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2011 Year End Report: The Welterweight Division

December 23, 2011   Will Gray   No comments
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The welterweight division has long been the middle road of MMA; three divisions before it and three after it. A weight class that has given fans and the sport, legends, epic battles and examples of what training, dedication and tenacity can do for an individual. When those skills become so dominant you get the current UFC welterweight champion GSP* who has held the belt since April 2008.

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Yoshihiro Akiyama gets Jake Shields for Welterweight Debut

November 14, 2011   Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief)   No comments
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UFC President Dana White talked openly about wanting Yoshihiro Akiyama to drop down to 170 lbs. after being knocked out by Vitor Belfort at UFC 133. Having lost three fights in a row and being just 1-3 overall in the UFC will send the Japanese Judoka down to the welterweight division. He won’t be getting an easy fight though as he’ll be taking on the former Strikeforce champion Jake Shields at UFC 144.

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Bay Brawlers holds Eventful first Show in Bay Area

October 24, 2011   Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief)   No comments
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The bay area is a hot bed for Mixed Martial Arts, its home to such gyms as American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose and El Nino Training Center in San Francisco. These gyms have produced many current and former champions in the UFC and Strikeforce and have several up and coming prospects looking to following their footsteps. On Saturday those amateurs had a new place they could call home, Bay Brawlers.

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Four UFC Fighters that have lost their Shine

October 17, 2011   Will Gray   No comments
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Remember when you thought that your dad was the toughest guy on the block and you knew he could demolish anybody else’s dad? Until the day he called a grown man an octopus and you lost all faith in him, the same can be said for a few fighters as of late. It is hard to not love some of the names in this article for what the have done in the past for MMA but their current selves are only a reflection of what they were and could still be.

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Introducing the UFC: Ultimate Fight Collection 2011 Edition

October 12, 2011   Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief)   No comments
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This past year has been extraordinary for Mixed Martial Arts, the UFC and fans that follow the fastest growing sport. To relive this year the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Anchor Bay Entertainment are bringing fans the biggest DVD box set of the year, UFC: Ultimate Fight Collection 2011 Edition.

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Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is on the Rise

October 04, 2011   Hank Booth   No comments
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Following a win at last Saturdays UFC Live 6: Cruz vs. Johnson, add another name to the long list of contenders at 170 lbs. While Anthony “Rumble” Johnson may not weigh close to that on fight night it is the weight that he competes at and wow, did he ever put on a show in  D.C. this past Saturday Night.

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