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Senegalese Laamb Wrestling - Marabout Ritual

The most popular sport in Senegal isn’t soccer—it’s laamb, combining Greco-Roman wrestling moves with eclectic pre-fight rituals and dances. Laamb’s appeal has skyrocketed as the nation’s economy has plunged, and the top stars are the Michael Jordans of their country. In this segment filmed for 'VICE' on HBO, Thomas Morton meets a shaman who bathes him in a series of potions to give him an edge in his upcoming laamb match. Full story

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Pakistan - Part 3

Bashir Ahmad takes us behind the scenes of Pak Fight Club 3, the latest in a series of big MMA nights he's orchestrated in Lahore. Full story

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Pakistan - Part 2

Pakistani MMA got its start in an apartment above a real estate office. It's come a long way since. Fightland traveled to Lahore to meet Bashir Ahmad, a professional fighter and founder of the country's first-ever mixed martial arts team, PAK MMA. In part two of the series, Bashi… Full story

What Was the South African Military Doing in the Central African Republic?

There is much speculation over why South African President Jacob Zuma deployed his forces to support the Central Africa Republic's clearly failing, dictatorial government. The most popular theory is that both the ANC and its members have private-mineral and natural-resource inter… Full story

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Fightland Meets - Liz Carmouche

Fightland went to San Diego to meet Liz Carmouche, the woman who made it through the Marine Corps, the Iraq War, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell to get her history-making shot at Ronda Rousey and the UFC women's bantamweight belt. Full story

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Fightland Meets - Daniel Cormier

Fightland travels to the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California, to meet the two-time Olympian as he prepares for his long-awaited UFC debut this weekend. Full story

Dancing Idiots, Rubber Bullets, and Candy Floss at This Year's Passover in Hebron

The city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank is a pretty bizarre place at the best of times. But the recent Passover festival held by Jewish settlers living on the Palestinian land was easily among the most surreal things I've seen in a region that seems to thrive on weird shit. Full story

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Before and After: Clay Guida - Part 2

Follow UFC featherweight, and proud Chicagoan, Clay "The Carpenter" Guida through the bowels of the United Center and into the Octagon, where he meets contender Hatsu Hioki. Full story

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Before and After: Clay Guida - Part 1

Follow UFC fighter Clay "The Carpenter" Guida as he returns home to Chicago to fight for the first time as a featherweight: from weight cuts to weigh-ins to reunions. Full story

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Fightland Worldwide - Macau

The world gets smaller and smaller as MMA pushes into China. Full story