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The MMA Rules Makers Want Our Input

21 Aug 2008 08:26:06 PDT

Written by Kid Nate
The Association of Boxing Commissions, through its President, Tim Lueckenhoff, has formed a nine member committee to conduct a thorough study of the current rule set for professional mixed martial arts to determine what, if any, justification may exist for amendment to the Uniform Ru...

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Shaw Reveals EliteXC’s Upcoming Event Schedule; Garners Response from Noons

21 Aug 2008 07:38:00 PDT

Written by John Chandler
“We have a large schedule of mixed martial arts fights coming up,” Shaw said. “We have Sept. 26 in Santa Barbara - our ShoXC featuring that world title fight (between 140-pound fighters Bao Quach and Wilson Reis). Oct. 4 (we’re) on CBS featuring Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano. Oct. 10 on Showtime, Sh...

Original story at MMA on Tap .

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DNC Protesters Looking to Learn a Little MMA

20 Aug 2008 10:16:09 PDT

Written by bfowlkes
Denver’s Gumm Mixed Martial Arts Academy (owned and operated by “two-time UFC veteran” Brad Gumm, who once beat Joe Stevenson…and then lost the subsequent rematch) is opening its doors to the protesters to help them learn some fighting skillz before it all goes down in the streets of Den...

Original story at Cage Potato .

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Tito Ortiz becoming the Barry Bonds of MMA

20 Aug 2008 05:20:21 PDT

Written by Steve Cofield
For some reason, he went public with the claim that he had a done deal with Affliction. MMARated spoke with Affliction COO Michael D. Cohen and it sounds like the upstart MMA company is feeling some UFC-like frustration. Even if the two sides could come to a deal, it appears that the Oct. 11 Af...

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Mike Coughlin with his August MMA rankings

18 Aug 2008 12:11:21 PDT

The Half-Guarded Truth By: Mike CoughlinMichaelCoughlin@f4wonline.com (mailto:MichaelCoughlin@f4wonline.com)For the week of 08/17/08RIP Nilton: we all still miss you August MMA Rankings Another month's gone by so we're back with another look at the Five Star Radio/Half-Guarde...

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Cast Announced For “Ultimate Fighter” Season 8

18 Aug 2008 10:04:35 PDT

Written by bfowlkes
MMA Record: 2-0-0 Trains With: Progressive Martial Arts Location: San Clemente, Calif. Kyle Kingsbury Age: 26 MMA Record: 7-1-1 Trains With: American Kickboxing Academy Location: Sunnyvale, Calif. Eliot Marshall Age: 27 MMA Record: 5-1-0 Trains With: Eastern Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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MMA: Mixed martial arts news and blogs - August 21, 2008

21 Aug 2008 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.

• Sengoku Fighter Wins Bronze in the Olympics -- by JapanMMA(JapanMMA@hotmail.com) from Japan-MMA.com
• Sengoku V Participants Added -- by JapanMMA(JapanMMA@hotmail.com) from Japan-MMA.com
• Clementi Likely To Fight Maynard at UFC 90 -- by Kris Karkoski from MMAFrenzy.com
• Saturday on MMA Nation on 106.7 WJFK: Karo Parisyan -- by Luke Thomas from Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
• Gray Manyard’s next fight could take place at UFC 90 vs. Rich Clementi -- by Sam Caplan from Five Ounces of Pain
• Ozzy to Perform Live at Affliction: Day of Reckoning -- by donotreply@mmauniverse.com from Latest News on MMAUniverse.com
• Kimbo Slice-Sean Gannon Rematch on CBS? -- from FanHouse
• - OZZY OSBOURNE GOES MMA -- from MMAWeekly.com
• - BUD LIGHT PICKS UP UFC'S SILVA & LIDDELL -- from MMAWeekly.com
• The Mixed Martial Arts Industry is Growing in Popularity -- from Latest Articles at Article Street

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Boxing and MMA: Why Roger Huerta Will Never Be Truly Accepted As a Mexican Hero

17 Aug 2008 14:03:07 PDT

Written by Kevin Curran
Lastly, he will never be a Mexican hero because Miguel Torres will be the true Mexican pioneer of MMA if there ever is to be one. Miguel is a more pure blooded Mexican and is a lighter fighter. Why does this matter? Because Mexicans are historically more successful in lighter weight classes an...

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The MMA News Interview: Brett”The Grim” Rogers

17 Aug 2008 10:39:06 PDT

Written by Chart Topper
Those people who follow MMA know who EliteXC rising star Brett”The Grim” Rogers is, but more mainstream viewers regard him as the man that got into Kimbo Slice’s face and called his performance “garbage.” With all the media attention, one can overlook the 8-0 record Rogers has amassed with 4 KO’s, 3 TKO’s and a submission due to strikes. The heavy-handed hitter recently had time to do an interview with The MMA News, here it is: Is your contract exclusive to EliteXC? How have you found the change of leadership at EliteXC with Gary Shaw and Doug Deluca? Have you been talked to death about the potential October fight with Kimbo Slice? The MMA New: Regardless of weight, which fighter are you most impressed with? How’s the ground game?

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The MMA News Interview: Cyrille Diabate

14 Aug 2008 10:31:57 PDT

Written by Chart Topper
With the upcoming ShoXC event scheduled for August 15 at the Table Mountain Casino in Friant, Califorina just around the corner, The MMA News was lucky enough to have Cyrille Diabate give us a few moments of his time. Diabate(11-6-1) is scheduled to take on Jaime Fletcher(6-3-0) in what would be Diabate’s first MMA foray in North America and the 6′6″ international fighter is looking to come out strong. As with most MMA fighters, sponsorship is a big deal and Diabate was quick to thank Full Contact Fighter, RBP(Rolling Big Power), Lexani(Luxury Wheels), OTM(OTM Fight Shop) and Rockstar Energy Drink. As always the MMA News asked Diabate to give final comments, both for his fans and his opponent Fletcher.

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Opinion: Caution: Overuse of Professional Wrestling Tactics Can Lead to Damage

13 Aug 2008 12:26:07 PDT

Written by Cannon J
Did you like EliteXC's first, or second CBS show better? It may be more a question of what more people like - including casual fans. However, I tend to believe that keeping the hardcore base of MMA fans satisfied is extremely important for the sport in the long-term. If you are one who belie...

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Opinion: UFC 2009 ‘Undisputed’ - In training until next year…

11 Aug 2008 18:40:39 PDT

In addition, the characters themselves seem like spitting images of their real-life counterparts. Anderson Silva, BJ Penn, Rampage–every character is instantly recognizable, and without a photograph, you would be hard-pressed to point out flaws in the models. This is even more notab...

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Humble Pie Alert: Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring Edition

11 Aug 2008 07:02:15 PDT

Written by Luke Thomas
So I must confess to being wrong in my forecasting of the Lesnar vs. Herring bout and about Brock Lesnar in general. While I can't say I was shocked by what transpired, I can confess to overselling Herring's abilities. I did not expect Herring to stop Lesnar's takedowns, but I did expect more of...

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Opinion: Ben vs. Ben: The UFC 87 Argument

07 Aug 2008 08:43:25 PDT

Written by bfowlkes
Goldstein: For me, it’s still the light-heavyweights, mainly because it’s the only division where the champion looks extremely vulnerable. While it’s difficult to establish contenders who are on the level of BJ Penn, GSP, Anderson Silva, and Minotauro Nogueira — and it’s not easy to ge...

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Quick Hits: IFL Fighters to Affliction, Great MMA Book Reviews, and Dana White’s Net Worth

04 Aug 2008 16:10:35 PDT

Written by bfowlkes
Ever wondered how rich Dana White really is? Well, rich. But Wall Street Fighter tries to nail down a solid figure. It’s actually harder than it sounds, although their photoshop of the UFC Prez is just adorable. (’Who has the nachos? Don’t act like I don’t know nachos when I smell ‘em!’) After r...

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UFC Matchmaking Paradoxes, Like- What If Lesnar Defeated Mir?

31 Jul 2008 14:18:12 PDT

Written by Jon Grilz
It has happened before. Let's say that Lyoto Machida gets a shot at Forrest Griffin for the light heavyweight belt. He just beat Tito Ortiz, but does that mean that Tito would have gotten a title shot if he had actually sunk in that triangle choke? One can almost hear Dana White vomit at the thou...

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Opinion: EliteXC on CBS buzz (or lack thereof) feedback

25 Jul 2008 13:55:32 PDT

I follow MMA pretty closely, and we sell close to as many MMA tickets as anyone but the big ticket houses like Stubhub..and have not had one inquiry on this Elite XC show, and we usually get a lot of action on Northern California shows. We get calls for most Strikeforce shows, definitely lots for...

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UFC Fight Night 14: Another Boring Event, Another Boring Show

24 Jul 2008 21:43:19 PDT

Written by D Wizzle
There is more MMA action this weekend as EliteXC has their second big show on CBS and Showtime on Saturday night. This show should be very exciting and the fights should be way more competitive and intriguing than the fights on UFC Fight Night 14.

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Opinion: "MMA ALL THE WAY!!" UFC 87 PREDICTIONS FOR BROCK LESNAR VS. HEATH HERRING FIGHT

22 Jul 2008 08:41:23 PDT

Written by James Hizona
Hello MMA fans and fighters! I am James "Balistik" Hizona, and this is "MMA ALL THE WAY!!" Today's topic for discussion is the Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring fight at UFC 87: Seek and Destroy. When you have faced the likes of Mirko Cro Cop, Wanderlai Silva, "Minotauro" Nogeira, and Fedor Emel...

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Opinion: Affliction Has Nothing But Potential: Thoughts On Saturday Night’s Programming Throwdown

21 Jul 2008 15:35:32 PDT

Written by Eric Shapiro
Fedor Emelianenko def. Tim Sylvia via submission - Round 1, 0:36 Josh Barnett def. Pedro Rizzo via KO - Round 2, 1:44 Vitor Belfort def. Terry Martin via KO - Round 2, 3:12 Kevin Burns def. Anthony Johnson via TKO - Round 3, 3:35 CB Dollaway def. Jesse Taylor via submission - Round 1, 3:58

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Opinion: Who rules the MMA world? Trigg says there's no argument

20 Jul 2008 13:15:00 PDT

Written by Steve Cofield
Any word that Affliction "Banned" and Ultimate Fight Night 14 going at it head-to-head was bad for the sport was squashed by the Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva performances. Give the UFC announce team, Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan credit, they not go into shill-mode screaming ab...

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Opinion: Fight Night picks

07 Jul 2008 07:40:25 PDT

Written by Mike Cormack
Josh Neer vs. Din Thomas. Din Thomas by submission. He's got great takedowns. Neer's an awesome fighter but I'll look for Din to take him down and submit him. Marcus Aurelio vs. Ryan Roberts I'll pick Aurelio by submission. Very experienced and good ground fighter.

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MMA Chump - Fight Cards, Rankings, Fighter Profiles, MMA TV » Blog Archive » UFC 88: Rich Franklin vs Matt Hamill

06 Jul 2008 15:56:19 PDT

Written by InfiniteX
UFC 88: Rich Franklin vs Matt Hamill Posted by InfiniteX | 07.06.2008 | 2:40 pm Category: Fight cards, UFC Tags: matt hamill, rich franklin, UFC, ufc 88, ufc 88 fight card, ufc 88 fights Both from Ohio, in another life they could be friends even teammates but on September 6th in Atlanta we will see Rich Franklin face Matt Hamill at 205 for the 1st time since Rich beat Shamrock in 2005 by TKO. If you are new to MMA, you probably don’t realize the warrior that is Rich Franklin. Rich Franklin has a master’s degree in education and bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Cincinnati as was a math teach at Oak hills High School in Cincinnati until he chose to become a fighter full time. Now with a Record of 23-3, he will make his return to the Lig...

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Opinion: The Toughest Job in MMA: An Exclusive Interview with referee Kevin Mulhall

19 Jun 2008 11:23:24 PDT

Written by Nichole Lesniak
KM: Wee have Ring of Combat on June 27th and it’s forming to be a real good show, so I’m looking forward to that one. It’s gonna be a very good show, Lou Neglia always puts on good shows. Then we have Dave Mastriovanni I believe is in Battle Cage Xtreme which I think is in July. Then there’s a few more,...

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“Fight Science” on National Geographic — An MMAjunkie.com Review

26 Jan 2008 16:47:01 PST

Written by Neal Taflinger
Dr. Cindy Bir wasn’t a fan of mixed martial arts before she started working on the new installment of “Fight Science.“ “Fight Science: Mixed Martial Arts” sets out to measuring the power and accuracy of MMA fighters’ punches and kicks, exploring the mechanics of grappling, and examining t...

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Kimbo Slice of Life - ESPN: 360 Documentary & More...

12 Dec 2007 10:50:00 PST

Written by Greg Clark
From Miami street brawler to Bangbus bodyguard to EliteXC six-figure contracted fighter, here is the documentary of the life of the one they call Kimbo Slice. Special appearances by Bas Rutten, Joe Rogan and my favorite hall of fame Tool, Tito Ortiz who does nothing more than rag on Kimbo. Here's the video that launched his career and legend in the Internet fight scene. Here's the one loss that happened against Kimbo by way of 6'3" 265Lb Sean "The Cannon" Gannon... Gannon has a 1-1 MMA record and fought in the UFC a couple of years ago. Here's the circus sideshow with Kimbo fighting former Boxing Heavyweight Champion, Merciless Ray Mercer. Here's Kimbo Slice's first MMA fight against 10-10, Bo "The Can" Cantrell in Kimbo's EliteXC debut. gt;

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