HISTORY
The history of underground and bare knuckle fighting. From ancient traditions to modern promotions, trace the evolution of combat sports.
HOW CALCIO STORICO SURVIVED 500 YEARS
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DADA 5000: THE MAN WHO ALMOST DIED FIGHTING KIMBO
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THE DAWG FIGHT DOCUMENTARY: MIAMI'S UNDERGROUND FIGHTING SCENE
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DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES IN UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: A HISTORY
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THE EAST BAY RATS: OAKLAND'S 30-YEAR FIGHT NIGHT TRADITION
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THE FELONY FIGHTS STORY: THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL FIGHT SERIES EVER MADE
Some things are made to provoke. Felony Fights was made to provoke. The DVD series -- five volumes released in 2005 and 2006 -- featured convicted...
THE HISTORY OF BACKYARD FIGHTING IN AMERICA: FROM KIMBO SLICE TO STREETBEEFS
American backyard fighting has a history older than America itself. Bare-knuckle prizefighting in the colonies predated the Revolution. Frontier...
THE HISTORY OF BARE KNUCKLE BOXING: FROM 1719 TO THE MODERN REVIVAL
For 300 years, bare-knuckle boxing has existed in some form -- celebrated, outlawed, forgotten, and now revived. It is the oldest form of organized...
HISTORY OF SLAP FIGHTING: FROM RUSSIAN CONTESTS TO DANA WHITE
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HOW YOUTUBE CREATED THE UNDERGROUND FIGHTING INDUSTRY
The underground fighting industry was not born in a gym, a promoter's office, or an athletic commission hearing room. It was born on a video-sharing...
THE HYPE CREW: WHO REALLY RUNS KING OF THE STREETS?
Nobody knows who they are. That is not a figure of speech or a marketing conceit -- it is a statement of operational fact. The Hype Crew, the...
THE KIMBO SLICE STORY: FROM MIAMI STREETS TO THE UFC
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CONOR MCGREGOR'S BKFC INVESTMENT: THE COMPLETE TIMELINE
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THE PANDEMIC'S ROLE IN GROWING BACKYARD FIGHTING
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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE UNDERGROUND COMBAT LEAGUE: NYC'S LEGENDARY UCL
There is a particular kind of fighting organization that can only exist in the space created by prohibition. The Underground Combat League was that...
FROM STREET FIGHTS TO PPV: THE BUSINESS OF UNDERGROUND FIGHTING
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HOW STREETBEEFS WENT FROM SETTLING BEEFS TO 4 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS
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HOW A ST. PETERSBURG FIGHT CLUB BECAME GLOBAL: THE STRELKA STORY
In 2011, a group of men set up a makeshift ring filled with sand in an open space somewhere in St. Petersburg, Russia. Two fighters stepped in....
THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND UNDERGROUND FIGHTING
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THE COMPLETE TIMELINE OF UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: FROM ANCIENT COMBAT TO YOUTUBE
Underground fighting is not a modern invention. Long before cameras, commissions, and pay-per-view, human beings settled disputes, tested their...
WOMEN IN UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: BREAKING INTO THE SCENE
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