In the early 2000’s, before beginning any martial arts training, I was a fan of Toughman boxing contests on TV. The draw of these bouts was their human-interest factor: two non-professional fighters would don headgear and 16oz gloves, meet in the ring, and slug it out for three one-minute rounds. This premise was ridiculous but […]

Big losses and long stretches of inactivity can do strange things to fighters. Some of them will develop a new shtick, or use an old one to set off the media drama that will win them another fight and possibly a bigger paycheck. But the strangest thing it can do to a fighter is to […]

Check out this season’s The Ultimate Fighter show on FX.  Team Lloyd Irvin’s Dominick Cruz (UFC Bantamweight Champion) is coaching one of the teams on this seasons show.  Dominick selected Master Lloyd Irvin and Wilson Reis to be coaches along with him on the show. I received my black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from […]

Congratulations to Dominick Cruz and Mike Easton of Team Lloyd Irvin for their big wins Saturday night at UFC on Versus. Dominick Cruz successfully defended his UFC Bantamweight title against a very tough Demetrious Johnson. Cruz showed excellent wrestling and good jiu jitsu to win the unanimous decision. Team Lloyd Irvin’s Mike Easton also won […]

This Saturday night’s UFC on Versus card looks to be very entertaining with plenty of exciting matchups. Our very own Team Lloyd Irvin’s Dominick Cruz will be facing Demetrious Johnson for Cruz’s UFC Bantamweight Title. Also on the card is Team Lloyd Irvin’s Mike Easton fighting Byron Bloodworth. Even though Bloodworth failed to make weight […]