Tag: world champion

Mixed martial arts training secrets: What it takes to be a world champion

(CCTV) —  Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is the fastest growing sport in the world. Using a combination of Olympics sports – such as boxing, Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai (to name but a few) – MMA fighters are among the most well conditioned and skilled athletes. It takes years of dedication and intense training to become a world champion. Take 32-year-old MMA fighter Aung La N Sung, for example. The aptly named ‘Burmese Python’ from Myanmar’s […]

Star Philippine boxer Pacquiao declares he’ll fight for Senate seat

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao announces his bid to run for a Senate seat in the 2016 national elections. Philippine boxing world champion and congressman Manny Pacquiao announced on Monday (October 5) he will take up a new challenge by running for a Senate seat in national elections next year. Pacquiao, whose popularity transcends economic classes and makes him one of the most recognisable people in the Philippines, said he was looking at one of the […]