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Biography and Profile of Rashad Evans

Any biography of MMA fighter Rashad Evans would be remiss if it didn't mention that he won The Ultimate Fighter 2 reality television show after consecutively defeating Tom Murphy, Mike Whitehead, Keith Jardine, and Brad Imes (6-foot-7).

Biography and Profile of Carlos Condit

Biography and Profile of Carlos Condit - When they call you the Natural Born Killer, that says something about your fighting ability, no? Here is Carlos Condit's story.

Biography and Profile of Chad Mendes

Biography and Profile of Chad Mendes - Fighters with a great wrestling base tend to do well in MMA. Mendes certainly has that. Here is his story.

Biography and Profile of Jake Ellenberger

Biography and Profile of Jake Ellenberger - Check out the story on Ellenberger, a fast twitch explosion waiting to happen.

Biography and Profile of Ben Henderson

Biography and Profile of Ben Henderson - Henderson is simply a relentless MMA fighter. Here is his story.

Biography and Profile of Dominick Cruz

Biography and Profile of Dominick Cruz - He's unorthodox, tough to hit, and a great bantamweight fighter. Here is his story.

Biography and Profile of Dan Henderson

The biography of Dan Henderson starts on August 24, 1970 in Downey, California. He grew up in Apple Valley, California.

Biography and Profile of Brian Stann

Biography and Profile of Brian Stann - Stann's story is hardly just about his MMA exploits. We're talking about a Naval Academy graduate, former college football player, and war hero here. Check out his story.

The Karate Tournament of Champions

The Karate Tournament of Champions (KTOC) will go off this year on November 22, 2009 at the ELMCOR Inc., Youth and Adult Activities Center in Queens, New York (107-20 Northern Boulevard).

Biography and Profile of Randy Couture

Randy Couture has a very strong background in wrestling due to his high school and college experiences. He also did some boxing while in the service.

Biography and Profile of Michael Bisping

Any Michael Bisping biography must start in his childhood. Of course, his prowess as a TUF 2 participant isn't exactly going to take a backseat.

Biography and Profile of Nate Diaz

Biography and Profile of Nate Diaz - If you were to look up synonyms for the word 'tough', the last name Diaz would show up somewhere in the definition. Here is Nate's story.

Biography and Profile of Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier Bio - The biography of Daniel Cormier starts on March 20, 1979, in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Biography and Profile of Sergei Kharitonov

Biography and Profile of Sergei Kharitonov - There are some fighters you just don't want to tangle with. Sergei Kharitonov is one of them.

Biography and Profile of Yushin Okami

Biography and Profile of Yushin Okami - From the second he stepped into the cage with Mike Swick, people realized just how powerful this Japanese MMA fighter really was.

Biography and Profile of Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes Biography - At UFC 63, BJ Penn was beating Matt Hughes up on his feet in round one. In the second round, he caught Hughes in a triangle armbar that would've forced most to tap. But not Hughes.

Biography and Profile of Fedor Emelianenko

The biography of Fedor Emelianenko starts on September 28, 1976 in Luhansk, Ukraine.

Biography and Profile of Quinton "Rampage" Jackson

The biography of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson starts on June 20, 1978 in Memphis, Tennessee

Biography and Profile of Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen Biography - Yen was a martial artist practically from the day he was born. Here is his story.

Biography and Profile of Tony Jaa

Tony Jaa Biography - Jaa is world famous Muay Thai practitioner and martial arts movie actor. Here is his story.

Biography and Profile of Matt Hamill

Matt Hamill Biography - We all have things we must overcome. But when it comes to Matt Hamill, it's sometimes hard to imagine how he's done the things he's done.

Biography and Profile of Junior dos Santos

Junior dos Santos Biography - Dos Santos throws uppercuts, a nearly forgotten hand strike in MMA circles, like a professional boxer. His hands are amazingly fast, and he hits like a truck. Here is his story.

Biography and Profile of Keith Jardine

The biography of Keith Jardine starts in Butte, Montana on October 31, 1975.

Biography and Profile of Jose Aldo

Jose Aldo Biography - Most MMA fighters, even champions, aren't all that different. But every now and then you find a fighter that's so talented he is that different. Jose Aldo is one of those fighters.

Biography and Profile of Urijah Faber

Urijah Faber Biography - The one-time face of the WEC is now a UFC fighter. Here's his story.

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