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Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’

Ben Askren had plenty of success on the amateur wrestling mats. But the Bellator champion is focused on improving as a mixed martial artist.

While other big-name wrestlers have their eyes on London, Bellator champ Ben Askren is all MMA.


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Ben Askren had plenty of success on the amateur wrestling mats. But the Bellator champion is focused on improving as a mixed martial artist.

While other big-name wrestlers have their eyes on London, Bellator champ Ben Askren is all MMA.


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Olympic Gold medalist and former WWE wrestler Kurt Angle talks about how he almost joined the UFC, and now that he’s looking to return to Olympic glory, how he won’t say never when talking about trying out MMA.  Read More >>

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A former pro footballing great, one-time Olympic bobsledder and current successful entrepreneur (in addition to…

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A former pro footballing great, one-time Olympic bobsledder and current
successful entrepreneur (in addition to his role as an MMA fighter), Strikeforce heavyweight Herschel Walker has just about seen it all.

But with his first taste of MMA behind him and a second helping on the
way in January, Walker has a few things he’d like to see happen in the
fast-growing sport.

First, Walker would like to see MMA in the Olympics. Second, he’d like
to see the sport’s participants develop a fighters’ union.



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For years, many mixed martial arts fans have wondered aloud why their favorite sport isn’t a part of the…

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For years, many mixed martial arts fans have wondered aloud why their favorite sport isn’t a part of the Olympic Games.

After all, with boxing, judo, wrestling and tae kwon do already slated
as modern Olympic events, what’s the problem with adding the arts together?

That’s an argument for another time and place. UFC president Dana White
has far more pressing concerns on his mind. And besides, he envisions an
international tournament staged far more frequently than every
Olympiad.



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The Summer Olympics will be headed to Brazil in 2016. The UFC could be headed south around the same time…

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Don’t ever try to tell Joe Warren that he’s not busy enough. The current Bellator featherweight tournament finalist is focused on his Bellator fight on Thursday, but he also has goals that include trips to Japan, and an Olympic bid…

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – In a supposed four-year campaign for the UFC middleweight belt, contender Chael Sonnen has cast a lot of stones in the direction of current 185-pound title-holder Anderson Silva.

And a Friday appearance at a UFC Fight Club Q&A session at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, gave him free reign to trash the champion – with often hilarious results.

But Sonnen, a man whose political aspirations have prompted him to run for the Oregon Legislative Assembly, risked an unpopular stance when he cast a stone at the Olympic aspirations of a Canadian hero, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.



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