Tag: Shine Fights

Friday’s SHINE Fights Tournament is an All Around Mess

(The "1" represents the % chance that the event will actually go down)
Well, we can’t say we didn’t see this one coming.
SHINE Fight Promotions’ planned Friday night lightweight tournament is looking less and less likely to happen by th…


(The "1" represents the % chance that the event will actually go down)

Well, we can’t say we didn’t see this one coming.

SHINE Fight Promotions’ planned Friday night lightweight tournament is looking less and less likely to happen by the day.

Forget the fact that the event was moved less than two weeks out from its original location of the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia to a Native-owned and operated casino on a reservation in Oklahoma, what is likely to cause the show’s kibosh is the fact that there is no commission to oversee the event, which means it is essentially non-sanctioned or underground event.

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Shine Fights Promoters Planning Another Event That Likely Won’t Happen

(Maybe they should change their name to "Unlikely Fights.")
I’m not sure why Shine Fights keep trying to put together these long shot cards after their last event got scrapped, but the promoters are apparently a stubborn lot as they are pla…


(Maybe they should change their name to "Unlikely Fights.")

I’m not sure why Shine Fights keep trying to put together these long shot cards after their last event got scrapped, but the promoters are apparently a stubborn lot as they are planning a one-night lightweight tournament for September 10 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

According to a report from fiveouncesofpain, the winner of the tournament, which will feature a cast of notable fighters including Guillaume DeLorenzi, Marcus Aurelio, Drew Fickett, Richard Crunkilton, Carlo Prater and Charles "Krazy Horse" "Kid Kaos" Bennett, will take home a $50,000 purse.

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