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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...
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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...
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Kids and MMA: Review and Commentary on ESPN’s Outside the Lines Piece
(Note: This article was originally posted on FightTicker.com) A ReviewAs many of you may know, ESPN’s Outside the Lines (OTL) recently aired a story on kids and mixed martial arts (MMA)...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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