Author: Emma Bramford

Having been around combat sport for over two decades, my passion for MMA and Boxing just grows and grows. I am a former columnist for MMA Uncaged Magazine and currently contribute to Fighters Only and other leading MMA sites.

DYSON ROBERTS VS. JEFFERSON GEORGE ADDED TO BAMMA 15 PRELIMS


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March 10th, 2014 – Europe’s flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion, BAMMA, has added another preliminary match up to BAMMA 15, which takes place at the Copper Box in London’s Olympic Park on 5th April. Dyson Roberts meets Jefferson George at Lightweight.

DYSON ROBERTS VS. JEFFERSON GEORGE  [LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT]

Dyson Roberts first fought professionally in MMA on Cage Rage. 4 of his 5 victories have been attained in the 1st round, 2 via TKO (strikes) and 2 via Submission to strikes, the fastest of which came in just 12 seconds. All his finishes have been accomplished within the first 2 rounds. Roberts debuted at BAMMA against Jeremy Petley at BAMMA 10, to lose by Rear Naked Choke. Fighting out of London’s Team Titan, Roberts carries an MMA record of 5-3.

Jefferson George also known as ‘Shadow Demon Blaximus’ fights out of Morefire Icon Jiu Jitsu Team in Luton. All his victories to date have come by way of Submission.  George is renowned for his Thai-boxing, BJJ and powerful athleticism. George defeated Marius Marzec at BAMMA 13 by Rear Naked Choke at the close of Round 2. BAMMA 14 saw the fighter suffer a loss to Tim Wilde due to a cut above the eye that caused a frustrating early Doctor’s Stoppage. George holds a professional MMA record of 3-2.

Follow @DEMONBLAXIMUS and @DysonRobertsMMA on Twitter

Tickets are on sale from £25 at http://www.kililive.com/artists/Bamma

BAMMA IS BROADCAST ON 5* IN THE UK, AXS-TV IN THE US, KIX IN ASIA, ABU DHABI TV IN THE MIDDLE EAST,THE FIGHT NETWORK IN CANADA, EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL IN EUROPE, SETANTA IN AFRICA, SONY IN RUSSIA & TRANSYLVANIA MEDIA IN ROMANIA.

 

BAMMA is brought to you in Association with:

Lonsdale & Sports Direct – The Official Equipment Partners of BAMMA

Safe MMA – Independent British Medical Organisation

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MAHMOOD BESHARATE VS. RANY SAADEH ADDED TO BAMMA 15 PRELIMS


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March 10th, 2014 – Europe’s flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion, BAMMA, has added an preliminary match up to  BAMMA 15, which takes place at the Copper Box in London’s Olympic Park on 5th April. Mahmood Besharate meets Rany Saadeh at Flyweight.

 

MAHMOOD BESHARATE  VS. RANY SAADEH [FLYWEIGHT BOUT]

Mahmood ‘Persian Pride’ Besharate is undefeated with a professional MMA record of 5-0-0 and was also unbeaten at Amateur level. His victories have come via TKO, Submission and Decision.  Besharate originates from Iran but now trains in Nottingham with Team Rough House. Besharate made his BAMMA debut at BAMMA 12 against Steven Gardener to clinch a victory via Unanimous Decision; and at BAMMA 14 he also beat Joe Laurence over the distance.  A Muay Thai veteran with 15 years of Taekwondo behind him, Besharate reached 4th Dan level in Taekwondo and a earned a silver medal at International level. He also holds a British title in K1. Besharate is a member of the Army Reserve with The Royal Yeomanry.

Germany’s Rany Saadeh is exclusively signed to BAMMA and fights out of IMAG fight team in Berlin. He holds a professional MMA record of 5-1-0 with victories by TKO and Submission, the majority gained within the first 2 rounds. Having studied karate since the age of 5, Saadeh began training in MMA at 14 and turned professional at 18, following a few bouts at Amateur level.  The 20 year old made an impression in the UK, when he stepped in to win the Made 4 the Cage British Flyweight title at just 5 days notice. Saadeh debuted at BAMMA for BAMMA 13 where he defeated Danny Missin via TKO in the 2nd round.

Follow  @persianpridemma @RanyMMA on Twitter

 Tickets are on sale from £25 at http://www.kililive.com/artists/Bamma

BAMMA IS BROADCAST ON 5* IN THE UK, AXS-TV IN THE US, KIX IN ASIA, ABU DHABI TV IN THE MIDDLE EAST,THE FIGHT NETWORK IN CANADA, EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL IN EUROPE, SETANTA IN AFRICA, SONY IN RUSSIA & TRANSYLVANIA MEDIA IN ROMANIA.

BAMMA is brought to you in Association with:

Lonsdale & Sports Direct – The Official Equipment Partners of BAMMA

Safe MMA – Independent British Medical Organisation

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RYAN SCOPE VS. ALI ARISH BAMMA 15


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March 10th, 2014 – Europe’s flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion, BAMMA, is proud to announce another Welterweight bout to the BAMMA 15 card, as Ryan Scope faces Ali Arish.

Undefeated poster boy, Ryan ‘Big Baby’ Scope, made his BAMMA debut at BAMMA 12 in Newcastle where he usurped unbeaten favourite, Luke Newman, via first round Triangle Choke. The fight card, hampered by injuries, saw a late reshuffle which pushed the Scope vs. Newman fight onto the 5* televised main card and the Channel 5 highlights.  The Sunderland native competed in his first MMA fight at the age of 17 and went on to attain an Amateur record of 8-2-0, before moving up to professional MMA to earn a current record of 8-0-0. Scope has achieved 3 wins via TKO (Punches), 4 by Rear-Naked Choke and 1 via Decision.  He has nailed 6 of his professional victories in the first round. Currently training with Colin ‘The Freakshow’ Fletcher, Phil De Fries and Ross ‘The Real Deal’ Pearson, Scope is a regular at the Alliance Training Center in San Diego; and is touted as one of the UK’s most talented upcoming fighters. His most recent outing was at Newcastle’s Made 4 the Cage in February, where he scored a 1:45 victory over Phil Flynn via TKO.

 

Iranian born and Manchester based, Ali Arish competes out of  Moss Side GnP and is currently ranked at number 4 in the UK and Ireland. Arish possesses a professional MMA record of 20-2-0, with 9 victories attained in the 1st round via KO, TKO and Submission; and 10 via Decision (9 Unanimous). Among these he holds a KO victory over BAMMA Lonsdale British Welterweight champion, Wayne Murrie.  Arish was pitted for rematch against Murrie at BAMMA 12 but was forced to withdraw from the fight due to injury. Arish is coming off a unanimous decision win over Jack Mason.

Tickets are on sale from £25 at http://kililive.seetickets.com/event/bamma-15/copper-box-olympic-park/774299/

BAMMA IS BROADCAST ON 5* IN THE UK, AXS-TV IN THE US, KIX IN ASIA, ABU DHABI TV IN THE MIDDLE EAST,THE FIGHT NETWORK IN CANADA, EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL IN EUROPE, SETANTA IN AFRICA, SONY IN RUSSIA & TRANSYLVANIA MEDIA IN ROMANIA.

BAMMA is brought to you in Association with:

Lonsdale & Sports Direct – The Official Equipment Partners of BAMMA

Safe MMA – Independent British Medical Organisation

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COLIN ‘FREAKSHOW’ FLETCHER VS TONY ‘LIONHEART’ HERVEY BAMMA 15


 

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March 9th, 2014 – Colin ‘Freakshow’ Fletcher flies out of your nightmares to face former King of the Cage champion, Tony ‘Lionheart’ Hervey, in a  Lightweight showdown at BAMMA 15. The event, hosted by Europe’s flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion, takes place at the Copper Box Arena in London’s Olympic Park on 5th April.  

 

Evil clown, Colin Fletcher now holds a professional MMA record of 9-4.  Fletcher fought twice on BAMMA before entering the TV show contest, ‘The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes’. His one post-TUF fight with the UFC saw him go the distance with Mike Ricci at ‘UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz’ to lose on decision. He returned for BAMMA 13 to score a victory over Tim Newman, while BAMMA 14 saw Freakshow in a relentless back and forth battle against Mansour Barnaoui for the BAMMA World Lightweight title.

 

Tony ‘Lionheart’ Hervey fights out of the Stealth Squad in Michigan(USA), with a 16-16-0 record racked up since 2007. At the age of 17, Lionheart discovered a passion for MMA and by the age of 18 he was fighting. According to his management, the Lionheart represents “the paradigm of hard work, perseverance and hunger for the American dream. He has trained diligently and has been recognized for his indomitability to back down from the toughest fights once challenged.”  

Former opponents have included Takanori Gomi, Pat Curran and Mike Ricci. Hervey is a former King of the Cage champion and has notably fought on Bellator.

 

Colin Fletcher said: “I’m really excited to be fighting in London and the venue looks great. More importantly I’m really looking forward to fighting Tony as he’s got a pretty unique style. I’ll come looking for the big finish so it should make a real fun fight. I recently lost my bath sponge so I’m going to punch a hole in his face and steal out his brain to use as a new one. With his brain and my Nicole Scherzinger body wash, I’ll  be justshhhheeeer-mazing.”

 

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 TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FROM £25: http://www.kililive.com/artists/Bamma

BAMMA IS BROADCAST ON 5* IN THE UK, AXS-TV IN THE US, KIX IN ASIA, ABU DHABI TV IN THE MIDDLE EAST,THE FIGHT NETWORK IN CANADA, EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL IN EUROPE,SETANTA IN AFRICA, SONY IN RUSSIA & TRANSYLVANIA MEDIA IN ROMANIA.

BAMMA is brought to you in Association with:

Lonsdale & Sports Direct – The Official Equipment Partners of BAMMA

Safe MMA – Independent British Medical Organisation

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UFC FIGHT NIGHT LONDON 37 – RESULTS


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Saturday March 8th and it was time for UFC Fight Night  London 37.

PRELILMS

Loius Gaudinot def Paul Harris via Guilltone at 1.13 Rnd 1

Igor Araujo def Danny Mitchell via UD 30 -27

Claudio Henrique da Silva Def Bradley Scott UD 29-28

Luke Barnatt def Mats nilsson via TKO 4.24 Rnd 1

Ilir Latifi def Cyrille Diabte via choke 3.02 Rnd 1

MAIN CARD

Gunnar Nelson Def Omari Akhmedov via Guillotine 4.36 Rnd 1

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Brad Pickett Def Neil Seery via UD 30- 27 30- 27 29-28

Michael Johnson def Melvin Guiillard via UD 30- 27 30-27 29- 28

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Alexander Gustafsson wins via TKO 1.18 Rnd 2 def Jimi Manuwa

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BONUSES  all recieving $50,000

 Performance of the Night

ALEXANDER GUSTAFSSON VS JIMII MANUWA

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GUNNAR NELSON

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If Jon Jones wins against Glover Teixeira then he will meet Alexander Gustafsson in the re-Match for the TITLE. 

[RESULTS]

UK’s Davey Grant OUT of Saturday’s Fight Night 37 Card


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A bantamweight contest between Roland Delorme (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and “The Ultimate Fighter 18″ finalist Davey Grant (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been cancelled from the card.

A reason wasn’t immediately given. Both fighters made weight earlier today.

Just hours after the UFC Fight Night 37 weigh-ins, the Davey Grant vs. Roland Delorme fight has been canceled.

According to UFC president Dana White, Grant recently suffered a knee injury. He got an MRI to determine how serious it was, and on Friday, the UFC received the results and determined he was too injured to fight. White, who said Grant fought to remain on the card despite the injury, will pay both fighters their show money.

We wish Davey Grant the best of luck in healing fast and see him back in the octagon where he belongs as soon as he is healed.

For more details on the earlier weigh-ins, how to watch and times click here.

Phot Credit: Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

UFC Fight Night 37 Weigh-in Results and pictures


UFC Fight Night 37 and all fighters officially weighed in today [Friday] in London. All fighters made weight without any second attempts.

Main Card Fights [BTSport, Channel 5 and UFC Fight Pass]

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Alexander Gustafsson (204) vs. Jimi Manuwa (205)

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Michael Johnson (155) vs. Melvin Guillard (156)

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Brad Pickett (125) vs. Neil Seery (125)

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Gunnar Nelson (170) vs. Omari Akhmedov (170)

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Preliminary Fights [BTSport (Delayed viewing) and UFC Fight Pass]

Cyrille Diabate (205) vs. Ilir Latifi (205)

Luke Barnatt (186) vs. Mats Nilsson (184)

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Brad Scott (186) vs. Claudio Henrique da Silva (185)

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Davey Grant (136) vs. Roland Delorme (134)

Igor Araujo (171) vs. Danny Mitchell (170)

Phil Harris (125) vs. Louis Gaudinot (126)

UFC Fight Night 37 Start Times:
Preliminary Fights on UFC Fight Pass: 5.30 pm UK 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT
BTSports 7.30pm UK Only Delayed Viewing
Main Card on BTSports 7.30pm UK Only Channel 5 9.30pm UK only and UFC Fight Pass: 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m PT

JIMMY WALLHEAD SIGNS WITH CAGE WARRIORS


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Top English welterweight Jimmy Wallhead (25-8) has today joined Cage Warriors Fighting Championship’s stacked 170lbs division.

Wallhead, currently ranked as one of the UK’s top two welterweights, will compete exclusively for CWFC for a minimum period of 18 months after inking a five-fight deal with the promotion.

The 29-year-old began his career with Cage Warriors back in 2005, going on to compete under the CWFC banner on 15 occasions, more than any other fighter in the promotion’s 12-year history.

The latest addition to CWFC’s highly competitive welterweight stable, Wallhead will be aiming to stake a claim for a shot at championship gold when he makes his Cage Warriors return at CWFC 68 in Liverpool on May 3 against a soon-to-be-announced opponent.

“I’m extremely excited about my homecoming to Cage Warriors,” said Wallhead. “Cage Warriors was where I started and where I have some of the fondest memories from my career so far.

“I’m in the best mental and physical shape of my life, so to come back to Cage warriors to compete in a great talent-pool is an inspirational opportunity for me.

“My respect goes out to Graham Boylan and Ian Dean for creating an incredibly organised and focused promotion that continues to evolve and improve, making Cage Warriors an exciting prospect for any serious athlete.”

A judo black belt and veteran of 25 professional victories, 18 of which have come via stoppage, Wallhead holds notable wins over several fighters with UFC experience, including Igor Araujo, Matt Veach, Che Mills and Frank Trigg.

The Leicester native, who competed for Bellator on three occasions between 2010 and 2012, hasn’t been stopped in his last 20 outings, with his last loss inside the distance coming at the hands of current UFC star Dennis Siver back in 2006.

Cage Warriors CEO Graham Boylan said: “We’re very pleased to be welcoming Jimmy Wallhead back to the promotion. At 29, he’s in the prime of his career so he needs to be competing regularly against high-calibre opposition. That’s exactly what he’ll do here at Cage Warriors.”

See Jimmy Wallhead make his Cage Warriors Fighting Championship return on Saturday, May 3, at CWFC 68 at Liverpool’s Echo Arena! Tickets, priced from £30 plus booking fee, are available HERE.

Press Release.

JIMMY WALLHEAD DEPARTS FROM BAMMA


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March 5th, 2014 – Fighter Jim Wallhead has decided not to renew his contract with BAMMA ahead of BAMMA 15. Fans had hoped there would be a re-match for the BAMMA World Welterweight title, but this now means new opportunities are on the horizon.

 

Since former team mates Jim Wallhead and Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley had vowed never to fight each other, Daley was excluded from title contendership. As Wallhead moves on, there are set be some exciting developments in the BAMMA Welterweight division.

Wallhead and Daley previously trained together at Rough House, but Daley now fights out of his own Spirit Dojo gym.

 BAMMA’s manager, Ashley Bothwell, said:

 “We are sorry to see Jim go, as he was well loved at BAMMA as a true BAMMA icon. We wish him all the best in his future.”

Press Release.

Photo Credit Huw Fairclough

JACK MARSHMAN SIGNS TO CAGE WARRIORS


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 [Feb 28th] Tillery Combat Fighter  Jack Marshman (14-4), has inked an five-fight deal with Cage Warriors Fighting Championship which will see him compete exclusively for the promotion over a minimum period of 18 months. 

Marshman one of the UK’s top middleweights, has taken all but two of his 14 wins inside the distance, 10 of which have come via (T)KO.

An active serviceman with parachute regiment 3 Para, Marshman is a former middleweight champion for domestic British promotion BAMMA and holds notable wins over the likes of Lee Chadwick and Andrew Punshon.

“I’m very happy to have signed with Cage Warriors and I’m looking forward to some really interesting match-ups with Europe’s premier promotion,” said the 24-year-old Welshman.

“I want to thank my superiors at 3 Para for supporting me in my MMA career and allowing me the opportunity to train full-time. Also thanks to Graham Boylan for giving me this fantastic opportunity.”

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Photo Credit: Huw Fairclough Short & Round