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Ken Shamrock’s Valor Bare Knuckle Boxing Returns April 22nd in Miami

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Reno, Nev. (January 31, 2022) – Ken Shamrock’s Valor Bare Knuckle (ValorBK) Boxing returns to action April 22, 2022, with “real bare-knuckle fights,” featuring thrilling bouts between professional fighters, often matching mixed-martial-arts fighters versus boxers, at the James L. Knight Center in Miami.

ValorBK, presented by Valor Sports Inc. and Ken Shamrock, showcases all-action, unfettered entertainment by fierce fighters stepping into the Bout Circle. ValorBK brings forth the world’s first true Bare-Knuckle competition, setting the industry standard for both fighters and fans.
Shamrock, universally known in combat sports as “The World’s Most Dangerous Man,” is a living legend and industry pioneer who is responsible for accelerating some of the most successful companies, brands, and movements in the last two decades of combat sports.
Best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), Pride Fighting Championships, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Total Nonstop Wrestling Action, and Pancrase, Shamrock is taking Valor Bare Knuckle to the forefront of contemporary combat sports.

“ValorBK is a lifelong vision realized after decades of global competition at the highest level across various combat sports,” Shamrock said. “With the innovation of the Bout Circle and our unique rulesets, ValorBK will take the industry by storm. No gloves, no ropes, no cages, no dirty boxing, is a concept born in part out of competition and is perfect for the next phase of combat sports.


“‘Stand them up’ was a theme I heard throughout my career. I know what fans want to see and what real fighters want to do. Our first event was the proof. ValorBK will be the platform to disrupt bare-knuckle boxing while also enhancing the great sport of boxing by developing a generation of skilled fighters tilted towards action. We are pleased to announce our return and hope you tune in for more big updates.”


Due to a restructuring and COVID-19 restrictions, ValorBK has been regrouping since its inaugural event, Mahuru 20, 2019, i 4 Bears Casino in Newtown, North Dakota. (ValorBK1 replay available to watch at https://valorbk.com/events/)


ValorBK 2 matchups, as well as viewing and ticket information, are coming soon.


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ABOUT VALOR BARE KNUCKLE: ValorBK is a well-organized TRUE bare-knuckle professional sport that was founded by Ken Shamrock, UFC & Wrestling Hall of Famer.

He toa Knuckle anake (ValorBK) is founded upon a “By a fighter for the fighters” principle.


ValorBK™ is committed to preserving the purity of bare-knuckle boxing and passing that immersive experience to the audience by showcasing the God-given talents of fighters worldwide through safer, but faster, and more exhilarating bare-knuckle bouts.


Valor Sports Inc is a media-based technology company that creates exciting sports entertainment content in part by securing and promoting combat sports events.

BELLATOR MMA IS THE NEW FIGHTING HOME OF WANDERLEI ‘THE AXE MURDERER’ SILVA

Bellator President Scott Coker and Wanderlei Silva (Credit: Bellator / Lucas Noonan)

 

Santa MONICA (March 2, 2016) –Bellator MMA is pleased to announce that one of the most popular, recognizable and beloved fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts, Wanderlei "te kaikohuru Tuaina" Silva (35-12-1), has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract with the promotion. The 39-year-old publicly fielded offers from companies all around the world, but the former Pride FC Middleweight Champion made the decision to take his explosive style to Bellator MMA.

 

“The Axe Murderer” has fought in some of the most memorable feuds and battles the sport has ever seen. His wars with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Mirko Cro Cop, Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Chuck Liddell, and Michael Bisping are the stuff of legend – but Silva is far from ready to close the book on his illustrious career.

 

In addition to his Pride FC Middleweight World Championship, Silva’s packed trophy case of accolades includes awards for Fight of the Year (2003, 2004, 2007), KO o te Tau (2008), and multiple Fight of the Night awards including one for each of his last three fights, just to name a few. He now looks to continue to provide his award-winning, entertaining fights inside the Bellator cage.

 

Silva has several options for his first fight with Bellator. Although he has spent the majority of his career at 185-pounds, one of the things that his fans love most about him has been Wanderlei’s willingness to fight the best of the best – even if it was up two weight classes at heavyweight – as proven by his heavyweight wars against guys like Mark Hunt, Gilbert Yvel, Kazuyuki Fujita and Cro Cop; Or, his battles against light heavyweights like Ortiz, and his most recent opponent, Brian Stann, who he knocked out in the second frame.

 

Silva is the latest in a long line of recent free agent signings made by Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. The former Chute Box competitor joins: Josh Thomson, Phil Davis, Benson Henderson, Sergei Kharitonov a Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvão, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary aVitaly Minakov,

M-1 Global te peresideni Vadim Finkelchtein: “Fedor whawhai ano ka he homai nui ki a MMA pā”

M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein talks about Fedor’s possible match-ups and expectations from his long-awaited return to MMA

(L) Ora kōrero MMA Fedor Emelianenko me M- Peresideni Global Vadim Finkelchtein

Koe i miharo, no te rongonga o koutou e pā ana ki Fedor hoki ki te whawhai ngaio?

 

VF: “Well, ae, Ko ahau maere. Ngaro ahau tumanako mo tona pō i muri i tetahi e rua ranei, nga tau o ngā whiriwhiringa. Kihai i taea e tika te mahi ahau i te reira. Kotahi te wā ka ui ia ki ahau, e kore ki te kōrero e pā ana ki tenei a muri ake. Otiia e pā ana ki te wiki ki muri ka korerotia e ia ki ahau kia hanga e ia he pō. Kihai i taea e ahau te whakapono te mea i rongo ahau i. Ko ahau fiefia ki te rongo e, engari i hanga e ia te tino whakatau o nga ra anake te hono ki muri.”

 

E tonu Fedor tana mahi i roto i te Russian MMA Union?

 

VF: “Ae, Au tino e whawhai kore e riro i te rorona i tona pou o te peresideni o MMA Federation ahau.”

 

He aha i Fedor Emelianenko korero ki a koutou e pā ana ki tona taea ōrite-ups, me hoariri?

 

VF: “There’s no definite information yet. The only thing he told me is that he needed to prepare well enough to become as dangerous as he used be. Hinengaro, Ko te rite ki te whawhai ia; his attitude about fighting is great. I think he has good chance to show the best version of himself.

He aha koe e whakaaro e pā ana ki tona whawhai muri? A, no te e kite tatou i te reira?

VF: “E kore e taea e korerotia e ahau ki a koutou rite tika i teie nei. E rite ana ahau ki a ia ki te hanga i tona whawhai tuatahi i roto i Russia, o te akoranga, engari ko te katoa ki runga ki a ia i tenei, i muri katoa. Otiia e te mea nui ki te tuatahi hanga e ia mo ana pā Russian. E ratou e fiefia.”

 

Ka meinga e koe te tuatoru M-1 kaupapa Global ki Fedor rite te headliner?

VF: “Hiahia ana ahau e, o te akoranga. E mea whakamataku ki te hanga i te whakaaturanga i roto i “Olimpiyskiy” rite ta matou, i te mahue ia ia. Ko e whakaatu huihui 22,000 mata'ita'i a ko tetahi hakari nui mo ona pā katoa. Na ka pai ki te haere ia ki waho. Tenei o te akoranga, ko te anake taku i hiahia ai mo te inaianei. Ka mahi ahau ki runga ki taua mea. Pea ka meinga e matou tupu te reira.”

 

Ko wai e kite ia koutou, i tona hoariri i muri?

VF: “Whakaaro ahau ki tetahi M-1 taumahamaha e farii i teie whawhai. Mau, Ka taea e ia te kanohi i tetahi taumahamaha TOP i te katoa i runga i te Ao.”

 

Kia pehea te roa, ka taea ki te whawhai i roto i tou whakaaro Fedor?

 

VF: “I think for a couple of years, ngāwari.”

 

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KAUA E KARANGA IT A te pō ngahau: The Jeff Curran Story

JEFF Curran: KAUA E KARANGA IT A te pō ngahau!

RFA 24 IN MINNESOTA

FRIDAY MARCH 6 Te noho i AXS TV

BY K. David Bena
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UFC, Whakapehapeha, WEC, WFA, IFLA, Strikeforce. Anake kua whawhai KOTAHI toa mo te ono katoa o enei mahi whakatairanga e te hunga i raro i te maru Zuffa tēnei wā. Taua toa? Jeff “Big Frog” Curran.

Mutu Curran tana 19-marama tūranga me tomo te tapawaru i RFA 24 i runga i Rāmere, March 6 i te maerehia e Lake Casino & Hotel i roto i te Lake mua, Minnesota. Ka teata te hui ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV. Ko te whā tautōhito, Curran (36-16-1) Ka whakamātau i tona mettle i roto i te hui tahi-matua ki te huamo Melvin Blumer (11-2) te tangata e touting i te win pūkenga 5-whawhai.

A feruri hoki ki te tau 1991… He aha i mahi i a koutou? Well, He koroheke-tau 14 whanui-kanohi i faaoti ki te whakangungu Jiu-Jitsu Curran ko. Whakamārama Curran, “Toku piha haapiiraa tuatahi, Ua haapii mai au i te tahi mea i huaina 'peita i te patunga witi’ hoki e mohiotia ana ko te Americana, a i mohio ahau e te aha hiahia ahau ki te mahi me te tika tonu ahau whakangungu Jiu-Jitsu ake mai. I pupuri ahau i te arotahi ki runga ki ahau hei kaitäkaro me te toa, ka pupuri i tetahi mea ārahi ki tetahi.”

Nohopuku-whakamua ki August 16, 2013 i RFA 9, Curran ngaro te whakatau wahia i roto i te whawhai taitara whā ki Pedro Munhoz. “Mutu ahau i muri i toku whawhai whakamutunga i roto i te RFA. Kua whawhai ahau mo te taitara ao, a kua i roto i nga whakaaturanga nui i roto i te hākinakina me te kua whawhai, i taua wa, hoki 17 tau. Ahau ongo'i tika e ki toku mahi, me te omaoma, te wahi i ahau i taua wā i roto i toku ora, toku kuao me te utuafare, Whakaaro ahau ko te wa ki te hoki atu.”

Tāpiri Curran, “Ko, te nuinga, E kore ahau i hiahia ki te kia tuarua pai, E kore ahau hiahia ki te kia toharite rite ki te toa. Kia ahau ongo'i kua te moe i haere i te whai wāhi i ki te piki hoki ki te UFC ranei, ki te whawhai i te takatu pai i roto i te ao, Ua ite au i te reira pai ki te mutu mai, kua haere ia ahua o toku pirimia.”

Heoi, i muri i tupato hifo me te hiahia ngā rīriri i ki tonu te whawhai, Curran faaoti ki te manga hoki ki te whare herehere. “Ua hinaaro e ahau ki te riro i te whawhai, riro i te whitiki, a ka haere ki runga ki runga. Ite au e riro i te ara tūturu faahiahia ki te mutu i te reira, otiia kihai i haere ki reira toku ara e. Na mutu ahau – a kahore te reira noho pai ki ahau,” Ua haamaramarama Curran. “Na, ko te atu te wa i haere i runga i, Ua ite au i te hiahia ki te whawhai. Kamata e ahau ki te titiro mō ngā whai wāhitanga me te whai wāhi ki ahau mo te whawhai ano RFA kitea. Na konei ahau i ahau.”

Maminga tūranga rite te tangata utuafare, te tangata pakihi, kaiako, me te toa kia meinga upoko whatu o etahi iwi, engari whakamārama Curran, “I ahau i toku whare hākinakina o te aroaro o i ahau toku whawhai tuatahi, na i nga wa katoa e ahau whakamahia ki te hopoi'a o te wāwāhi i toku wa, engari inaianei te mea he rota atu whakamahia te reira ki te kia no te mea kei i ngā taumata rerekē toku whawhai, me rapu utu wā atu ake i roto i-hohonu. Ko te hoki Pakihi i runga i te taumata rerekē – a ka whai i ahau e rua mau tamaroa e te tipu tere i te ra, me te whai ahau taku wahine. He te kawenga puta noa i te poari me te te mea nui atu i te reira hōtaka-whakaaro atu hoki, i ahau te whakatuwheratanga i te kura. Yeah, te reira i te rota ki te juggle, engari e ahau rave i te reira.”

Na roto i ona kawenga katoa, E whakaū ana Curran arotahi mo tona whawhai ka ū mai ki te kino Melvin Blumer, “Tona pūkenga win korero pukapuka, rawa i roto i te Midwest no te mea he tino rite i roto i te kaha me te mohio i whakaritea he rota o te takatu whawhai koe, kia whiwhi koutou whakataetae uaua me kaiwhakatairanga rohe i roto i te Midwest e titiro tonu ana ki te hoatu i te pai whawhai. Ko te taata e te mea 11-2 (Blumer) a ki runga ki te win pūkenga 5-whawhai he faahiahia ki ahau, a te reira rite te mea ahau e hiahia ana.”

Whakamārama atu Curran, “E kore ahau e hiahia ki te whawhai etahi nono te whawhai te tangata e mohio ana ahau e taea e ahau whiua ranei. E hiahia ana ahau ki te whawhai i te hoê taata e taea wero i ahau, ka kia mohio ki ahau, ki te no ahau tonu i roto i te kēmu homai ki ahau te tikanga tika o te fakahoko ki te riro ahau ranei, na te Blumer he hoariri nui. Ko te uaua Blumer. Hoatu ki a ia e ahau nui faatura ki te whakangungu i toku kaihe atu, ka hamani ia ia, ano he tekau taata runga. Otiia ki te he i mea, E mohio ana ahau ki au runga ahau tekau ërä, na au kawea mai e ahau nga mea katoa ka e ahau, a whakaaro ahau e meinga ana e ia mo te whawhai pai.”

Na he aha te taahiraa i muri o Curran ki te wikitoria? Ahakoa e kore e he ia tino, “E kore ahau e mohio ki te mea i toku tere i muri ko. Kihai ahau i hanga ai i te whakatau kotahi tino ara ranei tetahi. Hei faitotonu, E mohio ana ahau i ahau i ngaro, kihai i faatuhaaraa pai uru ki ahau, engari ki te tika riro te reira tino pea taea, engari i te wa ano ki te wikitōria tika, Ka taea e te tiki i ahau i te aro o te UFC, ka whakatau ki te hiahia ahau ki te whai toku wikitoria tuatahi UFC.”

I Rāmere, March 6, Ka miharo te mea te Curran me te katoa e tiaki “Big Frog o” umanga o muri mai i roto i te ora e.

Mō RFA:
RFA Ko te whakatairanga toi hōia whakauru ngaio e homai maranga whetu, me te runga contenders te faingamālie ke fakamo'oni'i ratou taranata ki te pā me te feia faatere i roto i te ahumahi. He hakari te RFA ki runga ki te 10 whawhai tau a tawhio noa te United States, tae Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver a Milwaukee. Ka taea te kite i RFA ora i roto i runga i 40 miriona mau fare motu i roto i tona mahi pouaka whakaata ki AXS TV. I roto i te Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA Ko tetahi o nga whakahaere tino kaha, me te whakaaro MMA i roto i te hākinakina e tipu tere i roto i te ao. (Ko te Tapawaru, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, me te-iu waru whakataetae moenga, me te hoahoa whare herehere rēhita e tohu whenua anake e Zuffa, LLC. Pūmau te mana).
Mō whawhai TV AXS:
Rongonui mo ona aotia AXS TV whawhai he Rāmere Night hanumi Arts hōia me ngā kaupapa Kickboxing. I tou Kāinga hoki MMA, AXS TV e faaohipahia te whatunga whwhi o whakatairanga i te United States, Canada, a Europe. Na ka ki a Asia päpäho whawhai atu LIVE atu tetahi atu whatunga pouaka whakaata. “Ko te reo” Michael Schiavello rima-wa MMA-toa ao Pat Miletich whakarato kaimätakitaki tākaro-i-tākaro tohunga, i roto i te-hohonu toa kapinga, me te whānui tātaritanga ki ia kāri whawhai. AXS TV i paoho ngā kaupapa-ao o te piha haapiiraa whawhai LIVE i RFA, Lion Whawhai, FC tawhito, a MFC katoa Rāmere po i 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AND.