Category: MMA

MMA Fighters from Chatham-Kent

Laprise Readying For Bout in Alberta

Laprise Readying For Bout in Alberta

Ian Kennedy- July 8, 2013

With the MMA market sitting dormant in Ontario, Chatham's Chad Laprise is readying to take the West by storm as he is set to fight ... Read More

Clements To Fight At UFC 165 In Toronto

Clements To Fight At UFC 165 In Toronto

Ian Kennedy- July 4, 2013

Dresden's Chris 'The Menace' Clements will re-enter the cage this Fall, as he is scheduled to fight at UFC 165 in Toronto. The fight, which ... Read More

Three Gold For Local Taekwondo Competitors

Three Gold For Local Taekwondo Competitors

CKSN Staff- July 3, 2013

PCT (Petrolia/Cobra’s Team) recently competed at the Niagara Open June 15th at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls. Niagara Open was sanctioned by the Ontario ... Read More

Whittal Wins MMA Title

Whittal Wins MMA Title

CKSN Staff- July 3, 2013

Nick Whittal (centre) wearing his TXC title belt - Contributed PhotoGracie Barra Chatham competed at the TXC New Generation on June 29th in Highland, Michigan. ... Read More

Two Gracie Barra Fighters Looking For TXC Titles

Two Gracie Barra Fighters Looking For TXC Titles

Ian Kennedy- June 13, 2013

Craig Arnel (left) and Nick Whittal (right) of Gracie Barra Chatham - Submitted PhotoNew generation Gracie Barra Chatham students Nick Whittal (Right in photo) will ... Read More

Gracie Barra Fighters Medal at Grapplers Quest

Gracie Barra Fighters Medal at Grapplers Quest

CKSN Staff- May 28, 2013

Several Gracie Barra Chatham students competed in the Grapplers Quest 2013 North American Championship on May 25th in Toronto. Kayne Abrams, in age 10-12 division, ... 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

Blackbird Qualifies For Pan-Am Games

Blackbird Qualifies For Pan-Am Games

CKSN Staff- May 13, 2013

Jewelian Blackbird scores on a roundhouse kick - Submitted PhotoPCT (Petrolia/Cobra’s Team) recently competed at the Canada Open at Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto. The ... Read More

Gross Upsets Johnson in ECC Bout

Gross Upsets Johnson in ECC Bout

Ian Kennedy- May 12, 2013

Jesse Gross - Photo by MM-eh.ca/AndyCotterillJesse "The Ghost" Gross entered his ECC 17 bout against Tristan Johnson as the underdog, he walked away as the ... Read More

Jesse Gross Headed East To Fight

Jesse Gross Headed East To Fight

Ian Kennedy- May 8, 2013

Jesse Gross - Score Fighting Series - Photo CKSN.caWallaceburg's Jesse Gross will be returning to the cage for his next MMA bout, May 11 in ... Read More

Redemption MMA Closes Its Doors

Redemption MMA Closes Its Doors

CKSN Staff- May 6, 2013

Chatham-Kent's best known MMA training organization, Redemption MMA, announced this weekend it will be closing up operations. "Redemption MMA has closed its doors. After some ... Read More

Blackbird Looking to Represent Canada

Blackbird Looking to Represent Canada

CKSN Staff- April 26, 2013

PCT (Petrolia/Cobra’s Team) recently competed at Sport Taekwondo Open on April 06th and 07th at Ryerson University in Toronto. This tournament was sanctioned by the ... 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

Gracie Barra Undefeated at TXC

Gracie Barra Undefeated at TXC

Ian Kennedy- April 15, 2013

Josh Rich - Submitted PhotoGracie Barra Chatham went 3-0 in MMA fighting action on April 12 in Waterford, Michigan for TXC Cagefighting. First up was ... Read More