Mixed Martial Arts Links (4-8-11)

Posted on | April 8, 2011 | No Comments

Tough Choice
FOXSports.com
It’s no small irony that the first Strikeforce under new owner Zuffa is headlined by a fight between two infamous bad boys of mixed martial arts who both ran into problems with the UFC’s management due to post-fight misbehavior. For more MMA/boxing …
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Lucas’ daughter to cage fight again
FOXSports.com
Amanda Lucas, who has cameos in all three “Star Wars” prequels, told the mixed martial arts fighting website she would make her return to the cage on Saturday at Freestyle Cage Fighting 46 in Shawnee, Okla. “Although I didn’t fight in 2010 I was …
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First Trailer for Tom Hardy’s ‘Warrior’ Unleashed
AceShowbiz
The first trailer for the action drama movie features Tom confronting Joel Edgerton in a mixed martial arts tournament. First trailer for “Warrior” has been released online. The preview, obtained via Apple, sees Tom Hardy fighting in a ring against …
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THQ unveils ‘UFC’ fitness game
USA Today
UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System will feature exercises and fitness programs designed by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, along with help from a group of mixed martial arts experts. The game includes over 70 exercises …
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Another MMA showcase in Ontario, this time in Windsor
TSN
Both mixed martial arts fighters will be putting their titles on the line for the first time Friday night at “MFC 29: Conquer” at Caesars Windsor in the Maximum Fighting Championship’s first showcase in Ontario. The card, which is being promoted by SL …
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MMA champ’s film debut to benefit Whittier gym
Whittier Daily News
The first Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Jens Pulver and actor Dylan Bruno will meet with young fighters to debut a documentary film Saturday at an event benefitting a Whittier nonprofit mixed martial arts gym. …
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All The King’s Men 4.08.11: Week 18 – Is Anderson Silva The Greatest?
411mania.com
The man is the greatest striker in the history of Mixed Martial Arts. He takes fantastic strikers and makes them look ordinary. He knocks out hard headed brawlers. He finishes people in some of the most creative ways imaginable. …
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Belt or no, Maidana brings the heat
Yahoo! Sports
The WBA is a joke, but Maidana is not. Title belt or not, he’s got the style to turn a boxing match into a slugfest at a moment’s notice. No one I know of can complain about that. Kevin Iole covers boxing and mixed martial arts for Yahoo! Sports. …
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MMA Legend Matt Lindland Joins Takedown Entertainment as Special Advisor
Marketwire (press release)
Takedown Entertainment, a Nevada corporation with offices in Beverly Hills, California, is an integrated media and sports entertainment company that acquires and distributes mixed martial arts content, programming and products to North American and …
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MMA gets boost from local promoter | NKY.com | cincinnati.com
Northern Kentucky’s Billy Donovan is vice president of operations for Absolute Action MMA, one of the fastest-growing mixed martial arts promotions in the …
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