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Shamrock FC And Two Decades of Regional Dominance

Over the last decade the influx of MMA promotions has been drastic. Regional shows pop up and fold faster now than Blockbuster did in the late 2000’s. A rotating door of people making promises to fighters that are seldom kept. Few with a foundati…

10 MMA Stars Who Stopped A Criminal In The Act

Fighters train relentlessly in all aspects of mixed martial arts in order to perform heroics inside the cage, but sometimes those same skills can prove to be invaluable out in the real world too. In this article, we’ll look back at 10 incidents where a MMA fighter has came as close as you are likely […]

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Fighters train relentlessly in all aspects of mixed martial arts in order to perform heroics inside the cage, but sometimes those same skills can prove to be invaluable out in the real world too.

In this article, we’ll look back at 10 incidents where a MMA fighter has came as close as you are likely to get to a real-life crime-fighting superhero by putting their hard-earned abilities to good use in the spur of the moment in order to catch a criminal.

Jon Jones

These days UFC light heavyweight superstar Jon Jones may be better known for his own run-ins with the law, but back in March of 2011 he was still cultivating a squeaky-clean persona in the public eye as he prepared for his first ever title shot against the light-heavyweight champion at the time, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua.

On the day of the event in Newark, New Jersey, Jones and his long-time coaches Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn traveled to a nearby park in order to relax and get his mind right ahead of the biggest fight of his career.

They had been forewarned that this was a rough neighborhood, and sure enough, before they had even stepped out of the car a thief smashed an elderly couple’s car window nearby, stole their belongings and then took off running down the street.

Jackson and Winkeljohn immediately began chasing after the criminal, but Jones soon accelerated ahead of them and was able to footsweep the criminal to stop him in his tracks.

Worried that the fighter might get injured before his big fight, Jackson yelled at him to stay away and then took over himself, diving on top of the thief and applying an armlock, while Jones then figure-foured his legs to keep him in place until the police arrived.

Just hours later, Jones would go on to TKO ‘Shogun’ in the third round at UFC 128, marking the start of a long title reign at 205 pounds.

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Shamrock FC Battles Rival Promotion For Sport Integrity: Interview With CEO Jesse Finney

Shamrock FC CEO Jesse Finney is known by fighters and coaches as one of the good guys in the sport of MMA. The Strikeforce veteran, coach, and now CEO has been in the business for a long time. Holding himself and his fighters to a higher standard. Trying to raise the bar for organizations like Shamrock FC, which is the first level for most professional fighters. Shamrock FC has had it’s ups and downs over the last 16 years but nothing compares to what has happened over the last few months. Stolen fighters, lying promoters, and a day in court are just a few factors in this bizarre story between Shamrock FC and Fight Hard MMA.

Kyle Kurtz was scheduled to fight Bobby Voelker in the main event at Shamrock FC 276 on September 24th. Contracts were signed and it seemed like another successful Shamrock card would go on without issue. That was until Fight Hard MMA CEO Kenny Nowling signed Kurtz to fight the prior weekend on September 17th. Violating the contract Kurtz had signed with Shamrock and putting Jesse Finney in a tough spot. Does he spend thousands of dollars to protect his organization and the integrity of the sport does he let it go? Anyone who knows Finney, knows he wouldn’t let Nowling walk all over him. “…I have never had anything even remotely close to this. Now, most people wouldn’t step up and spend over ten thousand dollars to fight this thing. Right, so I think he just thought it was going to just go away, but I was taking a stand for all of Mixed Martial Arts. Like listen, we’ve got to stand up for this. This is an investment…”

On September 15, 2016. A St. Louis County Judge granted Shamrock Promotions, LLC’s Motion for Temporary Restraining prohibiting Kyle Kurtz and Max McNeely from fighting on Fight Hard MMA’s fight card at the Family Arena on September 17, 2016. A win for Shamrock FC and more importantly a win for the MMA community. This isn’t the first, nor will it be the last time something like this happens. Unless promoters like Finney stand up, the structure and integrity of the sports first tier will be compromised. We reached out to Mr. Nowling and Fight Hard MMA with no response. Listen to the interview to hear the full story.

It is still undecided whether or not Kurtz vs. Voelker will happen next Saturday. Regardless Shamrock FC will go on as scheduled. Make sure to tune in and see Dustin Kramer, Scott Heston, Marques Jackson, Eric Ellington, and more on September 24th live from the Ameristar Casino in Kansas City, MO.

Radach vs. Lopes to Replace Scrapped Walker vs. Carson Bout on Dec. 4 Strikeforce Card

(Radach and Lopes will step in with just nine days notice.)With heavyweight Herschel Walker forced out of his planned December 4 Strikeforce bout with WEC veteran Scott Carson due to a deep cut he sustained training with Daniel Cormier on Friday, a lig…

(Radach and Lopes will step in with just nine days notice.)

With heavyweight Herschel Walker forced out of his planned December 4 Strikeforce bout with WEC veteran Scott Carson due to a deep cut he sustained training with Daniel Cormier on Friday, a light heavyweight scrap between usual middleweights Lucas Lopes and Benji Radach has been put together at the last minute to help fill in the dwindling Henderson vs. Babalu fight card.

Earlier in the week yet-to-be matched up Jesse Finney, who was originally slated to face Scott Smith before "Hands of Steel" was instead matched up with Strikeforce newcomer Paul Daley, was forced to bow out of the event due to an eye injury.

Sources close to the situation told CagePotato.com Thursday that Lopes (19-10), who is one of Finney’s training partners and holds a win over UFC standout Thiago Alves, has agreed to face Radach on the card. Radach (20-5), whose record includes wins over Murilo Rua and Gerald Harris, hasn’t fought since being knocked out by Smith last year, but he is a crafty veteran Lopes would regret taking lightly.

Another source we spoke to informed us that Strikeforce was unable to find a suitable opponent in time for Carson, so the 4-1 veteran whose return to MMA after a nine-year absence in June was spoiled by a first round knock out by Lorenz Larkin.