Author: Dwight Wakabayashi

Dwight Wakabayashi is a former Chatham-Kent resident, who is the MMA editor, and a regular sports news and opinion writer for CKSN. A featured Columnist at Bleacher Report UFC/NHL, Guest writer at Sportsnet.ca UFC, MMA Canada, and the Nikkei Voice, Dwight has 10 years of sports writing experience. Earning a diploma in journalism from Centennial College, Dwight currently lives in Toronto and is the Marketing Manager and lead writer for Word Up Communications (http://wakabayashid.wix.com/word-up-).

Laprise Ready for XFFC Fight in Alberta, TUF Nations Tryouts in Toronto

Laprise Ready for XFFC Fight in Alberta, TUF Nations Tryouts in Toronto

Dwight Wakabayashi- July 16, 2013

Chatham mixed martial artist Chad Laprise is set to get back in action on July 20th, against tough veteran Derek Boyle at Xcessive Force Fighting ... Read More

Gross Climbs the Featherweight Ranks With Dominant Win Over Johnson at ECC 17

Gross Climbs the Featherweight Ranks With Dominant Win Over Johnson at ECC 17

Dwight Wakabayashi- May 16, 2013

Jesse Gross (right) with Chris Clements post fight - Photo from FacebookJesse Gross has always been a tough as nails, naturally gifted fighter but now ... Read More

Dormant Ontario MMA Market Forces Laprise West For Next Fight

Dormant Ontario MMA Market Forces Laprise West For Next Fight

Dwight Wakabayashi- April 24, 2013

Chatham native and professional fighter Chad Laprise will have his next fight against Canadian veteran Derek Boyle on Xcessive Force FC’s second show on July ... Read More

Former Chatham-Kent Duo Helps Japanese Women Qualify For Sochi

Former Chatham-Kent Duo Helps Japanese Women Qualify For Sochi

Dwight Wakabayashi- March 11, 2013

Two former Chatham-Kent residents are headed to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi as part of the staff for the Japanese Women's Hockey Team. Former ... Read More

Big Things Happening at Gracie Barra Chatham

Big Things Happening at Gracie Barra Chatham

Dwight Wakabayashi- March 8, 2013

Gracie Barra belt - Photo by Rollan BudiSteele Gets Gold Hat Trick At This Years Arnold Classic Chatham-Kent and Gracie Barra Chatham jiu jitsu stand ... Read More

Jesse Gross Ready to Unleash “The Ghost” 2.0 in 2013

Jesse Gross Ready to Unleash “The Ghost” 2.0 in 2013

Dwight Wakabayashi- January 31, 2013

Jesse Gross (left) fights on the Score Fighting Series - CKSN.ca File Photo Jesse "The Ghost" Gross is back better than ever heading in to ... Read More

Laprise Looks To Stay Busy And Undefeated In 2013

Laprise Looks To Stay Busy And Undefeated In 2013

Dwight Wakabayashi- January 16, 2013

Chatham native and professional fighter Chad Laprise is looking ahead to some very big things in his career in the year ahead and while nothing ... Read More

Clements Recovers From Surgery: Looking For May Return

Clements Recovers From Surgery: Looking For May Return

Dwight Wakabayashi- January 13, 2013

The 2013 mixed martial arts schedule is underway and Chatham-Kent has one man on the UFC roster as we start the calendar year. Dresden native ... Read More

Former Maroons Nishizaki Leads Japanese Arashi to Multicultural Playoffs

Former Maroons Nishizaki Leads Japanese Arashi to Multicultural Playoffs

Dwight Wakabayashi- January 9, 2013

Kyle Nishizaki with the Windsor LancersThe 8th annual Multicultural Hockey Championships took place over the holidays at Chesswood Arena in North York, and this year, ... Read More

Gracie Barra Chatham’s Steele Rolls Undefeated in Las Vegas

Gracie Barra Chatham’s Steele Rolls Undefeated in Las Vegas

Dwight Wakabayashi- November 21, 2012

Justin Steele wins double gold in Las Vegas - Submitted PhotoChatham-Kent and Gracie Barra Chatham jiu jitsu star Justin Steele took his talents to Vegas ... Read More

SFS 6 A Big Night For Chatham-Kent Fighters

SFS 6 A Big Night For Chatham-Kent Fighters

Dwight Wakabayashi- October 18, 2012

Chatham-Kent fighters will be front and center when The Score Fighting Series 6 hits the RBC Center in Sarnia on Friday night. The fight card ... Read More

Laprise Talks Next Bellator Fight, Mayberger, Tristar and Fighting at 155

Laprise Talks Next Bellator Fight, Mayberger, Tristar and Fighting at 155

Dwight Wakabayashi- August 23, 2012

Chad Laprise in his last Bellator fightChatham mixed martial arts fighter Chad Laprise has signed on for his next fight, a tilt at Bellator 76 ... Read More

Gracie Barra Fighters 1-1, Locals at Top of Amateur Ranks

Gracie Barra Fighters 1-1, Locals at Top of Amateur Ranks

Dwight Wakabayashi- August 16, 2012

Gracie Barra Fighters Go 1-1 at Outdoor Wars III Gracie Barra Chatham had two mixed martial arts students compete in AFC's Outdoor Warz III on ... Read More

Clements Sees Upcoming UFC Bout as “Win-Win” Situation

Clements Sees Upcoming UFC Bout as “Win-Win” Situation

Dwight Wakabayashi- June 17, 2012

With fighters dropping like flies off the UFC 149 card, Canadian welterweight Chris "The Menace" Clements jumped quickly for a fight after Thiago Alves was ... Read More