Super Fighters

By | September 14th, 2015|Categories: Godfathers of MMA, MMA, MMA History, MMA Pioneers, who invented mma|Tags: |

  CV (Caliguri & Viola Productions)Presents the Super Fighters By John S. Nash on May 23, 2012 The Martial Chronicles: Before Fighting Was Ultimate It Was Super Would you be [...]

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Battle of the Tough Guys

By | September 14th, 2015|Categories: Godfathers of MMA, MMA, MMA History, MMA Pioneers, who invented mma|Tags: |

Battle of the Tough Guys CV (Caliguri & Viola) Productions presents the "Battle of the Tough Guys." Pittsburgh, PA is the birthplace of modern mixed martial arts (MMA) Competition. [...]

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The Father of MMA

By | September 2nd, 2015|Categories: Godfathers of MMA, MMA, MMA History, MMA Pioneers, who invented mma|Tags: |

Who's the father of modern MMA? The answer might surprise you... Dana White credits Bruce Lee as the father of mixed martial arts, while countless Zuffa Zombies [...]

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CV Caliguri & Viola Productions

By | August 27th, 2015|Categories: Godfathers of MMA, MMA, MMA History, MMA Pioneers, who invented mma|Tags: , , , |

    CV Productions CV (Caliguri & Viola) Productions is the first mixed martial arts MMA company in America, established in 1979.  The Pittsburgh, PA based corporation [...]

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Quotes

By | August 27th, 2015|Categories: MMA History|Tags: , |

A collection of media quotes about the "Tough Guys" and the birth of an American sport--MMA 1980 definition of MMA:  "The bout proper consists of three-two minute [...]

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Boxing vs MMA

By | August 26th, 2015|Categories: MMA|Tags: , , |

Boxing vs MMA, a saga that began in 1979... © Godfathers of MMA.  Used with permission.  All rights reserved. Afterword: By Bill Viola Jr. If you ask [...]

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