bloodyelbow.com - 1/7/2009
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While few would deny the rise of MMA has renewed interest in competitive amateur wrestling, some at the top of the American wrestling food chain are worried the better wrestlers may supplant an Olympic career for one of riches and fame. Notable quote :
"It's almost catastrophic to the ...
sports.yahoo.com - 1/7/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
During the Big Ten Network's broadcast of the
Midlands, an annual collegiate wrestling tournament at Northwestern University,
wrestling legend Dan Gable addressed MMA. He said that he worries that the money will attract too many of the top wrestlers ...
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Amateur wrestling and MMA can co-exist
zonersports.com - 1/9/2009
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zonersports.com —
Don Abato is back with the latest installment
of “The MMA Ten”. In this edition: Fedor gets
some new bling, Rashad’s nipple plans, BJ’s designs to kill, Chicago’s own Terry Martin and more.
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The MMA Ten: Fedor Bling
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MMA makes amateur wrestling cool
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... I’ve made fun of Maggie Hendricks in the past, but she knows what is what when it comes to amateur wrestling. One of the ‘conversations’ going on today across the MMA blogosphere is chatter from wrestling coaches that MMA is going to kill America’s wrestling program and cost the United States a shitload of gold medals in the Olympics. ...
Wrestling fights to keep wrestlers from trading medals for MMA
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap —
... After a shitty Beijing Olympics where US wrestlers only managed to win three medals, the big buzz from the wrasslin’ organizations in America was that MMA was plundering all the sport’s contenders and potential contenders. While I personally felt their conclusion that ...
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