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After months of rumors and uncertainty, the Shine Fights Promotion has issued a press release confirming that former pro-boxer Ricardo Mayorga will indeed be facing UFC and MMA veteran Din Thomas in his first foray into full-contact fighting at Shine Fights 3 on May 15th.

Interest is aroused any time a legitimate boxer with a well-known name takes the leap into MMA, but the colorful and confident personality of Mayorga and his raw, brawling style of throwing hands in the ring has grabbed the attention of fight-fans all over the world.  Whether you consider it appropriate, risky, or downright insane--the Nicaraguan scrapper will be plunged into the heat of battle with one of mixed martial arts' most talented, experienced, and well-rounded tacticians.  It is not surprising that Mayorga seems unfazed by the challenge.

They can't deny me in MMA, and I will destroy Din Thomas. I am going to smash him the way I smashed all the big superstars of boxing. To me, a fight is a fight in a ring, in a cage or on the street. Fighting is my middle name.

 

 

Here is part 2 of the epic Bombsquad MMA documentary by Mac's MMA.  This episode features 2 wild and crazy guys who also happen to be cousins and great fighters.  John Franchi and Pat "Awesomely Awesome" Audinwood.   This is a great insider's look at how they train up at Bombsquad with their head trainer Ryan Ciotoli.

If you missed Part 1, you can check it out here: Episode 1: This is Life

 

Carmine Zocchi is a good friend of mine and a great BJJ instructor and he's a fixture at pro and amatuer shows in New Jersey where his fighters do very well.  He'll be at Evolution AMMA on March 6 cornering the very talented Taj Abdul-Hakim.  You can train with Carmine at his school on the Brooklyn-Queens border.  Check out their website BrooklynQueensBJJ.com for details.

 

Caught up with Frankie "The Answer" Edgar at Lou Neglia's Ring of Combat show last Friday night.  We talked about his upcoming title fight at UFC 112 with BJ Penn.

 

Props to our good friend Igor from Russia for this video.


FEDOR EMELIANENKO 2010 COMBAT SAMBO from fireman54 on Vimeo.

 

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The Garv.com has just been notified that Jeff Monson has pulled out of his co-headlining match versus Glover Teixeira in today's Bitetti Combat 6 event being held in Brazil, and will be replaced by Gracie Fusion fighter Joaquim "Mamute" Ferreira.

"Mamute" is a submission specialist who bears the impressive accolade of being the only fighter to not only defeat UFC star-heavyweight Junior Dos Santos, but finish him with an armbar.

 

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir has gotten himself in a bit of hot water for speaking freely about his unhealthy obsession with Brock Lesnar.  It all started when Mir appeared as a guest on The Carmichael Dave show and jettisoned the mushy, sportsmanlike point of view by unleashing his true desire for Lesnar's demise. 

I want to fight Lesnar. I hate who he is as a person. I want to break his neck in the ring. I want him to be the first person that dies due to Octagon-related injuries. That's what's going through my mind.

It wasn't long after that Dana White caught wind of the foul and unsportsmanlike aroma, and joined Mir in refusing to restrain his true feelings. 

Frank is a fucking idiot! I have never heard something so unprofessional and idiotic in my life.

 

 

We're a little over a month away from UFC 111 in Newark, NJ, and the tension is beginning to build.  Here's a fanstastic video about the great Georges St-Pierre.

 

 

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It was exactly one week ago today that Dan Henderson and Jake Shields bumped into eachother at the local watering hole and decided to throw some drinks back together.  The pair will now get to know each other even better as their impending collision for the Strikeforce middleweight title has been made official.

The heavily rumored clash will take place sometime in April, and there is no confirmation as of yet on whether the 185-pound championship bout will be shown on CBS or Showtime.  Shields had the following comments on the fight and the potential venues:

 
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