Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-28-11)

Posted on | July 28, 2011 | No Comments

MMA legends Emelianenko, Henderson top Strikeforce card
Chicago Tribune
Fedor Emelianenko celebrates with fans after knocking out Brett Rogers in the second round of the StrikeForce Mixed Martial Arts match in 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) By Matt Erickson, Special to the Tribune The last time Strikeforce rolled through …
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Tate talks Coenen, Team Alpha Male and the future for women’s MMAYahoo! Sports (blog)
To build on that wrestling background, Tate worked with a camp full of wrestlers who have made a successful transition to mixed martial arts. Her training with Urijah Faber’s camp, Team Alpha Male, has prepared her mentally and physically. …
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Strikeforce Fedor vs. Henderson: Robbie Lawler Could Have Been Great
Bloody Elbow
Lawler would win by TKO in the second round and the fight would become the first Mixed Martial Arts fight ever to air on cable television in the United States. He would follow this win up by knocking out perennial MMA punchline Tiki Ghosen in the first …
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Time Magazine Profiles UFC And Strikeforce Veteran Eugene Jackson’s Efforts To …
SB Nation
Now he’s a respected mentor helping young gang members escape violent street life through participation in mixed martial arts. Jul 27, 2011 – There’s an excellent article in Time magazine today profiling former UFC and Strikeforce contender Eugene …
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2005 MMA year in review: Top five fights
Yahoo! Sports
Contributor Network 12 hours, 21 minutes ago 2005 was a great year for the sport of mixed martial arts. It was the year that saw the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. Without the revolutionary show, who knows where the sport would be today? …
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MMA’s Gina Carano Goes Hollywood in Steven Soderbergh’s “Haywire” (VIDEO)
Hispanically Speaking News
The MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) eye-catcher Gina Carano is taking the leap to the big screen in her Hollywood debut, Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire. And for a first movie, she’s under some pretty crazy pressure to deliver an amazing performance against some …
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Andre Arlovski Vs. Ray Lopez On ProElite Fight Card
SB Nation
By Luke Thomas – MMA Senior Editor The ‘Pitbull’ makes his return to mixed martial arts prize fighting when he takes on Ray Lopez in a heavyweight bout as part of the new ProElite fight card taking place in Blaisdell Arena in Hawaii. …
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UFC Champ Rich Franklin’s Story Headed to the Big Screen (Exclusive)
Hollywood Reporter
A family man and high school math teacher, Franklin taught himself mixed martial arts, and quickly emerged as one of the most dominant figures in the sport. American Fighter also will chronicle the transformation of mixed martial arts into a …
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Blogs

How’s Taste My Tweet Tweet? Mixed Martial Arts on Twitter for the …
By Anton Tabuena
Anton Tabuena of BloodyElbow.com compiles the week’s most interesting bits from the MMA and UFC twitter world.
Bloody Elbow