Mixed Martial Arts Links (3-21-11)

Posted on | March 21, 2011 | No Comments

MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring
USA Today
by Sergio Non By Sergio Non, USA TODAY NEWARK — The leader of the Ultimate Fighting Championship walks a fine line as he promotes his new light-heavyweight champion. Jon Jones’ title-winning performance on Saturday at UFC 128 confirmed his status as …
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MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring

USA Today

Wineland, however, stuffed all three of Faber’s takedown attempts and maneuvered a mini-slam of his fellow ex-WEC champion. Faber came out aggressively in the second round and took Wineland to the mat. MMA Fighting Stances.
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Lessons in Mixed Martial Arts: The Guillotine
Toronto Star
Because mixed martial arts borrows so much from jiu-jitsu — a grappling art developed in Japan and further refined in Brazil – much of the sport deals with finding ways to make your opponent quit. Today we examine one of the most common. …
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Yoel Romero Palacio quickly becoming top light-heavyweight prospect in MMA
Examiner.com
Yoel Romero Palacio is quickly becoming one of the top light-heavyweight prospects in the sport ofMixed Martial Arts. Palacio, who last fought on March 5th, improved his record to 3-0 by making quick work of his opponent Nikita Petrovs. …
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Mixed Martial Arts is Coming to Pattaya
Pattaya Daily News
A small piece of mixed martial arts history will be made this Saturday when ‘MMAthe Beginning’, Thailand’s first ever dedicated mixed martial arts show, takes place in Pattaya. There will be no fewer than 12 fighters in action with the highlight being …
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Pattaya Daily News

MMA: The 10 Craziest Fighters in Mixed Martial Arts
Bleacher Report
In that sense, every mixed martial artist is just a tad deranged. But the following list is dedicated to the best of the best. The guys who have worked at hard at becoming the craziest guy in all of MMA. Check through to find wacky quotes, …
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Bleacher Report

Mixed martial arts facility to open on Vestal Parkway
Press & Sun-Bulletin
The B-Sens need a win here to keep their lead over the Worcester Sharks at three VESTAL — Amixed martial arts training and fitness facility opened on the Vestal Parkway this week to provide “alternative” workouts to people ages 4 and up, …
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UFC among sports grappling with concussion issue
Toronto Star
That doesn’t mean concussions aren’ta critical issue in mixed martial arts. While the National Athletic Trainers’ Association found hockey players suffer 6.5 concussions per 1000 player-games, a separate study by Johns Hopkins University found a much …
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Mixed Martial Arts: Philippou goes for it
Newsday (subscription)
Photo credit: AP | Nick Catone, top, in action Costantinos Philippou during their mixed martial arts match at UFC 128. (March 19, 2011) Mixed martial artists accepts fights on short notice all the time. It’s part of the nature of a sport that …
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