Of the sports in the ancient Olympics, there is one that remains absent from the modern Olympics: Pankration. Pankration, which means “all strength”, is a combat sport which is a combination of boxing ...

The grandfather of modern Mixed Martial Arts, known as Pankration, was created over 2,500 years ago. Until the late 19th century, Pankration was actually an Olympic sport. While one can find many ...

The sport of MMA has sure grown a lot from the sands of ancient Greece to numerous arenas throughout the world. Beginning in ancient Greece, MMA began as an Olympic sport and transitioned into a ...

"Where else can you choke your professor, slap an attorney, punch your boss or in one case kick a politician without getting into trouble?" For Jeff Funicello, the mixed martial arts coach who posed ...

Pankration, also known as pangration or pancration, is one of the oldest forms of mixed martial arts. Translated to "all powers," pankration combines boxing and wrestling with very few restrictions — ...

ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) — Aalijah "The Prodigy" Pineda is in a ring, jabbing and swinging, before she's seen on video taking a punch to the head. She's 10, and that footage sparked a debate that led ...

Aalijah Pineda is like most 10-year-old girls. She likes to draw and color. One of her favorite hobbies is playing board games; she likes Monopoly the most. She watches the Disney Channel with her ...

(PRESS RELEASE) -- The 2011 United States Pankration National Championships and World Team Trails will determine the US National Team for the 2011 FILA World Championships of Pankration and MMA. This ...