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WAMMA sanctions ‘Fedor vs. Rogers’ Strikeforce fight; will unveil new championship belt and logo

06 Nov 2009 23:58:05 PST

Written by Press Release
CHICAGO, IL (Nov. 5th, 2009) – The World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA), today announced it will sanction the STRIKEFORCE and M-1 Global fight between undisputed WAMMA reigning heavyweight champion Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko and undefeated challenger, Brett “The G...

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UFC Prepaid Gift Card for Online Store | MMA Present for Fighter Gear & Martial Arts Equipment

06 Nov 2009 23:01:33 PST

Written by Zdot
The UFC made the Gift Card available for a long list of budget. Depending on your personal fortune, you can offer them a UFC Gift Card from $10 to $300. Your lucky friends or relatives will be able to buy any product available at the UFC online shop. The only limitation will be the card amount you b...

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Ten Crazy Colors Of MMA Personalities: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

06 Nov 2009 19:32:48 PST

Written by Mitch Ciccarelli
Not exactly the best ambassador of the sport but an entertaining fighter, nonetheless. Stockton, California natives, Nick and Nate Diaz are notoriously known in the MMA community for their brash behavior both inside and outside of the Octagon.

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Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Matt Lindland booked for Strikeforce: ‘Evolution’ on Dec. 19

06 Nov 2009 10:05:24 PST

Written by James Iannotti
While a headlining bout for the card is still up in the air, Strikeforce Director of Communications, Mike Afromowitz, confirmed an intriguing middleweight battle between 2008 DREAM middleweight grand prix runner-up, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (10-2), and 13-year mixed martial arts ve...

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Strikeforce Challengers IV Preview: Showcasing California's MMA Talent Pool

06 Nov 2009 07:58:55 PST

Written by Leland Roling
Featherweight bout: Casey Olson (10-3) vs. Chris Culley (4-5): Olson comes out of the same high school as Ben Holscher in Clovis High. He was a two-time All-American and state champion for Fresno City College and two-time NCAA Qualifier for Fresno State in wrestling. He'll bring his very c...

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I'm Baaaaack: Last Minute Fedor vs Rogers Preview

06 Nov 2009 07:50:37 PST

Written by Marcus Walker
What we do know is that all of Sokoudjou’s fights tend to unfold in one of two ways: 1. He blitzes his opponent with punches, and kicks, and earns a quick TKO victory, or 2. He blitzes his opponent with punches, and kicks, wonders why his opponent is still standing, and gets tired within three m...

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MMA: Mixed martial arts news and blogs - November 07, 2009

07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit MMA: Mixed martial arts news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers Will Be for the WAMMA Heavyweight Belt -- by Anton Tabuena from Bloody Elbow
• Frank Shamrock Wants To Fight For Eight More Years -- by Chart Topper from The MMA News
• How Muay Thai Kickboxing improves my body and mind -- by richwee from muay-thai « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• EA Sports MMA Video Game Adds More Big Names -- by liverkick from randy-couture « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Sengoku 11 Live Play-by-Play, Results and Commentary -- by Chris Nelson from Bloody Elbow
• Cung Le Returns at Strikeforce: Evolution in December, Scott Smith Rumored as Opponent -- by Kris Karkoski from MMAFrenzy.com
• Cung Le vs. Scott Smith Likely for Strikeforce: Evolution in December -- by Kris Karkoski from MMAFrenzy.com
• Strikeforce to be flagship promotion in upcoming "EA Sports MMA" videogame -- by John Morgan [kingofabuelos] from MMAjunkie.com Articles
• Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers Predictions -- by Luke Thomas from Bloody Elbow
• EA: Striforce - Premier league of EA Sports MMA | Liga premier de EA Sports MMA -- by elmundotech from mixed-martial-arts « WordPress.com Tag Feed

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Opinion: Can CBS, Strikeforce, and Fedor Emelianenko Elevate Mixed Martial Arts?

05 Nov 2009 20:55:03 PST

Written by Todd Jackson
This may very well be one of the most important moments in the history of the sport. There is always someone declaring this or that event the biggest in the history of the UFC, but honestly this is bigger than the UFC. This event could change the face of MMA if the dice roll right.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Bisping interview: Evans should mind his own business

04 Nov 2009 10:10:28 PST

Written by Steve Cofield
It hasn't been an easy five months for Michael Bisping. The British middleweight, once the toast of the town, is still dealing with his first career loss, a brutal knockout at the hands of Dan Henderson. Adding insult to injury, because of his coaching appearance on season of nine of "The Ult...

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Jake Shields On Preparing For The Mayhem, “This Fight Could Take Place Anywhere”

04 Nov 2009 08:57:24 PST

Written by CagE
“I think my stand-up is way underrated, but I’m not going to try to prove something to show these idiots that I can stand.” Shields and Mayhem will be fighting for the vacant Strikeforce middleweight belt at Strikeforce “Fedor vs Rogers” this Saturday in Chicago.

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Dana White Pulling for Fedor Emelianenko This Saturday

02 Nov 2009 11:34:49 PST

Written by Tom Ngo
If Emelianenko can keep his aura of invincibility rolling by the time White anticipates his “local-show” rivals going under, Fedor will have no choice but to FINALLY sign with the UFC and take on mixed martial arts’ most physically polarizing figure in UFC champ Brock Lesnar.

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Podcast: Dana White the fertitta brothers and UFC LIVE part 2

01 Nov 2009 12:50:16 PST

Written by Lee honish
“Pro Fight Network & Fight_Net Radio makes wild allegations of the UFC: blood doping, conspiracy, rules tampering, co-ownership of Yahoo, monopolization, organized crime involvement and political tampering.” FNR & PFN long outspoken position on the UFC came to a head this S...

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Opinion: How Do MMA Weight Classes Win Their Fights? Expectation Vs Reality.

31 Oct 2009 19:15:52 PDT

Written by Ed J Pickle McNasty III
Total Wins = 305Wins by Knockout = 88 (29%)Wins By Submission = 116 (38%)Wins by Decision = 101 (33%) Light Heavyweight: (Frank Shamrock, Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida, Wanderlei Silva, Dan Hen...

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UFC 6 and Why I Miss The Good Old Days of Tournament-Style Fighting

31 Oct 2009 15:07:54 PDT

Written by James Ryan
Ken “Not yet known as the World’s Most Dangerous Man” Shamrock (wasn’t that name given to him in the WWE??) competed against Dan “The Beast” Severn in the second ever “Superfight” contest (which would now be the equivalent of the World Heavyweight Championships).

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UFC 104: 10 Things I Learned Last Night

25 Oct 2009 10:06:00 PDT

Written by E. Spencer Kyte
5. How Does Josh Neer Still Have No Takedown Defense? Last time he set foot in the Octagon, Kurt Pellegrino used superior wrestling abilities and myriad takedowns to score a Unanimous Decision victory over the Miletich Fighting Systems product known as "The Dentist."

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Opinion: In the Red Corner at Xtreme Courage Fighting Championship's Havoc

20 Oct 2009 23:50:39 PDT

Written by Todd Jackson
See, this isn't your run of the mill, flashy casino style event. This was MMA at its purist. Master Shane Dunagan would not have it any other way. He prides himself on the exciting fights he puts on. These fights are a direct result of his hard work to pair up fighters that are equal in talent an...

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Podcast: FREE TODAY! Oct. 29 Observer Radio: Raw is Snoop, Bragging Rights, TNA news, UFC makes star, mailbag

20 Oct 2009 00:16:40 PDT

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a big show running down all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We'll talk Raw is Snoop Dogg on Monday night, the final go-home show for Bragging Rights, what did and didn't make sense, and more. We'll also tal...

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Opinion: Kimbo Slice an Eventual UFC Champion? Not Likely

29 Sep 2009 18:18:15 PDT

Written by Mitch Ciccarelli
So it came to everyone’s surprise when it was announced that Slice would be earning an opportunity to enter the UFC—the premier MMA organization in the world—by competing on an all-heavyweight season of the hit reality series The Ultimate Fighter.

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Podcast: FREE TODAY: Sept. 30 Bryan & Vinny Show! Raw, Smackdown, SummerSlam 98, shout-outs, songs, more

29 Sep 2009 16:45:23 PDT

It's the FREE bi-weekly edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! We've got a fun one this week as besides Raw and Smackdown we'll also review a few of the top matches from SummerSlam 98, including Owen Hart vs. Ken Shamrock in a fake MMA cage fight and Rock vs. HHH in a ladder match that was pivotal...

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When Stardom Surpasses Value: The Tale of Miguel Torres and Urijah Faber

24 Sep 2009 15:06:42 PDT

Written by Michael Rome
I think the best idea is a season of The Ultimate Fighter featuring the stars of the Featherweight and Bantamweight divisions. Pay the fighters enough so it makes sense for them, and expose millions of fans to the warriors of the WEC on Spike TV. Make Brian Bowles and Mike Brown the coaches,...

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Podcast: Fight_Net Radio 08/02/09 Part 8

02 Aug 2009 14:47:01 PDT

Written by Lee honish
returns to Fight_Net Radio! 4 hours of glorious entertainment in the world of boxing and MMA from the warped minds of Fight_Net Radio: Andrew Lapachet, Julian Kasdin, AKA Willy, Chris Greenman and Lee Honish. All of this is done with this weeks sponsors: Fonality Phone systems, least exp...

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Podcast: Mixed Martial Açaí

28 Apr 2009 14:36:49 PDT

Written by Thomas Hackett
In a recent interview with Fight Magazine, Lyoto Machida was asked what was in his refrigerator. The Brazilian MMA phenom known as “The Dragon” (or, as I prefer to call him, “The Next Light Heavyweight Champion of the World”) didn’t surprise me when he included açaí (pronounced a-sigh-ee...

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How To: Leg Locks from the OmoPlata

17 Dec 2008 16:21:48 PST

Written by info@crackle.com (TechniquePrevails)
http://www.TrainFightWin.com This video shows how to set up a series of leg locks when your opponent uses the the front roll escape from your omo-plata. Tags: rubber front series guard set Roll uses escape hook heel plata submission MMA locks Jiu Jitsu opponent BJJ gr...

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How To: Rich Franklin Interview

04 Nov 2008 00:16:22 PST

Written by Chart Topper
Here’s Rich “Ace” Franklin talking about MMA fighters, and how to become a good one. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BeCdGXYZs Here’s Rich “Ace” Franklin talking about MMA fighters, and how to become a good one. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BeCdGXYZs

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How To: Hard for the Yard: MMA 101: Tutorial with Frank Shamrock

03 Nov 2008 17:12:28 PST

Written by Dewey Hammond
MMA fighter Frank Shamrock teaches me the fundamentals of Mixed Martial Arts. If you want to learn how to dominate your opponent in the cage, these 10 videos are a good place to start. These videos are also proof positive that bloggers ...

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Bas Rutten - How To Do A Neck Crank Video

30 Jul 2008 07:51:52 PDT

Written by Bruno
Bas Rutten demonstrates his version of a neck crank / body crunch in this MMA how to video. Bas Rutten demonstrates his version of a neck crank / body crunch in this MMA how to video.

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