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MMA Campfire Tales Presents: Hip Show

If you know me and what I'm about, you understand my begrudging acceptance of today's MMA. Once the headbutts were taken away and you couldn't grind the heel of your sneaker on a man's face, the sport began to take a turn towards main stream acceptance, yet lost the grit of reality combat. While the changes to the rules allowed the sport to reach larger audiences and become an international phenomenon, the original purpose was cast aside as it became a sport focused around manipulating rules, cutting weight and huge corporate sponsorships.
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The Fight Report: Bellator 112

A tournament that was hit by a massive injury bug, the Welterweights Bellator managed to cobble together will compete for the $100,000 tournament championship beginning at Friday’s Bellator 112. Our main event is a rubber match that absolutely no one asked for, as Daniel Straus faces Pat Curran in an immediate rematch of a non-competitive fight.