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ROF LIVE WIRE
Issue 9 - ROF Fighters Busy
ROF ATHLETES KEEPING
BUSY...
The month of June will be a
very busy month for ROF veterans. From 135lbs to 185lbs the ROF talent
base
will be well represented.
"CHILO" Gonzalez
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Closing out the Month of May, ROF Middleweight Isidro "CHILO" Gonzalez
starts them
off
by making his debut appearance on BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS.
"Chilo"
will be facing the Canadian fighter Nick Ring. Ring is a Muay Thai
specialist
who
also was a finalist in the 2005 PRIDE FC open trails. The fight will
be broadcast
on
ESPN-Desportes on Saturday, May 30th. |
For more info visit
www.BELLATORFC.com
Tyler THUNDER Toner
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THUNDER heads to Japan!!
The
Ring of Fire Young Guns 145 lbs champion, Tyler THUNDER Toner, is just
the
latest in of a growing list of MMA fighters to try ShootBoxing.
Other MMA fighters who have tried ShootBoxing include Rumina Sato,
MIKU, Antonio
Carvalho and Luiz Azeredo, to name a few. |
Toner will face the very
experienced Kenichi Ogata in his debut. The fight will be at 71 Kilograms,
or 156 lbs.
Toner will travel to Japan
with his striking coach Duane BANG Ludwig.
For more info visit:
www.SHOOTBOXING.org
Pete SECRET WEAPON Spratt
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Seven time UFC veteran Pete THE SECRET WEAPON Spratt returns to action
on
Thursday June 11th at STEELE CAGE MMA.
Spratt is excited about fighting on this promotion as it only about 40
minutes from his
home town and he expects a huge local following in the audience that
night. The card
also features TUF/UFC veteran Dan Christison and Bellator FC's Tyler
East. |
Special guests include Paul
THE HEADHUNTER Buentello, and NFL Hall Of Famer Randy White.
For More info visit:
www.STEELECAGEMMA.com
Noah RED THOMAS
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"The Ultimate Fighter 5" competitor Noah Thomas (13-4) has signed with
the WEC
and
will make his debut for the promotion on June 7 in Sacramento,
California.
Thomas, who appeared on the Spike TV show as a lightweight, is
currently a
bantamweight.
He'll take on Frank Gomez (6-1) in place of the injured Eddie Wineland. |
Thomas is riding a seven-fight
win streak where he has submitted six opponents and knocked out one. In
his
last two fights, Thomas
captured the TKO and Ring of Fire bantamweight titles.
For more info visit
www.WEC.tv
Duane BANG Ludwig
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A
welterweight match-up between Lyle "Fancy Pants" Beerbohm and Duane
"Bang"
Ludwig is set for the second installment of Strikeforce Challenger
Series June 19 in
Kent, Wash.
The
undefeated Beerbohm last fought in January, where he racked up his
tenth victory
in
a TKO victory over Jorge Sarat. He trains out of Sik Jitsu in Spokane,
Wash., and
is
a Strikeforce veteran. |
Ludwig, a Strikeforce regular, last appeared for the promotion in
November, where he decisioned the always
tough Yves Edwards. It was his
second consecutive win since a cut forced the stoppage of a showdown with
Takanori Gomi at Sengoku's
inaugural show. He is 18-8 as a professional.
for more info visit:
www.STRIKEFORCE.com
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