The Marine tradition of putting together the best recruiting commercials continues. This time they’ve partnered with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and drawn on the warrior mentality that it takes to be a world-class fighter. The ad features shots of Marines training and fighting interspersed with clips of some of the most popular MMA fighters in the world — including Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida and Forrest Griffin — to drive home the sacrifice, dedication and hard work it takes to be both a Marine and a UFC fighter. [HTML1] Check Monday’s print edition of Marine Corps Times…
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Some elite mixed martial arts fighters might be coming to a base near you. A former Marine who helped coordinate an MMA combat clinic at three West Coast Marine bases in October is hoping to bring a similar event to the East Coast this spring. The East Coast events will likely mirror events held at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., and MCAS Yuma, Ariz., this fall. All three taught boxing and wrestling techniques from the pros, included famed Ultimate Fighters Randy Couture and Gray Maynard. The clinics also included lessons from combat-experienced fighters on how to…
