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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Lewiston, Maine (February 12, 2016) - New England Kumenyana (NEF), America wa nambala wani dera nkhondo Kukwezeleza, adzakangamira ake lotsatira chochitika, “NEF 22: Zipembedzo Zonse Zimatsogolera PANO” pa Loweruka, April 22, 2016pa Androscoggin Bank Colisée mu Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Poyambirira lero, NEF announced the addition of a featherweight contest to the amateur portion of the “NEF 22” nkhondo khadi. Bantamweight Champion Johnny Timatheriyali (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 (NEW). He also cross-trains with Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) mu 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, mu woyamba wozungulira. 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 ‘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 – bwino, 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. “Chabwino, 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.”
New England ndewu 'chochitika lotsatira, "NEF 22: Zipembedzo Zonse Zimatsogolera PANO,"Chikuchitika Loweruka, April 23, 2016 pa Androscoggin Bank Colisée mu Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 ndipo pa malonda tsopano www.TheColisee.com kapena kuitana Colisée bokosi nchito 207.783.2009 × 525. Kuti mudziwe zambiri pa chochitika ndi nkhondo khadi zosintha, mufuna, pitani Kukwezeleza a webusaiti pa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Kuphatikiza apo, inu mukhoza kuona NEF a pa www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, kuzitsatira pa Twitternefights ndi kulowa mu boma Facebook gulu "New England ndewu."
Santa Monica (August 11, 2015) - Bellator MMA wonyada kulengeza Kusainirana Josh "The achinyamata ovuta" Thomson (20-8, 1 NC) kuti basi Mipikisano chaka, Mipikisano nkhondo mgwirizano. Pa 36-zaka-young, zakale Strikeforce opepuka World Ngwazi akhala limodzi mwa madera 155, pounders mu masewera, popeza mpikisano pamwamba mabungwe kuphatikizapo UFC ndi Kunyada.
Amakhala San Jose, Calif. ndi kuphunzitsa pa wotchuka American Academy Kickboxing m'mbali zina za masewero kwambiri, Thomson zinatsala ake Brazil jiu-jitsu wakuda lamba pansi Dave Camarillo. Kuwonjezera ake akuthwa pansi masewera, Thomson a chidwi ndi wolemekezeka pa mfundo komanso, kupeza zofunika "Knockout ya Night" mphoto yake linanena bungwe pa ntchito yolimbana Nate Díaz mu 2013. Iwo komanso ofunika m'nyimboyo kuti "The achinyamata ovuta" chimagwirizanitsa mbiri 3-0 pantchito kickboxing.
"Ndinasangalala ntchito ndi Josh mu Strikeforce ndi ndikuyembekezera kupitiriza chibwenzi mu Bellator MMA. Josh ndi dziko kalasi wosakaniza karate waluso ndipo ife tiri okondwa kwambiri kuti anawonjezera kuti wathu rositala ena abwino lightweights m'dzikoli,"Anati Kukwezeleza pulezidenti, Scott Coker. "Bellator akhala bwino odzipereka kwa kumanga ake rositala ndi kusainira pamwamba ufulu wothandizila ngati Thomson, komanso kudzisamalira mmwamba-ndi-akubwera buluu Chip nyenyezi. Tili zazikulu matchups mu malingaliro "The achinyamata ovuta" kuti ife tikuyembekeza kuti kulengeza mu milungu. "
"Ine ndiri kuno kuwerenga UFC mtolankhani kuti iwo anakana kachiwiri kulemba ine pamene choonadi cha nkhaniyi ndi chakuti iwo ndakhala ndikuyesera kuti adzathe kulemba ine anga awiri otsiriza ndewu. Ine anakana ndipo m'malo anasankha nkhondo wanga mgwirizano ndi kuyesa ufulu bungwe kumsika ndi Bellator. Panthawiyo, Bellator made me an offer that the UFC was unable to match given their relationships with FOX and Reebok. Ndi anachita zambiri, Ine mmbuyo ntchito ndi 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, ndipo ine ndalama pa Bellator. "
"The achinyamata ovuta" akulowa wotchuka mndandanda wa othamanga kuti posachedwapa lalembedwa ndi Bellator m'zaka chaka kuphatikizapo: Phil Davis, Josh Koscheck, Melvin Guillard, Ndipo Ruth, Aaron Pico, Lorenzo nyumba, Ewerton Teixeira, Gleristone Santos, pakati ena.
Iye adzapitiriza kumenya mu opepuka magawano chomwe kwambiri kuyambira: kingpin Will Brooks, mpaka ena omenyana ngatiMichael Chandler Mukhoza, Marcin Lichitika, Dave Rickels, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire ndipo Dave Jansen.
