Category: MMA

MMA Fighters from Chatham-Kent

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

Blackbird Qualifies For Nationals, Cobra’s Take Home Gold

Blackbird Qualifies For Nationals, Cobra’s Take Home Gold

CKSN Staff- March 30, 2012

7 members of Cobra’s Taekwondo Training Centre competed on the weekend of March 24th and 25th in Kitchener at Connestoga College. Both days were fully ... 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

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

Rescheduled Clements Fight Confirmed for UFC 145 in Atlanta

Rescheduled Clements Fight Confirmed for UFC 145 in Atlanta

Ian Kennedy- January 27, 2012

Dresden's Chris Clements won't get his first UFC fight on Canadian soil, but it will still take place at UFC 145. After the Montreal UFC ... Read More

Chatham’s Tyler Kirk Looking to Ride Amazing Roll to MCL Title

Chatham’s Tyler Kirk Looking to Ride Amazing Roll to MCL Title

Dwight Wakabayashi- January 26, 2012

Chatham athlete and Redemption MMA fighter Tyler "The Terminator" Kirk is in the midst of a mission to become a champion in all aspects of ... Read More

Arnel Loses First MMA Fight, Ready for Rugby

Arnel Loses First MMA Fight, Ready for Rugby

Ian Kennedy- January 22, 2012

Craig Arnel, fighting out of Gracie Barra Chatham in the 155 lbs division at TXC Title Survivor, at the historic Emerald Theater in Mt. Clemens, ... Read More

Clements Will Have to Wait for First Taste of UFC After UFC 145 Postponed

Clements Will Have to Wait for First Taste of UFC After UFC 145 Postponed

Ian Kennedy- January 17, 2012

For Dresden's Chris Clements, March 24 couldn't come quick enough as the local fighter was set to make his UFC debut at UFC 145 in ... Read More

Dresden’s Chris Clements Fighting at UFC 145

Dresden’s Chris Clements Fighting at UFC 145

Ian Kennedy- January 7, 2012

Dresden's Chris Clements has achieved his dream as he got the call from the UFC. Clements will fight veteran UFC competitor Keith Wisniewski at UFC ... Read More