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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...
UFC 104 Results: Josh Neer Fails to Stop Takedown Onslaught From Gleison Tibau
The difference was takedowns. Gleison Tibau was able to defeat Josh Neer with takedowns in all three rounds. While the takedowns began as slams in the first and were largely stuffed in the third, they...
UFC 104 Results: Joe Stevenson Elbows Spencer Fisher Into a Second Round Finish
Joe Daddy may be ready to walk away from the sport, but he's got a lot of fight left in him. With the polish of Greg Jackson's efforts, Stevenson appeared adequately prepared and newly equipped with d...
UFC 104 Results: Anthony Johnson KOs Yoshiyuki Yoshida With Dominating Performance
Johnson Rumbled while Yoshida got rocked. Despite the difficult weight cut, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson looked nearly peerless next to the clearly outclassed Yoshiyuki Yoshida. From the outset of the be...
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