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Posted: Friday, 30 May 2008 6:05AM

MMA should be on your plate this weekend



It's a big weekend for Mixed Martial Arts.  Huge.  As big as Kimbo Slice's beard.  On Saturday night CBS will become the first over the air network to air Mixed Martial Arts event.  To explain to those of you that are new to the sport, or not in yet...MMA is "Football".  It's the name of the sport.

There are organizations.  
UFC (Ultimate Fighting) = NFL
Elite XC = USFL 

Elite XC is putting on Saturday night's event featuring "Internet Sensation Kimbo Slice".  He's a big, huge, street brawler, with iron blocks for fists.  He's a puncher.  He's a brawler.  He doesn't represent the BEST that MMA has to offer.  

But it's a START.  And that is very important.  The sport that I've jumped into in the last 6 months, is riding a monster wave of publicity, and might just supplant itself into the American Sports Culture a lot faster than many had expected.

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Call it a guilty pleasure but I am falling in love with this sport.  Action...intrigue...drama...feats of strength...sudden death (by knockout or tapout)...changes of fate.  I can sum it all up in ONE highlight.  THIS is why I love MMA:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=267i7rKeECA

Anderson Silva.  My FAVORITE fighter.  Maybe the BEST.  He loses because some guy pulls out a crazy flying scissor heel hook and he instantly submits.  THAT is what the sport has.  You are NEVER out of a fight.  You are NEVER safe because you're "up on the card".

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I'm going to blog about the weekend's fights...in the meantime, here are a bunch of links to check out.  A preview for the weekend, and a few reasons to get in NOW.

The Best:
Anderson Silva:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD4j4eFW9lE

George Rush St. Pierre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myXBzME6OrA

Urijah Faber (fights Sunday night on Versus).  Here's the promo.  Don't miss that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAStHvbt6jw

Keep an eye out for the blog...and MMA fans - send me your EMAILS!!!









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