Mixed Martial Arts Links (11-19-11)

Posted on | November 19, 2011 | No Comments

MMA veteran Dan Henderson is geared up for Saturday’s UFC main event with …
San Jose Mercury News
By Mark Emmons memmons@mercurynews.com When Dan Henderson climbed into the cage for his first mixed martial arts fight 14 years ago, he only wanted to make some extra cash to support a bid to make his third US Olympic wrestling team. …
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Another fight, another arm for Ronda Rousey
USA Today
Rousey got the tapout 39 seconds into the fight with an armbar, the hold that won all of her previous mixed martial arts fights, including three amateur affairs before turning pro in March. None of Rousey’s fights, pro or amateur, have lasted longer …
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USA Today

Lorenzo Fertitta joins Matt Hamill in Utica to push for MMA regulation in New York
MMAmania.com
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Lorenzo Fertitta is pushing forward in Zuffa’s attempts to legalize mixed martial arts (MMA) in the state of New York. Ever since the “Empire State” imposed a ban on MMA in 1997, Zuffa officials have been trying …
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MMA & muay thai Events on GFL COMBAT SPORTS NETWORK
15rounds.com
Rivera is on a 7-fight win streak and also a current champion of another top-level MMA organization. Rivera is also formally a featherweight and will bring a size advantage into the fight and will look to use his wrestling and grind down Leone and …
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10 MMA Fighters Who Have Had the Most Success in ADCC
Bleacher Report
Mixed martial arts is dictated by the blend of many disciplines from all across the world. However, the strongest of those arts has always been jiu-jitsu, which quite literally translates to “the gentle art”—an array of holds, locks and chokes who’s …
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Bleacher Report

Campbell Enjoyed Martial Arts, Friend Testifies
Patch.com
Prosecutor Steve Ipsen inquired about Campbell’s interest in mixed–martial arts, asking Gibson to demonstrate a potential choke hold that Campbell had once demonstrated. With no apparent cause of death, prosecutors say Lu likely died from being in a …
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Mixed martial arts bouts at Minglewood tonight
Memphis Commercial Appeal
By Bryan Brasher Memphis-based V3 Fights has another card of mixed martial arts scheduled for 7 pm today at Minglewood Hall, and one heavyweight match will feature a fighter with a chance to jump from relative obscurity into a championship belt. …
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The Striking Zone: Cung Le brings Sanshou and spinning back kicks into UFC 139 …
MMAmania.com
One of those match ups will be between Pride FC psychopath and mixed martial arts (MMA) pioneer Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le, who will make his Octagon debut after a promising and attention-grabbing run under the Strikeforce banner. …
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Is training in Mixed Martial Arts the right thing for your officers?
Police News
For the first time, we may actually be getting ahead of the training curve when it comes to the explosion of Mixed Martial Arts. In preparing for the onslaught of suspects that have either watched enough MMA fights on TV, or have actually trained MMA …
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Bellator champ Hector Lombard: Chael Sonnen is boring as [expletive]
MMAjunkie.com
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Nov 18, 2011 at 2:30 pm ET Bellator Fighting Championships middleweight title holder Hector Lombard (30-2-1 MMA, 7-0 BFC) boasts one of the most impressive winning streaks in all of mixed martial arts, but he’s not exactly a …
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