Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-13-11)

Posted on | July 13, 2011 | No Comments

MMA fighter anxious to hear hometown cheers again
Vancouver Sun
Fighting at home was a first for Mokdad (4-0), and he’s awaiting to experience the revelation yet again when he tangles with Javier (Chunty Boy) Torres (3-0) in a middleweight bout as part of Saturday’s Border Wars mixed martial arts card at the …
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Could The “Half-Point” System Save MMA Judging? It Just Might.
Fighters.com
What do we do about bad judging in MMA? It’s becoming an increasingly-larger problem, and it’s quite the paradox: the competence of most judges seems to be declining almost as rapidly as the sport of MMA is evolving. And yet there’s a recent report …
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MMA, Rogue Fights show staying power; Win-River to host its 14th card Saturday
Record-Searchlight
By TJ Holmes The rising interest of mixed martial arts in Redding and surrounding communities isn’t diminishing any time soon. Especially since Rogue Fights has been putting local competitors and out-of-state challengers on fight cards every three …
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Natural born fighter
Sportsnet.ca
Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald knew even at a young age that his life would be all about MMA. It surprises people when I tell them I was born to fight, but really, it’s true. My interest in mixed martial arts started when I was very young and …
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MMA to invade Oshawa August 20
Oshawa Express
By Geoff Zochodne/The Oshawa Express Oshawa’s first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event may be one of the finest the province has ever seen. “Outside of the UFC, we’re probably going to have the strongest card in Ontario,” says Stuart “Shiloh” Hinds, …
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Hendo, TRT user since 2007, speaks on use
ESPN (blog)
By Brett Okamoto Testosterone replacement therapy has become a hot topic in mixed martial artsduring the last 12 months. Often overlooked in the discussion is Dan Henderson, who’s been using the treatment to commission’s standards for more than four …
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Source: Phil Davis out of UFC 133 fight
ESPN
… stating that the procedure would be too invasive. Jones is now scheduled to face Quinton Jackson at UFC 135 in September. Franklin McNeil covers mixed martial arts and boxing for ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Franklin_McNeil.
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Carlos Condit vs. BJ Penn in the works for fall UFC event
MMAjunkie.com
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jul 12, 2011 at 7:40 am ET A welterweight matchup between Carlos Condit (27-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and BJ Penn (16-7-2 MMA, 12-6-2 UFC) is in the works for a fall UFC event. And if you believe everything you read on Twitter, …
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New judging system tested in California – MMA News
The Judging Problem There are more complaints in mixed martial arts about judging than any other issue. The system is a hand-me-down from boxing’s 10- point …
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