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The UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit weigh-ins took place today at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Full results are as follows:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view / ESPN UK)

Carlos Condit (169) vs. Nick Diaz (169)
Roy Nelson (246) vs. Fabricio Werdum (246)
Josh Koscheck (170) vs. Mike Pierce (170)
Renan Barao (136) vs. Scott Jorgensen (135)
Ed Herman (185) vs. Clifford Starks (185)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX / UFC.TV)

Max Holloway (144) vs. Dustin Poirier (146)
Alex Caceres (136) vs. Edwin Figueroa (135)
Matt Brown (171) vs. Chris Cope (171)
Jorge Lopez (169) vs. Matt Riddle (170)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)

Rafael Natal (186) vs. Michael Kuiper (183)
Dan Stittgen (170) vs. Stephen Thompson (171)

@JamesLeesMMA / @FullMountMMA

Strikeforce: 'Tate vs. Rousey' takes place March 3rd from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Today, the promotion announced the full prelim and main card lineup, headlined by the highly anticipated lineup between current bantamweight women's champion Miesha Tate and fast rising star Ronda Rousey.

Check out the rest of the main card below:

Main Event:

135 lbs.: Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey

Main card (Showtime):

205 lbs.: Mike Kyle vs. Gegard Mousasi
155 lbs.: K.J. Noons vs. Josh Thomson
170 lbs.: Paul Daley vs. Kazuo Misaki
185 lbs.: Ronaldo Souza vs. Derek Brunson

Preliminary card (Showtime Extreme):

135 lbs.: Sarah Kaufman vs. Alexis Davis
155 lbs.: Caros Fodor vs. Pat Healy
185 lbs.: Scott Smith vs. Lumumba Sayers
155 lbs.: Ryan Couture vs. Conor Heun

There is currently no word on where or if this event will air in the United Kingdom.

@JamesLeesMMA

As previously reported by Full Mount MMA, the UFC have axed the historic gladiator intro that has graced it's pay-per-view and television events for many years.

Today, the UFC released the first details of it's new opener, which has been dubbed 'Evolution'. Here is all of the information we know thus far:

- Here is a list of all of the fights featured in the video (via MMAFighting.com): Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock (UFC 1), Tito Ortiz vs. Evan Tanner (UFC 30), Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg (UFC 52), Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz (UFC 47), BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk (UFC 84), Georges St-Pierre vs. Matt Hughes (UFC 65), Randy Couture vs. Tim Sylvia (UFC 68), Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva (UFC 92), Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring (UFC 87), Rich Franklin vs. Nate Quarry (UFC 56), Junior dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel (UFC 108), Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson (UFC on VS 6), Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar (TUF 1 Finale), Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar (UFC 121), Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard (UFC 125), Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick (UFC 129), Jon Jones vs. Stephan Bonnar (UFC 94), Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (UFC 126).

- Dana White stated that the intro cost the UFC an "obscene" amount of money and was originally scheduled to debut at UFC 142 in Brazil. However, at the last minute the UFC realised that Rich Franklin had not been included, thus the video was delayed.

- The video was produced by Digital Domain, a company founded by James Cameron. Digital Domain has worked on movies such as Titanic, Armageddon, and Transformers.

- MMAweekly said "Evolution…starts in a small gym, the floor of which begins crumbling away as actual fight footage shows Shamrock’s hand smacking the floor, cracking it apart, as he taps out to Gracie. Liddell rushes forth, punishing Ortiz, blasting him through a wall that crumbles to the ground…all the while the Octagon starts to take shape, rising up through the rubble. As the fights wear on — St-Pierre, Hughes, Rampage, Velasquez, Jones — the building tumbles away, the Octagon emerges, and Silva’s face-crunching kick explodes into the 55,000-seat Rogers Centre in Toronto.”

- The UFC hired award-winning German film composer Hans Zimmer, who has produced scores for The Dark Knight and Inception to create the music for the intro.

Thus far, the intro has only been seen by small handful of journalists and Zuffa staff. However, tomorrow night the whole world will say goodbye to the Gladiator and welcome in a new era of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

We can't wait!

@JamesLeesMMA

DVD Review – UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami

Disc 1

The Main Card
Countdown to UFC Rio
The Weigh-ins

Disc 2

The Preliminary Card
UFC Rio Recap
Ultimate Insider: The Best of UFC Rio

The UFC made its triumphant return to Brazil for its first show since 1998; and the first under the Zuffa banner. Would it be a success? Had MMA enough of a following to make this event a success?

Given the Brazilian roots at the heart of the UFC and the involvement of the Gracie family in its conception, many consider Brazil to be the UFC’s spiritual home. It was important then, that the first show in the country in over 10 years delivered.

It definitely did that.

The crowd, the fights, the star performances and the fact that most of the Brazilians won their fights – everything contributed to an electric night that many people considered the fight card of the year.

The Fights

The prelims featured one significant performance – that of young Erick Silva, the mercurial debutante taking just forty seconds to knock out his opponent Luis Ramos. This performance was the standout in a preliminary card featuring decisions in all but one of the other fights.

The crowd maintained its noise throughout, with the arena sounding like a football game all night long. Dana White went so far as to say: “Brazil wins for the loudest crowd ever” in the post fight press conference.

The main card delivered on every level – excellent skills and knockouts throughout and a deserving Fight of the Night winner that went the distance.

First off was Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov, and this fight threatened to put a damper on the whole night when Nedkov came out with a debut knockout over a man who Mike Goldberg stated had both a six inch reach advantage and the striking advantage.

Both men came out with a tentative opening minute before settling in and trading punches. At 4:13 of the first round Nedkov threw a left hand that caught Cane over the ear and sent him staggering over to the cage. As stand in commentator Kenny Florian noted, Cane’s downfall after superb early work was his poor punch defence. Even though the Brazilian lost, the fight was a great start to the night as both men were willingness to trade all round long. After an initial smattering of boos, applause broke out throughout the crowd and the singing resumed.

The next fight up on the card was the classical Legend vs. Rising Star bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Brendan Schaub. All the signs pointed to a win for the younger man. He was faster, fresher and was on the rise after beating the likes of Gabriel Gonzaga and Mirko Cro Cop. Minotauro was plagued by injuries and surgeries in the lead up. The sensible thing would be to bet on Schaub if you had to.

Re-watching this fight was such a pleasure. Minotauro is easily one of my favourite fighters, and watching him weather the storm against Schaub to get the knockout after some big punches against the cage sent the young pretender face-planting on the Octagon floor, is one of my favourite moments ever in almost 15 years of watching fights. I don’t think the crowd was louder all night, and their appreciation of the legendary former Heavyweight Champion was an awesome moment.

The tone shifted and a technical stand up fight between Ross Pearson and Edson Barboza followed. A very close and competitive fight at Lightweight, showcasing that what the lighter weights lack in one-hit knockouts, they make up for in frenetic pacing and quality technique. This was the only main card fight to go the distance, and you won’t get a single complaint about that. The only down moment of the night was Kenny Florian’s over-zealous support of Barboza while commentating and he didn’t do much to hide his bias. Barboza took the split decision here and first time around I thought it went the other way. Watching it again didn’t make it any clearer as the rounds were close and decided by a few strikes each way.

The co-main event featured a rejuvenated Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs. Forrest Griffin, and not much can be said about this fight other than Shogun quickly imposed his will and landed his punches cleanly on a sluggish Griffin, getting the TKO at 1:53 of round 1. The fight promised to be a good one between two former champions who had already endured a gruelling first fight with each other. The second was over almost before it began and even though Shogun looked like his old self (after a poor showing against Jon Jones), you have to say the fight could have been so much more had Forrest acquitted himself better.

The main event gave us Anderson Silva as we all want him – freak like reflexes, speed and ability to read his opponents and deliver devastating finishing blows. He was at his imperious best against an overmatched Yushin Okami. Taking a round to soak in the love and circle his prey, the Spider measured his opponent and seemed continuously dangerous even without throwing a strike for long periods. By halfway through the first round, it seemed clear that he had worked out Okami’s timing and looked totally relaxed even when pushed briefly against the fence.

The second round brought the end of the fight; a knockout flurry that sent Okami down and out, almost as if Anderson had finished toying with his prey and felt it was time that he went home.

Fans of Anderson should own this DVD for this performance if anything else. It showed us a mature, experienced Anderson Silva in full control of all his abilities and arguably at his peak.

Overall

The fights were entertaining, the atmosphere like nothing else before and the big names delivered. We had a sentimental victory for Nogueira, a switched on Shogun and Anderson Silva at his finest.

As a significant chapter in UFC history this DVD is worth the buy, especially if you watched the event live as it happened.

Special Features

Disc 1 features the pre-requisite Countdown and Weigh-in shows, which are standard material on UFC DVD’s by this stage. The surprise to me was that for such a landmark show there wasn’t really much else in the way of extras.

Disc 2 lists two featurettes but the Recap segment is a three minute highlight piece set to music of some backstage warm-ups and post fight comments from Dana White, mixed in with some fans. I question why this segment was even made as it serves no real purpose and doesn’t show us anything special.

The Insider show was slightly longer at six minutes, so at least it was longer than a music video. It featured a few more snippets from interviews with Royce Gracie, Dana White, Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort. Most of these will have been seen in the Countdown show but some bits and pieces add to the overall picture, albeit not enough to justify splitting them off in a separate bonus feature. The meat of this featurette is a countdown of the UFC’s eight best Brazilian fighters at the moment, interspersed with random shots of bikini-clad Brazilian women on the beach (so at least they got that part right).

All in all, for an event such as this, the UFC disappointed me with the lack of special attention to the extras. Brazilian fighters of the UFC’s past besides Vitor and Royce weren’t mentioned, and you would at least expect an extra feature on Brazil’s rich history of fighting sports and combatants, let alone Brazilians that have fought in the UFC to great success (Murilo Bustamante, Marco Ruas, Pedro Rizzo and more).

It felt more like a bog-standard UFC DVD when it should have been a little bit more than that.

However I will say that UFC 134 is worth the money for any collector and hardcore fan of the UFC. It serves as one of those standout events that people will not soon forget and deserves pride of place in your fight collection.

Buy this DVD and others like it at www.fightdvd.co.uk

Adil Qazi
@TheRealAdil.

From his Twitter

"Seems my year in jail wasnt enough. Just got sentenced to another year in Vegas for some old bullshit. Nevermind Im rehabilitated. Nevermind"

Never far from trouble former BAMMA fighter "War Machine" had seemed to have changed his ways and rededicated himself to MMA in recent times. It now seems that his past has caught up with him again.

Still, it seems he is remaining positive

"Cant stop me, all you can do is delay the inevitable. War Machine will always be back!"

@fullmountcraig

WORLDS COLLIDE AS THE MMA SHOW LIVE JOINS

THE MARTIAL ARTS

SHOW LIVE AT THE NEC

IN BIRMINGHAM ON MAY 12^th and 13^th

KENNY FLORIAN, CHE MILLS, TOM WATSON

SOKOUDJOU, IAN FREEMAN

AND SIMEON THORESEN CONFIRMED

Friday February 3^rd, Birmingham, UK

It was confirmed today that MA Inc will be presenting the first ever MMA Show Live at The NEC in Birmingham on May the 12^th and 13^th in a separate hall, alongside The Martial Arts Show Live, giving fans two shows for the price of one. Split Decision, the company founded by Liam Fisher (former Head of Business Development at BAMMA), has partnered with MA Inc to establish a new and very much needed event for the huge and very loyal MMA audience and fan base.

The first six fighters confirmed to attend are UFC fighters Kenny Florian, Che Mills and Simeon Thoresen, BAMMA Middleweight Champion Tom ‘Kong’ Watson, UK MMA legend Ian “The Machine” Freeman and UFC, PRIDE and DREAM veteran Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.

The MMA Show Live will be an interactive fan experience dedicated to mixed martial arts from around the World. Populating a second hall at the NEC in Birmingham alongside The Martial Arts Show Live, The MMA Show Live will consist of five training areas where some of the biggest names in the business will host special group training sessions, a huge stage & screen for Q&A sessions, an autograph zone where fans can meet their favourite fighters and exhibition stands where some of the biggest brands in MMA will be selling merchandise and much, much more.

Liam Fisher, CEO at Split Decision said “Split Decision is a company made up of huge MMA fans so this is the perfect opportunity for us to help create a show that we all believe every MMA fan would want to go to. There’s going to be over 40 fighters and MMA personalities from all over the World attending, including some A-list superstars, MMA legends and some of the most exciting up and coming talent around today. I’m immensely excited that my company can be a part of this.”

Training sessions with fighters are available for Platinum ticket holders only and are limited to 500 people across the whole weekend. For a limited period only the Platinum tickets are priced at £90 instead of £100 and for this fans will get 1 training session per day, all the benefits of VIP access to both The Martial Arts Show Live and The MMA Show Live across the weekend, exclusive access to the Platinum Room in the MMA hall where fans can sit down and talk with the A-list fighters & celebrities, entrance to the VIP party held on the Saturday evening in Birmingham city centre, a souvenir event program, access to the fast-track line at the autograph zone and premium platinum seating at the Q&A stage.

Every Platinum ticket holder is guaranteed a place at 1 training session per day and there will be 20 different training sessions hosted by 20 different fighters each day. Platinum ticket holders can book their preferred session on a first come first serve basis by registering each day at the registration desk open from 8am each morning although by buying your Platinum ticket now, you will secure your place as one of the limited 500 places available.

More fighters and personalities confirmed to attend will be released in the coming weeks.

Strictly limited reduced price “Early Bird Tickets” are available from 9am on Friday February 3^rd at www.theticketfactory.com and are priced as follows

STANDARD DAY TICKET £15

STANDARD WEEKEND TICKET £25

VIP DAY TICKET £40

VIP WEEKEND TICKET £60

PLATINUM WEEKEND TICKET £90

Follow The MMA Show Live on Twitter at www.twitter.com/themmashowlive and Facebook at www.facebook.com/themmashowlive

For more information go to www.themmashowlive.com

@fullmountcraig

A five round fight between top lightweights Nate Diaz (15-7) and Jim Miller (21-3) will serve as the main event of UFC on FOX 3, which takes place May 5th at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

It is expected that this bout will determine the number one contender for the UFC Lightweight title, and that the winner will face either Frankie Edgar or Ben Henderson for the title later in the year.

Nate Diaz is coming off dominating wins over Takanori Gomi and Donald Cerrone. Diaz has five 'Fight of the Night' bonuses to his name and if fans were left feeling underwhelmed after the last FOX main event, they can guarantee that Miller vs. Diaz will provide fireworks on May 5th. Jim Miller was last seen in the Octagon just a few short weeks ago, with a quick submission victory over Melvin Guillard and will be looking to put on another impressive performance that would catapult him to a title shot.

The fight was originally announced to take place at UFC on FOX 3 last month, however UFC officials announced earlier today that it would now be the five round main event.

Also announced for UFC on FOX 3 today, heavyweight Pat Barry (7-4) will take on Lavar Johnson (16-5). The fight will take place on the main card live on FOX.

Stay with the Full Mount Mixed Martial Arts Network for all of the latest news on UFC on FOX 3.

What do you think? Are you happy with Diaz/Miller as a main event? What else do you want to see added to the card? Let us know on our forums or via Twitter @FullMountMMA using #UFConFOX3.

@thejameslees

THQ and the UFC have announced extensive downloadable content plans and a Season Pass Program for UFC Undisputed 3.

The content offering, currently scheduled to include a wide variety of new fighters, historic UFC fights, career boosts and early access to unlockable content, will be available via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system.  UFC Undisputed 3 is currently scheduled for release on 17th February, 2012 for Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 system.

(Feb. 1, 2012) BAMMA, Europe's leading Mixed Martial Arts promotion, is excited to announce three hard-hitting preliminary fights for BAMMA 9, which takes place on Saturday 24th March at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena: Andrew Punshon vs. Matt Howard; Jason Ball vs. Colin Fletcher; and Nick Nembhard vs. Leeroy Barnes.

Hailing from Spennymoor, the Durham destroyer Andrew Punshon has only ever seen one of his fourteen fights leave the first round. With a record of 10-4-0, Punshon has won most of his fights by rapid submission making him a dangerous prospect for any opponent. But, if there's any man fit for the challenge, you won't be wrong to place your bets on undefeated Rough House warrior, Matt Howard (9-0-0). The fierce Ground 'n' Pounder can also boast to have only once needed more than one round to finish an opponent. With 21 fights and 19 first round finishes between them, fans can expect fireworks from this pacey, compelling match. Not only does the bout pit skilled Jiu jitsu against explosive striking power but puts together two dangerous fighters known for demolishing opponents at break-neck speed. Don't blink during this fight.

Colin 'Freakshow' Fletcher is called so for a reason. It's not just the circus clown get up nor the entertaining walk-outs that make him stick in fans minds, but also those freaky, unorthodox Jiu jitsu moves that serve to undo his opponents. Freakshow is renowned for high-voltage performances that will make your hair stand on end. One man brave enough to face Freakshow in the cage is none less than talented boxer, Jason 'Daddy Cool' Ball. With 28 fights to his name, Ball is also not the conventional MMA fighter, having trained in array of Martial Arts that include Capoeira, Escrima, Jeet Kune Do and Dog Brothers. This high velocity match promises to break boundaries.

Fighting out of the legendary Wolfslair, BAMMA crowd-favourite Leeroy Barnes made a ferocious comeback at BAMMA 8, where he lost on decision to defending BAMMA-Lonsdale British Middleweight champ, Jack 'The Hammer' Marshman. Coming in as the underdog, Barnes more than proved his worth and demonstrated that he has what it takes to take on the very best. Barnes has a solid reputation as a tough fighter not afraid to face any opponent. As Barnes's game moves from strength to strength, fans can look forward to what he brings to the table for BAMMA 9 when he's faces upcoming knock-out artist, Nick Nembhard. Nembhard is well-versed in all phases of the fight with a background in both Muay Thai and BJJ. His early career losses against tough opponents have demonstrated him to also be a fighter not scared to step up to anyone; making this bout one that brings together two guys always up for a war, who give it their 100% and who never fail to entertain.

Go Daddy, the world's largest provider of Web hosting, domain name registrations and new SSL Certificates, is the presenting sponsor for BAMMA 9. This is the fourth BAMMA event presented by Go Daddy. "What Go Daddy loves about mixed martial arts is the ravenous fan-following and the competitive nature of the sport," said Go Daddy Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Executive Vice President Barb Rechterman. "The battle between Andrew Punshon and Matt Howard has all the ingredients you want in a marquee match-up ... drama, competition and two hard-hitting fighters. We can't wait to see how the story unfolds."

Matchmaker, Jude Samuel says, "Punshon vs. Howard is definite contender for Fight of the Night, with the winner, in my opinion, in line for claiming a shot at the British or even World Title in the near future. Both have devastating knock-out power and most predictions are placing this as possible KO of the night: Either way it's a war in the making. The current British Masters and Central Area Light-Middleweight Champion, Jason Ball, will be making his last appearance at Lightweight before dropping to Featherweight at BAMMA; while Freakshow is hungry for a challenge and a step up to big fights at the top of BAMMA's Lightweight division. Leeroy and Nick are both guys that now need a win. Leeroy wants to get back to title contention, while a win for Nick will pivotal to his MMA career."

Fight Card

with main card fights to be announced

PRELIMINARIES

MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT

ANDREW PUNSHON VS MATT HOWARD

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT

JASON BALL VS COLIN FREAKSHOW FLETCHER

MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT

NICK NEMBHARD VS LEEROY BARNES

UNDERCARD

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

FRASER OPIE VS ANTHONY TAYLOR

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT

RUS SMITH VS TOM BREESE

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT

CHRIS FISHGOLD VS DALE HARDIMAN

HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

MARC GODBEER VS CATALIN ZMARANDESCU

MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT

LEE JOHNSON VS SAM HOOKER

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

ROBERT TRUESDALE VS SAM MENSAH

Experts have long known that your lung capacity (VO2 or maximal oxygen uptake) is a main determinant of your aerobic fitness and your ability to go 5 rounds if needed and with Rashad Evans and Phil Davis, Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping all going the distance this weekend, a fighters lung capacity and fitness is now being seen as one of the most important tools in a fighters arsenal. Now obviously a well-designed training program would be the best and most effective way to improve your lung capacity, but research shows that certain foods can also increase your ability to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. Here we explore how you could improve your lung capacity and therefore how much ‘gas’ you will have ‘left in the tank’ towards the end of a 5 round fight, all from the comfort of your kitchen.

Firstly a little bit about your lung capacity and sports performance, it’s measured using something called your VO2 max, or maximal oxygen uptake, and it’s essentially the maximum amount of oxygen that an individual can utilize during intense or maximal exercise. As far back as 1985, research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine showed that lung capacity was potential predictor of performance in elite middle distance runners training for the 1984 Olympic Games (W L Kenney and J L Hodgson, 1985.) It’s measured in millimetres of oxygen per kilogram of bodyweight per bodyweight per minute and the highest ever recorded VO2 max is 94 ml/kg/min in men and 77 ml/kg/min in women, both were cross-country skiers (Astrand P-O and Rodahl K. 1986) Elite MMA Fighters usually have a V02 of 70 ml/kg/min and the average person has a VO2 Max of around 35 ml/kg/min.

So how can you improve your lung capacity through food? Well according to The University of Maryland Medical Centre people who suffer from chronic lung diseases are often deficient in a number of antioxidants and vitamins and that ensuring you have a sufficient supply in your diet could greatly help to reduce the amount of stress on your lungs and increase your lung capacity. Specifically mentioned throughout a lot of studies is Vitamin C (a powerful antioxidant.) In fact in one study conducted at Cornell University, it was found that dietary vitamin C may protect against the loss of pulmonary function i.e. your ability to inhale and exhale air (60 tabs of Vitamin C is £3.99 from Myprotein.com www.myprotein.com/uk/products/vitamin-c-with-bioflavonoids-rosehip.)

Also it has been suggested by The American Lung Association that people who suffer from any type of lung disease should consider having a higher protein diet since protein can help to support the muscles within the respiratory system and help them to expand and contract effectively. Eggs, dairy products, milk and certain meats have all been suggested as great sources of protein and can all help to indirectly improve lung capacity.

Lastly the University of Maryland Medical Centre recommends consuming a lot of fish such as salmon, herring, rainbow trout and tuna since they are high in omega-3 fatty acids which have been shown to reduce inflammation in the lungs, which in turn will increase your lung capacity. This idea was later supported by the Linus Pauling Institute that discovered consuming omega-3 fatty acids can help reduce inflammation in people who suffer from asthma. (90 tabs of Omega 3 is £4.69 from Myprotein.com http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products/omega_3 .)

In conclusion, whilst the Vitamin C, sufficient protein and Omega 3 won’t give you the lung capacity of an elite cross-country skier, they can certainly help to take care of one of the most important organs for any fighter; the lungs.

References:

W L Kenney, J L Hodgson (1985) ‘Variables predictive of performance in elite middle-distance runners.’ British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1985; 19:207-209

Guizhou Hu, Xin Zhang, Junshi Chen, Richard Peto, T. Colin Campbell and Patricia A. Cassano (1998) ‘Dietary Vitamin C Intake and Lung Function in Rural China’ American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume148, Issue 6, Pages 594-599.

Astrand P-O and Rodahl K. (1986) The Textbook of Work Physiology: Physiological Bases of Exercise (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill