Amazing! Lee Roy Smith To Accept Ancient Wrestling Artifact from Columbia in NYC
STILLWATER, Okla. – The sport of wrestling received further validation that it is the oldest athletic contest in the world. The oldest known written instruction on any sport happens to be about wrestling, and it is in the possession of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-24-11)
Mixed martial arts‘ growth is showing no signs of slowing SignOnSanDiego.com Early in his tenure as executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Ratner refused to sanction mixed martial arts on the theory that it’s impossible to police a sport in which anything goes. He testified before Congress, … See all stories on this topic » […]
New Era Fighting lawsuit threat pressures CSAC head Garcia’s resignation
IRVINE, California (December 1, 2008) – The recent resignation of embattled California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) Executive Director Armando Garcia apparently came from pressure applied after it was announced a year ago that New Era Fighting (NEF) was filing a $500,000,000 lawsuit against Garcia, alleging a pattern and practice by the California State Athletic Commission […]