Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-9-11)

Posted on | May 9, 2011 | No Comments

Ottawa athletes fight to make name in MMA
CANOE
At WRECK MMA’s Unstoppable Friday night, Turner TKO’ed Rich Chau in the first round, much to the delight of the 1500 or so fans gathered at the Hilton next to Casino Lac-Leamy. It was his third fight on a pro path he wants to follow. …
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Former Packer enters MMA cage
Fox11online.com
“I’m young, I still want to be competitive, I went to watch one of my friends fight [mixed martial arts] and ever since then in ’07 I started fighting.” Goodman decided to try his hand – and his fists – atmixed martial arts. …
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Pro Wrestling vs. MMA: Has the UFC Ruined WWE’s PPV Business?
Bleacher Report
I don’t watch or follow mixed martial arts but from what I have heard is that St-Pierre is one of the world’s most popular mixed martial artists. The Montreal, Quebec native has made countless appearances on talk shows as well as a recent This is …
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Bleacher Report

McKenna, Rhynes score wins in MMA bouts
Charlottetown Guardian
Charlottetown’s mixed martial artist Darcy McKenna, left, celebrates after scoring a TKO defeat over Matthew Amos, right, of Springhill, NS, in front of a packed house at Casino New Brunswick in Moncton on Saturday. Appearing on the Elite 1 MMA. …
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Charlottetown Guardian

‘Rampage’ Jackson will retire from MMA as soon as he gets paid more to make movies
MMAmania.com
by Geno Mrosko on May 8, 2011 10:27 PM EDT in UFC News UFC light heavyweight contender Quinton Jackson is ready and waiting for the first opportunity to bail on mixed martial arts, namely, a big enough payday in films. “Honestly, I’ve been known for …
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Movie Review: New York Mixed Martial Arts
Bloody Elbow
Living in Manhattan, it seems like the fight to legalize MMA has reached a fever pitch. Director Kahleem Poole-Tejada has created a documentary film on just that subject. New York Mixed Martial Arts has been accepted as an Official Selection in the …
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An inspirational interview with Tuff-N-Uff’s Rudy Morales
Examiner.com
Morales has been training in martial arts since he was eight years old. He started at Sport Karate Guatemala and his success at that organization developed into training in mixed martial arts, which he has been doing for three years. …
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Ex-Ohio State matman, Virginia Tech coach Lance Palmer preps for May MMA debut
Examiner.com
By Mark Palmer Lance Palmer — four-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Ohio State, and now an assistant coach at Virginia Tech — will be making his debut in MMA (mixed martial arts) this month. With so many top-level wrestlers making their way into …
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Bellator MMA Fighter Bryan Baker Proposes in Ring After Fight (Video)
Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio May 8, 2011 – Posted in MMA Over the years, we have seen some crazy things happen in the mixed martial arts ring. There have been insane knockout kicks like this one from Anderson Silva and, more recently, this one from Lyoto …
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Cincinnati’s Straus makes Bellator tourney finale
Dayton Daily News
For now, you can catch Edwards on Wednesdays at 9 pm on Spike TV. Dann Stupp is editor-in-chief of MMAjunkie.com, voted best media outlet in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 World MMA Awards. For the latest mixed–martial–arts news, go to www.MMAjunkie.com. …
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Blogs

Did the Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley fight result reaffirm MMA’s …
By Geno Mrosko
Is it fair to continually compare boxing to MMA? Sure … but it’s also a bit nearsighted and while they share the common bond of both falling under the umbrella of a combat sport, there are intricacies in both that are often …
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Web

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
To finish or not to finish, that is the question. Georges St. Pierre added another world-class competitor to his growing list of vanquished foes…
www.sherdog.com/…/Sherdog-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Ra…

Mixed Martial Arts
Centrex Sports Club Fitness Gym of Red Bank, near Middletown, NJ, is New Jersey’s Premier Fitness Center. Classes: Hot Yoga, Mix Martial Arts, PowerPump, …
centrexclub.com/health-and-fitness…/mixed-martial-arts