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Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson Defeats Paige VanZant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxsh4HBvueQ In a fight that drew about 5 million viewers, Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson dominated Paige VanZant, choking her unconscious with a rear naked choke a little over 3 minutes into a fight that was supposed to go for … Continue reading

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UFC Waterson vs. VanZant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkTSVkS6uUc Asian American mixed martial artist Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson will be headlining Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card against Paige “12 Gauge” VanZant in a 115 lbs strawweight bout. The event will be in Sacramento, VanZant’s home court. Since … Continue reading

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Ip Man 3

The latest installment of the Ip Man film was already exciting enough in and of itself. Add on top of that the fact that Mike Tyson is in it, and with a face off with Donnie Yen no less, and … Continue reading

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“Into The Badlands” Episode Review “Hand of Five Poisons”

Cung Le in Into The Badlands. Into The Badlands Season 1, Episode 6: “Hand of Five Poisons” Original airdate December 20, 2015. Synopsis Sunny tries to buy passage for himself, Veil, and M.K. by bringing a false head to the … Continue reading

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“Fight Mom”: The Story of UFC’s Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson

A couple years ago, a friend showed me a Ronda Rousey fight promotion video for Strikeforce and introduced me to Gina Carano‘s movie Haywire. It made me wonder if there were any Asian American women in mixed martial arts, so … Continue reading

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“Into The Badlands” Episode Review “Snake Creeps Down”

Baron Quinn’s Second Wife Jade. Into The Badlands Season 1, Episode 5: “Snake Creeps Down” Original airdate December 13, 2015. Synopsis Quinn’s son Ryder tries to find out more about the mysterious city beyond the Badlands that M.K. is from … Continue reading

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8Questions with Stephen Fung of “Into The Badlands”

Stephen Fung at Comicon for Into The Badlands. Born in Hong Kong and graduate of the University of Michigan, Stephen Fung is a successful actor, director, and producer. He’s worked with Jackie Chan, Yuen Wo-ping (Matrix/Kill Bill), and Stephen Chow … Continue reading

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“Into The Badlands” Episode Review: “Two Tigers Subdue Dragons”

Baron Jacobee battles Baron Quinn. Into The Badlands, Season 1, Episode 4: “Two Tigers Subdue Dragons” Original airdate December 6, 2015. Synopsis The Widow gathers her troops while the Baron tries to cure the tumor in his brain with Veil’s … Continue reading

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8Questions with Daniel Wu from “Into The Badlands”

Daniel Wu as “Sunny” in Into the Badlands. Born and raised a north Californian, Daniel Wu is an American actor of Shanghainese descent. It was Jet Li’s The Shaolin Temple that inspired him to study wushu. After college in Oregon, … Continue reading

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“Into The Badlands” Episode Review: “White Stork Spreads Wings”

Tilda Into The Badlands, Season 1, Episode 3: “White Stork Spreads Wings” Original airdate November 29, 2015. Synopsis After the poppy drug baron Quinn launches a full out attack on the Widow. He succeeds in dethroning the Widow and taking … Continue reading

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‘Into The Badlands’ Episode Review: “Fist Like a Bullet”

The Widow Into The Badlands, Season 1, Episode 2: “Fist Like A Bullet” Original airdate November 22, 2015. Synopsis An attempt on the life of The Widow (Emily Beeckman) reveals struggles for power between the Barons. After escaping from Baron … Continue reading

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‘Into The Badlands’ Episode Review: “The Fort”

Into The Badlands, Season 1, Episode 1: “The Fort” Original airdate November 15, 2015. Synopsis The most powerful warrior of the Badlands is Sunny, a Clipper fighter for the strongest Baron in the lands, Quinn. Sunny finds that a shipment … Continue reading

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