Archive | January, 2009

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Is college wrestling a pre-requisite to be an MMA Fighter now?

Posted on 30 January 2009 by Tony Thacker

Today on another forum (www.judoforum.com) we were discussing what style is responsible for a majority of the current successful MMA fighters.  Although it is getting much more likely to see a MMA fighter come in with just a MMA skill background we haven’t yet gotten to that point.

My personal thought is that wrestling attributes to a majority of the current successful MMA athletes.  Just take a look at this list of UFC fighters that have a strong wrestling background; Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Dan Henderson, Matt Hughes, Josh Koscheck, Jon Fitch, Diego Sanchez, Rashad Evans, Tito Ortiz, Clay Guida, Keith Jardine, Roger Huerta, Jake O’Brien, Frank Trigg, Frankie Edgar, Matt Hamill, Brandon Vera, Gray Maynard, Corey Hill, Matt Grice and others.

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UFC 94, It's gonna be a good one!

Posted on 29 January 2009 by Tony Thacker

This Saturday 1/31/09 is UFC 94.

As someone who has an interest in karate, I’m sure this UFC should be appealing to you, because the fight card has 2 great fighters with strong karate backgrounds worth watching.

Fight 1: BJ Penn V Georges St. Pierre

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UFC 94, It’s gonna be a good one!

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UFC 94, It’s gonna be a good one!

Posted on 29 January 2009 by Tony Thacker

This Saturday 1/31/09 is UFC 94.

As someone who has an interest in karate, I’m sure this UFC should be appealing to you, because the fight card has 2 great fighters with strong karate backgrounds worth watching.

Fight 1: BJ Penn V Georges St. Pierre

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