Mixed Martial Arts Links (11-13-11)

Posted on | November 13, 2011 | No Comments

UFC Has Minute in Prime Time
New York Times
(AP) — Junior Dos Santos stopped Cain Velasquez just 1 minute 4 seconds into their UFC heavyweight title bout Saturday night, claiming Velasquez’s belt and bringing a swift end to themixed martial arts promotion’s prime-time network debut. …
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For Brock Lesnar, will health be enough?
ESPN (blog)
Here’s the potential bad news: Lesnar has now been training mixed martial arts for a little more than four years. During that period, twice he’s had to spend significant time away from the gym because of health problems. Instead of spending the summer …
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Yukon MP launches anti-bullying MMA program
CBC.ca
Ryan Leef, MP for Yukon, launched a mixed martial arts program at a workshop in Carmacks on Saturday as part of a campaign to help battle bullying among young people.Ryan Leef, MP for Yukon, launched a mixed martial arts program at a workshop in …
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CBC.ca

MARTIAL ARTS MONTHLY: November edition
Swindon Advertiser
I WAS the official whinger-in-chief ahead of UFC138 but while the Birmingham card was woefully lacking in star power it did provide the perfect showcase for the new wave of British mixed martial artists. John Maguire, Philip De Fries and Che Mills all …
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UFC on FOX 1 results recap: Johnson notches violent knockout win, Yamamoto …
MMAmania.com
Norifumi Yamamoto attempted to get his mixed martial arts (MMA) career back on track as he faced off against Darren Uyenoyama. Both have spent time fighting on the Japanese MMA circuit. Both were looking to prove that JMMA is not dead, and here to stay …
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UFC on FOX Results: Alex Caceres Outlasts Cole Escovedo to Keep MMA Career Alive
Bleacher Report
… to duke it out for the UFC Heavyweight Championship, Alex Caceres and Cole Escovedo spent three rounds in the Octagon to settle a decidedly less glamorous dispute—who would survive to fight another day at the top level of mixed martial arts?…
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Bleacher Report

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: Garza loses UFC fight
Grand Forks Herald
Pablo Garza, who went to high school in Grafton and trains in Fargo, lost in the second round to Dustin Poirier on Saturday during part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship event shown on national television on FOX. ANAHEIM, Calif. …
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300 compete in martial arts regional
Pensacola Business Journal
The 25-year veteran of the art said that while other forms of martial arts — such as mixed martial arts, or MMA — are certainly entertaining, the “blended art form” that Tiger Rock teaches is more pragmatic. He said that while it does include some …
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At Issue: Regulating mixed martial arts fights
Capital Times (blog)
Pat Strachota, R- West Bend, would give town governments across the state the right to decide whether professional and amateur mixed martial arts (MMA) can be held within their boundaries. In 2009, the state Legislature passed a law giving what is now …
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Blogs

MMA 101: Comprehensive technique guide for UFC on FOX fight …
By AintNoSunshine
MMAmania.com’s resident MMA technical expert goes bananas with complete breakdowns of submissions, strikes, wrestling Muay Thai — everything you need to know about the sport prior to UFC on FOX debut on Nov. 12, 2011. Must read.
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MMA Analysis: UFC on FOX Preview and Predictions
By MMA Valor
Saturday’s UFC on FOX will see a completely different format then the typical. The promotions network debut will only air the heavyweight championship main event during the slotted hour on Fox.

Web

Mixed martial arts makes network debut | Marketplace from …
Mixed martial arts makes network debut. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images. Michael Bisping of Great Britain shapes up to Jorge Rivera of the USA after winning their …
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Broughton, Pickett out up to 180 days; complete UFC 138 – MMA
As there is no athletic commission that oversees events in the United Kingdom, the Ultimate Fighting Championship adheres to similar and strict regulations in …
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