Fighting Sports Newsletter was the first English language magazine devoted exclusively to the sport of MMA was first published in 1995 out of Duluth, Ga. (U.S.) called “Fighting Sports Newsletter”. The magazine was a bi-weekly, 9 pager that was stapled at the top left corner, and featured excellent writing, good photos.


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DateMagazineIssueCoverScan

April 1996

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 1

Ralph Gracie

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June 1996

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 4

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January 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 16

Mark Kerr & Pedro Rizzo & Marco Ruas

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February 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 18

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March 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 20

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April 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 21

Maurice Smith & Kevin Jackson

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May 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 23

Vitor Belfort

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June 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 24

Vitor Belfort

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June 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 25

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June 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 26

Oleg Taktarov

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July 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 27

Dan Severn

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August 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 28

Maurice Smith

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August 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 29

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September 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 30

Marco Ruas

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September 1997

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 31

Mark Coleman

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September 1998

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 50

Wanderlei Silva

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