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Mark La Monica

@LaMonicaMark

Teller of people's stories through words and images, both still and moving. Deputy Sports Editor, MMA writer for @NewsdaySports

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linkhttp://www.newsday.com/mma calendar_today23-05-2010 04:28:39

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Here’s the thing about and : you never know when you’re going to walk into a random place and see a fighter’s photo on the wall. One day, it’s Aljamain Sterling in a pizza joint, the next it’s @MattSerra in a PT place.

Here’s the thing about #LongIsland and #MMA: you never know when you’re going to walk into a random place and see a #UFC fighter’s photo on the wall. One day, it’s @funkmasterMMA in a pizza joint, the next it’s @MattSerra in a PT place.
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Added bonus of waiting out this fight with Conor McGregor for 18 months? Gives his head more time to recover. His UFC fights have been mostly wild action, if I remember correctly

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When a press release uses “fastest-growing” up high in the release, it should either be deleted and rewritten or quantified with what metric they’re referring to so as to provide context.

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When people ask me what it’s like raising kids these days, I tell them this story:

The boy wanted Chick-Fil-A. As we drive there, we pass an Arby’s. He decides he wants Arby’s instead. I make the U-turn, park and go inside. And what does he order? A friggin’ chicken sandwich!

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I was trying to explain the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs to my boy today. He wanted to see what the trophy looked like. So I googled “Stanley Cup” and instead got to teach him a lesson on managing disappointments in life:

I was trying to explain the @NHL Stanley Cup playoffs to my boy today. He wanted to see what the trophy looked like. So I googled “Stanley Cup” and instead got to teach him a lesson on managing disappointments in life:
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Some thoughts from Chris Weidman on , the potential for him retiring after this weekend and more here: newsday.com/sports/mixed-m…

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Francis Ngannou’s story always will be a tremendous one. But can we please now put the whole MMA fighter vs. boxer thing to bed for a few years or perhaps even decades. Do people still keep forking over quite a few bucks for this stuff? newsday.com/sports/boxing/…

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Congrats to former middleweight champion @ChrisWeidman, who will finally get his place in the Hofstra Pride Athletics Hall of Fame for his two years and two All-American honors with Hofstra Wrestling.

Congrats to former #UFC middleweight champion @ChrisWeidman, who will finally get his place in the @HofstraPride Hall of Fame for his two years and two All-American honors with @HofstraWREST.
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Rick Pitino has no regrets about anything he said in his highly-scrutinized Sunday news conference after St. John’s brutal loss to Seton Hall. Newsday Sports story: nwsdy.li/49hu3KY.

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