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		<title>Sidelined Again</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2009/03/05/sidelined-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2009/03/05/sidelined-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time, my aging body likes to remind me of what my limits are by breaking. I injured my knee at jiu-jitsu a while ago, and during a session of touch football with some coworkers it popped again. My knee decided to zig when I zagged. So now I&#8217;ve got a cool gangsta [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Fitch Got Fired</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2008/11/25/jon-fitch-got-fired/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2008/11/25/jon-fitch-got-fired/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to this article on All Things Digital, Jon Fitch was dropped from the UFC because of his unwillingness to sign likeness rights over to video game publisher THQ for their upcoming title UFC 2009 Undisputed. The article mentions that Koscheck was also resistant to the mandate. I wonder if the rest of the AKA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ben Rothwell vs. Fat Unskilled Kid</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2007/08/27/ben-rothwell-vs-fat-unskilled-kid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2007/08/27/ben-rothwell-vs-fat-unskilled-kid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow. Just. Wow. This is the kind of thing that counters all the work that&#8217;s been done to legitimize the sport. The person who am most upset with his the referee for letting it go on. Second in line is the fat kid. Dude has no business in an MMA fight.]]></description>
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		<title>Royce vs. Sakuraba 2: The Yawner</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2007/06/04/royce-vs-sakuraba-2-the-yawner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2007/06/04/royce-vs-sakuraba-2-the-yawner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fight that most viewers considered the real headliners for Saturday&#8217;s K-1 Dynamite!!!!!!!!!! turned out to be more of a fizzle than a KABOOOM! Admittedly it was cool to see Royce and Sak live, but the fight itself left much to be desired. They should have left it as it was or just set up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cage vs. The Ring</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2007/05/21/the-cage-vs-the-ring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2007/05/21/the-cage-vs-the-ring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time for another think-out-loud fest by yours truly. Let&#8217;s get down to some MMA nerdery, shall we? Rami Genauer (MMAWeekly.com) has written the first of a series of articles about the often controversial issue of safety in MMA. Genauer&#8217;s first article tackles the question of whether the cage is safer than a ring. In it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quality MMA Media</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2007/05/14/quality-mma-media/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2007/05/14/quality-mma-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 23:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you hadn&#8217;t already noticed, my header image now credits photographer Dave Niddrie for the image. Special thanks to Dave for agreeing to let me use the photo. The image is part of a great photoset on Flickr of an MMA event up in Vancouver. The rest of his Flickr collections are equally stunning, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Doubt Removed that Hughes is a Jerk</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/08/25/all-doubt-removed-that-hughes-is-a-jerk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/08/25/all-doubt-removed-that-hughes-is-a-jerk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Hughes is selling t-shirts on his site that celebrate his victory over Royce Gracie. Now I&#8217;m all for celebrations, but this is just out of line. I mean it could be worse, but c&#8217;mon at least have some respect. Why would you do that to the father of MMA? Ohh right.. because you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UFC On Demand Can Lick My Anus</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/08/24/ufc-on-demand-can-lick-my-anus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/08/24/ufc-on-demand-can-lick-my-anus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[** THIS POST CONTAINS EXTREME WEB NERDERY ** and I will probably lose most of you partway through. But I have to get this off my gotdamn chest. Whenever websites require the use of Internet Explorer on a PC with ActiveX to get to something on the internet, it makes me angry. In fact, whenever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diego Sanchez</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/08/18/diego-sanchez/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/08/18/diego-sanchez/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just watched Ultimate Fight Night.

Diego, Diego, Diego... where do I begin?  On the day that Diego was born, God was there to distribute brains, and just as He was about to fill his little noggin, Diego must've shot in for a double-leg.
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		<title>Hey, So We Were Kidding About Wandy vs. Chuck</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/08/14/hey-so-we-were-kidding-about-wandy-vs-chuck/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/08/14/hey-so-we-were-kidding-about-wandy-vs-chuck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At UFC 61, the UFC had announced a bout between Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva contingent upon Liddell&#8217;s victory over Renato &#8220;Babalu&#8221; Sobral. Now according to a report by the Calgary Sun, the fight may be off. UFC President Dana White claims that this is due to issues in dealing with Pride, Japan&#8217;s titan MMA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genki Sudo&#8217;s Music Career Revisited</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/08/09/genki-sudos-music-career-revisited/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/08/09/genki-sudos-music-career-revisited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So last night as I was showering, I had to stop mid-scrub to catch myself humming the melody of &#8220;Love and Everything&#8221; by Genki Sudo. Didn&#8217;t know whether to laugh or cry.]]></description>
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		<title>Babalu: What about Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/07/15/babalu-what-about-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/07/15/babalu-what-about-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dana White&#8217;s announcement of Wanderlei Silva fighting Chuck Liddell left a big question mark in the heads of MMA fans. While it would be really effin cool to see those two have at it, it still remains to be seen whether Chuck can defeat Renato &#8220;Babalu&#8221; Sobral, and then move on to face Silva. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ken Shamrock Needs a New Nickname</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/07/12/ken-shamrock-needs-a-new-nickname/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/07/12/ken-shamrock-needs-a-new-nickname/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a sad albeit entertaining thing to watch such a well-respected MMA figure spiral into oblivion. Once upon a time, Ken Shamrock was a feared individual, but with his apparent inability to deal with reality in his performance on TUF3 and his current losing streak, I&#8217;d say the man&#8217;s done. He&#8217;s just too old to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UFC 61: What The Fuck (Spoilers)</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/07/09/ufc-61-what-the-fuck-spoilers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/07/09/ufc-61-what-the-fuck-spoilers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2006 08:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s really what it should have been called: UFC 61: What the Fuck or maybe WTF 61. God fucking dammit. I feel like how I usually feel after going to a strip club—completely unfulfilled. My MMA balls are now a turqoisey hue. After watching TUF diligently and seeing Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz bark at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Blood</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/07/06/bad-blood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/07/06/bad-blood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz. You&#8217;ve seen them on The Ultimate Fighter 3 all up in each other&#8217;s grill. Honestly, I think the instigator in those situations has always been Shamrock. Maybe it&#8217;s the roids talking, but the dude definitely has a composure problem. Most people probably would back down when &#8220;The World&#8217;s Most Dangerous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dumbass Sitting Behind Us</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/05/29/the-dumbass-sitting-behind-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/05/29/the-dumbass-sitting-behind-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2006 16:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The shitty thing about paying two bills for nosebleeds at UFC is that you have to sit near guys like this. The guy went on and on in this manner for the duration of the evening screaming very explicit instructions to the fighters. Remember, we&#8217;re sitting in the freakin nosebleeds. Fucktard 1 Fucktard 2]]></description>
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		<title>Cynthia You Rothrock My World</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/03/27/cynthia-you-rothrock-my-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/03/27/cynthia-you-rothrock-my-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not a bad scan, she has really bad skin. Stumbled upon this beauty on the google image search. Everyone remember Cynthia Rothrock? She was the hottest martial arts babe in the 80&#8242;s and partway into the 90&#8242;s. I dunno what happened&#8230; maybe the collective kung-fu movie watching world woke up one morning and did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Royce Gracie vs. Matt Hughes</title>
		<link>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/03/16/royce-gracie-vs-matt-hughes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapplemonkey.com/2006/03/16/royce-gracie-vs-matt-hughes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 22:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>themonkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*********** *EDIT* &#8211; If you are looking for a serious analysis and fight outcome, go here. *********** While part of me wants to believe that Jiu-Jitsu will conquer all, there&#8217;s another more pragmatic side that believes that Hughes will overpower Royce. I visualize hundreds of red state fans pulling their dicks out of their sisters [...]]]></description>
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