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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Frankie Edgar & Ricardo Almeda Seminars For Haiti Relief
 UFC fighters Ricardo Almeida and Frankie Edgar will be offering MMA seminars at Thomas Clifford's Martial Arts Center to raise funds for the American Red Cross' Haiti relief program.
"What happened in Haiti was very sad and tragic. I'm privileged to be able to participate in this seminar to help the people of this torn country," said Edgar.
The training seminars will be held on February 17, 2010 from 6:30-9:30 pm. A $25 minimum donation is required to watch the training sessions, and a $50 minimum donation is required to participate. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross.
The gym will also be raffling tickets to UFC 111: ST-PIERRE v. HARDY, which takes place in Newark, Ney Jersey, on March 17th.
The event address is Thomas Clifford's Martial Arts Center, 8 Orangetown Center, Orangeburg, NY 10962.Labels: Frankie Edgar, Ricardo Almeida, UFC 111
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 6:45 PM
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Ricardo Almeida Chooses Rehab Over Surgery
In early October, MMAWeekly.com learned that jiu-jitsu ace and UFC middleweight Ricardo Almeida was scratched from UFC 90 with an undisclosed injury. The Brazilian was scheduled to face Dan Miller.
Since then, Almeida has been diagnosed with a Sports Hernia, an injury often seen in athletes. It occurs when the muscles of the lower abdominal wall weaken, causing pain and discomfort during physical activity.
Almeida had two choices: surgery, which might or might not have cured the ailment, and rehabilitation, which promised to be an arduous process.
In an email to MMAInsider, Almeida says he has chosen to rehabilitate the injury.
"Very often even with surgical procedure pain and discomfort still remain," Almeida wrote. "I have been slowly but surely working my way back to be able to do almost everything I was doing before and plan on resume full time training after the holidays."
"I am working closely with my strength and conditioning coach Martin Rooney and we have been planning some modifications in my training regimen in order to initially strengthen the lower abdomen and groin area and avoid any further injuries as my training intensity picks up."
Almeida said the UFC has been very supportive of him during the difficult time. He expects to return to competition in March or April.Labels: Ricardo Almeida
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 3:04 AM
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