Mixed Martial Arts Links (12-21-11)

Posted on | December 21, 2011 | No Comments

For the MMA fan who has it all
SI.com
In this season of giving, what gift should you wrap up and adorn with a colorful bow for the mixed martial arts fan who has everything? You can call your special someone’s cable or satellite company and see if it’ll sell you a season pass for the …
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Submission of the Year: ‘Korean Zombie’ twists to the top
USA TODAY
By Sergio Non, USA TODAY It took maneuver never before seen at the highest level ofmixed martial arts to snatch accolades for 2011’s top submission. Mere hours after Richard Hale locked up a flashy and rare inverted triangle in Bellator Fighting …
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USA TODAY

Josh Barnett, Kazushi Sakuraba take pro wrestling roles at ‘DREAM: New Year! 2011’
MMAjunkie.com
2011″ continues to fill, and former UFC legend Josh Barnett (31-5) and MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba (26-16-1) are among the latest additions to the year-end event. DREAM executives recently announced both notables will take part in pro-wrestling …
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MMAjunkie.com

Area fighters win at MMA tournament
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Dave Morgan and Mike Baresse, two students of Jason Ratchford at Pridelands Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Clarks Summit, each won Cage Fight 9 Mixed Martial Arts fights on Nov. 25 at Lackawanna College. Morgan won his professional flyweight fight over Evan …
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Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
Sherdog.com
However, in round two, “Jonny Bones” flipped the switch and choked the former UFC champion out cold, putting a capper on what has been hailed as the best single-year campaign in MMA history. A week later in San Diego, Calif., Strikeforce lightweight …
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2012 World MMA Bantamweight Scouting Report: #6 – Claudio Ledesma
Bloody Elbow
After an international journey that took us to Brazil, Sweden, and Japan, we head stateside to New England, one of the hottest regions in the US for producing high-quality mixed martial arts talent. Amateur wrestling and boxing serve as a gateway drug …
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Overeem already has an eye on the future
ESPN (blog)
Looking beyond one’s current opponent is a cardinal sin in mixed martial arts, especially when that opponent once held the UFC heavyweight championship. Brock Lesnar is big, strong, aggressive and fully healthy again. He’s won his most recent bout with …
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ESPN (blog)

Mixed Martial Arts
BlackAthlete.net
IOWA CITY, IOWA, (BASN)—Showtime followed up their Super Six championship with a Strike Force match up feature Gilbert Melendez challenging Jorge Masvidal plus Brazilian star Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs Hiroko Yamanaka. The opening bout featured KJ …
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Mike Schiavello on Announcing, Pro Wrestling and Japanese MMA
Bleacher Report
For the fans that have tuned into HDNet to see any of the recent Dream MMA or K-1 kickboxing shows, Schiavello has demonstrated a very unique storytelling ability. The Australian native is one of the fastest commentators in MMA history. …
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Bleacher Report

Jeff Wagenheim: What to get the mixed martial arts fan who has everything
SI.com
In his new book, Tapped Out ($26, Gotham Books), Polly puts himself through months of training leading up to an MMA fight, and he’s a vivid enough writer that you can share the whole episode vicariously. It might have a longwinded subtitle — Rear …
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Blogs

Anderson Silva Super Fight / MMA QA 12/20 by Nuker | Blog Talk …
By Nuker
Daily MMA Discussion. I talk about daily news articles MMA updates business developments in theMMA world as well as in depth fighter and event reviews. There Dec 20.
Steven Lanier (Nuker) MMA Insight

Congratulations are in order for longtime mixed martial arts veteran …
Congratulations are in order for longtime mixed martial arts veteran Matt Lindland , who earned his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) purple belt earlier this month under …
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