Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-19-11)

Posted on | July 19, 2011 | No Comments

Alistair Overeem (toe) held out of fight
ESPN
When contacted by ESPN.com earlier Monday about Overeem’s replacement, Strikeforce officials responded nothing was official yet. Brett Okamoto covers mixed martial arts for ESPN.com. MMAwriter Josh Gross contributed to this report.
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TWIQ: MMA Quotes for the Week of July 10 – 16
Bloody Elbow
by Mike Fagan on Jul 18, 2011 12:00 PM EDT in MMA Quotes “Machida accepted the fight.” – UFC President Dana White, on the emergency bit of matchmaking he needed to finagle after Phil Davis pulled out of his UFC 133 fight against Rashad Evans. …
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“108-year old” Aaron Riley wants to show UFC 135 crowd vintage cage warfare
MMAjunkie.com
by John Morgan on Jul 18, 2011 at 7:25 pm ET Aaron Riley (30-12-1 MMA, 3-4 UFC) understands one cruel truth about MMA: It’s a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately sport. And despite having more 43 professional contests under his belt and seven trips to the…
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MMA legend goes for his 100th win
Baltimore Sun (blog)
On a warm summer night at a mixed martial arts school northwest of Baltimore, there stood the living legend Dan “The Beast” Severn, far from the huge arenas and UFC events he headlined in the ’90s. He still sports his signature mustache and the …
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Bacolod, Iloilo fighters to clash in MMA on July 30
Sun.Star
MIXED martial arts (MMA) fighters from Bacolod and Iloilo are set to clash in the BRAWL (Bacolod Raw Amateur Warriors League) Fight Night 2 scheduled on July 30 at Casino Filipino Hotel in Goldenfields Commercial Complex. Scheduled in a non-title fight …
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MMA: Stith takes first MMA loss
Evening News and Tribune
It was the Jeffersonville native’s first loss at any level of competition in mixed martial arts. The Stith-DelPrado fight — originally slated to be the 11th on the card — was moved up to the fourth match of the night. Stith’s night could have ended …
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Strikeforce Challengers: Ovince St. Preux Talks Haitian Roots and Future in MMA
Bleacher Report
Riding high on a seven match win-streak, Ovince St. Preux, who is set to return to action on July 23 rd as a part of the upcoming Strikeforce Challengers card, will be looking to add a victory over Joe Cason onto his mixed martial arts resume. …
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MMA turnout disappoints organizer
Windsor Star
By Vincent McDermott, The Windsor Star July 18, 2011 The same luck that blessed Windsor’s Ali “The Monster” Mokdad at the city’s first-ever mixed martial arts event in April did not make a second appearance on Saturday. …
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Lorenzo Fertitta talks MMA in New York and why the UFC needs more fights on …
Pro MMA Now
In part one below, the legalization of mixed martial arts in New York is the first topic of discussion. Fertitta explains the real issue, as he sees it, is not MMA, but the culinary union in New York is holding the bill up because the Fertittas own one …
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Living a Dangerous Dream
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Mixed martial arts is increasingly fulfilling the role boxing once held, as a path to propel young, struggling New Yorkers to new lives. But so far it remains an illegal career choice. A look at fighter Jonathan Figueroa and the New York City’s …
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OneFC Institutes PrideFC/Unified Rules | MMA-Japan.com – Japanese …
Sources close to MMA-JAPAN have informed us that OneFC will institute PrideFC rules combined with Unified rules. To elaborate, the fights will be in a cage, …
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Mixed Martial Arts Gym Opening in Alexandria | KSAX.com
ALEXANDRIA, Minn., (KSAX) – Professional MMA fighters and gym rats unite, as a new gym opens in Alexadria with equipment and classes to help fighters …
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