Posted by Alan Conceicao on 22nd July 2008
This past Saturday marked the entry of what was hailed as the first independent sanctioning body in mixed martial arts, the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts. Its been a source of controversy since inception among many MMA fans, a large number of whom fear what happened to boxing happening to their beloved sport. What seems odd is that very few fans of MMA understand how the so-called “alphabet soup” of sanctioning bodies came to exist, much less fully understand how it is that YAMMA could change the sport. Before answering those questions reasonably, let’s briefly look at boxing and its numerous sanctioning bodies.
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Posted by Dave Walsh on 17th July 2008
By Dave Walsh
Affliction Banned draws closer and closer, and as it does, it is impossible to ignore all of the hype leading up to the main event of the evening, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko facing off with Tim “The Maineiac” Sylvia for the newly created WAMMA Heavyweight Championship. The fight itself at this point means a lot more than the title does, as the title seemed more or less created for this card, to help hype up the Affliction show and validate the whole WAMMA thing by establishing their champion as either Fedor or Sylvia. Having either man as their champion means instant credibility, as Fedor never lost the PRIDE Heavyweight Championship, it basically just disappeared when PRIDE was taken over by Zuffa, and Sylvia exited the UFC in a Heavyweight title match, as well as holding the title numerous times. What we get is the biggest heavyweight showdown since Fedor vs. Cro Cop from PRIDE.
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Posted by Bill Thompson on 27th January 2008
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by: Bill Thompson
Mixed martial arts is a sport that is growing at an exponential rate. With that growth comes a whole new set of problems, growing pains if you will. Possibly the biggest problem currently confronting MMA is the idea of unification. This idea is ignored by most, glossed over by others, and not given a thought by the rest of the MMA community. However, it is becoming readily apparent that unification in MMA is something that needs to happen. Unification in and of itself is perplexing and what makes it so perplexing to most is that they don’t completely understand what unification means for the sport. Unification in MMA deals with a few different fronts.
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