Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-6-11)

Posted on | July 6, 2011 | No Comments

The Best 15 Fights to Show Someone New to MMA
Bleacher Report
Mixed martial arts is often touted as the fastest growing sport in the world by many of its exponents. As such, it is constantly acquiring new fans and piquing the curiosity of those who are attuned to MMA but just don’t know it yet. …
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Bleacher Report

UFC 132 Results: Who Will Tito Ortiz Face Next?
Bleacher Report
Ortiz is one of the most polarizing figures in mixed martial arts today and has a knack for drawing attention to himself, but it often doesn’t have to do much with fighting. That changed on July 2, 2011, however, when Tito managed to drop Ryan Bader …
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Bleacher Report

Bellator signs lightweight Thiago Michel Pereira Silva
USA Today
By Sergio Non, USA TODAY Silva (8-2) won championships in kickboxing and Muay Thai before diving into mixed martial arts. The 27-year-old lightweight has been fighting professionally in MMAsince November 2006. All his wins are knockouts or technical …
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Wanderlei Silva Interested in “Revenge” Not Retirement
5thRound.com
That’s basically UFC code for, ‘I’ll pay you more money not to fight and become an ambassador for the world’s premier mixed martial arts show.’ Silva owns an impressive 33-11-1 (1 NC) record, but has now dropped six of his last eight bouts. …
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MMA: McLaughlin signs deal, gets fight in Las Vegas
Poughkeepsie Journal
Brian McLaughlin of Fishkill, 27, has signed a three-fight contract with Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts promoter. / File photo by Jillian Murphy/for the Poughkeepsie After scouring the mixed martial arts circuit for a suitable opponent the past year …
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Noel Clarke to write and direct MMA movie
Den Of Geek
It might just be a mixed martial arts movie, and it might be happening very soon. Chatting to Screen Daily, Clarke revealed that he’s looking to write, direct and star in the project. He said, “I looked at films like The Wrestler and The Fighter and …
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One FC Has the Potential To Be the Top MMA Promotion In Asia
Bloody Elbow
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 5, 2011 9:00 PM EDT in MMA Editorial Upstart MMA promotion, One FC has yet to host their first show, but it is already believed that they have the potential to be the leading promotion in Asia. Cage-side seats of the 12000 …
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Game blog: Fighting fit with mixed martial arts training
Red Bull (International)
Coming from the mixed martial arts stable and compatible with Kinect for Xbox 360, PlayStation Move for PS3 and Wii, the game takes the getting fit thing very seriously with the National Academy of Sports Medicine and MMA training experts joining …
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Red Bull (International)

Takedown Entertainment Appoints Matt Hume to Advisory Board
Marketwire (press release)
Matt “The Wizard” Hume is arguably one of the most respected men in mixed martial arts today. During his career he boasted wins over formerly undefeated world Shooto champion Erik Paulson and formerly unbeaten Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) …
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Blogs

Zoila Gurgel: Evolution Of A Mixed Martial Arts Champion …
By Robert Sargent
Two years ago, Zoila The Warrior Princess Gurgel was a self-described flashy kickboxer who shunned the ground game. In 2010, she became the first Bellator.
MMARising.com

Web

Viola honored as Mixed Martial Arts innovator – Pittsburgh Tribune …
Bill Viola still can remember the meal like it was yesterday. For the former East Allegheny science teacher, who in 1979 was promoting local karate and kick …
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Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
To say that June 26 did not go as planned for a number of world-ranked fighters would be a massive understatement. That day, at Pittsburgh’s…
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