IT’S MEXICO VERSUS GUATEMALA AT MMAX’S TEAM QUALIFIER
AT THE JOINT INSIDE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO THIS FRIDAY
Mexican Independence Day and Guatemalan Independence Day both take place this weekend
Las Vegas, Nevada – As the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) explodes more and more in growth, the cream of the next crop of fighters is beginning to rise to the surface. This Friday, September 16th, the two best 145-pound amateur fighters in Las Vegas will lock horns with national pride and their futures on the line when Cesar Campos and Rudy Morales battle as MMA Xplosion (MMAX) presents its Team Qualifier event. This electrifying fight card, presented by Millennium Events, will take place at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
The MMAX Team Qualifier will feature an all-amateur card, with teams coached by UFC® veterans Tony “The Freak” Fryklund and Marvin “The Beastman” Eastman, respectively. In addition, the fighters will be competing for an opportunity to become part of two newly established Las Vegas home teams, named the Las Vegas Spiders and the Las Vegas Scorpions, who will compete against each other at the next scheduled team event in October.
This Friday’s main event features two fan favorites in Campos (8-1) and Morales (7-1) in an excellent match-up between rising local stars.
Event showcases exciting mix of stars and up-and-comers
Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) - One of Canada’s top fight promotions today released its fight card for its upcoming September 16th event, as Aggression MMA announced opponents for Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford, Tim “Thrashing Machine” Hague, and Freddy Assuncao. In addition, a featherweight title match between top Canadian 145-pounder Adam Lorenz and UFC veteran Alvin “The Kid” Robinson has been added to the night’s fights. “Unfinished Business” will be broadcasted live across the globe through online Pay-Per-View at www.AggressionMMA.com.
“Unfinished Business” will take place at the Shaw Conference Center on Friday, September 16th. Doors will open at 6:30 PM, with the first fight hitting the cage at 7 PM. Tickets are available over the phone at (780) 426-SOLD, or online at www.TNTTickets.ca.
Here’s a full rundown of the fight card:
170 lbs. – Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford (16-3) vs. Dave “Hollywood” Hulett (17-9)
205+ lbs. – Tim “Thrashing Machine” Hague (12-5) vs. Vince Lucero (20-21-1)
145 lbs. title – Adam Lorenz (5-1) vs. Alvin “The Kid” Robinson (11-6)
205 lbs. – Nick Penner (10-1) vs. Tim Chemelli (8-1)
155 lbs. – “Big Bad” Stephen Beaumont (3-0) vs. Warren Phillips (5-2)
145 lbs. – Freddy Assuncao (4-1) vs. Baz Cunningham (6-2)
170 lbs. – Rio Wells (5-1) vs. Mike Hill (3-0)
170 lbs. – Mike Scarcello (1-0-1) vs. “Dr. Jekyl” James Chaney (4-1)
135 lbs. – Sy Jewitt (2-0) vs. Sarah Moras (1-0)
155 lbs. – Devon Jones (3-0) vs. Keenan “Kolla Bone” Feeney (2-1-1)
“We are extremely excited to be able to bring a fight card like this to Edmonton,” states Aggression MMA Co-Owner Moin Mirza. “And equally exciting is the fact that fans across the globe can tune in through the Aggression website and catch all the action, too!”
ROUFUSPORT FIGHTERS CONVERGE ON CAMP SIMULTANEOUSLY TO TRAIN FOR UPCOMING BOUTS
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Today’s MMA camps are constantly evolving. Long gone are the days of a fight camp only teaching one discipline, or even just two.
Nowadays, competitors must be cross-training in all disciplines, from striking, to wrestling, to grappling… not to mention the emphasis that must be placed on cardio conditioning.
As such, many competitors are now training with camps outside their home base, and bringing in specialists for specific upcoming fights. And as a result, it is difficult for a gym to get all its pro fighters together at the same time.
Yet, when the stars align and it happens, the benefits for all those involved are tremendous.
“I love having all my guys in the gym at the same time,” says Duke Roufus, Roufusport’s legendary head trainer. “Something magical happens when they’re all in there together, helping one another…improvement is just a foregone conclusion. It’s just an amazing event to witness.”
In recent years, it has become the norm for standout college wrestlers to make their way from their studies to the cages of MMA. Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren, Rashad Evans, Josh Koscheck…the list goes on and on. Many have experienced considerable success. In fact, fighters such as Cain Velasquez, Matt Hughes, Brock Lesnar, and other current and former champions can claim wrestling as their true base combat sports discipline.
The next one in line could very well be Mark Ellis.
The 2009 NCAA Division I Heavyweight Champion, Ellis went straight from college to the vaunted American Kickboxing Academy gym in San Jose, California. Many fight teams can boast a solid stable of wrestlers, but few have competitors the caliber of AKA, as Velasquez, Daniel Cormier, and Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal all call the gym home. Ellis has been working with all of them, and not just on his ground game.
IT’S MEXICO VERSUS GUATEMALA AT MMAX’S TEAM QUALIFIER 
Event showcases exciting mix of stars and up-and-comers
ROUFUSPORT FIGHTERS CONVERGE ON CAMP SIMULTANEOUSLY TO TRAIN FOR UPCOMING BOUTS
Mark Ellis: A New Breed of Wrestler
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