Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-17-11)

Posted on | May 17, 2011 | No Comments

MMA has boxing on the mat
Montreal Gazette
By JACK TODD, Special to The Gazette May 16, 2011 George St-Pierre (right) battles Jake Shields in the welterweight title bout during a recent mixed martial arts bout in Toronto. MONTREAL – Here we are, five days away from what may be the biggest …
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Quintin Harlan: New York, MMA at it again
The Herald Bulletin
Such is the case with the sport of mixed martial arts seeking regulation in the state of New York. In the United States of America, currently, just five states do not sanction MMA competitions. Alaska and Wyoming do not have any kind of sanctioning …
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2011 NCAA Champion Bubba Jenkins Commits to MMA, Signs with Gorilla Management
Bloody Elbow
by Leland Roling on May 16, 2011 2:00 PM EDT in MMA News According to Gorilla Management, the same company that represents 2011 World MMA Scouting Report prospects Ricardo Tirloni and Tony Johnson Jr., 2011 NCAA Division I champion Bubba Jenkins has …
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Rampage Jackson retiring in two years: ‘I always said I’ll retire when I’m 35’
MMAmania.com
by Jesse Holland on May 16, 2011 11:39 AM EDT in UFC News Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson has two things on his mind: fighting Matt Hamill in the main event of UFC 130 on May 28 and retiring from mixed martial arts when he’s …
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Randy Couture, Cablevision Set to Unveil 24/7 Fight Now! MMA Channel
Bloody Elbow
by Leland Roling on May 16, 2011 4:00 PM EDT in MMA News According to the The Sports Business Journal, Cablevision is going to launch a 24 hour mixed martial arts television network in the New York area. MMAPayout has the story: Cablevision’s sports …
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Chandler advances by mauling ‘Pitbull’
ESPN
Bellator Fighting Championships needs several things to be a long-term, viable mixed martial arts promotion. Among those things is that the public must regard its fighters as legitimate, talented and dangerous enough to test the company’s champions. …
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ESPN

Fedor Emelianenko a Slight Favorite in Superfight Versus Dan Henderson
Bleacher Report
With final negotiations still on the table, a catch-weight of 220 pounds for the two mixed martial arts veterans seems to be in place. Bringing his prolific 31-3 overall MMA record to the cage, Emelianenko will be looking to bounce back from his only …
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American Top Team Offers Wrestlers Chance At MMA Career
Heavy.com Comedy (satire)
One of MMA’s best gyms is taking a proactive approach to finding the next Ben Askren or Cain Velasquez. The Coconut Creek, Florida-based gym has announced they are ready to give high-level wrestlers the chance to live for free and train for a year with …
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Heavy.com Comedy (satire)

In The Ring With UFC Champ Frankie Edgar
myfoxny.com
COM – Mixed martial arts fighter and UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar ‘took on’ FOX 5 Sports Director Duke Castiglione in the ring. It wasn’t exactly a ‘fight’ in the true UFC sense of the word. It was more like an interview. …
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Phil Davis Fully Anticipates Beating Rashad Evans at UFC 133; Could Jon Jones …
MMAWeekly
Fortunately for him, and his fans of course, Davis discovered mixed martial arts, according to him, like most people do: he knew a guy who knew a guy who thought he should try it. The rest is history, but it all leads up to a showdown with Rashad Evans …
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Blogs

Cablevision offers MMA channel : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA
By Jason Cruz
Fight Now!, America’s first 24 hour television channel dedicated to giving viewers a front row seat, seven days a week to experience the very best in boxing, wrestling/grappling, mixed martial artsand other combatant styles; …
MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA – http://mmapayout.com/

Web

AMMS Mixed Martial Arts MMA – 11677 National Boulevard Los Angeles …
Reviews and ratings of AMMS Mixed Martial Arts MMA at 11677 National Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90064. Get phone numbers, maps, directions and addresses for …
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