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2012 Best Martial Arts School Central United States Poll

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:59:40 +0000

Well, the nominations have been tallied and the finalists revealed. That's right, we're at the voting stage of the 2012 About.com Martial Arts Readers' Choice Awards. Please vote for your favorite in our 2012 Best Martial Arts School Central United States poll below. If you'd like to know more about the finalists, or would like to vote in a different category, check out our Voting Page here. Voting will take place from February 22 to March 21, with winners announced March 30. Only one vote per person, per day, in each of the martial arts categories is allowed. Please see more on rules here. Happy Voting!

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2012 Best Martial Arts School West Voting Poll

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:59:29 +0000

Well, the nominations have been tallied and the finalists revealed. That's right, we're at the voting stage of the 2012 About.com Martial Arts Readers' Choice Awards. Please vote for your favorite in our 2012 Best Martial Arts School West poll below. If you'd like to know more about the finalists, or would like to vote in a different category, check out our Voting Page here. Voting will take place from February 22 to March 21, with winners announced March 30. Only one vote per person, per day, in each of the martial arts categories is allowed. Please see more on rules here. Happy Voting!

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2012 Best Martial Arts Twitter Account Voting Poll

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:59:08 +0000

Well, the nominations have been tallied and the finalists revealed. That's right, we're at the voting stage of the 2012 About.com Martial Arts Readers' Choice Awards. Please vote for your favorite in our 2012 Best Martial Arts Twitter Account poll below. If you'd like to know more about the finalists, or would like to vote in a different category, check out our Voting Page here. Voting will take place from February 22 to March 21, with winners announced March 30. Only one vote per person, per day, in each of the martial arts categories is allowed. Please see more on rules here. Happy Voting!

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2012 Best Martial Arts School East Voting Poll

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:59:00 +0000

Well, the nominations have been tallied and the finalists revealed. That's right, we're at the voting stage of the 2012 About.com Martial Arts Readers' Choice Awards. Please vote for your favorite in our 2012 Best Martial Arts School West poll below. If you'd like to know more about the finalists, or would like to vote in a different category, check out our Voting Page here. Voting will take place from February 22 to March 21, with winners announced March 30. Only one vote per person, per day, in each of the martial arts categories is allowed. Please see more on rules here. Happy Voting!

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TJ Dillashaw Defeats Walel Watson By Unanimous Decision

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:02:51 +0000

TJ Dillashaw is a former TUF finalist. Walel Watson is a tall and lanky guy with good striking skills. Who would win their UFC on FUEL 1 bout?

Keep reading to find out.

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Jon Jones and Rashad Evans Were Never Really That Close, or Were They?

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:03:33 +0000

MMA is different than other sports, particularly as it relates to competing against friends. Sure, tackling and blocking is the kind of aggressive thing you don't normally do to a friend, much less an acquaintance. But trying to knock someone out or break their arm is a totally different deal. Therefore, it's always interesting when two fighters who were supposedly friends choose to fight. Oftentimes one seems to think that they were closer than the other one did. Remember the whole Tito Ortiz-Chuck Liddell saga? Well, in the case of the upcoming UFC 145 main event between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and former champ Rashad Evans, we know two things: First, Jones agreed to fight Evans while in the cage pretty quickly. Second, Jones has gone on record indicating that the two were never really that close, even if Evans seemed to think they'd already decided not to fight one another.

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Fabricio Werdum Defeats Roy Nelson By Unanimous Decision

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:10:26 +0000

High level black belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu aren't all that easy to find, but that's exactly what both Fabricio Werdum and Roy "Big Country" Nelson are. So the fact ...

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Edwin Figueroa Defeats Alex Caceres By Split Decision

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:49:17 +0000

Alex Caceres, also know as Bruce Leroy, was an interesting fighter during his stint on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck. That said, he hadn't had a ton of success in the UFC, prompting a decision to move to the bantamweight division for his most recent bout (a win). Edwin Figueroa planned on sending a message to him during their UFC 143 contest.

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Karate Fighter Stephen Thompson Defeats Dan Stittgen By KO

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:45:57 +0000

The hype coming into Wonderboy's UFC debut was certainly noticeable. The bottom line is that entering his UFC 143 bout against Dan Stittgen, Stephen Thompson brought a 57-0 kickboxing record and a 5-0 MMA record. Combined with the fact that he also trains with Georges St. Pierre, people were thinking that the karate champion would impress. Then again, how many times had we been disappointed by a guy making his UFC debut?

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Chris Weidman Defeats Demian Maia By Split Decision

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:51:32 +0000

Demian Maia is one of the great Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners in the world today. Chris Weidman wants to make a name for himself. Who would win their UFC on FOX 2 match up?

Get ready, get set, go!

Early in round one, the action was sparse. Weidman eventually grazed his adversary with some punches; Maia landed a solid knee. Several moments later, with Weidman throwing a lot of punches that were missing, Maia hit home with a solid knee. Again after a time, Maia connected with a solid left to the body. He ate a big time knee several seconds later.

The action is kind of sparse here. I mean, they're throwing, but not connecting a lot.

The two traded low kicks. Maia connected with a knee. Then Weidman shot in and took his opponent down. Maia got up quickly and connected with a grazing flurry. While in the clinch, he landed a couple of nice knees. Weidman hit home with multiple punches to the face. Then came the bell.

That was a very close round.

Round two saw Maia throw a left, allowing Weidman to duck under and gain a brief takedown. Maia got up soon after and landed a left. Weidman connected to the face. The two traded kicks. Maiai hit home with a jab. Then came a left. Weidman hit home with a body punch, but Maia answered with a left to the face. Then came a nice left from Maia; another hit home to the body. Solid low kick from Weidman. The two traded lefts over time. And for the majority of the rest of the stanza, Maia connected nicely in spots, outstriking his opponent. Still, with only seconds left in the round, Weidman gained a takedown and began looking for a guillotine. It wasn't tight by the time the bell sounded.

Another close round. This is a tough one to call.

Round three saw Weidman come out aggressively, eventually taking his adversary down. Maia got up quickly and began landing strikes.

Both fighters are really tired.

The rest of the round saw both fighters throw tons of rather mild, fatigued-looking strikes at one another. Truth is, I have no idea who won any of these rounds. Not a great fight by any means, but a close one for sure.

Chris Weidman defeats Demian Maia by split decision.

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