Mixed Martial Arts Links (10-2-11)

Posted on | October 2, 2011 | No Comments

UFC Live 6: District native Mike Easton wins MMA bout at Verizon Center
Washington Post
By Gene Wang, District native Mike Easton made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut on Saturday night after two years away from mixed martial arts because of injury. It took the bantamweight less than two rounds to dispatch Byron Bloodworth at …
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25 (Mostly) Sexy Reasons to Get to Know MMA and UFC
Bleacher Report
If I had to do the same for Mixed Martial Arts, I would be in a difficult situation because there are more than one reason to love this sport. I found 25 excellent reasons to follow a sport that was once known as Vale Tudo. …
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Bleacher Report

ESPN.com MMA awards for September
ESPN
The UFC card in New Orleans was somewhat lost in the shuffle of a very busy month in mixed martial arts. That’s unfortunate, because the emergence of Jake Ellenberger as a legitimate star at 170 pounds isn’t something we should overlook. …
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MMA: Cabezas and Gallegos meeting at crossroad
Tbo.com
By EDDIE DANIELS | The Tampa Tribune Both are in position to further their Mixed Martial Artscareers and it just happens their paths will cross Saturday night during the main event of Real Fighting Championships’ RFC 25. The card, dubbed “Blowout,” …
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UFC champ Cruz grounds ‘Mighty Mouse’
USA Today
It was Cruz’s fourth successful title defense, more than any other bantamweight champion for a major promotion in mixed martial arts. Two judges scored the fight 50-45. One scorecard was 49-46. Johnson’s stock in trade is his ability to put opponents…
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USA Today

Dominick Cruz Beats Demetrious Johnson, Keeps UFC Bantamweight Belt
MMAFighting.com
By Michael David Smith Dominick Cruz showed once again on Saturday night that he’s the best 135-pound fighter in mixed martial arts, beating Demetrious Johnson by unanimous decision to retain the UFC bantamweight title. It was an exciting, …
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Rampage Jackson Wants to Box After Loss to Jon Jones
Bleacher Report
Rampage realizes that his boxing-centric style of fighting doesn’t cut it in today’s world of true mixed martial arts fighters. He assumes that lumbering after his opponents like Frankenstein in pursuit of villagers while looking for one big punch may …
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Bleacher Report

Gahan returns to ring with win in Fight for Wrestling event
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Tribune photo by Jayson Mellom By Joshua D. Scroggin |jscroggin@thetribunenews.com After winning his pro debut in the first Fight for Wrestling mixed martial arts event at Mott Gym more than a year ago, Cal Poly student Mike Gahan grew out a vintage …
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San Luis Obispo Tribune

Quayhagen Upsets Kickboxing Champion to Highlight Bellator 52 Prelims
Sherdog.com
All three judges — Joe Ancona, Jordan Bass and Corey Manuel — saw the bout 30-27 for Quayhagen, who earned a considerably dramatic first win in his professional mixed martial arts career. However, in spite of the upset win and the fact that he …
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UFC on Versus 6 fight card: Stefan Struve vs Pat Barry a heavyweight attraction
MMAmania.com
And neither man looks particularly like a future title contender, with inconsistency being the bane of both of their mixed martial arts existences. But that doesn’t mean this won’t be a nice little slobberknocker to entertain us before the championship …
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Blogs

Bas Rutten Visits Chicago: 5 Things He Taught | POW! Mixed Martial …
By Katalin Rodriguez Ogren
MMA and Fitness, Chicago Krav Maga and POW! Kids Chicago which has been in the West Loop for over 10 years. She is a 4 time black belt and 30 year veteran of the martial arts/combat sports. She is an international presenter and writer for …
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Web

MMA Expo Toronto Hosts NAGA Grappling Championships | PRLog
MMA Expo Toronto Hosts NAGA Grappling Championships. MMA Expo – the Original MMA Fan Expo since 2005 ™ – is proud to announce the upcoming …
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MMA Adventure Offers Fight Fans the Chance to Win Once-in-a …
MMAAdventure Logo.jpg From MMA Adventure: Las Vegas, NV – September 28, 2011 – MMAAdventure Co., a company that offers mixed martial arts fans the …
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