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B/R Exclusive: National Champ Wrestler Ed Ruth to Pursue MMA After 2016 Olympics

Ed Ruth, one of the most decorated college wrestlers in U.S. history, will pursue a career in professional MMA. The three-time national wrestling champion said he intends to make his MMA debut in early 2017 after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. “Once the Olympics are over, I want to go straight into […]

Ed Ruth, one of the most decorated college wrestlers in U.S. history, will pursue a career in professional MMA. The three-time national wrestling champion said he intends to make his MMA debut in early 2017 after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. “Once the Olympics are over, I want to go straight into […]

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Joey Beltran Wants to Unleash ‘National Geographic’ Style Violence on Maldonado

Joey Beltran has defined his career with a bevy of ultra exciting fights where fists fly, blood gets spilt and, generally speaking, both competitors leave the Octagon looking like they just got put through a meat grinder. It’s a style that has defined Beltran’s career, and that’s why when he was waiting to hear about […]

Joey Beltran has defined his career with a bevy of ultra exciting fights where fists fly, blood gets spilt and, generally speaking, both competitors leave the Octagon looking like they just got put through a meat grinder. It’s a style that has defined Beltran’s career, and that’s why when he was waiting to hear about […]

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Chan-Sung Jung: How the Korean Zombie Became a National Hero

With a recent history defined by imperialistic colonization, foreign occupation and war, South Korea very easily could have ended up a country in the same niche as Vietnam, Cuba, Sri Lanka or Somalia. Remarkably, it did not. The “Soul of Asia” is a thriving first-world nation that, in spite of its humble geographical size (it measures […]

With a recent history defined by imperialistic colonization, foreign occupation and war, South Korea very easily could have ended up a country in the same niche as Vietnam, Cuba, Sri Lanka or Somalia. Remarkably, it did not. The “Soul of Asia” is a thriving first-world nation that, in spite of its humble geographical size (it measures […]

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MMA: Ronda Rousey Could Be a National Star

Finding my seat at the IZOD Center last week was easy. Trying to grasp what I walked past on the way to it was the hard part. Juggling concessions and talking to a couple of friends as I navigated the concourse, I was met by a throng of wild-eyed fans …

Finding my seat at the IZOD Center last week was easy. Trying to grasp what I walked past on the way to it was the hard part. Juggling concessions and talking to a couple of friends as I navigated the concourse, I was met by a throng of wild-eyed fans moving along and clustered around […]