The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts via Twitter. The UFC star Conor McGregor is also under investigation for an alleged sexual assault in his native Ireland. Whilst he has not been charged the incident is under police investigation. It has been reported that McGregor, 30, was accused […]

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UFC star and MMA fighter Conor McGregor was arrested after allegedly knocking a mobile phone our of a fans hands and then stomping on it. It would seem a very out of character thing to do for the usually calm and collection fighter. Conor is not usually known for breaking the law or doing outrageous […]

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The price of martial arts mats is at risk of rising after comments by the RBA cause the value of the Australian Dollar to drop. The AUD dropped after the RBA indicated that the next interest rate movement could just as easily be down as up. This is after marketing expectations had largely been in […]

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Southern Cross Mats have decided to add tatami jigsaw mats to their extensive range of martial arts mats.  The new mats are jigsaw mats  with tatami finish. Currently the jigsaw mats come with a T-stripe which will continue to be part of the range. The new jigsaw mat is for people looking for a more traditional […]

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To the surprise to many it appears that US President Donald Trump has held out hope of a trade deal with China. He is not backing down on tit-for-tat tariffs as the trade war escalates but feels it could eventually happen.  A day after imposing new tariffs on nearly $US200 billion Chinese imports and threatening […]

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