Thai boxing (muay Thai) or kick-boxing, as it is widely known outside Asia, is one of the several Asian martial arts that in the twentieth century enjoyed considerable popularity in the West. Thai boxing is believed to have developed in medieval...

Muay Thai (pronounced [muāitʰāi]; Thai: มวยไทย) literally Thai Boxing and also known as The Art of the Eight Limbs is the Thai name for a form of hard martial art practiced in several Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. It is...

A mixed martial arts fighter has died about six weeks after he was injured in a sanctioned bout, a rare fatality for a combat sport that is growing in popularity.Sam Vasquez, 35, of Houston, was injured at the Toyota Center on Oct. 20 and died...

A mixed martial arts fighter has died in a hospice about six weeks after he was injured in a sanctioned bout, a rare fatality for a combat sport that is growing in popularity.Sam Vasquez, 35, of Houston, was injured at the Toyota Center on Oct....

They possess nicknames like “the Dean of Mean,” “Rampage,” and “the Muscle Shark.” And they know that at any moment they could be leveled by a punch or a kick, have their teeth knocked out by a knee, or feel the excruciating pain of...

Aaron Meisner doesn't really consider himself a "reality TV guy," but here he is, auditioning for the seventh season of Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter.""I'm just gonna be myself," says Meisner, who drove up from Philadelphia for Monday's open casting call. "There's nothing too outrageous...