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MMA Campfire Tales: Bizarre Violence

April 15, 2012   Mike Hammersmith (Staff Writer)   No comments
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When did knees on the mat become an international incident? These days, a fighter will take a full knee from a plum clinch just fine, but if you tap him with it when he has his fingers on the mat, he’ll act like he’s taken an ice pick to the face. There was a time in MMA when a knee to the face while you were on all fours was a good thing. It meant the guy wasn’t smart enough to soccer kick you in the throat. The good old days of MMA were full of brutal insanity, but there are a few fights that really take the cake, whether for sheer violence or some Hannibal Lector style creativity.

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Rampage Jackson gets his wish, times two!

March 14, 2012   James Begley (Staff Writer)   No comments
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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has recently been on a crusade to have himself removed from the UFC roster. Following his loss to Ryan Bader at UFC 144: Japan, Rampage has been publicly voicing his displeasure with the UFC as well as the business practices conducted by ZUFFA, and has verbally professed his desire to leave the flagship MMA organization.

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MMA Campfire Tales Celebrates: Don “The Predator” Frye

March 08, 2012   Mike Hammersmith (Staff Writer)   No comments
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It was February 16th, 1996. The UFC was on the cusp of major reactionary law-making that would plunge the sport into the underground for years, though this was largely lost on me. Just your average everyday fight fan, I settled down in front of my Grandmother’s awesome projection TV with friends and family for our latest cage fight fix with UFC 8. We were ready to feast on the craziest concept to hit the UFC since……I guess the entire thing was still crazy at that point. The event was titled “David vs. Goliath” and while there were never any weight classes to begin with, the UFC was determined to throw that in our faces HARD. 

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Ryan Bader overcomes Pride Slam to Defeat Rampage Jackson

February 26, 2012   Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief)   2 Comments
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Ultimate Fighter winner Ryan Bader said that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson would not pull off one of his famous slams against him at UFC 144. He also stated that he’d defeat Jackson in front of the Japanese fans that adore the former PRIDE star. Well Bader was only half right on his predictions, lucky for him though he got the most important one right.

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MMA Campfire Tales: MMA Cop-outs

February 23, 2012   Mike Hammersmith (Staff Writer)   No comments
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UFC is back in Japan huh? I don’t see what the point is. Unless you’re holding a tournament with Sakuraba and Tank Abbott in the same weight bracket, I’m not interested in what’s going on in the land of the rising sun. Back in my day, the only reason you fought in Japan was to avoid an athletic commission. Who’s to tell two men they can’t fight with razor blades strapped to their foreheads? It boggles the mind it does. The men of old school MMA weren’t afraid of anything though, and you couldn’t keep them out of a thumb-tack filled cage if you tried. There are, of course, a few bad apples in the bunch though.

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The MMA Pulse Recap: Episode 17 UFC Undisputed 3

January 26, 2012   Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief)   1 Comment
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Last night’s episode (#17) of The MMA Pulse primarily featured talk of the upcoming UFC Undisputed 3 video game set to hit store shelves next month. The demo was recently released on both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live and MMA Pulse host Josh Wood talked to Rich Butler from MYTakeRadio.com about the game and its features.

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