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Catching Up With Cleburn "The Spartan" Walker: Round Two

Some readers may recall an interview from last month which profiled a budding MMA fighter named Cleburn "The Spartan" Walker. This marks the second installment (or "Round Two") that tracks Walker through his budding MMA career...

Written by D M about about 1 year ago 589 reads 0 comments
Beijing Olympics: The Hypocrisy of "One World One Dream"

Olympics and Political Protest As we approach the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics, it is critical that casual sports fans are reminded of the political undercurrents ensconcing these immanent Games...

Written by D M about about 1 year ago 702 reads 5 comments
Kids and MMA: Review and Commentary on ESPN's Outside the Lines Piece

(Note: This article was originally posted on MMA: Review and Commentary on ESPN’s Outside the Lines Piece">FightTicker...

Written by D M about about 1 year ago 1,380 reads 8 comments
Cleburn “The Spartan” Walker: The Life of a Young MMA Fighter

In March 2007 while conducting research in Travis Lutter’s gym over in Fort Worth, TX, I had the privilege of interviewing a young man named Cleburn Walker. At the time, Walker was a true MMA novice if ever there was one...

Written by D M about about 1 year ago 1,261 reads 12 comments
Sporting Violence: The Fans

The following is the third in a three-part series examining violence in sports, and its role in society. Many have argued that mixed martial arts’ (MMA) recent popularity is an indicator of ...

Written by D M about about 1 year ago 767 reads 3 comments
Sporting Violence: The Parents, Coaches, and Child Exploitation

The following is the second in a three-part series examining violence in sports, and its role in society. This past weekend I attended an amateur mixed martial arts (MMA) event. Overall, it was great...

Written by D M about about 1 year ago 1,330 reads 25 comments
Sporting Violence: The Injuries

The following is the first in a three-part series examining violence in sports, and its role in society. We all know the benefits sports bring to our world...

Written by D M about about 1 year ago 7,345 reads 11 comments
MMA Means Fighting and Friendship

As most readers here know, MMA is not simply about bloodlust and brutality. Unfortunately, since EliteXC made its way onto primetime television, the sport has been cast that way in some media circles (Boulay & Taylor, 6/26/08)...

Written by D M about about 1 year ago 562 reads 2 comments
MMA Bashing: Mainstream Media Fails to Research before Drawing Conclusions

I recently read two excellent articles by Danny Acosta and Sam Sheridan that support mixed martial arts (MMA) in the midst of what has been a period of MMA bashing...

Written by D M about about 1 year ago 894 reads 7 comments
From Boxing To MMA: Race and Racism In American Sport

Politics cut across all social institutions, even those which we too frequently feel are immune from political underpinnings, such as athletics...

Written by D M about about 1 year ago 2,019 reads 8 comments

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D M Article Archive

Catching Up With Cleburn "The Spartan" Walker: Round Two

Beijing Olympics: The Hypocrisy of "One World One Dream"

Kids and MMA: Review and Commentary on ESPN's Outside the Lines Piece

Cleburn “The Spartan” Walker: The Life of a Young MMA Fighter

Sporting Violence: The Fans

Sporting Violence: The Parents, Coaches, and Child Exploitation

Sporting Violence: The Injuries

MMA Means Fighting and Friendship

MMA Bashing: Mainstream Media Fails to Research before Drawing Conclusions

From Boxing To MMA: Race and Racism In American Sport

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