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  The UFC is going to Japan so here’s a story that chronicles the evolution of MMA fighting in Japan. For you newbs to the MMA scene, this is actually important. It’s loaded with video so you’ll be able to get a quick sample of the hybrid wrestling / fighting, which then turned into different forms of MMA which still exist today. There is the K-1 which is all stand up mixed martial arts and there’s “everything else MMA”. (Bloodyelbow – MMA in Japan) Bas Rutten, now a commentator and trainer explains his first fight in Japan. [youtube]7UkuIJ_RLoU[/youtube]
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ESPN writes “Chink in the Armor” in reference to Jeremy Lin and the recent Knicks loss and the writer gets fired. It was up 35 minutes. We know what year it is, what time it is, and ESPN is huge. People are watching that site every second in their newsroom. 35 minutes, and how many writers are sitting around reading it? They fire one single person over this and in the end, ESPN will soon be forgiven. How stupid can they be? NBA and ESPN are associated, why isn’t the NBA stepping up with any kind of remark or sanction? AND you know… if it were a person of another color… they would. It’s still an uphill battle.  
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