Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-13-11)

Posted on | September 13, 2011 | No Comments

‘Warrior’ transports hearts into the ring
Houston Baptist Collegian
Directed and written by Gavin O’Connor, the film follows two brothers as they find themselves on the same mixed martial arts path for very different reasons. Returning to his father’s home in Philadelphia, a war veteran named Tom Conlon (Tom Hardy) …
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Houston Baptist Collegian

Cung Le excited about juggling UFC, movies
USA Today
Le’s mixed martial arts career until now has been tied to Strikeforce and its CEO, Scott Coker. But the co-owners of UFC parent Zuffa, Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta, have never hid their interest in Le, even allowing a promo for one of his movies to …
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USA Today

MMA fighter fighter Michael Whitehead makes no-contest plea in sexual assault case
Las Vegas Sun
By Dave Toplikar (contact) A mixed martial arts fighter who was featured in Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” series is expected to be sentenced to probation early next year for an alleged sexual assault on two women that occurred April 10, 2010, …
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Dutt: A wild week for MMA
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
The past week in mixed martial arts was one of the stranger, newsworthy ones in recent memory. From fights being made, upsets on fight cards and promotions making network debuts, here’s a list of five stories that stood out: 1). …
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AMADI: Examining overreaction from fans and media to MMA fighters and results
MMATorch
The general attitudes of mixed martial arts fans tend to be so extreme and reactionary that many believe those MMA fans don’t regularly consume traditional sports. It may sound a bit condescending, but at times, it seems as though little else can …
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MMATorch

Victoria overflowing with appreciation for MMA
Victoria Advocate
As a standing room only crowd paid $20 to stand on their feet for hours to watch the original gladiator sport, any doubts about Victoria’s love for mixed martial arts fighting were simultaneously erased. Promoter Noe Beltran, 31, held similar events …
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Victoria Advocate

Mixed martial artist ‘Iron Mike’ Whitehead enters plea in Las Vegas sex …
Washington Post
By AP, LAS VEGAS — A mixed martial arts fighter once featured in Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” series has pleaded an equivalent of no contest in Las Vegas to attempted sexual assault in an April 2010 attack on a woman at his home. …
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THE COACH’S CORNER: RON FRAZIER BREAKS DOWN A MATCHUP BETWEEN ANDERSON SILVA …
Fight Hype
By Percy Crawford | September 13, 2011 In these unique series, world-class trainers in both boxing and mixed martial arts share their thoughts and experiences on a number of topics. Today, world-class boxing and MMA trainer Ron Frazier breaks down a …
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Fight Hype

Mixed martial arts and the UFC have taken a liking to New Orleans
NOLA.com
“The city has always had a strong presence with boxing, but I feel MMA is eclipsing it in New Orleans, nationally and I’d even argue internationally,” said Brett Hughes, co-owner of Power MMA in Terrytown. “I think the UFC chose this area because it’s …
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NOLA.com

‘Warrior’ more about family than MMA
Quad City Times
Not far removed from its true-to-life counterpart “The Fighter,” “Warrior” is about two men who decide to enter a mixed martial arts competition for two very different reasons. You don’t need to be familiar with the sport to appreciate this …
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Blogs

Fedor still considered best fighter in MMA — RT
By RT
Russian fighter Fedor Emelianenko has topped the list of all-time heavyweights released by the influential Sherdog.com mixed martial arts portal.
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Woodstock Film Festival: NY Premiere of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA …
By Laurent Rejto
“When we first started filming FIGHTVILLE, we knew very little about MMA, but after 18 months of filming we really came to love the culture of the fight world. Fighting is the stuff that movie legends are made of–who hasn’t wanted to be Rocky or …
Woodstock Film Festival