With the continued popularity and mainstream expansion of the sport of MMA, along with the grappling arts that make up a core component of the sport, it is not surprising to see a similar increase in the number of start-up fight-ware companies.   Fighters have aspirations of becoming the next Anderson Silva or George St. Pierre , fight-ware companies catering to fighters and the sports fan base want to be the next Tapout.   Like everything else in life, there is good and bad and …

Pink Gi jiu-Jitsu: To any of our women readers who have not tried Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu but have always been curious; I invite you to check out the blog Pink Gi Jiu-Jitsu. The blogger, Risa K is endearing in her curiosity, honesty and vulnerability as she shares her musings on her trials, tribulations and triumphs as she embarks on learning “The Gentle Art.”

Muay Thai is alive and well in NJ. Fightswewant.com was on hand at the Warriors Cup XIV held on March 3rd 2012 at the Rahway Rec Center in Rahway NJ. This was an extremely well run event with 16 amateur bouts of nonstop action which included two title matches. The fighters represented various local gyms in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and as far away as Massachusetts and Virginia. Also on the card where 3 female matches and as is typically the case, they came to bang and did not disappoint. While …

Anderson (The Spider) Silva vs. Jon (Bones) Jones We at www.fightswewant.com have been getting a lot of comments and emails on that needs to be made sooner rather than later before it gets relegated to a dream match status. Reason being is that Anderson Silva, the current UFC Middleweight Champion (as well as longest reigning) is on the wrong side of 35 years old for this sport. At this point in his very impressive MMA career, he should only be looking at big fights and super bouts that could and should …

We have received (and appreciate) a lot of emails from our two interviews with up and coming MMA fighter Claudio Ledesma. Many of the emails have asked if we could provide some follow up to Claudio’s last fight at Bellator 54. We heard you and are happy to share with you the two following videos. The first one is a video blog/diary that Claudio made documenting his training and time leading up to the fight. The video was shot, produced and edited by Alex Kennedy who is a freelance …

  Almost exactly a year ago this week, Fights We Want created a new section in our blog called “On the Rise” where we showcase up and coming fighters within the various combat sports we cover. Our very first interview was with a fighter by the name of Claudio Ledesma who at the time had a professional record of 2-1. We wanted to do a follow up interview with Ledesma as his star continues to rise and burn brightly. FWW: Claudio, hello again and thank you for taking the time out from your …

A candid interview with Cesar Gracie FWW: This is Rich Serpa from FightsWeWant.com and we are here today with Cesar Gracie. Cesar, we are glad you could join us. CG: thank you, glad to be here FWW: Cesar, there is not a lot of information out there as it relates to your childhood or formative years training in Brazilian jiu Jitsu (BJJ). Where did you grow up and could you talk to us a little bit about that? CG: I grew up in Brazil and moved when I was 8 years old to the states and moved back to Brazil …

  Every few months FightsWeWant.com features interviews that focus on up and coming talent in combat sports in our “On the Rise” section of the blog. Of the five we have done so far, three have been female of which 2 have been under 18. The fact that you have these ladies getting into the sport at a young age is just another example of how much this sport has grown in recent years. In our continued effort to help support women in combat sports we are happy to share our latest interview …

Recently Fightswewant.com had an opportunity to do an interview with Renzo Gracie Black belt John Danaher. Many people have only recently become familiar with John from his stint on The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 as he is also the current UFC Welterweight champ, Georges Saint Pierre’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) coach. John Danaher is considered by many BJJ practitioners as well as many of his contemporaries in the sport, to be one of the best BJJ instructors in the world ( see Dave Camarillo's …

Wrestling's Influence on Modern MMA by Gene Wronko Few grasp that wrestling's history can be traced back to the ancient Romans, Greeks, and beyond. Wrestling was considered one of the top competitions of the ancient Greek Olympiads. Since its reappearance in the more modern Olympic Games in 1904, it can be argued that it remains one of the most challenging paths for winning a Gold Medal. Unlike many other popular team sports today, wrestling provides its competitors with the assurance that the outcome …