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Written by Lance Pugmire
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Saturday, 10 May 2008 10:16 |
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Inside a warehouse that sits in
a rugged area near the border between
Los Angeles
and
Glendale,
filming was underway in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's most vigorous
effort yet to tap a wider Spanish-speaking audience.
"El Octagono," an hourlong Saturday night series set to debut
Saturday on the cable network Galavision, will include fighter interviews,
highlights and mixed martial arts education for Latino fight fans who
traditionally have flocked to boxing.
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Written by Sharon Robb
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 00:00 |
COCONUT
CREEK - Gina Alvarez ran over to her father for a congratulatory
high-five after beating her cousin, T.J. Vazquez, at the Alex "Bada"
Andrade Mixed Martial Arts Memorial Tournament.
Louis Alvarez,
Steve and Joy Erched, and several other parents sat along the grappling
mats at American Top Team Coconut Creek watching their kids compete
Saturday while several ATT pros, including Antonio "Big Foot" Silva,
worked out in the nearby practice cage.
Between kids, parents and coaches, it was hard to figure out who was enjoying the three-hour tournament more.
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Written by Sharon Robb
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 00:00 |
UFC
champions Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira and Anderson "Spider" Silva of
Brazil have moved to South Florida to open a mixed martial arts academy
in downtown Miami.
Nogueira and Silva Mixed Martial Arts Academy
is the first academy headed by two current UFC champions. The pair plan
on training together, giving seminars and teaching adults and children
of all ages and ability levels.
Like they do in Brazil, the
academy's pro fighters will also work with underprivileged children,
ages 4-14. In Brazil, Nogueira works with 160 kids, he said.
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Written by Brian Fritz
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 16:09 |
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When it comes to
reality television, not everyone comes off as a good guy. Jeremy May is finding
that out the hard way.
May is one of 16 fighters
on the current season of “The Ultimate Fighter” show, which airs Wednesdays at
10 p.m. on Spike TV. Only a few weeks
into the show, he has already been labeled as outspoken and obnoxious.
“I don’t think I’m
obnoxious in a bad way,” May said. “I like to have fun. My idea for fun may not
be the same for other people.”
The labeling of May’s
personality began on the second episode of the season when May, like all of the
other participants, had to fight to become a permanent member of the show. He had to fight Dave Roberts.
And one of the two trainers for fighters in the show, reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, is a friend of Roberts. Let the games begin.
“It
was intimidating going into that fight because I had Rampage come up to me and
say that’s my best friend and you’re not going to beat him,” says May. “I said,
‘If I beat your boy, will you pick me to be on your team.’ He said ‘Yeah,’ because
it would be the honorable thing to do.”
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Written by The Associated Press
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Sunday, 20 April 2008 00:29 |
MONTREAL
- Middleweight Jason MacDonald pounded out a win in an all-Canadian
grudge match with rival Joe Doerksen on Saturday night at UFC 83 before a raucous Bell Centre crowd of about 22,000 fans in UFC's Canadian debut.
MacDonald (21-9) finished the mixed martial arts fight with a string of
elbows to the head, then stood over his fallen opponent after referee
Steve Mazzagatti stopped the bout 56 seconds into the second round.
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