New Mom Wins MMA Sponsorship

By Astrid Bidanec

JKD Winners A new mom now has the chance to become a professional MMA fighter. Three lucky winners won the JKD Extreme Team and Brawl and Maul Fightwear sponsorship tryouts on March 29th in Lake Worth, Flo.

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(from left to right) Jefferey Dougan, Chelsea Garber, Lee Matrunola

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El Nino Crushes Lemley

By Astrid Bidanec

Gilbert 'El Nino' Melendez showed no mercy when he crushed Gabe Lemley with his endless punches and successfully retained his Strikeforce Lightweight belt at the HP Pavillion in San Jose, Cal. on March 29, 2008.

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Melendez beats up Lemley

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Cung Le Dethrones Shamrock

By Astrid Bidanec

SAN JOSE, Cali.—Cung Le proved that he has rightly been called the Human Weapon, when he defeated the MMA legend, Frank Shamrock, on March 28, 2008 after three grueling rounds in front of a local audience of 16,326. He left the former long-reigning Strikeforce champion with a broken arm and without a belt.

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Cung Le with Strikeforce belt

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Expect the Unexpected at the Battle in the Bay

By Astrid Bidanec

Aguilar vs Magana TAMPA, Flo.- The World Fighting Championship (WFC ) gave MMA fans their money's worth with an exciting nine-bout fight card at the packed USF Sun Dome on March 22, 2008.