One of the country's youngest mixed martial arts athletes is heading to the world MuayThai champs in Thailand.

The mystery of how to qualify for the Olympics in taekwondo is a labyrinthine case, probably best placed in Sherlock Holmes' hands.

Mark Hunt is one of the most feared strikers in the UFC but Stipe Miocic believes he has a better stand-up game than Hunt.

Runanga 11-year-old Aaron Hoy recently became what is claimed to be the youngest person in the world to achieve a black belt in the martial art of Nin-Ka-Do.

Mackenzie Vellenoweth is tough, physically and mentally. That much is apparent from a 15-minute chat with her at her Hobsonville Point Secondary School.

When you are surrounded by people fixated on drugs, alcohol and violence, there are only two things you can do - join them, or turn away.

I don't think I understood a single thing about judo until Saturday night.

After winning his maiden appearance in the UFC with a first-round TKO, Auckland's Dan Hooker was asked in his post-fight interview about his opponent's desire to go for a leg lock.

The UFC will return to New Zealand within two years but there are no guarantees Auckland will play host.

Logan Price was meant to be in the stands at Vector Arena on Saturday to watch UFC Fight Night 43 in Auckland.

When Jared Rosholt took a knee to the face during one of his first mixed martial arts training sessions he knew it was his type of combat.

Seasoned New Zealand competitor Tim Slyfield has high expectations for the team of 11 named yesterday to compete at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Fighting is big business, and the king of the mixed martial arts hill is coming to NZ. So how did barely legal brutality become one of the world's fastest-growing sports?

A top sportsman has died at an international judo tournament in Europe a day after competing for a place in the New Zealand Commonwealth Games team.

An inspired Kelly Lynch finds tension and excitement ringside in Bangkok.

An Olympic athlete was given a formal warning by police investigating an international drug ring but NZ sports officials had no choice but to select him.

Mark Hunt hasn't lost any confidence following his knockout loss to Junior dos Santos at UFC 160 in Las Vegas last month.

Mixed martial arts already has a cult following in New Zealand and it could blast to the front of people's minds this weekend.

If you're tired of wrapping your children in cotton wool, Danielle Wright has found ways to give them some rough and tumble, in a safe environment