Issue 28
Cold Around The Heart
BY EUGENE S. ROBINSON
You’ll never see Cain Velasquez relax his menacing glare, sit across from Barbara Walters and talk about his feelings. There’s just too many people to beat up. One of them: our writer. Get inside the very chilly air of the UFC star, and learn what it’s like to receive one of his merciless beatdowns from our unfortunate scribe, who untwisted his limbs just in time to pen this profile.
Win/Loss
BY PHOTO-ESSAY BY ARNOLD LIM
Agony. Mockery. Misery. Triumph. Few sports bring as much soul-scarring, full-hearted passion as MMA. Photojournalist Arnold Lim gathers a few of his most unforgettable images for this must-see portfolio.
The Man Who Wasn’t There
BY KATIE KITAMURA
Kazushi Sakuraba is a national hero, MMA legend and charismatic fighter whose appeal transcends culture and language. He’s also enclosed in an impenetrable PR cocoon. We sent a Japanese-speaking writer to Tokyo to solve the mystery of “The Gracie Hunter” and break down his wall of genial obfuscation.
The Con Artist
BY SACHA FEINMAN
With UFC fights a PPV juggernaut, and MMA studios and dojos proliferating, everyone wants to get in on the act. And sometimes it is an act. Meet the new wave of mixed martial BS artist, as epitomized by the tall tales of one Khristian Geraci, whose peculiar relationship to reality creates quite a mess.
Picture This!
Gauze and Effect
BY PHOTO BY STEPHEN ALBANESE
A cut man’s dirty work.
The Undercard
The Reich Suff
BY THE EDITORS
MMA news, notes, quotes and attitude.
Against All Odds
Femme Fatale
BY GINAMARIE RUSSO
High school grappling phenom Ie Kathryne Vega is changing the rules.
Home Invasion
Miguel Torres
BY ELIAS CEPEDA
We visit Miguel Torres before Rich Franklin destroys his taste buds.
Confessional
Wiseguy
BY ROY M. WALLACK
How former wiseguy Kenny Gallo went from made man to mat man.
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