MMA Top Writers

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June 1968- graduated from Bradley University with a B.A. in Secondary (grades 6-12/H.S.) Education (majors Eng. & P.E.)

1969-1972- had two sons--Jim 4-16-1969 & Steven 5-4-1972. My biggest achievements in life.

1976- began teaching and also started taking classes in Registered Nursing

1980-graduated & began working as an RN in Mother/Baby Unit

1980-1989 worked in OB at 2 hospitals & cont'd substitute teaching

1989-1996-worked in Adolescent Psych as the 11-7 Charge nurse and developed the 11-7 protocols.

1993-My first grandchild was born on March 4 & he is now the oldest of my six grandchildren.

1996- Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (onset was actally 1965). Began working in Adult Psych

9-13-2001- resigned as 11-7 Charge RN on PSYCHIATRIC ...

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I have loved sports for as long as I remember. Growing up in Texas I grew to love high school football. I spent my college days at Texas Tech University so I like to keep with the BIG 12 and absolutely LOVE college football! Currently I live in Hoboken, NJ, just outside NYC. While I haven't converted to a Yankees or Giants fan it is hard not to get swept up in the lore of new york city sports! I don't root or follow one specific sports team; I simply love to watch for the sport of it. Currently, MMA takes up most of my time in regards to sports. I remember watching the first UFC's with my high school friends and it has been great to see the resurrection and meteoric rise of MMA.

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Jon is a graduate student working on his Masters Degree in writing. He is a fan of all sports Minnesotan, but ranks mixed martial arts as his favorite sport. He was a late bloomer to MMA, not really getting into the sport until the Tito/Shamrock feud began, but doesn't really feel like he missed much leading up to all the ado.

Depending on what article you read, Jon is between 5'4"-6'8", between 120-320 pounds and may or may not be a member of the Communist party. He is single/married/divorced/widowed and enjoys drinking in the dark.

Jon is also the first winner of the Bleacher Report Humor Bowl, which he attributes either to not being held enough by his mother, or a little too much by his "uncle".

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Hey I'm Derek. I'm 26 years old. I currently live in Indianapolis, IN, but I am originally from Normal, IL. I have a full time job in the insurance industry and also write about mixed martial arts part time for a couple different web sites. In my free time I also train in Muay Thai boxing and kickboxing.

I welcome all feedback regarding my articles whether it be positive or negative. Feel free to post on my articles, bulletin board, or send e-mail to dbeastbo@yahoo.com.

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Former sparring partner/boxer,sparred at woodside boxing club/Dart NS Canada -sparred and trained with(former 2 time Canadian middleweight champion) Darrell flint,..and trained MMA..with Ryan Mckenna
Have become a rabid fan of MMA and love all combat sports. I have a natural talent for story telling and writing.
Name: Garth( stoker da fire) Macintosh
Hometown Dart NS Canada.

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Graphic Designer and CIS major from the city that never sleeps.

Hardcore MMA fan for years now. I pass my love for the sport onto whoever reads my articles.

Look for the Tapout shirt in the pic.

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Josh Nason has been covering sports since 1994 by writing, commentating and interviewing those who play the sports we love. After leaving the business for a few years, Nason found blogging in 2007, starting up SmallWhiteBall.com and being the first sports blog to break the news on the ESPN Dana Jacobson story. Nason also started another blog, RopesRingandCage.com that focuses strictly on MMA, wrestling and boxing.

Nason has written extensively for Wrestling-Online.com and 411wrestling (now 411mania.com). He's also written for the Maine Campus, Bangor Daily News and Manchester (NH) Magazine.

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Your looking at an avid Yankee and MMA fan. As far as sports go I was once a huge fan of the sweet science but have lost interest as of late. I grew up on the border of VT and NY on an island in the middle of Lake Champlain. You might say this means I should be a Sox fan by demographic but thats exactly why I love the Yanks. Im a proud father of two munchkins by my beautiful wife and thats about it. I love an intellectual discussion on either topic of interest with anyone who will listen or give input. Take care.

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My name is Mike Leanza. I'm currently in my Junior year of High School in Cherry Hill NJ. I love the world of MMA and have always had a passion for writing. I'm only 16 years old but I defy you to call out ignorance in any one of my articles. I'm always open to any ideas and suggestions regarding my writing.

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If you can't type without trying to sound all gangsta...don't respond to my articles. I will not take your comments seriously, and blogging doesn't make you look as Gangsta as you think it does.

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Joseph Lupoli resides with his wife in New Jersey. He is a U.S. Army veteran who has over thirty-five years of martial arts experience. Joseph is not interested in disclosing which forms of martial arts he has studied or what ranks he has earned. He, instead, prefers to post and write articles about MMA and related topics. Joseph is a published writer, having penned fiction and non fiction short stories and magazine articles. He is currently working on his second full length non-fiction book titled, "The Climb." His first book drew so many rejections that he had enough fireplace kindle to last him two winters. (Hey, that's nothing to sneeze at)! In fact, about ninety-eight percent of Joseph's original stories have been rejected by numerous agents and publishers.

Joseph is ...

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Long time combat arts fan, trained 3 years tkd, 2 years wrestling, 1 year MMA, 1 year boxing, 1 year Karate etc

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I'm from Montreal, Quebec, Canada and I'm actually a big MMA fan. Remeber watching my first UFC event in 1999 and have been caught up in all the action since then. I'm also a big wrestling fan but I feel that wrestling has been lacking since MMA has gotten so much bigger.
I actually started training in MMA in montreal several months ago and I'm eager to learn, haven't seen any big names yet, but I heard GSP was there sometimes, can't wait to see him there.

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I'm a young, 19 year old guy who is very interested in becoming a journalist. I'm particularly interested in MMA, but every sport is great to me.

I go to college in the Northeast, with a major in Communications. I'm focusing on becoming a sports journalist one day, hopefully with a concentration in Mixed Martial Arts. I'm very young and raw as a writer, but I'm constantly learning, and any help and/or feedback is greatly appreciated. Leave a note if any questions or comments!

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The life of a sales manager is filled with ups and downs, and lots of downtime. Until you kick me out I'll be spending some of my downtime here, taking to task the Red Sox Pink Hats & MMA fans that think Tito Ortiz is still relevant.
The majority of my writing up to this point in my life has been boring technical equipment proposals and Zzzzzzzzz.

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D Wizzle is a writer from the Bay Area. He covers the local teams including the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers, and the San Francisco Giants. He also covers the UFC and MMA. You can email him at dwizzlesworld at yahoo.com His popular blog is called D Wizzle's World and can be found at http://dwizzlesworld.blogspot.com

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I am an aspiring sports writer or sports entertainment writer looking to showcase my abilities here on the Bleacher Report.

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MMA news, rumors and opinions from a girl's perspective.
For more posts check out www.mmahotstuff.com

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B.S. - Bridgewater College

Former bassist and songwriter for Static Union - www.staticunion.com

Current guitarist, singer, songwriter for The Alchemy Project - No Website

Currently writing first novel

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Current Favorite Fighters
1.Fedor Emelianenko
2.Aleksander Emelianenko
3.Anderson Silva
4.Gegard Mousashi
5.Joachim Hansen
6.Josh Barnett
7.Robbie Lawler
8.Quinton Jackson
9.Shinya Aoki
10.BJ Penn
Fighters to Watch out for
1.Ronaldo "jacare" de Souza
2.Dong Hyun Kim
3. Zelg Galesic
4.Anthony Hardonk
5.Kiril Sidelnikov
6.Yoshiyuki Yoshida
7.Damian Maia
8. Gegard Mousashi
9. Return of Chris Leben
10. Patrick Cote (will surprise against Anderson but probably won't win)

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I'm a fan with a massive opinion about the sport I love so much, MMA. I write about how I feel and if you disagree, then so be it.

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I'm a graduate of a small liberal arts college in Arkansas with a B.A. in English.

My favorite prose writers are Irvine Welsh, Charles Bukowski, Stephen King, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alan Sillitoe, Norman Mailer, Virginia Woolf, and Sylvia Plath.

My favorite poets are John Wilmot, Frank Stanford, Charles Bukowski, Alexander Pope, and almost anyone from the Beat Era.

I'm an avid mma enthusiast and writer. I also love proper football.

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I am a 21 year old wanna-be journalist! I love MMA, i train in it,watch it,live it! I also like to play some PS3 and Nintendo Wii, i have a girlfriend of 3 1/2 years named Jen. I also someday would like to a MMA writer so this is a perfect site for me...im just starting dont hate too much!!!

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I'm Marcus. I love analyzing MMA and cracking jokes. In my articles/ columns, I hope to mesh those two things. Be patient.

Favorite MMA fighters, in no order:

Kazuo Misaki
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Dong Hyun Kim
Chris Lytle
Patrick Cote
Ryo Chonan
Lyoto Machida
Georges St. Pierre
Tyson Griffin
Roger Huerta
Clay Guida
Gegard Mousasi (even though he's a little overrated)
Ando Silva
Akihiro Gono
Masakazu Imanari
Shane Carwin
Joachim Hansen
Robbie Lawler
Paul Buentello
Wanderlei Silva
Mizuto Hirota

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I enjoy training in jiu-jitsu, no-gi more so than gi, competing in various grappling tournaments, and running the occasional marathon. My favorite move is Forrest Gump. My favorite TV shows are Man vs. Wild and Little People, Big World. My favorite fighter is "The Prodigy" BJ Penn. I am captivated by the music of Tupac and Talib Kweli. And if course, I'm glad to be part of the Bleacher Report community.

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Avid sports fan and current college student.

Check out current mixed martial arts news and my MMA writing at cagetoday.com

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I'm a custom home builder. I own two companies currently and am thinking of adding a few more. Normally we build new homes with the occasional larger addition or remodel thrown in for fun but right now we are doing lots more remodeling and small repair type jobs. We're building almost no new homes and just generally trying to keep employees employed.

I'm a fan of MMA. I've done a little training before but nothing really worth mentioning although I am starting to get a bit more serious. My hobbies are lifting weights, MMA and Motorcycles both dirt and street.

I'm not married but have a girlfriend of almost 7 years so I might as well be, no kids but I do have four Rottweilers who can be like kids when the pack mentality takes over.

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I train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai at SudburyBJJ. We are an affiliate of Team Renzo Gracie through Pat Cooligan in Ottawa. I write about Mixed Martial Arts when I'm bored at work. I hate my job as a Programmer/Analyst and would love to have Kevin Iole's job as an MMA reporter for Yahoo!Sports.

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Hi I'm Joe Burgett and I am one of the most informed in wrestling you will find here or anywhere, not that I know everything in wrestling history, but when it comes down to today's news, rumors, storylines, releases, signings or anything I am the guy to talk to.

I am #1 in the wrestling section, and I will make sure it stays that way. People hate me in that section, mainly because of a my rise to the top, I am not cocky, but I am glad I am ahead of some of them. Ron is the community leader, but to me he is the boss, he is the only one I answer too.

I am not the guy to mess with, I come back time after time, so insult me and my articles all you want, but remember this, I will always be better than you, to those who like me, this is not to you, but you know who you are for the one's...

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My family includes my beautiful wife and two sons. My wife and I have been married for five years, and I love her more now than the day I said "I do." My boys are both very young. My oldest will turn three in January 2009, and my youngest just turned a year old in August 2008. They are 19 months apart, and have been a blessing in our lives.

My favorite sport is Mixed Martial Arts. I have been a fan since viewing the first UFC event back in November, 1993. I have attended a number of local MMA shows in the Tampa area, as well as UFC 44: Undisputed featuring a main event between Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz for the undisputed UFC Light Heavyweight championship. I have been to high profile sporting events including NBA Finals and NFL playoffs games. None of those games...

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I'm an MMA "nut" for lack of a better word. I love fighting, I can sense it in my blood. I'm mostly a fan of the UFC, and while I do watch other promotions, nothing compares to the UFC for me. My memory isn't really as good as it should be, so while I do know my stuff, if you asked me who my favorite fighters were, it might take me twenty minutes to remember their names. I took British street fighting (kind of like Mina Jiu Jitsu), for a year in Israel. I continue to learn Krav Maga from my brother, a former sniper in the Israeli Military. If I can manage to pull some money together, I hope to start taking BJJ and maybe Aikido, on a regular basis.

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I'm just an average guy with an average life. Nothing above average ever happens to me, but nothing below average happens to me either. To break the boredom of my life, I like to write down some of my random thoughts about MMA. No doubt most of you will find my rants to be undoubtedly average, but it's better I rant to the Internet masses than to the few friends I have.

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I'm an Ohio State Grad going to DePaul grad school, I was on the Ohio State Varsity Fencing team. I am a HUGE Cubs fan and love baseball, though college football is quickly gaining ground. I love my Buckeyes and also enjoy hockey a great deal. I am an emerging MMA fan, I like down to earth fighters, Anderson Silva, Forrest Griffin, Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin, GSP and Cung Le to name a few.

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I'm currently a student pursuing a degree in philosophy. In the past I have been a lifeguard, technical support agent at a call center, grill cook at a steakhouse, and once, spent a month playing poker online for money. Out of these things, the only one of those occupations that I would now recommend for a young person is being a lifeguard. That's just my opinion.

While thinking about some philosophical questions on occasion, I have always been fascinated by sports and the incredible people that compete in them.

While I am a hockey and basketball fan, and keep up with a little bit on golf, football, soccer, boxing, I have really become most interested in two sports: MMA, and Tennis. While I do not actively participate in tennis, I am training in mixed martial arts.

MMA and ...

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i am 20 years old and live in Brooklyn new york city

i attend the new york film academy and i am earning a degree in screen writing

i also practice mixed martial arts at a amature level.

i love to write movies and tv shows. i also love to write about my hobby MMA. i have allot of ideas and thoughts behind mma. and i will defend my thoughts and stand by them. i just hope i can provide good information that will make readers both enjoy and think. i love talking about mma and this place looks like the perfect place to express my ideas

i love all feed back on my articals. if you disagree with me GREAT i love hearing peoples thoughts it only makes me learn. they only thing i don't like is arguments that contain people calling me names and how my articall is retarded etc. so plea...

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I enjoy mountain biking, fishing, weight lifting, statistics, geocaching, and beer. BS from Florida State University in 2007, Masters of Science from Florida State University in 2008.

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My names Travis, I have been an avid fan of mixed martial arts for years. I took a year of boxing and then took some time off, during that break i discovered a mixed martial arts training center known as Thaishodo MMA. I have watched pretty much all the TUF's, every UFC since 50 and I have found the older ones on video or online. The same deal comes with Pride i started watching that just about the time it was dissolved, once it was i went to best buy and bought most of the past ones. Those i couldn't find i found online. I also watch Elite XC though many MMA fans find it to be a disgrace, I myself have mixed feelings about it all. I went to college for one semester so far, most of you who chose to go to college instead of jump into the job market, congrats i learned that lesson the har...

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Hi im david im a 16 year old student from Belfast in Northern Ireland. I love watching MMA. fav fighters are rampage jackson, GSP, Bj penn, Randy couture, rashad evans etc.

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23 year old sports fanatic from the East Coast of Canada. I played 4 years of varsity basketball for one of the best CCAA programs in Canada - Mount St. Vincent University. I am an aspiring journalist who loves all sports, but more specifically basketball, football, MMA, hockey and golf. I also enjoy sports betting and long walks on the beach.

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I've enjoyed writing about all sorts of stuff for a while, and this is as good an excuse as any to keep that going, so hope you enjoy my stuff.

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Editor of the Wrestling-Online Newsletter and owner of Wrestling-Online.com

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Hi. My names John Campbell, i go to school full time and work full time. I train in Muy Thai and BJJ at a gym in Somerville Massachusetts. www.bmacboston.com I play hockey and enjoy writing. If you hate my writing thats cool we could still probably be friends!

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I am a freelance writer in Lubbock, TX. An avid fan of the UFC as well as the major American sports, I also play in local softball, basketball, volleyball, and dodgeball leagues in my hometown of Lubbock, TX. Go Red raiders!

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hi im George Butcher and i am looking to produce great articles for all to read. My articles will help you know about sport around the world, and get a better insight to thing occuring around the world.

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A young teenager living in small-town Saskatchewan. Have been writing for about one year. You can check me out on Fannation and diehard101.com as thebasketballguru