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UFC® ANNOUNCES SERIES OF FAN EVENTS AHEAD OF UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: BISPING vs. LEITES

Ahead of UFC^®’s highly anticipated debut event in Scotland, UFC FIGHT NIGHT^®: BISPING vs. LEITES, the organisation has today confirmed a series of fan events which will take place during the lead up to the event on Saturday, July 18th.

On Wednesday, July 15th fans will have the opportunity to watch their favourite fighters from the UFC Fight Night Glasgow line-up train, as UFC hosts an exclusive open workout evening at The Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow. Fighters including Michael Bisping, Thales Leites, Joanne Calderwood, Stevie Ray and Robert Whiteford will all take part in individual workouts in front of fans and media, as well as facing off against their opponents for the very first time.

Doors to the event open at 17:30 BST. The event is free to attend but fans will need to secure a free-of-charge ticket in order to gain entry. Tickets can be secured by clicking this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/official-ufc-open-workouts-for-ufc-glasgow-tickets-17602663039

On Friday, July 17th fans are invited to attend the official UFC FIGHT NIGHT^®: BISPING vs. LEITES live weigh-ins at the SSE Hydro. Doors will open to UFC Fight Club^™members at 12:00, with general admission following at 12:15.

Ahead of the fighters stepping onto the scales, there will be a live Q&A with UFC guest fighters, between at 12:45-13:30, while an autograph signing will follow between 14:30-16:00.

The weigh-ins, Q&A and fan signings are all free to attend and open to the public.

Summary of fan events during UFC FIGHT NIGHT: BISPING vs. LEITES fight week:

Wednesday, July 15th

Ultimate Fan and Media Day

Details: Free to attend and open to all.

To secure a free ticket: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/official-ufc-open-workouts-for-ufc-glasgow-tickets-17602663039

Location: Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ

17:30: Doors open to fans

18:30 – 19:30: UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites open workouts

19:30 – 19:45: UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites fighter face offs

Friday, July 17th

Weigh-ins, Q&A and fan signings

Details: Free to attend

Location: SSE Hydro, Glasgow, G8 8YW

Times:

Doors open to UFC Fight Club members 12:00

Doors open to general public 12:15

UFC Guest fighter Q&A 12:45-13:30

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites weigh-ins 14:00-14:30

UFC Guest fighter autograph signings 14:30-16:00

For the latest information on this event, please visit www.ufc.com or follow @UFC_UK on twitter.

UFC® RETURNS TO DUBLIN ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 24th 2015

UFC^® announced its highly anticipated return to Ireland, set to take place at the 3Arena on Saturday October 24th 2015.

Following a hugely successful event in 2014, which saw tickets sell out in under an hour for UFC FIGHT NIGHT^®: McGREGOR vs. BRANDAO, the organisation immediately stated they would hope to return to the ever expanding market in 2015.

Joe Carr, Vice President of International for UFC commented: “Ireland has been such an important market to the UFC and we couldn’t let a year go by without delivering another spectacular event for the fans in the capital. We’re looking forward to showcasing both local and international talent at the event and hopefully getting the decibel counter higher this year round.”

Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT^® DUBLIN will go on sale to UFC FIGHT CLUB members at 10:00 a.m. IST on Wednesday September 2nd with Sun+ subscribers also getting priority access from 12:00 p.m. IST on Wednesday. Tickets will become available to UFC Newsletter subscribers on Friday September 4th at 10:00 a.m. IST with general sale taking place from 12:00 p.m. IST.

In order to avoid disappointment, fans are encouraged to register their interest via this LINK for UFC FIGHT NIGHT DUBLIN to receive information and reminders about the ticket sale.

This month sees an exciting month for Irish fans as UFC superstar Conor McGregor faces Chad Mendes at UFC 189 as he competes to bring the world title home to Ireland on Saturday July 11th. Fans can watch this event live on Setanta Sports from 3:00 a.m. IST.

Tickets will go on general sale Friday September 4th.

Ultimate Impact 15 Saturday June 6th The Full Fight Card

Ultimate Impact takes place for their fifteenth event this Saturday night at the GL1 Leisure centre in Gloucester for which promises to be one of their most action packed cards to-date.

With 3 Pro MMA bouts including 1 Title bout, 2 Pro K1 Title bouts, 8 amateur MMA bouts including 1 female amateur MMA bout and a female amateur K1 bout, Ultimate Impact Events keep going from strength to strength.

FULL FIGHT CARD AND RUNNING ORDER

Tommy Cook v Craig White MW Pro MMA Title

Dawid Masel v David Willmot WW Pro K1 Title

Greg Reeves v Jon Spoors BW Pro K1 Title

BREAK

Danny T Joel v Phil Wells WW Pro MMA

Philip Kite v Jack Shore LW Ammy MMA

Jaiah B Turay v Jake O’Hagan 86kg Catchweight Ammy MMA

Mitchell Head v Mark Finney LW Pro MMA

Andrew Brew v Will Jones LHW Ammy MMA

Lukasz Marcinkowski v Greg Summers MW Ammy MMA

BREAK

Jessica Mawby v Andree Warbrick 54kg Catchweight Ammy k1

Monica Nix v Polly Beauchamp Strawweight Ammy MMA

Liam Fulford v Ryan Mendez FW Ammy MMA

Marcus Stevens v Jay Garrington LW Ammy MMA

Jesse Wright v Isaak Falzon 86kg Catchweight Ammy MMA

It is also worth noting that Mark Finney is donating all of his Fight Purse and 75% of his ticket sale commission towards the Hollie Garrard Trust whose life was tragically cut short at the hands of her ex-boyfriend. Click here for further details about Hollie and click here to contact Mark for direct ticket sales via his Facebook account.

Also David Willmot is donating his fight purse to The Nelson Trust Drug and alcohol Rehab Centre in Brimscombe, Stroud. You can additionally help by going to David’s ‘Just Giving’ page here and donating whatever you can to help out. Below David left this message on his Facebook page.

So I’m fighting Saturday in Gloucester, the purse I’m donating to the Nelson Trust Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centre in Brimscombe, Stroud to help people beat the demon that is addiction. The more we can raise, the more lives we can save. Addiction destroys lives, families and communities, one person can’t do everything but together we can do something. I’m not fighting for me, I’m fighting to make a difference.

If you have not purchased tickets yet and still need to, you can obtain them from Ultimate Impact Events Online here, any of the fighters mentioned above or there are limited tickets available on the door.

Standard Tickets £25.00

Cageside Tickets: £35.00

V.I.P Single Tickets £45.00

Please note that tickets on the door may be subject to a surcharge.

Doors Open 4pm

GL1 Leisure Centre

Gloucester

Welsh Premier Promotion Pain Pit taking MMA to Higher European Levels

Premier Welsh promotion Pain Pit which is run by Tillery Combat Owner and Head Coach Richard Shore announced last night that they will now be including European level championship belts, and also including one high level card per year.

Pain Pit took to social media last night to release the following announcement about their new plans after being one of the most reliable, stable and well run MMA promotions in Wales over many years, growing from strength to strength.

Here is the full announcement from Pain Pit Facebook page.

Pain Pit Fight Night has always been an event that has prided itself on being a professional grassroots MMA event. We have always known our place in the market and our aim has been to give promising amateur and professional fighters a platform to showcase their skills. This has led to many fighters moving on to the bigger events such as BAMMA, Cage Warriors, Bellator and Titan..

Since Cage Warriors has been inactive we have decided to put on one “High Level Show” a year to give some of the higher ranked more established fighters an opportunity to stay busy and face a high level of opposition.

Our champions have always been novice pros looking for a stepping stone to reach the next level of their careers. These “High Level Shows” now mean we have some very experienced fighters now fighting on the show. It would be unfair for us to expect fighters of the calibre of Lew Long and Jack Marshman to fight our domestic champions who have only have 4/5/6 pro bouts experience. Therefore I have made the decision to add European title bouts to our events to accommodate the higher ranked more experienced competitors.
So we now have:

Unified Amateur Pain Pit Title Fights
Domestic Title Pain Pit Fights
European Title Pain Pit Fights

This decision will enable me as a match maker to put on well matched bouts that are not mismatches, and are exciting for the fans to watch.

All our current champions will now be classed as our domestic champions.
We will offer the European title fights to the higher ranked fighters.
Owain Parry has been our domestic Lightweight Champion for over a year and has defended his Title in emphatic style at the last Pain Pit. We feel that it is fitting that due to the level of opponent he is facing in Scott Clist we are going to make their bout a European Pain Pit Lightweight Title Fight.

Therefore our biggest event to date at Ebbw Vale Sports Centre on July 25th will now see 3 Professional European Title fights and One Amateur Title fight

Owain Parry v Scott Clist competing for the European Pain Pit Lightweight Title
Lew Long v Lee Caers competing for the European Pain Pit Welterweight Title
Jack Marshman v Kent Kaupinen competing for the European Pain Pit Middleweight Title
Jack Shore v Billy Wilsher competing for the Pain Pit Amateur Lightweight Title

This is going to be an unbelievable event that has a card that would grace any promotion in Europe. Lets hope that the MMA fans in Wales get behind us and support the event so we can ensure we are in a position to do more “High Level Shows” in the future, so fighters will get good exposure, until Cage Warriors decide to get back onto the MMA scene and put shows on in Wales again.

For more details on Pain Pit and their next event on Saturday July 25th at Ebbw Vale Sports Centre click on the link below.

https://www.facebook.com/painpit?fref=nf&pnref=story

The First Lady Michelle Obama Incoporating Kickboxing Into Her Daily Routine

The First Lady, Michelle Obama has started literally, kicking her daily fitness routine into top gear by adding in the Martial Art of Kickboxing to her daily workout routine.

FLOTUS is all about action and the First Lady was responding to a challenge from her husband, President Barack Obama had set her, to show him five ways that she moves. The initiative is complete with the hashtag, #GimmeFive.

Go to http://letsmove.gov for more details on Michelle Obama’s five-year campaign.

UK AMATEUR TEAM NAMED FOR THE 2015 IMMAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The United Kingdom Mixed Martial Arts Federation (UKMMAF) is proud to announce the UK team selected to compete in the 2015 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA at UFC® International Fight Week, in Las Vegas from 6th – 11th July.

Hosted by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation, the Championships are to be held on the renowned Las Vegas Strip as part of the world’s largest one week combat sports festival.

The event finals are to take place at the UFC Fan Expo® at the Sands Expo and Convention Center and the tournament will be broadcast on UFC FIGHT PASS.

The UK team was selected from eligible applicants through an open application process, that included regional tryouts and a final selective squad training weekend.

MEET THE 2015 TEAM

Name: Amy Omara – Women’s Strawweight: -52.2 kg (115 lbs)

Age: 26

Hometown: Stockport, Cheshire

Gym: 12 Gauge MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 3-0-0

Other combat sports experience/ titles/ belts: kick-boxing, No-Gi grappling

Fighting Style: MMA

Name: Connor Hitchens – Men’s Flyweight: -56.7 kg (125 lbs)

Fight name: Chopsticks

Age: 18

Hometown: Preston

Gym: Reps MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 9-0-0

Other combat sports experience/ titles/ belts: wrestling, No-Gi grappling, Amateur boxing

Fighting Style: striker/ grappler

Twitter: @ConnorHitchens1

Name: Carl Burton – Bantamweight: -61.2 kg (135 lbs)

Fight name: Honeybadger

Age: 28

Hometown: Macclesfield

Gym: 12 Gauge MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 7-2-0

Other combat sports experience/ titles/ belts: Contestant in the 2014 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA

Fighting Style: grappler

Twitter: @carl86burt

Name: Aidan James – Men’s Featherweight: -65.8 kg (145 lbs)

Age: 20

Hometown: Swansea, Wales.

Gym: Chris Rees Academy

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 6-1-0

Other combat sports experience/ titles/ belts: Made 4 the Cage Amateur Title (135lbs)

Fighting Style: mixed/ orthodox

Twitter: @AidanJamesMMA

Name: Ross Gallagher Lightweight: -70.3 kg (155 lbs)

Fight Name: The Boss

Age: 28

Hometown: Corby

Gym: Siam MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 14-5

Name: Jake Constantinou Welterweight: -77.1 kg (170 lbs)

Age: 24

Hometown: Leicester

Gym: Leicester MMA Academy

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 7-2-0

Other combat sports experience/ titles/ belts:

MMA C-Class 12-3, Submission Wrestling, Amateur K1 – 2-0, RINGS UK Team Member (J-MMA)
ISKA and Battle Arena English National Lightweight Champion (A Class)
ISKA Northern Area Lightweight Champion (A Class)
ISKA England Squad member (C Class)
2x ISKA English National Gold Medalist (C Class)
Clash UK Gold Medalist (C Class)
Submission Wrestling
IBJJF International Open Silver Medalist (Blue Belt)
Grapple Nation Gold Medalist
Ground Control Gold Medalist
GoToTheGround Gold Medalist

Fighting Style: submission wrestling and boxing

Twitter: @JakeTinou

Name: James Duckett Middleweight: -83.9 kg (185 lbs)

Age: 24

Hometown: Manchester

Gym: Predators MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 9-3

Fighting Style: boxing

Name: Steve Steward Light Heavyweight: -93.0 kg (205 lbs)

Age: 33

Hometown: Peterborough

Gym: Fightstar MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 4-2

Twitter: @Steve_Fightstar

For more information about the IMMAF World Championships visit: http://www.immaf.org/championship-2015/

For more information about the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation visit: http://www.immaf.org/

Follow @UKMMAF on Twitter or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ukmmaf

Main Photo Credits Official Photographer: D.Lowry/ Odin Photography

Photo Credit of James Duckett from his Facebook

ABOUT THE UKMMAF

The United Kingdom Mixed Martial Arts Federation (UKMMAF) is a Non-Profit Organisation registered as a Limited company by guarantee. The purpose of UKMMAF is to further the development and recognition of the sport of mixed martial arts in the UNITED KINGDOM, enabling Amateur National Competitions, education of coaches and officials, supporting affiliated member clubs and regulation of sanctioned events, ensuring the highest safety standards for all those involved in MMA. The current board of directors is an interim board put in place to govern the UKMMAF until the first general assembly and the UKMMAF will operate as a democratic organisation where its affiliated members will get an equal say through their elected representatives.

The UKMMAF has been accepted by the IMMAF as the National Federation for the UK (Observational membership) and under the guidance and support of The National Federation Establishment Committee we are working towards full membership.

The UKMMAF works with Safe MMA as its independent medical subcommittee. For further information see http://www.ukmmaf.org/Home.html

ABOUT THE IMMAF

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation is the international democratic governing body for the sport of MMA, representing MMA worldwide towards all stakeholders – athletes, coaches, referees, governments, athletic commissions, sports confederations, international organizations, professional promoters and more. Founded from within the MMAcommunity for the MMA community, the purpose of the IMMAF is to protect and further the development and recognition of the sport of MMA on all levels, enabling international competition through the organization of non-profit, democratic national federations.

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FURY MMA – The Uprising at Studio 338 May 17th

FURY MMA – The Uprising, returns on May 17th at Studio 338, headlined by Bill Beaumont who faces Tomas Matuelvicius in a Pro Welterweight showdown and Krzysztof Wegrynyowski who faces Domanic Dillon in a Featherweight Title Fight showdown.

UFC fighter BRAD ‘One punch’ PICKETT will be calling the fights alongside CHRIS ‘ the guru’ HOEKSTRA once again. Doors open at 2pm, fights commence at 3.30pm!

Chris Hoekstra and Brad Pickett commentating at FURY MMA

FURY MMA THE UPRISING

BILL BEAUMONT V TOMAS MATUELVICIUS WW PRO MMA

KRZYSZTOF WEGRYNYOWSKI V DOMANIC DILLON FW TITLE FIGHT

MEHRDAD JANZEMINI V JAMIE RICHARDSON WW PRO MMA

DENZIL DUNCANN V ANDRE THALICK WW PRO MMA

KARLOS KAMINSKAS V KOFI BLAQ WW Semi Pro TITLE

TOMMY FLANDERS V JAMIE ANDROAS BOXING

JOEL SALTER V JOE ANDERSON FW MMA

VINNY CHURCH V DARREN LESTON LW K1

FLAVIO FONSECA V DEAN FORREST-HOLDEN 73KG MMA

CHRIS HAY V SAM DIPLOCK BW MMA

LEE DAVIS V MATT GRUNSELL LHW MMA

HARRY CHURCH V KIRK JACKSON WW K1

MATT PARSON V JAY TOVEE MW MMA

RYAN ZUPPINGER V TONY DRISCOLL HW MMA

TARIQ KHAN V VINNY BALDWIN FW MMA

Limited tickets available on the door

GENERAL £30.00*

SILVER SEATED £45.00*

GOLD VIP SEATED CAGE SIDE £60.00*

*Please note tickets maybe subject to a surcharge on the door

PARKING:

The nearest car parks are at the Odeon cinema/Sainsbury – Bugsby Way, London SE10 0QJ

The O2 car park which is a bit closer to the venue.

UFC Fight Night Manila Results: Frankie Edgar Has the ‘Answer’ & defeats Urijah Faber

For everything that a fight should be and a fighter, competitor for whom has always carried himself with such grace, Mark Munoz closed his fighting career on a clear, winning, dominant performance over the UK’s Luke Barnatt in what can only be defined as ‘OUTSTANDING’.

The UFC came live from Manila today, where it certainly did not disappoint and had a very emotional farewell to one of the sports most beloved fighters after winning his retirement fight.

Jon Delos Reyes with the RNC on Roldan Sangcha-an #UFC Fight Night Manila

In the main event Frankie Edgar literally answered everyone’s ‘answers’ in which he won every single round on the judges scorecards to clearly win over a tough opponent in ‘The california Kid’ Urijah Faber.

The co-main event went as much predicted (in my opinion) ,again, the judges scored every single round to Gegard Mousasi, for which he was tasked with the not so easy Costas Philippou.

Here are the full results:

Main Card

Frankie Edgar Def Urijah Faber Via Unanimous Decision 50-45, 50-45, 50-45

Gegard Mousasi Def Costas Philippou Via Unanimous Decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

Mark Munoz Def Luke Barnatt Via Unanimous Decision 29-28, 30-27, 30-27

Neil Magny Def Hyun Gyu Lim Via TKO 1 min 24 secs Round 2

Phillipe Nover Def Yui Chul Nam Via Split Decision 29-28, 28-29, 29-28

Levan Makashvili Def Mark Eddiva Via Split Decision 29-28, 28-29, 30-27

Preliminary Card

Jon Tuck Def Tae Hyun Bang Via RNC 3 mins 56 secs Round 1

Jon Tuck with the RNC on Hyun Bang #UFC Fight Night Manila

Kajan Johnson Def Zhang Lipeng Via Unanimous Decision 30-27, 29-28, 29-29

Li Jingliang Def Dhiego Lima Via KO 1 min 25 secs Round 1

Ning Guangyou Def Royston Wee Via TKO 4 mins 59secs Round 2

Preliminary Card

Jon Delos Reyes Def Roldan Sangcha-an Via RNC 3 mins 13 secs Round 2

Yao Zhikui Def Nolan Ticman Via Split Decision 29-28, 28-29, 29-28

BONUSES $50,000 Each

FOTN

REYES vs. SANGCHA-AN

POTN

JON TUCK

NEIL MAGNY

UFC FIGHT NIGHT MANILA: EDGAR (146 lbs) vs FABER (145 lbs) Weigh-In Results

UFC Fight Night comes from Manila tomorrow Saturday May 16th where Frankie Edgar meets Urijah Faber in a Featherweight showdown. In the Co-Main event it’s a clash of the Middleweights between Gegard Mousasi and Costas Philippou, and what also will be the last fight of his career no matter the outcome, his retirement fight will see Mark Munoz take on the UK’s Luke Barnatt in what promises to be a great finale to a great career.

Of course none of the bouts can go ahead before they all hit the all important scales first, here are the official results.

Main Card

Urijah Faber (145 lbs) vs. Frankie Edgar (146 lbs)

Gegard Mousasi (185 lbs) vs. Costas Philippou (186 lbs)

Luke Barnatt (185 lbs) vs. Mark Munoz (186 lbs)

Hyun Gyu Lim (171 lbs) vs. Neil Magny (171 lbs)

Phillipe Nover (145 lbs) vs. Yui Chul Nam (146 lbs)

Mark Eddiva (145 lbs) vs. Levan Makashvili (145 lbs)

Preliminary Card

Jon Tuck (156 lbs) vs. Tae Hyun Bang (156 lbs)

Zhang Lipeng (155 lbs) vs. Kajan Johnson (155 lbs)

Li Jingliang (171 lbs) vs. Dhiego Lima (170 lbs)

Ning Guangyou (135 lbs) vs. Royston Wee (137 lbs)*

Preliminary Card

Roldan Sangcha-an (126 lbs) vs. Jon Delos Reyes (125 lbs)

Nolan Ticman (126 lbs) vs. Yao Zhikui (125 lbs)

* Has 1 hour to cut the final pound to make official weight

BAMMA 20 Official Full Fight Results April 25th

BAMMA 20 took place Saturday, April 25 from The Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham in which we saw the crowing of two world champions. Marcin Lazarz defeated Brett McDermott for the light heavyweight title, and Ed Arthur was crowned the bantamweight king with a rear-naked choke win over Alan Philpott.

Results

BAMMA 20 - No More Talk — BAMMA 20 – No More Talk

BAMMA World Light-Heavyweight Championship

Marcin Lazarz def. Brett McDermott via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Lightweight: Andre Winner def. Colin Fletcher via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

BAMMA World Bantamweight Championship

Ed Arthur def. Alan Philpott via submission (rear-naked choke) 0:56 seconds Round 2

Flyweight: Chris Miah def. Daniel Barez via submission (Rear-naked choke) 1 min 46 secs Round 2

Bantamweight: Regis Sugden def. Ant Philips via TKO (punches) 3 mins 51 secs Round 1

Lightweight: Jack Grant def. Warren Kee via KO (punches) 1 min 04 secs Round 1

Lightweight: Rick Selvarajah def. Jefferson George via split decision (29-28, 29-28 28-29)

Lightweight: Chase Morton def. Wayne Drake via TKO (elbows) 4 mins 07 secs Round 1

Welterweight: Harry Marple def. Chris Astley via submission (Japanese neck tie) 1 min 41 secs Round 2

Featherweight: Aiden Lee def. Adam Jahovic via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Amateur: Oliver Paske def. Arthur Jakub via submission (standing guillotine) 2 mins 18 secs Round 1

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