Mixed Martial Arts Links (10-31-11)

Posted on | October 31, 2011 | No Comments

UFC 137: Nick Diaz Wins Unanimously Over Penn
Fox News
Nick Diaz, right, throws a punch at BJ Penn during a mixed martial arts welterweight bout, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, in Las Vegas. Diaz won by unanimous decision. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Nick Diaz, right, punches BJ Penn during a mixed martial arts …
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Mirko Filipovic, 37, retiring after loss
ESPN
By Brett Okamoto LAS VEGAS — Mirko Filipovic, one of the most iconic figures in mixed martial arts history, announced his retirement Saturday at the age of 37. The Croatian fighter made the decision immediately following a TKO loss to Roy Nelson in …
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Mixed Martial Arts Scene in NJ Is Profiled New Book
Patch.com
Raw Combat: The Underground World of Mixed Martial Arts by Jim Genia just came out. it takes a look at the world of combat sports outside the arena shows of the Ultimate Fighter Championship (UFC). By Jim Kirkland There’s always a flood of fighter bios …
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Hatsu Hioki: Japanese MMA Is Not Dead
FightLine.com
By Mark Wayne | October 30, 2011 Much has been made of the state of Japanesemixed martial arts, with many asserting that it’s dead, dying or just falling behind. Most every prospect, with the occasional exception, to have come west from the Land of …
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FightLine.com

Q&A: Martial artist earns seventh-degree black belt
Marietta Times
Our culture’s changing and martial arts changes with it. We don’t do MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). I’m not going to teach them to become a lethal street fighter that can tear someone up at any time. It’s training to survive attacks and protect your family. …
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Weber High grad will compete in national MMA tourney
StandardNet
By Doug Gibson Ogden mixed martial arts heavyweight Craig Mock is taking a step up in his career as he will be heading to Moline, Ill., near Chicago, to compete in a nationally televised professional MMA tournament. Mock’s first fight at the …
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StandardNet

Fighter pulls out of MMA event at Club Underground
Great Falls Tribune
The two professional fights slated for Friday night’s Wage War 1 mixed–martial arts event outside Club Underground at the Old Skyline did not take place as scheduled, according to the fighters and promoters. The eight amateur bouts on the card did took …
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Fighters, custom cars to be hosted at Toyo’s SEMA Show booth
Search-Autoparts.com
Toyo is bringing a bit of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action to the Las Vegas Convention Center for the Nov. 1-4 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show. The tire maker’s Las Vegas-themed booth will include appearances by MMA fighters and an …
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Hopes high for Team Lakay in next PXC Event
Sun.Star
Pacific Xtreme Combat is region’s premier mixed martial arts organization established in 2003 on the island of Guam, PXC has hosted more than 25 professional MMA events and over 50 amateur fights. PXC has been looking forward to having more events in …
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3 Reasons Why Donald Cerrone Should Fight Nate Diaz Next
Bleacher Report
After arguably the most impressive victory of his mixed martial arts career at UFC 137, Donald Cerrone continues to climb up the Lightweight rankings. Cerrone, who has now won his sixth consecutive fight, will sit and wait for his next opponent to be …
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Bleacher Report

Blogs

MMA Stomping Grounds: UFC 137: Diaz beats Penn convincingly …
By Kevin Richardson
Kevin Richardson has been a fan of mixed martial arts competition ever since UFC 3, when 600-pound sumo wrestler Emmanuel Yarborough was beaten by Keith Hackney. Kevin will cover the world of MMA — in Baltimore, nationally and …
MMA Stomping Grounds

Web

BJ PENN vs DIAZ Fight Video, CRO COP vs NELSON, MITRIONE vs …
Watch all MMA/UFC videos and streams free on MMASHARE! NEXT: BJ PENN vs NICK DIAZ FIGHT VIDEO – CRO COP vs NELSON, KONGO vs MITRIONE, …
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The Amateur MMA Scene | | MMA News & Latest MMA Training …
Written by: CR Hess “Lets be clear here about something. If you get into Mixed Martial Arts, then you know what to expect. I couldn’t be anymore obvious and …
www.themmazone.net/Martial-Arts…/amateur-mma-scene/

An Open Letter To MMA | CageJunkies – UFC and MMA News First
Dear Mixed Martial Arts,. I can’t get you off my mind. You complete me, you make me happy and you help me forget about everything after a hard day of working. …
cagejunkies.com/2011/10/an-open-letter-to-mma/