Mixed Martial Arts Links

Posted on | May 18, 2011 | No Comments

MMA workouts have Hawks pitcher in best shape of his life
NewsOK.com
Redhawks pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith worked out with several MMA fighters in the offseason. By Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman Rowland-Smith credits an unusual offseason workout for getting him back on track after a tough 2010 season with Seattle. …
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Scotland gets to grips with rise of MMA
stv.tv (blog)
By David Bateman Barbaric, brutal and akin to “human cockfighting” was how American senator and boxing fanatic John McCain once described Mixed Martial Arts. In the late 1990s, when McCain embarked on his campaign to end “ultimate fighting”, …
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MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring
USA Today
Miguel Torres will carry Spike TV’s next live broadcast of mixed martial arts. Spike plans to air the Boetsch-Grove and Johnson-Torres preliminary bouts from UFC 130 on May 28 in Las Vegas, the network announced Tuesday. Spike has been broadcasting …
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UFC Veteran Ivan Salaverry Coming out of Retirement to Fight at BAMMA 6
Bleacher Report
The next British Association of Mixed Martial Arts event, BAMMA 6, took a big hit last month when MMA legend Phil Baroni was forced out of his scheduled fight against English fighter, Matt Ewin. But things turned around when it it was announced that …
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UFC 131: Antonio Nogueira Says Shane Carwin “Will Be Easier” for Dos Santos
Bleacher Report
It appears that not everyone associated in mixed martial arts was aware of Shane Carwin stepping in to replace Brock Lesnar at UFC 131, including UFC heavyweight, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Nogueira, who is a mentor and training partner to Junior dos …
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MMA events in Watertown going to public vote
KCAU
AP – May 17, 2011 7:55 AM ET WATERTOWN, SD (AP) – Residents of Watertown will decide whether events involving mixed martial arts should be allowed in the northeast South Dakota city. The City Council earlier this month voted 5-3 to allow MMA events, …
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New training facility fuses martial arts with personal development
Allentown Examiner
Rather than just offer one practical martial art to the community, Silva’s studio blends martial arts from around the world into personal development programs. Fusion teaches mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, karate, cardio kickboxing …
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Maximo Blanco, welcome to Strikeforce
Fighters.com
Maximo, born in Falcon, Venezuela, first began his foray into mixed martial arts after a successful high school background in freestyle wrestling, which eventually carried him to a bronze medal in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. …
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Bellator Ratings: Bellator 44 Posts Highest Ratings Of Season
SB Nation (blog)
To wit: MTV2’s live telecast of Bellator 44 on Saturday, May 14 (9:00-11:20pm) drew 325000 viewers, making it the largest audience of the season for the mixed martial arts league. The telecast also delivered the network’s highest Men 18-49 rating in …
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