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MMA Today: Gilbert Melendez-John Thomson bout takes spotlight

Bob Emanuel Jr. Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 6:17pm

Although fans awaited the finale of the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix for more than a year, the attention on Saturday's Strikeforce card has shifted toward the co-main event where lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez will defend his title against Josh Thomson in their third bout. The card, which will be held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., will air live on Showtime at 10 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. PDT.

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MMA Today: Michael Chiesa battles on after father's death

Bob Emanuel Jr. Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Friday, May 11, 2012 - 2:38pm

Michael Chiesa began his experience on "The Ultimate Fighter Live" on a career high.

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Jones, Evans meet in UFC 145's bitter rivalry bout

Greg Beacham The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 7:20pm

Just over a year ago, Rashad Evans and Jon Jones were friends.

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MMA Today: Ex-training partners Rashad Evans, Jon Jones set to battle

Bob Emanuel Jr. Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Friday, April 20, 2012 - 10:08pm

For a brief time, Rashad Evans and Jon Jones shared the best life had to offer. The two were training partners at Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting facility in Albuquerque, N.M., working to become two of mixed martial arts' most promising light heavyweights. The fighters shared a friendship and bond hardened by their daily rituals.

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Jon Jones says he ignores UFC foe Rashad Evans' head games

Lance Pugmire Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 6:14pm

LOS ANGELES -- Jon Jones, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's youngest-ever champion, will defend his light-heavyweight belt for the third time Saturday in Atlanta against his former training partner and ex-UFC champion Rashad Evans.

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MMA Today: DaMarques Johnson goes for autograph, gets career

Bob Emanuel Jr. Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Friday, April 13, 2012 - 5:09pm

A simple autograph request forever altered the life of DaMarques Johnson.

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Jesse Clark (top) pounds Francisco Espinoza at the Total Mayhem mixed martial arts fight night at The Gym in West Haven on Saturday.

Mock grounds, pounds in MMA win

Doug Gibson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, April 8, 2012 - 11:08pm

Prior to his co-main event heavyweight mixed martial arts match against Ogden's Craig Mock Saturday night, late substitute Mike Robinson was announced as "hailing from parts unknown." Three minutes and one second later, Robinson knew exactly where was was: in West Haven and pounded into submission by the 230-pound Mock, who easily triumphed before a large crowd at The Gym.

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'We're Back II' aims to stop violence -- with violence?

Mark Saal Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, April 8, 2012 - 8:04am

He is risen.

No, wait. He's down again. And this time, it looks like he's out for the count.

Ah, yes. Nothing quite says "Holy Week" like guys with angry facial expressions and the occasional neck tats, beating on each other like they were rented mules.

Last night, on what many Christians refer to as "Holy Saturday," the mixed-martial-arts fight promoter Total Mayhem presented "We're Back II." The event, at The Gym in West Haven, offered a dozen matches of hardly-any-holds-barred ultimate fighting.

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Ogden fighter Craig Mock poses during a recent workout at Foley’s Mixed Martial Arts gym. Mock will battle Lolo Tuiaki in a heavyweight bout Saturday.

Mock, Reeves look for wins on pro MMA card

Doug Gibson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 6:41am

WEST HAVEN — The Gym will feature 11 mixed martial arts fights in a Total Mayhem-promoted card that starts at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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A boxing writer remembers Bert Sugar, a boxing legend

Bernard Fernandez Philadelphia Daily News

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 3:52pm

Boxing's already exclusive club of unforgettable characters became a bit more so on Sunday with the death of Bert Randolph Sugar, 75, the raconteur/historian known as much for his one-liners and ever-present fedora and cigar as for the 80 books he authored.

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MMA Today: Ben Saunders dodges barriers to reach Bellator tourney

Bob Emanuel Jr. Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 2:54pm

Ben Saunders fulfilled his childhood goal when he competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship from 2007 to 2010. The dream began when in 1993 when Saunders, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., saw advertisements for the first UFC card and convinced his father to order the pay-per-view event.

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'The Hunger Games' mirrors our ever-increasing appetite for sports violence

Mike Berardino Sun Sentinel

Last updated Monday, March 26, 2012 - 3:29pm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson set for WWE return

Dan Gelston The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 6:31pm

PHILADELPHIA -- Dwayne Johnson's latest movie just topped $300 million in worldwide grosses. He's laid the smack down on Hollywood and become an in-demand action star for hire.

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MMA Today: Women's-only Invicta to debut April 28

Bob Emanuel Jr. Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 8:05pm

For years, Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White openly opposed women's mixed martial arts in his promotion.

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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 1999 file photo, boxing legend Muhammad Ali poses for a photo after an interview in New York. The man who became the world's most recognizable athlete was a baby sitter, a jokester and a dreamer in the predominantly black West End neighborhood of Louisville where he grew up and forged lasting friendships while beginning his ascent toward greatness. Now, as the iconic boxer slowed by Parkinson's disease prepares to turn 70 next week, he's coming home for a birthday bash at the downtown cultural center and museum that bears his name. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

As Ali nears 70th birthday, old friends reminisce

Bruce Schreiner The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 3:31pm

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Long before his dazzling footwork and punching prowess made him a three-time world heavyweight boxing champion known as Muhammad Ali, a young Cassius Clay honed his skills by sparring with neighborhood friends and running alongside the bus on the way to school.

The man who became the world's most recognizable athlete was a baby sitter, a jokester and a dreamer in the predominantly black West End neighborhood of Louisville where he grew up and forged lasting friendships while beginning his ascent toward greatness.

Now, as the iconic boxer slowed by Parkinson's disease prepares to turn 70 next week, he's coming home for a birthday bash at the downtown cultural center and museum that bears his name. The private party Saturday night will double as a fundraiser for the 6-year-old Muhammad Ali Center, which promotes ideals of tolerance, respect and individual achievement. The birthday party will highlight a weeklong extended tribute to the city's favorite son whose name and face emblazon buildings and street signs.

Ali turns 70 on Jan. 17, three days after the party.

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