“Semtex” Paul Daley Misses Weight; Forfeits Title Shot at BAMMA 5

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Feb 252011
 

"Semtex" Paul Daley came in 2lbs. over weight for his title fight against Yuya Shirai in tomorrow night's BAMMA 5 main event. (Photo courtesy of Lee Whitehead and MMA Weekly)

For the fifth time in “Semtex” Paul Daley’s (23-10-2) past 11 fights, the British slugger has missed weight. And this time, not even an extra hour made a difference.

Daley was slated to take on DEEP Welterweight Champion Yuya Shirai (13-8) in the main event tomorrow night for the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts’ (BAMMA) currently vacant welterweight title at BAMMA 5 in Manchester, England. But during today’s event weigh-ins, Daley came in at 172lbs. – two pounds over the limit – reportedly due to his hotel’s malfunctioning sauna. He was given an hour to drop the additional weight, during which he reportedly traveled to another location in attempt to shed the extra pounds in a working sauna. His second attempt on the scale rendered a reading of 170.4lbs., which still exceeds the limit for a title fight. Consequently what was scheduled to be a five-round title fight is now reduced to a non-title three-round affair. Shirai on the other hand made weight, coming in at 169.6lbs. Continue reading »

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MMA Gospel Radio Hosts Randy Thorsvig, Discusses Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix

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Jan 122011
 

MMA Gospel Radio’s Gary Friedman and Amy Barton kicked off this week’s show with an in-depth round table discussion of the upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix with MMA Gospel staff writer Cole Moorman and Rich of My Take Radio. The panel discussed each of the tournament’s eight participants as well as the brackets, and some interesting points were covered ranging from the involvement of “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko’s (31-2) infamous management team at M-1 Global to the inclusion of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion “The Demolition Man” Alistair Overeem (30-12) in the early tournament rounds. Continue reading »

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40 And Pro: Randy Thorsvig Lives His Dream

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Oct 282010
 

Forty-year-old Randy Thorsvig (center) successfully made his professional MMA debut, defeating opponent Jason Cook via Kimura in the first round at Saturday's Impact FC inaugural event. (Photo courtesy of Randy Thorsvig)

Randy Thorsvig is a man who has overcome alcoholism, morbid obesity, and being confined to a wheelchair.  He is a man that had a dream to feel the glory of fighting in a cage.   He is a man who faced the odds, and won.

Thorsvig made his professional MMA debut when he faced Jason Cook (then 0-0) at the North Dakota-based Impact Fighting Championship’s inaugural event, IFC: Inception last Saturday in Bismarck.  The 40-year-old Randy silenced naysayers when he put on a dominant performance, submitting Cook with a Kimura  just past the two-minute mark in the very first round.

After our previous coverage of Randy’s then-upcoming fight, MMA Gospel got the change to sit down with him yet again to see how he feels about his long-anticipated debut in the professional mixed martial arts world, his future in the sport, and much more. Continue reading »

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