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17 years old from New Jersey. Currently in my Senior year of High School and plan on attending college with the intent to earn a degree in Journalism. I've been here on B/R for a while now, one a few vets still in the MMA section and I plan on staying here for as long as I possibly can.

Thanks to B/R I've been lucky enough to have articles published on CBSSports.com and SI.com as well as being able to attend Strikeforce: Carano VS Cyborg with press credentials.

My SI article on Nick Diaz and Jake Shields
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/06/17/strikeforce.dilemma/index.html

Mike's Recent Articles

Breaking Down Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers; The Main Event

Published about 20 hours ago
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Breaking Down Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers; Mayhem vs. Jake Shields

Published 2 days ago
469 reads 1 comments

Breaking Down Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers; Gegard Mousasi vs. Sokoudjou

Published 4 days ago
750 reads 3 comments

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 21: Andrei Arlovski of USA and Fabricio Werdum of Brazil in action during a Heavyweight bout of the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Manchester Evening News Arena on April 21, 2007 in Manchester, England (Photo by Gary M. Prior/Getty Images).

Breaking Down Strikeforce: Fedor VS Rogers; Antonio Silva VS Fabricio Werdum

Published 6 days ago
637 reads 1 comments

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Mike Writes About

MMA (76),
Fighting (65),
Opinion (50),
UFC (50),
Strikeforce (11),
Randy Couture (7),
Preview/Prediction (6),
Rankings/List (6)

Mike Leanza commented on Strikeforce: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers—Predictions/Tips

The Short List What Mike thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Georges St. Pierre , Forrest Griffin, Allen Iverson
Favorite Sports Teams

Philadelphia 76ers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Philadelphia Eagles
All Time Sports Moment

Allen Iverson steps over Tyron Lue in 2001 NBA Finals
Most Memorable Game Attended

Allen Iverson drops 55 in playoffs vs the hornets Go to the 3:30 point of the vid to see the the move that summed up the night)
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Most Consecutive 40+ Point Games By a Rookie (Allen Iverson, 5)
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Chamberlain
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

ACC

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by Doctor
about 10 hours ago

I know you are going to love this one LOL!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286287-breaking-news-fedor-still-the-man
by Derek
5 days ago

Check out my latest article on Gegard Mousasi, based on a recent interview I did with him.

Weigh in on your opinion of him as a fighter and what will happen to him in the future.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/282869-gegard-mousasi-taking-on-america-one-challenge-at-a-time

Thanks!

Derek Bolender
by Flyin' Hawaiian
14 days ago

I temporarily took over the Fantasy Pool for UFC 104. Check out the updated standings.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278197-ufc-fantasy-pool-results-v-8
by Derek
18 days ago

Check out my latest article on Shogun Rua, based on an interview I did with him this week. (a bit of a comeback article for me) Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/275241-mauricio-shogun-rua-ready-to-shock-the-world-at-ufc-104
by King
about 1 month ago

Mike,

we finally finished the extended trailer to our MMA film! please read the article and view our trailer. thanks bro!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266296-king-j-producing-temecula-skeletor-the-greatest-mma-film-of-all-time
by Anthony
about 1 month ago

The fantasy pool results for UFC 103 are here! And boy oh boy are the changes big!!!

New leaders and new big name free agents on the market. Come and see where you stand and who is available for the picking!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/258395-ufc-fantasy-pool-results-v-7?just_published=1
by Anthony
about 1 month ago

Hey, the fantasy pool has been updated. Check to see who's moved up and who's gone down!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/256818-ufc-fantasy-pool-results-v-65
by Anthony
2 months ago

It's that time again. Check to see where you stand in the latest MMA fantasy pool update!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/245067-ufc-fantasy-pool-results-v6
by Robert
2 months ago

Hello Mike, here is the follow up article on George Martin. I would appreciate it if you would take a look at it and leave your support in the comment area. Feel free to pass it around. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244249-give-george-martin-a-key-to-nyc
by Robert
2 months ago

Hello Mike, I would like you to take a look at this article and leave your support in the comment area. I would love to see this story make a difference. Pass it around! Thanks

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224275-ny-giants-george-martin-the-forgotten-hero
by Derek
2 months ago

Check out my latest on The Top 10 MMA Fighters Under 25 - Who's In? Who's Out? ... weigh in on my list at the following link:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/238025-generation-next-the-top-10-fighters-under-25/show_full

Thank you!
by jason
2 months ago

mike wrote a ditty about some new venues for the ufc if can think of a few feel free.
by Anthony
3 months ago

It's that time again, check out where you stand with the latest UFC fantasy pool results!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/233235-ufc-fantasy-pool-results-v-5
by Jon
3 months ago

Hey Mike

I just wrote an article on the Anderson Silva/Forrest Griffin fight. I know there are many other people writing about this, but I'd appreciate it if you checked mine out.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/233138-ufc-101-run-forrest-run-silva-declares-his-dominance

Thanks.
by Robert
3 months ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231805-ufc-101-anderson-silva-vs-forrest-griffin-an-unrecognized-super-fight

My comeback article. Thoughts would be well appreciated.

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Breaking Down Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers; The Main Event

Breaking Down Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers; Mayhem vs. Jake Shields

Breaking Down Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers; Gegard Mousasi vs. Sokoudjou

Breaking Down Strikeforce: Fedor VS Rogers; Antonio Silva VS Fabricio Werdum

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