Mixed Martial Arts Links (4-30-11)

Posted on | April 30, 2011 | No Comments

Lorenzo Fertitta: Randy Couture is a mixed martial arts pioneer, good friend
Las Vegas Sun
To me, the term “legend” applies to a good friend, mixed martial arts pioneer Randy Couture. Randy has competed for the UFC since 1997 and has had one of the most storied careers in history. One of only two men to ever win UFC titles in two weight …
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Las Vegas Sun

‘Super Seven’ a vision of MMA present and future
Yahoo! Sports
What it was mostly, however, was a show of the UFC’s power within the mixed martial artsindustry. These were the seven best fighters in the world, all on the same stage, all working for the same promotion. The industry is no longer fractured like it …
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UFC 129: St. Pierre ‘nervous’ about Shields
USA Today
1 welterweight in mixed martial arts takes nothing for granted. By Ryan Remiorz, AP Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre celebrates a Dec. 12 victory over Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 in Montreal. By Ryan Remiorz, AP Welterweight champion Georges St. …
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USA Today

Canadians eager for scrap on home soil
Globe and Mail
Canadian mixed martial arts stars Georges St-Pierre and Mark Hominick have garnered most of the media attention in the buildup to UFC 129 on Saturday, but the Toronto event marks a historic night for a number of Canuck fighters who have toiled for…
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Globe and Mail

St. Pierre turns hockey-mad Canada into MMA mecca
Reuters Canada
While such a statement borders on treason in hockey-mad Canada, White’s boast cannot not be simply dismissed with St. Pierre set to headline the biggest mixed martial arts event ever held in North America Saturday at a 55000 seat Rogers Center that …
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MMA Analysis: Nate Diaz vs. Rory Macdonald
Opposing Views
The Nate Diaz and Rory Macdonald welterweight bout can be seen on the latter side of the free, televised prelims leading into UFC 129; an appetizer that is sure to spike (pun intended) the pallet of casual and hardcore MMA fans alike. …
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Opposing Views

Dundalk MMA Fighter Scheduled for 1st Mariner Arena Bout Saturday
Patch.com
James “Binky” Jones, a Dundalk-native, and Dave Daniecki, of Monkton, are among some former Maryland prep wrestling stars that made the transition to MMA. By Greg Stotler | Email the author | 12:44pm Dundalk-native James “Binky” Jones will fight as …
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The ultimate career change
CanadianBusiness.com (blog)
Sean Pierson, 35, is a Welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the world’s premieremixed martial arts (MMA) organization. MMA is a loose term for a fighting style that includes striking, wrestling (think Olympic as opposed to the Hulk …
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Promoters, fans excited about MMA’s debut in Maine
Bangor Daily News
By Andrew Neff, BDN Staff The sponsorships and advertising spots have all been bought up, the fight card is full, and the seats are nearly sold out for Maine’s first mixed–martial arts pro fighting event. The Maine Event at Portland’s Stevens Avenue …
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Web

Houston’s “The Mount” MMA Show Now Carried by Sporting News Radio …
April 27, 2011 – Notable announcement out of Houston today as it was announced that The Mount, a local MMA radio show headlined by 1560AM’s Raheel …
www.txmma.com/…/houstons-the-mount-mma-show-now-carr…