Mixed Martial Arts Links (10-19-11)

Posted on | October 19, 2011 | No Comments

Khalid Ismail talks mixed martial arts
Daily Mail
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a sport that continues to divide opinion. Branded brutal, violent and a form of ‘human cockfighting’, you don’t have to go far to find a vociferous opponent. But for Ismail, these observations are merely misconceptions. …
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Wallingford gym taps into MMA interest
Meriden Record-Journal
Tina Valaouras of Branford spars with Nick Daddio of North Branford during a class at Performance Combat MMA, a new business located at 220 North Colony Road in Wallingford Monday October 17, 2011. The family friendly training facility holds …
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Jeff Wagenheim: Edgar the pound-for-pound No. 2? Readers fire back
SI.com
2 pound-for-pound in the mixed martial arts world, behind only Anderson Silva. Neither the SI.com rankings nor any others I’ve seen place Frankie above welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre or even light heavyweight belt holder Jon Jones. …
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Stratus Media Group Announces MMA Multi-Fight Deal with HDNet and ProElite
MarketWatch (press release)
PELE) signed a new multi-fight, multi-year television agreement, unveiled on last night’s LIVE broadcast of “Inside MMA“. The fight promotions company will air LIVE coverage of “HDNet Fights: ProElite – Big Guns” on November 5 at the iWireless Center …
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MMA fans will get to witness Bellator at the Cocopah once again
Yuma Sun
Jerry said to me this is a spectacular mixed–martial arts market. … They were such a pleasure to work with, and it was such a cool setting being outdoors, that we just said let’s give it another shot. The people that did come were awesome. …
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The 25 Biggest Upsets in MMA History
Bleacher Report
Mixed martial arts may not have an upset of those levels yet, but given the unpredictability of the sport, it has certainly had its fair share of shocking moments. In this list of the top 25 biggest upsets in MMA history, I’ll be examining some of the …
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Bleacher Report

MMA NEWS: XFC 14 – RESURRECTION PREVIEW, 10/21/11
Sports Chat Place
The UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida will be the host venue for a great night of mixed martial arts from one of Florida’s premier MMA organizations as Xtreme Fighting Championships presents XFC 14- Resurrection. The main card will be broadcast live on…
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Culinary Union spearheads ‘the UFC is anti-gay’ campaign, Perez Hilton now on …
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
The mixed martial arts fighting promotion is still unable to get fights licensed in New York. Owner Lorenzo Fertitta and president Dana White haven’t hidden their feelings about the real culprit in the battle. Both have pointed the finger of blame at …
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Yahoo! Sports (blog)

The 25 Greatest Bantamweight Fighters in MMA History
Bleacher Report
Next, Valencia opened up the eyes of the MMA community when he dominated Ian McCall, the current top dog of the flyweight division. A German suplex release sent McCall crashing on his head, whereupon successive right hands stunned “Uncle Creepy,” …
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Oklahoma debuting Tri Combat mixed fight sport – MMA News
Mixed Martial Arts is the world’s fastest growing sport, and like all things that generate interest, someone somewhere is going to try to make them “better.” Some …
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