Mixed Martial Arts Links (11-16-11)

Posted on | November 16, 2011 | No Comments

UFC Sues State Over Ban on Mixed Martial Arts Bouts
New York Times
Live Mixed Martial Arts events have been banned in New York since 1997. More Photos » By RICHARD SANDOMIR For four years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has lobbied the New York State Legislature to overturn its 1997 ban on live professional mixed …
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New York Times

Bellator’s Eddie Alvarez seeks busier schedule
USA Today
By Sergio Non, USA TODAY The top-rated American lightweight in mixed martial arts outside of Zuffa wants to double his workload. “I’d like to get in there four and five times a year and mix it up and be able to get a lot of fights,” says Eddie Alvarez, …
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USA Today

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
Sherdog.com
Better for the Brazilian, it came in front of tens of millions of MMA fans watching around the world as the UFC kicked off its primetime, network partnership with Fox. Now, dos Santos will await the winner of December’s clash between former champion …
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Top MMA fighters to battle at Viaero Event Center
Kearney Hub
By Kearney Hub KEARNEY — Top mixed martial arts professional fighters from across the country will battle Dec. 16 at the Viaero Event Center in Kearney. Tickets start at $23 in the main arena seats and $43 on the floor and are for sale at the Event …
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Explaining the Disappointment: MMA Doesn’t Always Tell a Story
Head Kick Legend
Who better to ask then someone that has managed to find a narrative for MMA within the the Belle Epoque and the adventures of Sherlock Holmes? “The short and simple answer is be entertained, but there is obviously more to it than that, …
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Bellator 57 ratings: Numbers slide again, event draws 129000 viewers
MMAjunkie.com
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MMAjunkie.com

Olympic bronze medalist Rousey’s MMA career off to perfect beginning
Las Vegas Review – Journal
By Adam Hill Ronda Rousey couldn’t have scripted the first year of her professional mixed martial arts career any better. “If I could have sat down and said, ‘If everything were to align perfectly for my career, how would it go?’ I would have said, …
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Niche Market | Martial Arts Supplies
WNYC (blog)
New York City’s peak as a mecca for martial arts was in the Bruce Lee era, the 1970s, but Lee said the growing popularity of Mixed Martial Arts, which has a major television presence is reinvigorating the sport, particularly Brazilian jujitsu. …
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Chris Weidman ‘Ready to Break Through’ Middleweight Pack Towards Top of Division
MMAFighting.com
After Weidman had graduated from college at Hofstra, where he was a two-time Division I wrestling All-American, and before he considered mixed martial arts as a real future, he still couldn’t shake that dream. Convinced it was still a possibility, …
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Blogs

Mixed Martial Arts « Flickr Blog
By Henry Lyne
Mixed Martial Arts. Finish!!! Force5-17 · Eduardo Telles -Jiu jitsu fighter – black belt by Nine Nine team · Vale Tudo · Mutual blows. Photos from SeanPierre, Daniel Costa _, stephenfactory, Julia Tarraf, ÍcaroNSilva, and Stefan Tell. Posted by …
Flickr Blog

Georgia on his Mind: MMAmania interview exclusive … – MMA Mania
By Brian Hemminger
MMAmania’s Brian Hemminger speaks with former WEC bantamweight champion Brian Bowles about his upcoming UFC 139 fight with Urijah Faber, fighting friends, competing in hostile territory and what chinks he sees in Dominick Cruz’s …
MMAmania.com

UFC Sues New York To Lift Mixed Martial Arts Ban
By Steve Barry
Despite their best efforts, the UFC has been unsuccessful in their bid to get mixed martial arts legalized in the state of New York in the past several years.
MMA Convert

UFC sues New York over ban on mixed–martial arts | Politics on the …
By Jon Campbell
The parent company of the largest mixed–martial arts promoter filed a lawsuit against New York today, claiming the state’s ban on the sport violates the U.S..
Politics on the Hudson

MMA Stomping Grounds: My UFC wish list for 2012 – Mixed martial …
By Kevin Richardson
These are two of my favorite fighters in all of mixed martial arts. They are both good on their feet, and they both put on action-packed fights whenever they’re in the octagon. Masvidal would have to be signed by the UFC for this fight to happen. …
MMA Stomping Grounds