Mixed Martial Arts Links (6-20-11)

Posted on | June 20, 2011 | No Comments

Strikeforce Results: Josh Barnett and the 15 Best Showmen in MMA Today
Bleacher Report
Mixed martial arts has always been a sport full of interesting and entertaining showmen. Last night in Strikeforce’s Overeem vs. Werdum fight card, we got a chance to see one of those personalities shine when one of the sport’s all-time legends, …
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Strikeforce main event struck out
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Strikeforce held the quarterfinals of the World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament in front of an exciting mixed martial arts crowd at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem (35-11) fought Fabricio Werdum …
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Three key mixed martial arts fights coming this weekend
Springfield News Sun
By Dan Stupp, Contributing Writer 9:29 PM Sunday, June 19, 2011 Friday kicks off a busy stretch for the sport of mixed martial arts, and three nationally televised shows take place in just three days’ time. They include Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers …
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2x Olympian/NCAA finalist Daniel Cormier decisions Jeff Monson at Strikeforce
Examiner.com
The three officials scored the three-round fight 30-27 for Cormier, 32, who is now 8-0 in mixed martial arts competition. The veteran Monson is now 42-10-0 in MMA. Geno Mrosko of MMAmania.com said, “This is unquestionably the biggest win of DC’s career …
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MMAmania book review: Anderson Silva’s MMA Instruction Manual
MMAmania.com
The UFC middleweight champion has teamed up with Glen Cordoza to bring some of his most important and basic methods to you in his Mixed Martial Arts Instruction Manual: The Muay Thai Clinch, Takedowns, Takedown Defense, and Ground Fighting. …
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Video: Jiu Jitsu World Champ Robert Drysdale Wins His 3rd MMA Fight at AFC 6
Bloody Elbow
by Anton Tabuena on Jun 19, 2011 3:59 AM EDT in MMA Video Highly decorated Brazilian Jiujitsu practitioner, Robert Drysdale just won his third straight bout since making the jump to professionalmixed martial arts. Fighting once again for the …
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The UFC Title Holders
Pro Fighting Fans
So which up-and-coming fighter can dethrone one of the current kings of mixed martial arts ? Here’s a peek of what’s around the corner for UFC champions Cain Velasquez , Jon Jones, Anderson Silva , Georges St. Pierre, Frankie Edgar, José Aldo and …
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UFC News: Is Cain Velasquez On His Way to Being An All-Time Great?
Bleacher Report
Not currently or in the past decade, I mean the best to ever fight in mixed martial arts. What makes Cain Velasquez so dynamic? He has the best cardio in the heavyweight division. Most welterweights envy his stamina. This cardio skill is from years and …
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Bonnar injured, off UFC Milwaukee card
nwitimes.com
Bonnar, who made his name thanks to his fight against Forrest Griffin on the finale of Season 1 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” a fight that has been lauded as the greatest and most important MMA fight in history by many industry insiders and analysts, …
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Blogs

The 9-Year Rule: A look at career lengths in Mixed Martial Arts …
By Zach Arnold
Mixed martial arts is a very young sport. While the history of the UFC dates back to 1993, established mainstream sports such as baseball and football have existed since the 19th century. Over time, those sports have evolved: the way …
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