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The Layup Drill — Departures, resurgences, and beginnings

December 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In the year-ending column, we say goodbye to ’Kuma, hello to Nori, MMA news, and Doug Baldwin is on fire! ’Kuma out, Nori in for Mariners The Seattle Mariners have undergone a huge amount of changes with a new manager and […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Although Iwakuma, Benson Henderson, Doug Baldwin, Felix Hernandez, Hishasi Iwakuma, Jorge Masvidal, Kansas City Royals, Korean, MMA, Milwaukee Brewers, Nori Aoki, Norichika Aoki, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Seahawks, South Korea, Super Bowl, UFC, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, Yang Jian Bing

Not boxed in — Ki Chong Tran can take a punch

July 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Dipika Kohli Northwest Asian Weekly “DON’T BOX,” said Ki Chong Tran’s grandmother, worried what would happen when he moved to his mother’s native Phnom Penh. “Boxing is for peasants.” She needn’t worry. After winning a professional mixed martial arts, or MMA, fight in Phuket in August 2013 against Thailand’s Kritsada “Dream Man” Konsrichai, the […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2015, Cambodia, Dipika Kohli, Fight Club, Ki Chong Tran, Kritsada Dream Man Konsrichai, Le Bon, Los Angeles, MMA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Noun Sorya, Phnom Penh, Sotheavy Nou, Thailand, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31, Waseem Girach

The Layup Drill — Pacquiao loses; Munoz retires and UFC in the Philippines

May 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Pacquiao loses “Fight of the Century” to Mayweather Manny Pacquiao dropped a unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather on May 2nd in Las Vegas in the biggest money fight in the history of boxing. An estimated 4.4 million people purchased the inflated $100 pay-per-view event ($90 if you did not […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather, HBO, Jason Cruz, Las Vegas, MMA, Manny Pacquiao, Mark Munoz, Nevada Athletic State Commission, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oklahoma State, Philippines, Southern California, UFC, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29

NFL pass-rushers turn to mixed martial arts tactics

January 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Arnie Stapleton AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Denver defensive end DeMarcus Ware considers himself a mixed martial artist on the football field. Ever since his rookie year in 2005, he’s spent as much time in the offseason working on his handwork with a second generation Bruce Lee student as he has working […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2009, Brian Robison, Bruce Lee, Dan Inosanto, Datone Jones, Filipino, Greg Ellis, JKD, MMA, NFL, Randy White, UFC, Valentin Espiricueta, Von Miller

The Layup Drill — Asians represent in the ring, on the screen, and abroad

August 23, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  It’s the dog days of summer, and we’re going to take a look at the return of Michelle Kwan, the Korean Zombie, a female MMA’s YouTube KO and the ups and downs of women golfers.

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2013, British Open, Chie Arimura, Darla Harris, Fox Sports, Golfer Michelle Wie, Inbee Park, Jose Aldo, Korean Zombie, LPGA, MMA, Michelle Kwan, Russia, Solheim Cup, Two-time Olympic, UFC, Vol 32 No 35 | August 24 - August 30, Winter Olympics

West Coast Muay Thai tournament premieres at Seattle Center

May 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Muay Thai, a combat sport from Thailand, has gained ground in the United States and is now arriving on the West Coast. Friday Night Fights, a Muay Thai production company, produced the longest-running Muay Thai series in North America, and sold out stadiums in many cities. Owner Justin Blair hoped to debut the fight in […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, Fisher Pavillion, Friday Night Fights, MMA, Muay Thai, New York, North America, Owner Justin Blair, Seattle Center, Thailand, United States, Vol 31 No 19 | May 5 - May 11, West Coast, attention

A survivor’s story (plus, cute kids!)

February 11, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly column about APIs in sports By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to the third edition of The Layup Drill! This month, we have a survivor, kid champs, and the NBA celebrating Chinese New Year.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Australian Open, Chinatown, Chinese Lion Dancers, Chinese New Year, Crown Dixie National Wrestling Championship, Figure Skating Championships, Golden State Warriors, India, Karen Chen, Li Na, MMA, Mount Rainier, NBA, UFC, Vol 31 No 7 | February 11 - February 17, Whitney Houston, Yao Ming

Marathon finish for Ohno; Yao Ming’s wine; Football in India?

December 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly sports column about APIs By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to the inaugural edition of my API sports column, The Layup Drill. The column will run down all the happenings in the world of sports in the Asian Pacific Islander community.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, CBA, China, Chinese, Frankie Edgar, Houston Rocket, India, Korean American Coalition, Leonard Garcia, MMA, NBA, New York City Marathon, Philippines, UFC, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16, Yahoo Sports, Yao Ming, italy, japan

Korean American seeks to retain MMA title

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Being the world champion has not changed life for Benson Henderson. “Everything’s pretty much the same, although I get spotted at the mall a little more,” said Henderson. The World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) Lightweight champion Henderson defends his first title against Donald Cerrone on April 24 in Sacramento, Calif.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Ben Bova, Ben Henderson, Benson Henderson, Book Club, Jason Cruz, John Ringo, Korean American, MMA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pike Place Market, Space Needle, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23, WEC

Smooth Operator: Korean American wins WEC Title

October 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Henderson’s message is a familiar chant from his Federal Way alma mater. A former Decatur High School wrestling standout, Korean American Henderson won the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) interim light heavyweight title on Oct. 10 in San Antonio, Texas. WEC is owned by the Ultimate Fight Championship (UFC). With only three years of experience in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), the 25-year-old is heading to the top.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2009, Ben Henderson, Colorado Springs, Dana College, Decatur Gator, Decatur High School, Jason Cruz, Korean American Henderson, Korean Heritage, MMA, Mixed Martial Arts, Northwest Asian Weekly, San Antonio, Smooth Nickname, Song Hwa Graves, Vol 28 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, WEC

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