Bleacher Report | MMA: The Same Things That Make the Sport Appealing Are What Holds It Back Bleacher Report Presently, many critics of MMA still compare our sport with those lethal gladiatorial contests. They preach that our sport has no place in today's “civilized” society. (“Civilized” in quotation marks; just read the daily news.) Still from UFC's former ... |
WGRZ-TV | First Legal MMA Fight Held in WNY WGRZ-TV The event hosted at the Rainbow Roller Rink was being billed as the first "legally sanctioned" MMA fight in the state in more than a decade, but there's a catch. While ameteur versions of the competitions are legally allowed, the state still has a ban ... |
Sportsnet.ca | Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix final: Barnett vs. Cormier USA TODAY Barnett, a former titleholder in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, spent five years fighting overseas before returning to MMA competition in the United States at a July 2008 show for Affliction Entertainment. Cormier has been a professional fighter ... Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier Main Card Power Rankings |
Local MMA fighter to get shot at lightweight title Demopolis Times I've had a lot of tournaments in between these fights and other competitions and if you walk into a ring and you haven't done the work to earn that fight, i don't care how tough you think you are, ego is not going to win it for you. |
'Confidence -builder' Cullman Times Online “All the fights were choreographed for kids, showing the moves so that they could follow along,” said Daniel. They would often act out the precision stances and karate chops that they saw on the show, imitating one of the stars of the martial arts ... |
Amateur MMA coming to North Tonawanda WIVB Victory MMA Fitness will host the TNT fight series. The amateur fights will be the first legally-sanctioned mixed martial arts competitions in New York State in the last 10 years. Professional MMA fights are still banned. Angelo Castricone of the US ... |
Athletic commish may help secure future UFC events Canada.com The BC government's proposal to establish a provincial athletic commissioner has been resoundingly praised in boxing and mixed martial arts circles in the province, with predictions that it will bring more UFC events to Vancouver, bring safety and ... |
Indy's Caylea Borges is breaking the mold in mixed martial arts Indianapolis Star Borges first considered an MMA career nearly three years ago, when a mutual friend, Shane Helvie, introduced her to Gerber. She has gone undefeated in a handful of grappling and Golden Gloves boxing competitions and won a pair of taekwondo state ... |
MMA, boxing to get oversight in BC via new athletic commissioner position Vancouver Sun The BC government's proposal to establish a provincial athletic commissioner has been resoundingly praised in boxing and mixed martial arts circles in the province, with predictions that it will bring more UFC events to Vancouver, bring safety and ... |
State Senate approves legislation on mixed martial arts bouts EmpireStateNews.net ALBANY - The New York State Senate today passed legislation to legalize and regulate mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions in New York State. “I am glad to see the Governor has said that he would strongly consider taking a position that I have held for ... |