Ben stepped down from professional mixed martial arts in 2019, and he suffered from a serious health crisis in 2025. Learn ...

The former mixed martial arts fighter underwent a double lung transplant after a battle with pneumonia, and he 'died four ...

One of Guam's mixed martial arts pioneers, John Crisostomo, has suddenly passed this week. He was 52. Crisostomo died of a ...

Mixed martial arts, a sport once condemned for its brutality, is riding a wave of popularity and profit but still fighting for legitimacy. By Scott Gold . Jan. 14, 2007 12 AM PT .

Former mixed martial arts fighter Ben Askren received a double lung transplant, his wife said on Monday, June 30, after being hospitalized with 'severe pneumonia' weeks earlier.

Mixed Martial Arts is not just a sport — it's a way of life for many all around the world. It has gone down the long road of acceptance and it is here to stay.

Mixed martial arts offered a chance to do it differently. But it was in deep trouble. "UFC was a broken brand," Lorenzo told a business breakfast in London this year.

For practical self-defense, the martial arts have been especially important to people who are persecuted by the government. For example, when China was ruled by the Mongols, the arms prohibition ...