mixed martial arts – Peninsula Press ARCHIVE (2010

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Fighting for the win — an amateur fighter mixes the martial arts in San Jose [VIDEO]

by Xandra Clark

At San Jose’s Mixed Martial Arts Evolution Expo Saturday, amateur fighter Liam Purvis experienced his first mixed martial arts fight in the ring.

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In East Palo Alto, mixed martial arts gives one female athlete a fighting chance

by Julia James

After college graduation, Ashlee Evans-Smith had trouble finding a steady job and paying her bills. She couldn’t afford to keep wrestling – the sport she loved – but she recently found hope in mixed martial arts and the kindness of strangers.