Roots Of Fight Blog

The Garden Never Forgot

New York has waited 53 years. Carmelo Anthony always knew it would end like this.There's a version of the New York Knicks story that ends in regret. Most people assumed it would. The Garden crowd b...

AC/DC, Highway to Hell

“…It’s like an earthquake.” –Angus Young When rock & roll was at its peak, there was one band built to define a golden era. AC/DC. The date was July 27, 1979, and the amps are still buzzing nea...

The Pitt Legacy

Before a game against Georgia Tech in 1918, the University of Pittsburgh’s legendary coach Pop Warner stood before the players with a direct message. “Okay boys,” he said. “There’s the speech. Now ...

The Hitman & The Black Sheep

Resilience wears different faces. In 1982, a young Bret Hart walked into the Nakajima Athletic Center in Sapporo and faced the original Tiger Mask. The legend started there, long before the world c...

Introducing WWE x ROF

"What’s that you hear? Is that the sound of WWE entrance music rolling out for a new partnership with Roots of Fight? It’s been a long time coming, but now even more of WWE’s biggest icons are maki...

ROF x Marshawn Lynch

“It’s not fake love, it comes from the Earth.”  Marshawn Lynch had big love for the 12th man, which is what they call the rabid fans in Seattle. And between 2010 and 2015, going “Beastmode” is what...

CM Punk x Chicago

Chicago Made PunkFor CM Punk, Chicago has never been just a hometown. It’s part of the identity he carried throughout his career - outspoken, independent, and unapologetically himself. This new hoo...

Maradona In Napoli

Chicago Made PunkFor CM Punk, Chicago has never been just a hometown. It’s part of the identity he carried throughout his career - outspoken, independent, and unapologetically himself. This new hoo...

Bowie x Berlin ’77

“I’m pretty good with collaborative thinking. I work well with other people. I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody’s talents.” In a lifetime of beautiful, reinventive and ofttimes d...

The ROF FC Collection

One game. One language.  To know it is to be fluent. For it’s a sport that translates to everyone, no matter where it’s played. Soccer. Fútbol. Futebol. The beautiful game. To play is to know. To u...