MMA – Page 41 – Five Rounds with Emma

MARIO SAEED THE ‘ARM COLLECTOR’ IS TAKING NAMES! HE’S BACK FROM INJURY AND RARING TO GO CWFC 67

Pre catch up with Mario Saeed – Interview was carried out on Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 before his Cage Warriors Debut on April 12th 2014.

Mario Saeed (5-1) from Bristol and riding a four fight-winning streak will be making his long over-due debut for promotion Cage Warriors on Saturday April 12^th at The LC, Swansea, Wales.

Coming back from a career threatening injury sustained back in October last year, whilst training for what was going to be his then debut fight for Cage Warriors in Jordan. Mario sustained a Fractured Neck, since then Mario has been under strict instructions to take things easy, let time heal his injuries with the proper help and guidance.

Training, out of Trojan Free Fighters in Cheltenham, with the guidance of Head Coach and Mentor Paul Sutherland . Managed by UI Management, I managed to catch up with, a full of beans, Hyper active, fully motivated Mario Saeed for our scheduled interview – judging by the very good mood he is in, I have no idea on, how serious at all I can get him to answer every single question I have for him, but here is the final cut for you all to read.

Look out for the one motivational ‘quote’ that was put in nicely by mario

EB. Hey, Mario thanks for your time. It has been awhile since I have spoken to you how, are you?

MS. Hello Emma, I am doing great now thank you.

EB. The last time we spoke you were about to have your last fight for the promotion Ultimate Impact Cage fighting against Wayne Drake. How did that go?

MS. It went very well thank you, it was a real hard fight but I got the win in the end.

EB. Prior to that fight, it was then announced that on June 19^th, you had been signed to fight for the promotion Cage Warriors, with your debut to be in Jordan on October 25th, but a serious training injury occurred just two weeks before. Can you talk me through what happened?

MS. Everything was going great until 2 weeks before the fight, I suffered a fracture in my neck, this meant I had to take a break from training for quite a while! Now I am back stronger than ever.

EB. Being a very positive and motivated person that you are, what kept you going through the ‘dark times’ you would have experienced on your road back to recovery?

MS. Everything happens for a reason. I believe in myself and this keeps me staying positive. I am looking forward to my next fight.

EB. Your teammate Mark Godbeer had also gone through a very similar experience to yourself; did you take advice from him on any part of the recovery process?

MS. We are all teammates. We help each other and sh*t happens. We all motivate each other. Teammates stick together no matter what.

EB. You also took to posting a few updates via a video blog on your Facebook of your recovery in the very early days. Have you watched any of them back at all? Alternatively, are they too painful memory for you to watch?

MS. I would not say they are too painful to watch, I have not watched them back. I do not look back I always look forward.

EB. What was your rehab/recovery process like? Did you try to rush the process?

MS. Laughs! I listened to the doctor’s advice and took plenty of time out and now I am good to go and ready to fight again.

EB. Once you were all cleared to leave the hospital and take it easy, I heard you were back at the gym sat watching your teammates train. Can you tell me how you were feeling at this point?

MS. A mixture of frustration and just glad that I was there, also I was happy to support the other lads, but I did want to be fighting myself; I had to be tied to the chair to stop me from moving! (Laughs)

EB. Motivation, dedication and hard work have got you where you are now. I mean it is not everyday someone fractures their neck and 6 months later they are back doing what they love.

MS. I am very lucky to be coming back stronger than ever doing what I love; these things test you in life, and it is all about how bad you want it, how hard you are willing to work for it. I cannot wait to show the world what I am about.

EB. On April 12^th, you have your long overdue debut for Cage Warriors in Swansea, what are you looking forward to the most.

MS. I am looking forward to every minute of it, Cage Warrior’s is a great show and I cannot wait to get back in the cage and get the big W.

EB. Do you know anything about your new opponent Sean ‘Sexy Curls’ Carter?

MS. I know that he comes from a great gym and I am friends with a few of his teammates. He is a good fighter but I am a great fighter, come fight night, he will find out.

EB. Now, that your Co- Main event does that, put any more pressure on you? (you’ve crept up the card and now you’re Co-Main Event)!

MS. Co- Main, it makes no difference, as I have been main event before. It is just another fight to me.

EB. With a late change in opponent, (1 week before fight day) does that change anything in you as a fighter and the fight you have already prepared for? (original opponent was Rikki Fortuna 2-2-1)

MS. Not particularly as I train to fight and it does not matter who I fight. I will fight anyone who Cage Warriors choose to put in front of me, but remember my name WILL BE going the Cage Warriors GOLD!

EB. Being, the Champion at Ultimate Impact Cage fighting, is there any pressure to be the Champion at Cage Warriors or is that the Goal/DREAM?

MS. No, it is just a matter of time!

EB. Sean has had nine fights, and his only loss was for the lightweight title, if you win against Sean on April 12th do you see yourself in title contention?

MS. Hell yes I will be after that belt.

EB. This will be your first fight back since your training accident, some may say in at the deep end. What would you say?

MS. I am a very good swimmer.

EB. What is it about the promotion Cage Warriors that keeps fighters on their roster?

MS. Cage Warriors are the best promotion in the UK and Europe. Cage Warriors, is viewed by millions around the world, the promotion speaks for itself.

EB. You are ‘known’ as ‘The Armbar Collector’ would you like to be ‘known’ for more than just that one awesome submission.

MS. I am an all-round fighter, but the armbar is my signature move! The best is yet to come. “Don’t fear the man who does 1000 techniques; fear the man who does 1 technique 1000 times”.

EB. You have crazy fans that I for one have witnessed. Can you tell me of a time when things have been just a little bit too crazy at one of your fights?

MS. When I fought and won the UIC title, my fans rushed to see me, to congratulate me in the cage, let us hope Cage Warriors have plenty of security, Laughs!

EB. Training to you is second nature, what keeps you going and motivated?

MS. My family and friends, the fact I love what I do and I get to do it every day.

EB. Is there anyone you would like to thank?

MS. I would like to thank my coach who is my mentor, Paul Sutherland, my best mate Chris Astley and all my teammates at Trojan and finally my sponsors DiscountMMA, BRITISHF1GHTER, SynergiFitness, SCIMX.

You can follow Mario Saeed on Twitter, who in my opinion is well worth the follow, if for just all the motivational quotes he tweets everyday on @MarioRudeboy7

You can watch Mario ‘Rudeboy’ Saeed take on Sean ‘Sexy Curls’ Carter at The LC, Swansea, Wales, Saturday April 12^th for those of you who have purchased tickets, alternatively you can watch the Main Card via www.cagewarriors.tv which is FREE this weekend for UK viewers. Main Card is at 9pm. Who will be showing 6 out of the 7 fights in total for FREE that night. Any more information go towww.cagewarriors.com

This event is now SOLD OUT so unless some of the fighters have any spare tickets left that will be the only way you will be able to see the whole event LIVE.

PHOTO CREDIT 1,2,3 – HUW FAIRCLOUGH

PHOTO CREDIT 3 CAGE WARRIORS

BAMMA FIGHT NIGHT 1 WEIGH-IN RESULTS

The first instalment of the BAMMA ‘Fight Night 1’ Series takes place today [Saturday 7th June] at the O2 Guildhall in Southampton, as with any professional promotion, on Friday June 6th was the day for the ‘official weigh-in day’ and for a chance for all the competitiors to meet their opponents face-to-face.

The weigh-ins took place at Exile Gym in Souhampton, where all 16 competitors made weight.

BAMMA MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE

MAX NUNES 184 LBS

SCOTT ASKHAM 184.2 LBS

CATCHWEIGHT BOUT [75.7KG/166.4]

ALEXEI ROBERTS 166 LBS

ARTEM KOTOV 165.6LBS

FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT

DRAGAN PESIC 145.6 LBS

ASHLEY GRIMSHAW 145.4 LBS

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT

TIM MENZIES 170 LBS

ALEX MONTAGNANI 168.4 LBS

BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT

NICK JONES 184.5 LBS

MARCUS MITCHELL 182.4 LBS

FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT

ANDY HANNON 142.6 LBS

JOSH ROW 146.6 LBS

MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT

DAMIEN KORYGA 183.6 LBS

RICKY MITCHELL 182.8 LBS

UFC 173 WEIGH-IN RESULTS AND PHOTOS

All 24 fighters weighed -in for UFC 173 today without any hiccups.

Results as followed:

‘Main Card (10 PM ET/7 PM PT) 3am UK Time BTSport

Renan Barao ( 135lbs ) vs. T.J. Dillashaw ( 135lbs )

Daniel Cormier (205lbs) vs. Dan Henderson (199lbs)

Jake Ellenberger (171) vs. Robbie Lawler (171)

Takeya Mizugaki (135lbs) vs. Francisco Rivera (135lbs)
James Krause (156lbs) vs. Jamie Varner (155lbs)

Preliminary Card (FS1, 8 PM ET/5 PM ET) 1am UK time BTsport

Michael Chiesa ( 156lbs ) vs. Francisco Trinaldo ( 155lbs )

Tony Ferguson ( 155lbs ) vs. Katsunori Kikuno (155lbs)

Chico Camus ( 135lbs) vs. Chris Holdsworth (135lbs )

Mitch Clarke ( 155lbs) vs. Al Iaquinta ( 155lbs )

UFC FightPass

Anthony Njokuani (155lbs) vs. Vinc Pichel (155lbs)

Aaron Phillips (145lbs) vs. Sam Sicilia (146lbs)

Jingliang Li (170lbs) vs. David Michaud (171lbs)

ULTIMATE IMPACT FIGHT NIGHT 2 EVENT REVIEW #UIFN2

Gloucester, Saturday, April 26^th and Ultimate Impact were holding ULTIMATE IMPACT FIGHT NIGHT 2 at Liquid Nightclub. A card full of eleven fights consisting of six amateur MMA, three k1 and two Pro MMA fights, with a packed club, full of buzzing atmosphere it was time to get the event underway.

MC Darren Rees was holding down the centre of the cage, whilst the third men in the cage for all of the action tonight were Ron ’Bomber’ Frith on duty for the MMA action and David Willmot for the K1 action.

In the words of Darren Rees……”It’s time for War” as the first fight of the night is announced.

UNIFIED AMATEUR 3X3 MINS

BRAD WELLAWAY MAD DOGS 2-2 JACK BRYANT TROJAN 1-0

Rnd 1 Jack Bryant is straight out and in for the TD, Wellaway gets an attempt at a guillotine and Bryant is trying to fight to get himself out for which he succeeds, he then procedes to lands headshots on Wellaway, all the while Wellway is looking for a sub but to no avail. Bryant on top maintaining control, adding in some GnP but Wellaway is working well of his back and looking to set up an armbar in the dying few seconds of this opening round only to run out of time.

Rnd 2 Jack Bryant straight out and in with jabs, then shoots in and gets TD, Wellway manages to roll out of position and gain top mount briefly only for Bryant to be back on top and in control, being very dominant on top using short sharp shots.

Rnd 3 Jack Bryant shoots straight in leaving his neck exposed for which Wellaway sees and attempts a guillotine but to no avail. Bryant is landing shots on Wellaway and both young guys are giving it their all, Wellaway attempts to go for an armbar near to the close of the round for Bryant to get out of. This had been one awesome opening fight from two seventeen year old lads who futures are very bright. WINNER JACK BRYANT VIA UD 29-28

LEWIS CLAPHAM M.M.A.A 3-0 MATT FIGLAK TROJAN 3-0-1

Rnd 1 Matt Figlak comes out and a gets TD, Clapham has wrist control and Figlak is struggling to break free, he does so then proceeds to dominate in top position although not a lot of movement or action in this opening round.

Rnd 2 Matt Figlak is straight out with a one, two then takes Clapham down, Clapham gets back to his feet although not for long as Figlak is back in top position landing body shots when he can, Clapham holding down Figlak trying to gain control.

Rnd 3 Matt Figlak straight in and Clapham clinches up with both guys trying for a TD, after a brief struggle it was Figlak who got the TD in the end landing in side control. Clapham is working hard up against the cage, even nearly having an armbar, but using his toes in the cage as leverage referee Ron Frith warns Clapham and with a slight tap on his arm to get his toes out of the cage, he loses the armbar, Figlak capalizes on this raining down blows but Clapham weathers the storm only for Figlak to see an opportunity and grab Claphams back to sink in a RNC.

WINNER MATT FIGLAK 1MIN 47SEC RND 3 VIA RNC

K1 3X2 MINS

BEN HARRIS W.A.K.T. 2-1 CJ ABDULAFUR GLOUCESTER MARTIAL ARTS TEAM XTREME DEBUT

Rnd 1 Both guys are straight out but it’s CJ who is landing first, in what appears to be an all-out war from both guys. CJ drops Harris who gets a standing count from referee David Willmot, Harris comes back with full intent along with a very game CJ in this full on opening round.

Rnd 2 Ben Harris opens up with kicks and moves nicely onto knees as CJ comes in with punches, it appears that Harris is getting the better of CJ in the opening part of this second round, pinning CJ against the cage. CJ moves away off the cage and goes down (appears to be from back pain), referee David Willmot checks CJ is okay, the fight carries on, Harris is straight in with a full on jab catching CJ clean in the face just before the end of the round.

During the end of the second round it was clear CJ was in pain from the earlier back injury, therefore he could not continue into the third round.

WINNER BEN HARRIS VIA TKO RND 2

UNIFIED AMATEUR MMA 3X3MINS

WILL STEPHENSON TROJAN WORCESTER 0-1 ADAM GREENE TOJAN FREE FIGHTERS 1-0

RND 1 Adam Greene comes out first landing punches and tags Stephenson who goes down, Greene capitalizes on this and has Stephenson up against the cage and goes for his neck in attempting to gain a submission but to no avail. Stephenson gets back to his feet briefly as Greene lifts Stephenson with a big slam TD, Greene landing big shots on Stephenson as he looks up to the ref, Greene still working hard on Stephenson even taking his back in the final 15 seconds of the round, but a gallant Stephenson hangs on in there to see the round out.

Round 2 Adam Greene is straight out with a one, two combination and gains Stephenson’s back, taking him down, continuing on his back raining down blows. Stephenson reverses the situation after weathering the storm, in gaining Greene’s back and sinking in a tight RNC.

WINNER 2MIN 04 SEC RND 2 VIA RNC WILL STEPHENSON

TALASI MAY MAD DOGS COMBAT 4-0 JOHNNY BRYANT TROJAN FREE FIGHTERS DEBUT

Round 1 Johnny Bryant Comes out and gets the TD, both guys are grappling for top control for which Bryant gets in the end, in doing so May has left his neck exposed, Bryant see’s this and attempts an guillotine for which May escapes, Bryant grabs May’s arm whilst seeking to escape the prior guillotine attempt and attempts an armbar for which May answers back in raining down blows and grabs Bryant’s back, Bryant transitions out and gets mount briefly only for May to gain top position in this awesome display of grappling from both guys in the opening round.

Round 2 Talasi May is out gains mount, Bryant is trying to buck off May as he is landing punches, all the while gaining himself back to his own corner from his opponents corner to hear instructions from his own corner. Bryant slowly gets back to his feet but all the while under pressure from May in this second round. (Bryant managed to get from one side of the cage to the other with May in full mount raining blows so he could get instructions from his own corner – a well-educated, cage aware young man).

Round 3 Both guys are out and straight up against the cage, fighting for dominance, Bryant gets a TD and lands in top position, both guys are working hard in this final round but its Bryant that is the more dominant one being in top position and controlling May. It goes to the judges for a decision.

WINNER VIA UD 29-28 JOHNNY BRYANT

K1 3X2 MINS

JAMES HALL SILVERBACK MMA DEBUT MATT KAUFMAN TROJAN WORCESTER 2-1

Round 1 James Hall Is landing the cleaner of the kicks and appears to do more damage. Attempting an occasional spinning move but it is clearly not working. Kaufman in with teeps trying to keep Hall at distance but Hall is persistence and keeping the pressure on Kaufman.

Round 2 Matt Kaufman comes out fired up straight away in the opening of this round, Hall still putting on pressure and doing the ‘odd’ spinning movement which does not result into anything. Kaufman now finding his range and rhythm, getting his movement going a lot more in the last thirty seconds, using the clinch several times.

Round 3 Hall Putting on the pressure as soon as this final round is under way, unloading shots, referee David Willmot steps in and gives Kaufman an eight count then waves the fight off as Kaufman was in no position to continue.

WINNER JAMES HALL RND 3 0.40SECS VIA TKO

UNIFIED AMATUER MMA 3 X3 MIN

MARTY WOLF ELITE TRAINING CENTRE 1-2-1 MICHAEL FIGLAK TROJAN FREE FIGHTERS 4-0

Round 1 Marty Wolf is straight in first and both guys are battling it out for dominance, Wolf using knees and drops Figlak slightly as the action goes to the ground. Wolf attempts for a triangle, which looks pretty tights from where I am sitting but Figlak weathers the storm and holds out until the end of the round.

Round 2 Michael Figlak comes out of this opening second round with a lot more fire, Figlak gets a TD landing in top position, Wolf trying to work a submission of his back, both guys keeping it busy throughout the second round but its Figlak in the more dominant position.

Round 3 Both guys keeping it standing for the first thirty seconds of this final round, Figlak shoots in for the TD and gets it, Wolf attempts another triangle and throwing in odd punches to try to soften up Figlak but to no avail. It goes to the judges for a decision.

WINNER MICHAEL FIGLAK 30-27

AHREN FOSTER COMBAT ATHLETICS 0-1 CARL SWABY TROJAN FREE FIGHTERS 1-0

Round 1 Carl Swaby straight in from the off is all over Foster. Swaby catches Foster coming forward with what looks like a throw but one thing is clear Foster goes down and does not get back up, it’s all over.

WINNER VIA KO 0.44 SECS RND 1 CARL SWABY

K1 3X 2MINS

THEO ARTHUR SILVERBACK MMA DEBUT STEVE SMITH GLOUCESTER MARTIAL ARTS TEAM XTREME 3-0

Round 1 Theo Arthur using his kicks to start then pressuring with punches, Smith is pushing forward, pressuring Arthur with his own punches, finding his range and rhythm towards the end of the round with his own kicks.

Round 2 Steve Smith opens the round coming in with teeps then punches, Arthur giving back the same. Smith starts working in the clinch, Arthur catches Smith with a nice right hook, which does not faze him and Smith is setting up his teeps followed up by punches straight afterwards. Arthur is coming in with jumping push kicks, which he is telegraphing and rushing in as doing so, but as a debut fighter, he is holding his own.

Round 3 Steve Smith straight in opening up with kicks, Arthur in with his jumping kicks, Smith is now landing knees and both guys are very game in this final third round. Smith lands a nice straight right on Arthur and both give it there all. (For a debut fighter Theo Arthur has a great set of tools to go far).

WINNER VIA UD 30-27 STEVE SMITH

PRO MMA 3X5 MINS

MICHAEL OLIVER INDEPENDENT FIGHTER 0-3 CHRIS ASTLEY TROJAN FREE FIGHTERS 1-1

Round 1 Chris Astley comes out and gains the TD landing in side control, Oliver had Astley’s leg trapped, Astley landing knees into Olivers side which breaks his leg grip. Astley moves into full mount, raining punches and Elbows with intent, referee Ron Frith steps in and stops the fight.

WINNER 1MIN 37SEC RND 1 VIA TKO CHRIS ASTLEY

SHANE RILEY BROTHERHOOD MMA 2-3 CHRIS HIPKISS FURY MMA 6-5

Round 1 Chris Hipkiss comes straight in with a great punch to Riley, both struggle for dominance then Riley gets Hipkiss against the cage and throws some hard knees and foot stomps, Riley takes the action to the ground. Hipkiss gets out and lands in side control then moves to mount landing some shots all the while Riley is well aware of Hipkiss’s arm as he is looking for an armbar for which he gets and succeeds.

WINNER 3MIN 59SEC RND 1 VIA ARMBAR SHANE RILEY

#FOTN THEO ARTHUR AND STEVE SMITH

# SOTN SHANE RILEY – ARMBAR

# KOTN CARL SWABY

Next event is ULTIMIATE IMPACT CAGEFIGHTING 12 on June 28^th at GL1 LEISURE CENTRE GLOUCESTER – INCLUDING 3 TITLE FIGHTS

FIGHT CARD VERBALLY AGREED AS IT STANDS NOW: ***CAN BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

Phil Wells v Adam Boussif ww pro title
Laura Handy v Cheryl Flynn flw k1 title
Wayne Drake v Terry Doyle Lw pro title
Craig White v Jon Williamson mw pro
Mark Finney v Rhys Parker 68kg catchweight pro
Chris Astley v Toby Hartman ww pro
Bryony Tyrell v Paulina Malina 53kg Ammy
Jack Shore v Piotr Egert Lw Ammy
Carl Swaby v Aerion Orme 68kg Ammy
Matt ‘George’ Hartill v Bryn cooper Lw k1
Cadre Abdulafur v Duane Barnes 73kg k1
Greg artis v Thomas Karpinski fw b-class Ammy
Mason Carter v Nathan Powell 58kg b-class Ammy
Raymond nelmes v dan reeves ww k1 Ammy
Camille Sch v Sophie Tidey 55kg k1 Ammy
Jacob Davies v paul Livingston fw b-class Ammy
Lawrence Coates v jack price 72kg k1 Ammy

For more info on tickets http://www.ultimateimpactevents.com/index.php/shop/tickets

PHOTO CREDITS: SETH BATES www.facebook.com/SethBatesPhotographyDesign

CAGE WARRIORS 68 WEIGH-IN RESULTS AND NEW RULINGS

Cage Warriors 68 comes to The Echo Arena in Liverpool tomorrow night, for what promises to be a night full of action, but as with any professional mixed martial art event the official weigh-ins first had to take place.

Lightweight: Azi Thomas (154lbs) vs. Ellis Hampson (157.6lbs)* Hampson has two hours to cut 1.6lbs**

Bantamweight: Ant Phillips (141.5lbs) vs Adam Ventre (137.5lbs) * Phillips need to cut 5.5lbs & Ventre 1.5lbs

Final weight for Ant Phillips 139lbs & Final weight for Adam Ventre 135.7lbs

Welterweight: Dez Parker (169lbs) vs. Charlie Watts (171lbs)

Bantamweight: Conrad Hayes (135lbs) vs. Patrick Pimblett* (141.7lbs) *** Paddy Pimblett has two hours to cut 5.7 lbs

Bantamweight: John Cullen (140.8lbs) vs. Dean Garnett (136.7lbs) * Cullen needs to cut 4.8lb & Garnett 0.7lb they have two hours to cut the remaining lbs

Middleweight: Leeroy Barnes (183.9lbs) vs. Che Mills (185.6lbs)

Middleweight: Matt Hallam (184.7lbs) vs. Steve Dinsdale (183.5lbs)

Welterweight: Matt Inman (170.7lbs) vs. Mauro Chimento (170.3lbs)

Bantamweight: Marcelo Costa* (140.3lbs) vs Ronnie Mann. (135.2lbs) ***Marcelo Costa has two hours to cut 4.3lbs

Welterweight: Jimmy Wallhead (169.3lbs) vs. Danny Roberts (170.4lbs)

**Ellis Hampson has elected not to cut any more weight, forfeiting 25% of his purse to his opponent, Azi Thomas

***Paddy Pimblett has elected not to cut any more weight, forfeiting 40% of his purse to his opponent, Conrad Hayes

Final weight for Paddy Pimblett 141.7lbs

***Marcelo Costa has elected not to cut any more weight, forfeiting 40% of his purse to his opponent, Ronnie Mann

Final weight for Marcelo Costa 140.3lbs

The bantamweight bout between John Cullen and Dean Garnett will go ahead at an agreed catchweight of 138lbs

Final weight for John Cullen 138.4lbs

* Did not make weight on first attempt

** Forefited 25% of purse to opponent

*** Fortited 40% of purse to opponent

Seven fighters missed weight at first attempt which raised ‘eyebrows’ amongst the promotions own top brass, resulting in Director of Media and Operations, Paul Dollery to send out several social media tweets amongst them were these two:

As a highly run, professional organisation it is expected that the fighters make their contractual weight agreement and to be professionals, representing, not only themselves, their club but the Cage Warriors FC brand.

Making a stance on fighters who are not making weight and opting for a purse pay-out option, CEO of Cage Warriors FC, Graham Boylan sent these two tweets out:

Let’s hope this gets all the fighters attention to comply.

UFC172 WEIGH-IN RESULTS AND PICTURES

Friday April 25th it was time for UFC172 Weigh-In time, everything ran smoothly bar the only slip up coming from Joe Rogan announcing the wrong fighters, but hey we can forgive him – its UFC172 Weigh-in time.

FIGHT PASS PRELIM

Chris Beal 135lb vs Partick Williams 135lb

PRELIMS

Danny Castillo 156lb vs Charlie Brenneman 155.5lb

Jessamyn Dyke 135.5lb vs Bethe Correia 135lb

Isaac Vallie-Flagg 155.5lb vs Takanori Gomi 155.5lb

Timothy Elliott 125.5lb vs Joseph Benevidez 123.5lb

MAIN CARD

Max Holloway 145lb vs Andre Fili 145lb

Yancy Medeiros 155.5lb vs Jim Miller 155lb

Luke Rockhold 185.5lb vs Tim Boetsch 185.5lb

Anthony Johnson 205lb vs Phil Davis 205.5lb

Glover Teixeira 205lb vs Jon Jones 205lb

Check out your local cable provider for details on how to view.

ULTIMATE IMPACT FIGHT NIGHT 2 FULL FIGHT CARD APRIL 26TH GLOUCESTER

Tomorrow night, Saturday 26th April, Liquid Nightclub in Gloucester will host Ultimate Impact Fight Night 2.

A night of Professional, amateur MMA and K1 is on the cards.

Full fight card

Shane Riley v Chris Hipkiss WW PRO

Chris Astley v Michael Oliver 81kg Catchweight PRO

Theo Aarthur v Steve Smith 80kg k1

Ahren Foster v Carl Swaby 68kg Ammy

Marty Wolf v Michal Figlak 68kg Ammy

James Hall v Matt Kaufman 77kg k1

Talasi May v Johnny Bryant BW Ammy

Will Stephenson v Adam Greene MW Ammy

Ben Harris v Cadre Abdulafur 75kg k1

Lewis Clapham v Matt Figlak 72kg Ammy

Brad Wellaway v Jack Bryant 58kg Ammy

Tickets will be available on the door. Standard £25 and VIP £30

Doors open at 5pm first fight at 5.30pm.

BAMMA 15 RESULTS – WINNERS, WORLD CHAMPS, BRITISH CHAMPS, AND THE NOT SO LUCKY ONES THIS TIME!

Tonight (April 5th) at the London’s Copper Box arena, London, BAMMA held their fifteenth event, as the iconic Olympic Park re-opens to the public.

Those of you, who were lucky enough to get hold of tickets, arrived at the new location, the rest of us sat at home and watched the faultless stream being shown for the first time on #Facebook,without a hitch.

The results as follows:

MAIN EVENT

Gzim Selmani def Oli Thompson via Guillotine .18sec Rnd 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

Leon Edwards (Challenger) Def Wayne Murrie (Current Champ) via RNC 3min 13 sec Rnd 1

NEW BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION LEON EDWARDS

Colin Fletcher def Tony Hervey via SD 29-28 (f) 29-28 (h) 29-28 (f)

WORLD CHAMPION FEATHERWEIGHT BELT

Tom Duquesnoy def Teddy Violet via Triangle 1min 29 sec Rnd 2

NEW WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION TOM DUQUESNOY

MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BELT

Harry Mcleman def Andy De-Vent via UD 29-28

NEW BAMMA MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION HARRY MCLEMAN

Ryan Scope def Ali Arish via UD 29-28

Rany Saadeh def Mahmood Besharate wins via UD 30-27

Jefferson George def Jack Grant via SD

Alex Montagnani def Nathan Jones via RNC 2min 43 sec Rnd 1

Andy Craven def Richard Edwards via RNC 2min 12 sec Rnd 1

Ed Arthur def Nathaniel Woods via RNC 1min 28sec Rnd 3

Jacek Toczydlowski def Benny Carr via tapout due to strikes (Elbows) 1min 32 Rnd 1

Another night of awesome fights from start to finish from BAMMA, and from wherever you were watching from.including watching their new FREE STREAM on FACEBOOK, it was FAULTLESS.

BAMMA 15 WEIGH-IN RESULTS AND PICTURES

Friday 4th April ,it was time for all PRO BAMMA 15 fighters to weigh in:

HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

OLI THOMPSON (236.6) VS. GRIZM SELMANI (257.6)

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT

COLIN FLETCHER (156.2) VS. TONY HERVEY (155)

BAMMA WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

TOM DUQUESNOY (144.6) VS. TEDDY VIOLET (145)

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

WAYNE MURRIE (168.8) VS. LEON EDWARDS(170.4) *(169.6) on 2nd attempt

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

HARRY MCLEMAN (184.4) VS. ANDY DE-VENT (184.4)

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT

RYAN SCOPE (170.6) VS. ALI ARISH (168.20

FLYWEIGHT BOUT

RANY SAADEH (125.8) VS. MAHMOOD BESHARATE (125.8)

RICHARD EDWARDS (145.) VS. ANDY CRAVEN (146.6) ** ON 2ND ATTEMPT A % OF FIGHT PURSE TO BE GIVEN TO HIS OPPONENT WHO HAS ACCEPTED THE FIGHT.

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT

JACK GRANT (153.) VS. JEFFERSON GEORGE ( 154.8)

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT

NATHAN JONES (167.6) VS. ALEX MONTAGNANI ( 168.4)

BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT

NATHANIEL WOOD (134.6) VS. ED ARTHUR (135.5)

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT

BENNY CARR ( 170.6) VS. JACEK TOCZYDLOWSKI (170.6)

* Leon Edwards made weight on his 2nd attempt.

** Andy Craven failed to make weight, therfore forefits a percentage of his purse to his opponent Richard Edwards and the fight has been agreed to still go ahead.

Here is how to watch TONIGHT LIVE on FACEBOOK Saturday April 5th.

How to watch BAMMA 15:

To watch LIVE like the BAMMA Facebook page HERE

Step 2 – Click LIKE

Step 3 – Click tab named ‘BAMMA 15 Prelims’

Step 4 – Click tab named ‘BAMMA 15 Main Card’

BAMMA 15 Prelims start at 7:00pm with the Main Card following at 9:00pm.

You can join the conversation on Twitter at @BAMMAUK

BAMMA 15 STREAMS LIVE WORLDWIDE ON FACEBOOK, NEW DEAL WITH ESPN3 (USA), FULL FIGHT CARD DETAILS, HOW TO WATCH

BAMMA 15 is to be streamed live from London’s Copper Box Arena this Saturday 5th April, giving both UK and international fans worldwide the opportunity to watch BAMMA live for the first time on Facebook.

The preliminaries stream live globally from 19:00pm GMT; while the main card will be exclusively streamed in the UK and to countries with no current BAMMA TV deal, extending the promotion’s reach into new territories.

The BAMMA 15 main card will broadcast on the following international television channels between 21:00 GMT and 23:00 GMT: ESPN 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 and Transylvania Media In Romania. Please check regional TV listings for further information.

How to watch BAMMA 15:

To watch LIVE like the BAMMA Facebook page HERE

Step 2 – Click LIKE

Step 3 – Click tab named ‘BAMMA 15 Prelims’

Step 4 – Click tab named ‘BAMMA 15 Main Card’

BAMMA 15 Prelims start at 7:00pm with the Main Card following at 9:00pm.

You can join the conversation on Twitter at @BAMMAUK

Europe’s flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion, BAMMA, is proud to announce a newly inked deal with ESPN3 in the USA and its territories.

BAMMA 15 will be carried live on ESPN3 from the UK’s iconic Copper Box Arena on 5th April, as London’s Olympic Park re-opens to the public.

ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network available to more than 85 million U.S. homes nationwide at no addition cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members, Apple TV and Roku. The network is also accessible at no cost to approximately 21 million college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.

BAMMA’s Managing Director, Ashley Bothwell, said:

“We’re elated about this deal which sees European MMA’s reach extended on the other side of the Atlantic and we’re honoured to be working with such a leading sports brand as ESPN. There’s so much talent coming up through the ranks in the UK and in Europe, and BAMMA fighters are risk-takers renowned for bringing the fight and leaving it all on the line. BAMMA is all about exciting, entertaining match-ups between dedicated and passionate athletes, and favours colourful personalities. ESPN’s American fight fans will now get to enjoy the very British flavour of MMA that BAMMA brings”

Follow @ESPN3 & @BAMMAUK on Twitter

BAMMA 15 IS BROADCAST ON ESPN 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

Europe’s flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion presents BAMMA 15 at London’s Copper Box Arena this Saturday 5th April as the iconic Olympic Park re-opens to the public. Tickets are on sale from £25 at http://www.kililive.com/artists/Bamma

See below for the full, finalised BAMMA 15 Fight Card. Click on fights for more information.

BAMMA 15 FIGHT CARD

HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

OLI THOMPSON VS. GRIZM SELMANI

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT

COLIN FLETCHER VS. TONY HERVEY

BAMMA WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

TOM DUQUESNOY VS. TEDDY VIOLET

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

WAYNE MURRIE VS. LEON EDWARDS

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

HARRY MCLEMAN VS. ANDY DE-VENT

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT

RYAN SCOPE VS. ALI ARISH

FLYWEIGHT BOUT

RANY SAADEH VS. MAHMOOD BESHARATE