sports.yahoo.com - 11/18/2008
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Mixed martial arts has experienced an explosion of popularity in the past few years, and that has reached children and teenagers. Many gyms now offer youth training. Xtreme Couture has a kids club that meets three times a week at its Las Vegas location, and Overtime MMA in Naperville, Ill. ...
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zonersports.com - 11/20/2008
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MMA Expert Don Abato is back this week
with a scathing commentary aimed at all you MMA...
snobs. "Brock Lesnar’s UFC heavyweight title is not the end of the sport of mixed martial arts. My message is to all the fans who think the MMA Apocalypse has come."
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A Message to the MMA Snobs
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Another reason to hang around high schools
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This is fucking cool:
Winchester High School has a mixed martial arts club run by students. The group meets a few times a week, has guest instructors that help out from time to time and is financed due to the fund raising of an industrious senior. The school will not let students hit each other in the head, but other than that, it’s a safe place where kids can practice MMA.
Yeah, I know a lot of parents are worried about kids ‘ultimate fighting’ in the woods and parks, but the truth of that situation is ...
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