Program Lineup Through Monday October 27
Fri Oct 21 – 7:30PM ET – MMA – Ringside MMA 12 – Daley vs Fioravanti – $9.99
Fri Oct 21 – 9:00PM ET – MMA – New York Mixed Martial Arts – Feature Film – $9.99
Fri Oct 21 – 10:00PM ET – MuayThai – M-One Grand Muay Thai Championship – $14.99
Fri Oct 21 – 11:00PM ET – MMA – Ultimate Reno Combat 28 – Invicible – $9.99
Sat Oct 22 – 7:30PM ET – MMA – The Rise of a Warrior – 4 – $FREE!
Sat Oct 22 – 8:00PM ET – MuayThai – Battle at Ballys – Take on Productions – $14.99
Sat Oct 22 – 8:30PM ET – Wrestling – Branded Outlaw Entertainment – The Eruption – $9.99
Sat Oct 22 – 9:00PM ET – MuayThai – Muay Thai Journey Fight-Series IV – $9.99
Sat Oct 22 – 10:00PM ET – MMA – Cage Rage UK 24 – Hands of War – $9.99
Ringside MMA 12 – Daley vs Fioravanti
Fri Oct 21 7:30PM ET
The main event will feature an explosive battle of international proportions as Paul “Semtex” Daley (27-11-2) from England will face American Luigi “The Italian Tank” Fioravanti (22-10-0). Daley, a notorious KO artist (with 20 of his wins coming by way of knock out), is a UFC and Strikeforce veteran, and made his last appearance in Montreal at UFC 113 in the infamous number one contender’s match for the UFC welterweight title when he faced Josh Koscheck. He will be making his return to the Centre Bell after having faced such formidable fighters as Duane Ludwig, Martin Kampmann, Dustin Hazelett, Scott Smith, Nick Diaz and Jake Shields. Facing him will be Fioravanti, who in addition to M-1 Challenge is also a veteran of the UFC, , and his preferred method of attack is no secret to anyone. Having already stood toe to toe against the likes of Chris Leben, Jon Fitch, Forrest Petz, Luck Cummo, Diego Sanchez, John Alessio, Pete Spratt and Joey Doerksen, this fighter keeps the crowds at the edge of their seats with his fearless willingness to stand and fight. Fight fans are sure to see an explosive battle between two warriors who use their fists to earn decisive victories rather than leave things in the hands of the judges.
In the co-main event of the night, Ringside MMA’s bantamweight and featherweight champions respectively, will battle for the 135 pound title in a 5 round match. Michel “Mitch” Gagnon (7-1), a 26 year old native of Sudbury and current champion at 145 pound, will make his debut at bantamweight after a successful and spectacular title defence last April when he stopped Rejean Groulx after a somewhat controversial takedown in what was already a candidate for fight of the year. Though he is currently on a 5 fight win streak that has not seen him lose in over 30 months, he faces what could be his toughest challenge yet in his opponent, Stephane Pelletier (5-1),. This is Gagnon’s opportunity to be Ringside MMA’s first ever double title holder in 2 different weight classes simultaneously. Not looking to be anyone’s stepping stone, Pelletier turned heads after getting a submission victory over Mikael Pellerin only a few days after participating in tryouts for the reality show, The Ultimate Fighter. Only 3 months later at the Colisee Pepsi, Pelletier surprised the analysts with his 3rd consecutive win, a stoppage over the veteran Dimitri Waardenburg, to win the Bantamweight title.
At lightweight, the vacant 155 pound title will be in play in a 5 round championship match that will put the Bellator veteran and Tristar trained Mike Ricci (6-1) versus one of the best Canadian fighters in his weightclass, Kurt “The Hurt” Southern (11-3), a formidable wrestler. Ricci’s record would have been perfect had it not been for the loss at hands of Pat Curran. He is known to be a well rounded athlete who possesses not only strong defense, but only an affinity for Muay Thai, and trains with the Canadian National Wrestling Team. However, well schooled in wrestling is Southern, who fought competitively in the sport for over 13 years before making his MMA debut in 2007. The Saskatchewan native has accumulated victories over the likes of Martin Grandmont, Brad Cardinal and most recently BJJ ace Jorge Britto. Currently riding a three fight winning streak, Southern is coming back to Ringside after his only appearance back in January, 2010.
Also on the main card of the evening, former Ringside welterweight champion Alex “The Dominican Nightmare” Garcia (6-1) will make his return to the cage after losing his title and suffering his first loss at the hands of Seth Baczynski last April. Fighting out of Montreal, Garcia had won his first six matches over the likes of Ricky Goodall and Tyler Jackson. The undisputed top prospect in Canada will be making the first stop on his way back to the top as he meets the veteran Matt MacGrath (10-6) from Halifax. MacGrath has faced some of the best fighters in his weight class over the last three years including Matt Veach, Cory MacDonald, Claude Patrick, Jonathan Goulet.
New York Mixed Martial Arts – Feature Film
Fri Oct 21 9:00PM ET
New York MMA is an enthralling documentary that provides a back seat view of the grass roots struggle to legalize and regulate the professional sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) in New York State.
New York is one of a handful of states in which MMA is still outlawed; sacrificing fighter safety, jobs and millions of dollars in revenue to neighboring states and countries since 1997.
In his first feature length film, martial artist and filmmaker Kahleem Poole-Tejada presents an intimate account of the struggle to legalize MMA through the lens of one amateur fighter’s (Bradley Desir) quest to turn professional under the guidance of his coach (Stephen Koepfer). Viewers are offered a rare glimpse behind the curtain of the political, sometimes frightening, and always exciting world of mixed martial arts.