Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-10-11)

Posted on | May 10, 2011 | No Comments

Fistic Medicine: Insuring Fighters
Sherdog.com
Per White, no such stipulations are attached to the UFC plan and for good reason; there are few activities the average man or woman is going to undertake more dangerous than mixed martial arts. Skydiving is allowed. Health insurance companies love …
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Monday’s picks from the USA TODAY network
USA Today
A mixed martial arts pioneer’s swansong. A jiu-jitsu expert with a Good-Samaritan streak. A New York documentary. A Bellator Fighting Championships middleweight. An ax murderer. • Former UFC champion Kevin Randleman may be done (Pro MMA Now) — His …
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Nick Diaz: Forget Boxing, Get GSP
Huffington Post (blog)
Well, apparently top mixed martial arts contender Nick Diaz wouldn’t mind giving it a try at some point in the near future, despite very little evidence suggesting it’s a wise career choice. Moreover, you’d have thought boxer James Toney’s ill-fated …
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Pro Boxing vs. MMA: The War That Never Ends… But Honestly Needs To
Fighters.com
As strange as it sounds, I realized I would rather watch a small event from a small MMA promotion on a (let’s be honest) obscure network rather than watching one of the biggest boxing events of the year live on Pay-Per-View. And as always, the “boxing …
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PXC Mixed Martial Arts Lands in Manila
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The Philippines has long been known as a Mecca of professional fighting, and next month, the country’s millions of MMA fans will be in for a treat, courtesy of Pacific X-Treme Combat (PXC). On June 11, the highly-respect Guam-based fight promotion that …
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MMA Live 1 London: Jon Jones and 8 Reasons to Watch MMA Live 1 Parisyan vs Ford
Bleacher Report
Next to UFC 129 in Toronto, the largest MMA event in Ontario is coming up on Thursday May 19th. Jones Entertainment Group is proud to present MMA Live 1: London, which will headline mixed martial arts veteran and colourful Karo “The Heat” Parisyan vs …
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Bleacher Report

McCall outworks Ortiz; Hieron holds on
ESPN
By Josh Gross As if mixed martial arts events in UFC 129’s immediate wake weren’t going to automatically feel less important. Add Manny Pacquiao’s considerable shadow and you have the recipe for good MMA flying under the radar. …
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ESPN

Nelson advocates for three-minute rounds
ESPN (blog)
Seems like just about everyone involved in mixed martial arts these days has an opinion on judges’ decisions and whether or not a new system is needed to eliminate controversy. UFC heavyweight contender Roy Nelson is no exception. …
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ESPN (blog)

MMA: Hollister’s Aviles closes out War 2 with knockout win
Hollister Free Lance
He closed the show,” said Danny Kelly, who, along with Central Coast Throwdown, co-promoted Friday’s 12-bout mixed martial arts event at the Veterans Memorial Building in Hollister, and who also trains Aviles at Main Street Kickboxing. …
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Hollister Free Lance

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MMA vs the Unions | Fightlinker – UFC, Strikeforce, and Mixed …
Three years ago Robert Joyner reported that one of the major reasons MMA wasn’t getting sanctioned in New York was because of a battle between the …
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