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Hey I'm Derek. I'm 27 years old. I currently live in Indianapolis, IN. I am originally from Normal, IL, which is halfway in between St. Louis and Chicago.

I am a freelance MMA writer who regularly contributes featured articles, interviews, and live event blogs for CBSSports.com, FoxSports.com, CNNSI.com, MMAmania.com, and InsideFights.com in addition to BleacherReport.com. Here are links to just a few of my past articles:

CBSSports.com -
http://www.cbssports.com/mma/story/12207782 (Martin Kampmann)
http://www.cbssports.com/mma/story/11982407 (Anderson Silva)
http://www.cbssports.com/mma/story/11845282 (Rich Franklin)
http://www.cbssports.com/mma/story/11809857 (Robbie Lawler)

FoxSports.com -
http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/10083188/Belfort-Franklin-at-UFC-103-to-impact-2-divisions (Vitor Belfort/Rich Franklin)

CNNSI.com -
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/07/09/georges.st.pierre/index.html (Georges St. Pierre)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/06/30/bleacher.report.lesnar/index.html (Frank Mir)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/10/20/shogun/index.html# (Mauricio Rua)

Also, here is a link to an archive of my interviews including ones with Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre, Rich Franklin, Jon Fitch, Takanori Gomi, Miguel Torres, Mike Swick, Kenny Florian, Andrei Arlovski, Mike Brown, Jake Shields, etc...

http://mmamania.com/author/derek-bolender/

I welcome all feedback. Feel free to post on my articles, on my bulletin board, or send an e-mail to me directly at dbeastbo@yahoo.com.

You will also find me at:
www.Twitter.com/DerekMMAWriter
www.Facebook.com/Derek.Bolender

Derek's Recent Articles

Strikeforce: 'Fedor Vs. Rogers' Live Cageside Blog

Published 1 day ago
1,291 reads 1 comments

Gegard Mousasi: Taking on America One Challenge at a Time

Published 6 days ago
825 reads 36 comments

Update: Ricardo Almeida Hurt, Jon Fitch Off UFC 106 Card Altogether

Published 17 days ago
184 reads 5 comments

Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua: Ready to Shock the World at UFC 104

Published 19 days ago
1,773 reads 50 comments

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Derek Bolender commented on How Would Gegard Mousasi Fare in the UFC's LHW Division?
Tom Grant responded to a comment on The "Invincible" Fedor Emelianenko Exposed In Strikeforce Debut
Marco Yanitelli responded to a comment on Creature vs. Creature: The Bully Beatdown of Jake Shields

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

Favorite Athletes

Active - Albert Pujols, Dan Henderson, Tony Stewart, etc... Retired - Joe Montana, Michael Jordan, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, etc...
Favorite Sports Teams

St. Louis Cardinals, University of Illinois Football and Basketball, Chicago Bears, and Chicago Bulls.
All Time Sports Moment

Al Michaels call at the end of the 1980 Olympic hockey game between the United States and the heavily favored Russian squad.
Most Memorable Game Attended

Nothing great has happened at any sporting event i've ever been to, seriously.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Joe DiMaggio's 56-Game hit streak in 1941. Right behind him is Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back no-hitters in 1938.
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10 all the way.

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by JW
about 3 hours ago

here is a story of another NFL Legend who has yet to get his deserved respect :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286573-crazy-canton-cuts-ed-meador
by Doctor
about 21 hours ago

I know you are going to love this one LOL!

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

Hi Derek,

This one's a bit edgier LOL :)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285312-creature-vs-creature-pathetic-tito-begs-the-iceman-for-a-third-beatdown

Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know who you think would win the fight.

Cheers
James
by Doctor
4 days ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283839-breaking-news-brock-lesnar-planning-ufc-retirement
by James
6 days ago

I'll show you mine if you show me yours LOL

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/282921-lyota-the-dragon-machida-needs-surgery-putting-real-fans-to-the-test
by The Truth
9 days ago

hey Derrek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/280763-the-ultimate-fighter-sends-wrong-message thanks any input appreciated
by The Truth
13 days ago

this is the "Truth" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278837-could-kryptonite-stop-superman-not-in-the-judges-eyes... appreciate the input
by Darren
14 days ago

Hey man, everybody thinks that Shogun beat Machida. Here's my article on why I think the fight was closer than most people realize.

Contrasting opinions, other comments, and feedback are always welcome.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278606-lyoto-machida-did-more-than-you-think-he-did-vs-shogun
by Kountry
14 days ago

Horrible main event last night..

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278248-ufc-104-the-night-the-dragon-was-slain-round-by-round?just_published=1
by Paul
14 days ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278104-mauricio-rua-robbed-in-light-heavyweight-bout
by The Truth
16 days ago

hey Derek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/277346-dont-get-me-wrong-machida-is-awesome thanks
by Stoker
19 days ago

i comment...you comment..isn't that how it works?lol
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/274901-mike-quick-swick-a-ufc-105-shootout-with-dan-the-outlaw-hardy
by The Truth
24 days ago

hey Derek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272570-ufc-104-they-just-keep-getting-bigger-and-better#page/22 thanks
by Blaine
about 1 month ago

At long last the second part of the 49ers All "No" team is here:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/268746-the-san-francisco-49ers-all-no-team-pt-2-the-linemen
by Robert
about 1 month ago

Let me know what you think.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266832-a-grimm-future-may-be-awaiting-strikeforce

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Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua: Ready to Shock the World at UFC 104

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