words by Steph, videos by ix3623
A Mixed Martial Artist uses the cage and ring as an art canvas, displaying their wide range of technique and elite skill through competition. A variety of combined arts is what makes this sport so intriguing to fans watching around the world. Entertainment produced from seemingly endless possibilities in which a fight could be finished, bringing fans to our feet, cheering for more. With mounted anticipation filling up all our hopes that a fight will live up to expectations, by ending in that spectacular fashion …

by James
Zombie Prophet and Teh Gifs brand recognition hits the big time courtesy of The Voice on It’s Showtime.
Look forward to more of ZP’s Teh Gifs and Vids this weekend!

The team at IronForgesIron would like to fire a big thank you in the direction of Michael “The Voice” Schiavello for shouting out ZP on air. The Voice is not only the world’s P4P No. 1 fight sports commentator but also a massively cool guy.

Dear gawd! There are many lulz to be had here, MANY!

by Mike Salvador
The following is part of a series of volumes (15 volumes to date) that focuses on interesting mixed martial arts facts. All of the information was gathered from interviews, MMA books, and fighters that I’ve spoken to.
Below are volumes 8 to 10 of the series. Volumes 11 – 15, as well as any volume that I make afterwards, will be posted at IFI in the near future.
Enjoy.
Volume 8

Volume 9

Volume 10

Volumes 1 to 4 can be found at the following links:
Volume 1
Volumes 2 – 4
Volumes 5 to 7 can …

by Mike Salvador
The tribute video below was a video I made a while back as a tribute to MMA fighters who have passed away throughout the years. Some were remembered as loose cannons, others as inspirational, but all were true warriors who gave their all when competing in the sport of mixed martial arts. Regardless of their wins or losses, they had the courage to test their skills by stepping into a cage/ring, something that not many people are willing to do.
For that fact alone, they deserve our respect. Enjoy.

by Mike Salvador
The following is part of a series of volumes (15 volumes to date) that focuses on interesting mixed martial arts facts. All of the information was gathered from interviews, MMA books, and fighters that I’ve spoken to.
Below are volumes 5 to 7 of the series. Volumes 8 – 15, as well as any volume that I make afterwards, will be posted at IFI in the near future.
Enjoy.
Volume 5

Volume 6

Volume 7

Volumes 1 to 4 can be found at the following links :
Volume 1
Volumes 2 – 4

by Mike Salvador
Viacheslav Datsik is probably known best for knocking out Andrei Arlovski early on in Arlovski’s career as well as for being one of the craziest, if not the craziest, mixed martial artists ever. For those who are new to the sport and do not know who Datsik is, I put together the highlight below which chronicles most of his career.

Arrest
Early on, rumors spread throughout the internet that he had died in a train wreck. In actuality, Datsik was arrested for his part in the robbery of various mobile …

by Mike Salvador
In all honesty, I’ve debated on whether or not I should make compilations concerning this topic after considering what non-MMA fans would think if they saw them. Mostly those who still consider MMA barbaric despite rule changes and that it is now considered a legitimate and safe sport, in which referees step in whenever they feel a fighter cannot continue.
On the other hand, I constantly see people who have never trained before but seem to think that they can live a fighter’s lifestyle simply by being a spectator. …

by Mike Salvador
Included in this article are 3 new volumes of interesting MMA facts. Instead of releasing the volumes one at a time, I’ve decided to post 3 in each article until I reach volume 15 (to date, I have made 15 volumes). As I mentioned in the previous article concerning interesting MMA facts – volume one, all of the information within these videos were gathered from interviews, MMA books, and fighters that I’ve spoken to. Enjoy.
Volume Two

Volume Three

Volume Four

by Mike Salvador
The following is part of a series of volumes (15 volumes to date) that focuses on interesting mixed martial arts facts. All of the information was gathered from interviews, MMA books, and fighters that I’ve spoken to.
Below is volume one of the series. Volumes 2 to 15, as well as any volume that I make afterwards, will be posted at IFI in the near future. Enjoy.