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Tim Sylvia refuses dot-com interview

By Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

Thursday, September 17, 2009

The popularity -- and correlating distractions -- of mixed martial arts has made securing fighters for interviews slightly more difficult than a few years ago. They're pushed and pulled in a lot of different directions, and a Web site request for comment doesn't usually trump sponsorship obligations, family or sleep. On the whole, though, combat athletes tend to make themselves more available and amenable than their MLB, NFL or PGA equivalents, most of whom insulate themselves in a Snuggie's ...

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