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LAS VEGAS – A variety of kicks and solid takedown defense allowed Diego Nunes to scored a decision victory over the tough Manny Gamburyan.

The featherweight bout served as the curtain-jerker for UFC 141, which took place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.

It was one of three bouts that streamed on Facebook prior to the night’s Spike TV and pay-per-view broadcasts.



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Fresh off his successful return to MMA, Savant Young displays a textbook Thai plum to double-leg takedown in this edition of Sherdog.com’s Technique of the Week, which was filmed at Young’s Fight Academy in Pasadena, Calif.

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If you follow the business side of MMA, you’ve probably heard of Ken Pavia.

He’s the hustler, the promoter, and the outspoken go-getter. He’s the lightning rod for hardcore fans’ wrath. He’s the savior to many an up-and-comer, a sometime blogger for MMAjunkie.com. 

Now, he’s moving on to TV. The production side, that is.



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After nearly seven years as owner of MMA Agents, Ken Pavia has sold the fighter representation firm to serve as vice president of business development for budding MMA media company Takedown Entertainment.

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A new player has emerged in the field of mixed martial arts media distribution

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UFC veteran Mark Schultz is holding a wrestling clinic focusing on takedowns for both wrestling and mixed martial artsRead More >>

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Diego Sanchez is known for pushing the pace, and that’s exactly what Martin Kampmann expects when they fight March 3 in the main event of “UFC Live 3.”

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Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza now considers himself a complete mixed martial artist and plans to use all the tools at his disposal to beat Robbie Lawler.

But he’s got a specific tool of his own to put Lawler in his natural habitat on the ground.

“I don’t call my takedowns ‘wrestling takedowns,’” Jacare told MMAjunkie.com. “I call them ‘Jacare takedowns’ because I’ve got my own twist on it.”



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Aspiring mixed martial artists find few better places to establish themselves than in the fight capitol of the…

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Aspiring mixed martial artists find few better places to establish themselves than in the fight capitol of the world, Las Vegas.

Once you’re established, though, it’s nice to get a break from the hum of Sin City.

That’s why the fighters of Team Takedown, one of the sport’s more unique management firms, recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio that they’re turning over a new leaf in the Lone Star State.



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