Category: MMA

MMA Fighters from Chatham-Kent

Blackbird Bronze At Pan Am Games

Blackbird Bronze At Pan Am Games

Ian Kennedy- September 28, 2013

Jewelian Blackbird (far right on podium) takes bronze at the Pan Am Games - Contributed PhotoJewelian Blackbird of Walpole Island won a bronze medal in ... Read More

Five Questions With Jesse Gross

Five Questions With Jesse Gross

Ian Kennedy- September 26, 2013

Jesse Gross - CKSN.ca File PhotoJesse Gross is a Wallaceburg, Ontario MMA fighter. A past competitor in the Score Fighting Series and other professional events ... Read More

Clements Suffers KO At UFC 165

Clements Suffers KO At UFC 165

Ian Kennedy- September 22, 2013

It wasn't the return to the octagon Chris "The Menace" Clements had hoped for at UFC 165. It was the first fight in a year ... Read More

Gross Set To Settle Grudge And Win FW Title At ECC 18

Gross Set To Settle Grudge And Win FW Title At ECC 18

Dwight Wakabayashi- September 9, 2013

Jesse Gross - CKSN.ca File PhotoRising featherweight and Wallaceburg born fighter Jesse "The Ghost" Gross will face hometown star Gavin Tucker for the vacant featherweight ... Read More

Laprise Named Co-Main Event For Inaugural PFC Show

Laprise Named Co-Main Event For Inaugural PFC Show

Dwight Wakabayashi- September 8, 2013

Chad Laprise at Xcessive ForceChatham born lightweight fighter Chad Laprise has been secured as the co-main event for the first show being put on by ... Read More

Menace Clements Set For The Wonder Boy at UFC 165

Menace Clements Set For The Wonder Boy at UFC 165

Dwight Wakabayashi- September 6, 2013

Chris Clements - CKSN.ca File PhotoWhile it has been a very slow 2013 for most Ontario mixed martial artists, three prominent Chatham-Kent fighters will be ... Read More

Gross, Laprise Fighting At PFC In London

Gross, Laprise Fighting At PFC In London

Ian Kennedy- August 29, 2013

Chatham's Chad Laprise, and Wallaceburg's Jesse Gross will be a part of the first professional MMA fights in Ontario in recent months, when the two ... Read More

Local Fighters Win At TXC

Local Fighters Win At TXC

Ian Kennedy- August 28, 2013

On August 24, three Gracie Barra Chatham fighters fought at TXC in Waterford, Michigan. David Dalymple and Nate Ledger both won their bouts, keeping perfect ... Read More

Formosa Promoted To Master

Formosa Promoted To Master

CKSN Staff- August 17, 2013

Ryan Formosa - Contributed PhotoRyan Formosa has recently completed the Kukkiwon’s (World Taekwondo Federation Headquarters) 4th dan (degree) promotional test. Formosa was promoted to this ... Read More

Gross To Fight For ECC Title

Gross To Fight For ECC Title

Ian Kennedy- August 10, 2013

Jesse Gross fighting in the Score Fighting Series - CKSN.ca File PhotoWallaceburg's Jesse Gross will take on Gavin Tucker September 28 for the vacant Extreme ... Read More

Husband and Wife Duo Take Home Jiu Jitsu Medals

Husband and Wife Duo Take Home Jiu Jitsu Medals

Ian Kennedy- August 7, 2013

Andy and Heather Macleod - Contributed PhotoGracie Barra Chatham's husband and wife Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors, Andrew and Heather Macleod competed at IBJJF (International Brazilian ... Read More

Laprise Remains Undefeated After Xcessive Force Win

Laprise Remains Undefeated After Xcessive Force Win

Ian Kennedy- July 21, 2013

Chad Laprise - Photo from Facebook/Rob TrudeauChatham's Chad Laprise improved to 7-0 in his professional MMA career after defeating Derek Boyle as a part of ... Read More

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

Blackbird Golden at Provincial Trials

Blackbird Golden at Provincial Trials

CKSN Staff- July 14, 2013

Jewelian Blackbird and Coach Ryan Formosa - Contributed PhotoJewelian Blackbird from Cobra’s Taekwondo Training Centre recently returned from the 1st Black Belt Selection Event for ... Read More