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MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Vallejos and Monsey review Bellator Japan, talk the year that was 2019 in MMA, more

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On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review Bellator Japan. They go on to give their opinions on the year that was 2019 in MMA. Robert […]

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Most of the talk heading into this Saturday night’s UFC 144 card seems to center around whether or not the UFC can successfully reignite Japanese interest in mixed martial arts. While the UFC’s international expansion […]

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Fedor Emelianenko returned to action this week for the first time in three years, but he’s only planning a four month layoff before his next bout. In an interview with Russian site rsport.ru after his […]

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