We have all seen it and not known exactly what is going on when it happens.  The it we are referring to is the frisking and checking of various places on the MMA fighters person straight after his walk out and just before he sets foot in the fight cage. “The Peoples Champ” needs no [...]

In team sports the unity of the team can be judged by the spirit of the bench. In Mixed Martial Arts the strength of the sport can be judged by the health of the amateur ranks.  Based on the AFL and what they have, and plan to accomplish it is fair to say that MMA [...]

The May issue of Fighters Only South Africa is hot off the press and hit shelves yesterday.  We have had a thumb through it and recon its one of the best ones yet.  Below is the Editors letter from Dirk Stenekamp. Here is what to look forward to in the May issue of Fighters Only [...]

In MMA, like life, timing is everything.  Throw a punch a split-second too late and the gap is gone. Shoot for the take-down too early and you get sprawled. The correct timing for anything worthwhile is of paramount importance to achieving success. Danie “Pit Bull” Van Heerden believes that when the timing is right he will [...]

WEC 48 is done and dusted.  Aldo’s first title defense was a success with him taking Faber to decision.  Here is the post-fight press conference with thoughts from the main card fighters as well as WEC and UFC front man Dana White.

We sat up until just before the witching hour deciding on how we could write this article to assist or support the attached video. After watching it again and again an executive decision was made that our pilgrims hands could not add any more glory to the fighters or the event in question.  We are humble people and know [...]

If there is one thing that we, as MMA fundi’s, know is that MMA pro fighters and practitioners need to be in top physical form every time they walk into the cage. As much as a fighter cannot achieve the results on his own his body cannot achieve peak physical conditioning on its own.  It [...]

Don’t let the overly chiselled chin and blow-dried blonde locks fool you.  “The California Kid” can hold his own.  This ex WEC (Sister Company to UFC) Featherweight champ is arguably one of the best 65Kg’ers to come out of the promotion.  He pretty much ruled the class for three years until losing to Mike Brown, [...]

Morning All, The response to the site has been mind blowing to say the least.  We have only done a soft launch  thus far and we have had a better uptake than we could ever have imagined.  For this we thank you. I think it is important, at this time, to tell people exactly what [...]

Jason “Mayhem” Miller, the host of the popular program Bully Beatdown on M-net’s DSTV, has landed himself in hot water following a fight he caused during a live post-fight interview at the Strikeforce Nashville event on Saturday night. Jake Sheilds defended his middleweight belt against former UFC fighter Dan Henderson win with a unanimous decision.  [...]

Why is Garreth “Soldier Boy” Mclellan such a marketable and recognisable figure within MMA in South Africa? This is a question that has been posed by many people within the industry and fanatics alike.  Yes, it is because he is an incredible athlete and fierce competitor – that goes without saying, but there is more [...]

We talk to Dirk Steenekamp about Fight Force, his view on the fighters and Fighters Only magazine.

For all the hype surrounding the Fight Force Invasion event fan expectation was at an all-time high and the Fight Force crew did not let us down.  The night was a resounding success with all amateur and pro fights keeping the fans on the edge of their unreserved seats until the final bell went at [...]

We interview some of the pro fighters from the Invasion event.

The Smacktalk Fight of the Night has to go to Denzil Waite and Loukie Botha. Denzil Wait won what must have been one of the best fights we have ever seen. He fought Loukie Botha who only took the fight the night before the event after Denzil’s original opponent changed his mind,  after seeing Denzil [...]

We Interview the winners of some of the amateur fights from Fight Force Invasion.

Here you go fight fans.  The official results from the Invasion event presented by Fight Force. Pro Am Etienne van Wyk vs Dean Austin (w)           - Round 3  – Points Alfred Glad vs Zander Cilliers (w)                 -  Round 1 – TKO Steven May (w) vs Shane Niemand               - Round 1 – Choke Tyson Chelin [...]

Smacktalk was at the Walter Sisulu Hall to cover the Fight Force Invasion weigh-ins. Based on some of the coversations had with the fighters and coaches tonight promises to deliver some of the best Cage-Fighting seen in SA to date. Here is a little taste of what went down.  Neil “The Original” Diesel and Donald [...]

It is often said that in business you need to find your passion, look for, and fill gaps with your product or service, outwork your competition and the rest will fall into place. This could not hold more true to anybody than entrepreneur and founder of Fightgear Justin Navetta.  In 2009 when many of us [...]

It seems that every conversation we have either had, or overheard, about the immanent Fight Force Invasion has been centered around a very specific topic.  The number one subject on the lips of both fans and pundits alike is the return of Neil “The Original” Diesel.  We literally could not have a discussion with anyone [...]