DOCSLIB.ORG

Wsof 17: Shields Vs. Foster Four New Fights Added to Five-Bout Main Card

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Wsof 17: Shields Vs. Foster Four New Fights Added to Five-Bout Main Card WSOF 17: SHIELDS VS. FOSTER FOUR NEW FIGHTS ADDED TO FIVE-BOUT MAIN CARD LAS VEGAS (Jan. 5, 2015) – With a high stakes welterweight (170 pounds) matchup between two of the world’s most decorated Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) superstars and submission experts – Jake Shields (30-7-1, 1 NC) of San Francisco, Calif. and Brian Foster (22-6) of Sallisaw, Okla. – set to headline the World Series of Fighting (www.wsof.com) event on Saturday, January 17 at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, the card has received four additional supporting bouts for the evening’s live NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) telecast. Prior to the highly anticipated headliner, WSOF 17: Shields vs. Foster will also feature lightweight (155 pounds) veteran Brian “The Bandit” Cobb (20-8) against undefeated prospect Johnny “Johnny Boy” Nunez (5-0). A pair of undefeated, middleweight (185 pounds) rising stars – Bulgarian Krasimir “The Wrestler” Mladenov (11-0) and Brendan Kornberger (5-0) of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada – will put their perfect records on the line against each other. Additionally, bantamweight (135 pounds) Bryson Hansen (7-2) faces “Ruthless” Rudy Morales (3-1) and welterweight (170 pounds) Adam Cella (6-2) meets Danny “Dee1” Davis Jr. (10-8-1) in the card’s first live NBCSN televised bout. Priced from $29.99, tickets for WSOF 17: Shields vs. Foster are on sale at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com. Cobb, of Bakersfield, Calif., returns for his third appearance under the WSOF banner. In the promotion’s inaugural event, he earned a split-decision win over Brazilian standout Ronys Torres. Cobb returned in 2013 and showed great heart, but ultimately suffered a TKO loss to undefeated WSOF superstar Justin Gaethje, who went on to capture the world lightweight title. Nunez, of Las Vegas, Nev., is an Xtreme Couture-trained athlete who has competed professionally since 2012 and boasts a perfect record through his first five starts. In March, Nunez made his first appearance for WSOF, earning a hard- fought split-decision victory over fellow top prospect Ozzy Dugulubgov. The 28-year-old Mladenov is one of Bulgaria’s top fighting exports. Unbeaten through the first 11 fights of his career, Mladenov now fights for the third time under the WSOF banner after earning previous wins over the hard-hitting Angel DeAnda and Kendrick Miree. Mladenov has shown an ability to finish fights, with four submission wins to his credit, but he can also grind out wins, as witnessed by the six victories he has produced by decision. The hard-punching Kornberger has only been taken the distance once, thus far, in his professional career that he ignited on March 12, 2010 with a first round (1:36) TKO of Troy Hardy with a barrage of punches. In his last start on Oct. 3, 2014, Kornberger scored his fourth career TKO with a third round (2:55) stoppage of Brad Stewart. Xtreme Couture prospect Hansen, a Honolulu, Hawaii native who now lives in Las Vegas, looks to rebound from a disappointing August decision loss to Matt Sayles at WSOF 12. The loss came on the heels of a stellar 46-second KO of Sean Cantor. The heavy-handed Hawaiian boasts five KO’s in his seven career victories. Morales, a Wand Fight Team prospect, will enjoy the opportunity to fight in his hometown of Las Vegas. After falling short in his pro debut, Morales has since earned three straight wins and now makes his WSOF debut. Cella, from St. Louis, Mo., started his career 4-0 with four first-round stoppages and earned his way on to The Ultimate Fighter 17, though he came up short against eventual finalist Uriah Hall. Since his UFC run, Cella has gone 2-1 with two more first-round finishes. Davis is another Las Vegas resident currently enjoying the best run of his career, a four-fight winning streak that includes WSOF wins over Jorge Lopez and Phil Dace. The preliminary bout card for WSOF 17: Shields vs. Foster will be announced soon. About “World Series of Fighting” (WSOF) “World Series of Fighting” (WSOF) is a worldwide premier professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion dedicated to delivering the best action-packed fights for fight fans by producing the best possible match-ups between elite fighters from around the world. For more information please visit WSOF.com. Follow “World Series of Fighting” on Twitter @MMAWorldSeries and “World Series of Fighting” President Ray Sefo @SugarRaySefo. ABOUT NBCSN NBCSN, part of the NBC Sports Group, is dedicated to serving passionate sports fans. Now in more than 85 million homes, the Emmy Award-winning network is the cable television home of the Summer and Winter Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL) – including two games of the Stanley Cup Final — Premier League, Formula One, IndyCar, Tour de France, the 34th America’s Cup, and beginning in 2015, NASCAR. In addition, NBCSN features college football, college basketball, college hockey, cycling, outdoor programming, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup, Fight Night boxing, Ironman, the Dew Tour and USA Sevens Rugby. The network is also home to original programs such as Costas Tonight, NFL Turning Point, Pro Football Talk, The Dan Patrick Show, and NASCAR America. NBCSN is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States..
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 41St National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships Results University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado April 23-24, 2016
    41st National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships results University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado April 23-24, 2016 Black belt sparring Fin Men 1st Joseph Ong San Jose State University 2nd Matthew Galea United States Military Academy 3rd Adrian Zambrano California State University, Northridge 3rd Michael Ashtari University of California, Davis Female 1st Samery Moras University of Utah 2nd Jacqueline Chong Foothill College 3rd Kyra Duong University of California, San Diego 3rd Janar Bauirjan University of California, Los Angeles Fly Men 1st Tyler Miyagishima California State University, Northridge 2nd Joseph Aguon Tarrant County College 3rd Andrew Cao University of California, Davis 3rd Christopher Yen Brown University Female 1st Taylor Macleod Northern Virginia Community College 2nd Amanda Bodgen University of California, Davis 3rd Jean Chow Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3rd Julia Richieri Tufts University Bantam Men 1st Fouad El-Chemali Sierra College 2nd Drew Pluemer Yale University 3rd Yuuki Jo University of Buffalo 3rd Dough Zhang University of California, Berkeley Female 1st Amanda Flannery University of California, Davis 2nd Mary Essa University of Colorado, Boulder 3rd Alyssa Roseman University of Colorado, Boulder 3rd Diane Kim University of California, Davis Feather Men 1st David Gibson University of California, Davis 2nd Lucas Peltier College of Southern Nevada 3rd Ashtin Gulyard Northern Hennepin Community College 3rd Adan Rivas University of Texas, Austin Female 1st Carly Berger University of California, Davis
    [Show full text]
  • COMPLAINT 25 V
    Case5:14-cv-05484 Document1 Filed12/16/14 Page1 of 63 1 Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064) Joshua P. Davis (State Bar No. 193254) 2 Andrew M. Purdy (State Bar No. 261912) Kevin E. Rayhill (State Bar No. 267496) 3 JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, INC. 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 625 4 San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: (415) 500-6800 5 Facsimile: (415) 395-9940 [email protected] 6 [email protected] [email protected] 7 [email protected] 8 Benjamin D. Brown (State Bar No. 202545) Hiba Hafiz (pro hac vice pending) 9 COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL, PLLC 1100 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 500, East Tower 10 Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: (202) 408-4600 11 Facsimile: (202) 408 4699 [email protected] 12 [email protected] 13 Eric L. Cramer (pro hac vice pending) Michael Dell’Angelo (pro hac vice pending) 14 BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C. 1622 Locust Street 15 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 875-3000 16 Facsimile: (215) 875-4604 [email protected] 17 [email protected] 18 Attorneys for Individual and Representative Plaintiffs Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, and Jon Fitch 19 [Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page] 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 21 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 22 Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, Jon Fitch, on behalf of Case No. 23 themselves and all others similarly situated, 24 Plaintiffs, ANTITRUST CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT 25 v. 26 Zuffa, LLC, d/b/a Ultimate Fighting DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL Championship and UFC, 27 Defendant. 28 30 Case No. 31 ANTITRUST CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT 32 Case5:14-cv-05484 Document1 Filed12/16/14 Page2 of 63 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 3 I.
    [Show full text]
  • World Series of Fighting Signs Jake Shields to Exclusive, Multi-Fight Deal
    World Series of Fighting signs Jake Shields to exclusive, multi-fight deal LAS VEGAS (April 21, 2014) – World Series of Fighting continues to build an extremely stacked welterweight division with the addition of former Strikeforce champion and UFC title contender Jake Shields. With the addition of Shields, the World Series of Fighting welterweight division is now one of the best on the planet with such top talent as current champion Rousimar Palhares and top contenders Jon Fitch, Josh Burkman, Steve Carl, and Gerald Harris. The California-based fighter recently announced that he signed a multi-fight deal with the promotion and is expected to debut in the World Series of Fighting decagon in July. He brings a 29-7-1 record into the cage and will make his first appearance against an opponent to be named shortly. Shields has beaten a very impressive who’s who list of fighters that includes Dan Henderson, Carlos Condit, Paul Daley, Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley, Demian Maia, Martin Kampmann, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Jason Miller and Yushin Okami. Shields is ranked as a top-10 welterweight and has built himself a hall-of-fame worthy resume in 15 years of professional fighting. The 35-year-old is a proud member of the “Skrap Pack,” where he trains alongside some of MMA’s best, including Gilbert Milendez as well as Nick and Nate Diaz. He also works closely with coach Tareq Azim at his Empower gym in San Francisco. Shields, an American Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, previously held the EliteXC welterweight title, as well as the Strikeforce middleweight championship.
    [Show full text]
  • MMA Mastery: Strike Combinations Free
    FREE MMA MASTERY: STRIKE COMBINATIONS PDF Mark Hatmaker | 192 pages | 01 Jun 2011 | Tracks Publishing,U.S. | 9781935937227 | English | Chula Vista, CA, United States mma striking combos list | MMA Active A great deal is happening at any given time in a mixed martial arts fight. Transitions between the sport's component arts—muay thai, wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, to name only three—take place in a split second. Fighters might execute dozens of different techniques in hundreds of individual moves in any given fight, and the commentators rarely have time to explain the mechanics or nuance behind each one. This piece examines 10 of the most common techniques that one might find in an MMA fight. It's not enough to know how to strike, wrestle or grapple; any fighter who has a hope of competing in one of MMA's major promotions has to MMA Mastery: Strike Combinations least know the basics of every art. Consider this a technical introduction. If you've ever wanted to know what a proper jab looks like, how a double-leg takedown works or why we see so many rear-naked chokes, this is the piece for you. I'll walk you through the individual techniques, provide pictures and helpful videos and regularly link to GIFs to illustrate the principles at play. A fight is much more than individual moves, of course. MMA Mastery: Strike Combinations output and pace, transitions from phase to phase, confidence, rhythm and a dozen other advanced concepts all matter. Each of those things, however, is built on the foundation of basic technical acumen.
    [Show full text]
  • Biggest UFC® Title Fight of the Year Hits Big Screens Nationwide with UFC 121 As Brock Lesnar Defends Heavyweight Title Against Cain Velasquez
    October 1, 2010 Biggest UFC® Title Fight of the Year Hits Big Screens Nationwide with UFC 121 as Brock Lesnar Defends Heavyweight Title against Cain Velasquez NCM Fathom and UFC(R) Team Again to Bring Fight Cards Featuring Top UFC Stars to Select Movie Theaters Nationwide Live on Saturday, October 23 CENTENNIAL, Colo., Oct 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) (UFC(R)) returns to movie theaters with the biggest fight of the year with UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez featuring this championship heavyweight battle in more than 300 select movie theaters nationwide on Saturday, October 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT. The baddest man on the planet, reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar will attempt to successfully defend his title for a third-consecutive time, this time against unbeaten Cain Velasquez, who is looking to take Lesnar's belt and become the first Mexican-American heavyweight champion in fighting history. Broadcast live from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., the much anticipated fight card also features the light heavyweight match-up between Tito Ortiz and his former "The Ultimate Fighter" protégé, Matt Hamill. UFC fans can catch all the action in their local theaters by purchasing tickets at www.FathomEvents.com and at presenting theater box offices. Visit the NCM Fathom website for a complete list of theater locations and prices (theaters and participants are subject to change). "Throughout fighting history, there has never been a Mexican-American heavyweight champion, but at UFC 121, Cain Velasquez will try to make history and become the first," UFC President Dana White said.
    [Show full text]
  • 40 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships Results
    40th National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships results University of Delaware Newark, Delaware April 4-5, 2015 Black belt sparring Fin Men 1st Emmanuel Fountain Tidewater Community College 2nd Bernardo Norzagaray El Paso Community College 3rd Alexander Jeong Worcester State University 3rd Matthew Galea North Lake College Female 1st Samery Moras University of Utah 2nd Katherine Trinh University of California-Berkeley 3rd Nari Lee Brown University 3rd Jacqueline Chong Foothill College Fly Men 1st Kelvin Ortiz Broward College 2nd Justin Bretz Wright State University 3rd Christian Alvarez Florida International University 3rd Joshua Vuong Salamanca Georgia State University Female 1st Jessie Bates New Mexico Highlands University 2nd Amanda Bodgen University of California-Davis 3rd Jennifer Hernandez Florida International University 3rd Morgan Cheatham Brown University Bantam Men 1st William Jackson University of Texas-Dallas 2nd Sohwon Kim Northern Virginia Community College 3rd Davian Rodriguez Florida International University 3rd Aaron Davis University of California-Berkeley Female 1st Carissa Fu Boston University 2nd Yessica Wiryawan University of California-Berkeley 3rd Alyssa Rosenberg Broward College 3rd Rachel Meyer University of Arizona Feather Men 1st Jensen Ishida University of Hawaii-Manoa 2nd Jamil Barnes Epci University 3rd Stepfon Westbrook California State University-Northridge 3rd Geoffrey Trousdale Brown University Female 1st Aziza Chambers Wright State University 2nd Abbey Ardiana University of Montana 3rd Carly Berger University
    [Show full text]
  • 1 Cain Velasquez Heavyweight 2 Tarec Saffiedine Welterweight 3
    Base 1 Cain Velasquez Heavyweight 2 Tarec Saffiedine Welterweight 3 Chan Sung Jung Featherweight 4 Jussier Formiga Flyweight 5 Lyoto Machida Light Heavyweight 6 Vitor Belfort Middleweight 7 Dan Hardy Welterweight 8 Ryan Couture Lightweight 9 Max Holloway Featherweight 10 Siyar Bahadurzada Welterweight 11 Alexis Davis Women's Bantamweight 12 Mike Pierce Welterweight 13 Urijah Faber Bantamweight 14 Nick Ring Middleweight 15 Wanderlei Silva Middleweight 16 Gunnar Nelson Welterweight 17 Cub Swanson Featherweight 18 Johnny Hendricks Welterweight 19 Brian Caraway Bantamweight 20 Rich Franklin Middleweight 21 Ricardo Lamas Featherweight 22 Rustam Khabilov Lightweight 23 Chris Weidman Middleweight 24 Frankie Edgar Featherweight 25 Jose Aldo Featherweight 26 Denis Siver Featherweight 27 Brad Tavares Middleweight 28 Eddie Yagin Featherweight 29 Clay Guida Featherweight 30 Cyrille Diabate Light Heavyweight 31 Raphael Assunçao Bantamweight 32 Nate Diaz Middleweight 33 Brad Pickett Bantamweight 34 Antonio Silva Heavyweight 35 Michael McDonald Bantamweight 36 Renan Barao Bantamweight 37 Ross Pearson Lightweight 38 Chad Mendes Featherweight 39 Pat Barry Heavyweight 40 Carlos Condit Welterweight 41 Fabricio Werdum Heavyweight 42 Khabib Nurmagomedov Lightweight 43 Cat Zingano Women's Bantamweight 44 Rafael dos Anjos Lightweight 45 Hector Lombard Middleweight 46 Mike Rio Lightweight 47 Eddie Wineland Bantamweight 48 TJ Grant Lightweight 49 Akira Corassani Featherweight 50 Mike Pyle Welterweight 51 Erick Silva Welterweight 52 Dominick Cruz Bantamweight 53 Takanori Gomi Lightweight 54 Francis Carmont Middleweight 55 Gray Maynard Lightweight 56 Costa Philippou Middleweight 57 Brian Stann Middleweight 58 Patrick Cote Welterweight 59 Gian Villante Light Heavyweight 60 Josh Barnett Heavyweight 61 Bobby Green Lightweight 62 Joe Lauzon Lightweight 63 Vinny Magalhaes Light Heavyweight 64 Jacare Souza Middleweight 65 Roy Nelson Heavyweight 66 Mike Ricci Lightweight 67 Ovince St.
    [Show full text]
  • 2003 Academic All-District Football Team University Division, District 1
    2003 Academic All-District Football Team University Division, District 1 District 1 (District Coordinator: Tom Byrnes, Patriot League -- [email protected]) Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA Major(s) QB Alvin Cowan Yale I Sr. Austin, Texas 3.43 Political science RB Joshua Johnson Cornell I So. Centerpoint, N.Y. 3.23 Applied economics & mgmt. RB Greg Toal Boston College I Sr. Ramapo, N.J. 3.89 Secondary education WR Travis Chmelka Columbia I Sr. Fremont, Neb. 3.6556 Economics, mathematics WR Shaun Feldeisen Connecticut I Sr. Stow, Mass. 3.63 Marketing TE John Frieser Colgate I Sr. Endwell, N.Y. 3.69 Sociology & anthropology OL Will Conroy Yale I Sr. Hanover, Mass. 3.52 Political science OL Augie Hoffman Boston College I Sr. Parkridge, N.J. 3.670 Secondary education OL James Patrick Rhode Island I Sr. Alexandria, Va. 3.84 History OL Nick Romeo Syracuse I Sr. Palm Harbor, Fla. 3.57 Mech. engineering OL Matt Tarullo Syracuse I Jr. Albany, N.Y. 3.692 Psychology K Shane Laisle Rhode Island I Sr. Edmond, Okla. 3.33 General business DL David Parks Albany I Sr. West Henrietta, N.Y. 3.54 History DL Kevin Rooney Cornell I Sr. Stockton, Calif. 3.86 History DL Scott Shukri Marist I Jr. Commack, N.Y. 3.380 Biology DL Josh Thomas Syracuse I Sr. Orchard Park, N.Y. 3.458 Psychology LB Victor Camacho Albany I Sr. New York, N.Y. 3.79 Business admin., finance LB Mark Kimener Massachusetts I Sr. Oakton, Va. 3.36 Sociology LB Rich Scanlon Syracuse I Sr.
    [Show full text]
  • Brian Sandoval Governor STATE of NEVADA DEPARTMENT of BUSINESS and INDUSTRY ATHLETIC COMMISSION Bruce Breslow Department D
    Bruce Breslow Brian Sandoval STATE OF NEVADA Department Director Governor DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ATHLETIC COMMISSION Bob Bennett Executive Director Chairman: Francisco V. Aguilar Members: Skip Avansino, Pat Lundvall, Anthony A. Marnell III TO THE COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC: AGENDA A duly authorized meeting of the Nevada State Athletic Commission will be held on Monday, September 14, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 East Washington Avenue, Room 4500 Las Vegas, NV 89101. 1. Call to order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Public Comment. 4. Approval of the minutes of the meetings of May 15, 2015, July 13, 2015 & August 27, 2015 for possible action. 5. Adoption of the agenda for this meeting, for possible action. 6. Disclosures per NRS 281/281A. CONSENT AGENDA: a. Date Requests 1. Request by Guilty Boxing Promotions for the date of September 26, 2015 to promote a boxing event at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to be televised on Fuse Network and NUVOtv and streamed via iTube, for possible action. 2. Request by TGB Promotions for the date of September 29, 2015 to co‐promote a boxing event at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to be televised on Fox Sports 1, for possible action. 3. Request by Pochiro Promotions for the date of October 17, 2015 to promote a boxing event at Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, for possible action. 4. Request by Top Rank for the date of November 7, 2015 to promote a boxing event at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas to be televised on HBO, for possible action.
    [Show full text]
  • MMA Encyclopedia / Jonathan Snowden and Kendall Shields
    00MMAEncycl_i-iv__ 02/09/10 3:54 PM Page i ECW Press 00MMAEncycl_i-iv__ 02/09/10 3:54 PM Page ii Copyright © Jonathan Snowden and Kendall Shields, 2010 Published by ECW Press 2120 Queen Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, Canada m4e 1e2 416-694-3348 [email protected] All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any process — electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other- wise — without the prior written permission of the copyright owners and ECW Press. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the authors’ rights is appreciated. library and archives canada cataloguing in publication Snowden, Jonathan, 1975- The MMA encyclopedia / Jonathan Snowden and Kendall Shields. Includes bibliographical references. isbn 978-1-55022-923-3 1. Mixed martial arts--Encyclopedias. i. Shields, Kendall ii. Title. gv1102.7.m59s65 2010 796.81503 c2010-901256-9 Developing Editor: Michael Holmes Cover Design: Dave Gee Text Design: Tania Craan Color Section Design: Rachel Ironstone Typesetting: Gail Nina Photos copyright © Peter Lockley, 2010 Printing: Solisco Tri-Graphic 1 2 3 4 5 The publication of The MMA Encyclopedia has been generously supported by the Government of Ontario through Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit, by the OMDC Book Fund, an initiative of the Ontario Media Development Corporation, and by the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund.
    [Show full text]
  • Jake Shields
    JAKE SHIELDS Jake Shields may be the most accomplished fighter to never step foot in the UFC or PRIDE — but that’s about to change. BY DANNY ACOSTA / PHOTOS BY PAUL THATCHER 62 FIGHTMAGAZINE.COM | OCTOBER 2010 JAKE SHIELDS Earning RespEct Despite racking up wins in 13 consecutive outings, Shields was con- sidered a long shot against pound-for-pound tough guy Henderson. The victory over the MMA legend forged Shields into the most ac- complished fighter to never step foot in the Ultimate Fighting Cham- pionship or PRIDE Fighting Championship. “If I quit between a round, how am I gonna come back and face my team? It’s just not something I can do,” reflects the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu fighter, sitting on his balcony set to the backdrop of AT&T Park and a rare sky blue San Francisco day. It’s one of the most stunning views of The City. Shields can af- ford it thanks to countless hours in the gym sharpening his will to win with Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz, Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez, and The Ultimate Fighter 5 winner Nate Diaz. Sheer tenacity came through as always for Shields as he trans- formed that nightmare first round into a milestone of a strange and strenuous journey through the fighting world. The Cesar Gracie black belt grew up knowing up every step for- ward in life is earned, not taken. His father Jack, a former Green Beret, raised Jake to “follow his bliss,” as American writer Joseph Campbell put it. Jake’s bliss was being a champion.
    [Show full text]
  • The Fight for It All
    Seidman Business Review Volume 17 | Issue 1 Article 10 1-1-2011 The iF ght for it All Amber Brown Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/sbr Recommended Citation Brown, Amber (2011) "The iF ght for it All," Seidman Business Review: Vol. 17: Iss. 1, Article 10. Available at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/sbr/vol17/iss1/10 Copyright ©2011 by the authors. Seidman Business Review is reproduced electronically by ScholarWorks@GVSU. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/ sbr?utm_source=scholarworks.gvsu.edu%2Fsbr%2Fvol17%2Fiss1%2F10&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages The Fight for it All Amber Brown, Affiliate Faculty Economics Department Seidman College of Business n November 20th, Rampage defeated Machida in the [expletive] that I’ve done to try and get this fight done. headline UFC fight at the Palace in Auburn Hills. This It got to the point where it became an obsession. I wasn’t Owas the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) sleeping. …. But I can’t sign Fedor? How is this possible event in Michigan since Public Act 196 of 2007 legalized that I can’t sign this guy? It’s not possible. These guys mixed martial arts (MMA) events in Michigan. MMA involves don’t want to fight the best in the world.” (Wayne) a combination of boxing, kicking, and jujitsu skills. The fights, referred to as “human cockfighting” by Senator John Mr. White refuses to allow any of his fighters to contract with McCain, are held within an octagonal cage and usually last any non-UFC fighter. The UFC has scheduled fights on Spike from three to five rounds.
    [Show full text]