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NEF THANKS MILITARY WITH FREE TICKET GIVEAWAY
Lewiston, Maine (May 21, 2015) - Pugnat New England (NEF), Americae scriptor numerus-unus Regionis promotionem certamen, mixta-militaris-artes tenebit its eighteenth (MMA) event, “XVIII NEF: FACTA IN AMERICA,” on Saturday, June 13, 2015 Androscoggin Bank in ad Colisee Lewiston, Maine. Superius hodie, the promotion announced a free ticket giveaway for all past and present United States military personnel to coincide with Memorial Day weekend.
“This is something we’ve done in conjunction with Memorial Day and Veterans Day in the past, and we’ve given away hundreds of tickets,” ait dominus, et co-NEF matchmaker Matt Peterson. “It is the most important promotion we do all year. It’s our small way of saying ‘thank you’ to those who serve and sacrifice so much for our nation. Come down to the Colisee box office today or Fridaymane, present your military ID and get your free ticket. It’s as simple as that.”
The ticket giveaway will take place at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee box office from the hours of noon to 5:00 pm today, Thursday, May 21, 2015, and the hours of 9:00 am to nooncras, Friday, May 22, 2015. The Colisee is located at 190 Betula Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240. The giveaway is open to all branches of the military. Personnel must present a valid military identification card at the box office window. There will be a limit of one ticket per identification card.
Nullam enim “XVIII NEF: FACTA IN AMERICA” satus procul iustus $25 et nunc in venditionem ad www.TheColisee.com aut appellando Colisee officii box 207.783.2009 x 525. Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, on Facebook Twitternefights eos sequi, et se aggregant eunuchorum coetus "New England pugnat."
About New England Pugnat
New England Pugnat ("NEF") haec pugna est turba promotiones. Maxima est enim res habet, ut missionem NEF Maine pugnantium scriptor fans pariter. Team, exsecutiva NEF scriptor sports procuratio habet rotensus experientia certaminis, rerum productionem, necessitudinum, venalicium, vendo et legal.
FEATHERWEIGHT BATTLE ADDED TO NEF XVIII FIGHT CARD
Lewiston, Maine (May 21, 2015) - Pugnat New England (NEF), Americae scriptor numerus-unus Regionis promotionem certamen, mixta-militaris-artes tenebit its eighteenth (MMA) event, “XVIII NEF: FACTA IN AMERICA,” on Saturday, June 13, 2015 Androscoggin Bank in ad Colisee Lewiston, Maine. Superius hodie, pronuntiat promotionem ad pugnam additionem bout featherweight card amateur. The matchup will feature Cornelius Tacitus (4-3) versus Eandem Johnny (3-0) in tenui labor terminum CXLV-libras.
Jeremy Tyler will be making his return to the NEF cage after an extended absence of nine months. A member of Marcus Davis’s famed Team Irish gym in Brewer, Maine, Tyler will look to rebound from the first back-to-back losses of his career. Both of those losses came to Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) competitors. It is a gym affiliated with Johnny Crafts’ team New England United (NEW), so the June 13 fight will be an opportunity for Jeremy to gain a measure of revenge as well. Like his opponent at “XVIII NEF,” Tyler has proven himself a submission specialist with all four of his victories coming by way of capitulation.
“I’m very excited to be stepping into the NEF cage for the first time in 2015,” said Tyler. “I am looking forward to the opportunity to fight John Crafts who is a highly ranked MMA fighter with a very good Jiu Jitsu game. I believe the NEF fans will be very happy with the match-up and feel this will make for an entertaining fight. Expect to see an improved performance from me. I took some time off after my last fight to focus, build upon my technique and add to my overall skill sets. I am ready to unleash the game I’ve been developing in the cage so June 13th can’t get here fast enough.”
Originally scheduled to challenge for the NEF MMA Amateur Bantamweight Championship at “XVIII NEF,” Johnny Crafts was left without a fight after his original opponent pulled out due to injury. That was until Jeremy Tyler stepped up to the challenge this week. This fight will mark the first time Johnny Crafts, who holds a brown belt in BJJ, has competed above the bantamweight limit of 135-pounds. Crafts was voted the “2014 Rookie Anni” per NEF fans.
“I’m very excited to be fighting Jeremy Tyler,” said Crafts. “He’s a well-rounded fighter with good experience. I’m looking to test the waters at 145 for my first time and see how I feel fighting up. I was pretty disappointed in the title fight falling through, but I assure everyone that this fight will be just as exciting to watch.”
Nullam enim “XVIII NEF: FACTA IN AMERICA” satus procul iustus $25 et nunc in venditionem ad www.TheColisee.com aut appellando Colisee officii box 207.783.2009 x 525. Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, on Facebook Twitternefights eos sequi, et se aggregant eunuchorum coetus "New England pugnat."
About New England Pugnat
New England Pugnat ("NEF") haec pugna est turba promotiones. Maxima est enim res habet, ut missionem NEF Maine pugnantium scriptor fans pariter. Team, exsecutiva NEF scriptor sports procuratio habet rotensus experientia certaminis, rerum productionem, necessitudinum, venalicium, vendo et legal.
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“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” receives first prelim fight, as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” receives first prelim fight,
as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk
Securus Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins atque @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
SANTA MONICA, Ill. (May 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” event, Bellator MMA officials are now turning their attention to the evening’s Spike.com-streamed preliminary lineup.
The first preliminary contest booked features featherweight standout Bubba “The Highlight Kid” Imago (8-2), as he looks to build his way back to a title shot against 28-fight veteran Joe “The Nose” Wilk (18-10).
Featuring a heavyweight contest between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) et priore Bellator MMA Pullover Mundus Champion Alexander “Draco” Volkov (24-5), “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” takes place June 26 at Kansas stella Event Center Arena in Mulvane, May.
Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Naturalis” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Sutam 'Em Up” Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) on the event’s featured portion.
Nocturnae main card iactare liberum in quo uiuit et dens 9 p.m. AND / 8 p.m. CT, dum in praevia temporis daret fluent ad Spike.com 7 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. CT.
Additional erit nuntiatum in brevi temporis daret.
Nullam enim “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” quod satus procul iustus $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, at sunt availableTicketmaster.com.
Imago, a former NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Arizona State University, also earned All-American honors during a separate stint at Penn State University. Just 27 annorum, Jenkins has already fought seven times under the Bellator MMA banner and is considered one of the top up-and-coming fighters in the 145-pound division. “The Highlight Kid” was one step away from a shot at the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title before coming up short against Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 132 in January. The Corona, Ill. resident now looks to get back on the winning track at Bellator 139.
Wilk is a 33-year-old Kansas native who already boasts 28 professional contests to his name and made his Bellator MMA debut this past October, where he suffered a TKO loss to fellow Sunflower State veteran Ricky Musgrave. Wilk has been a staple on the Midwestern scene since 2007 and has incredibly fought to a judges’ decision only once in his 28 apparentiae. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 eius 18 career victories by way of submission.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, June 26, Kanas stella Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Main Card (9 p.m. ATQUE)
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lightweight proelium Feature: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator featherweight proelium Feature: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator Middleweight proelium Feature: Joe Brockmayer (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)
Praevium Card
Bellator featherweight Prelim proelium: Imago Bubba (8-2) vs. Joe Lupus (18-10)
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” receives first prelim fight,
as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk
Securus Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins atque @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
SANTA MONICA, Ill. (May 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” event, Bellator MMA officials are now turning their attention to the evening’s Spike.com-streamed preliminary lineup.
The first preliminary contest booked features featherweight standout Bubba “The Highlight Kid” Imago (8-2), as he looks to build his way back to a title shot against 28-fight veteran Joe “The Nose” Wilk (18-10).
Featuring a heavyweight contest between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) et priore Bellator MMA Pullover Mundus Champion Alexander “Draco” Volkov (24-5), “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” takes place June 26 at Kansas stella Event Center Arena in Mulvane, May.
Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Naturalis” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Sutam 'Em Up” Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) on the event’s featured portion.
Nocturnae main card iactare liberum in quo uiuit et dens 9 p.m. AND / 8 p.m. CT, dum in praevia temporis daret fluent ad Spike.com 7 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. CT.
Additional erit nuntiatum in brevi temporis daret.
Nullam enim “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” quod satus procul iustus $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, at sunt availableTicketmaster.com.
Imago, a former NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Arizona State University, also earned All-American honors during a separate stint at Penn State University. Just 27 annorum, Jenkins has already fought seven times under the Bellator MMA banner and is considered one of the top up-and-coming fighters in the 145-pound division. “The Highlight Kid” was one step away from a shot at the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title before coming up short against Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 132 in January. The Corona, Ill. resident now looks to get back on the winning track at Bellator 139.
Wilk is a 33-year-old Kansas native who already boasts 28 professional contests to his name and made his Bellator MMA debut this past October, where he suffered a TKO loss to fellow Sunflower State veteran Ricky Musgrave. Wilk has been a staple on the Midwestern scene since 2007 and has incredibly fought to a judges’ decision only once in his 28 apparentiae. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 eius 18 career victories by way of submission.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, June 26, Kanas stella Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Main Card (9 p.m. ATQUE)
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lightweight proelium Feature: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator featherweight proelium Feature: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator Middleweight proelium Feature: Joe Brockmayer (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)
Praevium Card
Bellator featherweight Prelim proelium: Imago Bubba (8-2) vs. Joe Lupus (18-10)
Securus Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins atque @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
SANTA MONICA, Ill. (May 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” event, Bellator MMA officials are now turning their attention to the evening’s Spike.com-streamed preliminary lineup.
The first preliminary contest booked features featherweight standout Bubba “The Highlight Kid” Imago (8-2), as he looks to build his way back to a title shot against 28-fight veteran Joe “The Nose” Wilk (18-10).
Featuring a heavyweight contest between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) et priore Bellator MMA Pullover Mundus Champion Alexander “Draco” Volkov (24-5), “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” takes place June 26 at Kansas stella Event Center Arena in Mulvane, May.
Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Naturalis” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Sutam 'Em Up” Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) on the event’s featured portion.
Nocturnae main card iactare liberum in quo uiuit et dens 9 p.m. AND / 8 p.m. CT, dum in praevia temporis daret fluent ad Spike.com 7 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. CT.
Additional erit nuntiatum in brevi temporis daret.
Nullam enim “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” quod satus procul iustus $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, at sunt availableTicketmaster.com.
Imago, a former NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Arizona State University, also earned All-American honors during a separate stint at Penn State University. Just 27 annorum, Jenkins has already fought seven times under the Bellator MMA banner and is considered one of the top up-and-coming fighters in the 145-pound division. “The Highlight Kid” was one step away from a shot at the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title before coming up short against Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 132 in January. The Corona, Ill. resident now looks to get back on the winning track at Bellator 139.
Wilk is a 33-year-old Kansas native who already boasts 28 professional contests to his name and made his Bellator MMA debut this past October, where he suffered a TKO loss to fellow Sunflower State veteran Ricky Musgrave. Wilk has been a staple on the Midwestern scene since 2007 and has incredibly fought to a judges’ decision only once in his 28 apparentiae. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 eius 18 career victories by way of submission.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, June 26, Kanas stella Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Main Card (9 p.m. ATQUE)
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lightweight proelium Feature: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator featherweight proelium Feature: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator Middleweight proelium Feature: Joe Brockmayer (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)
Praevium Card
Bellator featherweight Prelim proelium: Imago Bubba (8-2) vs. Joe Lupus (18-10)
NEW ENGLAND FIGHTS ANNOUNCES FULL NEF XVIII FIGHT CARD
Lewiston, Maine (May 19, 2015) - Pugnat New England (NEF), Americae scriptor numerus-unus Regionis promotionem certamen, mixta-militaris-artes tenebit its eighteenth (MMA) event, “XVIII NEF: FACTA IN AMERICA,” on Saturday, June 13, 2015 Androscoggin Bank in ad Colisee Lewiston, Maine. Superius hodie, promotionem renuntio plena card pugnae eventu.
In a highly-anticipated rematch, NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Champion Bruce “Pulchellus Boy” Boyington (10-8) takes on rivalJohn “Prima classis” Ray (2-7) in a non-title catchweight contest. Raio scored a victory over Boyington by rear-naked choke in their initial meeting in February 2014. That win, tamen, was marred in controversy as Boyington contends the referee mistook his wave to his fans in the crowd as a sign of submission. Cujuscumque, Boyington and Raio will look to settle the score on June 13 in Lewiston.
NEF homegrown talent, atque 2014 “Pugnatore Anni,” Crowsneck Boutin (0-0) will debut in the professional ranks against “The Junkyard Dog” Ryan Cowette (2-2) in bout a middleweight. Boutin has developed over the course of three years from a street brawler to a well-disciplined martial artist. Cowette is the head coach of MMA Athletix and the preacher of Victory Church in Bath, Maine.
In other professional bouts: Jesse “Vikinga” Erickson (4-4) looks to follow up his commanding performance last month at “XVII NEF” with another victory when he takes on Zenon Herrera(0-0); “2.0 Shatterproof” Suspendisse Shorey (2-1) will also try to make it two-in-a-row when he meets Canada’s Jeremy dichiara (1-0) in a bantamweight battle; atque Elias, “Periculum Muris” Lelandus (2-1) hopes to rebound from a loss last month when he fights Chad “Apparatus tormentarii” Kelly (3-2) in what many are predicting to steal the show on the professional side of the card.
“XVIII NEF” will mark the first time NEF has crowned a set of amateur champions. The amateur card will feature five championship title bouts. Among those bouts will be a heavyweight title fight between the popular Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (2-1) atqueRyan Glover (1-0). Glover won a 2011 state championship wrestling for Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine.
In another amateur title fight, Dexter Ricky (3-0) off contra quadratorum Josh Harvey (3-1) for the lightweight championship. Dexter will represent Team Irish while Harvey will represent Irish’s Bangor-area rival Young’s MMA.
A women’s fight will also be featured on the amateur card withAlex Walker (0-1) versus Kendra Streeter (0-0). Walker thrilled the Lewiston crowd of more than 2,000 at “XVII NEF” last month with her “De proelium Nocte” performance against Randi Knowles (1-0).
The full fight card (subject to change):
PERITUS
150 Bruce Boyington 10-8 (Young’s MMA/Boyington’s TKD) vs John Raio 2-7 (First Class/Choi)
185 Ryan Cowette 2-2 (MMA Athletix) vs Crowsneck Boutin 0-0 (Choi Institute)
155 Jesse Erickson 4-4 (CMBJJ – Team NEU) vs Rochi Herrera 0-0 (Independens)
135 Suspendisse Shorey 2-1 (Certamina Shatterproof Club) vs Jeremy DiChiara 1-0 (Wulfrun MMA)
135 Elias Leland 2-1 (Instaret Academia,) vs Chad Kelly 3-2 (Fighting Arts Academy)
265 Michael Hansen 2-1 (Nani MMA) vs TBD
IMPERITUS
265*Title Billy Leahy 2-1 (CMBJJ/Young’s MMA) vs Ryan Glover 1-0 (Nani MMA)
155*Title Dexter Ricky 3-0 (Team Irish) Josh vs Harvey 3-1 (Young scriptor MMA)
145*Title Aaron Lascius 5-1 (Young scriptor MMA) vs Alex Johnson 2-1 (Et crudelissimi nationum MMA & Boxing)
125*Title Norman Fox 4-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Dustin Veinott 3-3 (CMBJJ – Team NEU)
135 *Title Eandem Johnny 3-0 (Team NEW) vs TBD
S.HWT Comitissa Guillen 2-2 (Independens) vs Dave Smith 1-0 (Nani MMA)
265 “Sonny” Ora Spratt IV 0-1 (Certamina Shatterproof Club) vs Nick Gulliver 0-0 (Prima classis MMA)
185 Heath Hanson 1-2 (3Ronin Athletics) vs Ruben Redman 0-2 (Independens)
170 Mike Bazanson 0-0 (Team Kaze) vs Jeff Dustin 0-0 (Independens)
170 Alex Bronish 0-0 (Nani MMA) vs Alex Payson 0-0 (MMA Athletix)
160 Pat Kelly 2-0 (Young scriptor MMA) vs Dr. Steve Bang 1-0 (CMBJJ – Team NEU)
155 Corey Hinkley 2-3 (CMBJJ) vs Cory Trial 0-1 (Et crudelissimi nationum MMA & Boxing)
155 Dom Cofone 5-5 vs Lachance 2-1 (MMA Athletix)
145 Dustin Shorey 0-1 (Certamina Shatterproof Club) vs Rob Robinson 0-0 (Prima classis MMA)
135 Mike Crespo 2-2 (MMA Athletix) vs Caleb Costello 2-3 (Team Irish)
125 Justin Wi 0-2 (Certamina Shatterproof Club) vs Ryan Burgensis 0-0 (Nani MMA)
125 David Brown 1-3 (Plymouth Fight Cluib) vs Steve Desjardins 4-3 (Team Irish)
125 Alex Walker 0-1 (Team Kaze) vs Kendra Streeter 0-0 (Independens)
145 Jimmy Jackson 2-2(Young scriptor MMA) vs TBD
145 Mike Pietersen 2-0 (Young scriptor MMA) vs TBD
Nullam enim “XVIII NEF: FACTA IN AMERICA” satus procul iustus $25 et nunc in venditionem ad www.TheColisee.com aut appellando Colisee officii box 207.783.2009 x 525. Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, on Facebook Twitternefights eos sequi, et se aggregant eunuchorum coetus "New England pugnat."
About New England Pugnat
New England Pugnat ("NEF") haec pugna est turba promotiones. Maxima est enim res habet, ut missionem NEF Maine pugnantium scriptor fans pariter. Team, exsecutiva NEF scriptor sports procuratio habet rotensus experientia certaminis, rerum productionem, necessitudinum, venalicium, vendo et legal.
Reebok Rebellion Could Revolutionize MMA as We Know It
By: Rich Bergeron
You know the Reebok battle is getting heated when people are trashing the terms of the deal both figuratively and LITERALLY:
What was more telling about the incident, quamquam, erat “Uncle Dana” not stepping in to punish the frustrated fighter for his blatant disrespect of a major UFC business partner. This was a watershed moment for the “Reebok Rebellion.”
What could Dana do, post omnes? Myles was actually pulling a page right out of the UFC President’s own marketing handbook. Jury was being in-your-face offensive to sell his argument. Dana does that every day.
Higher-profile fighters are consistently rubbing Mr. White the wrong way these days when it comes to the Reebok deal, and though he gave Jury and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone a pass for their recent criticism, he bit back against the likes of Brandon Schaub.
There may be a different kind of fireworks in July when this raw deal officially takes effect and all the fighters who don’t agree with Schaub and Jury start to realize their shortsightedness. Some of those UFC fighters might even regret not joining their peers on the unofficial public picket line when it might have actually mattered.
The worst part about this whole fiasco is the timing. The Federal Trade Commission is once again reportedly investigating the UFC in the wake of a series of high-profile Class-Action Anti-Trust complaints winding their way through the civil courts.
It’s hard not to question whether the world’s most powerful mixed martial arts promotion is overstepping its bounds in the way they are trying to control every aspect of a fighter’s career. It seems like a really bad deal to exchange a little bit of money and the right to fight under the UFC banner for the blood, sweat and tears it takes to stay at the top of the MMA game these days. Even to be at the middle of the pack in the UFC is a heck of a challenge. Fighters have to be starting to ask themselves when the accumulated bumps bruises, dislocations, torn ligaments, broken bones and concussions become so bad that the money doesn’t matter anymore.
What will happen when a tidal wave of former UFC fighters find out that the glory of having fought their hearts out for the fans isn’t paying the bills and/or sending their kids to college? What happens when the cushy medical coverage expires and your legendary fighter status means nothing to the doctors and the hospital billing you outrageous and astronomical fees to keep you healthy enough to live to old age?
Ask Marc Coleman. It’s not pretty.
The more the UFC fight or flight equation turns toward having no freedom to be an entrepreneur and no ability to build your own brand, the more Scott Coker’s phone is going to continue to ring off the hook. At least in Bellator, fighters can still have their own personal sponsors on their shorts.
They don’t throw all their fighters out for losing a few fights in a row, uel. They don’t publicly berate their fighters at post-fight press conferences for not putting on a show. They pay what they can, and they do their best to just be considered a UFC competitor.
Phil Davis may be the first of many UFC defectors that could begin to trickle in if this Reebok deal eliminates as much income and opportunity as it sounds like it will.
I am actually disappointed that Viacom isn’t making a bigger push to acquire more UFC fighters with more lucrative contracts, but no business wants to lose money. It’s harder for Bellator to gain massive revenues in return for their investments in their fighters due to the overhead of doing their own production for free television. Et tamen, simul, Coker and Bellator’s current management seems to actually care a little more about the people who do battle under their banner. They know better than anyone that your sponsors can really keep you alive.
Fighters who value their freedom and want a little more control over their careers might start to see the only UFC competition as a much greener pasture in the wake of this sneaker giant’s exclusive apparel contract. What is supposed to look like a major step forward for the UFC might actually represent three steps back for this organization that is already struggling with cancelled and postponed fights due primarily to an increasing amount of training injuries to top fighters.
Of course we can’t forget Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones allegedly crashing a rented SUV into a pregnant woman’s car and breaking her arm before fleeing the scene on foot. This is yet another unfortunate example of the UFC not caring enough about their fighters. How could they not recognize this guy had a problem that needed to be addressed a long time before this tragic incident unfolded? How can the UFC justify not having their own random drug testing in place like other professional sports? How are illegal drugs OK for a fighter to do out of competition in the first place? Who made the rules with that gaping loophole in them?
St. Pierre has been one of the UFC’s most vociferous critics on the PED-testing front. The former champion continues to sit on the sidelines after one of the most punishing fights of his career led him to announce his retirement with the door left open only a crack. Only a broad, comprehensive drug testing program can bring him back now, S.. Pierre maintains.
Even fighters like Ronda Rousey are getting a little upset with the career control measures being wielded over them by their bigwig bosses. The UFC will not even let Ronda appear in a few scripted WWE events. Just because these skits last longer than some of her actual fights doesn’t mean they are much different than what she does in her movie career. Her UFC bosses are fine with her pursuing action movie roles, so why not a little fake wrestling? Maybe it’s the fact that WWE stole the Tapout brand and took it right out of the cage and into the wrestling ring. Maybe it’s jealousy that WWE has the kind of fan base that makes them a legitimate threat, and it’s the kind of fans the UFC desperately needs. Maybe it’s the fact that the UFC lost their chance at retaining Brock Lesnar’s services again and they are still getting over it.
Whatever the reason, the UFC is clamping down more and more on what fighters can and can’t do inside and outside the cage, and it goes far beyond fake wrestling. Contracts are becoming more and more restrictive in every way.
The UFC also used to foster a climate where no fighter would dare speak a foul word about management or any business deal management put in place. The punishment would be worse than a fine if Dana decided to give you the Brendan Schaub treatment in the press.
Complain, and you’d be called a coward or a bum. You’re not a team player, some ignorant fans will still say when you stick your neck out while under UFC contract. Et tamen, this climate is not enough to stop this new little wave of protest that might grow to a frightening crescendo just before or after this Reebok deal officially becomes reality.
The mindless minions who criticize fighters for speaking out for their own best interests just eat right out of Dana White’s hand, even when he’s passing out rat poison. It is disgusting to hear and see so many people agreeing with a guy who never even fought an official amateur bout of any kind instead of listening to someone who actually put in the effort to compete in even one professional cage fight.
When it comes to matters of what it really means “to be a F#$%ing fighter,” Dana can give all the foul-mouthed speeches he wants, but it’s the actual fighters who bled for years under the UFC banner who gave that speech real meaning and resonance to the fans who now worship the ground Dana walks on. Plerumque, these fans only like White so much because he talks and cusses just like them. Tamen, one UFC fighter I interviewed years ago told me there is something wrong with the sport when the most recognizable figure in MMA is Dana White. I couldn’t agree more.
Freedom is not a word to be taken lightly, and free speech is not as free as it used to be. You sign on the dotted line to step in the UFC cage, and you have to play by their rules, even the ones you don’t like or don’t agree with. That was bad enough when that was the only problem fighters faced. Autem, it’s much worse because of the Reebok deal and the ramifications and ripple effects it will cause.
Some people forget this deal also alienates other long time sponsors of the UFC and its fighters. Think of all those apparel companies who will not be able to sell their products now in association with any official UFC event. The upcoming UFC Fan Expo situation is a prime example of how the UFC just doesn’t seem to care about the businesses and backers that helped put them on the map in the first place.
The people behind this powerhouse MMA league will alienate anyone or any group of people to make a buck off the backs of better men than themselves. This Reebok deal is living proof of that. Even if all the money from the Reebok partnership does go to the fighters, all those businesses that end up locked out of fighter sponsorship deals will have to line up to sign exclusive contracts with the organization itself. Either that, or they will convert to Bellator supporters and follow burned UFC fighters to that organization.
Suddenly that second fiddle is sounding like it could steal the show, and my prediction that Bellator could fail looks premature and presumptuous now.
“So you want to be a f$%^ing fighter?”
Let me give you Scott Coker’s number.
CRATIS pugnare MMA & RATIO kickboxing PROGRAMMING (May 18-25, 2015)
Certa est Network 24/7 varius sem pugnam ludis deditus perfecta coverage. Is progressio focused in auras totum ambitum de pugna ludis genre, in quibus vivunt, usque ad bella et pro-minute mixta bellicis artibus et analysis fama, kickboxing, professionalem colluctatio, traditum militaris artes,, pugilatu, nuntium pugnae, luctus erat, seriem tam bene quam pugna drachmas, documentaries et pluma membrana.
Infra invenies elucidat de hoc septimana scriptor programming:
Monday, May 18
6:30 p.m. ATQUE – 2014 Judo Tashkent Grand Prix– Highlights from the 2014 Judo Tashkent Grand Prix from Oct. 16-18, 2014 in Uzbekistan.
7:00 p.m. ATQUE – 5 Rounds – John Hosts Ramdeen Niger et Robin invitare convivarum dissoluendae maxime actio weekend MMA.
7:30 p.m. ATQUE – Extra autem pugnare News – News, recaps, et analysis of features intus pugna venatus.
8:00 p.m. ATQUE – Finalis proelium VINDICIAE 5: Rodriguez vs. Simonjic – Featuring Ricco Rodriguez vs. Tomaz Simonjic in the MMA main event and Pavel Zhuravle vs. Vinchenzo Renfurm in a kickboxing bout from Osijek, Croatia.
Tuesday, May 19
1:00 a.m. ATQUE – To 2 Toe with Urijan Faber – John Ramdeen chats with UFC bantamweight superstar Urijah Faber about his upbringing and evolution in the sport.
1:30 a.m. ATQUE – Hip Show: Arena Certamina – Tag quadrigis-12m MMA inside a 12m arena per tres-level cum obstaculum structurae.
2:30 sum. ATQUE – XPTV – Coverage, et Operum regionalium pro amateur U.S MMA.
7:30 a.m. ATQUE – Extra autem pugnare News – News, recaps, et analysis of features intus pugna venatus.
7:00 & 7:30 p.m. ATQUE – Bellator Xtreme VINDICIAE – Florida professio-substructio MMA featuring americano expectationes, internationalis veterani UFC et stellas.
8:00 p.m. ATQUE – 5 Rounds – John Hosts Ramdeen Niger et Robin invitare convivarum dissoluendae maxime actio weekend MMA.
8:30 p.m. ATQUE — Extra autem pugnare News – News, recaps, et analysis of features intus pugna venatus.
Wednesday, May 20
3:00 a.m. ATQUE – Proelium Nocte Texas – MMA actio a Texas featuring SOLUS stella Rempublicam top prospects in cavea.
6:00 p.m. ATQUE – Optimum Cage Iram – Praesent eget classic pugnat ex Britannia Cage furiam organizationem Anderson Silva, Antonio Silva, Victor Belfort, Pauli et aliorum Daley.
7:00 p.m. ATQUE – Extra autem pugnare News: Edition MMA – Contegit omnia facta sunt in MMA mundi exclusive cum analysis et features.
7:30 p.m. ATQUE — Extra autem pugnare News – News, recaps, et analysis of features intus pugna venatus.
8:00 p.m. ATQUE – Fighting Spirit Season 4 – Compilations of international MMA fights from SFL, FFC, M, I, et magis.
9:00 p.m. ATQUE – Bellatores caveam 74 – Featuring Kianzad vs. Siiskanen – Featuring Mannie Kianzad vs., Agnieszka Niedzwiedz for the inaurgal women’s bantamweight title from Nov. 15, 2014 9n London.
11:00 p.m. ATQUE – MMA Meltdown cum Gabriel Morency – Gabriel Morency frangit omnia facta sunt in MMA, tractantibus odds, praedictiones, plus specialis et exclusivum, in hospites weekly conloquia.
11:30 p.m. ATQUE – Scis eius Wrestling – Extensive coverage de eventibus amateur colluctatio, possidet Lucius, post-the-scaenarum coverage ex propria rerum conloquia.
Thursday, May 21
1:30 a.m. ATQUE – Ultimate provocare MMA 8: Dynamite – Featuring Neil Nemus vs. Martin Thompson, Tom Watson vs., Denniston Sutherland, Dean Amasinger vs. Scott Jansen and Jason Young vs. Abdul Mohamed from Oct. 24, 2009 in London,.
6:00 p.m. ATQUE – VINDICIAE Fightling Alliance – Pro MMA ex Florida featuring similia Josh Sampo, Mike Kyle, John Howard, Numquid McCorkie, Luis Palomino et aliis.
7:00 p.m. ATQUE – Pugnans Rookies – Aspiring kickboxers ascendet super eventus ludo quod fieri contigerit elit rookies contendunt atque ad altiorem experientiam opus succedere.
8:00 p.m. ATQUE – Pugna autem News: Edition MMA – Contegit omnia facta sunt in MMA mundi exclusive cum analysis et features.
8:30 p.m. ATQUE — Extra autem pugnare News – News, recaps, et analysis of features intus pugna venatus.
9:00 p.m. ATQUE – Battlegrounds MMA: O.N.E. – Praesent a unus-nocte, single-slimination MMA tournament from Tulsa, CALLIDE, Rothomagi Carneiro Showcasing, Brock Larson, Cody McKenzie, Trey Houston, Jesse Taylor and others.
Friday, May 22
2:00 a.m. ATQUE – Pancrase Classics – Classic pioneering MMA proeliis featuring Ken trifolium, Frank trifolium, Bas Rutten, Nate Marquardt, Et aliis Chael Sonnen.
4:00 a.m. ATQUE – Optimum PROFUNDUM – Featuring genere pugnae, ex historicis Italica GRAVIS inter promotionem Shinya Aoki, Hayato Sakurai et Gegard Mousasi.
5:00 a.m. ATQUE – Optima gemma – Classic pugnat ex Italica MMA omnibus-feminam amicitias, Gemmae.
6:00 – p.m. ATQUE – M-I provocare – MMA ex Europa featuring summo ortu suscipiendas expectationes et internationalis stellas.
7 p.m. ATQUE – UFC 187 Expende In- – LIVE coverage of official weigh-ins for UFC 187: Jones vs. Johnson in Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ATQUE — NSS 18 – Featuring Overeem vs. Rozalski – Featuring Valentijn Overeem vs.. Marcin Rozalski, Jan Blachowicz vs. Miranda Mario et Curt Warburton vs. Arturius Sowinski ex Feb. 24, 2012 In Arreptisque, Polonia.
11:00 p.m. ATQUE – Pugnans Qvaerenda 43 – LIVE MMA ex Calgary, Canada, featuring Jason Zentgraf vs. Nick Ring, Mixhsa Cirkunov vs. Shaun Asher and Sergei Juskevic vs. LT Nelson,
Saturday, May 23
1:00 a.m. ATQUE – SuperKombat: III mundi Grand Prix – Featuring Andrei Stoica vs. Ali Cenik for the super cruiserweight title, plus the cruiserweight tournament semifinals from June 21, 2014 in Constanta, Romania.
4:00 a.m. ATQUE – To 2 Pollicem cum Chris Weidman – John Ramdeen talks in depth with UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman.
6:00 a.m. ATQUE – Optimum TKO – Featuring Patrick Cote vs. Steve Vigneault from TKO 14.
7:00 a.m. ATQUE – Optimus Gladiator provocare – Featuring Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Dave Taylor from Gladiator Challenge 2.
10:00 a.m. ATQUE – Optimum SportFight – Qualitate urna a circio MMA, hosted by UFC veteranos Matth LIndland et Chael Sonnen. Hoc eventu features ortum SportFight fortissimus Henoch Wilson.
2:00 p.m. ATQUE – NSS 31: Subject vs. Drwal – LIVE MMA from Gdansk, Polonia, featuring Michal Materia vs. Tomasx Drwal, Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Rolles Gracie et Goran Reljic vs. Attila Vegh.
7:00 p.m. ATQUE – UFC 187 Show Pre- – LIVE pre-fight coverage and analysis for UFC 187: Jones vs. Johnson in Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ATQUE – WSOF Canada 1: Ford vs. Powell – Featuring Ryan Ford vs. Joel Powell for the WSOF Canadian welterweight title, plus Michael Hill vs. Ryan Dickson from Feb. 21, 2014 in Edmonton, AB.
10:00 p.m. ATQUE – WSOF Canada 2: Loiseau vs. Lewis – Featuring David “The Crow” Loisean vs. Dwayne Lewis, plus Josh Hill vs. Mike Adams and Tim Hague vs. Matt Baker from June 7, 2014 in Edmonton, AB.
Sunday, May 24
1:00 a.m. ATQUE – UFC 187 Post-Show – LIVE Post-fight coverage for UFC 1878: Jones vs. Johnson in Las Vegas.
6:00 a.m. ATQUE – Pancrase Classics – Classic pioneering MMA proeliis featuring Ken trifolium, Frank trifolium, Bas Rutten, Name Marquardt, Et aliis Chael Sonnen.
10:00 a.m. ATQUE – Optimum ADCC – Featuring manes in summa semper habuit matches rescindunt, Aliquam Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes, Eddie Bravo, Fabricio Werdum, Garcia Marcelo, Ronaldo et Souza Royler Gracie.
2:00 p.m. ATQUE – Enfusion LIVE #29: Amsterdam – LIVE professional kickboxing from Amsterdam, Holland.
7:00 p.m. ATQUE – USA adipiscing Wrestling – Host Scott Casber dat septimanis fama et analysis circa centrum USA Wrestling, lusus scriptor nationalibus regendi corpus, possidet conloquia, vultus et praeterita respicere.
7:30 p.m. ATQUE – Judo Qingdao Grand Prix 2014 – Highlights from the Judo Qingdao Grand Prix fromNov. 19-21 in Sinis.
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“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” adds middleweight slugfest pitting Joe Schilling vs. Hisaki Kato, making it the fourth and final main-card matchup
Securus Tweet: ".@JoeSchilling187 and Hisaki Kato join #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
SANTA MONICA, Ill. (May 18, 2015) – A card loaded with explosive contests has received one more potential slugfest, as middleweight sluggers Joe “Sutam 'Em Up” Schilling (2-4) atque Hisaki Kato (4-1) will clash in the fourth and final main-card matchup of next month’s “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” event which airs live on Spike.
Headlined by a heavyweight contest between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) et priore Bellator MMA Pullover Mundus Champion Alexander “Draco” Volkov (24-5), “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” fit June 26 at Kansas stella Event Center Arena in Mulvane, May.
Additional matchups include lightweights Dave “Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Naturalis” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) susceptis Yamauchi up (18-2).
Nocturnae main card iactare liberum in quo uiuit et dens 9 p.m. ATQUE/ 8 p.m. CT, dum in praevia temporis daret precibus Spike.com. Additional erit nuntiatum in brevi temporis daret.
Nullam enim “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” quod satus procul iustus $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, at sunt available Ticketmaster.com.
In XXXI annorum cum munere Brockmayer restitit 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, quo beneficio meritus uterque U.S. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, as well, opus suum iter ad laudem cum staret in extremo torneamentum hominis hanc quoque olim Iunii, certandi ter in uno vesperam. Bellator MMA Brockmayer fecit debut in November, a scoring “Anni Knockout” candidate stoppage of noted striker Melvinus Manhoef.
A karate stylist who first made his name in Japan in the sport of Kudo – a hybrid version of MMA that involves fighting in a gi, gloves and a mask – the 32-year-old Kato will fight in the U.S. on June 26th primum tempus. Kato’s transition in 2013 to traditional MMA rules has proven to be a rousing success, as he’s earned four knockout victories in his first five bouts. Three of those wins were earned in the first round, including an April 2014 victory that came in just 53 seconds.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, June 26, Kanas stella Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lightweight proelium Feature: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator featherweight proelium Feature: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator featherweight proelium Feature: Joe Brockmayer (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)
RFA 26 GETS NEW CO-MAIN EVENT, FULL TELEVISED CARD RELEASED
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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
PRINCEPS EXITUS:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
PERFUSORIUS sollicitudin
Las Vegas, Nevada – Bellator resurrectionem Alliance (RFA) will feature a new co-main event as the promotion heads back to Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith now has a co-headliner pitting two lightweights looking to make a big statement in the Mile High City as Colorado’s own Marcus “Bad Intentions” Edwards battles Brazilian submission ace Thiago “Monstrinho” Alves. Eventus fit Friday, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Tota main card erit et vivet televised nationwide in TV ad AXS 10 p.m. ATQUE / 7 p.m. PT.
Nullam enim RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Tesseras satus procul $25.00. A limited number of catered 8-seat cageside VIP tables are available by calling 303-521-0966.
Alves (8-2) is a 28-year-old native of São Paulo, Brazil who holds the rank of black belt in jiu-jitsu. Alves is replacing former RFA title challenger Zach Juusola, who was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. The Team Link representative has secured six of his eight career victories via submission since making his professional MMA debut in 2011. Two of those submission wins have come this year and he will look to stay perfect in 2015 as he makes his national television debut at RFA 26.
“I don’t know a lot about Marcus Edwards personally, but this will be a great opportunity for the both of us to show off our skills on national television. I look forward to going to his hometown and doing my job at RFA 26.”
Edwards (9-3) will be celebrating a double-homecoming at RFA 26. The 26-year-old Factory X Muay Thai standout will be returning to fight in his home state of Colorado for the first time since 2013, while also returning to AXS TV, where he fought three times in 2014.
RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against RFA #1 welterweight contender Gilbert Smith (10-4). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweight bouts. NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Mercado (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “BUTIO BUTIO” Salmon (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Also on the main card, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN middleweight champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin (4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 CO-MAIN EXITUS:
Thigo Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Feature Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Brun Frazzato
265 Feature Bout:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Feature Bout:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Feature Bout:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
Additional bouts on the RFA 26 undercard will be announced soon. RFA 26 will be the promotion’s sixth event to take place in the state of Colorado. It will be the second time the RFA has visited “The Centennial State” in 2015. Tota card of main RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ATQUE / 7 p.m. PT on Friday, June 5th.
Placere visitabo RFAfighting.com IRCA et updates pro notitia. RFA on Facebook est etiam in Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
About RFA: Mixta bellicis artibus ultrices RFA sit ortus eius qui facit Arcturum et summo ingenio contendencium facultatem nisl ac principes elit. The RFA presents vivunt eventus in menstruam basis circa Iunctus Civitas including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Et Denver Milwaukee. Potest super vivunt in RFA 43 million paciscor cum television per domos nationally AXS TV. Substructio in Las Vegas, Nevada, Et honoratus diligentissimamque RFA ex Institutis MMA ludum ieiunas crescit in mundo. (The Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, et octo mat-postesque est competition, et custodia haberet tantum a consilio sunt Register Zuffa, LLC. All rights reserved).
About AXS TV Pugnat: Nocte Diei Pugnat notissimum est nobilis TV AXS Mixed Martial Arts et eventus Kickboxing. Sicut enim MMA Your Home, AXS expansivum network TV utilitas elit a eros, Canada, et Europa,. And Asia to broadcast moreLIVE fights than any other television network. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello et quinque-tempus mundi MMA fortissimus Pat-peritus Miletich spectatores praebere fabulam-per-ludere, in-profundum Pugnator coverage, extensive et analysis ad singulis pugna card. AXS broadcasts TV eventus a mundi-genus pugnae LIVE RFA, Leo proelium, Legacy FC, MFC et omni sexta feria ad vesperam 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ATQUE.
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