MMA LINKS (3-25-11)

Posted on | March 25, 2011 | No Comments

Local MMA: Zuffa-Strikeforce deal good
The Herald Bulletin
By Quintin Harlan The Herald Bulletin ANDERSON, Ind. — Mixed martial arts got its own dose of March Madness earlier this month with the announcement that Zuffa LLC — the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship — had purchased its …
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Thursday’s top picks from the USA TODAY network
USA Today
MMA Fitness (MMA Diehards): Part five of the series on how to become a mixed martial artsfighter without fighting. • M-1 Challenge 24 (MMA Diehards): Preview of this weekend’s strong card that will launch the promotion’s tenure on Showtime. …
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Seconds To Go ventures into Mixed Martial Arts
NorthJersey.com
BY CHRIS WOOLIS It’s been an exciting year so far for Clifton based Seconds To Go Boxing Inc. With numerous boxers under its management, the company is now branching out to the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) world and already has a championship under its …
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MMA Top 10 Light Heavyweights: Any Stopping Jon Jones?
MMAFighting.com
The Jon Jones Era, as you’ve surely heard, has begun: Jones is the new UFC light heavyweight champion, and everyone who follows MMA agrees that he’s going to be the champion for a long, long time. However, the light heavyweight division is so talented …
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MMA: The 25 Most Influential Fighters in MMA History
Bleacher Report
This is an exciting time for mixed martial arts. The sport is still very new; it is growing and changing and congealing as we watch, like lava hardening to form a new island. We’re on the ground floor, witnesses to the Babe Ruths and George Mikans and …
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Twitter’s evil downside: Tito and Jenna fighting again online
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
By Steve Cofield Tito Ortiz, still one of the most high profile fighters in mixed martial arts, is a prolific tweeter, but the last day or so is one of those times you wish he and his former pornstar wife Jenna Jameson would power down. …
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Jeff Wagenheim: Is UFC 128 standout Jon ‘Bones’ Jones unbeatable?
SI.com
We see something like that happen to the likes of Rua, a former Pride Grand Prix winner who over nearly a decade in mixed martial arts has beaten the likes of Alistair Overeem (twice), Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Antonio Rogerio “Little Nog” Nogueira, …
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King of the Castle: Why Anderson Silva Is the Pound for Pound King
Bleacher Report
Unlike mixed martial arts, the NFL, NHL, and MLB are ranked over a period of time where they are awarded a certain amount of points for wins and losses. The points are accumulated at the end of the year after all teams have competed against each other,…
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Bleacher Report

Pro fighter in Leesville caters to a special force of Fort Polk soldiers
Alexandria Town Talk
Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving US- 11:00 pm Chris Champayne (red shorts), who is the owner and head trainer at a mixed martial arts training center in Leesville, spars during a recent practice with PJ Muna. …
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TotalVid.com LLC Signs Distribution Agreement with Century LLC
PR Newswire (press release)
TotalVid.com content includes a fast growing streaming marital arts and mixed martial arts channel featuring instructional videos on self-defense, Jiu Jitsu, Wing Chun, Judo, and a variety of other martial art styles and forms for children and adult …
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Greg Jackson’s camp a land of disbandment – ESPN
Greg Jackson, trainer for Jon Jones, talks about helping Jones stop a thief hours before he won the title and his matchup with Rashad EvansTags: mma-ufc, …
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