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Reminder: FightMetric/BloodyElbow November Insanity Tournament Bracket Contest Still Open
Until the first punch is thrown at the Strikeforce Challengers Series tonight, you can still enter the contest! For those who need a refresher, here's the deal: With so many MMA events packed so clos...
A Glance at Georges St. Pierre's Deal With Under Armor
Here are the basic terms: UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with performance apparel leader Under Armour, the company announced Thursday. St. Pier...
Quote of the Day: Shogun Talks UFC 104 Main Event Judges
"I got really sad with that result but happy by the impact...I train hard, and every round, my corner told me to be calm because I was winning. Once I was winning, I decided to not expose myself and ...
The Tired, Poor, Huddled Masses That Are Professional MMA Fighters
Most casual and even a decent chunk of hardcore fans are completely unaware or pitifully unsympathetic to the plight of poverty so many professional grapplers and MMA fighters deal with as part of the...
Lift the Ban Watch: New York to Finally Legalize MMA in 2010?
That's the word coming from the MMA World Expo that took place in New York City over the weekend: The first point the panel covered was an update on the A-2009, the bill to sanction MMA that was subm...
Quote of the Day: A Judge's Defense of Lyoto Machida at UFC 104
"First of all what you need to understand is that from where the judges are sitting, we get to see things that the fans at home may miss. Mauricio Rua was being aggressive but it wasn't effective ag...
Whose Mercy in Mixed Martial Arts?
Mercy is neither unreasonable nor misplaced, but also not the most helpful criteria in fight stoppages: The crowd booed because they thought referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped it early, but it was a me...
UFC 104 Results: Pat Barry TKO's Antoni Hardonk in Two
Pat Barry utterly dominated his old training partner Antoni Hardonk finishing him in the second round. The two trained together under legendary Dutch kickboxer Ernesto Hoost. According to rumor, Barry...
UFC 104 Results: Ryan Bader Takes a Decision Over Eric Schafer
In a bout between an All American wrestler and a Jiu Jitsu black belt, sloppy boxing predominated. Ryan Bader, the All American wrestler landed the better punches and took home the unanimous decision...
UFC 104 Results: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Picks Lyoto Machida Apart to Lose UFC Light Heavyweight Title
Everyone sees fights differently and watching on television is different that capturing a fight on Joe Rogan missed the straight punches Machida landed in every rushed clash, but over the course of fi...
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