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Copyright © Jonathan Snowden and Kendall Shields, 2010 Published by ECW Press 2120 Queen Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, Canada m4e 1e2 416-694-3348
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library and archives canada cataloguing in publication Snowden, Jonathan, 1975The MMA encyclopedia / Jonathan Snowden and Kendall Shields. Includes bibliographical references. isbn 978-1-55022-923-3 1. Mixed martial arts--Encyclopedias. i. Shields, Kendall ii. Title. gv1102.7.m59s65 2010
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Developing Editor: Michael Holmes Cover Design: Dave Gee Text Design: Tania Craan Color Section Design: Rachel Ironstone Typesetting: Gail Nina Photos copyright © Peter Lockley, 2010 Printing: Solisco Tri-Graphic 1 2 3 4 5
The publication of The MMA Encyclopedia has been generously supported by the Government of Ontario through Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit, by the OMDC Book Fund, an initiative of the Ontario Media Development Corporation, and by the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund.
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Contents
Introduction v A: Abbott–Arona 1 B: Bader–Bustamante 21 C: Cage Force–Cummo 49 D: Danzig–Dream 81 E: Edgar–Ezequiel choke 95 F: Faber–Funaki 111 G: Garcia–Guillotine choke 129 H: Hackney–Hunt 163 I: IFL–International Vale Tudo Championship 189 J: Jackson–Just Bleed Guy 197 K: Kang–Kung fu 213 L: Lashley–Luta Livre 235
M: Machida–Muay Thai 267 N: Nakamura–North-south 301 O: Ogawa–Overeem 313 P: Pancrase–Pulver 325 Q: Quadros 349 R: Randleman–Rutten 351 S: Sakuraba–Sylvia 373 T: Tadeu–TUF 457 U: Ultimate Fighting Championship–Uno 479 V: Vale Tudo–Vovchanchyn 489 W: War Machine–Wrestling 497 Y: Yamada–Yvel 513 Z: ZST–Zuffa 523
Appendix I: Ultimate Fighting Championship Results 525 Appendix II: Other Major MMA Results 561 Notes on the Photos 583 Acknowledgments 585
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Introduction
On its surface, mixed martial arts is a simple game. There’s something universal about fighting, after all. And when two combatants square off inside a cage in a brutal contest that leaves one man standing and the other unwilling or unable to continue, audiences connect on a visceral, primal level, not an intellectual one. So why, you might