Mixed Martial Arts Links (1-10-12)

Posted on | January 10, 2012 | No Comments

Why women’s MMA needs Ronda Rousey to establish its legitimacy
Pro MMA Now
Women’s MMA will not be considered legitimate until people like Olympic Medalists Ronda Rousey and Sarah McMann make their impact on the sport, and the sooner the better. Look, Cyborg was on the way to truly legitimizing women’s MMA. …
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COLUMN: The MMA Stock Exchange – A Look at the Rising and Falling in the UFC’s…
MMATorch
The very talented and extremely entertaining actor, who dabbles in mixed martial arts; and no, you did not read that wrong. He has 17 film credits given to him in his official filmography dating back to 1997, while he has only nine mixed martial arts …
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MMATorch

‘Caged’ premiere review: MTV goes MMA, tries for a knock-out
Entertainment Weekly
But the show is, at bottom, really about what its title implies: Cage fighting, mixed martial arts, as conducted in a Southern town. And so instead of the endless inarticulate maundering of the Teen Mom protagonists, Caged wisely substituted action for …
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Entertainment Weekly

With or without Cyborg: Scott Coker on future of Strikeforce women’s 145-pound …
MMAmania.com
by Kevin Haggerty on Jan 9, 2012 11:30 PM EST in Strikeforce News If you’re a mixed martial arts(MMA) fan and haven’t been living under a rock, you’ve surely heard the news regarding the failed drug test by Strikeforce women’s 145-pound champion …
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Dana White Guarantees MMA in NY in 2012
Bleacher Report
Com, UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) President Dana White voiced what allMMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fans worldwide have been waiting to hear: The news thatMMA will be sanctioned in New York. And not only that, White guaranteed it will happen in …
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Bleacher Report

Angela’s Adventures: Mixed Martial Arts
KTVQ Billings News
BILLINGS – Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact, combat sport that allows the use of multiple fighting techniques. It’s also a sport that attracts people of all ages and genders. Robert Hill, owner of 5 StarMMA in Billings, has a long history with the …
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The Deep Historical Links Between MMA And Pro Wrestling
MMA Nation
By Nate Wilcox – MMA Editor In a discussion between Luke Thomas and Nate Wilcox, the two mixed martial arts (MMA) editors talk about the deep historical roots betweenMMA and pro wrestling. Jan 9, 2012 – Last week, Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) and I …
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MMA Nation

MMA In West Virginia
West Virginia MetroNews
A member of the West Virginia Athletic Commission believes the first Mixed Martial Arts event to be staged in West Virginia was a success. The Williamson Field House was the venue Saturday night for the first of the events legalized last year by the …
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Get back to fightin’ weight with ‘Cage Fitness’
msnbc.com
Cage Fitness class participants perform a ‘knee on 12 punch’ move at the Leading Edge Martial Arts school in Allentown, Penn. The classes, which provide a quick, intense workout modeled after a championship mixed martial arts bout, have proven very …
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Blogs

Dana White Guarantees New York Will Sanction MMA in 2012
By Ariel Helwani
One of the final thorns left in the side of mixed martial arts is sanctioning in New York State, and after a couple of recent close calls, UFC president.
MMA Fighting

Dana White Guarantees New York MMA Legalization in 2012 …
By Brent Brookhouse
UFC president Dana White has guaranteed that the sport will be legalized in New York this year.
Bloody Elbow

UFCs Quinton Jackson doesn’t like King Mo, refuses to … – MMA Mania
By Kevin Haggerty
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has no plans of stepping down to MMA “B-Team” promotion Strikeforce to take on “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal. MMAmania.com has the story.
MMAmania.com

Web

Jan 7, 2012 Dana White Interview – Transcript | MMA Fight Corner
Firas Zahabi (GSP’s head coach): “Rory MacDonald & GSP will never fight each other” – Page 2 – Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums on Firas Zahabi Exclusive …
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1st legal, mixed martial arts fight in WV set for Saturday … – WOWK-TV
The first MMA fight in West Virginia. … Charleston – Huntington West Virginia News1st legal, mixed martial arts fight in WV set for Saturday in Williamson …
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