Mixed Martial Arts Links (6-24-11)

Posted on | June 24, 2011 | No Comments

Marquardt-Story bout one highlight of MMA tripleheader
The Detroit News
While some weekends are light on the docket for mixed martial arts fans, this one is chock full of action as America’s top three promotions — the UFC, Strikeforce and Bellator — all hold events this weekend, featuring several intriguing fights. …
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Report: James Toney Makes MMA Return Against UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock
5thRound.com
Fast forward just five months past his embarrassing submission loss to Randy Couture at UFC 118 and the 42-year-old was promptly let go from the world’s premier mixed martial arts show. After a brief return to his day job this past February, …
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Young’s football players riding MMA train
Chicago Sun-Times
BY JOHN SILVER jsilver@suntimes.com June 23, 2011 8:06PM Young senior cornerback Daniel Finger says mixed–martial–arts training at Emerald Smoke MMA gym has been fun and useful. | John H. White~Sun-Times Athletes have found that mixed–martial–arts …
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Story may break out in UFC Live main event
Yahoo! Sports
Sports 12 hours, 13 minutes ago Not enough people appreciate how difficult it is to be a mixed martial arts fighter for a living. The rigors of training alone for the multidisciplined sport are enough to fell most athletes. …
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South Dakota town bans MMA because of a bar fight
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
By Steve Cofield MMA are still three dirty and misunderstood letters. In many locales, you’ll notice that any time a bar fight or scrap goes bad, if it involves someone who’s ever stepped in an MMA gym, the blame will be placed on the sport. …
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UFC sues Edge Bar over mixed martial arts fight
Grand Island Independent
By Sarah Schulz The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is suing The Edge Bar near Alda for televising a mixed martial arts fight without permission. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in US District Court in Lincoln against Larry E. Davidson and The Edge …
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MMA roots were planted in New Kensington
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Sam Werner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thousands will file into Consol Energy Center to see Pittsburgh’s first Ultimate Fighting Championship event Sunday, but the history of mixed martial arts can be traced back 31 years to a Holiday Inn in New …
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Physics, fiscal matters fuel move to feather
ESPN
Nearly six years after besting Faber, who went on to become one of mixed martial arts‘ first stars at 145 pounds, Griffin hopes featherweight will treat him equally well against Manny Gamburyan, yet another lightweight convert, on the undercard of …
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Ortiz’s preparation for Bader includes reflection
Yahoo! Sports
I remember when Joe Rogan interviewed me after the fight. “It’s been such a long time, so many personal things with my life and my fight career. Sometimes it feels like a different lifetime.” Dave Meltzer covers mixed martial arts for Yahoo! Sports. …
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Blogs

MiddleEasy.com | A South Dakota town banned MMA because of a bar fight
By Zeus
I’ve known two people from South Dakota and both prefer to live in third-world countries instead of their legal state of residency. That’s an absolute fact, and it essentially sums up the culture in.
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Web

Amanda Lucas Signs with DEEP | MMA-Japan.com – Japanese Mixed …
Amanda Lucas is set to make her will make her JMMA debut when she fights a yet to be named opponent on the August 25th DEEP card according to her …
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