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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

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, Tjilpen, Instagram and YouTube.

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

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, belangrijker, 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, kunt u terecht op: http://www.artofwarfc.com/

Over Art of War Fighting Championship:

Opgericht in 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 miljoen kijkers. 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

TRASH TALK BEGINS AROUND FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT AT NEF 22

Lewiston, Maine (Februari 12, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerika's nummer een regionale strijd promotie, zal zijn volgende evenement te houden, “NEF 22: Alle wegen leiden HIER” op Zaterdag, April 22, 2016bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. De strijd kaart zal een mix van mixed-martial-arts voorzien (MMA) en professioneel boksen vlagen. Eerder vandaag, NEF announced the addition of a featherweight contest to the amateur portion of the “NEF 22” strijd kaart. Bantamweight Champion Johnny Ambachten (4-0) will move up in weight to face Taylor Costantino (2-1) op 145 pond.

 

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 (NIEUW). He also cross-trains with Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) in 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, in de eerste ronde. Costantino is clear that he is coming to fight on April 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 ‘pajamasno-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 – goed, 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 finehe will feel it on 23 april.”

 

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,” zei NEF mede-eigenaar en matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Goed, 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.

 

volgende evenement New England Fights ', "NEF 22: Alle wegen leiden HIER," vindt plaats Zaterdag, April 23, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets voor “NEF 22” beginnen bij slechts $25 en zijn nu te koop bij www.TheColisee.com of door te bellen naar het Colisée box office op 207.783.2009 X 525. Voor meer informatie over het evenement en de strijd kaart updates, kunt u terecht op de website van de promotie bij www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bovendien, kunt u NEF video's te bekijken op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg ze op Twitternefights en toetreden tot de officiële Facebook-groep "New England Fights."

Bellator MMA INKT JOSH THOMSON OM EEN EXCLUSIEF, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT

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SANTA MONICA (Augustus 11, 2015) - Bellator MMA is trots op de ondertekening van kondigen Josh "The Punk" Thomson (20-8, 1 NC) een exclusieve meerjarige, multi-gevecht contract. Op 36-jaren-jong, de voormalige Strikeforce Lichtgewicht wereldkampioen blijft een van de top 155-ponders in de sport, hebben in top organisaties, waaronder UFC en Pride streden.

 

Wonende in San Jose, Calif. en opleiding op het gerenommeerde Amerikaanse Kickboxing Academy naast enkele van de sport allerbeste, Thomson verdiende zijn Braziliaans jiu-jitsu black belt onder Dave Camarillo. Naast zijn formidabele grond spel, Thomson's opvallende stamboom is on-point, alsmede, het verdienen van een "Knockout van de Nacht" award voor zijn output in zijn strijd tegen Nate Diaz in 2013. Het is ook de moeite waard wordt gezegd dat "de Punk" heeft een record van 3-0 in de professionele kickboksen.

 

"Ik had het genoegen van het werken met Josh in Strikeforce en ik kijk uit naar voortzetting van deze relatie in Bellator MMA. Josh is een wereld-klasse mixed martial artist en we zijn erg blij hem te voegen aan ons rooster van enkele van de beste lichtgewichten in de wereld,"Zei de voorzitter van de promotie van, Scott Coker. "Bellator blijft zich volledig inzetten voor de opbouw van haar rooster door de ondertekening van de top free agents zoals Thomson, alsmede het verzorgen van up-and-coming blue-chip sterren. We hebben een aantal fantastische matchups in gedachten voor "The Punk" die we hopen te kondigen in de komende weken. "

 

"Ik ben hier het lezen van deze UFC reporter zegt dat ze weigerde om opnieuw te ondertekenen me wanneer de waarheid van de zaak is dat ze hebben geprobeerd om opnieuw te ondertekenen me voor mijn laatste twee gevechten. Ik weigerde en in plaats daarvan koos ervoor om te vechten mijn contract en het testen van de vrije agentschap markt met Bellator. Op dat moment, Bellator maakte me een aanbod dat de UFC niet in staat was aan te passen gezien hun relaties met FOX en Reebok. Het is een uitgemaakte zaak, Ik ga terug werken met Coker, en ik kon niet meer opgewonden om terug te gaan naar een organisatie die naar boven wordt trending met fighter-vriendelijke contracten. Elke intelligente vechter gaat om te gaan waar het geld is, en voor mij was het geld op Bellator. "

 

"The Punk" voegt zich bij een prominent lijst van atleten die onlangs hebben ondertekend met Bellator het afgelopen jaar met inbegrip: Phil Davis, Josh Koscheck, Melvin Guillard, En Ruth, Aaron Pico, Lorenzo Hood, Ewerton Teixeira, Gleristone Santos, amongst others.

 

Hij zal blijven vechten in de lichtgewicht divisie die diepe start met: hoofdbout Will Brooks, naar andere vechters zoalsMichael Chandler, Marcin Held, Dave Rickels, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire en Dave Jansen.