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February 9, 2008

Hits from the mainstream MMA media (Week 5)

This week we welcome another member to our crew: Larry Vollmer. Vollmer pens the "Inside the Octagon" blog for The Journal News in New York's Lower Hudson Valley. He joins Carlos Arias (OC Register), Steve Sievert (Houston Chronicle), David Avila (MSNBC.com), and me.  Vollmer is a Web programmer by day and a practicing mixed martial artist by night.

Here are this week's hits:

-- David Avila, MSNBC.com: TV offers recognition, fame, wealth to fighters

-- Larry Vollmer, The Journal News: My slightly biased prediction of the Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar fight and EliteXC scraps Gary Turner from 'Street Certified' card

-- Carlos Arias, OC Register: Dude, brother and celebrity gladiators

-- Steve Sievert, Houston Chronicle: Nogueira makes history, Mir exposes Lesnar at UFC 81 and VIDEO: Chuck Norris on Bruce Lee, MMA involvement

Posted by baltimoresun.com at 10:39 AM | | Comments (1)
        

Comments

Pramit,

I was reading over Sievert's article and the subsequent comments and I had no idea there was a weight limit in the HW division (265). What's the rationale behind that? Thanks,

-Corey

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Corey,

That's correct. Heavyweight is 206-265. Super heavyweight is 266+. As for why they picked that number as the limit, I'm not sure. It's a good question. I'll try to look up the historical significance of that.

Pramit

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Kevin Richardson has been a fan of mixed martial arts competition ever since UFC 3, when 600-pound sumo wrestler Emmanuel Yarborough was beaten by Keith Hackney. Kevin will cover the world of MMA — in Baltimore, nationally and internationally. He plans to take readers into the locker rooms and MMA schools, where they'll hear from local fighters and trainers. If you have a news tip or suggestions for the blog, please e-mail him.

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