MMA

WEC 47: Cruz and Benavidez Win

Posted By Marcos Villegas on the Mar 8 2010

Cruz becomes new WEC featherweight champion while Benavidez gets surprise win

by Marcos S. Villegas

Columbus, Ohio--It seems things have finally come full circle for Dominick Cruz. Around this very time three years ago he was coping with his first lost to then champion Urijah Faber. The stinging 1st round submission lost left an undoubtable memory in the 24 year old fighter. This past Saturday in the main event of WEC 47, Cruz put that memory to rest becoming the newly crowned featherweight champion by defeating hard hitting Brian Bowles via TKO (corner stoppage) before the start of...

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MMA for Charity

Posted By MMA Worldwide Staff on the Mar 5 2010

MMA FOR CHARITY

TO HOLD HAITI BENEFIT EVENT

Event will take place on March 13-14 in Richmond, VA

Richmond, VA (USA): On January 12^th, 2010, a vicious earthquake struck the country of Haiti. As of this writing, an estimated 3,000,000 people have been affected by magnitude 7.0 quake. The Haitian Government has reported that between 217,000 and 230,000 people have died, an estimated 300,000 have been injured, and an estimated 1,000,000 are homeless. What's more, the death toll is expected to rise. The response from within the United States as well as the world has been...

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Brain-Pad Selected as the Official Mouth Guard

Posted By MMA Worldwide Staff on the Mar 5 2010

Brain-Pad Selected as the Official Dual Arch Mouth Guard for the International Kickboxing Federation and International Sport Combat Federations

First mandates passed for Dual Arch mouth guard usage in combat sports

Conshohocken, PA —March 3, 2010—The International Kickboxing Federation , a leading kickboxing sanctioning body, and the International Sport Combat Federation, the first and largest mixed martial arts sanctioning body for pro and amateur MMA, have passed safety requirements that will require the use of Dual Arch Jaw Joint Protective mouth guards by all combatants...

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Karen Darabedyan

Posted By Marcos Villegas on the Mar 5 2010

Karen Darabedyan: A Story of Inspiration

By Marcos Villegas

At just 23 years of age, Karen has been fighting professionally for over five years. He just recently got a chance to showcase his talents at WEC 44, against out of all people the former lightweight champion “Razor” Rob MsCullough in his debut match. Though being on TV has gotten him some exposure, he is still virtually unknown to the general public and can be categorized as a sleeper. To those insiders working in the business and hardcore fans mostly of Armenian descent, Karen is a very familiar face. Training partner to...

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UFC 110: Cain wins by KO, Silva Decisions

Posted By Marcos Villegas on the Feb 22 2010

Velasquez slays Minotauro, Silva decisions Bisping

By Marcos S. Villegas

Sydney, Australia--Heavyweight wrecking machine Cain Velasquez continues to impress insiders of Mixed Martial Arts. His destruction of living legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in just one round gives credence that we may very well be looking at the next Lesnar killer. It took exactly two minutes and twenty seconds for the Mexican-American fighter to put away "Minotauro," who spoke of Velasquez as, "One of the best fighters in the heavyweight division." From the start of the fight Nogueira was completely...

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Contenders and Pretenders: UFC 110

Posted By RJ Clifford on the Feb 17 2010

Contenders and Pretenders: UFC 110

By RJ Clifford – rj@mmaworldwide.com – Twitter.com/rjclifford2

Welcome to Contenders and Pretenders where we break down the major fights of the week and which fighters are here to stay and which are just buying time. A contender can be a lot of things but he has be a real fighter with real skills and a future. No one trick ponies or fighters without a real future in the sport.

Pretenders are fighters that are not necessarily bad but are missing some things. Maybe they...

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King of the Cage Renews with Lake of the Torches

Posted By MMA Worldwide Staff on the Feb 16 2010

For immediate release

Feb. 15, 2010

Lake of the Torches Casino, King of the Cage Proudly Announce New Contract for Three More Years of MMA Action in Wisconsin

Lac du Flambeau, Wis. - Lake of the Torches Resort Casino, the leading gaming and hospitality resort for northern Wisconsin, in conjunction with King of the Cage, announced today a multi-year deal to continue to bring world-class, MMA, cage-fighting action to the Northwoods of Wisconsin.

The recently signed, three year multi-fight deal...

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MMA and Boxing Together in SoCal

Posted By Marcos Villegas on the Feb 12 2010

The Battle at the Ballroom in Irvine provides both boxing and MMA knockouts for fight fans

by Marcos S. Villegas

Irvine, CA- You hear the same argument over and over again. On MMA forums such as Sherdog or The Underground you often see diehard fans bashing the sport of boxing whenever they are given the chance. They see it as the "old guard," something their father and grandfather watch. They try desperately to establish any sort of distance that...

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