Mixed Martial Arts Links (10-18-11)

Posted on | October 18, 2011 | No Comments

MMA Apparel Spotlight: Respect Your Universe (RYU) T-Shirts and Headwear
Pro MMA Now
They have some real heavy-hitters running this company, including CEO Christopher Martens, who was a General Manager and Merchandise Director at Nike, Inc. RYU is also working with some MMAfighters which they will be announcing shortly. …
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Carwin expects the injury to sideline him until next year.
ESPN (blog)
It was the first loss of Carwin’s professional mixed martial arts career. He would lose by unanimous decision to Junior dos Santos in his next fight on June 11 at UFC 131. Carwin-dos Santos was a heavyweight title elimination fight. …
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ESPN (blog)

Mixed Martial Arts fighters going with the throw
inmycommunity
By Mark Donaldson, Joondalup Times IT has a brutal reputation, but a local Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) gym owner says the sport gets a bad rap. Darren Reeves’ Evolution MMA and Fitness in Wangara was the first gym in Perth to include a fully elevated cage …
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inmycommunity

Here comes the MMA new guard
BigPond Sport
Diaz, winner of The Ultimate Fighter 5 and holder of victories over Marcus Davis, Josh Neer and Melvin Guillard, grew up in an era when mixed martial arts was not mainstream. He has a well-rounded background that includes boxing and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, …
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BigPond Sport

New York Jets turn to MMA champ for help
The Cheap Seats
When a football team is down on its luck, breathing a little heavy, perhaps in need of a squirt of water and definitely in need of a pep talk and a heavy dose of inner resolve, it turns, of course, to… amixed martial arts specialist. …
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Takedown Entertainment Enters South American Market With Two Brazilian MMA …
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, Oct 17, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Takedown Entertainment Inc. (www.takedownentertainment.com ) /quotes/zigman/603284 TKDN -3.23% , the new face of mixed martial arts (MMA), continues its quest to bring fans the best MMA fights from …
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UFC Encyclopedia Review: Thomas Gerbasi Delivers A Fun Book
MMA Nation
Men like Bob Meyrowitz, Rorion Gracie, Art Davie, and David Isaacs built this sport from nothing. These men created mixed martial arts. It would be like a basketball encyclopedia failing to mention Dr. James Naismith. Others also received almost no …
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MMA Nation

Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney Hints At Broadcast Change For Sixth Season
MMA Nation
Thus is the inherent problem for a fledgling promotion trying to carve out its niche inmixed martial arts. As the UFC moves to network mega-giant Fox next year, the dearth of MMA programming in the seven day broadcast schedule will shrink even further …
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MMA Nation

BJ Penn Going From Half-Assed to Full-Bore
5thRound.com
After 25 professional mixed martial arts bouts, BJ Penn (Pictured) claims it has finally dawned on him that he can no longer cruise into the winner’s circle. Things came easy to Penn in the early stages of his fighting career, perhaps that’s why he was …
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5thRound.com

Chael Sonnen and 5 UFC Fighters Who Could Have a Future in Politics
Bleacher Report
The sport of mixed martial arts hasn’t emerged as a powerhouse over the recent decade on performance alone. In fact, it’s the fighters who have dedicated their lives to the sport that bring a spice to MMA. More specifically, the UFC is filled with …
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Bleacher Report

Blogs

MMA Fighters “Bring It” to Manassas Park’s Danger Zone Event …
By Jim Kirkland
Danger Zone’s second event in Manassas Park delivered 12, action-packed bouts on Saturday night at the community center.
Manassas Patch: Latest Articles

Web

MMAFighting faces uncertain future – MMA News
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