Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-31-11)

Posted on | May 31, 2011 | No Comments

Brashear gets new opponent as second fighter drops out
TSN
MONTREAL — Former NHL enforcer Donald Brashear hasn’t even started his mixed martial arts career and he is already on his third opponent. A Ringside MMAspokesperson said Monday night that Steve Begin is injured and Brashear will now face Mathieu …
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UFC 130 winner Rick Story thinks Jon Fitch is best opponent for next fight
MMAjunkie.com
by Steven Marrocco on May 30, 2011 at 1:00 pm ET He’s done well so far to request the fights that make the most career sense to him, and Rick Story (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) already has a guy in mind for his next appearance. Story, who earned his biggest win …
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MMAjunkie.com

Jorge and Zoila Gurgel enjoying married life, eyeing MMA greatness
MMAjunkie.com
by Joshua Carey on May 30, 2011 at 10:00 am ET In mixed martial arts, it’s almost a job requirement for fighters to spend countless hours away from their families, and in some cases depart their homes in order to seek the proper instruction needed to …
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MMAjunkie.com

Miguel Torres believes he did enough to defeat Demetrious Johnson at UFC 130
MMATorch
One of the best examples of excellence in ground fighting in mixed martial arts came during the Spike TV Prelims Live broadcast for UFC 130 on Saturday night, as Miguel Torres and Demetrious Johnson fought to a decision in a fight that arguably should …
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Bridgette Batch: Not just another prety face
Examiner.com
Batch began with martial arts by taking up tae know do and studied it for eight months, but she did not want to stay with that discipline for long. She then moved on to mixed martial arts and found that she had a passion for it. …
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UFC 130 post-fight press conference photo gallery
Examiner.com
Las Vegas– This past Saturday night, UFC 130 was held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, marking yet another successful Memorial Day weekend card for the world’s premiere mixed martial arts organization. The nights main-event saw former Pride …
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Abbotsford’s Gary Mangat wins pro MMA debut
Abbotsford Times
By Cam Tucker, Abbotsford Times May 30, 2011 It took all of four minutes and seven seconds for Gary Mangat to announce his arrival as a professional mixed martial arts fighter. Mangat, who trains at the Mamba Martial Arts Academy in Abbotsford, …
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The School of Hard Knocks
Manila Bulletin
What was once a gory battle to the death has evolved into the scientific sport of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), a sport which requires an equal amount of physical and mental toughness. Carrying on the tradition of gladiators of olden times, celebrity Jace …
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UFC 130 Results: Rampage Jackson, Female Reporters, and Media Over Reaction
Head Kick Legend
Let’s not act like what I said was “don’t pay attention to attractive women.” Managing Editor – BloodyElbow.com – SBNation’s mixed martial arts headquarters. by Brent Brookhouse on May 30, 2011 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs.
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UFC 130’s Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and the MMA Community’s …
By Brent Brookhouse
In the wake of UFC 130, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson “motorboated” a female reporter, continuing his disrespectful actions toward females. Is this a one-off issue or part of a larger problem within theMMA community?
Bloody Elbow – http://www.bloodyelbow.com/