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Royce Gracie Hosts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Seminar Live Today at 3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. EST on Bellator MMA’s Social Channels

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Today at 3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. EST on Bellator MMA’s social channels, one of the most influential MMA fighters of all-time, Royce Gracie, will be teaching a Brazilian jiu-jitsu seminar.

The event will begin promptly on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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Art of War Fighting Championship 17 Update – Ashleigh Grimshaw replaces Injured Junior Assuncao in Main Event

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BEIJING, CHINA – A welterweight matchup between UFC and Bellator veteran Waylon Lowe and British Mixed Martial Artist Ashleigh Grimshaw will headline Art of War 17 this Saturday night in Beijing China. Grimshaw is late replacements for UFC vet Junior Assuncao who suffered a training injury and had to pull out of his fight with Lowe on short notice last week.

Said Lowe, a three time NCAA wrestling champion who is currently 16-6 as a professional fighter, “It’s unfortunate that Junior had to drop out of the fight but I’m glad the promoters found another high caliber opponent for me to face. Ashleigh Grimshaw and I will put on a great show for all the Chinese MMA fans on April 30th Art of War 17.”

CEO and Chinese MMA pioneer Andy Pi had this to say about this weekend’s event and his company’s return as the dominant player in Chinese MMA, “We are very excited about this next event as it continues Art of War’s reemergence as the biggest force in Chinese Combat Sports.“

Mr. Pi, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt and noted entrepreneur in Beijing, says his visionary fighting league is the future of MMA in China. “Art of War Fighting Championships was the first Mixed Martial Arts event in Mainland China and is still the most prestigious. With every event our company will continue to develop the market for MMA in China.”

Today China is the biggest untapped market for MMA and Mr. Pi says he knows why and, more importantly, how Art of War FC can capitalize.

“MMA is the most exciting sport in the world, but the way it’s promoted in the US often doesn’t connect with more traditionally minded Chinese sports fans. By combining the energy and excitement MMA with the ancient culture of honor and respect typical of traditional Asian Martial Arts AOW will bring the 21st century’s fastest growing sport to the world’s largest market of sports fan in a new and more powerful way…”

For tickets and fight card information, ewch i: http://www.artofwarfc.com/

Ynglŷn Art of War Fighting Championship:

Sefydlwyd yn 2004, the Art of War Fighting Championship is Mainland China’s premier mixed martial arts promotion. The Art of War Fighting Championship is broadcasted via satellite nationwide to network coverage of 300 miliwn o wylwyr. Featuring some of China’s best-mixed martial artists, including national champions and former Olympians, the Art of War Fighting Championship is the standard bearer for the future of China’s exploding mixed martial arts industry.

For Press Inquires Contact Al Yu- alyu@artofwarfc.com
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TRASH TALK BEGINS AROUND FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT AT NEF 22

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Lewiston, Maine (Chwefror 12, 2016) - Ymladd Lloegr Newydd (NEF), America rhif-un hyrwyddiad frwydr rhanbarthol, yn cynnal ei digwyddiad nesaf, “NEF 22: POB ROADS ARWAIN YMA” ar Dydd Sadwrn, Ebrill 22, 2016yn y Colisée Androscoggin Banc yn Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Yn gynharach heddiw, NEF announced the addition of a featherweight contest to the amateur portion of the “NEF 22” Cerdyn frwydr. Bantamweight Champion Crefftau Johnny (4-0) will move up in weight to face Taylor Costantino (2-1) at 145-pounds.

 

Crafts was successful last Saturday in his attempt to capture the inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Bantamweight Title. He took out Henry Clark (3-2) in the third round of their bout in Lewiston. Crafts is a decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) brown belt out of Team New England United (NEWYDD). He also cross-trains with Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) yn Lewiston.

 

“I’m excited to step up to 145 to fight Taylor,” said Crafts of the upcoming matchup with Costantino. “I will be very strong at that weight seeing as I cut pretty extensively to make 135. It will allow me to focus on different areas this camp instead of putting a lot of my energy into cutting weight.”

 

Costantino is himself coming off a big win last Saturday at “NEF 21.” It took him a mere 25-seconds to down Frank Johanson (0-1), a training partner of Crafts at CMBJJ, yn y rownd gyntaf. Costantino is clear that he is coming to fight on Ebrill 23, and he does not plan on engaging in a grappling contest with Crafts.

 

“Respect to him for coming up in weight,” said Costantino of Crafts. “He’s a glorified pajama warrior that has never been punched in the face with any type of authority. He will clinch quickly and look for the takedown. He’ll realize real quick that he has never fought or trained with anybody like me.”

 

Crafts and Costantino are not strangers to one another. Several years ago, the two met in a jiu-jitsu tournament with Crafts coming out on top.

 

“Taylor and I have competed before in a sport jiu-jitsu tournament,” recalled Crafts. “Taylor says I am a glorified pajama warrior who has never been punched in the face, but if I recall correctly, I submitted him without my ‘pajamas’ no-gi in that tournament pretty quickly. I train with a lot of very talented and tough fighters daily who punch me in the face very hard. People say the same thing about me not getting punched – yn dda, I have had four fights and they just haven’t had the chance to. Anyone who has trained with high-level fighters will tell you that gi jiu-jitsu only makes you more of a technical fighter. If he doesn’t believe that, that is fine – he will feel it on April 23rd.”

 

“Johnny did submit me when I first moved to Maine,” Costantino admitted. “Legit submission, and his pure grappling is definitely high level. My grappling is MMA based, not slow jitsu. It’s grimy, grueling and punishing. Pure grappling, I would worry about his game. But it’s a fight, sport jiu-jitsu means next to nothing to me.

 

“I wish I could say people will get to see my whole game, but I can’t guarantee that. Johnny will feel my power and look to go to his comfort zone. I will break him, you will see quit in his eyes.”

 

“After Taylor won in impressive fashion at NEF 21, he immediately screamed at me while still inside the cage that he wanted a black belt for his next challenge,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Wel, he’s getting a brown belt in Johnny Crafts who, by all accounts, is due to receive his black belt any day, is a perfect 4-0 in the cage and is the current NEF amateur bantamweight champion. This fight is dripping with drama and will define a future top contender for the featherweight title in NEF’s stacked 145-pound division.”

 

digwyddiad nesaf Ymladd New England ', "NEF 22: POB ROADS ARWAIN YMA,"Yn digwydd Dydd Sadwrn, Ebrill 23, 2016 yn y Colisée Androscoggin Banc yn Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 ac ar werth nawr ar www.TheColisee.com neu drwy ffonio'r swyddfa docynnau Colisée yn 207.783.2009 x 525. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y digwyddiad ac ymladd diweddariadau cerdyn, ewch i wefan y dyrchafiad yn www.NewEnglandFights.com. Yn ogystal,, gallwch wylio fideos ar NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, eu dilyn ar Twitternefights ac ymuno â'r grŵp Facebook swyddogol "New England ymladd."

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BELLATOR MMA INKS JOSH THOMSON AT UNIGRYW, CONTRACT AML-YMLADD

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SANTA MONICA (Awst 11, 2015) - Bellator MMA yn falch o gyhoeddi arwyddo Josh "The Punk" Thomson (20-8, 1 CC) i aml-flwyddyn yn unig, contract aml-frwydr. Ar 36-mlwydd-ifanc, y cyn Strikeforce Ysgafn Bencampwr y Byd yn parhau i fod yn un o'r prif 155-pwys yn y gamp, wedi cystadlu mewn sefydliadau prif gynnwys UFC a Pride.

 

Sy'n byw yn San Jose, Calif. gorau a hyfforddiant yn yr Academi Cicfocsio enwog Americanaidd ochr yn ochr â rhai o'r chwaraeon iawn, Thomson ennill ei jiu-jitsu gwregys du Brasil dan Dave Camarillo. Yn ychwanegol at ei gêm daear aruthrol, Pedigri trawiadol Thomson yw ar-bwynt yn ogystal, ennill "Knockout y Nos" wobr am ei gynnyrch yn ei frwydr yn erbyn Nate Diaz yn 2013. Mae'n cael hefyd yn werth cael ei ddweud bod "The Punk" dal cofnod o 3-0 yn kickboxing broffesiynol.

 

"Cefais y pleser o weithio gyda Josh yn Strikeforce ac edrychaf ymlaen at barhau berthynas hon yn Bellator MMA. Josh yn artist ymladd cymysg safon fyd-eang ac rydym yn hapus iawn i fod yn ychwanegu ato at ein rhestr o rai o'r lightweights gorau yn y byd,"Meddai llywydd y dyrchafiad yn, Scott Coker. "Bellator parhau'n gwbl ymroddedig i adeiladu ei rhestr ddyletswyddau trwy lofnodi asiantau top rhad ac am ddim fel Thomson, yn ogystal â meithrin perthynas amhriodol i fyny-a-dod sêr glas-sglodion. Mae gennym rai matchups rhyfeddol mewn golwg ar gyfer "The Punk" y gobeithiwn ei fod yn cyhoeddi yn yr wythnosau i ddod. "

 

"Rwyf wrth fy dros yma yn darllen hwn gohebydd UFC yn dweud eu bod wedi gostwng i ail-lofnodi fi pan y gwir amdani yw eu bod wedi bod yn ceisio ail-lofnodi mi ar gyfer fy ddau ymladd ddiwethaf. Yr wyf yn dirywio ac yn lle hynny dewisodd i ymladd ar fy contract a phrofi'r farchnad asiantaeth am ddim gyda Bellator. Ar yr adeg honno, Bellator made me an offer that the UFC was unable to match given their relationships with FOX and Reebok. Mae'n llawer wneir, Im 'yn ôl yn gweithio gyda Coker, and I couldn’t be more excited to get back to an organization that is trending upwards with fighter-friendly contracts. Any intelligent fighter is going to go where the money is, ac i mi yr arian oedd wrth Bellator. "

 

"Mae'r Punk" yn ymuno â rhestr amlwg o athletwyr sydd wedi llofnodi ddiweddar gyda Bellator dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf gan gynnwys: Phil Davis, Josh Koscheck, Melvin Guillard, A Ruth, Aaron Pico, Lorenzo Hood, Ewerton Teixeira, Gleristone Santos, ymysg eraill.

 

Bydd yn parhau i ymladd yn yr adran ysgafn sydd yn ddwfn gan ddechrau gyda: kingpin Will Brooks, i lawr i ddiffoddwyr eraill felMichael Chandler, Marcin a Ddelir, Dave Rickels, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire ac Dave Jansen.