MMA GOSPEL EXCLUSIVE: Shine Fights Lightweight James Warfield Ejected From Delta Flight 5395, Possibly a Case of Racism

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Sep 092010
 

Tuesday, September 7, professional mixed martial arts fighter and Shine fights lightweight grand prix competitor James Warfield (15-6) boarded Delta Airlines flight DL5395 from Detroit, Michigan to Wichita, Kansas.  He expected to fly down that night, wake up, and go weigh-in, well rested for his shot at Shine Fights gold.  Instead, he and corner man Pat O’Malley (13-8) ended up driving from Madison, Wisconsin to Newkirk, Oklahoma to make the fights.  Now James goes into Shine Fights having missed a valuable night of rest prior to the fights.  Why? According to the US Air Marshals that removed James and his corner man from the flight, no reason.  According to former UFC fighter and Minnesota BAR attorney “The Goat” Nick Thompson (38-11-1), it’s a matter of discrimination based on James’ race and appearance. Continue reading »

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MMA Gospel Technique of the Week: Scissor Sweep from Triangle Defense

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Sep 092010
 

This week for the MMA Gospel Technique of the Week, we come to the conclusion of our first three attack arch.  Ed Perdomo will now demonstrate how stringing multiple basic submission attempts together maximizes the effectiveness of even the most simple and easily defended techniques.  Johnny Rodriguez began this series  sitting back in a solid base inside of Ed’s guard, ready to pass or pound his way to victory.  Now, after defending first an arm bar attempt then a triangle switch, we see that his base has been disrupted and the control of his balance is firmly in the hands of his opponent.  This scissor sweep is one of the most easily defended sweeps, but after the two previous attacks have weakened his base, Johnny has almost no chance of stopping it. Continue reading »

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MMA Gospel Technique of the Week: Triangle Choke from Armbar Defense

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Sep 012010
 
MMA Gospel’s Technique of the Week endeavors to provide more than just individual submission holds, defenses, sweeps, and passes to our readers.  We want to provide a deeper understanding of the action fans see and to provide young fighters with working knowledge of how to use these techniques to greatest effect.  This week, 4th degree Hapkido Blackbelt Ed Perdomo shows our readers not just a triangle choke from the guard, but how to set that triangle as a counter to the defense of last weeks armbar attack.  Just as strikes are more effective in combos, submissions work better as part of a fluid chain of attacks than as single submission attempts.  Let’s look now at how to make an opponent pay for attempting to counter our armbar from the closed guard. Continue reading »
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UFC 118: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

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Sep 012010
 

Any show would have had trouble following the incredible card that was UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen.  It was an action packed event that played right into the interests of almost every breed of fan; in short, it was the people’s card.  At UFC 118, Dana White and the Zuffa crew followed the same elephant in the living room theme they did at UFC 117.  The card was filled with loose ends that needed to be tied up.  Unfortunately for Dana and the boys, UFC 118, while a solid and entertaining card, has a lame duck follow up to the bonanza that was UFC 117.  The night started on Spike TV with a fight that functioned very well as a sedative between Andre Winner (12-4-1) and “The Canary” Nik Lentz (16-3-2).  Lentz took lay and pray to a whole new level in his decision victory over Winner and served to set a less that enthusiastic outlook for the rest of the night.  The main card started with the one sided drumming that earned Nate Diaz (12-6) and “The Irish Hand Grenade” Marcus Davis (17-7) fight of the night honors, followed by another of “The Bully” Gray Maynard’s (10-0) classic lead blanket NCAA wrestling matches against “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (13-5) and an active but uneventful ground battle between Demian Maia (12-2) and Mario Miranda (10-2).  The co-main event resulted in the expected “I told you so” first round obliteration of “Lights Out” James Toney (0-1) by “The Natural” Randy Couture (19-10) and provided a brief moment of entertainment before “The Answer” Frankie Edgar (13-1) defended his belt in a relatively dull five round tilt with “The Prodigy” BJ Penn (15-7-1).  Like all cards, several fighters came out ahead, some came out behind, and some came out looking like they didn’t belong in the cage.   Continue reading »

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