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Eric Schambari Returning to Fight in DFW; Takes on Bubba McDaniel at UFGL in Frisco this Friday

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LAS VEGAS, NV, November 30, 2011 – This Friday night will be a significant evening for Bellator/WEC/Legacy veteran Eric Schambari (15-4) as he makes his next cage appearance for for the Universal Fight Game League against Robert “Bubba” McDaniel (18-6), himself a veteran of EliteXC and Bellator and a fighter also looking to score a [...]

November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Featured,Interviews,The National MMA Scene - News & Opinion | Read More »

Josh Foster Looking to Rebound from Loss to Bubba Bush Against JJ Holmes at XKO 13

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LONGVIEW, TX, November 30, 2011 – What do you do after you’ve faced the biggest challenge of your professional career and come up short? Dust yourself off and do it all over again. That’s what Team JG Texas fighter Josh Foster is seeking to do when he takes on Alliance brown belt and former collegiate [...]

November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Dallas Metroplex Beat,Featured | Read More »

Tim Snyder Out to Prove Himself in Frisco After Switching Training Camps; Fights Douglas Frey at UFGL this Friday

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HOUSTON, TX, November 30, 2011 – Featherweight fighter Tim Snyder has been around and seen some things since his early days fighting in the earlier days of Texas MMA. It was a different era back then (some would even say a different world) back when he was fighting on those Renegades Extreme Fighting shows for [...]

November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Featured,Houston MMA Today,Interviews | Read More »

Austin’s Matt Thompson Prepares for Bout at Friday Night’s Universal Fight Game League Premier

Matt Thompson | Photo: personal archives

UPDATE (12/1/11) – Matt Thompson will no longer be fighting Jason Guida, but will instead be facing Marcus “Money” Sursa (11-7) on this card. AUSTIN, TX, November 30, 2011 – We recently caught up with longtime Texas veteran and Austin resident Matt Thompson to get his retrospective on a career that’s spanned years and years here [...]

November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Dallas Metroplex Beat,Featured,Interviews | Read More »

Highlight of the Day – Kazushi Sakuraba

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Samuel Braga Seminar – Houston, TX

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Gracie Barra Westchase is hosting a BJJ seminar taught by 6x IBJJF World Champion Samuel Braga on Saturday, December 10 at 12PM. For more information, visit www.GBwestchase.com.

November 29th, 2011 | Posted in Announcements,Events | Read More »

Randy Villarreal Fighting for the Eighth Time this Year at XKO 13 Against Frank Ortega

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DALLAS, TX, November 29, 2011 – When it comes to fighters that have a “take on all comers” attitude, perhaps none have exhibited that type of budo this year more than Randy Villarreal. Fighting a staggering 7 times already in 2011, Randy will be making his 8th cage appearance this Saturday night at XKO 13 [...]

November 29th, 2011 | Posted in Dallas Metroplex Beat,Featured,Interviews | Read More »

Jason Sampson Ready for Rematch with Jackson MMA’s Josh Montoya at Universal Fight Game League this Friday

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DALLAS, TX, November 29, 2011 – Undefeated Team Mohler instructor Jason Sampson (8-0) makes his return to the cage locally this Friday night. Fighting on the absolutely-stacked inaugural first card for the Universal Fight Game League (UFGL) in Frisco, Sampson will be taking on Greg Jackson-trained fighter Joshua Montoya for the second time this year [...]

November 29th, 2011 | Posted in Dallas Metroplex Beat,Featured,Interviews | Read More »

Fort Hood Combatives Instructor Ready to Hit the Cage in Houston for Elite Amateur Combat Title

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FORT HOOD, TX, November 28, 2011 – Known as “The Judge” to his friends and teammates, Johnny Ray Rodriguez is an active duty soldier in the United States Army and a Modern Army Combatives Instructor at Fort Hood here in Texas. He’s also an up-and-coming Mixed Martial Arts fighter who likes to “get in and [...]

November 29th, 2011 | Posted in Featured,Houston MMA Today,Interviews | Read More »

Josh Lee Looking to Finish Roy Spoon at XKO 13

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LONGVIEW, TX, November 28, 2011 – According to the initial presser for the event, Team Jorge Gurgel fighter Josh Lee will be “looking to stop the current most dominating fighter in XKO” this Saturday night in Arlington’s Xtreme Combat 13. That much may be true considering the run Roy Spoon has been on this year [...]

November 28th, 2011 | Posted in Dallas Metroplex Beat,Featured,Interviews | Read More »

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