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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December 1997

Fighting Sports News

Num 35

Igor Vovchanchin

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December 1997

Fighting Sports News

Num 36

Frank Shamrock

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January 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 37

Frank Shamrock

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January 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 38

Maurice Smith

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February 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 39

Frank Shamrock & Maurice Smith

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February 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 40

Frank Shamrock

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March 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 41

Kimo Leopoldo

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March 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 42

Frank Shamrock

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April 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 44

Mark Coleman

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April 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 45

Tank Abbott

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May 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 46

Pete Williams & Mark Coleman

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June 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 47

Pedro Otavio

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July 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 48

Mark Kerr

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August 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 49

Jerry Bohlander & Kevin Jackson

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September 1998

Fighting Sports Newsletter

Num 50

Wanderlei Silva

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November 1998

Fighting Sports News

Num 51

Frank Shamrock & Vitor Belfort

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January 1999

Fighting Sports News

Num 52

01/99 Fighting Sports News

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