Claudia Gadelha
Claudia Gadehla may have gotten beat by UFC champ Joanna Jędrzejczyk during their fight in July, but the Brazilian’s first fight wasn’t so much a fight as it was a challenge to learn to fight.
Sarah talked to Gadehla about it for her ongoing My First Fight segment with Fightland.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Uncategorized
Chance The Rapper
Chance The Rapper paid tribute to Muhammad Ali at the recent ESPYs, performing a song dedicated to the late heavyweight champion.
Sarah wrote about this special moment for Fightland.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Music, Shameless Promotion, Television
Kevin Brooks
Punk rock motivational speaker Kevin Brooks was the recent beneficiary of kind-hearted crowdfunding campaign to earn him a new wheelchair.
The gesture was a meaningful one for Brooks, who developed his motivational program after a reckless drinking and driving accident in 2000 left him partial paralyzed and resulted in the death of his good friend.
In many ways, this new wheelchair is a symbol for Brooks turning his life around to do good.
I interviewed him about this for Samaritanmag.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Shameless Promotion
Johny Hendricks
As part of Fightland’s ongoing “My First Fight” series Sarah spoke to Johny Hendricks about the time the elite amateur wrestler decided to throw punches instead of perform takedowns.
To read the whole story head over to Fightland by clicking here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
NASCAR brawling
The Risky Fuel household hasn’t quite taken NASCAR seriously ever since we were watching a race and the announcers explained — with deadly earnestness — how dangerous the race was because errant hot dog wrappers were fluttering around the track.
NASCAR drivers, however, continue to treat their left-turn, left-turn, left-turn party like it’s very serious business.
So serious, in fact, that it’s fightin’ level serious.
Sarah wrote about these serious NASCAR fights for Fightland.
To read the story click here.
Filed under Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
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