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Dante Rivera pulls off a decision victory over ATT's Dan Cramer at MMA Mayhem (picture courtesy of Patrick Mackin)
Six Flags Great Adventure, N.J. – A close battle between TUF veterans Dante Rivera and Dan Cramer headlined the inaugural MMA Mayhem show, which was held within the Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park in Jackson, New Jersey. With a rollercoaster rumbling in the background, Ricardo Almeida-trained Rivera and American Top Team rep Cramer took turns pressing each other against the cage, trading uppercuts and knees for three full rounds and somehow managing to increase their output in waning half of the third round. Two judges had it for Rivera and one had it for Cramer when the final tally was read, but the decision could’ve gone either way.
A trio of old school local fighters found success as well. UFC veteran and perennial badass Chris Liguori needed two and a half rounds to whittle away at Robert Connor, eventually locking Conner up in a triangle and delivering a barrage of elbows for the win via TKO. Jose Rodriguez returned to action after a lengthy layoff but appeared to have zero ring rust, as he needed only about a minute to trap Robert Morrow in an armbar. Meanwhile, AMA Fight Club’s Adam Fearon fought out of some precarious positions to gain dominance, and when opponent Justin Herbst reversed, Fearon slipped on a bout-ending guillotine. Liguori, Rodriguez and Fearon all sport MMA records that stretch back into the BAMA Fight Night days, which was New Jersey’s seminal fight show run by Dan Miragliotta.
Full Results:
Dante Rivera vs. Dan Cramer
Rivera via split decision.
Chris Liguori vs. Robert Connor
Liguori via TKO (elbows) at 3:16 of Round 3.
Adam Fearon vs. Justin Herbst
Fearon via guillotine at 3:06 of Round 1.
Jose Rodriguez vs. Robert Morrow
Rodriguez via armbar at 1:03 of Round 1.
Jim Tomczuk vs. Quinton McCottrell
Tomczuk via TKO (punches) at 4:05 of Round 2.
Roger Mamedov vs. George Sheppard
Sheppard via KO (punch) at 3:29 of Round 1.
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Fighters will be supporting Alienware's new M11x system which is an 11.5 inch, fully portable laptop gaming computer.
With mainstream companies like Nike, Gatorade, Under Armour and Everlast slowly entering the booming MMA industry wanting their piece of the growth, Suckerpunch Entertainment’s Brian Butler-Au announced Thursday the signing of another giant investing into MMA, Alienware Computers, which is a division of Dell.
The deal, which Butler-Au was putting together for over a year, entrusts Suckerpunch Entertainment to handle Alienware’s MMA business. Jens Pulver, a passionate online gamer, will be the main face of the MMA brand of Alienware.
Pulver’s extensive online gaming background is highlighted by his appearance as an NPC in Vogster Entertainment’s CrimeCraft. The former UFC lightweight champion will be providing color commentary, fight predictions, and give gaming analyis for Alienware, which was developed by Dell to target the younger demographic of online gamers — the same group on which MMA has thrived.
Pulver isn’t the only Suckerpunch fighter involved as Alienware has also signed UFC fighters Matt Mitrione, Amir Sadollah and Pat Barry.
Mitrione is set to take on Kimbo Slice at UFC 113 in Montreal on May 8. The NFL veteran made a name for himself in MMA as a cast member on Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter and also runs Eden, a successful supplement company.
The first-ever TUF winner to enter the show with no professional fights, Sadollah’s quirky sense of humor and dedicated work ethic aided his rapid rise to stardom in Season 7. Sadollah also hosts “The Aftermath” weekly TUF review show on Spike.com.
Barry, coached by famed trainer and Free Roll radio co-host Duke Roufus, is a former K-1 kickboxer and the self-proclaimed “world’s greatest striker.” Nicknamed “Get Hype,” or “HD”, the athletic quote machine takes on legendary Pride champion Mirko ”Cro Cop” Filipovic at UFC 115 in Vancouver on June 12.
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Greg Jackson(middle) and Mike Winkeljohn(far right) have developed one of the best MMA networks in the business.
The Free Roll on the MMA DieHards Radio Network: Cameron Gidari and MMA Trainer Duke Roufus are joined by two of the best in the sport of MMA, Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn.
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by Cameron Gidari, MMADieHards.com
Two of the best coaches in MMA, Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn, joined Duke Roufus and me on the Free Roll.
Jackson stopped by to give some insight into his relationship with different fighters and coaches from around the country.
“We’ve been doing it so long that we have a well-oiled machine,” Jackson said. “It’s just a matter of doing our formula. Nobody really cares who gets the credit, and we’re not trying to step on each other’s heads to get to the top or anything like that.”
That relationship has been beneficial to everyone involved. Winkeljohn, who Jackson cites as his mentor, said that there’s a collective effort by all to further evolve the sport.
“Most of the guys, they want to see the sport go forward and they leave their ego aside and they try to help each other out,” Winkeljohn said. “It must be the martial arts background. There’s just so much courtesy and respect.”
Listen to the full show to hear Jackson gives his opinion on weight cutting, his fighters finishing fights, and even the Beatles. Winkeljohn also talks about coming back from a devastating eye injury, and turning wrestlers and jiu jitsu fighters into competent strikers.
“Most of the guys, they want to see the sport go forward and they leave their ego aside and they try to help each other out,” Winkeljohn said. “It must be the martial arts background. There’s just so much courtesy and respect.”
Listen to the full show to hear Jackson gives his opinion on weight cutting, his fighters finishing fights, and even the Beatles. Winkeljohn also talks about coming back from a devastating eye injury, and turning wrestlers and jiu jitsu fighters into competent strikers.
Alfonso Rodriguez of Melrose Park, IL finds his way on a dream trip with the UFC and Dana White.
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Topps announces UFC Super fan Alfonso Rodriguez of Melrose Park, IL is the first to find the special triple autograph card featuring Dana White, Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz from packs of the all-new Topps UFC Main Event.
Rodriguez and a guest will receive an all expenses paid trip to Las Vegas to be Dana White’s guest at the UFC Training Center. While there, they will tour the gym, meet the coaches and contestants from hit Spike TV show, The Ultimate Fighter Season 12, and sit cage side with Dana during one of the TUF preliminary matches.
Topps created 10 of these unique cards, which were randomly inserted into packs. Nine other lucky fans finding this card will receive a pair of UFC gloves signed by Dana, Chuck, and Tito. Fans finding the card should e-mail ? UFCprize@topps.com to claim their prize.
To learn more about this card, go to topps.com/ufc
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Season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter is under way on Spike TV and it looks like this season will be full of action, surprises and great fights.
Topps once again was at the UFC Training Facility for the start of the season for our latest photo shoot with the new competitors and coaches. Everyone seemed to enjoy the process of making what are essentially the 14 fighters’ rookie cards.
Check out the samples of cards for the first two fighters to match up, Clayton McKinney and Kyle Noke. These cards will be showing up in packs in a future Topps UFC release.