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Fast Forward Florida Teens Charged With Murder Of Orthodox MMA Fighter
(JTA) — Three Florida teens have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Orthodox Jewish professional mixed martial arts fighter Aaron Rajman. The teens were arrested Friday and on Saturday a judge in Palm Beach County Criminal Court ordered them held without bond. They also face charges of two counts of armed…
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The Schmooze Rabbi Yossi Eilfort, Mixed Martial Arts Star
Rabbi Yossi Eilfort recently threw his first punch to the face — and knocked out his opponent. The 22-year-old California based rabbi was competing in an amateur Mixed Martial Arts bout and won with a TKO in the second round, according to The Algemeiner. Eilfort started training just six months ago under former UFC fighter…
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The Schmooze ‘White Power’-Wear Grows in Popularity
Unless you follow the violent competitions known as mixed martial arts, you may not have noticed the frequent appearances of iron crosses and Nazi imagery on athletes’ T-shirts or on official merchandise. But the Southern Poverty Law Center reported in its fall 2010 newsletter that despite a ban by some “extreme sports” leagues, like the…
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