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From no interest in fighting to undefeated, Joey Elzea looks to improve to 5-0 at Destiny MMA on June 23 Interviews MMA News 

From no interest in fighting to undefeated, Joey Elzea looks to improve to 5-0 at Destiny MMA on June 23

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Seven years ago, Joey Elzea had no intention of fighting. It was nowhere near his radar. He was just a typical 21-year-old, except he was overweight. Elzea was also bored with his workout routine so his mom, who was working at a fitness studio at the time, told him about one of the employees who was a professional fighter and... Read More
Tycen Lynn discusses going from burnt out on Tae Kwon Do to facing Louis Smolka on June 23 Interviews MMA News 

Tycen Lynn discusses going from burnt out on Tae Kwon Do to facing Louis Smolka on June 23

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Tycen Lynn has been a martial artist all his life. His dad, a Tae Kwon Do instructor introduced him at a young age and kept him going. That was until he got burned out at around seventeen years old. “I got really burnt out on it, me and my family, my whole family was into it, said Tycen ‘Shin to Chin’... Read More
Avery Sanchis fighting for Hawaii against Jordan Grenyion-Smith Interviews MMA News 

Avery Sanchis fighting for Hawaii against Jordan Grenyion-Smith

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Avery Sanchis first blasted on the east coast regional MMA scene just a few months ago, losing a close decision to Art of War middleweight champion Andre Petroski. However, it didn’t take long for this Hawaiian native to get some notoriety. In the bout against Petroski, Sanchis agreed to this bout with 6 days to get ready. And anyone that... Read More
Hawaii native Federico Vento erupts after fan fuels fire at Maverick MMA 7 MMA News 

Hawaii native Federico Vento erupts after fan fuels fire at Maverick MMA 7

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Hawaii native Federico Vento entered the Maverick MMA heptagon Saturday night with a lot on his mind.  The 22-year old professional mixed martial artist left his home state approximately a week after much of the region had been destroyed as a result of the Kīlauea volcanic eruption so that he could compete in a pro MMA bout in Allentown, PA.... Read More
X-1 World Events 49 – MMA from Hawaii – Live Stream – 8 Man Tournament Events MMA News 

X-1 World Events 49 – MMA from Hawaii – Live Stream – 8 Man Tournament

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Watch X-1 World Events 49 from the the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. The event starts at midnight EST on Sunday, April 8 and 9 p.m. PST on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Featuring 2 World Title Fights and a 8 Man International Tournament GrandPrix for the X1 155lb World Championship. Fight card: Bill Takeuchi vs. Rodney Mondala 135 lbs Russell... Read More
Split Decision MMA Podcast: Hawaii goes red alert but Max gets this…. MMA News Split Decision MMA Podcast 

Split Decision MMA Podcast: Hawaii goes red alert but Max gets this….

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On this episode of Split Decision MMA Podcast: Jimmy Smith to UFC .. Jay Glazer to Bellator … Hawaii goes red alert but Max Holloway gets this … Jon Jones passes polygraph .. Cynthia Calvillo pops for pot … Bobby Knuckles out… Yoel Romero now face Luke Rockhold for interim middleweight title Chris Lytle doing bareknuckle boxing .. Gender Wars... Read More
Ronda Rousey marries Travis Browne in Hawaii during May-Mac fight MMA News 

Ronda Rousey marries Travis Browne in Hawaii during May-Mac fight

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Ronda Rousey marries Travis Browne – August 26, 2017 Former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was not in Las Vegas last night for the biggest fight in combat sports history. Instead, Rousey was in Hawaii where she and UFC heavyweight Travis Browne tied the knot. MMA’s biggest power couple got engaged earlier this year and decided to get hitched the... Read More
Faith based fighter Bryanna Fissori willing to take risk for adventure and opportunity Interviews MMA News 

Faith based fighter Bryanna Fissori willing to take risk for adventure and opportunity

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Bryanna Fissori’s journey has only just begun This week, Bryanna Fissori also known to her fans as ‘The Pink Ranger,’ will travel halfway around the globe, from Hawaii to Argentina to compete in her sixth professional mixed martial arts fight. On Saturday night Fissori will fight for Union Latinoamericana de Luchadores de Artes Marciales Profesionales (ULLAMP / Latin America Union of... Read More
B.J. Penn to open new Poi business MMA News 

B.J. Penn to open new Poi business

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According to records from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in Hawaii, UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn is opening a business called Ono Poi Co. LLC. The new business lists Penn’s legal name, Jay Dee Penn, with an address for Hilo-based Polynesian Management Corp., a business-management consulting firm. Poi is a Hawaiian dish made from the fermented root... Read More