MMA Fighter Profiled In-Depth In New York Times

The New York Times helped MMA get one more step closer to mainstream acceptance Wednesday. The newspaper featured an in-depth profile of fighter Jamal Patterson, who fights in the IFL and faces IFL Light Heavyweight Champion Vladimir Matyushenko Friday night.

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A rare article that makes no "human cockfighting" references and doesn't say anything really negative about MMA, cool. It's also a good way to help people understand that many fighters have day jobs too like the rest of us, it's not just a "train and fight" lifestyle.

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Since December 2006, Patterson has won four of his five fights, beating opponents with moves described as choke, submission and guillotine.

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fighters have day jobs too like the rest of us, it's not just a "train and fight" lifestyle.

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