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Rocktagon MMA Presents Elite Series 5

April 23rd saw Rocktagon delivering its fifth amateur mixed martial arts event, this time back in Elyria, Ohio. With a nine-bout fight card, things were sure to be rockin’ and rollin’ as soon as that opening bell rang. The multi-faceted fight night featured a little international flare with one of the fighters hailing from Canada. […]

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Interview with James Pfeiffer – MMA Fighter

In my third go-round with covering mixed martial arts events this past January, I had the opportunity to see Norwalk, Ohio-native James Pfeiffer take the octagon in a match that went the distance with Pfeiffer exiting as the victor. In the grapple-heavy match, both fighters wore each other down, surpassing the limits of exhaustion for […]

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Rocktagon MMA Aims For, Achieves 5-Star Events

It’s hard to believe that it will almost be a year when Why So Blu covered its first mixed martial arts event. In that time, we’ve seen fight card after fight card of determined athletes pitted against each other amidst a backdrop of live music and an engrossed fanbase. While the people behind Rocktagon make […]

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Interview with MMA Fighter Micah Bender

Why So Blu may not be a sports site, but we do love our MMA, or mixed martial arts for those unfamiliar.   We’ve covered three events and have interviewed several fighters in a matter of months.  A first for us, however, is interviewing a professional fighter one-on-one.   Meet Micah Bender.  This Pennsylvania native […]

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Rocktagon & Cage Stars Gear Up For Another MMA Weekend

It’s about that time again, folks.  Rocktagon and Cage Stars have another event tonight in Elyria, Ohio as heavy hitters Dave Vandevolde and Marcus Washington, among many others, take to the ring.  In addition, the mult-talented rock band Jackie will be hammering it out prior to the gladiatorial festivities.  Stay tuned to Why So Blu […]

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Master Kim Masters Opponents

No pain, no gain. It’s a saying that’s nearly been used to death, to the point where one may cringe when it’s mentioned.  Sure, that unpleasant facial expression may be one of tiredness from hearing the cliché.  Or, the grimace may be one of experience, drawn on the physical durability that’s been humbled through trial and […]

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Rocktagon MMA + Gentile = Decisive Victory

The night of November 20th saw a fight card of twelve mixed martial art matches, pitting rookie against rookie as well as veteran against veteran.  While evening mastermind, Lorenzo Gentile (pronounced jen-tilly), moved about with a look of determination tending to administrative duties, a crowd of 3,000 began to amass in a relatively short time.  […]

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Why So Blu Gets Ringside With Rocktagon This Weekend

This Saturday, MMA and Why So Blu collide once again as the former Cage Stars brand, now under the Rocktagon, brings us another high octane fight card to the masses on November 20th.  You may remember this past June when Why So Blu covered the arrival of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who flew all the […]

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