Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-8-11)

Posted on | September 8, 2011 | No Comments

‘Warrior’ could be a knockout for MMA fans
msnbc.com
Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy play brothers who meet in the MMA ring in “Warrior.” By Michael Avila Nearly every major sport has its defining movie. Baseball has “Pride of the Yankees” and “Field of Dreams.” Basketball has “Hoosiers. …
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MMA Instructor Gets Prison Time In Watertown Fight Death
KDLT News
by KDLT News The Watertown Mixed Martial Arts instructor who killed another man during a fight last spring will spend time in prison. Jerrin Stulken, who is 29-years-old, pleaded guilty in August to second degree manslaughter and aggravated assault. …
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KDLT News

MMA training center opening at CCC
KPCnews.com
You need JavaScript enabled to view it WATERLOO — Todd Gibson has strived to put on the best mixed martial arts shows possible at his Classic City Center. The owner of the Kombat Zone now hopes some top-notch fighters for those shows will be training …
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Ring Girl of the Year nominees for the 2011 World MMA Awards
Yahoo! Sports
Contributor Network 10 hours, 43 minutes ago Voting is open for the World MMA Awards show (from September 1st to November 25th, 2011). The fourth annual black tie, star-studded event takes place November 30th at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, …
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25 Reasons MMA Will Be The Biggest Sport In The World
Bleacher Report
The sport of mixed martial arts has been growing rapidly in recent months, making it poised to join the mainstream sports world. Recently, the UFC announced its deal with FOX, bringing MMA right to the homes of millions of Americans next to the MLB and …
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Bleacher Report

Mixed Martial Arts: An exciting fighting form
Victoria Advocate
Some Ultimate Fighting Championship match decisions, according to fighting-mma.com. Submission: A fighter taps on the mat or his opponent three times (or more) or verbally submits. Knockout: A fighter falls from a legal blow and is either unconscious, …
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Victoria Advocate

Nick’s knack for no-showing costs dearly
ESPN (blog)
This is the pinnacle of mixed martial arts, and, as it turns out, the highest place from which to fall. Enigmatic? Yeah, right. Straight up unprofessional. That’s what Nick Diaz is. And I’m not even the one saying it — though I absolutely agree. …
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ESPN (blog)

No extradition for MMA fighter suspected of Chico burglary
Enterprise-Record
Kelvin David Fitial, 27, a champion mixed martial arts fighter, was due to be jailed for three days on Saipan starting Sept. 5, the Saipan Tribune reported. He was ordered to finish out a seven-day sentence for beating up a businessman there last year. …
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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

Strikeforce: Roger Gracie Confident His Technique … – MMA Weekly
By Andrew Gladstone
Roger Gracie (4-0) stands as one of the most decorated grapplers to have graced the sport of mixed martial arts. At Saturday’s Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinals event, he will look to continue his climb up the ranks in MMA as he …
MMAWeekly.com

Supremacy MMA | games industry | MCV
Get ready for bruised egos, bloody noses and broken bones in the daddy of mixed martial artsgames.
MCV: Home Stream

Web

Mixed Martial Arts Events Scheduled for September 3rd | Suite101 …
The first weekend of September proves to be exciting in the word of Mixed Martial Arts. This is a close look at events in the USA, Singapore, and Australia.
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Five important moments in mixed martial arts movie history – Movies …
It looks like mixed martial arts might have found its major sports movie with this week’s “Warrior,” the story of two brothers (Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton) who …
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