Archive for July, 2006

So you wanna be… a Fight Promoter!

July 31, 2006

So many people involved in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts would like to be a fighter but then there are those who don’t like being hit in the face and prefer being on the business end of promoting MMA. Now here is your chance.. to be become a fight promoter. Fight Promoter University Here [...]

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Ultimate Fight Night and TUF Season 4 – Aug 17, 2006

July 27, 2006

August 17 is the date to mark on your calendars, it is not just another Ultimate Fight Night but also the season premiere for The Ultimate Fighter Season 4 – The Comeback. There have been some leaks on the Internet already as to who is on Season 4 and who are the finalists. For that [...]

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MMA & Vale Tudo Blogs to check out

July 26, 2006

Here are some links that I have come across recently that are worthy of bookmarking: If you are in California, you might be interested in MMA-Snark’s new site, MMACalifornia.net. This site is about the MMA fight scene in California with less snarkiness. GrappleMonkey.com is a slick looking site that boldly proclaims itself as “mma commentary [...]

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Frank Shamrock coaching IFL team – Looking for fighters

July 23, 2006

From a MMA.tv thread: “Frank Shamrock has signed on to coach an IFL team. I, Brian Ebersole, have been named the starter at 185. I also have the duty of choosing our team, my teammates. I am currently accepting applications/bios/resumes for STARTERS at 155, 170, 205, Hwt. If you have any interest, and believe you [...]

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Informative links from the State Athletic Commissions

July 17, 2006

Nevada State Athletic Commission page – http://boxing.nv.gov Here is their Fight Results page – http://boxing.nv.gov/2006resultspage.htm. Scroll down for MMA results. It is an interesting read to see the fight results with detailed information regarding the fighters, the refs and when the fighters are cleared to come back after recovering from their injuries. Fun Fact #1: [...]

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UFC 61: Bitter Rivals – Saturday, July 8

July 7, 2006

This Saturday we will have the rubber match between Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia for the Heavyweight belt and the rematch between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock. The Fight Card: Tim Sylvia Vs. Andrei Arlovski Tito Ortiz Vs. Ken Shamrock Dan Christison Vs. Frank Mir Josh Burkman Vs. Josh Neer Yves Edwards Vs. Joe Stevenson [...]

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Mouthguards for MMA

July 3, 2006

Save a few brain cells by using a decent mouthguard. From everything I have read on different boards, fighters and MMA-ers really seem to prefer the custom mouth guard over the boil-and-bite. Usually the main difference between the two is the fit and the price. NOTE: None of these products are being endorsed by this [...]

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TUF 3 Results

July 2, 2006

The show was excellent as usual. There still seems to be a lot of commercials in between the fights. I would suggest raising the rates that way we get more fights and less commercials. Mark Hominick vs Jorge Gurgel Decision (Unanimous) for Hominick This seemed like it would be a good fight because we never [...]

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