Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-10-11)
Strikeforce puts best foot forward USA Today After days of chatter about former champions Alistair Overeem and Nick Diaz, the mixed martial arts world will end the week with a Strikeforce event featuring most of the promotion’s top remaining assets. The lineup includes three top-10 fighters and … See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links (9-9-11)
Victor Ortiz, Boxing Champ, Media Darling & All Around Nice Guy Fox News The Mexican-American boxer appearing in the newest season of HBO’s “24/7” in the lead-up to his Sept. 17 bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr., and viewers are getting more than another supporting character in the seemingly never-ending sidestep between … See all stories on this topic » […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-9-11)
Breaking out of the cage: ‘Warrior’ leads MMA move to mainstream film and … Washington Post Mixed martial arts is hitting the nation’s multiplexes Friday with “Warrior,” the biggest major-studio film to date about the nascent sport. With a slew of MMA-related films on the way at the same time the UFC makes its major-network debut on Fox, … See all […]
Boxing Links (9-8-11)
Vitali Klitschko ready to meet title challenge from Adamek USA Today By Bob Velin, USA TODAY Few things in boxing are as certain these days as the Klitschko brothers being virtually unbeatable in the heavyweight division. Polish boxerTomasz Adamek and his trainer/coach Roger Bloodworth work out in Wroclaw, Poland,… See all stories on this topic » […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-6-11)
UFC sees heavy end to year: Lesnar-Overeem for title shot USA Today Between mixed martial arts and kickboxing, Overeem had 24 fights from 2007 through 2010. But he has fought only once this year, so he opted to face Lesnar rather than sit around for the Velasquez-Dos Santos winner. Overeem becomes the second … See all stories on […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-5-11)
McCarthy: Refereeing ‘a lot different than people think’ USA Today By Sergio Non, USA TODAY The longest-serving referee in mixed martial arts wants to give the sport’s pioneers the recognition they deserve. “That was really the purpose of the book,” says John McCarthy of his just-released memoir, Let’s Get It On: The … See all stories on this […]
Boxing Links (9-4-11)
Berto slugs way to title on fifth-round stoppage of Zaveck USA Today Zaveck, who won his belt with a third-round KO of Isaac Hlatshwayo in 2009, was making the fourth defense of the title, and looking to prove he belonged among the elite welterweights, boxing’s most loaded division featuring the likes of Manny Pacquiao, … See all stories […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-4-11)
UFC on FOX: Does the Growth of the UFC Brand Hurt the Growth of MMA? Bleacher Report Tell someone on the street that you follow MMA and they’ll look at you in confusion. Tell someone on the street that you follow the UFC and they’ll immediately understand. All MMA fans have experienced this phenomenon and it illustrates one important … See […]
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