Tag: mma
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Bellator champs: Wrestling is key for Filipino MMA supremacy
When asked what Filipino mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters can improve on to make it into the “big leagues” in the United States, champions from Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator) pointed to one discipline: wrestling. “At the end of the day it’s the wrestlers that you see in MMA who are doing best,” said Bellator lightweight…
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Cain Velasquez overpowers Brock Lesnar via 1st round TKO in UFC 121
Cain Velasquez shocks the world by pounding Brock Lesnar into a 1st round TKO at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 121 to secure the title. This makes the Velasquez the first fighter of Mexican descent to win a major heavyweight title in mixed marial arts (MMA). The 28-year old Mexican-American now sports an undefeated record of…