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World Class MMA on FITE
This week we have some MMA events from around the world coming to FITE and they are here to show that they have what it takes to compete with the best.
Starting early on the Friday the 3rd of March we have Diamondback Fighting Championships live from Australia. It will feature Shane Mitchell vs. Brandon Ropati. If you can’t catch it there will be a replay.
Later we are going back to Missouri to stream Gateway Fighting Series 8 with Trevon Crawford vs. Jace Kyle Burcham and Brittany Cloud vs. Savannah Shahan.
On the 4th it is Austrian Fight Challenge 5 that will hook you in with the fight between Aleksandar Rakic and Sergio “Kreator” Souza.
Wrestling fans can enjoy the match between Mr. Anderson and Alberto El Patron this Sunday, live from the UK when Big League Wrestling: Gold Rush will stream.
And just to remind you that Kayfabe commentaries are now on FITE – here are some interesting interview excerpts just for you
Ryan Glover Ready to Rock at NEF February 11th
By: Kalle Oakes
Skjóta losun: Lewiston, Maine (Febrúar 9, 2017) – Championships have played a defining role in Ryan Glover’s young life.
That tradition dates back to his junior year at Mountain Valley High School, when Glover achieved the rare double of a team state championship in football and an individual heavyweight wrestling title in the space of three months.
He has continued that tradition as a mixed martial artist, winning the New England Fights light heavyweight amateur strap in only his fourth career foray into the cage.
Growing up in blue-collar Rumford and Mexico also taught Glover that sports aren’t everything, þó. That is why his initial title defense against Victor Irwin at “NEF 27: Resurgence” will be his first appearance in the hexagon í 53 weeks.
Glover-Irwin will headline the amateur segment of an ambitious card Laugardagur, Febrúar 11 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.
“I was on the road in Florida and Virginia a lot for work all summer and didn’t have time to train with the guys I usually train with,” Glover said. “You have to pay the bills before you can go do this stuff. This is just for fun. I hope (Irwin) knows I’ll be prepared for this one.”
Once the opening bell tolls, Glover (3-1) will have experienced more title bouts in the cage than non-title trials. He also battled in an unforgettable slugfest for the NEF amateur heavyweight belt, one that went to his opponent in that fight by a close but unanimous decision.
His experience is one of the reasons Glover envisions a triumphant return.
“He’s a good athlete, but a young kid who doesn’t have any experience beyond the first round,” Glover said. “When I had my first title fight, that was my first time going into a second round and I was kind of dead in the water at that point.”
Glover won the title with a second round submission via arm lock over Mike Williams.
That rapid ascent through the New England heavyweight ranks so early in his career shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed Glover’s athletic achievements. He has always been ahead of the usual learning curve.
As a junior on an undefeated 2010 Mountain Valley football powerhouse that featured senior standouts Cam Kaubris and Christian Durland, Starf Glover sem línumaður var svo áhrifamikið að hann var útnefndur leikmaður ársins hjá Lewiston Sun Journal.
"Það hjálpar,“Glover sagði um bakgrunn sinn. „Ég hef séð einhverja stærstu vettvang sem til er þegar kemur að íþróttum í framhaldsskólum.“
Úrslitakeppni ríkjaglímu pakkað í tvö af helgustu íþróttamannvirkjum Maine - Augusta Civic Center og gamla Bangor Auditorium - á fjögurra ára tímabili Glover á mottunni.
Glover stökk úr 215 punda bekknum til 285 annað árið hans, jafnvel þó að hann velti vigtinni undir mörkum. Það var hefð sem MMA stelpufélagi Berserker og náungi NEF stjarnan Mike “The Mustache” Hansen um það bil sex árum áður.
„Mike var eins og naggrísinn fyrir að glíma við stærri þungavigtarmennina,” Glover said. "Þetta er leiðin (Þjálfari) Gary Dolloff seldi mér það. Ég man að hann sagði að ástæðan fyrir því að hann ákvað að prófa það með mér væri vegna þess að Mike hefði náð árangri í því. Og auðvitað hafði hann rétt fyrir sér, vegna þess að við fengum ríkismeistaratitil út úr því. “
Eldra árið stóð ekki við það yngra loforð. Sjúkdómar og meiðsli voru samsæri til að koma í veg fyrir að Glover gæti varið bæði fótbolta og glímu.
„Mér var raðað nr. 1 að fara í efri ár og veikist,"Sagði hann. „Þetta sýnir bara að stundum kemur lífið í veg fyrir.“
Glover fylgdi ekki háskólabrautinni, kjósa vinnuaflið í staðinn, og svo virtist sem íþróttadögum hans væri lokið.
Hann prófaði bifreiðakapphlaup um tíma, sneri sér síðan að hnefaleikum og MMA þjálfun til að komast aftur í form. Það leiddi til frumraun hans í febrúar 2015, fylgdi fljótt eftir þrjá búra bardaga og áhugamannakeppni í hnefaleika fyrir gott mál.
Aðeins þegar vinnuskuldbindingar hans sneru aftur til árdalsins síðastliðið haust, íhugaði Glover að komast aftur í búrið. Skyldur fjölskyldunnar voru í fyrirrúmi, sagði hann. Og já, stolt af því nafni sem hann hefur skapað sér í gegnum tíðina var líka þáttur.
„Þetta er örugglega íþrótt þar sem þú getur meiðst ef þú reynir að gera það (hálfa leið), sérstaklega gegn andstæðingi eins og ég er að berjast við,” Glover said. “He’s a good athlete. Hann er jafn góður í glímu og ég var, kannski jafnvel betra. “
Fjölskylda og vinir í samhentu sambandi, upphaf Berserkers búðir hafa Glover betur undirbúinn en nokkru sinni fyrr. Bróðir Ryan, Matt, hefur einnig tvö NEF leiki til sóma.
„Ég hef verið að rúlla með bróður mínum og öðrum strákum sem eru það 250 eða betra,” Glover said. „Þetta skiptir leik. Mér líður eins og ég sé miklu meira scrambler en (Irwin) er. Og sérstaklega þar sem ég mun draga úr þyngd til að komast að 205, Ég mun hafa styrk forskotið. “
Hann gæti notið annars sérstaks forskots: Stuðningur aðdáenda.
Nafnaviðurkenning hefur sína forréttindi. Eða kannski er það tilfelli af fjarveru Glover sem gerir hjörtu aðdáenda hans gróin. Í öllu falli, bardagi hans er að mótast sem einn eftirsóttasti aðdráttarafl NEF 27.
„Rétt eftir að ég tók slaginn seldi ég 50 miða eftir sjálfan mig,” Glover said. „Þegar lagið mitt kemur, Ég veit að staðurinn á eftir að fjúka. Young’s (Bangor) kemur alltaf með mikinn mannfjölda, svo við þurfum þann stuðning. “
Opnunarbjöllan fyrir „NEF 27: Uppvakning “í febrúar 11 er sett fyrir 7 p.m. Miðasala byrjar á $25 og eru í boði á www.TheColisee.com eða með því að hringja í Colisee kassi skrifstofu á 207.783.2009, framlenging 525.
Þjóðsöngur Sports & Skemmtanir mynda sýningar á glímusöngvum, LLC., Fáir stjórn á áhrifum glímu
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BELLATOR MMA UNDIRRITAR ÞRJÁTTA NATIONAL CHAMPION ROMERO COTTON TIL EINNÁM MMA SAMNINGUR
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Nóvember 7, 2016) - Bellator MMA er stolt af því að tilkynna undirritun mjög eftirsóttra glímaáhorfa Romero Cotton að eingöngu, multi-berjast samning.
Einbeiting 26 ára unglingsins er sem stendur lögð á að ljúka sálfræðiprófi sínu í Nebraska Kearny háskólinn, en leitaðu að Cotton til að taka frumraun sína í MMA í atvinnumennsku 2017, þar sem hann mun keppa á 185 pundum.
„Að fá tækifæri til að vera hluti af kynningu eins og Bellator svo snemma á MMA ferlinum er ég þakklátur fyrir. Að vera sú að ég er rétt að byrja í íþróttinni hélt ég að það yrðu tvö eða þrjú ár að mala og vinna mig upp stigann áður en ég ná í fyrirtæki af þessari stærðargráðu,”Bómull sagði. „Að hafa séð hvernig nýlegur hópur glímumanna hjá Bellator hefur verið meðhöndlaður og fluttur, Mér þykir heiður að vera nýjastur og það er ekkert sem ég hlakka til meira en að sýna heiminum færni mína sem ég hef öðlast í gegnum lífið, ekki aðeins sem glímumaður, en sem íþróttamaður. Nú, Ég fer yfir í næsta áfanga ferils míns og mun halda áfram að þróast í að vera vel ávalinn bardagamaður.”
Þrefaldur NCAA deildarmeistari í 2. deild kl 197 lbs., Cotton er einnig fjórfaldur bandarískur og er fyrsti þrefaldi meistarinn í 111 ára sögu Nebraska Kearny háskólans. Hann lauk háskólaferli sínum með frábærri skrá yfir 66-10. Upphaflega skráð í Nebraska, Cotton lék einnig fótbolta í háskóla, redshirting nýársár sitt fyrir Cornhuskers, áður en flutt er til UNK, þar sem hann spilaði fótbolta í þrjú ár.
Bómull sameinast áhugamönnum um glímu áhugamanna um glímu: Aaron Pico, Joey Davis, Jarod Trice, Tyrell Fortuneog Og Ruth á listanum og mun keppa í millivigtinni, sem nú er barist afRafael Carvalho.
Fyrir frekari upplýsingar um Romero Cotton, kíktu á þessa grein á FloWrestling.com.
NEF TILKYNNIR VINNENDUR RÉTTAR RÉTTAKEPPNI
Rumford, Maine (Júlí 20, 2016) - New England Berst (NEF), Ameríska svæðisbundna baráttukynningin, fyrr í dag tilkynnti sigurvegara keppninnar í ár um að sækja Háskólann í Suður-Maine (USM) árleg „Brawlin’ Lobster Wrestling Clinic. “
Jesaja Cogswell, yngri í More High School í Bath, Maine og Benjamin Mahoney, yngri í York High School í York, Maine, will both have their tuition costs covered to attend this year’s clinic and will both receive a unique NEF prize package that includes tickets to “NEF 25: HEROES & VILLIANS” to be held on September 10th á Androscoggin Bank Colisee í Lewiston, Maine. The contest was sponsored by NEF and NEF professional featherweight mixed martial artist, Brandon “The Dream Killer” Bushaw. In order to enter, applicants needed to submit a 200-word essay outlining how attending the 2016 clinic would help them to achieve their wrestling goals. Cogswell and Mahoney were selected out of over 40 applicants.
“I want to attend this camp so I can achieve my goal of Maine heavyweight champion and this camp will help me not only keep my skills but to improve upon them,” wrote Mahoney, who has placed at both mid-states and the Atlantic Invitational tournament since he began wrestling on the varsity team his freshman year. “I would like to show to my coaches that I am willing to take the extra step to show leadership and experience, so that I could also be a team captain this year.”
“This camp would give me an opportunity to be exposed to more coaching styles and learn more about who I am as a wrestler,” Cogswell, a varsity wrestler and KVAC Champion, wrote in his essay. “I am not done, I still have work to do to reach my goals.”
This year’s dual sponsorship to send two wrestlers to the clinic was made possible by the contribution of Brandon Bushaw, a two-time state wrestling champion and member of the Maine Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame. After a successful career at Westbrook High School, Bushaw went on to wrestle at Michigan State University alongside teammates and UFC-standouts Rashad Evans and Gray Maynard. With almost 20 fights under his belt between his amateur and professional mixed martial arts careers, Bushaw has never forgotten his wrestling roots and the lessons he gained from competing in the sport.
“Wrestling has molded my life on and off the mat since my freshman year of high school,” said Bushaw. “I look back and am so thankful to this day that Coach Walsh wouldn’t leave me alone about coming out for the Westbrook wrestling team all those years ago. If I can give back even one percent of what I got out of wrestling, it would be monumental to me. That’s why when I saw NEF was paying for a young wrestler to go to camp, I called Matt and told him I would like to send someone as well! I’m glad he accepted my offer and I hope that wrestling has the same impact on this young man’s life that it did mine!”
“Wrestling is one of the oldest and most effective martial arts in the world,"Sagði NEF meðeigandi og matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Participating in the sport of wrestling has the potential to improve one’s performance in all areas of life. We’re proud to send these two deserving young men to the USM clinic this summer and hope this plays a part in helping them to achieve their goals both on and off the wrestling mat next season.”
“Myself and our coaching staff appreciate NEF and Brandon for sponsoring these wrestlers and giving them an opportunity to attend our camp,” stated Mike Morin, USM Head Wrestling Coach, himself a two-time All-American, when reached for comment. “We are the only NCAA program in the state and will have coaches from all over the Northeast as clinicians. These sponsorships are allowing these wrestlers to participate and learn at a high level. Í staðinn, this only helps the state as a whole grow and get better.”
New England Berst 'Næsta atburður, “NEF Presents Dana White: Looking for a Fight” fer fram á Föstudagur, Ágúst 5, 2016 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. Miðar eru á sölu núna á www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com or by calling the box office at 800.745.3000.
For more information on the event and fight card updates, vinsamlegast farðu á vefsíðu kynningarinnar á www.NewEnglandFights.com. Að auki, þú getur horft á NEF myndbönd á www.youtube.com/NEFMMA ogwww.flocombat.com, fylgja þeim á Twitternefights og taka þátt í opinberu Facebook "New England berst."
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BELLATOR MMA SIGNS FOUR-TIME NCAA DIVISION II WRESTLING CHAMP JOEY DAVIS
Newest Bellator MMA acquisition Joey Davis
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Júní 15, 2016) – Bellator MMA is thrilled to announce the signing of NCAA Division II wrestling star Joey Davis, að sérstakri multi-ár, multi-berjast samning. The signing was first reported by FloWrestling.com’s Jeremy Botter.
Davis joins a string of recent signings by Bellator president Scott Coker including standout wrestlers the likes of three-time All-American Jarod Trice and Olympic contender Tyrell Fortune. The 21-year-old standout wrestler competed at Notre Dame College, where he accumulated an incredible undefeated 131-0 record and four consecutive NCAA Division II Championships during his college tenure, becoming the only Division II wrestler to ever win four national titles and go unbeaten in a career. Davis will look to compete in Bellator MMA’s stacked welterweight division and will make his professional debut before the end of this year.
“With God you can achieve anything, and I’m gonna do it with high fashion,” Davis said. “Joining Bellator is my latest achievement to date. I don’t remember what it’s like to lose, and I’m not planning on finding out any time soon.”
(L to R) Joey Davis, Antonio McKee and A.J. McKee
Named 2016 “Man of the Year” by Wrestling USA Magazine, the Compton, Calif., native began his stretch of domination as early as the ninth grade, when he attended Sante Fe High School. Davis was crowned the California State champion at 152-pounds in his junior year and followed that impressive campaign with a second State Title at 160-pounds in his senior year.
Davis will train at Antonio McKee’s Body Shop Gym in Long Beach, Calif. alongside childhood best friend and Bellator featherweight wrecking machine AJ McKee. Davis joins a budding roster of Bellator MMA talent, with recent signings that include: matt Mitrione, Benson Henderson, Jarrod Trice, Sergei Kharitonov, and recent re-signings the likes of Darrion Caldwell og Michael Chandler.
MIKE HANSEN: FACING FEAR HEADFIRST
Lewiston, Maine (Júní 15, 2016) – Fighting anyone, hvar, anytime and under any circumstances has become Mike Hansen’s calling card with New England Fights.
No surprise, þá, that the 30-year-old father of three from Rumford, ME will gladly entertain the idea of a mixed martial arts contest … against an opponent about whom he admittedly knows precious little … on the eve of Father’s Day.
Hansen (4-4) will take on Robert Laroski in a heavyweight clash at “NEF 24: Promised Land” on Laugardagur, Júní 18 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.
There is no fear of the unknown in a man who has carved out his reputation confronting substantially bigger foes since his days as a state champion wrestler at Mountain Valley High School. During his relatively short time in NEF, Hansen has fought as a middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight.
“When I took the fight (at NEF 23 in Massachusetts) against Brendan Battles, people were saying, ‘You’re crazy! He’s going to bust your head!’ I understand why the weight classes exist, and I respect that it’s about safety and all that, but I’ve always felt that a fighter should be ready to fight anybody, no matter what,” Hansen said. “In high school, I would drink two gallons of water and put lead in my uniform just so I could get to the minimum weight for the unlimited class.”
That’s the attitude of a fighter whose skill and talent level far exceed his current record as a professional.
Hansen’s docket includes a stoppage win over former NEF “Fighter of the Year” Crowsneck Boutin. His record also includes TKO losses to Battles and Cody Anderson and a choke-out at the hands of Zach Elkins.
When he reflects upon his unique life story, Hansen, who fought twice for the World Fighting League as a 20-year-old college student, marvels that he ever got back into the cage at all.
“I started the winter of 2004-05. I started training because I had gone from 187 að 242 pounds in a few months. I was seeing stretch marks,” Hansen recalled. “I was pretty upset with myself for allowing that to happen. I started doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu two nights a week to get in shape. Then I went home for the summer and ended up with my first fight in August. My friends got me the fight without my coaches knowing about it. They told me it was a good thing I won, or they would have kicked my butt.”
Hansen kept a promise to his father to quit the sport after a knockout loss to Alexander Chianurashvili in 2006. He was studying at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, with intentions to enter the medical field.
He was stabbed and attacked with a baseball bat by three men in a case of mistaken identity not long thereafter. “I walked out of the hospital the next day, and all three of them were still in there from the beating I gave them in self-defense,” Hansen said proudly.
That dogged determination served Hansen well in the United States Army, where he studied in the elite Combatives program.
“They ask you ‘Who wins the fight?’ and the answer is, ‘Whoever’s buddy gets there first to help him clean up.’ That’s what Combatives taught me: How to survive that extra 30 að 60 sekúndur,” Hansen said. “Work ethic is what it taught me. It helped me grow and do things I might have questioned mentally whether or not I could do. Not many people find that extra little motivation. The Army taught me how to find it and utilize it.”
A few years later, Hansen found that inner fire again. Even as he returned to coaching wrestlers in his hometown, his own physical fitness suffered as work and fatherhood took precedence.
Hansen vividly describes sitting in a bean bag chair, eating snack food, watching TV at 2:11 a.m. when his phone rang. He assumed it was a friend in trouble.
“It was (NEF co-owner) Matt Peterson. Our families grew up maybe 200 yards apart. My high school wrestling coach had called him, unbeknownst to me, to tell him he needed to get me back in the cage,” Hansen said.
Three weeks later og 20 pounds lighter, Hansen dispatched super heavyweight fixture Artie Mullen at “NEF 16: New Blood Rising,” and the comeback was on.
Í 15 months that have followed, Hansen has been instrumental in launching Berserkers MMA and building his reputation as both a fighter and an instructor.
Life is blossoming at home, also. Hansen is the father of two girls, aldur 5 og 2, and a boy of four months. His older daughter, Kaydn, often accompanies Dad to the gym at Greater Rumford Community Center. He returns the favor by chaperoning field trips for her kindergarten class.
“She and her friends will be on the playground practicing boxing stances and stuff,” Hansen said. “Her teacher says it’s adorable. Hopefully she is learning to take care of herself so I don’t have to.”
Kaydn’s parents are making plans to take her to her first live NEF show after she turns 6. Fyrir nú, she is content to watch her Dad’s fights on YouTube.
“If we’re watching TV together,” Hansen said, “we have a thing where I get two shows and then she gets two shows. If I put in a fight tape, she’ll say, ‘Daddy, I know this doesn’t count as one of your shows, because this is your work.’”
Opnun bjalla á Júní 18 er sett fyrir 7 p.m. Tickets for “NEF 24: Promised Land” start at $25 og eru í boði á www.TheColisee.com eða með því að hringja í Colisee kassi skrifstofu á 207.783.2009, framlenging 525.
For more information on the events and fight card updates, vinsamlegast farðu á vefsíðu kynningarinnar á www.NewEnglandFights.com. Að auki, þú getur horft á NEF myndbönd á www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, fylgja þeim á Twitternefights og taka þátt í opinberu Facebook "New England berst."
National Wrestling Hall of Fame celebrates 40th class with grand re-opening of its renovated facility in Stillwater, Okla.,June 3-4
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame is turning 40 ára í 2016. The Hall of Fame will be inducting and honoring the 40th class at the 40th Anniversary Honors Weekend on Júní 3-4 with a grand re-opening in its Stillwater, Okla. location.
The current $3.5 million complete renovation will allow visitors to experience the rich history of wrestling in a new way, including interactive exhibits. There is a vast and expanded use of digital technology to preserve photographs, videos, and other historical items. The Hall of Fame has a striking new layout, which has been modernized to offer an even more stunning experience for guests.
Much has changed since America’s shrine to the sport of wrestling opened its doors on Sept. 11, 1976. The first class enshrined was Raymond G. Clapp, Fendley Collins, Tommy Evans, Edward C. Gallagher, Art Griffith, Danny Hodge, Clifford P. Keen, Dave McCuskey, George Mehnert, Hugo Otopalik, Rex Peery, Myron Roderick, Billy Sheridan, and Jack VanBebber.
The interior of the Hall of Fame and Museum building will be all new, but it will not change how Distinguished Members are honored. The four Distinguished Members in our 40th Anniversary Class will be enshrined with granite plaques like the original 14 members in the Class of 1976.
Flokkur af 2016 nær
Distinguished Member William B. Harlow
Distinguished Member Carlton Haselrig
Distinguished Member Brandon Slay
Distinguished Member Dick Wilson
Medal of Courage – Randy Bortles
Outstanding American – Joseph Galli Jr.
Meritorious Official – Marcia D.W. Haise
Order of Merit – Ron Good
Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award – Mark Hall II
Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award – Katie Brock
This year’s Distinguished Members each had tremendous careers. Slay was a 2000 Olympic champion in freestyle, two-time NCAA runner-up for the University of Pennsylvania and current Assistant National Freestyle Coach with USA Wrestling. Haselrig won three NCAA Div. I and three NCAA Div. II heavyweight national titles for Pitt-Johnstown. Harlow was a three-time NCAA finalist and an NCAA champion for Oklahoma State and won a World silver medal in freestyle. Wilson was a three-time Olympian in Greco-Roman and a three-time NCAA runner-up for the University of Toledo.
Another constant from that first day is the life-size green marble statue, which not only greets visitors to the museum, but is also commemorated in the Hall of Fame logo. It is a copy of the classic Greek statue “The Wrestlers” by Cephisodotus in the Uffizi gallery in Florence, Ítalía. The statue in the Hall of Fame is the only one in the world in green marble, and was first seen by the late wrestling legend and past Hall of Fame president Myron Roderick when he was in Europe for the Olympics.
The NWHOF has developed countless exhibits, books and other projects in the last 39 ár. It has showcased great moments and individuals, but more importantly we’ve highlighted the diversity of the sport with special-themed exhibits featuring females and ethnicities including African Americans, Native Americans, and Latino Americans.
The first time the public will have the chance to see the new National Wrestling Hall of Fame will be on Friday, Júní 3 at its Reception and Presentation of Plaques at 6 p.m. á 405 West Hall of Fame Avenue. Flokkur af 2016 induction will be on Laugardagur, Júní 4 at OSU Student Union, South Hester St in Stillwater starting at 6 p.m. with a reception in French Lounge, followed by the 40th Honors Banquet in Student Union Ballroom.
Media is invited to these special activities and can attend by contacting Jack Carnefix of National Wrestling Hall of Fame at 732-213-2121. Those wishing to interview any of the inductees during the weekend by phone should contact Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at 719-659-9637.