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| Canadian Corner 9 |
| MMA News Written by Arnold "The Sushiboy" Lim | ||
| Wednesday, 24 August 2005 | ||
 It has been too long in between columns but the Canadian Corner is finally back. It has been many moons since the last edition of the Canadian corner due in large part to the new incarnation of our website MMA Ring Report and some new additions to the site we have in the works. In this edition of the Canadian Corner we have news on all things Canadian MMA including the province by province break down of MMA events and happenings that will take place till the end of the year 2005, the possible return of one of Canada’s premier trainers to the ring, and much more. Without furthur ado... Quebec TKO has also signed with the Fight Network says Stephane Patry, "I am very happy, if every fan of MMA supports the sports and requests their cable provider to get the fight network it is going to do a lot for the sport. The maximum exposure the sport gets the better it is." It looks like TKO will have a busy fall as they have 3 shows tentatively scheduled for the last 4 months of 2005. The schedule is still up in the air at this point but the plan for TKO president Stephane Patry is as follows, but is subject to change. TKO 22: Sept 30th Main Event Semi Main Events Main Card Undercard TKO 23: October 15th in Quebec City TKO 24: November 26th in Victoriaville Apex 2 Apex will return after a year layoff and will welcome fans to a different more intimate venue this time around. They will be going to the Medley which also holds the UGC events and seats approximately 900-1000 people. The show was originally scheduled to have a main event consisting of Ivan Menjivar vs. Antonio Carvalho but Carvalho suffered an injury in his last fight and had to drop out. He will however be replaced by the versatile Joe Lauzon. On a sad note, Arizona fighter Santino DeFranco was dealt a hard blow when he was accepted onto “The Ultimate Fighter 2”, but when he did his MRI, they found he has two brain aneurysms, and unfortunately that basically spells the end of his MMA career. Capporicci tells us “He’s a tough kid and really smart, so I’m sure he’ll be fine.” The next Apex card will be on September 3rd in Montreal Quebec and will feature a main event of Joe Lauzon taking on local firecracker Ivan Menjivar. The full card is as follows, card subject to change. Main Event Kickboxing: Fritz Paul Vs. TBA Freedom Fight 2005 MMARR spoke with one of the men behind the promotion Freedom fight, Pete Rodley and he told us that the next Freedom fight is expected to be in Canada again, possibly November but at this point nothing is set in stone. He is also telling us that the Freedom Fight 1 DVD is also in the works, at this point there is no date, but he is hoping to have it ready for the Next Freedom Fight event. British Columbia MMARR learned that Tyler Jackson suffered from a more serious form of Cauliflower ear that forced him out of his fight in Superbrawl. The problem was on the inside of the ear and if left untreated, could burst and cost him his hearing so he had surgery and his estimated time of recovery is unknown but MMARR wishes him a full and speedy recovery. Ryan Diaz went on to win his short notice fight against a much larger opponent by submission. Todd Gouwenberg is no longer a member of Team Gibson but Mr. Gibson told us, “we wish him the best in the future with his own Team and Gym.” The reason for the split is not immediately known. In other big news MMARR learned that it is possible we have not seen the last of Lance Gibson’s fighting days. He is busy these days but it appears that he may step back into the ring at least one more time. His opponent or the organization at time of press was unknown. WFF 9 "Wild West" President Jason Towns also tells us that he would like to see future WFF events on Kelowna soil and is looking into sanctioning MMA in Kelowna so he can have shows there as soon as possible. The rumored card for WFF 9 is tentatively as follows, card subject to change. Max Marin vs. Antonio Banuelos Bill Mahood’s XFC Bill Mahood will be bringing his own brand of Prince George MMA to the Prince George Multiplex on October 15th. They are already deep into the assembly of the card and we will see 2 time UFC veteran Gideon Ray making his way to Canada to fight and will be joined by none other then UFC legend Keith Hackney! Some other interesting fights are in the works and we will also see the return of another UFC veteran and Prince George Native Bill “The Butcher” Mahood. His opponent is unknown at this point, but with Bill Mahood fighting in Prince George expect rambunctious crowd. The card is below, card subject to change. XFC 4 - October 15th Kajan Johnson vs. Pain Peters Evolution MMA Munduruca Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Joe Doerksen is no longer the head instructor at Evolution, from this point he will be concentrating on becoming a full time MMA fighter and trainer. He told MMARR ”The reason I am leaving Evolution is quite simple. I am going to focus on being a fighter for now, and hopefully get back to teaching after my fight career slows down, or stops. I have gained many new friends here in BC, and a lot of valuable experience. I would like to come back here at some point, but don’t know exactly when, or for how long that would be. Right now, I am just trying to focus on being a fighter.” He is also considering the possibility of starting a club in Winnipeg, because “it is where I am from, and it is full of talented athletes.” So we may see Doerksen form an MMA club of his own in his native town of Winnipeg Canada someday down the road. At time of press, a replacement for Doerksen as head instructor of Evolution was unknown, it appears that Matt Leo will be taking on the duties of teaching the classes until a full time instructor can be found. Alberta MFC 8 “Ressurection” Dan Severn vs. Jim Dobson King of the Cage Canada It is rumored that King of the Cage will be making their return to Canada with 3 shows before the end of the year. MMARR was unable to contact KOTC to confirm these dates at this time. Sept 24th Calgary Stampede Corral Manitoba Aside from Krzystof Soszynski the matchmaker and event organizer, there is also Soszynski the fighter and he went to Las Vegas for the second K-1 Amercian tryouts on August 12 and 13th. He was there to try out for the MMA portion of the event and tells us that despite having his last two fights at 205 his immediate future lies in heavyweight where he will ply his trade for at least the rest of 2005. He says he had to cut 28 pounds in 24 hours in preparation for his fight with Matt Horwitch in Freedom Fight and while he makes no excuses, he says it cost him strength and endurance in his bout. He may even be fighting on the card again for the 3rd time in a row but says, “If I have to fight, I will but, I would prefer not to” referring to the stress and difficulty of fighting and working on an event simultaneously. Team Munduruca It is true that Krzystof Soszynski is no longer with Team Munduruca, but he is still hoping to have 8-9 Munduruca fighters fighting on his upcoming UCW card. The reason for the split is unknown at this time and after talking with both Munduruca and Soszynski showed class and both agreed they they needed to sort the issues between each other and not through the press or internet. Rodrigo Munduruca recently also spent some time in Brazil with family. He tells us “We have tons of fights schedule for the fall and so on...Myself, Jeff Sutherland and Kevin Manderson should be fighting September 9th at MFC 8 and afterwards a bunch of guys should be fighting at KOTC in October. I have other events that I’m working on with some guys and even an opportunity for a fight here in Brazil at the end of the year for one of my top guys.” Ontario Team Tompkins has picked up another top prospect in Krzystof Soszynski. The matchmaker of the UCW is now managed by Shawn Tompkins of Team Tompkins fame and hopes to spend significant time at their training centre working on his stand up. Odds & Ends David Loiseau at UFC 55 The Sushiboy in Double XL Magazine MMA Ring Report Fighter of the night. 1 - Justin Bruckman - WFF 7 - July 23rd, 2004 Upcoming Canadian events September 3rd - Apex 2 - The Medley, Montreal Quebec So that wraps up another Canadian Corner and you are up to date on the Canadian front. If you have any Canadian news that you would like to let us know about, have an event that will be taking place on Canadian Soil and want to let us know about it, email the Sushiboy
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Many more exciting things are scheduled to happen in the coming months, in and around the sport of MMA around the world. There is no doubt that Canada will surely be in the mix, until then this was “The Sushiboy” with the Canadian Corner. -MMARR- |
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