Pre-Fight Talk Heated Between Gonzalez and Gutierrez
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Mixed Martial Arts Links (6-9-11)
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| Shane Carwin: MMA heavyweight talks about how to win at UFC 131 Denver Post In this edition, Greeley’s Shane Carwin, a top MMA heavyweight contender, talks about how he’ll approach Junior Dos Santos at UFC 131, his career-best fights and how he’s not like Tito Ortiz. Keep an eye out for next week’s installment. … See all stories on this topic »
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| ‘The Fight’ that launched MMA boom Vancouver Sun Considered by many as the most important fight in mixed martial arts history, it catapulted the UFC into the hearts and minds of sports’ most coveted demographic: males ages 18 to 34. “That was the fight that launched the MMA boom — before that fight … See all stories on this topic »
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| MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring USA Today by Sergio Non By Sergio Non, USA TODAY • MMA Beatdown Radio: Don Frye(MMA Diehards) — The greatest mustache in professional sports brings his wit to the conversation. To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. … See all stories on this topic »
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| Antonio (Pato) Carvalho’s long MMA journey finally brings him home The Canadian Press Mixed martial arts has taken Antonio (Pato) Carvalho to the other side of the world. Now, finally, it is taking him across town. The 32-year-old featherweight from Ajax, Ont., meets UFC veteran Doug Evans on Friday on the Score Fighting Series card in … See all stories on this topic »
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| New York MMA Bill Appears to Be Dead in the Water – Bloody Elbow By Mike Fagan Efforts to regulate mixed martial arts in the state of New York appear to have hit a roadblock in the form of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Bloody Elbow |
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| Mixed martial arts helps NFL players improve skills and deal with … Clay Matthews is locked out of the sport he loves, but the Green Bay Packers linebacker still gets to do something that’s only a fantasy for most NFL … www.latimes.com/…/la-sp-farmer-nfl-20110607,0,5224283.co…
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| American Mixed Martial Arts Fight League II Results (Official) MixedMartialArts.com is the only certified database of MMA fight records granted by the … “This is the official website of the Mixed Martial Arts llc. … www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=stats…eid… |
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“THE AMERICAN SOLDIER” ERIC PRINDLE IS READY TO MARCH THROUGH THE COMPETITION IN BELLATOR
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“I don’t make predictions; I make preparations.”
Monterrey (México): In an age of hulking heavyweights, there are many monstrosities populating MMA cages across the world. There are extremely tall heavyweights, such as Stefan Struve and Tim Sylvia, and then there are heavyweights that could easily be mistaken for NFL defensive ends, including Shane Carwin and Brock Lesnar. Rare is the man that can combine both. Yet, to anyone that has been in the presence of “The American Soldier” Eric Prindle (7-1, six T/KO finishes), that rarity certainly exists.
At 6’5”, 290 lbs., the massive Prindle is quickly carving out a reputation as a devastating finisher who can electrify fight fans. Recently, he made his Bellator Fighting Championships debut, administering a beating to Josh Burns that caused the doctor to stop the fight due to the damage inflicted. As a result, the Prescott, Arizona native was recently announced to be part of the upcoming Bellator heavyweight tournament.
“I’m proud to be in the Bellator tournament, and honored to be fighting among the best up-and-coming heavyweights in the world,” said Prindle. Not knowing who is opponent will be yet, “The American Soldier” is undeterred. “I’m physically and mentally prepared for a war, regardless of the opponent. I’m going to be in the best shape of my life. I’m improving my game every day, getting faster and stronger for my next opponent.”
“The American Soldier,” who made his pro MMA debut in Mexico in 2004, is managed by Michael Shoffner. Shoffner is the CEO of top Mexican fight promotion Combate Extremo (C.E.), with which Prindle is under exclusive contract to. Recognizing both the opportunity Prindle is being provided by Bellator, as well as the opportunity to support another MMA promotion, Shoffner has facilitated the participation of his charge in the Bellator tourney.
“Bellator is a great promotion, and we appreciate the opportunity Eric’s been given to really make his mark on MMA in their cage,” stated Shoffner. “You can expect to see more domination from Eric in the coming months and years. I’m expecting him to be the next BIG thing – pun intended.”
“I loved fighting for Bellator,” explained Prindle. “The tournament structure is awesome. I’m going to put on a war and enjoy every second of it. The promotion is great…they really take care of their fighters.”
Prindle continued, “I want to thank my first promoter and current manager, Mike Shoffner, for believing in me, and giving me the best opportunity of my career.”
In regards to the upcoming Bellator tournament, Prindle had this to say: “I don’t make predictions; I make preparations. I am going to be prepared for war, and win my battles one fight at a time.”
Look out, Bellator heavyweights.
Combate Extremo is México’s longest running professional mixed martial arts promotion. The promotion was instrumental in the growth and regulation of MMA in México by establishing the only federally appointed commission in the country – COMEXAM (Comision Mexicana de Artes Marciales Mixtas) and making it the first promotion in México to adopt the MMA Unified Rules and requiring other promoters to meet minimum regulatory standards.
To date, C.E. has promoted over 100 professional mixed martial arts events in México and internationally, running nine events in the 2010 season alone, along with another twelve scheduled for 2011. Events have featured fighters such as Jon Fitch, Aaron Riley, Brian Ebersole, Brandon Lee Hinkle, MMA pioneer Shannon “The Cannon” Ritch, IFL veteran Vince Lucero, and Bellator veterans Jorge Ortiz, Yahir Reyes, Edwin Aguilar, Cedric Marks, and showcases the top Mexican fighters competing today.
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Boxing 360 Wins Arbitration Hearing
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NEW YORK (June 8, 2011) – Boxing 360 has won an arbitration hearing involving Chicago-based pro boxers David Estrada and Angel Hernandez, as well as their manager, Wasfi Tolaymat.
The American Arbitration Association in the City of New York found in favor of Boxing 360 as Estrada and Hernandez’ promoters, valid through February 15, 2013, as well as denying the aforementioned boxers’ claims for injunctive relief.
“They’re still under contract with Boxing 360,” Boxing 360 Founder/CEO Mario Yagobi said. “My main goal was to show them and, as a relatively new boxing promoter, everybody in boxing that fighters can’t pull that stuff with Boxing 360. We proved that Boxing 360 will fight for what it believes in.
“I’d like to thank our lawyer, Attorney Pat English, for doing a wonderful job in such a professional manner, as well as Bob Duffy (Boxing 360 Director of Boxing) for all of the hard work he put into this case.”
Members of Boxing 360’s stable include USBA heavyweight champion Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris, WBC #3 super bantamweight Leon “Hurry Up” Moore, former IBF super middleweight champion Alejandro “Naco” Berrio, WBC Caribbean & NY State super middleweight champion Lennox “2 Sharpe” Allen, NY State champion welterweight Danny Sostre, Dominican lightweight champion Eudy “AK47” Bernardo, KO king Tyrone Brunson, Nick “Hands of Gold” Casal, Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano, middleweight prospect DonYil Livingston, Joshua “The Juice” Harris, Emad Ali, Mike Mollo, “King” David Estrada and Angel “Toro” Hernandez.
Go to www.Boxing360.com for more information about Boxing 360 or any of its other fighters.
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UFC/STRIKEFORCE NEWSLETTER (6-8-11)
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| The Countdown to Dos Santos vs Carwin Begins Tonight Heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Shane Carwin collide this Saturday night in Vancouver – follow their journey to the Octagon tonight at 6:30pm on SPIKE (also on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada at 8pm ET / 4pm PT) Tickets On Sale This Week For Philly & Milwaukee The UFC Octagon Nation Tour Arrives In Vancouver Today |
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NEW YORK CITY SPECIAL SATURDAY EDITION OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
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Del Valle Takes On Nguyen and Gonzalez Battles Gutierrez
Saturday, June 11, Roseland Ballroom, New York City
Live on SHOWTIME at 10:35 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on the West Coast)
NEW YORK (June 8, 2011) – Only days before an unprecedented weekend of back-to-back, coast-to-coast editions of ShoBox: The New Generation, Saturday’s fighters gathered in front of a media-packed room at The Parlour Restaurant on 30th Street in Manhattan. As their forthcoming bouts will take place on the eve of New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade, Boricua prospects Luis Orlando “Orlandito” Del Valle and Jonathan Gonzalezvowed to put on memorable performances for fans in attendance at Roseland Ballroom in New York City and viewers watching from home on SHOWTIME live at 10:35 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
In the featured attraction, the promising Del Valle (12-0,10 KOs), of Bayamon, P.R., and his toughest foe to date,Dat “Be Dat’’ Nguyen (17-1, 6 KOs) of Vietnam, collide in a 10-round featherweight affair. The card co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Gary Shaw Productions will include a 10-rounder that pits 2008 Puerto Rican Olympian, the power-punching Gonzalez (13-0, 13 KOs), of Rio Piedras, against Colombian Richard Gutierrez(26-6-1, 16 KOs), of Miami, in a junior middleweight match.
Here’s what the participants had to say:
Luis Orlando Del Valle
“I’ll give credit to Dat Nguyen for taking this fight and, no disrespect, but this is my time. Thanks to my promoters and to SHOWTIME for putting my fight on television. I will make the most of this opportunity and excite the fans.
“Dat, no matter what you do, no matter how many punches you throw per round, the result will be the same: ‘Orlandito’ Del Valle will be on top.
“Years ago when I was an amateur, SHOWTIME announcer Al Bernstein said that I would be one of those faces you’d see fighting on TV one day. Now, here I am on SHOWTIME.”
Dat Nguyen
“Thanks to SHOWTIME for giving me this TV opportunity. I’ve always said to my team that I wanted to fight the best opponents. But sometimes, I couldn’t get the best. I had to fight guys that I needed to push to the edge…fighters that weren’t ready to fight with me. Del Valle won’t be like that. I chose my own route to get to this fight and I’ll make the most of it.
“I’ll put on a great fight to entertain the fans. I know they’ll be mostly Puerto Ricans in the crowd but they want to see a great fight and I promise to bring that to them.
“Thanks to Buddy [McGirt] for showing that he believes in me. It means a lot to me that he saw something in me and wanted to train me. It means a lot that he’s here today.”
Jonathan Gonzalez
“I’m thankful for this opportunity…for my first fight in New York. I’m ready to fight ten rounds but it won’t last that long.
“I’ve fought 13 fighters and I’ve knocked them all out. Gutierrez will be 14. They call me ‘Butter’ and I’ll make him melt in the ring.”
Richard Gutierrez
“Thanks to my team for working with me on this fight. Everybody knows me. My nickname is ‘The Bull.’ I’m going to show everyone why they call me ‘The Bull.’ This will be a demonstration of ‘The Bull’ doing his thing against Gonzalez. Don’t miss it.
“Gonzalez hasn’t fought anyone. When he gets in the ring on Saturday, he’ll be in there with a real man.”
Promoter, Gary Shaw
“I want to thank SHOWTIME and [SHOWTIME Sports Executive Vice President & General Manager] Ken Hershman. The network is doing a ShoBox in Santa Ynez on Friday night (11 p.m. ET/PT) and then turning around to get back to New York on Saturday for the Roseland show, which is unprecedented for the series. Ken Hershman saw the value in these fighters. He saw the value to SHOWTIME and its viewers.
“I really believe that all [the Puerto Rican boxers fighting at Roseland this weekend] will be taking a picture together again one day…but they will be holding world title belts.”
The telecast’s blow-by-blow announcer will be Curt Menefee with Steve Farhood handling the expert analysis.
For information on SHOWTIME Sports Programming, including exclusive behind-the-scenes video and photo galleries, complete telecast information and more, please go the new SHOWTIME Sports website at http:// sho.com/sports.
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Rising star Javier Flores ready to shine June 18 on ‘The New Generation Boxing Series’ card in Hartford
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HARTFORD (June 8, 2011) – Undefeated Puerto Rican welterweight prospect Javier “El Chino” Florestakes on veteran Shaka Moore in the eight-round co-feature on “The New Generation Boxing Series,” presented by Bulldog Cartel Promotions, Saturday night, June 18 launches its Saturday night, June 18 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
The eight-round main event features battle-tested cruiserweights with deceiving records, Joshua “Juice”Harris (7-4-1, 5 KOs), of Providence, and Harvey “Candy Man” Jolly (11-17-1, 6 KOs).
Flores (5-0, 5 KOs), now fighting out of Hartford, has stopped each of his five opponents as a professional, including an electrifying second-round knockout of Marcus Hall this past February. As an amateur in Puerto Rico, Javier won 65 of 68 matches with 32 knockouts and all of his losses were on points.
“I’m going to give the public a good fight to watch,” Flores said the former Puerto Rico Nationa Boxing Team member. “I’m giving a maximum effort to make it an action-packed fight. I don’t go into a fight looking for a knockout, but after a round or two feeling out my opponent, once I know he can’t hurt me I apply more pressure, break him down, and the knockout comes.“I have power in both hands and a variety of punches. My friends like my left upper-cut the best and I’m working to use that punch in combinations with different punches.”
The 35-year-old veteran Moore (11-15-3, 2 KOs), of Norwalk (CT), is coming off of a win in April by fourth-round technical decision against Noel Garcia, also at the Connecticut Convention Center. During his 15-year pro career, he’s fought the likes of Israel “Pito” Cardona and Demetrius Hopkins.
“I know my opponent has a lot of experience,” Flores noted. His last fight I noticed that he didn’t have a lot of stamina. On June 18th I’m going to apply pressure and expose him”
Another hot prospect on the card, super middleweight Lamar Russ (7-0, 5 KOs), puts his perfect record on the line against TBA. Russ, also fighting out of Hartford, upset Haitian Olympian Elie Augustama by six-round decision in December.
Promising junior featherweight Luis Rosa, Jr. (6-0, 5 KOs), representing New Haven, vs. Shawn “Bones”Nichol (5-4, 5 KOs) in a six-rounder. Also fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts are New Haven junior welterweight Carlos Hernandez (0-2) against Springfield’s (MA) Barrington Douse (0-1), along with three New Haven boxers making their pro debuts – lightweight Oscar Bonilla vs. Corey White (1-1, 1 KO), junior featherweight Josh Crespo vs. Frankie Garriga and super middleweight Charles Foster vs. Lee Snow. Garriga and Snow will also be making their pro debuts.
Former IBO super bantamweight champion “Machine Gun” Mike Oliver (24-2, 8 KOs), rated No. 2 by the USBA and fighting out of Hartford, vs. TBA and unbeaten New Haven super lightweight Christian Lao (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Javier Calderon (1-0, 1 KO)have been added to the card.
Former world light middleweight champion Vincent “The Ambassador” Pettway will be working the corners of Jolley and Snow.
Tickets are priced at $80.00 (ringside) and $40.00 (general admission) and available to purchase by going on line to www.WorldClassTickets.com, at the Connecticut Convention Center box office, and calling 860.759.8898 or 203.889.1222.
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HDNet and Inside MMA return to cover WCF 11 on June 18th
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