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By Ryan Hockensmith
MMA Submission: Fighting and Stats? Those go together?
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Wait, wait, wait. This article is about MMA and stats, right? So why is this picture of Mark Cuban? Someone made a boo-boo! Naw. Read the piece.
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In 1984, Bob Canobbio felt boxing needed statistics, so he found an upcoming fight, compiled stats during the bout, then took his numbers to then-HBO producer Ross Greenburg (now the president of HBO Sports). He picked the perfect fight, because Livingstone Bramble vs. Ray Mancini may be the most important bout in fight stats history.
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By Ryan Hockensmith
MMA Submission: The Saga of Lyle Beerbohm
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This was Lyle Beerbohm's life. Now he's an undefeated fighter.
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Nobody came. Lyle Beerbohm sat in a prison cell for 18 months, and nobody came. Not his mom and dad. Not his brothers or sisters. And, most painfully, not his young daughter. But that's how Beerbohm wanted it.
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MMA Submission: Preparing for the end
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Benji Radach, "the Los Angeles Anaconda." Ever seen this dude in Hoboken? Scary.
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For an hour, Benji Radach pushed. "Come on, two more minutes!" he prodded. "You can do it!"
All of the dozen or so participants listened to the MMA star. They punched the heavy bags. They switched to knees when commanded. And they sweated—a lot.
An MMA fighter running a workout at a local gym? That's nothing new. But Radach's a pioneer of sorts among fighters.
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By Ryan Hockensmith
MMA Submission: Jeff Monson's Predicament
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Jeff Monson has a couple of choices ahead.
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Jeff Monson has a predicament. Well, more than one, actually.
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MMA Submission: Ricky Lundell is changing college wrestling
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Cael Sanderson has been important for Ricky Lundell. In the future, Ricky Lundell will be important for many others.
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Ricky Lundell's phone rings a lot these days.
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By Ryan Hockensmith
MMA Submission: News and Notes After UFC 94
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Heath Herring and Lacey Jones in August '07. Lay off, we like the pic.
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UFC 94:
Wow, what a win for Georges St.-Pierre.
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