Cage Contender 7 will take place on Sat 13th Nov 2010, at Kings Hall Complex, Belfast,

Once again this show will be recorded for Setanta Sports.

Fight Card

CAGE CONTENDER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE : THE REMATCH
Cathal Pendred (SBGi) vs Liam Shannon (PCCB)

CAGE CONTENDER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
Owen Roddy (Primal MMA) vs Shane Thomas (Kokoro)

CAGE CONTENDER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
Ryan Kelly (PCCB) vs Chris Fields (SBG)

Welterweight
Ronan “The Barbarian” McKay (EFR) vs Arni “The Ice Viking” Issakson

Middleweight
Ramunas Venslovas (Shootfighters) vs Paul Moore (IFS)

Bantamweight
Damien “The Rage” Rooney (Hit Squad) vs Neil “2 Tap” Seery (Ryano)

Heavyweight
Ryan Boyd (IMMA) vs Sean Crowe (PCCB)

Bantamweight
Alan Philpott (IMMA) vs James “The Bag Man” Higgins (PCCB)

Featherweight
Decky Dalton (PCCB) vs Brian Moore (Wexford)

Lightweight
Rowan Penderville (Karate Jutsu) vs Paddy Reilly (PCCB)

More Fights to be Confirmed

Tickets for CAGE CONTENDER VII will be on sale from MONDAY 6th Sept . As always they will be available from TICKETMASTER and ALL fighters on the card. There are only 1200 tickets for this event and there have been 700 pre ordered.

This is the final CAGE CONTENDER of Season 1 so DON’T miss it (Season 2 begins January 2011).

Credit: Cagecontender.net & Fight.ie

On the 27th of september the BoxingClinic in Cork will be hosting a 2 hour seminar by Marc Fiore of the hit squad. www.thehitsquad.com.
The seminar will start at 7pm and is priced at €50.
This is not to be missed if you want to learn Wrestling for MMA.
Contact the gym on 021-4840627

Here is some info on Coach Fiore.
Marc Fiore
Main Wrestling/Grappling Coach for the H.I.T. Squad
Founding Member of the H.I.T. Squad

Marc Fiore’s coaching career started with youth wrestling in Carol Stream, Illinois. He then went on to coach high school wrestling at Glenbard North High School. He began coaching college wrestling at Lincoln College, where he took his team to third in Nationals. During his early coaching career, he had five All-Americans, two National Champions and one runner-up. It was time to see what he could do in the United States Army…

While enlisted in the Armed Forces, Marc coached the US Army’s World Class Athlete Program from 1998-2002, where he led his team to win numerous National Championships and coached in countries like Russia, Italy, Venezuela, Turkey, and Puerto Rico. He coached the 2000 Army US Olympic Trials team where 23 of his wrestlers qualified for the trials. In addition, Marc has coached one Olympian, was on the Olympic coaching staff in 2000, and coached 2 World Champions (one male Greco Roman, and one female Greco Roman) as well as many World Team members.

Marc Fiore has been Matt Hughes’ trainer and corner man since 2002. He cornered Matt during 6 UFC championship bouts in 6 years. He continued to work closely with Matt Hughes by being an assistant coach on the sixth season of Spike TV’s popular The Ultimate Fighter reality show and helping to lead “Team Hughes” to victory in the show’s finale. He also cornered Robbie Lawler for his Elite XC World Championship fight.

CAGE CONTENDER VI TV TIMES

Featuring: Damo Rooney, Chris Fields, Norman Parke and Decky Dalton

365 Sport (Iceland) Sat 4th @ 8pm

Setanta Ireland – Thursday 9th @ 9.30pm

Setanta Canada/USA – Tuesday 7th at 10pm

Premier Sports (UK) – Tuesday 7th 22:00 BST

Setanta Africa – Tuesday 7th at 9.00pm GMT

Setanta Australia – Thursday 9th

Credit: Cagecontender.net

The following is a statement released by Marcus Davis following his submission loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 118 in Boston on Saturday, August 28.

Speaking via the Press Herald, Davis said:

“I am now home resting with my family. I want to thank all the people who supported me and all the people with team Irish MMA, team Gurgel, and team Sityodtong for all the help preparing for the match. I left the fight in the puddles of sweat on the floor of Sityodtong. I was over trained and never took the rest to recuperate that I should have. Within minutes of the first round my legs felt like I had just ran a marathon and they never came back. Today my thighs feel as though I spent the weekend lifting weights. I am known to have good footwork but had none that night.”

“The accidental head clashes caused most of the damage to the right side of my face and eye. I have three lacerations, two over the right eye and one under it. My CAT scan came back good. No brakes or fractures. The eye itself is being looked at. I had my second appointment today and my next one is in a week. Although I’m having some cloudy vision it is much better than it was initially and with rest it should return to 100 percent. I apologize to my supporters, team, friends and sponsors for not performing to my full potential. Being recognized for fight of the night honors is great and that’s why I fight — to entertain — but I wish I could have done so the way I have done in previous fights. Thank you again.”

Credit: The Portland Press

Fight Sports Clare opens Monday (13/Sept./2010)

Fight Sports teach Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, Kickboxing, Pilates and Yoga. They are located on the Kildysart road in Clarecastle.
Men, women and children are encouraged to train in there modern facilities and programs with a respect for the culture of traditional martial arts. There training extends far beyond the gym, with students encouraged to better their lifestyles, diets and choices both on and off the mats. FightSports is also home to champions in all disciplines. There students compete in local and international competitions as part of their training and self-improvement.
Fight Sports look forward to welcoming you to there family!

MASTER CYBORG

Leading the FightSports team and offering guidance and support from Miami is head instructor Roberto Cyborg Abreu.
Roberto Cyborg Abreu began his Jiu Jitsu journey in the city of Campo Grande Brazil. It has led him throughout the globe and brought him numerous prestigious titles. For the last seven years Cyborg has been leading the Fight Sports team in Brazil, the United States, and Canada producing numerous champions. Now the team is coming to Ireland.

Titles:
12 world Jiu Jitsu titles
3x Panamerican Jiu Jitsu Champion
4x Time South American Jiu Jitsu Champion
European Jiu Jitsu Champion
Brazilian National Jiu Jitsu Champion
Brazilian National Wresling Champion
Member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team
8x Grapplers Quest Open Class Champion

SCHEDULE

Fight Sports provide classes in Jiu-Jitsu, Pilates, Yoga, Kickboxing, Women’s self defense and MMA.
Classes are for men, women and children.

JIU-JITSU (BJJ): Tuesdays and Thursdays 8 to 9:30
WOMENS SELF DEFENSE: Wednesdays 7 to 8
KICKBOXING: Thursdays 7 to 8
YOGA: Wednesdays 11:30 to 12:30
KIDS JIU-JITSU: Ages 4-8 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thur 5 to 6. Ages 9-15 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thur 6 to 7
MMA: Mondays and Wednesdays 8 to 9:30
PILATES: Mondays 11:30 to 12:30 and 7 to 8

Website: www.fightsportsclare.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/fightsports clare
Email: Fightsportsclare@hotmail.com
Phone: +353 (0) 860731109  (Irish number)

DIRECTIONS

Kildysart Road
Clarecastle
County Clare

Credit: Ult Punch

Heavyweight boxing champion, James Toney picked up an incredible half a million dollars for his three and a half minutes spent inside the octagon, most of which was spent on his back eating punches and fending off submission attempts from Randy Couture.

Couture himself picked up a cool $250,000 for his efforts that night, while former lightweight champion, B.J. Penn took home $150,000 despite losing on the night. The man who beat him, Frankie Edgar earned $96,000.

Here’s the rundown in full:

Frankie Edgar — $96,000 (Includes $48,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn — $150,000
Randy Couture — $250,000 def. James Toney — $500,000
Demian Maia — $68,000 def. Mario Miranda — $8,000
Gray Maynard — $46,000 (Includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Kenny Florian — $65,000
Nate Diaz — $120,000 (Includes $30,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus) def. Marcus Davis — $91,000 (Includes $60,000 “Fight of the Night bonus)
Joe Lauzon — $84,000 (Includes $12,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus) def. Gabe Ruediger — $8,000
Nik Lentz — $22,000 (Includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Andre Winner — $10,000
Dan Miller — $30,000 (Includes $15,000 win bonus) def. John Salter — $8,000
Greg Soto — $12,000 (Includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Nick Osipczak — $10,000
Mike Pierce — $24,000 (Includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Amilcar Alves — $6,000

Credit: MMABay.co.uk

Cork Cage Combat are holding Corks first cage show on 24th of October in Silver Springs Hotel.
They will have 7 MMA fights along with 7 Thai fights.
This show is in conjunction with Cork Thai, Siam Warriors and Pedro Bessa Cork.

Fighting on this show for MMA will be Juri Malko, Vlad Malko and Andrew Manning, three fighters who have be making a name for themselves on the Irish circuit.

Peter Laverty will be the MMA ref.

Cork Cage Combat are looking for match for the following:

Juri Malko: 77 kg A class 2 wins 2 losses
Vlad Malko: 77-80 a, b class 2 wins
Andrew Manning: b , a class 1 win
Shane Calnan: 84kg c class 0 fights

Anyone interested can contact Cork Cage Combat via email or phone.
Email: Daherne@Gmail.com
Phone: +353 (0) 877912880 (Irish number)

Listen Live: Dunndalkfm.com
Website: www.myspace.com/punchinandcrunchinfm
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/punchinandcrunchinfm
Email: punchin@dundalkfm.com
Phone: 0429395100
Text: 087-9127799

**RESULTS**

Main card

* Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. B.J. Penn

Edgar defeated Penn via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45).

* Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. James Toney

Couture defeated Toney via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:19 of round 1.

* Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Mario Miranda

Maia defeated Miranda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

* Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard

Maynard defeated Florian via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

* Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Marcus Davis

Diaz defeated Davis via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 4:02 of round 3.

Preliminary card (Spike TV) & (ESPN UK)

* Lightweight bout: Andre Winner vs. Nik Lentz

Lentz defeated Winner via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).

* Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon vs. Gabe Ruediger

Lauzon defeated Ruediger via submission (armbar) at 2:01 of round 1.

Preliminary card

* Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs. Amilcar Alves

Pierce defeated Alves via submission (cross-body armbar) at 3:11 of round 3.

* Welterweight bout: Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto

Soto defeated Osipczak via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

* Middleweight bout: Dan Miller vs. John Salter

Miller defeated Salter via submission (anaconda choke) at 1:53 of round 2.