Mixed Martial Arts Links (1-28-12)
Mixed Martial Arts and more with Jeremy Botter Houston Chronicle (blog) Both Sonnen and Rashad Evans got a mixed reaction with some boos and cheers, while Phil Davis didn’t get much of a reaction at all until he took off his track suit to reveal his Penn State wrestling singlet. That didn’t go over too well. See all […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (1-20-12)
MMA’s ‘Iron Mike’ gets prison in Vegas sex case Houston Chronicle A judge in Las Vegas will decide whether the mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” will go to prison for attempted sexual assault of a woman in April 2010 at his home. Photo: Julie Jacobson / AP Michael “Iron … See all […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (1-19-12)
Mixed martial arts fighter stars in Soderbergh’s ‘Haywire’ MiamiHerald.com By Rene Rodriguez In August 2009, before she was starring in the propulsive action picture Haywire,mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano was nursing bruises. She had just been battered by the fists of Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, the Brazilian … See all stories on this topic » Mixed […]
Wrestling Links (10-17-11)
Sumo wrestling is earning youthful fans Houston Chronicle AFP PHOTO/JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) Photo: JIJI PRESS / 2003 AFP It’s the first thing most people ask Micheal Herrera when they learn that he likes to sumo-wrestle: “How does it feel to wear that weird diaper? … See all stories on this topic » […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (10-8-11)
Brian Stann speaks with Heavy MMA’s Megan Olivi Heavy.com It also brings a chance for Heavy MMA lead writer E. Spencer Kyte to even things up in his ongoing battle with feature writer Duane Finley known as The Face-Off. Kyte broke his three-fight losing streak last time out. More correctly, Stefan Struve … See all stories on this topic » […]
Wrestling Links (8-20-11)
‘Tackle-shy’ Walker turns on Storm’s wrestling tactics Sydney Morning Herald Photo: Nine Network FORMER Melbourne star Chris Walker has unleashed a savage attack on his former club, claiming the Storm’s wrestling techniques are a blight on the game. Walker posted a series of explosive comments on Twitter after watching the… See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links (7-9-11)
George Kimball, at 67; covered glory days of boxing Boston Globe By JM Lawrence Author George Kimball, a former radical hippie poet out of 1960s Kansas who became a renowned boxing writer during more than 30 years with the Boston Herald and the Boston Phoenix, died of cancer on Wednesday at his home in Manhattan. … See all […]
Wrestling Links (4-25-11)
‘Wrestling for Jesus’: ‘There’s good and there’s evil’ The Republic Nathan Clarke clicked on the link and read a story about Wrestling For Jesus, an amateurwrestling league in North Augusta. Clarke, a Wisconsin-based filmmaker interested in subculture documentaries, was intrigued enough to fly to meet Timothy Blackmon … See all stories on this topic » Ekster named […]