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MMA LINKS (3-17-11)

Posted on | March 17, 2011 | No Comments

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Wednesday’s top picks from USA TODAY’s network
USA Today
MMA in NY(MMA Convert): The official scorecard of the mixed martial arts legislation process in the Empire State. • Roundtable(MMA Torch): Reaction to the purchase nobody can stop talking about and what the future holds for the organizations.
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Babin looks at MMA, CFL during break from Titans
The Tennessean
Defensive end Jason Babin will go bear hunting and train for mixed martial arts during the NFL lockout. / JAE S. LEE / TENNESSEAN FILE The NFL lockout has given players a chance to put their feet up and take it easy if they want. 
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UFC 128: Something Old, Something New, and, Maybe, Something Else
Huffington Post (blog)
In a sport as impatient as mixed martial arts, it doesn’t take long for fresh-faced originators to become blurred images on a VHS tape. In the blink of an eye and flick of a punch, younger men update, improve and re-patent the very thing that once 
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As UFC continues New York legislation push, White again harps on safety record
MMAjunkie.com
by Steven Marrocco on Mar 16, 2011 at 9:45 pm ET NEW YORK CITY – As professional hockey attempts to address the serious health and safety issue of concussions in the rink, the UFC is highlighting the comparative safety of mixed martial arts
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MMAjunkie.com
NY Fans Rally At Radio City To Legalize Mixed Martial Arts
CBS New York
Senate Republicans in Albany are hoping to legalize mixed martial arts (MMA) in the state for what they believe could be millions of dollars in annual tax revenue. The proposal is likely to meet with heavy opposition from the Democratic-controlled 
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MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring
USA Today
“Those sound like fighting words,” Evans said Monday during an podcast of Pro MMARadio. “It’s kind of messed up, to be honest. … Sometimes when you talk and you say certain things, you open your mouth and you show what you’re afraid of, 
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USA Today
Being Made Into a Fighter with MMA 21
In Utah This Week
On Wednesday, February 16, I met with MMA 21 co-owners Griffen Reynaud and Kirill Kocheshkov to learn more about the full contact training facility that they opened a few months ago. I spent nearly two hours at MMA 21 and by the time I was done, 
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Bobby Lashley to Fight a Middleweight With an 8-7 Record
MMAFighting.com
Bobby Lashley, the former WWE wrestler who dabbles in mixed martial arts, will step into the cage again next week for the first time since suffering the first loss of his MMA career in a Strikeforce fight last year. And in case there’s any doubt that 
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“TUF 7” vet Jeremiah Riggs set for WWE’s “Tough Enough” series
MMAjunkie.com
The 28 year old currently carries a five-fight win streak and is being billed by “Tough Enough” brass as “trying to become the first legitimate MMA fighter to crossover into WWE.” “Tough Enough” debuted in 2001 on MTV. After three seasons, the show was 
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Bill to Legalize MMA in New York Passes Senate Committee Vote
Bleacher Report
According to the summary of the bill, its purpose is as follows: “Establishes protocols for combative sports; authorizes mixed martial arts events in this state; establishes procedures for applications for licenses; establishes penalties for violations 
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Blogs
How’s Taste My Tweet Tweet? Mixed Martial Arts on Twitter for the 
By Anton Tabuena
Bloody Elbow’s Anton Tabuena compiles the week’s most interesting statuses from the MMA and UFC twitter world. This week features fighter reactions from UFC’s purchase of Strikeforce, Miesha Tate, Tito Ortiz, Jon Jones, and many more.
Bloody Elbow – http://www.bloodyelbow.com/

 

Web
Ultimate fighters fight to legalize mixed martial arts in NYS 
Ultimate fighters fight to legalize mixed martial arts in NYS | YNN, Your News Now.
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Mixed Martial Arts World Hit by Disastrous Earthquake in Japan 
A tragic earthquake measuring 8.9 in magnitude hit off the coast of Japan Friday afternoon (overnight in the United States), the ramifications of which 
sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=mmaweekly…

 

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