Mixed Martial Arts Links (6-7-11)

Posted on | June 7, 2011 | No Comments

Mixed martial arts helps NFL players improve skills and deal with lockout
Los Angeles Times
When he’s not working as the NFL insider for Fox, he’s at a gym in Hollywood, training some of the league’s elite players in mixed martial arts. Among his clients are Matthews, Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen, and Jacksonville tight end Marcedes…
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Los Angeles Times

Mixed Martial Arts – Not just for guys anymore
Canada.com
By Misty Harris, Postmedia News June 6, 2011 When Loretta Hunt began reporting on mixed martial arts in 2001, the women’s bathroom saw all the action of an abstinence convention in Las Vegas. Today, the sport’s veteran female journalist says she’s …
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Some Random Happenings in the World of Mixed Martial Arts
Sports Chat Place
We are less than a week into June and it is already shaping up to be yet another great month for MMA. The TUF 13 Finale is behind us and UFC 131 is right around the corner but there are plenty of tidbits worth talking about in the world of mixed …
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Sports Chat Place

MMA Regulation Passes Another Hurdle In New York Vote
MMAFighting.com
By Mike Chiappetta Mixed martial arts passed another hurdle in its quest to gain sanctioning in New York, as a bill to regulate the sport sailed through a vote in the state assembly’s Tourism, Arts, Parks and Sport Development committee on Monday. …
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Points From the Bottom: Judging Jiu-Jitsu
8countnews.com
But how does this make the world of mixed martial arts look. In the days of Pride, if a fighter subscribed to the lay and pray method of fighting 10% of his earnings would be forfitted. This made for fighters always looking to pass guard and finish …
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MMA Coaching: The Sports’ Most Underrated Coaches
Bleacher Report
The same can be said for Mixed Martial Arts, Greg Jackson will go down as one of the greatest coaches of all-time, and most recently, Firas Zahabi has seen his exposure skyrocket. That being said, the sport features some of the most talented and…
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Bleacher Report

The 15 Must-Watch Fights On The MMA Summer Calendar
Bleacher Report
Thank goodness for MMA, which always delivers the summer sports refreshment. Injuries and other factors have put stars like Georges St. Pierre, Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, Jose Aldo, Cain Velasquez and Jayson “Mayhem” Miller on ice into the fall and…
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Bleacher Report

Jason Miller Ready To “Beat The Bangers & Mash” Out Of Bisping
Heavy.com
I think this TUF coaching spot will be better for me, better for the UFC and better for mixed martial arts in general.” Miller has become a mainstay at Reign Training Facility which is owned by his friend and training partner Mark Munoz. …
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You tell us: Are fight nights too long?
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
He recently noticed how long average MMA events go, and compared them to other major sporting events. Via a press release: Why is a mixed martial arts fight card an epic production that lasts for hours? Look at our counterparts in other sports: Even in …
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Blogs

MMA Bill Passes Tourism, Parks, Arts, and Sports Committee in New …
By Mike Fagan
An MMA bill passes through the Tourism, Parks, Arts, and Sports Development Committee in the New York Assembly.
Bloody Elbow – http://www.bloodyelbow.com/

Web

Mixed martial arts center planned near Northern Lights
Some local businessmen plan to start a mixed martial arts training center in town to house schools from throughout the Capital Region. …
www.dailygazette.com/…/mixed-martial-arts-center-planned-n…