June: The good, the bad, and Mercer v Sylvia
Month in Review: June’s Good, Bad and Ugly Like virtually anything else in life, mixed martial arts has its yin…
Month in Review: June’s Good, Bad and Ugly
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Like virtually anything else in life, mixed martial arts has its yin and its yang. The sport’s ever-changing landscape offers fighters, fans and frenzied media monthly talking points. In June, there was plenty about which to be upset and enough to feed the optimists, too. Here’s a look at the good, the bad and the ugly.
The Good
UFC Expands Markets, Wallets:
Fifteen Minutes for Females:
Trench Battles:
Tim Kennedy and the Prospects:
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The Bad
New York:
Banned Sponsors:
Bellator vs. WEC:
Referring, Judging:
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The Ugly
Mercer Crumples Sylvia: Washed-up professional boxer Ray Mercer, a 1988 Olympic gold medalist, knocked out former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in nine seconds at Adrenaline MMA 3 on June 13 in Birmingham, Ala. Mere facts do no do the ugliness of the KO justice.
