Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-13-11)

Posted on | August 13, 2011 | No Comments

Alexander, Al-Hassan Cleared for MMA Pit Fight: Genesis
Sherdog.com
by Tristen Critchfield (tcritchfield@sherdog.com) On Saturday, he’ll co-headline the first ever mixed martial arts card to be held at the Pit, the most historic sporting venue in the state of New Mexico. Both Alexander (201.5 pounds) and his opponent, …
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Shaquille O’Neal’s NBA MMA hit list
CBSSports.com (blog)
By dabbling in Mixed Martial Arts, of course. O’Neal joined a panel of fringe characters who operate on the margins of society on HDNet’s Inside MMA program to discuss who he would like to take on in an MMA fight. Who made up O’Neal’s hit list? …
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2 Time Olympian Ronda Rousey Wins In The Midst Of Controversy
Pro MMA Now
The Strikeforce Challengers Card held on August 13 had one of the brightest stars of women’s MMAon Showtime, 2004 and 2008 Olympian Ronda Rousey. Ronda came out and got behind her jab, closed the distance, performed some great inside wrestling and …
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Police: MMA Fighter Assaults Officers Outside Bar
WHIO Dayton
Boscarino, who according to police is a registered Mixed Martial Arts fighter with a 3-13 record, managed to get the officer’s Taser before he was taken into custody, but was not able to use it. News Center 7’s John Bedell discovered through some …
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MMA fight night for Cal State Fullerton pitcher
OCRegister
By LORI BASHEDA / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER A mixed martial arts fight is being held Saturday night for Cal State Fullerton baseball recruit Nick Hurtado. And it’s appropriate, because Hurtado is a fighter. Nick Hurtado pitching for Santiago High in …
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FIGHTING ON: Estus ready for pro MMA debut
Mason City Globe Gazette
Mike Estus, who makes his professional mixed martial arts debut tonight, was Laube’s first client focusing on MMA. “I think Jason is the best (trainer) in the state,” Estus said. “He should be the head coach of the ‘Biggest Loser. …
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Modern-day gladiators test their skills in MMA competition
Monitor
The mixed martial arts competition took place before a packed house Friday night at the McAllen Convention Center. The crowd quickly cheered as a loud bell signaled the start of the first match, in which James Vic won a technical knockout fight over …
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Warrior Movie Review: At times extreme, Warrior is ultimately entertaining
MMA Nation
It is this story of hardship that serves as the engine for Warrior, while MMA just serves as the wheels. The juxtaposed characters of Tommy and Brendan are played convincingly by Hardy and Edgerton, though, at times, their differences are almost shoved …
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James Wade: Meet the Sacrificial Lamb to Face Kimbo Slice in Boxing Debut
Riverfront Times (blog)
Given his impressive clips as a brawler, many thought Slice (real name Kevin Ferguson) would be a natural for mixed–martial arts. But Slice never did cut it inMMA, with opponents better skilled in kick-boxing and judo knocking out his legs and…
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