Mixed Martial Arts Links (12-10-11)

Posted on | December 10, 2011 | No Comments

MMA Today: Jones aims to extend his year-long win streak
ABC2 News
“Our focus was to find the right night, where the largest number of MMA fans could enjoy the show,” Bellator chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney said. “We’ve been discussing this move with our partners at Viacom for months … we agreed that Fridays provided …
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ABC2 News

Mixed martial arts matchmaker seeks quality fights
Clovis News Journal
Kucevic is a matchmaker for Clovis-based mixed martial arts promoting outfit Evolution Combat Sports, which has organized five fights last year and drew thousands of people to the Curry County Events Center and the Clovis Civic Center. …
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Kids listen to MMA stars
Toronto Sun
By Ted Woloshyn ,Toronto Sun They are unlikely allies, but Doug Ford, Mixed Martial Arts fighters and Lady Gaga all share the same concern — bullying. Coun. Ford supported an initiative in Toronto this week in which MMA stars here for an Ultimate …
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ProElite MMA Returns Live on HDNet at Neal Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii …
MarketWatch (press release)
The PUNK” and ProElite Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi’s LOS ANGELES, Dec 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — ProElite (pk:PELE) makes its return to the MMA-centric islands of Hawaii, featuring a fight card loaded with world class talent on January 21, …
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8CN Exclusive Interview: Jimi “PosterBoy” Manuwa MMA Bulldozing His Way To The …
8countnews.com
Jimi “The Posterboy” Manuwa is the UK Light Heavyweight Champion and becoming a professionalMMA fighter was his aspiration after the reformation of his old character. Now he is keen to take youngsters off the streets and into MMA classes. …
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Brian Ebersole Brings ‘Entertainment Factor’ into UFC 140 Bout with Claude Patrick
Heavy.com
After exploding onto the mainstream mixed martial arts scene with his debut victory under the Zuffa banner over Chris Lytle at UFC 127, Brian Ebersole introduced himself to hundreds of thousands of fans watching live in Sydney, Australia’s Acer Arena …
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Torres fired from UFC
nwitimes.com
East Chicago native Miguel Torres was fired from the mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship after posting a tweet on his Twitter feed that league officials deemed insensitive to rape victims. Miguel Torres, one of the most …
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Buffery: Is Hominick GSP’s heir apparent?
London Free Press
Is Mark Hominick the next Canadian mixed martial arts superstar? With UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre perhaps entering the — shall we say — autumn of his career, Canadian MMAfans have turned their attention to Hominick. …
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Crazy Enough to Be True: Ten Wild MMA Predictions for 2012
Cagepotato
But I also said that Dana White would coin a new phrase, land a network TV deal and that a famous athlete would cross over into the world of mixed martial arts. Not bad, eh? 2012 is quickly approaching so get the champagne on ice and let’s get to those …
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Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Targeting Return To K-1 Despite Retirement, Ruptured Bicep
MMA Nation
Dec 9, 2011 – Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic may be retired from mixed martial arts, but his fighting career has yet to write its final chapter. In a recent interview with Croatia’s Fight Channel, the MMA legend revealed his plans to transition back into …
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MMA Nation

Blogs

Couture, Kemp, Pedro among headliners at MMA World Expo in …
Wrestling heroes Randy Couture, Lee Kemp & Jimmy Pedro are among the presenters at the annual MMA World Expo in New York City.
TheMat.com News

Randy Couture: Jon Jones will not walk through Lyoto … – MMA Mania
By Adam Guillen Jr.
Randy Couture says UFC lightheavyweight champion Jon Jones will have a hard time dealing with Lyoto Machida when the two meet at UFC 140. Can Machida be the first mixed martial artist to slow down the young champions momentum?
MMAmania.com

So it begins… | Fightlinker – UFC, Strikeforce, and Mixed Martial Arts …
By fightlinker
But Dana White, the Las Vegas-based president of the mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship, wasn’t in the audience. Maybe he didn’t get the message. When a person tweeted his complaint about Canadian UFC …
Fightlinker – UFC, Strikeforce,…

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FREE: UFC 140 LIVE STREAM – JONES vs MACHIDA, Minotauro …
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