MMA Links (3-28-11)

Posted on | March 28, 2011 | No Comments

MMA Top 10 Bantamweights: Cruz, Faber on a Collision Course
MMAFighting.com
Before the UFC absorbed World Extreme Cagefighting, the smaller guys were largely overlooked by casual MMA fans. But now that the UFC has added the WEC’s bantamweights — and also snapped up some 135-pounders from other promotions — the bantamweight …
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Written by Don “The Don of MMA” Livingston
Sports Chat Place
Time sure flies when there are tons of MMA fights and we’ve already reached the quarter pole for 2011. After just three months of action we’ve already experienced some top rate submissions that will certainly be in the running when the year-end awards …
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MMA: Why the Dominance of Dana White and the UFC Is Good for the Sport
Bleacher Report
Pride, WEC and now Strikeforce have been bought out by the organisation that is seeking total control of the MMA landscape. And I, for one, see this as a good thing for the sport. In the vast majority of professional sports, there is one dominant …
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Ex-NCAA wrestling champ not quite ready
Springfield News Sun
By Dann Stupp, Mixed Martial Arts Insider 9:45 PM Sunday, March 27, 2011 When phenom Jon Jones (13-1) won the UFC light-heavyweight title on March 19, fans already had anointed former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion Phil Davis (9-0) as the …
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MMA explained: “The Armbar”
Toronto Star
To accomplished this goal MMA incorporates a variety of jiu-jitsu arm locks, including the one we examine today. March 27, 2011. Video by Bernard Weil. One way to force an opponent to quit is to wrench delicate joints into painful positions. …
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Wentz turns passion to mixed martial arts
Standard Speaker
By SAM MATTA (Staff Writer) Mixed Martial Arts has been sweeping the country for several years now, and when Dustin Wentz saw his first fight, he immediately said he was up for such a challenge. The Tamaqua native, who played high school football and …
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The Fight Outside the Cage: Mixed Martial Arts Regulation
Bleacher Report
On Thursday, West Virgina became the latest state to move ahead with MMAregulation in their state, leaving New York, Connecticut and Vermont, states with regulating bodies, as the remaining three that still have yet to do the same. …
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Johnson says winning more important than keeping promise at UFC Fight Night 24
MMAjunkie.com
by John Morgan on Mar 27, 2011 at 5:55 am ET SEATTLE – From the moment Anthony Johnson (9-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Dan Hardy (23-9 MMA, 4-3 UFC) was first announced for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 24 event, fans salivated at the thought of two lethal …
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TKO Major League MMA on Sony Max in April
Media Update
TKO Major League MMA airs on Sony Max (DStv channel 126) on Thursdays at 22:00. Boxing bad boy, Mike Tyson, may be a controversial figure, but few can dispute the power of that left hook. In this series, you’ll witness some of the most spectacular …
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Ryan McGillivray is all bite, no bark
Toronto Sun
Fortunately for mixed martial arts fans, McGillivray relishes a physical challenge. And for the five-foot-11 welterweight (156-170 pounds) with an 11-4-1 record, there’s no purer physical challenge than mano-a-mano — or hand-to-hand — combat. …
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