• Bellator 69: Megumi Fujii - The Forgotten Queen Of MMA - Bloody Elbow
    Fighters.comBellator 69: Megumi Fujii - The Forgotten Queen Of MMABloody Elbowby KJ Gould on May 18, 2012 11:00 AM EDT in MMA Editorial Strikeforce Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey is the current 'It Girl' of Women's MMA, combining her ability to collect arms with that of a savvy social media and publicity presence.Megumi Fujii Looking for V […]
  • MMA student accused of striking fellow cadets - Boston.com
    WHDH-TVMMA student accused of striking fellow cadetsBoston.comBOURNE, Mass.—A senior at Massachusetts Maritime Academy has been arrested after allegedly striking and injuring three pedestrians, two of whom are also students at the school. School president Adm. Richard Gurnon tells the Cape Cod Times the ...Mass Maritime senior arrested in hit and runCape Cod […]
  • Mainstreaming the Mixed Martial Arts: An Interview with Dennis “Old School ... - Hot Air
    MLive.comMainstreaming the Mixed Martial Arts: An Interview with Dennis “Old School ...Hot AirOver the last 19 years the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has gone from a sport appealing only to the tiniest number of Americans to being regularly featured on MTV, Spike TV, and more recently Fox Sports. Originally every fighting style against every other ...'I was […]
  • The case for Amir Sadollah, UFC success - ESPN (blog)
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  • 'King Mo' Lawal Puts MMA First, Pro Wrestling a Close Second - Sherdog.com
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  • MMA: Rockhold readies for title defense against Kennedy - Santa Cruz Sentinel
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  • MMA Analysis: Keep an Eye on Andreas and Chris Spang this Weekend - Opposing Views
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  • MMA Today: Gilbert Melendez-John Thomson bout takes spotlight - StandardNet
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  • Cain Velasquez on the MMA comeback trail - San Jose Mercury News
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  • Cerrone plays it smart by airing his druthers - ESPN (blog)
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Bellator 69's Ron Sparks: 'The crowd is going to love' tonight's fight with
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by Andy Samuelson on May 18, 2012 at 12:15 pm ET Ron Sparks doesn't see his first professional MMA loss as a positive, but he admits the setback was certainly a perspective-changer. "I wouldn't say it's the best thing to happen to me because I hate to

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Sherdog.com is pleased to offer a free live feed of Friday night’s Bellator 69 prelims at 7 p.m. ET. The main card will air on MTV2 at 8 p.m. ET.

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Sherdog.com will report from the L’Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort in
Lake Charles, La., at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 69, which features the finals of the Season 6 middleweight tournament between Maiquel Falcao and Andreas Spang.

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Rebellion MMA Radio: UFC's Shane Roller and Dennis Bermudez, journalist Josh Nason
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It's a busy week in the MMA world between UFC on Fuel 3 and Strikeforce Grand Prix Final but Rebellion MMA Radio hosts Mitch Ciccarelli and Bryan Levick aren't taking a break to bask in all the caged glory. This Sunday night the show welcomes two
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David Rickels knows where the rubber meets the road.

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Cody McKenzie will move to the featherweight division to take on former title challenger Chad Mendes at UFC 148, promotion officials announced Friday.

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Crossing over … and loving it
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Contrary to what some small-minded folks on both sides of the ridiculous boxing-versus-MMA argument would have you believe, I'm here to tell you that the sports can peacefully co-exist and that fans of one sport can and certainly should be able to
Featherweights Chad Mendes vs. Cody McKenzie added to UFC 148MMAjunkie.com

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Siena Poll's MMA question shows it's all about wording
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Kevin Parker, D-Brooklyn, left, poses with mixed martial arts athletes Ronda Rousey, center, and Nick Catone at the Capitol in Albany, NY, on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. The state Senate approved legislation again to make New York the 46th state to
Mainstreaming the Mixed Martial Arts: An Interview with Dennis “Old School Hot Air
'I wasn't a great kid': Holland MMA fighter shares what drew him to sportMLive.com
MMA Gets Biggest Stage Yet In WVWest Virginia MetroNews
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TOKYO — Despite a less-than-stellar Friday night turnout at historic Korakuen Hall, Shooto 154-pound champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka crushed challenger Giovani Diniz to near-deafening applause in the main event of Shooto “5th Round.”

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Karl Amoussou can’t predict the future — not exactly, anyway.

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MMA Fighter Jessica Aguilar Comes Out As Bisexual
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BY Michelle Garcia As mixed martial arts fighter Jessica Aguilar gears up to fight the top-seeded female strawweight in the world, she told Sports Illustrated's Loretta Hunt that she has learned to be more open about her bisexuality.
Megumi Fujii Looking for Victory Against Jessica Aquilar at Bellator 69: Fan's Yahoo! Sports
Aguilar looks to graduate from crowd-pleaser to contenderSI.com
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Josh Barnett: 'I'm the one all the hipsters love'
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Josh Barnett has fought for many MMA promotions over past 15 years. As well-known as he is in hardcore circles, Barnett might be the equivalent of the popular indie band that hasn't sold out yet, or charted once only to fall out of favor with big
MMA Video Tribute: Josh Barnett's Five Greatest SubmissionsCagepotato
Strikeforce's Daniel Cormier: Josh Barnett's generation 'starting to slow down'MMAjunkie.com
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Barnett-Cormier could come down to hands
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Barnett has 19 submission wins in mixed martial arts and years of experience as a pro wrestler, catch wrestler and all-around grappling student. Cormier was a two-time Olympian as an amateur freestyle wrestler. But don't be surprised if their fight
MMA Video Tribute: Josh Barnett's Five Greatest SubmissionsCagepotato
Strikeforce's Daniel Cormier: Josh Barnett's generation 'starting to slow down'MMAjunkie.com
MMA Today: Gilbert Melendez-John Thomson bout takes spotlightStandardNet
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TOKYO — Despite a less-than-stellar Friday night turnout at historic Korakuen Hall, Shooto 154-pound champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka crushed challenger Giovani Diniz to near-deafening applause in the main event of Shooto “5th Round.”

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MMA student accused of striking fellow cadets
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BOURNE, Mass.—A senior at Massachusetts Maritime Academy has been arrested after allegedly striking and injuring three pedestrians, two of whom are also students at the school. School president Adm. Richard Gurnon tells the Cape Cod Times the
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  • Strikeforce Heavyweight GP FInal Press Conference Quotes
    SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 17, 2012) -- The main players took the stage Thursday in the final press conference before Saturday's STRIKEFORCE: World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament Final when Josh Barnett faces Daniel Cormier, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the HP Pavilion. The powerful Barnett (31-5), of Fullerton, Calif. […]
  • Complete Bellator 69 Weigh In Results
    Lake Charles, La. – The Bellator 69 weigh-ins have been completed from Lake Charles, Louisiana in preparation for Bellator’s Friday night event at L’Auberge Casino Resort, which features the Bellator Season 6 Middleweight Tournament Finals between Maiquel Falcao and Andreas Spang. Also, Megumi Fujii will square off against Jessica Aguilar in a women’s featur […]
  • UFC Featherweight Division: Murky Waters
    By MATT MOLGAARD MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer On Tuesday night Chan Sung Jung a.k.a. the Korean Zombie turned an emerging title contender into a nearly helpless victim. Dustin Poirier entered the headlining bout of UFC on Fuel TV 3 as a generally perceived favorite, riding a four fight promotional win streak, having stomped two highly touted prospects in the pro […]
  • Josh Koscheck Accepts Fight Against BJ Penn, Waiting For Answer
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer There have been rumblings over the last couple of months that former UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion BJ Penn has the itch to climb back into the cage after just announcing his retirement in October at UFC 137. The rumblings have apparently turned to contract talks as Josh Koscheck dropped news via Twitter tod […]
  • Junior Dos Santos Looking For War Against Frank Mir At UFC 146
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos will look to continue his dominance in the UFC's heavyweight division when he faces Frank Mir in a few shorts weeks at UFC 146 and talked to MMAFighting.com this week about what he expects from his challenger when they step inside the cage: "He likes to talk a lot, a […]
  • UFC To Announce Urijah Faber's New Opponent On TUF Friday
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Fans curious as to who Urijah Faber will be facing at UFC 148 can tune into The Ultimate Fighter: Live this Friday to find out as the UFC will make the announcement during this week's broadcast. Faber was to face Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight title but a torn ACL forced Cruz out of the fight. The two are […]
  • TUF: Brazil Debuts On FUEL TV June 10th At 7pm
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The Ultimate Fighter Brazil airs each Sunday in Brazil on Globo TV and is available to U.S viewers via the internet but that will change in June as FUEL TV has announced it will begin airing the season June 10th. The announcement came this past Tuesday during UFC on FUEL TV 3. The show will air at 10pm ET (7pm PT) and […]
  • Renzo Gracie Blames Himself For Nick Diaz No Show
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer This past weekend, Nick Diaz no-showed at BJJ match at the World BJJ Expo in Long Beach, CA. against Braulio Estima. Fingers were pointed, blame was placed and each side tried to walk away looking like the good guy but one side of the story no one has heard yet was that of the event coordinator, Renzo Gracie. Gracie sp […]
  • Fedor Emelianenko Plans To Retire Soon
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Fedor Emelianenko has a fight coming up June 21st in St. Petersburg, Russia but it could be one of the last time's he climbs into the ring or cage. A press conference was held this week to announce the bout which will be against Pedro Rizzo at the Ice Palace and when asked about his future and his thoughts on the […]
  • UFC On FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" Results
    By MATT BOONE MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The following are quick-match results from the UFC On FUEL TV 3: “Korean Zombie vs. Poirier” event, which emanated from the Patriot Center on Tuesday, May 15, 2012: Preliminary Card Bouts: -Francisco Rivera def. Alex Soto via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds. -Johnny Eduardo def. Jeff Curran via Unanimous Decision afte […]
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