MMA Links (4-1-11)

Posted on | April 1, 2011 | No Comments

Boxing takes a hit from MMA’s growing popularity
Toronto Star
Mixed martial arts hasn’t killed boxing, but the fast-growing sport has sidelined the sweet science at Casino Rama. On Saturday night, the casino will host the Reckoning, the first ever legal MMAshow in Ontario, and the first of three mixed martial …
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Strikeforce conference call: Diaz, Daley, Melendez, Kawajiri
USA Today
Technically better at mixed martial arts. Dhillon: As a fighter, are you excited about the matches that could come, interpromotional matches? Diaz: As a fighter, I try not to use that word, for myself, in fighting. But yeah, I see a lot of good stuff …
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USA Today

Brother Says MMA Trainer ‘Not A Monster’
KELOLAND TV
Stulken was a trainer for a mixed martial arts group in Watertown, but his brother told KELOLAND News that Stulken’s background had nothing to do with this incident. Jeremy told KELOLAND News in a phone conversation that this was ‘a tragic accident.…
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KELOLAND TV

Rebney, Alvarez, Curran look ahead to Bellator 39
USA Today
But from a reality perspective, we are a different dynamic, a different format, a different way of watching mixed martial arts, which I think is infinitely fair, and I think it’s what is duplicated in every other major sport. People forget, I think the …
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Wilcox won’t give up on MMA dreams
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
US MMA correspondent Dave Meltzer says that Justin Wilcox is refusing to give up on his dreams. As Justin Wilcox gets set for a main event Saturday on cable TV, he vividly recalls a moment that epitomized his plight as a struggling fighter. …
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Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Thiago Silva says he tried to cheat MMA drug test
TSN
The confession comes just days after the Nevada State Athletic Commission alleged the 28-year-oldmixed martial arts fighter from Sao Paolo submitted a specimen that was “inconsistent with human urine” before his Jan. 1 win over Brandon (The Truth) …
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Ben Saunders Looks to Bring Brutality in His Bellator Debut
Bloody Elbow
I hope that this deal does nothing but boost mixed martial arts and make it more mainstream.” With the interview coming to a close the focus returned to his official Bellator debut this Saturday night against Matt Lee. While he has big dreams on the …
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Ricardo Almeida steps away from MMA
Tucson Citizen
Almeida’s decision caps an MMA career spanning 18 fights over more than 10 years. During these almost four years it has been a personal struggle to find balance between my fighting career, caring for my son who was diagnosed with autism soon after I …
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Meet “The Ultimate Fighter 13” cast: Nordin Asrih, Germany’s first “TUF” entrant
MMAjunkie.com
Not so for “The Ultimate Fighter 13” cast member Nordin Asrih (15-6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Selected as the first German fighter to ever take part in the Spike TV-broadcast reality competition series, Asrih welcomes the idea of carrying the hopes of his …
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MMAjunkie.com

Organizer of ultimate fight event angry over cancellation
Minnesota Public Radio
He says the amateur event was sanctioned by the Minnesota Combative Sports Commission, which regulates boxing and mixed–martial arts events. The sport is also known as MMA or ultimate fighting. Petrulo says he didn’t realize that Forest Lake passed a …
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Ricardo Almeida Retires From Mixed Martial Arts – SBNation.com
By Luke Thomas
Former UFC and PRIDE middleweight contender Ricardo Almeida has retired from MMA .
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