Brett “The Grim” Rogers (11-2) erased a two fight losing streak on Saturday night, earning a unanimous decision over opponent Reuben Villareal at the W1 New Ground event in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The Strikeforce heavyweight, who had dropped bouts to Alistair Overeem and Fedor Emelianenko in his two losses, wasn’t pleased with his performance or […]
Brett “The Grim” Rogers (11-2) erased a two fight losing streak on Saturday night, earning a unanimous decision over opponent Reuben Villareal at the W1 New Ground event in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The Strikeforce heavyweight, who had dropped bouts to Alistair Overeem and Fedor Emelianenko in his two losses, wasn’t pleased with his performance or conditioning against Villareal.
Rogers fought for a full three rounds, a first in his career, earning a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) in the fight.
The action on Saturday night wasn’t limited to the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., with the Canadian promotion Warrior 1 holding it’s latest event from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
W1 New Ground took place at the Halifax Forum featuring two well known mma names in Strikeforce heavyweight Brett “The Grim” Rogers, and Murilo “Ninja” Rua, brother […]
The action on Saturday night wasn’t limited to the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., with the Canadian promotion Warrior 1 holding it’s latest event from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
W1 New Ground took place at the Halifax Forum featuring two well known mma names in Strikeforce heavyweight Brett “The Grim” Rogers, and Murilo “Ninja” Rua, brother to UFC light-heavyweight champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.
Rogers faced Reuben Villareal in the main event of the evening. “The Grim” would grind out a three round battle with Villareal to earn a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) ending a two-fight losing skid for the Strikeforce heavyweight.
“Ninja” Rua had been campaigning for a spot in the UFC but may have hit a bump in the road against opponent Roy Boughton on Saturday night. Both men faced off in a 190 lbs catchweight bout, Boughton was overweight at 195.2 lbs for the fight, in the evenings co-man event. It was a close first round, but Boughton earned the next two to defeat Rua via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, and 29-28).
The full W1 New Ground results are courtesy of TopMMANes.com. For a full round-by-round recap of the event hit the LINK.
Heavyweight bout: Brett Rogers def. Reuben Villareal via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Catchweight (190 lbs): Roy Boughton def. Murilo “Ninja” Rua via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Light-heavyweight bout: Roger Hollett def. Mychal Clark via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Welterweight bout: Sean Pierson def. Ricky Goodall via TKO (GNP) – R1 @ 1:44
Middleweight bout: Matt MacGrath def. Ryan Machan via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Featherweight bout: Douglas Evans def. Tristan Johnson via submission (RNC) – R3 @ 1:55
Featherweight bout: Musa Tolliver def. Jason MacKay via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Middleweight bout: Nordine Taleb def. Chad Cox via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Catchweight (190 lbs): Jeremy Hamilton def. Chris Johnson via submission (rnc) – R1 @ 2:56
Welterweight bout: Jeremiah Bernard def. Todd Henry via KO (head kick) – R1 @ 2:20
Featherweight bout: Pat Schilling def. Tom Waters via submission (knee bar) – R1 @ 2:34
Bantamweight bout: Michael Imperato def. Jeff Black via submission (armbar) – R1 @ 4:36
The Canadian promotion, Warrior 1, held the weigh-ins for its latest event on Friday evening in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
W-1 New Ground will go down Saturday night at the Halifax Forum on Oct. 23rd, featuring big names such as Brett “The Grim” Rogers (10-2) and Murilo “Ninja” Rua (20-10-1) on the 12 bout card.
According to […]
The Canadian promotion, Warrior 1, held the weigh-ins for its latest event on Friday evening in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
W-1 New Ground will go down Saturday night at the Halifax Forum on Oct. 23rd, featuring big names such as Brett “The Grim” Rogers (10-2) and Murilo “Ninja” Rua (20-10-1) on the 12 bout card.
According to TopMMANews.com there were a few issues with the official weigh-in scale, with fighters claiming the “commission scale…was two pounds off.”
Rogers, who is set to face fellow heavyweight Rueben Villareal (18-18-3) in the main event, was forced to hit the scales twice. On his first attempt “The Grim” weighed in at 267.4 pounds, and then came in on weight at 265.2 pounds for his second attempt after the scale was moved to a different surface.
“Ninja” Rua, who has fought at light-heavyweight and middleweight in his career, weighed in at 190.6 pounds for his catchweight (190 lbs) bout with Roy Boughton (4-1), who came in overweight at 195.2 pounds.
The full weigh-in results for the W1 New Ground event is as follows:
Heavyweight bout: Reuben Villareal (252.2) vs Brett Rogers (267.4, 265.2 on 2nd attempt)
Middleweight bout: Chad Cox (185.2) vs Nordine Taleb (184)
Catchweight (190 lbs) bout: Roy Boughton (195.2 ) vs Murilo “Ninja” Rua (190.6)
Light-heavyweight bout: Mychal Clark (206.8) vs Roger Hollett (204.2)
Middleweight bout: Ryan Machan (171.6) vs Matt MacGrath (173.8)
Featherweight bout: Doug Evan (145.6) vs Tristan Johnson (144.6)
Welterweight bout:Sean Pierson (170.8) vs Ricky Goodall (170.4)
Featherweight bout: Musa Tolliver (143.4) vs Jason MacKay (145.8)
Catchweight (190 lbs) bout:Jeremy Hamilton (186.2) vs Chris Johnson (189)
Welterweight bout: Todd Henry (179.2) vs Jeremiah Bernard (174.8)
Featherweight bout: Pat Schilling (145) vs Tom Waters (144.6)
Bantamweight bout: Jeff Black (142.6) vs Michael Imperato 140.4 – (2 hrs) Both Over 135 weight limit.
HT: TopMMANews.com for the full weigh-in results and updates.
Even though Murilo “Ninja” Rua’s (20-10-1) brother, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, is the UFC light heavyweight champ, it doesn’t offer him any advantage in securing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. For “Ninja” that is fine, he’s going out to earn his way into the promotion by winning fights.
“I see it from a positive […]
Even though Murilo “Ninja” Rua’s (20-10-1) brother, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, is the UFC light heavyweight champ, it doesn’t offer him any advantage in securing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. For “Ninja” that is fine, he’s going out to earn his way into the promotion by winning fights.
“I see it from a positive perspective, but I’m fighting and doing my job. If one day I’ll fight on Ultimate it’ll only be a consequence. I’ll wait and it’ll come. It’s a great division, there’re great fighters, it’s really hard, but I’ll try to be on my best to go for the belt. That’s my dream, my goal, and I want to deserve it. On the right time, I’ll join Ultimate’s cast”.
His next bout is set for Oct. 23rd in Canada at the upcoming W-1 New Ground event against Rory Boughton at middleweight. Rua has run a four fight win streak fighting at 205 lbs, and 185 lbs in his last win. He defeated Jeremy May at last July’s Impact FC 2 – The Uprising: Sydney event earning a first round submission via guillotine choke.
“Ninja” has plans to two more times this year, once in November in the States, and in December at a Bitetti Combat event.
Well it appears that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s Twitter request for the UFC to sign his brother Murilo “Ninja” Rua (20-10-1) have not materialized.
It was announced on Monday that the Canadian mma promotion Warior One MMA (W-1) had added the Brazilian to their roster. Rua will make his debut on their upcoming W-1 New Ground […]
Well it appears that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s Twitter request for the UFC to sign his brother Murilo “Ninja” Rua (20-10-1) have not materialized.
It was announced on Monday that the Canadian mma promotion Warior One MMA (W-1) had added the Brazilian to their roster. Rua will make his debut on their upcoming W-1 New Ground event slated for October 23rd against Roy Boughton (4-1) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
“Ninja” has won four straight and is 6-2 in his past eight bouts. He recently defeated Jeremy May in a middleweight bout at Impact FC 2 – The Uprising: Sydney event in July. Previous to that, Rua’s three other wins were fought at 205 pounds.
Here is the full Warior One Press Release
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Warrior One MMA (W-1) has signed Murilo “Ninja” Rua, adding yet another world class mixed martial artist to the already stacked W-1 fighter roster.
“Ninja” the younger brother of current U.F.C. Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will be competing against Roy Boughton at W-1 New Ground in Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 23, 2010.
Ninja Rua has a professional mixed martial arts record of 20-10-1 and has fought in Pride, Dream and Strikeforce.
His opponent, Boughton, is the man who pulled off a surprise victory against Canadian MMA’s next big thing, Misha Cirkunov, at W-1 Judgement Day in June. With a perfect MMA record, Boughton will be looking to solidify his place as one of the premier young guns in the world of mixed martial arts.
W-1 New Ground also features international MMA superstar Brett Rogers and more major announcements surrounding this event are expected to come.
W-1 New Ground will be live from the Halifax Forum on Saturday October 23, 2010. Tickets are available through ticketpro.ca, by calling 1.888.311.9090 or by visiting the Official W-1 Website www.w1mma.com.
(You smell that? That’s tire grease, son!!) In an interesting development, Strikeforce is lending out onetime heavyweight contender Brett Rogers to compete on Warrior One MMA’s upcoming October 23 “New Ground” card in Halifax, Nova Scotia…
(You smell that? That’s tire grease, son!!)
In an interesting development, Strikeforce is lending out onetime heavyweight contender Brett Rogers to compete on Warrior One MMA’s upcoming October 23 “New Ground” card in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The news is good for the fast-rising Canadian promotion, but is somewhat baffling, considering that Strikeforce’s heavyweight division is in a bit of disarray at the moment and the extra body might be needed before year’s end.
