Archive for February, 2011

UFC on Versus 3's snakebitten Brian Bowles happy to be healthy

Bowles (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets Damacio Page (12-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC on Versus 3, which takes place Thursday at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., and the main card airs live on Versus. Onetime lightweight title challenger Diego Sanchez meets
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Social media helps MMA promote Kentucky debut

By Dann Stupp, Mixed Martial Arts Insider 10:11 PM Sunday, February 27, 2011 LOUISVILLE — Few sports organizations have embraced technology like the Ultimate Fighting Championship has, and the efforts have led to a multi-billion-dollar global company
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Mixed results for local GFA fighters

Representatives of Global Fitness in Alexandria, Bull's Gym in Alexandria and Glenmora/McNary and LA MMA/Team Zero Mercy in Leesville produced a grab bag of results. The two fighters representing Bull's Gym both logged wins.
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NFL Players Crossing over into MMA: How Do They Stack Up?

There is no sport quite like MMA. To be successful, a combatant must possess a unique combination of speed, power, agility and technique. Many MMA fighters have spent their entire lifetimes perfecting their trade and the results are often awesome and
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MMA explained: “The Clinch”

As UFC 129 approaches, the Star is working to bring the uninitiated up to speed on Mixed Martial Arts, the nearly no-holds-barred form of fighting that the UFC has made famous. Following our series — 10 Steps to Kicking Butt in the Octagon — might
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Spike TV offers UFC 129 "UFC Prelims" special with Toronto show

Rory MacDonald (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Brian Foster (15-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Sean Pierson (11-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) are the leading candidates for the cable broadcast. UFC 129 takes place April 30 at Toronto's Rogers Centre, and the pay-per-view main card
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UFC 127 Thoughts and Other Ramblings

Apart from eating the swanky bagels, and consoling the guy from MMA Weekly about the failing WiFi connection I also got a pretty kickass view of the fights. So I'm here to give you my thoughts on UFC 127 and follow any tangents that may spring from
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Fitch credit's Penn's UFC 127 strategy for draw, uncertain about potential …

But while Fitch (23-3-1 MMA, 13-1-1 UFC) was forced to settle for a majority draw in his main-event matchup with MMA legend BJ Penn (16-7-2 MMA, 12-6-2 UFC), he insists the disappointing result was due to the Hawaiian's crafty strategy rather than any
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UFC 127 preliminary-card results: Pearson tops Fisher, judges rob Fukuda

Pearson (12-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) successfully rebounded from a UFC Fight Night 22 submission loss to Cole Miller and picked up his fifth win in six fights. Fisher (24-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC), meanwhile, suffers his third loss in four fights and finds himself on
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Calgary's Nick Ring set to make UFC debut against Riki Fukuda at UFC 127

Most MMA fans became familiar with the Canadian middleweight when he appeared on TUF 11. The first overall pick of Tito Ortiz fared well on the show, even defeating the eventual winner, Court McGee. However, Ring blew out his knee during filming and
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