Give your Friday the kick it needs with these links to articles by our friends around the internet.
– Going deeper into UFC 3’s Ground Game Mechanics. [Middle Easy]
– Grieving Shields Tries to Put Emotions Aside. [Sports Illustrated]
– Rogers Pleads Guilty to Assault and Has Other Charges Dropped. [Cage Potato]
– The Walk Out – UFC Fight Night 25 Undercard. [Five Ounces of Pain]
– Leandro Issa: Shinya Aoki is a great teammate and I learned a lot from him. [Low Kick]
– Fitch meets Hendricks at UFC 141. [NBC Sports]
– Warrior Preview Clip: Tom Hardy Knocks A Dude Through The Ropes. [MMA Convert]
– Brett Rogers Pleads Guilty to Third-Degree Assault on Wife. [5th Round]
– What Incredibly Low Strikeforce Ratings Mean for the Future. [Sports Illustrated]
– TUF 9 Veteran Richie Whitson: “I Always Find Myself in Wars.” [Bleacher Report]
– Matt Hughes returns to gym with Pat Miletich and former rival BJ Penn. [The Fight Nerd]
– Finishing mentality: Exclusive interview with Cody McKenzie. [MMA Mania]
– Dana White’s most philosophical question on The Ultimate Fighter. [Fight Opinion]
– Global streaming for Bellator on Spike.com. [MMA Payout]