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Called Out to Called Off MMA

(Los Angeles , CA) - Just three days before its November 14th event in Ontario California, the fledgling MMA Promotion, Called Out MMA, originally known as Call To Arms, a name it remains unofficially tied to somehow, canceled its third event...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 25 days ago 130 reads 0 comments
UFC 104 & The Blind Flu: A Cage-Side Epidemic

By Ron "The Yacman" Yacovetti The Scene: UFC 104At the close of what was a solid night of Mixed Martial Arts action, at the Staple Center in Los Angeles, CA, two co-main events ended with a collective one-two punch that irritated the crowd in attendance..

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 month ago 225 reads 0 comments
UFC 104 LIVE BLOG CAGESIDE WITH THE YACMAN

UFC 104: (5:48PM PST) An exciting under-card is well underway. While I have been here observing and enjoying the action since the onset, my troubles getting the wireless Internet to work has kept me offline until now...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 month ago 415 reads 12 comments
MMA'S ODD COUPLE: Felix 'Fedor' Unger and Oscar 'Kimbo' Madison

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Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 4 months ago 37 reads 4 comments
Silver Linings to MMA's Dark Clouds

By Ron ‘The Yacman’ YacovettiCommentator for Call to Arms MMA- www.calltoarmsfights.comIt’s the half-way point in the year 2009.We’re told this recession thing is in its final throes...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 54 reads 2 comments
Kimbo Slice to Compete on Season 10 of the Ultimate Fighter

The newest and upcoming season of the UFC and Spike TV hit, The Ultimate Fighter, what most consider the catalyst for MMA's success as a widespread phenomena, is every bit the big deal that Dana White said it would be...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 931 reads 0 comments
PHIL BARONI IS BACK AND BAD ASS EVA

By Ron ‘The Yacman’ Yacovetti –Commentator for Call to Arms MMAwww.calltoarmsfights.comOn June 6, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri at Scottrade Center, Strikeforce will host another solid MMA fight card that promises fireworks as usual...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 197 reads 1 comments
THE WAKING DREAM 9 THAT WAS CHOI VS. CANSECO

By Ron 'The Yacman' Yacovetti Waking Dream - "Nightmare" was the original term for the state later known as waking dream night·mare (ntmâr) n. - An event or experience that is intensely distressing...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 178 reads 5 comments
THE HUES OF HUGHES

By Ron 'The Yacman' YacovettiCommentator for Call to Arms MMA (www.calltoarmsfights.com)hue (hyōō) n. 1.Appearance; aspect: a man of somber hue...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 123 reads 0 comments
EVANS VS. MACHIDA TO BE DECIDED BY ONE KEY FACTOR: ADAPTATION

By Ron ‘The Yacman’ Yacovettiad•ap•ta•tion (ād'āp-tā'shən) n.Change in behavior of a person or group in response to new or modified surroundings...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 78 reads 1 comments
WOMEN'S MMA SOON TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE IDEAL AMBASSADOR

1. am•bas•sa•dor - (ām-bās'ə-dər, -dôr') n. An unofficial representative: ambassadors of goodwill...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 148 reads 7 comments
Ron 'The Yacman' Yacovetti Answers "Call to Arms"

For Immediate Release Contact: Hilary Hutcheson hilary@outsidemedia.com (503) 828-7074 Previously the public face of the MMA social networking site ProElite...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 181 reads 0 comments
Vladimir 'The Janitor' Matyushenko: MMA's Clean Up Technician

By Ron 'The Yacman' Yacovetti www.yacandjshow.com The story of Vladimir Matyushenko, aka VMAT, is one that harkens back to the 1900’s when an able-bodied man with a bus ticket and only ...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 101 reads 2 comments
NICK DIAZ CALLS OUT ROY JONES JR.?

By Ron 'The Yacman' Yacovetti - www.mogulus.com/wmma When word spread that Nick Diaz, fresh off of beating MMA legend Frank Shamrock, is now calling out a boxing legend, Roy Jones Jr...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 177 reads 10 comments
Charles "Mask" Lewis: The Celebration of His Life and Legacy

By Ron "The Yacman" Yacovetti “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” —Oscar Wilde The world of Mixed Martial Arts was given its Mask...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 90 reads 0 comments
Is Paul "Semtex" Daley the Bomb that Strikeforce Dropped?

By Ron "The Yacman" Yacovetti Writer for TheBleacherReport.com—YacmanSez.Blogspot.com With the recent launch of MMA 2.0 by Strikeforce, a few things come to mind. Will MMA 2...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 512 reads 2 comments
How MMA 2.0 on SHO Stacked Up

yacman1@yacandjshow.comwww.mogulus.com/wmma (WMMA-TV)And so it happened…Strikeforce, a Northern California promotion that began promoting kickboxing, inherited and continued the race where EliteXC collapsed and handed over the torch...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 156 reads 5 comments
Why Shamrock Vs. Diaz Is Must See MMA

- MUSTPronunciation- [muhst] –auxiliary verb*to be or feel urged to; ought to: I must watch the first Strikeforce MMA event on Showtime.A few key reasons why any MMA fan would and should watch Strikeforce on Showtime, Apr...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 116 reads 2 comments
RIP Charles "Mask" Lewis

RIP CHARLES 'MASK' LEWIS By: Ron ' The Yacman' Yacovetti Tragic news rocked the MMA world early this morning as a fatal car crash claimed the life of an MMA icon, Charles "Mask" Lewis...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 8 months ago 5,492 reads 5 comments
RIP MASTER HELIO GRACIE

RIP MASTER HELIO GRACIE By Ron 'The Yacman' Yacovetti In today's electronic news medium, news travels faster than ever. And these days, the news seems to be favoring the depressing and unfortunate side more than ever...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 10 months ago 272 reads 3 comments
MMA: Spectacle or Sport ?

MMA: SPECTACLE OR SPORT ? Or is Mixed Martial Arts so "well-rounded" that is qualifies as both? My best wishes to all for a Happy and healthy holiday season and New Year...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 11 months ago 186 reads 1 comments
Last Week's MMA With Yac and J Pilot Show

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 year ago 131 reads 0 comments
Anderson Silva's Trick Or Treat

ANDERSON SILVA'S TRICK OR TREAT By The Yacman, Ron Yacovetti Host of MMA WITH YAC & J ON BRAWLERSTV.COM It was UFC 90 night...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 year ago 165 reads 9 comments
Seth Petruzelli Wins While the World Remains Unshocked

PETRUZELLI WINS WHILE THE WORLD ACTUALLY REMAINS UN-SHOCKED By The Yacman, Ron Yacovetti shock- Pronunciation[shok] –verb To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 year ago 3,175 reads 9 comments
Ken Shamrock Will Miss EliteXC Main Event Due to Injury

According to MMAJunkie.com, the CBA Primetime Main event bout between Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice has been canceled...

Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 year ago 473 reads 3 comments

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The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Article Archive

Called Out to Called Off MMA

UFC 104 & The Blind Flu: A Cage-Side Epidemic

UFC 104 LIVE BLOG CAGESIDE WITH THE YACMAN

MMA'S ODD COUPLE: Felix 'Fedor' Unger and Oscar 'Kimbo' Madison

Silver Linings to MMA's Dark Clouds

Kimbo Slice to Compete on Season 10 of the Ultimate Fighter

PHIL BARONI IS BACK AND BAD ASS EVA

THE WAKING DREAM 9 THAT WAS CHOI VS. CANSECO

THE HUES OF HUGHES

EVANS VS. MACHIDA TO BE DECIDED BY ONE KEY FACTOR: ADAPTATION

WOMEN'S MMA SOON TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE IDEAL AMBASSADOR

Ron 'The Yacman' Yacovetti Answers "Call to Arms"

Vladimir 'The Janitor' Matyushenko: MMA's Clean Up Technician

NICK DIAZ CALLS OUT ROY JONES JR.?

Charles "Mask" Lewis: The Celebration of His Life and Legacy

Is Paul "Semtex" Daley the Bomb that Strikeforce Dropped?

How MMA 2.0 on SHO Stacked Up

Why Shamrock Vs. Diaz Is Must See MMA

RIP Charles "Mask" Lewis

RIP MASTER HELIO GRACIE

MMA: Spectacle or Sport ?

Last Week's MMA With Yac and J Pilot Show

Anderson Silva's Trick Or Treat

Seth Petruzelli Wins While the World Remains Unshocked

Ken Shamrock Will Miss EliteXC Main Event Due to Injury

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