Category: MMA

MMA Fighters from Chatham-Kent

Kirk Defends MCL Title

Ian Kennedy- July 3, 2012

Tyler Kirk again defended his Michigan Combat League 125-pound title by defeating fighter Chris Bohacek for a second time in the last year. Kirk, who ... Read More

Local Athletes Star at Taekwondo Competition

Local Athletes Star at Taekwondo Competition

CKSN Staff- June 17, 2012

Eight members of Cobra's Taekwondo Training Centre competed at the Elite Martial Arts Centre Challenge on June 02 in Cobourg, Ontario. This was a fully ... 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

Clements To Replace Alves For UFC 149 in Calgary

Clements To Replace Alves For UFC 149 in Calgary

Ian Kennedy- June 5, 2012

Dresden's Chris Clements didn't have to wait as long as expected for his second fight inside the UFC cage, as he has been named as ... Read More

Winners Survive Crash Filled Night at Buxton

Winners Survive Crash Filled Night at Buxton

CKSN Staff- May 28, 2012

Chatham's Brad Authier felt like a winner on 'Survivor' after winning Saturday night's Glencoe Auto Recyclers UMP Late Model feature race. He survived a first-lap ... Read More

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

Video: Chris Clements Interview Following UFC Win

Video: Chris Clements Interview Following UFC Win

CKSN Staff- April 25, 2012

The following video is of Chris Clements moments after winning his UFC debut. Clements beat Keith Wisniewski by a split decision in the fight. Clements ... Read More

Chris Clements Named CK Local Athlete of the Week

Chris Clements Named CK Local Athlete of the Week

CKSN Staff- April 23, 2012

Dresden's Chris Clements is the Chatham-Kent local athlete of the week for the period of April 16 to April 22. Clements fought in his first ... Read More

Chris Clements Wins UFC Debut

Chris Clements Wins UFC Debut

Ian Kennedy- April 21, 2012

Chris "The Menace" Clements won his debut UFC fight against Keith Wisniewski at UFC 145. The fight took place Saturday April 21 at the Philips ... Read More

Chris Clements UFC Debut Only Days Away

Chris Clements UFC Debut Only Days Away

Ian Kennedy- April 18, 2012

Dresden's Chris Clements is only days away from stepping into the cage in the world's biggest fighting series, the UFC. Clements, who will fight this ... 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