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HP signs Pacquiao for new tablet campaign

Posted on | May 2, 2011 | No Comments

By Bill King, Senior Writer, Sports Business Journal

Published May 2, 2011, Page 28

Two months after taking over management of Manny Pacquiao’s largely dormant global endorsement portfolio, promoter Top Rank has landed the fighter a spot in Hewlett-Packard’s upcoming campaign around its recently released tablet computer.

Working through agency William Morris, Top Rank submitted Pacquiao to HP when it learned the brand was looking for a select group of high-profile entertainers and athletes to feature in the campaign, which will include television, radio, print, outdoor and billboard components, all of which will feature the fighter and run globally.

Because of its broad line of products — including the tablet, PCs, printers and smartphones — HP struggled to find attractive endorsers who didn’t have conflicting deals. Many, such as NBA stars Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant, did. Because almost all of his contracts have been limited to the Philippines, Pacquiao was able to make the broadly structured HP deal work.

Top Rank would not discuss financials of the deal, other than to say it included HP products and a cash contribution toward charities of Pacquiao’s choice. The deal was attractive because of the level of credible exposure.

“The brand alignment, to us, is unparalleled,” said Lucia McKelvey, executive vice president of marketing for Top Rank. “It’s exactly what we’re looking for and the kind of deal we want. We hope by executing and doing this one well, others will buy into it.”

In February, Top Rank sent letters to a range of brands and advertisers, explaining that Pacquiao hoped to reverse years of confusion by naming Top Rank as his exclusive commercial agent for business outside the Philippines. Within days, McKelvey said, she began to make progress.

Top Rank also recently closed a licensing deal for Pacquiao that will place his name and likeness on a line of vegetables from State Street Produce, a San Antonio-based company that grows in Mexico and distributes to restaurants across the U.S. State Street will rename its product “Pacquiao’s Produce,” McKelvey said, using his name and likeness as it expands its distribution to retail outlets. Pacquiao’s face will appear on bags, boxes and delivery trucks.

Based on previous sales levels, the three-year deal will net Pacquiao at least $1 million annually.

“And that’s just based on what they were earning without him,” McKelvey said. “Assuming it goes well, it will never stop. If the company ends up doing well, he’ll always be on there. And we’ll help them achieve that.”

That has long been a question for those that have flirted with doing business with Pacquiao. Many have claimed to represent him, but few have delivered, causing large, credible brands to shy away.


The highly anticipated final episode of the four-part FIGHT CAMP 360°: Pacquiao-Mosley debuts This Friday!May 6 on SHOWTIME, beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT. It will also be broadcast the following day on CBS, beginning at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT.

Remaining closed circuit tickets, priced at $50, are on sale and available at all Las Vegas MGM Resorts properties.

The Pacquiao vs. Mosley live four-fight pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $54.95, will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV®. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. For Pacquiao vs. Mosley fight week updates, log on to www.sports.SHO.com or www.toprank.com.

 

LONDON CALLING FOR INTERNATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT PRIZEFIGHTERS

Posted on | May 2, 2011 | No Comments

Unbeaten Lucian Bot and Kerston ‘Warrior’ Manswell replace Oquendo and Gomez

For the first time in boxing history eight boxers from eight different countries come together on one night in a celebration of World Heavyweight boxing at the Prizefighter International Heavyweights this Saturday (May 7).

The fighters taking part at Alexandra Palace live on Sky Sports from 9pm have arrived in London as for the first time ever Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, one night tournament sees fighters from all four corners of the globe aiming to be crowned the first International Prizefighter King.

Germany’s Konstantin Airich, Canada-based American Tye Fields and Trinidadian Kerston ‘Warrior’ Manswell – who replaces Fres Oquendo in the line-up – were the first to arrive at their Tower Bridge base and the remaining fighters will join them on Tuesday, when Sky Sports will put them through their paces in the promotional shoot before they battle it out for the £32,000 winner’s cheque.

“I’m thrilled to be over here and fighting in Prizefighter – it’s a great concept and I wish we had something similar in Germany,” said Airich. “Everybody knows that the British sports fans in general and boxing fans in particular are the best fans in the world. They are so enthusiastic and supportive and they really know boxing.

“Some of them will surely remember my fight against Danny Williams in Spain in 2008. It was a great fight and I think I would have had a chance of winning had I not broken my hand in the early rounds when I knocked him down. The end was very controversial but I had nothing to do with that.”

Airich faces Lucian Bot – the unbeaten Romanian who has replaced Juan Carlos Gomez, forced to withdraw through visa issues – in the fourth quarter-final and the 32 year-old from Hamburg is hoping that victory in Prizefighter will raise his profile as he aims to rebuild his career.

“I have been struggling recently, losing fights I shouldn’t have lost and drawing with Alexey Mazykin twice,” said Airich. “This tournament is my big chance to start over. Of course, I know how many people are watching Prizefighter and that winning the tournament would help me to gain a lot of attention. I want to prove to myself, my critics and the whole boxing world that I am capable of winning important fights and achieving great things.

Anything can happen in the tournament. I am an aggressive and explosive fighter so you could say that bouts with lesser rounds suit my style but in the end the better man will always win the fight regardless of whether it’s three, four, six, eight or ten rounds. I have had about 100 amateur fights with only a handful of losses. I was German amateur champion in 2006 and turned pro directly after that so I never had the chance to prove myself at international amateur tournaments.”

The rest of the line-up is made up of Kevin ‘Kingpin’ Johnson, the American who took Vitali Klitschko the distance in a World title fight in December 2009, his only defeat in 25 fights, Gregory Tony, the French Heavyweight champion who fought for the European title in August, UK Prizefighter champion Michael Sprott and Cuban Mike Perez, who has won all of his 13 pro fights – 10 by knockout.

Tickets for Prizefighter International Heavyweights at London’s Alexandra Palace on Saturday 7 May are available from Matchroom Sport priced £35 unreserved, £50 and £60 ringside and £120 VIP – to buy call Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900.

Revised Prizefighter International Heavyweights Draw

Quarter-final one: Mike Perez v Kerston Manswell
Quarter-final two: Kevin Johnson v Gregory Tony
Quarter-final three: Michael Sprott v Tye Fields
Quarter-final four: Lucian Bot v Konstantin Airich

 

Boxing Links (5-2-11)

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Henry Cooper profile: Life and times of a boxing gentleman
Mirror.co.uk
He gained an army of fans who had no interest in boxing with his gentlemanly manner and easy South London charm. Cooper earned fortunes starring in TV adverts for Brut aftershave and Shredded Wheat. He worked tirelessly for charity, was a captain on A
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Mirror.co.uk
NY Times dubs Pacquiao ‘boxing genius’
Malaya
BY JENNIE L. ILUSTRE WASHINGTON — American sports has described eight-division boxingchampion Manny Pacquiao as “pound for pound” the best boxer around. Last Sunday, the New York Times wrote about his “boxing genius” and called him “perhaps the best 
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Our ‘Enery symbolised boxing’s bygone era
BBC Sport (blog)
Our ‘Enery, a man already embittered by a sport that bears little resemblance toboxing in his day, would have been thoroughly appalled by the attendant hoopla. In 2009, when Haye almost fought his Ukrainian rival before the bout fell through, 
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BBC Sport (blog)
Women boxers must become fitter, stronger under new rule
Times of India
PTI | May 2, 2011, 06.40pm IST NEW DELHI: The Indian women pugilists will have to become fitter, stronger and quicker if they are to adjust and succeed under the changed pattern of scoring in international boxing when the sport makes its debut in the 
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Dar boxers for HIV screening
IPPmedia
By Joseph Mchekadona The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has tasked Tanzania PugilisticBoxing Organisation to conduct mandatory HIV tests to professional boxers in the country. The HIV test must be carries out for boxers ahead of any bout 
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Second test negative for Zbikowski
Examiner.com
Zbikowski’s manager, Chicago-area boxing coach and attorney Mike Joyce, who questioned the validity of the first test, spoke to MASN last week about the the situation. “I guess the test they took wasn’t sent to the lab, it was just a strip test, 
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Boxing Breakfast: Nate Campbell in Moscow, Raul Martinez Cancels on Mijares
Bad Left Hook
Today’s breakfast will be a little short, so feel free to use this as an open thread for whatever’s on your mind — boxing-related. Nate Campbell will reportedly fight in Moscow on May 21, on the undercard of the Denis Lebedev-Roy Jones Jr. card. 
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Inside Boxing: New Bedford’s Vazquez to shake off rust in May 6 bout
SouthCoastToday.com
For more information, call the Foxwoods box office at 800-200-2882 or go to www.cesboxing.comFormer Olympian Demetrius Andrade of Providence sounded a lot like Vazquez when comparing amateur boxing and professional boxing in an interview with 
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Boxing Result: Solis Defeats Lazarte In IBF Title Rematch
SaddoBoxing.com
By Alejandro Tostado May 1st, 2011 All Boxing Results It took 24 foul filled rounds over the course of two fights at Club Once Unidos in Mar Del Plata, Argentina for Ulises Solis to regain the IBF title but the light flyweight from Guadalajara, 
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Pavlik: I’m Ready To Make Noise at Super Middleweight
BoxingScene.com
by Chris LaBate Former world middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs) has rededicated himself to the sport of boxing and plans to make a statement on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pavlik will see action on the Manny 
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Web
Afghanistan: Afghanistan women train for Olympic boxing – Los 
Young athletes in flowing head scarves bob and weave, jabbing the stale air of their darkened training room here at Ghazi National Olympic Stadium.
articles.latimes.com/…/la-fg-afghan-women-boxing-20110428


Boxing Fight Night – ESPN
Boxing Fight Night.  Boxing Home · Schedule · TV · Champions · Rankings · P4P · 12 Rounds · Fight Credential · Message Board · Heavy Hitter · MMA · Local 
espn.go.com/sports/boxing/feature/…/boxing-fight-night

 

CHECK OUT THIS ROCKY MARCIANO TRIBUTE PAGE ON FACEBOOK

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CHECK OUT THIS AWESOME ROCKY MARCIANO PAGE BY BIOGRAPHER JOHN CAMERON

Cage Fighting Xtreme & Team Irish “The Maine Event” April 30, 2011

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a href=”http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/05/01/sports/sold-out-crowd-packs-portland-armory-for-first-mma-event-in-maine/?ref=mostReadBox”>Sold-out crowd packs Portland armory for first MMA event in Maine

Wrestling Links (5-2-11)

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Watch A Pro Wrestler Tell Pro Wrestling Fans That Osama Bin Laden Is Dead
SportsGrid
by Dan Fogarty | 9:05 am, May 2nd, 2011 What could be more American than winning the WWE championship after a steel cage match? How about winning the WWE championship in a steel cage match and then telling a crowd of people that Osama bin Laden is dead 
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Prep wrestling to keep 14 weight classes but will change them
Pierce County Herald
The National Federation of state High School associations has announced changes in the weight classes in high school wrestling for next school year. The National Federation of state High School associations has announced changes in the weight classes 
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WATCH FOR WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT TO POTENTIALLY REBOUND AFTER FALLING 
Zacks.com
May 02, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) — World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE:WWE) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $9.99 to a high of $10.89. Yesterday, the shares fell 8.05%, which took the trading range below the 
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Eagleville’s Key named wrestling coach of year
The Daily News Journal
Since then, the Rutherford County rural school has made constant strides on the mats, sending athletes to the TSSAA Individual Wrestling Championships from its first season. This season, the Eagles took the next step. And it was a big one. 
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Former Oklahoma Sooners wrestler Jack Swagger fights Jim Ross on pay-per-view
Examiner.com
Former Oklahoma Sooners All-American wrestler Jack Swagger and University of Oklahoma supporter Jim Ross faced each other in a professional wrestling match at the WWE pay-per-view Extreme Rules on Sunday night. The storyline has evil announcer Michael 
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Blackman dominates DNJ wrestling squad
The Daily News Journal
Blackman’s Eric Feuerbacher, left, wrestles with Ravenwood’s Jack Finnegan in the weight 125 class during TSSAA Wrestling Championships. Feuerbacher won a state championship this past season. Gannet Tennessee/Photo / JAE S. LEE / THE TENNESSEAN 
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More honors for CM wrestling at Coach of Year Banquet
Washington Observer Reporter
By Joe Tuscano, Staff writer Canon-McMillan High School’s wrestling program produced two honors from Sunday evening’s Tri-County Coach of the Year Banquet at the DoubleTree by Hilton. Chris Mary was named the Wrestling Coach of the Year and the Big 
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Extreme Rules: Championship make-over edition
CANOE
Wrestling One championship belt hangs above the ring, reachable only by ladder. Another belt will be awarded to the survivor of a Triple-Threat Cage Match. Some title changes, some surprise matches, and a newcomer to the WWE locker room round out the 
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Former Ultimate Fighter Efrain Escudero speaking in Selma before big fight
Visalia Times-Delta
Escudero will speak to the Selma High School Wrestling Club and to local youth on Wednesday before his fight at Tachi Palace Fights on Friday. The Associated Press Former UFC fighters Efrain Escudero and Gerald Harris will hold a question and answer 
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Sabin Injury, Anderson Reacts To Sting, Bin Laden Is Dead
Wrestling Inc.
By Raj Giri | May 01, 2011 | Comments — I know this isn’t wrestling related, but it’s amazing news that Osama Bin Laden is dead and the US has the body. This is such a major moment, I just wish it would have happened a lot longer ago. 
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Wrestling Inc.

 

Blogs
The Political Economy of Professional Wrestling: Capital, Unions 
By Jasmin Mujanovic
Consider the main characters of The Wrestler: Randy “The Ram” Robinson and his sometime love-interest, the stripper Cassidy. Randy was a major superstar in the 1980s, selling out arenas and performing in front of thousands, 
Politics, Re-Spun – http://politicsrespun.org/


Mr. Anderson VIP Chat Announced for Sacrifice 2011 Pay-Per-View On 
Mr. Anderson has been announced to be the VIP guest for the “Chat with the Stars ” VIP Chat during Sacrifice 2011 on May 15th. As one of TNA Wrestling
News – http://www.tnawrestling.com/

 

Web
Air Armen: 8 Days Until Midget Wrestling « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
Completely out of breath and exhausted after the 7 laps, I was ready to go home and was satisfied with that night’s exercises when Amy uttered, 
dfw.cbslocal.com/…/air-armen-8-days-until-midget-wrestling/


Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online — WWE, TNA, UFC and 
For the most in-depth and detailed news and analysis on pro-wrestling and MMA, always turn to Wrestlingobserver.com/Figure Four Weekly Online, 
www.f4wonline.com/content/view/20437/


Maryville Announces New Wrestling Program; Hiring of Coach Mike 
UNO recently announced that it will eliminate its wrestling program as a result  He was named the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coach of the Year in 1981, 
news.theopenmat.com/…/maryville-announces-new-wrestling-…


Maverick Wrestling On The Move – Sports News Story – KETV Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — It’s an NCAA first: transplanting an entire team from one school to another. Thursday, April 28, 2011.
www.ketv.com/sports/27710364/detail.html

 

Jeff Blatnick, Rashad Evans, Kurt Angle, Dan Gable, Rulon Gardner Among Elite Athletes And Celebrities To Attend USA-Russia Dual Meet And ‘BEAT The Streets’ Gala Thursday In Times Square

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Former Olympians, NCAA Champions, UFC And NFL Stars Join With Celebs For One-of-A-Kind Event In Times Square

NEW YORK, May 2, 2011- Some of the biggest names in the history of wrestling and mixed martial arts will join with other supporters from the NFL, television and movies in New York’s Duffy Square this Thursday night when the USA meets Russia in a one-of-a-kind dual meet at “The Crossroads of The World.”  Some of the most legendary names from Olympic and NCAA competition, including Olympic champions Dan Gable, Rulon Gardner, Jeff Blatnick, Kurt Angle, Tom Brands and Kendall Cross, as well as NCAA champions Anthony Robles, Bubba Jenkins and Darrion Caldwell will be on hand for the matchup, which will feature some of the world’s most promising and accomplished wrestlers.

Among the stars competing are Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Cejudo, two-time NCAA champion and New Jersey native Jordan Burroughs, two-time NCAA champions Jake Varner, Jake Herbert, Brent Metcalf and others meeting the defending world champion Russians.

Joining those elite champions will be former Michigan State wrestler and current UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, as well as current NFL stars Justin Tuck, Antonio Garay, Marcus Colston and Willie Colon.  Celebrities expected to be in attendance are Beat The Streets supporters Billy Baldwin, Matthew Modine and Nate Parker among others.

The event will be held in Duffy Square in New York City, located in the historic Times Square setting at 46th Street. The event is free to the public and will also be streamed live on TheMat.com by USA Wrestling and be shown on the single largest facing LED screen in Times Square. The USA vs. Russia freestyle wrestling dual meet will begin at 6 p.m., following a card of exhibition matches featuring young athletes who wrestle in the Beat the Streets youth program, as well as high school wrestlers from the Public School Athletic League and the Catholic High School Athletic Association, which will begin at 3 p.m.

THE OFFICIAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THE EVENT WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, AT 2 P.M. IN THE OLYMPIC ROOM OF THE NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB.

Each year, the Beat the Streets Gala is held to celebrate wrestling and raise funds for Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc., the successful program which has provided wrestling opportunities for thousands of middle school and high school students in New York City.
This is the second straight year in which a major Olympic-style competition has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala. In 2010, an all-star challenge featuring top U.S. wrestlers was held on the USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier docked on the west side of Manhattan.

The Beat the Streets Reception and Awards Ceremony is set for the Hard Rock Café, 1501 Broadway in New York City, starting at 7:30 p.m. There will be a live musical performance by country music legend John Rich at the function.

2011 BEAT THE STREETS GALA
New York Is Wrestling
Battle on Broadway
Duffy Square – Times Square at 46th Street in New York, N.Y., May 5

USA vs. Russia Freestyle Dual Meet matches
55 kg/121 lbs. – Henry Cejudo (USA) vs. Rasul Mashezov (Russia)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Shawn Bunch (USA) vs. Rasul Murtazaliev (Russia)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Brent Metcalf (USA) vs. Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (Russia)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (USA) vs. Aniuar Geduev (Russia)
84 kg/185 lbs. – Jake Herbert (USA) vs. Andrey Valiev (Russia)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. –Jake Varner (USA) vs. Shamil Akhmedov (Russia)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev (USA) vs. Barsag Kesaev (Russia)

ABOUT BEAT THE STREETS
The Mission of the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program is to expand and develop wrestling in the New York City Metropolitan area from the youth through the Olympic level. Our dream is to provide opportunities for boys and girls in the activity of wrestling, building lifelong skills. If you share this mission and would like to volunteer to help,  please contact info@beat-the-streets.org.

Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-2-11)

Posted on | May 2, 2011 | No Comments

Stadium show a record-smashing success
Dayton Daily News
By Dann Stupp, Mixed Martial Arts Insider 1:36 AM Monday, May 2, 2011 TORONTO — A little more than four years ago, the Ultimate Fighting Championship hosted its first event at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. The event, UFC 68, set a North American MMA
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Randy Couture Loses To Lyoto Machida In UFC 129, Calls It Quits
Huffington Post
Randy Couture is and will forever be one of mixed martial arts‘ seminal early figures, its building blocks. Fifty years from now, when we have better perspective, maybe we can write a fair and true portrait of his importance, but it’s fair to say it 
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Trg’S Andy lally Competes in georgia mixed Martial arts event
The Race Site
Lally uses Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as a part of his training regimen. “I train at Creighton MMA in Georgia,” Lally said. “I’ve got some incredible instructors that I train with every day when I am home. I’ve been training at an MMA gym for a while 
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MMA News: UFC 129 Results Feature GSP vs Shields Fight Ending Win Streak
Gather.com
In MMA news, Saturday’s UFC 129 results from Toronto featured the main event match of GSP vs Shields. In the battle between challenger Jake Shields and champion Georges St-Pierre, one fighter would finally lose their impressive win streak. 
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Sold-out crowd packs Portland armory for first MMA event in Maine
Bangor Daily News
By Alex Barber, BDN Staff PORTLAND — The Mixed Martial Arts era in Maine has officially arrived. And with big success. A sold-out crowd of more than 2000 people packed into the Stevens Avenue Armory for the first sanctioned MMA event in state history 
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MMA: Matyushenko Beats Brilz at UFC 129
Opposing Views
Vladimir Matyushenko is a long time veteran of the sport, a 31 fight and 14 year veteran and one of the most respected fighters in mixed martial arts. The Janitor also proves he still has some tricks up his sleeve and left in the tank, finishing Jason 
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Opposing Views


UFC: Like it or lump it

Globe and Mail
Those who believe all combat sports are immoral, even those who choose to seemixed martial arts as “human cockfighting,” a degradation of Marquess of Queensberry orthodoxy, would have seen nothing to change their minds at the dome. All of the gloss, 
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Globe and Mail
Japan’s Olympic judo champ Ishii reigns in US
AFP
TOKYO — Olympic judo heavyweight champion Satoshi Ishii, now a mixed martial arts fighter, has swept all before him in his return to the sport at the US national championships. The 24-year-old Japanese won the open-class title in a field of 13, 
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Aldo Retains Featherweight Crown
ESPN
Earlier in the week, White had said there was a possibility former lightweight contender Kenny Florian, who also serves as an analyst on ESPN’s “MMA Live,” would get the next title shot. But Florian has a fight scheduled in June. 
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Martial arts league says North Dakota bar picked up satellite feed without 
The Republic
AP BISMARCK, ND — A mixed martial arts league is suing a Bismarck restaurant and bar for allegedly broadcasting a fight without permission. The Ultimate Fighting Championship says in federal court documents that Reza’s Pitch Burgers & Beer “unlawfully 
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Web
GSP ST-PIERRE vs SHIELDS Fight Video, Machida Couture, Aldo 
Watch free Georges St-Pierre GSP vs Jake Shields Fight Video, Machida Couture, Aldo Hominick, UFC 129 Downloads Torrent.
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