UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Men’s Health magazine. The video features a behind the scenes of the cover shoot, as well St-Pierre talks about his training regime and his diet. Check…
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Men’s Health magazine. The video features a behind the scenes of the cover shoot, as well St-Pierre talks about his training regime and his diet. Check out the article at menshealth.com.
With the purchase of the Strikeforce promotion by Zuffa last weekend, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, it was only natural for several of the other promoters to field questions about selling their brands should Zuffa come calling.
Bellator Fighting Championships CEO Bjorn Rebeny has already stated that his promotion is not for sale […]
With the purchase of the Strikeforce promotion by Zuffa last weekend, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, it was only natural for several of the other promoters to field questions about selling their brands should Zuffa come calling.
Bellator Fighting Championships CEO Bjorn Rebeny has already stated that his promotion is not for sale and that they “control our own destiny.”
Maximum Fighting Championship owner Mark Pavelich was asked about his thoughts over the purchase and whether he’d ever consider selling his company to the UFC.
“People ask when they UFC are coming to buy us. Listen – I don’t want to sell the Maximum Fighting Championship. I’ve got it tattooed on my guts. That’s the difference between me and everybody else. Scott Coker is a super nice guy, but you could see he had a lack of passion for MMA when he spoke. He’s a good guy. He’s a great guy, but when we’re talking about mixed martial arts, it’s a different story – he doesn’t have what I have….he never will. It’s engrained in me. It’s not engrained in him. After the heavyweight debacle, the makeup of the organization started to change. Did Coker do a great job for a long time? I thought he did, but he still lacked passion and he lacked drive.”
The MFC is about to debut in Ontario, Canada on April 8 with their MFC 29: Conquer event which features two title bouts and will air on HDNet. Former UFC veteran Marcus Davis will debut at the event along with another former UFC fighter Hermes Franca. Franca faces faces Drew Fickett on the live broadcast.
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre spoke to Yahoo! Sports writer Steve Cofield over the phone from London, England. He’s in the UK to train with Braulio Estima and Roger Gracie at Gracie Barra.
St-Pierre spoke about his upcoming fight with Jake Shields at UFC 129 and a possible fight with UFC middleweight champ […]
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre spoke to Yahoo! Sports writer Steve Cofield over the phone from London, England. He’s in the UK to train with Braulio Estima and Roger Gracie at Gracie Barra.
St-Pierre spoke about his upcoming fight with Jake Shields at UFC 129 and a possible fight with UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva. When it comes to Silva, GSP noted that “The Spider” has 40 pounds on him in the off season, and maybe should face Yushin Okami before any match with him could take place.
“(Silva)’s probably 40 pounds heavier than I am. So if I fight this fight, it might be at a catch weight. If it happens.”
“It’s something I’m not thinking about right now because it’s not my number one priority. I’ve had a lot of success at 170. If I move to 185, I need to talk to my sponsors, my trainers. It’s a complete change of life. Do I want to take the risk, maybe yes. Maybe It’s going to be a great challenge. Maybe, no. But I have to talk with my trainers. … I have to fight Jake Shields, I think Anderson Silva has to fight Yushin Okami.”
“I’m not afraid of nobody in the world. I’m a martial artist.”
AGGRESSION MMA RELEASES FINALIZED FIGHT CARD FOR “PUNISHMENT”
Event to be aired on the Score Television Network
Press Release – Edmonton, Alberta (Canada): Aggression MMA, Edmonton’s top MMA promotion, has released its finalized fight card for its upcoming event entitled “Punishment,” which includes the pairings of the first leg of its lightweight title tournament, as well as […]
AGGRESSION MMA RELEASES FINALIZED FIGHT CARD FOR “PUNISHMENT”
Event to be aired on the Score Television Network
Press Release – Edmonton, Alberta (Canada): Aggression MMA, Edmonton’s top MMA promotion, has released its finalized fight card for its upcoming event entitled “Punishment,” which includes the pairings of the first leg of its lightweight title tournament, as well as a main event featuring top Canadian welterweight Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford. “Punishment” will be held on Friday, March 11th at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, with the first fight kicking off at 7 PM.
Also, Aggression is proud to announce that “Punishment” will be broadcast via tape delay on The Score Television Network, as part of the Score Fighting Series. The Score is a national specialty television channel providing sports news, information, highlights and live event programming in more than 6.8 million homes across Canada.
Tickets for “Punishment” are now on sale, and are priced at $55 and $75. Tickets are available at www.tnttickets.ca or via email at [email protected].
“We’re very excited to have a top talent like Ryan Ford headlining ‘Punishment,’ and when you add the lightweight title tournament…what an event it’s going to be!” exclaimed Aggression MMA CEO Harvey Panesar. “And with it being shown on a network like the Score, it shows that Aggression is part of the upper echelon of Canadian fight promotions, and that the sky is the limit from here.”
Here’s the finalized “Punishment” fight card:
Main event:
Ryan Ford (13-3) vs. Johnny Davis (15-3)
Diego Wilson (5-0) vs. Josh Hill (4-0) for the Aggression Bantamweight Title
Lightweight title tournament:
Shane Campbell (4-0) vs. Dave Mazany (5-3)
Adam Lorenz (8-1) vs. Will Romero (5-1)
Kurt Southern (9-3) vs. Brad Cardinal (12-5)
Trevor Wright (5-3) vs. Evan Sanguin (6-3)
Mukai Maromo (3-2) vs. Tim Tamaki (11-22-1)
Trent Thorne (6-4) vs. Jason Gorny (3-4)
Mike Scarcello (2-0) vs. Brandt Dewsberry (5-0)
Owen Carr (4-1) vs. Keenan Feeney (2-1)
Due to several injuries, the 4th lightweight tournament bout will be held at an upcoming show. The three winners of the tournament at “Punishment” will square off at the next Aggression event, and the finals will be held at the following event. The tournament winner will get the lightweight championship, as well as a cash bonus.
For more information, please visit our website at http://www.aggressionmma.com/
UFC President Tweeted (@DanaWhite) that message earlier today as the official announcement was made that the promotion, and Canadian broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet, had reached a four-year deal for content programming.
So Canadian fans have a home for UFC programming such as “The Ultimate Fighter”, preliminary bouts for Pay-Per-View events, and UFC Fight Night events.
UFC president Dana […]
UFC President Tweeted (@DanaWhite) that message earlier today as the official announcement was made that the promotion, and Canadian broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet, had reached a four-year deal for content programming.
So Canadian fans have a home for UFC programming such as “The Ultimate Fighter”, preliminary bouts for Pay-Per-View events, and UFC Fight Night events.
UFC president Dana White:
“We’re excited to announce a new deal with Rogers Sportsnet that will put the UFC in millions of homes in Canada,” he said. “Canada is an amazing market for this sport and we look forward to bringing the fans more UFC programming. We’re happy to have a strong television partner in Canada like Rogers Sportsnet.”
Tom Wright, UFC director of Canadian operations:
“This is great news for the UFC and our fans,” he said “Canadians are hungry for UFC shows and segments and now have so much to look forward to as we continue to grow the sport together with Sportsnet.”
Press Release – March 06, 2011: Wreck MMA is proud to announce that they are making their second visit to Afghanistan to entertain the troops with six professional MMA fights. Following the trip in October, the thousands of troops in attendance loved the event and couldn’t wait for Wreck to return. Their wish will be […]
Press Release – March 06, 2011: Wreck MMA is proud to announce that they are making their second visit to Afghanistan to entertain the troops with six professional MMA fights. Following the trip in October, the thousands of troops in attendance loved the event and couldn’t wait for Wreck to return. Their wish will be fullfilled as the Canadian forces asked Wreck to once again step up and support our troops.
The fights will begin on the afternoon of March 9th, 2011 and headed to Afghanistan are two teams of six fighters ready to entertain the thousands in attendance. The first team will be coached by the Head Instructer of the Ottawa Academy of Martial Arts, Pat Cooligan and the other by the experienced coach and fighter from London’s Adrenaline MMA, Chris ‘The Menace’ Clements.
The main event will have Caledonia’s Bryan Edge taking on Brampton’s Theo ‘The Poetic Hitman’ Toney in what should be a highly contested and exciting tilt. Fighters from all corners of Ontario will fill out the rest of the card as fighters from Rockland, Woodbridge, Wallaceburg, Brantford, Windsor, Sarnia, London and Ottawa will be competing. All fighters and staff will once again be donating their time to support the troops who protect us every day. The fighters participating in this event deserve a lot of credit for stepping up and giving back to the troops.
One of those troops is Randy Turner. Turner is a two-time Wreck veteran who is currently stationed in Kandahar. As a special treat for his fellow soldiers, Turner will be competing on this event against London’s Andrew MacAloney.
Wreck MMA could not bring you this event without the help of our sponsors and people who have supported this trip. They include The Martial Artist, The Score, Seiko, Cora Lee Williams, OYDN Leasing & Property Management, Dan Lavigne, Katie Robinson, Mike Wass, Craig Bushey and Barbuzz.net.
Wreck MMA would also like to officially announce that we will be back at the Casino Lac-Leamy on May 6th, 2011 for Wreck MMA: Unstoppable. Scheduled to be featured on the event is a Bantamweight Title Bout between John ‘The Haggis Basher’ Fraser against Saskatoon’s Eric Wilson. A second title fight will be on the card as Jesse ‘The Ghost’ Gross (who headlined Wreck’s first Afghanistan trip) will be facing Brad Cardinal for the Wreck Lightweight Title. Making his much anticipated return to Wreck is one of Ottawa’s most popular fighters as Nabil ‘The Thrill’ Khatib will take on Markhaille ‘Showtime’ Wedderburn. Also scheduled to appear are Stephane Bernadel, Marc Lefebvre, Jeff Harrison, Lindsey Hawkes, Nathan Gunn, Mustafa Khalil and Pablo Santos.
Expect to hear from Wreck MMA very soon with an updated fight card and ticket information. The last event was a sellout and the talk of the region for weeks, so you do not want to miss the non-stop exciting action of Wreck MMA.
MAIN EVENT
Theo ‘The Poetic Hitman’ Toney (Take the Risk Fight Team, Brampton) vs. Bryan Edge (Cutting Edge, Caledonia)
Mike Reilly (Bluewater Martial Arts, Rockland) vs. Bojan Kladnjakovic (Bravado BJJ, Woodbridge)
Chris Logan (Supreme MMA, Wallaceburg) vs. Brett Biederman (Iron Will, Brantford)
Joel Corbett (Adrenaline MMA, London) vs. Christopher St-Jean (OAMA, Ottawa)
Asa Stokes (Adrenaline MMA, London) vs. Justin Smethurst (Team MFC, Windsor)
Andrew MacAloney (Adrenaline MMA, London) vs. Randy Turner (OAMA, Ottawa)
