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Mixed Martial Arts Legend Dan Caldwell Taps Into Children's Fashions

"Both parents and kids are loving the styles and fashions we're making available. We get great e-mails from happy parents, and as a father of three, that really means a lot." Call it the softer side of Dan Caldwell, co-founder of the mixed martial arts pop culture phenomenon TapouT. TapouT clothing and gear are one of...

Boxer 'Billy the Billboard' Pays the Bills With Tattoo Sponsorships

(July 7) -- I'm an avid collector and appreciator of tattoos, so I tend to run into news that revolves around that culture quite often. That's how I came to know about Billy Gibby -- also known as Billy the Human Billboard -- an amateur boxer out of Alaska who is living his dream of being a fighter and paying the bills by...

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Twitter Mailbag: Talking KenFlo's Retirement, UFC's Injury Bug, and More

The Twitter Mailbag was flooded with an impossible number of question across an impossible swath of crazy topics.

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Ultimate Fighter Live in Tweets: Pros React to Martin Kampmann vs. Jake Ellenberger

All in all, just another day at the office for Martin Kampmann.

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Ultimate Fighter Live Bonuses: Justin Lawrence Seizes Knockout and Fight of the Night

Justin Lawrence may have fallen short in the TUF Live semi-finals, but he walked out the big winner at Friday's The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale.

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All UFC 146 Fighters Pass Drug Tests

After a string of negative news, here's a welcome change for the UFC: all 24 UFC 146 passed their steroid and drug tests, according to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer.

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ONE FC's Victor Cui Expects Asian MMA Summit to be âGame Changer' for Eastern Region

Sometimes it's easy to forget mixed martial arts is, above all else, a business, with various competing interests all fighting to grow a product.

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06/03/12 UFC and MMA wrestle with testosterone issues Source: Reno Gazette-Journal - Reno NV NSAC executive director Keith Kizer doesnt see the states work that way.
06/02/12 History in the Making: Erick Silva debuts for the UFC... Source: MMA Mania After 13 years and over 10 times as many events, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) finally returned to Brazil, the birthplace of the sport.
06/02/12 UFC On FX 3 Card: Johnson Vs. McCall Source: Bloody Elbow The UFC is taking up space on your television on three of four Fridays in June, and UFC on FX 3 will take place on June 8th.
06/02/12 TUF Live Finale Results: Martin Kampmann vs. Johny... Source: Bleacher Report Last night, Martin Kampmann played the part of "The Comeback Kid" once again.
06/02/12 Thaigo Alves Out of UFC 149 With Injury Source: Bloody Elbow UFC 149 has suffered more damage to the scheduled main card.

Background on mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, taekwondo, karate, judo and other styles.

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