Mixed Martial Arts Links (10-5-11)

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KOGAN’S KOMMANDMENTS: THOU SHALL NOT COMPARE MMA AND BOXING
Fight Hype
By Mike Kogan | October 05, 2011 Mike Kogan is a man who’s seen it all and done it all in the world of mixed martial arts. From promoting events to commentating fights to managing fighters, there’s nothing that he hasn’t seen or heard in the sport that …
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Fight Hype

NY commission seeks probe of unregulated fights
Wall Street Journal
AP ALBANY, NY — The New York commission that regulates professional boxing has agreed to ask the attorney general to investigate whether an upstate fight card included illegal mixed martial artsand non-amateur boxing that should have been regulated. …
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MMA Top 10 Bantamweights: Dominick Dominates the Class
MMAFighting.com
By Michael David Smith One of the things that demonstrates Dominick Cruz’s dominance over the bantamweight division in mixed martial arts is also one of the problems that the UFC is going to have promoting him going forward: He has already handily …
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// 411 MMA Fact or Fiction: New Champions at UFC 136, Dominick Cruz a Top …
411mania.com
411’s Alex Watt & Scott Kuczkowski debate these topics and more in this week’s 411 MMA: Fact or Fiction! Welcome to another edition of 411 MMA: Fact or Fiction. As you know by now, I’m your host Todd Bergman. In this edition of FoF we have a great …
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Cote helps launch Montreal-based Instinct MMA
Sportsnet.ca
A new Montreal-based mixed martial arts promotion debuts Friday and it will feature some familiar faces. And not just in the cage. Longtime TKO Championship Fighting president Stephane Patry takes on his latest project as he presents Instinct MMA 1: …
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Mixed martial Arts madness taking over Mohegan Sun Arena
Danbury News Times
New England’s best mixed martial arts masters step into the ring for a night of adrenaline-pumping action when the North American Grappling Association Reality Fighting returns to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, Oct. 8. The main event will feature a …
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Hector Lombard to fight in November
ESPN
“It’s no secret both of us like to stand and bang, and that’s exactly what everyone is going to get.” Franklin McNeil covers mixed martial arts and boxing for ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/Franklin_McNeil.
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Gilbert Melendez and the Strikeforce Fighters That the UFC Should Sign
Bleacher Report
While some fans are still not sold on “The Dreamcatcher,” Mousasi is 31-3-2 with 28 finishes in his professional mixed martial arts career. The Dream light heavyweight champion was inevitably going to be criticized for his majority draw against Keith …
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UFC Champion Jon Jones Buys A Very Expensive Bentley
MMA Nation
by Thomas Myers • Oct 4, 2011 4:08 PM PDT Those who complain that mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters don’t get paid well enough need to take a page out of the book of UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones. “Bones,” 23, today purchased a 2012 Bentley …
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MMA Nation

Independence’s Stipe Miocic eager for UFC debut Saturday in Houston
Plain Dealer
Marinelli, who will be in Miocic’s corner for Saturday’s fight, said the 29-year-old has a good chance at success in the world of mixed martial arts. All Miocic is looking for is a chance, and he’s thrilled that Dana White’s organization has given it …
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MMA Fighter Rankings for October 2011 | MMAValor
By Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief)
Things ramped up in the world of Mixed Martial Arts in September. Along with two UFC events, Bellator kicked off its fifth season with three events, Strikeforce held two and BAMMA had one. The action will continue at this feverish pace until the …
MMAValor

Ricky Hatton: ‘Boxing Can Learn Something from Mixed Martial Arts …
By Mike Russell
“At first mixed martial arts wasn’t seen as too popular, but more and more it’s getting bigger and bigger all the time. And the more and more yo look into it…at first I thought it was just people rollin’ about on the floor huggin’ each other, but that’s …
Cagepotato

5 Essential Items for Training in MMA » Mediaputz Article Directory
By article directory
Mixed Martial Arts is one of the fastest growing sports in the world today. Due to the rise in popularity of the ultimate fighting championships (UFC) mixed martial arts has become all the rage with teens and adults alike training in MMA either for …
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Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
The remaining months of 2011 will provide plenty of opportunity for rankings shake-ups, with nearly every division’s top-ranked fighter scheduled…
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BJJ at Finney’s MMA? – Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums
Does anyone have any firsthand experience with Finneys? Instructors | Finney’s St. Louis MMA, Kickboxing, Boxing and Jiu-Jitsu Training This.
www.sherdog.net/forums/f12/bjj-finneys-mma-1838953/

Jackson MMA’s Guillard trained with Rashad for Lauzon fight – MMA …
In one of the most bitter exits since Wolverine left the X-Men, Rashad Evans ‘ divorced’ Jackson’sMMA, for what he identified as favoritism by head coach Greg …
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