Archive for January, 2006

First MMA Event in Cali – Shamrock vs Gracie

January 28, 2006

The first MMA event will be held in San Jose, California on March 10th at the San Jose HP Pavillion. The headline event will feature Frank Shamrock versus Cesar Gracie. This will be Shamrock’s coming out of retirement match. The undercard will also feature San Shou fighter Cung Le’s MMA debut. Tickets for “Shamrock vs. [...]

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MMA legal in California !!!

January 27, 2006

Here is the link to the California Athletic Commission page: http://www.dca.ca.gov/csac/rules.htm The first MMA event will be held in San Jose, California on March 10th at the San Jose HP Pavillion. The headline event will feature Frank Shamrock versus Cesar Gracie.

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Random Chuck Norris Facts

January 23, 2006

The Chuck Norris Top Thirty Facts has been making its rounds around the Internet. Go check it out. Here are some of my favorites: Chuck Norris’ tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. Chuck Norris does not hunt [...]

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Spike TV – Ultimate Fight Night 3 – 1.16.06

January 22, 2006

For those too cheap to get the PPVs, SpikeTV’s Ultimate Fight Night 3 is the perfect fix for fans of the UFC and Ultimate Fighter TV show. Apparently these broadcasts will be more often as the UFC has ramped their show and PPV schedules to coincide with MMA becoming legal in California come this March. [...]

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So you wanna be a fighter??

January 10, 2006

A lot of you probably have been training.. hitting up the gym.. lifting weights.. maybe watching what you eat.. grappling or boxing a few days a week… so where do you go from here? Well, I came across a very interesting website called iCompete.org www.icompete.org which may be a big help for the aspiring MMA-er [...]

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Follow-up to Podcasts… Sherdog.com

January 9, 2006

Finally had a chance to listen to all the podcasts from Sherdog.com and needless to say.. I am addicted. TJ de Santis and Josh Gross are excellent hosts. They makes this one of the more entertaining podcasts to listen to. The have had some really good interviews the past couple of weeks.. I suggest checking [...]

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Finding a good wrestling club…

January 9, 2006

I have seen a lot of posts on different MMA sites for people who want to get some mat time by joining a wrestling team or school. The best website for all things wrestling is The Mat www.themat.com. Here is their link for Finding a Club.

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