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BILL WAKEFIELD Part 1-2
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© Marc
Wickert At just 41 years of age, Bill Wakefield has been one of the most successful promoters of Australian martial arts. Born in New South Wales, a young Bill Wakefield took up boxing lessons at the local Police Boys club in Dubbo, a country town noted for being the birthplace of such other renowned martial artists as Grant Barker and Colin Johns. click to continue feature story |
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GILBERT
"EL PELIGRO" ALDANA
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© Marc
Wickert All photos copyright
2004 Zuffa LLC "I got interviewed a while ago and it was, ‘Oh, aren’t you nervous?’ People are people – nothing special. They breathe the same air. They’re not robots. So if you hit them enough times, they’re going to fall. I still have that outlook. That’s the way I was taught. No one’s The Terminator, so they’re going to fall." click to continue feature story
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RED, BLACK & BLUE
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©Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com Red, Black and Blue team members include Force Reconnaissance Marines and an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Technician, who are all part of a Direct Action Platoon which provides special operational support for the Marine Corps. The primary members of the team have diverse MMA backgrounds including wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, Savat, and Muay Thai kickboxing. The team includes qualified Black Belt MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program) instructors. .click to continue feature story |
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JUSTIN EILERS
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©Marc
Wickert Justin had only been fighting for two years when he first competed in the Octagon against Mike Kyle. At 6’2" and weighing 232 lbs, Eilers casually strode down to the ring, displaying a huge bull neck and shoulders that resembled the proverbial brick amenities-block. click to continue feature story |
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DREW FICKETT
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© Marc Wickert
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photos © courtesy of Andrew Fickett
As well as outstanding wrestling skills, Drew possesses an exceptional stand-up game, and is happy to end an opponent’s bad night via the knockout. "My strike game is very good. click to continue feature story. |
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KERRI KASEM
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© Marc Wickert
www.knucklepit.com
photos © Benchwarmer
For the stunningly attractive Kasem, working at UFC is a dream come true, but it took a lot of knuckle work to land the job. click to continue feature story. |
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ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS 3 UFC DVD
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© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com
All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC
Photography by Joshua Hedges Babalu is landing stinging leg kicks, but Chuck is too focused on the KO to let a kick upset his game plan. Liddell fires off some big, looping punches, then he catches Babalu with a smashing shin kick to the face click to continue feature story. |
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Holiday Events
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by Pedro F. Fonteboa
photos copyright Zuffa
UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir visited Summerlin Hospital Medical Center with middleweight contender Phil Baroni and Ring Card beauty Rachelle Leah on Dec. 9. |
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