WUSHU CHAMPION SUFFERS SERIOUS NECK INJURY

By Martial News Reporter A WUSHU champion has had to be flown back to the UK after suffering a neck injury. Richard Devine, 23, of Carlisle, Cumbria suffered the injury while on a training trip to Moscow, Russia. However, according to the News and Star newspaper, the Wushu champion suffered the injury while on a trampoli...

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Roach: "Senchenko's Jab Difference Against Malignaggi"

Photos: Miguel Salazar HOBOKEN, NJ (April 12, 2012) - Five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach predicts the jab ofWorld Boxing Association ("WBA") Welterweight Champion Vyacheslav Senchenko will be the difference in hisApril 29 world title defense against challenger Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi, airinglive on pay per viewfrom Donboss Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine, Undefeated Senchenko (32-0, 21 KOs), rated No. 5 in the world by The Ring Magazine, has been training at Roach's famed Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California. The 2000 Ukraine Olympian captured the WBA title in 2009, winning a 12-round decision from previously undefeated...

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One-Year Steroids Suspension Upheld for Cris 'Cyborg'

Cris "Cyborg" Justino will spend one year of her prime on the sidelines, the result of the California state athletic commission (CSAC) voting to uphold her suspension stemming from a positive steroids test last December.  It was all smiles for Cyborg on December 17, when she needed just 16 seconds to TKO Hiroko Yamanaka in her return following an 18-month layoff, but the good times didn't last when she was informed she tested positive for stanozolol after the bout. In her Monday hearing, she didn't contest the results but said she had been given the supplements by a member of her coaching staf...

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Latest MMA Schedule - Vera vs. Te Huna at UFC on Fuel TV 4

Editor's note: The following events are in chronological order. --- Cage Warriors Fighting Championship: Fight Night 5 April 12, 2012 Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena Amman, Jordan Airing LIVE: Fight Network -Bobby Brents vs. D.J. Linderman -Pavel Kusch vs. John Phillips -Faycal Hussin vs. Victor Cheng -Liam James vs. Jean N'Doye -James Brum vs. Thomas Back -Mike Ling vs. Eric Cebarec -Kevin Donnelly vs. Piotr Hallmann -Kris Edwards vs. Janne Kulmala -Mohamed Ali vs. Doo Hwan Kim --- Bellator Fighting Championships 65 April 13, 2012 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey Airing: MTV2 Main Card: -Zach...

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Bellator 65 Results: Dantas Puts Makovsky to Sleep to Claim Bantamweight Title

In one of the most memorable title fights in Bellator history, Eduardo Dantas reigned supreme as he became the new Bellator Bantamweight Champion. Daniel Straus earned his spot in the finals of the featherweight tournament with an impressive victory and Marcos Galvao and Luis Nogueira earned their spots in the semifinals of the Bellator Season Six Bantamweight Tournament Friday night at Bellator 65 from Caesars Atlantic City, New Jersey.                                                            ...

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UFC 146 poster for 'Dos Santos vs Overeem' on May 26 in Las Vegas

"The Heavyweights." We're less than two months away from Ultimate Fighting championship (UFC) pulling the trigger on its upcoming annual Memorial Day weekend pay-per-view (PPV) event, which emanates LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., May 26, 201...

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For 66 Years, a Force for Judo in the United States

Yoshihiro Uchida celebrated his 92nd birthday on Sunday. Even more impressive is that for 66 of his years, Uchida has been coaching judo at San Jose State University. He built the program into a national power and has almost single-handedly elevated the stature and visibility of judo in the United States. Uchida, a Japanese-American, has also been a model of determination and has had a knack for transforming obstacles into opportunity and using an opponent’s momentum to his advantag...

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Crunching Numbers: Why Positional Control Is Key to Understanding Gustafsson vs. Silva

Apr 8, 2012 - As the long drought in UFC events comes to a close next weekend, MMA fans will be treated to a thoroughly intriguing event in UFC on FUEL TV 2. This is notable for two reasons, not least of which is that this marks the UFC's debut event in Sweden. The most important consideration, though, is what the main event between Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva will tell us about the future of the light heavyweight division. Gustafsson enters this bout regarded by some as the next great UFC light heavyweight. The Swede has demonstrated a growing aptitude for the game and increasingly defeated better opposition, seemingly...

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Alistair Overeem applies for a new fighter’s license

Following his failure in passing a pre-fight drugs test last week, Alistair Overeem has filed an application for a new fighter’s license with the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The news was announced by The Flying Knee and later confirmed by the commission’s Keith Kizer who stated that he assumes that the fighter will be at his April 24th hearing and that he has not requested his B sample to be tested. The only reason for this is that Overeem must be very confident on his excuse for having high testosterone levels. In fact, his testosterone levels where 14-1, which is the same amount of fourteen me...

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Buakaw confirms participation Thai Fight

Muay Thai superstar whom we have known as Buakaw Por Pramuk and now goes under his real name Sombat Banchamek. Yesterday confirmed during a press conference that he will be taking part in the first event of the Thai Fight 2012 on April 17th in Pattaya. He also stated that during the Thai Fight series he will be fighting under his former name Buakaw but without the reference to his former boxing camp Por Pramu...

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Bruun, Poulsen victorious in Denmark

By Alex Hermann Saturday night in Aalborg, Denmark, Euro Event, headed by Allan Martin Back, staged their first show ever. Topping tha card were Kim Poulsen and Kasper Bruun, formerly with Sauerland Event, both getting victories against Georgian opponents. Poulsen (20-1, 6 KOs) stopped Beka Sadjaia in two, while Bruun outpointed Nugzar Margvelashvili over eight to improve to 13-0-1, 3 KO...

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Three Options to Replace Alistair Overeem that Aren't Frank Mir

Barring some sort of divine intervention where St. Slobberknocker comes down from above to turn Alistair Overeem’s “B” sample into holy water it seems the only thing “The Demolition Man” will have destroyed by the end of May 2012 is the UFC 146 main event. Scheduled to face heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos for the divisional title, Overeem’s recent hit for testosterone abuse has left the UFC in a unique position where a huge headliner is in limbo with a lack of adequate replacements compounding the issu...

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Bellator 64 Video Highlights; Askren Wins Again

In the Bellator 64 main event of the evening, the Bellator welterweight title was on the line as defending champion Ben Askren faced off against Season 5 Welterweight Tournament winner Douglas Lima....

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Thailand bans MMA

 Hey guys this piece is by Nak Muay Bryan Popejoy. For those of you who don’t know Bryan teachesMuay Thai in Los Angeles at his gym Boxing Works, and his been training, teaching and fighting for years. Many thanks to Bryan for taking the time out to write for us. -Nopstar                                           The recent news of the Thai Government’s decision to “ban” the sport of MMA came as a surprise to many. Judging by the buzz in various online forums, the decision has been very polarizing. The general...

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Heavyweight Title Still On The Line May

Whether he fights Alistair Overeem or not, Junior Dos Santos will still be in the cage on May 26th according to UFC President Dana White who confirmed the current heavyweight champion will still be action today.Who Dos Santos will defend the title against is up in the air at this point while the UFC waits on word from NSAC regarding Alistair Overeem and his standing. Overeem failed a pre-fight drug test administered last week by the NSA...

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