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Worldwide - Pakistan

Pakistani MMA got its start in an apartment above a real estate office. Fightland travels to Lahore to meet Bashir Ahmad, professional fighter and founder of the country's first-ever mixed martial arts team, PAK MMA. 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

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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 Meets - Uriah Hall

The 'Ultimate Fighter' sensation talks about training and getting his mind right before his big fight this weekend. Full story

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Fightland Worldwide - Macau

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

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Sitdowns - Royce Gracie

MMA's first and greatest legend, Royce Gracie, talks about introducing the world to Brazilian jiu-jitsu and creating mixed martial arts out of parts. Full story

Julie Kedzie and the Early Days of Women's MMA

It's been a long time coming for the Indiana native, who started fighting back in 2004, when she was just 23 and women's MMA was barely in its infancy—a freakshow for some, but a world of possibility for a few. We called up Kedzie to ask her what it was like when she heard she ma… Full story

The State Representative Who Compared MMA to Child Porn

Steve Hickey, a right-wing Republican and ordained minister, called for a ban on MMA in South Dakota and compared the sport to child porn, meth, and feeding people to lions. "It is violent, and it isn't a sign of a healthy society that crowds gather to watch it," he wrote. Full story