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Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Halts Combat Sports

March 09, 2012   Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief)   12 Comments
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As MMA is nearly legal in every state, one state is halting all combat sports from being approved within the state. Effective right now the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission has halted approving event permits for all combative sports (MMA, Boxing, etc.) the Commission regulates for events after March 31st, this according to the Director of Oklahoma State Athletic Commission, Joe Miller who talked with MMAValor regarding the matter.

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Cesar Gracie: “A blind monkey could do a judges job right now”

March 06, 2012   Gerry Rodriguez (Contributor)   No comments
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As the trainer, manager, and godfather of the “Scrap Pack”, Cesar Gracie is never one to hold back his opinion.  In this interview, Cesar delves deeper into the controversial decision Nick Diaz suffered against Carlos Condit.  Gracie also gives his thoughts on how judging can destroy the sport of MMA, as well as, offering his opinion on how it can be fixed and whether or not we will ever see Nick Diaz on reality TV.

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James Krause: It’s Been a long road

February 29, 2012   Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief)   No comments
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Every season of the Ultimate Fighter offers up a mixture of talent. You got the young talent looking to make a big splash, the fighters that have worked their way up the MMA ladder and then you there are the ones who’ve had a taste of the limelight and are looking to get back. The latter is where Kansas City, Missouri’s James Krause falls into.

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Justin McCully doesn’t think Tim Sylvia could beat him

February 22, 2012   Ryan MacDonald (Staff Writer)   No comments
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After a two and a half-year layoff, Justin McCully is back and will be making his second trip back into the cage for Resurrection Fighting Alliance. The drive to compete and to test himself is what drew him back to fighting, after going just 2-2 in the UFC.  The recently turned 36-year-old didn’t know what to expect when he got back in that cage, on December 16th, to face Justin Grizzard.  What he got was a TKO win, a date to fight Derrick Lewis at RFA 2 and the confidence in knowing that he can still perform at a high level in MMA.

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Sean Loeffler Confident heading into UFC Debut at UFC on Fuel TV

February 14, 2012   Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief)   No comments
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On tomorrows UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger card, nestled on the preliminary card is a bout featuring two middleweight fighters making their promotional debut. California’s Sean “The Destroyer” Loeffler, with 30 professional bouts under his belt will be taking on Jackson’s MMA product Buddy Roberts. Loeffler enters a division that already holds some of the most interesting characters the UFC has to offer and will fit right in with the best of them.

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The “Fallen Angel” Dominique Robinson Opens up about all things MMA

February 13, 2012   Dylan Horner (Staff Writer)   No comments
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Coming up on February 16, is the fourth installment of the Las Vegas grown promotion Superior Cage Combat. Since their inaugural event back in May of last year, SCC has become home to many up-and-coming professional fighters as well as many former UFC fighters. In the course of a year, SCC has become one of the best run Mid-tier professional fight leagues in the MMA circuit. From high-quality production value to great performances from fighters, SCC has definitely grown over the past year and looks like they will be around to stay.

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