Mixed Martial Arts Links (6-9-11)

Posted on | June 9, 2011 | No Comments

Shane Carwin: MMA heavyweight talks about how to win at UFC 131
Denver Post
In this edition, Greeley’s Shane Carwin, a top MMA heavyweight contender, talks about how he’ll approach Junior Dos Santos at UFC 131, his career-best fights and how he’s not like Tito Ortiz. Keep an eye out for next week’s installment. …
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‘The Fight’ that launched MMA boom
Vancouver Sun
Considered by many as the most important fight in mixed martial arts history, it catapulted the UFC into the hearts and minds of sports’ most coveted demographic: males ages 18 to 34. “That was the fight that launched the MMA boom — before that fight …
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Florian: I’m ‘absolutely’ ready for 145 title shot
USA Today
Cosmo is making the transition to mixed martial arts. What kind of changes in striking does MMA require? The range is a little bit different. Your level of where you stand with your posture is a little bit different than, say, in Muay Thai. …
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USA Today

After speaker’s gloomy evaluation, assemblyman gives New York MMA bill 50-50 shot
MMAjunkie.com
by Steven Marrocco on Jun 08, 2011 at 8:50 pm ET Things don’t look good for MMA in New York this year, admits freshman state assemblyman Dean Murray. With today’s dour prediction on the assembly’s MMA bill by speaker Sheldon Silver, Murray said, …
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MMAjunkie.com

MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring
USA Today
by Sergio Non By Sergio Non, USA TODAY • MMA Beatdown Radio: Don Frye(MMA Diehards) — The greatest mustache in professional sports brings his wit to the conversation. To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. …
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Antonio (Pato) Carvalho’s long MMA journey finally brings him home
The Canadian Press
Mixed martial arts has taken Antonio (Pato) Carvalho to the other side of the world. Now, finally, it is taking him across town. The 32-year-old featherweight from Ajax, Ont., meets UFC veteran Doug Evans on Friday on the Score Fighting Series card in …
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It’s back to basics for Demian Maia, who expects grappling-heavy UFC 131 fight
MMAjunkie.com
by John Morgan on Jun 08, 2011 at 7:00 pm ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia – In the early days of mixed martial arts, it was easy to lump fighters into categories such as “wrestler,” “striker” or “submission fighter.” As the sport has evolved, …
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MMAjunkie.com

Overeem wants unification title fight
Toronto Sun
1 heavyweight in mixed martial arts is set to do battle in just over a week’s time in Dallas. And while Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem (34-11-1) says his thoughts are firmly fixed on his June 18 main event with Fabricio Werdum (14-4-1), …
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UFC reportedly seeks control of G4 network
USA Today
G4’s target demographic of young adult males meshes with the core audience of mixed martial arts, but the network has struggled to build an audience. DirecTV dropped G4 last November, citing low ratings. Officials for UFC have asked about buying a 60% …
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Blogs

New York MMA Bill Appears to Be Dead in the Water – Bloody Elbow
By Mike Fagan
Efforts to regulate mixed martial arts in the state of New York appear to have hit a roadblock in the form of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
Bloody Elbow

Web

Mixed martial arts helps NFL players improve skills and deal with …
Clay Matthews is locked out of the sport he loves, but the Green Bay Packers linebacker still gets to do something that’s only a fantasy for most NFL …
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American Mixed Martial Arts Fight League II Results (Official)
MixedMartialArts.com is the only certified database of MMA fight records granted by the … “This is the official website of the Mixed Martial Arts llc. …
www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=stats…eid…