Mixed Martial Arts Links (11-4-11)

Posted on | November 4, 2011 | No Comments

Over 40 and still going strong in MMA
Pro MMA Now
Alexis Vila is undefeated with 11 wins and no losses in his professional MMA career.. He will turn 41-years-old in March. Photo by Meghan Wonder for ProMMAnow.com In all professional sports once a player hits 40 he or she would be considered …
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Pro MMA Now

UFC co-owner Fertitta: Fox deal ‘a huge commercial’
USA Today
By Sergio Non, USA TODAY Even after more than a decade of promoting mixed martial arts, Zuffa CEO Lorenzo Fertitta still sees the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the sport in general as a field largely unknown to much of North America. …
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USA Today

UFC 138′s Mark Munoz Ready To Make History
Heavy.com
Few fighters across the current landscape of mixed martial arts can claim to have the type of drive and focus possessed by Mark Munoz. The former NCAA Division 1 wrestling champion has parlayed years of success on the mat into a contender-worthy run in …
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Heavy.com

Fox, UFC look for otherworldly coverage in broadcast debut
USA Today
12 Cain Velasquez-Junior dos Santos mixed martial arts debut: “We have to make sure it’s being produced for Martians.” By Michael Hiestand By Jae C. Hong, AP MMA fighter Brock Lesnar will serve as an analyst during Fox’s first UFC broadcast next week. …
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USA Today

Former MMA fighter follows dream
BG News
by Abby Welsh Kyle Manyard was born with a rare condition called congenital amputation, but he didn’t let it hold him back from taking on his dream of fighting mixed martial arts. Takashi Doscher met Manyard in middle school, and they remained friends …
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Rashad ‘Suga’ Evans on His Injury Comeback, British Fighters, and MMA in the …
Sportsvibe
by Joshua Modaberi Rashad ‘Suga’ Evans became one of the most recognisable figures in Mixed Martial Arts after exploding onto the scene in 2005, when he won the reality television show ‘The Ultimate Fighter’. After being awarded a contract in the …
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Eddie Alvarez: ‘With Spike TV behind Bellator, watch how good we become’
MMAmania.com
Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is one of the best mixed martial artists in the game today. Boasting a record of 22-2, Alvarez has spent the better part of his professional career competing for DREAM and Bellator and has impressive wins …
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Former teammate Rashad Evans remarks on Donald Cerrone’s progress in MMA …
MMATorch
Donald Cerrone’s continued advancement in the sport of mixed martial arts has caught the attention of just about everyone in 2011, and he takes another step forward in his career this December when he takes on Nate Diaz in the co-main event of UFC 141. …
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MMATorch

25 Fights That Must Happen in 2012
Bleacher Report
As the year comes to an end, the fans and media can reflect back on a banner year that mixed martial arts has bared witness to. We’ve seen a battle of legends as former Pride notables Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson took on one another under the …
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Bleacher Report

Fedor-Monson to air on pay-per-view
USA Today
1 heavyweight in mixed martial arts for most of the 2000s before his current run of setbacks, Emelianenko hopes to rebound against one of the most experienced fighters in the heavyweight division. Monson, one of the most accomplished grapplers in MMA,…
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Blogs

Phoenix Jones needs to fight in Strikeforce | Fightlinker – UFC …
By fightlinker
As if getting arrested for indiscriminately pepperspraying a group of post-club shit kickers wasn’t bad enough, Phoenix Jones aka MMA fighter Ben Fodor also had his 6000 supersuit taken away by the cops. Not content to stop messing with …
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Web

Boxing vs. MMA Debate Hits England for UFC 138
American mixed martial arts fans have heard so many \”boxing vs. MMA\” arguments through the years that at this point, those arguments usually make.
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