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K.J. Noons returns to winning ways, eyes 2009 MMA return
K.J. Noons returns to winning ways, eyes 2009 MMA return
Former EliteXC lightweight champion K.J. Noons had his hand raised in victory once again Thursday night. Noons traded in the five-ounce gloves of MMA and the bright lights of Showtime for a pair of boxing mitts and the relative obscurity of the El Monte Expo Center in El Monte, Calif. "It ...
White fires back at Top Rank promoter
White fires back at Top Rank promoter
sports.yahoo.com — Todd duBoef, the president of the powerful boxing promotional company Top Rank, clearly does not understand mixed... martial arts very well, as his recent comments in a Los Angeles Times article would indicate. During a media day workout for Manny ... (more) White fires back at Top Rank promoter
KJ Noons the boxer defeats Alejandro Bogarin
mmamania.com — Former Elite XC Lightweight Champion KJ Noons made his return to the boxing ring a successful one... with a unanimous decision victory over Alejandro Bogarin (8-6-3) last Thursday night at the Expo Center in El Monte, California. Noons actually ... (more) KJ Noons the boxer defeats Alejandro Bogarin
One More Word on TUF 8 Primate Behavior
bloodyelbow.com — Some are suggesting that comparing TUF's most recent episode's antics to StandGate is inaccurate or that it... in no way affects the sport as a whole. There are so many problems with this its hard to know where to start. First, no one is equating this ... (more) One More Word on TUF 8 Primate Behavior
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The great escape
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap — Showtime has called off Monday’s ProElite asset auction, so that means everything is still way the fuck up in the air regarding the fate of all those under contract with the organization. That doesn’t mean all of the fighters are stuck spinning their wheels, though. There’s a few guys who are going ahead and breaking away one way or another: Paul Daley: He hasn’t explained how he’s doing it, but Paul has announced that he’ll be fighting John Alessio in Canada on December 5th Scott Smith: Again, who knows how … but Strikeforce has locked up Scott Smith to ...

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