Mixed Martial Arts Links (11-2-11)

Posted on | November 2, 2011 | No Comments

November MMA Rankings
SI.com
Never mind that when SI.com solicited UFC 137 predictions from those of us who write about mixed martial arts for the site, I made a brief but carefully concocted argument in favor of BJ Penn. Forget that in my preview story about the event I opined …
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NorCal MMA Pound-for-Pound Top 10
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Northern California has become the home of some of mixed martial arts‘ greatest and brightest stars. Such names as Frank Shamrock, Cung Le, Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez have called the region home. If any region were to have its own pound-for-pound …
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Comcast SportsNet Bay Area

Victoria amateur MMA fighter looks to gym to spare pain of father’s loss
Winnipeg Free Press
Victoria, BC mixed martial arts fighter Sanjeev Sharma is shown in a handout photo. On the surface, fighting in a cage hardly seems like something to help deal with painful emotions. But it is working for Victoria’s Sanjeev Sharma as he works his way …
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Local MMA club expanding
Post-Tribune
By Anthony D. Alonzo Post-Tribune correspondent November 1, 2011 11:04PM Munster-basedmixed martial arts fighter Lance Surma (right) follows through on a kick aimed at his sparring partner Justin Halloran at Carlson Gracie Team MMA in Merrillville on …
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UFC 138 – Who Will Emerge as Contender in Middleweight Division? Fan’s Take
Yahoo! Sports
When it comes to mixed martial arts, how you bounce back from a loss tells a lot about the fighters heart and character, and for Munoz, he has shown a great deal. This fight could end up as a five-round slugfest, or a first round knockout, …
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10 Worst Nicknames in MMA History
Bleacher Report
The sport of mixed martial arts has undoubtedly become one of the most entertaining sports known to mankind today. And, what makes MMA so entertaining is the fighters who enter the Octagon and wear their hearts on their sleeves. …
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Bleacher Report

Vitor Belfort, Anthony Johnson set bout
ESPN
In the UFC 142 main event, featherweight champion Jose Aldo will defend his title against No. 1 contender Chad Mendes. Franklin McNeil covers mixed martial arts and boxing for ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Franklin_McNeil.
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The 20 Best NCAA Wrestlers-Turned-MMA Fighters
Bleacher Report
Of all the bases of martial arts to build upon a budding MMA career, wrestling has been one of the truer and more dominant. Over the years, we have seen a steady increase in the amount of accomplished wrestlers entering the sport today, …
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Bleacher Report

Will Bellator Replace Strikeforce on CBS?
Bleacher Report
2 promotion in MMA is on its final lap of existence. With the recent announcement of Bellator Fighting Championships being purchased by media giant Viacom (owner of such networks as MTV, Spike TV, VH1), the second biggest Mixed Martial Artspromotion …
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Bleacher Report

Cutman ‘Stitch’ Duran: ‘Cro Cop’ planned retirement even before UFC 137 loss
Yahoo! Sports
After suffering a hard-fought third-round TKO loss to Roy Nelson this past Saturday night, UFC heavyweight contender Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (27-10-2 MMA, 4-6 UFC) announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. And while Filipovic hinted at the …
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Blogs

UFC 138’s Mark Munoz vows to finish Chris Leben on Nov. 5 …
By Kevin Haggerty
UFC 138’s Mark Munoz will look to avenge his friend and training partner Wanderlei Silva’s most recent KO loss with a finish over Chris “The Crippler” Leben on Sat., Nov. 5 in Birmingham, England.
MMAmania.com

Anderson Silva isn’t going anywhere | Fightlinker – UFC, Strikeforce …
By fightlinker
You’d think the UFC would post Sonnen’s results on every MMA site just to prove to the athletic commissions (and the fans) that this ordeal is behind him. Anyone want to bet that his TRT samples are still through the roof? Top. Login or register …
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Web

No Holds Barred: Lee Li on MMA in Asia, Legend FC 6, and ONE FC …
No Holds Barred with Eddie.jpg On this audio edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with the journalist, writer, and our newest correspondent, …
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Manager: Condit upset with GSP, not UFC – MMA News
“Dana always does the right thing and in this case, he’ll do the right thing again,” he said. Kawa said he tried to keep things in perspective by noting that he …
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