Mixed Martial Arts Links (1-2-12)

Posted on | January 2, 2012 | No Comments

5 MMA Stories to Monitor in 2012
Sherdog.com
Photo: Sherdog.com From the rise to superstardom of Jon Jones and Junior dos Santos to the retirement of Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar and everything in between, the past 12 months inmixed martial arts can only be described as historic. …
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Best Canadian MMA moments of 2011
Sportsnet.ca
As the sport of mixed martial arts grows, the list of notable Canadians in MMA grows with it. The biggest Canadian MMA story of the year was the record-breaking UFC 129 in Toronto that had over 55000 people pack the Rogers Centre in April. …
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MMA: Layton’s Buck scores five-second KO
StandardNet
By Doug Gibson A one-punch knockout that shocked a packed crowd for its abrupt ending was the highlight of Saturday’s end-of-the-year Total Mayhem mixed martial arts card at the Ogden Marriott. Layton’s Josh Buck, 151 pounds, upset Sunset’s Sooksan …
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StandardNet

Total Mayhem Mixed Martial Arts: New Year’s Eve
StandardNet
By Erin Hooley, Standard-Examiner staff The Total Mayhem mixed martial arts fight night at the Marriott hotel in Ogden Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner) South Jordan’s Jesse Clark, top, defeats Scott Pike of Las Vegas at the …
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MMA Origins: Vale Tudo and The Original MMA Rivalry
Bloody Elbow
by TP Grant on Jan 1, 2012 1:00 PM EST in MMA History The last article tracked the parallel growth of Jujitsu in Japan and Catch Wrestling in Europe as inventions of necessity when faced with armored opponents. This article will focus on the emergence …
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MMAjunkie.com reader poll: Who is the 2011 Fighter of the Year?
MMAjunkie.com
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jan 01, 2012 at 12:15 pm ET Each year MMA pundits and media sources reflect on the previous 12 months of in-cage action and announce the fighter they consider to have accomplished the most. MMAjunkie.com decided to instead …
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MMAjunkie.com

The Rearview Mirror: Five MMA Trends We Hope To Have Left Behind In 2011
Cagepotato
The sport of mixed martial arts and its fans are no different. Here’s a quick look at some of the bad habits we’ve picked up and poor decisions we’ve made over the past 12-months. Let’s hope we can leave them behind in yesteryear. …
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Slideshow: UFC 141 Post-fight press conference
Examiner.com
He announced to everyone in attendance, and the viewing audience at home, that he would no longer be competing in mixed martial arts. He was retiring. Lost in all the chaos, was the epic showdown between UFC lightweights Donald Cerrone and Nate Diaz. …
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The Fitness Industry is buzzing about TACTIX
WebWire (press release)
The fitness and martial arts industries have never been closer than they are today. In the past, martial arts had a unique following, and fitness junkies had their own way of getting in their daily exercise. Due to the rapid growth of MMA (mixed …
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Blogs

‘Chael’s Corner’ sneak peek video featuring Chael … – MMA Mania
By Geno Mrosko
Catch a sneak peek video of Chael Sonnen’s new segment on the new UFC Tonight show entitled “Chael’s Corner.” It’s the usual entertaining Sonnen fare.
MMAmania.com

UFC And MMA In 2012: Four Big Fights To Expect In The New Year …
By Luke Thomas
What are the four biggest fights to expect in 2012 in the UFC or MMA? Fuel TV and MMA Nation take a look ahead.
MMA Nation – All Posts

Web

Unforgettable Upsets in MMA | | MMA NewsMMA News
Just like with any combat sport in the world most of the time the favored athlete is going to come out the victor, however you always have a chance and …
www.themmazone.net/Martial…/unforgettable-upsets-in-mma/

Houston Alexander charged with child abuse for boxing with … – MMA
If more father’s challenged their teenage sons to box over lying and cyber sexing, the modern world would be a better place. Today was a sad day for America.
www.mixedmartialarts.com/…/Houston-Alexander-charged-wi...