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-).

Josh Rich Wins MMA Title, Steele Takes Another Gold

Josh Rich Wins MMA Title, Steele Takes Another Gold

Dwight Wakabayashi- May 16, 2012

Josh Rich Wins TXC Amateur Title In Michigan Chatham Kent and Gracie Barra fighter Josh "The Ripper" Rich won the TXC 135-lb title in a ... Read More

Rich Ready For Title Fight, Petahtegoose Moving Up

Rich Ready For Title Fight, Petahtegoose Moving Up

Dwight Wakabayashi- May 9, 2012

Gracie Barra Chatham's own Josh "The Ripper" Rich will fight for the TXC 135-lbs title this Saturday night in Michigan. The Dresden native, earned the ... Read More

Gracie Barra Competitors Shine at Machado Open

Gracie Barra Competitors Shine at Machado Open

Dwight Wakabayashi- May 8, 2012

Gracie Barra Chatham members competed in the prestigious Jean Jacques Machado BJJ Open in Windsor this past weekend and achieved some great results. GBC had ... Read More

Chatham-Kent MMA Roundup: Eldridge to Fight, Gracie Barra in Niagara

Chatham-Kent MMA Roundup: Eldridge to Fight, Gracie Barra in Niagara

Dwight Wakabayashi- April 16, 2012

Gracie Barra Chatham athlete's Gain Success at the Niagara BJJ Open Chatham-Kent athletes are in the full spring swing of things right now with two ... Read More

Chad Laprise Gets Submission Victory in Bellator Debut

Chad Laprise Gets Submission Victory in Bellator Debut

Dwight Wakabayashi- April 7, 2012

Chatham's Chad Laprise made an impressive Bellator debut last night submitting Josh Taveirne via triangle choke 2:48 into their fight at the Colosseum in Caesars ... Read More

Josh Rich Earns Title Shot With Victory in Michigan

Dwight Wakabayashi- April 3, 2012

Dresden native Josh Rich continued his climb up the ranks of amateur mixed martial arts on the weekend with a first round submission victory over ... Read More

Josh Rich Fighting For Title Shot This Weekend at TXC in Michigan

Dwight Wakabayashi- March 27, 2012

Chatham Kent mixed martial artist Josh "The Ripper" Rich is set for a big step in his amateur fighting career this weekend. The 3-1 fighter ... Read More

Undefeated Knockout King Chad Laprise Focused and Ready For His Bellator Debut

Undefeated Knockout King Chad Laprise Focused and Ready For His Bellator Debut

Dwight Wakabayashi- March 16, 2012

Chatham-Kent mixed martial artist Chad Laprise is one of those men who knows what he wants to do in life and knows the right way ... Read More

Golden Steele Steals Six Medals at The Arnold Classic in Ohio

Golden Steele Steals Six Medals at The Arnold Classic in Ohio

Dwight Wakabayashi- March 7, 2012

Chatham's all star jiu jitsu player Justin Steele of Gracie Barra Chatham started off his 2012 in fine fashion last weekend as he competed in ... Read More

Sanctioning MMA in Ontario is Another Step Toward Education and Safety

Sanctioning MMA in Ontario is Another Step Toward Education and Safety

Dwight Wakabayashi- February 24, 2012

Mixed Martial Arts in Ontario has taken another important step forward with the announcement yesterday that amatuer MMA bouts will be sanctioned in the province. ... Read More

Life Is Good For Chris Clements As UFC 145 Approaches, See Video

Life Is Good For Chris Clements As UFC 145 Approaches, See Video

Dwight Wakabayashi- February 23, 2012

Veteran Canadian mixed martial artist Chris "The Menace" Clements is hitting a very prime time in his life, both inside and outside the cage that ... Read More

Former Chatham-Kent Athlete Herb Wakabayashi Makes The ECAC Top-50 Players Of All Time

Former Chatham-Kent Athlete Herb Wakabayashi Makes The ECAC Top-50 Players Of All Time

Dwight Wakabayashi- February 15, 2012

Chatham-Kent Athletes both past and present continue to make their mark on the sports landscape of the world. The ECAC (Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference) is ... Read More

Chatham’s Tyler Kirk Wins Michigan Combat League Title in 48 Seconds

Chatham’s Tyler Kirk Wins Michigan Combat League Title in 48 Seconds

Dwight Wakabayashi- February 12, 2012

Chatham-Kent and Redemption MMA athlete Tyler Kirk pulled off an incredible triangle submission 0:48 seconds into the first round of his title fight in Michigan ... Read More

Chatham’s Steve Eldridge Training Big for the 32-Man Showdown

Chatham’s Steve Eldridge Training Big for the 32-Man Showdown

Dwight Wakabayashi- February 10, 2012

Chatham-Kent grappler and athlete Steve Eldridge is as competitive and tough as they come in this neck of the woods, but he certainly isn't stupid. ... Read More