Who invented MMA? Who created the modern sport? Where did mma begin. Where did MMA start? These are just a few of the questions these great resources answer. If you want to learn about the origins and evolution of mixed martial arts, visit https://mmahistory.org/who-invented-mma/
Interview with Bill Viola Jr. Author of Amazon Best Seller ‘Tough Guys’ By Heather Holtschlag | Oct. 16, 2017 Tough Guys (2017) Kumite Classic Press available on Amazon Why and when did you decide to write Godfathers of MMA? The real story of who invented the sport of MMA in America was in jeopardy of being lost forever....
MMA Family Tree MMA Mixed Martial Arts Family Tree (check out this great infographic timeline on the evolution of mixed martial arts theory and fighting towards the sport we know today). Learn more about the History of MMA MMA Mixed Martial Arts Timeline Endeavor Era 2017 Mainstream 2005 UFC-Zuffa Era 2001 Pride 1997 UFC-SEG Era 1995 UFC-...
Tough Guys Premiere on SHOWTIME By Jonathan Guth jguth@heraldstandard.com GREENSBURG — The stars came out on Friday night at The Palace Theatre for a special showing of Showtime’s “Tough Guys” documentary that takes a first-hand look at what Brownsville native Bill Viola, Sr. and Frank Caliguri started 13 years before the first UFC event took...
Bill Viola Jr. is an Amazon Best Selling Author #1 Martial Arts book in America (Sept 2017) “Tough Guys” The book is the inspiration of the critically acclaimed Showtime Television documentary that bares the same name. What do an NFL star, a United States Secret Service Agent, Sylvester Stallone’s bodyguard, and Muhammad Ali’s sparring partner...
Friday September 15th 2017 Tough Guys will make its network debut on Showtime network. Learn more about why the Tough Guys were outlawed: Tough Guy Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Senate_Bill_632 Tough Guy Law YINZERS invented MMA? Yinzers invented MMA?!?
Tough Guys Doc Shortly after the exclusive preview run of Godfathers of MMA, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Robert Zullo stumbled upon the Tough Guys exhibit featured at the Heinz History center. Zullo explains, “I couldn’t believe I’d never heard about this story. I was enamored with the time, place and machismo of the whole thing. I just...
Inspired by the book Godfathers of MMA: The AFI DOCS Interview: TOUGH GUYS Directors Henry Roosevelt and W.B. Zullo May 12, 2017 Told through the colorful stories of scrappy brawlers and amateur promoters, TOUGH GUYS brings to life the birth of mixed martial arts competitions in 1980s Pittsburgh. The idea to legitimize street fighting by...
Congratulations to our very own President and founder Bill Viola Jr. on making the prestigious “40 under 40” List in Pittsburgh. Bill Viola Jr. [39] President, Kumite Classic Entertainment Corp. Pittsburgh often is credited as the birthplace of a self-defense discipline known as Mixed Martial Arts. Bill Viola Jr. is the author of the...
A new documentary about the history of mixed martial arts has begun filming in the Greater Pittsburgh area. MinusL, a production company based out of New York, NY has secured the rights to produce the new feature. http://www.toughguysdoc.com/ Ten years before the debut of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, two local martial arts promoters and their...
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