all means for Fightland. You can read about it here.
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Gina Carano
The internet commentariat is buzzing that the UFC is angling for a fight between the face of women’s MMA Ronda Rousey and the former face of women’s MMA Gina Carano.
Objectively, the battle-hardened, prime-of-her-career Rousey will probably tune Carano, but that may not be what’s important about this match up. What’s important is that women’s MMA will finally have it’s first true high-profile superfight.
Sarah explained why this is a big deal in a post for Fightland. You can read about it here.
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I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
