Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-22-11)

Posted on | July 22, 2011 | No Comments

Strikeforce’s Coenen, Tate fighting for more than a belt
USA Today
White argues female mixed martial arts lacks enough talented fighters to promote. The only female fighters to gain recognition beyond the hardcore MMA audience have been 145-pound champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and rival Gina Carano. …
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USA Today

Tim Kennedy soldiers toward MMA title shot
The Detroit News
As a mixed martial arts fighter, Kennedy is one of the top middleweights in the world, looking to beat the best while winning world titles. As an Army Special Forces Green Beret, Kennedy has spent extensive time in Afghanistan and South America. …
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Bobby Voelker tries to put himself on the map, while carrying Kansas City on …
Kansas City Star
Tonight in Las Vegas, Voelker will square off against Roger Bowling in the main mixed martial artsevent for Strikeforce Challengers. It will be the pair’s third showdown, and should decide, once and for all, who the better fighter is. …
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MMA bursts onto local scene
The Detroit News
The instructions come from Don Richard, a 260-pound professional mixed martial arts fighter with black belt experience in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and judo. Pain is his profession, and business is booming. Richard leads a grappling class at MASH Gym, …
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Is Dan Henderson’s Contract Sinking Strikeforce?
SB Nation
Jonathan Snowden looks at whether his outlandish contract is sinking MMA’s second largest promotion. Jul 21, 2011 – Top fighters in mixed martial arts, as a group, are grossly underpaid. The big events draw thousands of spectators to arenas nationwide.…
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SB Nation

Poster for Soderbergh’s ‘Haywire’, Starring MMA Star Gina Carano, Debuts
RopeofSilicon.com
The film stars MMA Fighter Gina Carano in the lead role as a black ops soldier who works in the deadly world of international operatives. She strikes back after discovering she’s been double-crossed by someone close to her in the agency. …
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RopeofSilicon.com

A cage is the stage for MMA fighters Saturday night at Sports Centre
BCLocalNews
By Earle Couper – Comox Valley Record Mixed martial arts are the latest rage, and Saturday night that rage moves inside the cage when the Comox Valley Boxing Club presents “Full Throttle Fight Night 3-Redemption” at the Comox Valley Sports Centre. …
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UFC 135: Quinton Jackson Won’t Let His Acting Aspirations Interfere With His …
SB Nation
Jul 21, 2011 – It wasn’t too long ago that former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson shocked the mixed martial arts (MMA) universe when he declared that he was “done fighting” and “hanging it up.” He was just 31, coming off a huge knockout …
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SB Nation

MMA conspiracy theories: Why Alistair Overeem was removed from the Strikeforce …
MMAmania.com
But this is the same Overeem that had no problem fighting in five K-1 matches (three on the same night) and two mixed martial arts bouts in 2010. The dude is active when he wants to be. It seems obvious there is much more to consider, which is why the …
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Blogs

Sarah Kaufman – Victoria’s Finest | Strikeforce
By Thomas Gerbasi
Enter Marloes Coenen, a Dutch pioneer of female MMA who was a month away from her 10th anniversary as a pro when she took on Kaufman in October of last year. And Coenen won, submitting Kaufman with an armbar in the third round, …
Strikeforce

Web

Meet Evolve Fight Team | MMA-Japan.com – Japanese Mixed Martial …
As the sport of mixed martial arts has evolved (no pun intended), we have seen numerous powerful fight teams from all sides of the world present themselves.
www.mma-japan.com/index.php?option…id…