Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-30-11)

Posted on | August 30, 2011 | No Comments

Director sees ‘Warrior’ film as ‘intervention in a cage’
USA Today
By Sergio Non, USA TODAY Don’t think of Warrior as a mixed martial arts movie just because its main characters fight in an MMA tournament. “The MMA part of the film was tertiary to many other things going on in my life,” director and co-writer Gavin …
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USA Today

MMA Top 10 Middleweights: Anderson Silva Makes It Look Easy
MMAFighting.com
Vitor Belfort is pound-for-pound as hard a puncher as anyone in mixed martial arts. Chael Sonnen’sMMA wrestling is first-rate. Demian Maia’s Brazilian jiu jitsu is world class. And yet when we survey the middleweight division, it almost feels like a …
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Ranking MMA’s Top 10 Light Heavyweights Outside of Zuffa Umbrella
Bleacher Report
With a boom in eastern European talent, the division once thought of as one of the thinnest weight classes in the sport is quickly earning a reputation as one of the deepest talent pools in all of MMA. Who are the best at 205 pounds outside of the …
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Bleacher Report

Shogun Martial Arts of Auburn
Auburn Citizen
Dave Phillips and Shaun Hahn opened Shogun Martial Arts of Auburn at 202 Grant Ave. in May, offering training for a variety of skill levels, from the mixed martial arts fighter to children who need concentration-building exercises. …
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Andrei Arlovski begins re-building his career, vows to be champion again
MMAmania.com
The Belarusian brawler was able to survive a first-round scare against a very game Ray Lopez in the main event of ProElite’s return to mixed martial arts during the Aug. 27 fight card from the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. …
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Takedown Entertainment Signs Agreement With Xtreme Fighting Championship
MarketWatch (press release)
The Xtreme Fighting Championship (XFC) is one of Louisiana’s up and coming mixed martial artspromotions. Founded in 2006 by Anthony Baham, the XFC has produced shows featuring prominentMMA fighters such as Charlie Rader and Christian Fulgium who have …
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Paul Daley vs. Jordan Radev added to BAMMA 7
Pro MMA Now
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) confirmed the match-up on Monday via press release. Daley (27-11-2) first fought for BAMMA in February when he scored a first round knockout victory over Yuya Shirai. …
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Pro MMA Now

Dana White says UFC Rio crowd insane
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) return to the birth place ofmixed martial arts (MMA) was an enormous success, says UFC President Dana White. UFC 134, which was held last Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, saw a crowd of …
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Blogs

New Promotion One FC Promises to Be ‘The UFC of Asia – MMA …
By Damon Martin
The rich history of mixed martial arts in the East has included some of the world’s best fighters and promotions over the last decade. While promotions have risen and fallen all throughout Japan and other areas in Asia, the need for a stable …
MMAWeekly.com