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Tag Archives: MMA
Asian American UFC Fighters On FOX 5
The fight card of UFC on FOX 5 seems to have an unusually large number of Asian American fighters. Benson Henderson defends his lightweight title against Nate Diaz, with BJ Penn also on the main card. On the preliminary card, … Continue reading
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Tagged Benson Henderson, BJ Penn, Eddie Yagin, MMA, Nam Phan, UFC on FOX 5
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Cung Le Trying To Hold It Together With Movie Release And Upcoming UFC Fight
Cung Le is a busy guy: he has been simultaneously been promoting The Man with the Iron Fists and preparing for a headlining fight against Rich Franklin this weekend at UFC on FUEL 6 in Macao. This video follows him … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Sports
Tagged Cung Le, MMA, The Man with the Iron Fists, UFC on FUEL 6
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Asian American MMA Fighters go 1-1 on UFC on Fuel 4
Asian American MMA Fighters went 1-1 on UFC on Fuel 4 last Wednesday, as Chris “Kamikaze” Cariaso won his flyweight bought but Mark Munoz saw his title shot chances go away after he was knocked out by Chris Weidman. They … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Entertainment, Sports
Tagged Chris Cariaso, Mark Munoz, MMA, UFC on Fuel 4
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Have Asian Americans Arrived in Mixed Martial Arts?
In 2008, this forum asked, “why so few Asian American in MMA? Four years later, Ben Henderson is the UFC lightweight champion, Mark Munoz is headlining UFC on Fuel 4, “Munoz vs Weidman,” Cung Le is on the main card … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Sports
Tagged african-americans, Cung Le, ethnic marketing, Mark Munoz, Mixed Martia Arts, MMA, UFC 148, UFC on Fuel 4
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Cung Le To Face Patrick Cote At UFC 148
Actor and Mixed Martial Artist Cung Le looks to get his first Octogon win at UFC 148 on July 7, where he faces Patrick “The Predator” Cote on the main card. As with his previous UFC match, Cote is a … Continue reading
Eddie “The Filipino Phenom” Yagin Wins Fight Of The Night At UFC 145
Adding to the increasing visibility of Asian American Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, Eddie “The Filipino Phenom” Yagin defeated Mark Hominick and won Fight of the Night Honors at UFC 145. Hominick, the former #1 contender in the featherweight division … Continue reading
Ben Henderson Wins UFC Lightweight Championship
I have written about a number of Asians Americans in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), such as Mark Munoz and Nam Phan. One that I haven’t talked about is Ben “Smooth” Henderson, who won the UFC lightweight championship at UFC 144 … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Sports
Tagged Ben Henderson, Frankie Edgar, lightweight championship, MMA, UFC 144
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Nam Phan Meets Jim Hettes On UFC 141 Main Fight Card
Nam Phan has once again made it onto the main card of a UFC event, this time facing submission expert Jim Hettes at UFC 141. Following his rematch against Leonard Garcia, a Phan win could make him not just an … Continue reading
Wanderlei Silva Stops Cung Le At UFC 139, Le Takes Major Damage
The match between Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le at UFC 139 ended with a TKO in the second round. Cung Le knocked down Silva with a kick in the first round, but Silva came on strong in the second to … Continue reading
MMA Fighter Mark Munoz On Breaking Hands, Bruce Lee Moments & The UFC Middleweight Title
After reading Akrypti’s post on Asian men as villains, I really appreciated this video of Mark Munoz, a strong, powerful Asian guy who can kick butt but isn’t a trash talking heel. He is at a press conference held after … Continue reading
Nam Phan wins MMA rematch against Leonard Garcia
MMA fighter Nam Phan revenged a controversial robbery loss against Leonard Garcia at UFC 136 by outpointing Garcia 29-28. This rematch was originally scheduled for March 2011, but an injury forced Phan to withdraw. Phan was replaced by Chan-Sung Jung, another … Continue reading
Wanderlei Silva Replaces Vitor Belfort Against Cung Le in UFC 139
Vitor Belfort has been replaced by Pride and UFC icon Wanderlei Silva in the UFC 139 fight against Cung Le. An injury has caused Belfort to withdraw, and you can see Dana White mention the change in this interview. Silva … Continue reading