Category: MMA

MMA Fighters from Chatham-Kent

Blackbird Moves Closer To National Team

Blackbird Moves Closer To National Team

CKSN Submissions- February 18, 2015

Jewelian Blackbird, left, took her next step toward the Canadian National team - Contributed PhotoCobra's Taekwondo Training Centre athletes Jewelian Blackbird, Keegan Kovar and Trenton ... Read More

Chad Laprise To Fight At UFC 186

Chad Laprise To Fight At UFC 186

Ian Kennedy- February 10, 2015

Chad Laprise (left) fights Kajan Johnson in episode 10 of The Ultimate Fighter Nations, where Laprise was the eventual champion - Photo from The Ultimate ... Read More

Hill Wins MMA Debut

Hill Wins MMA Debut

CKSN Submissions- January 27, 2015

Alex Hill following his first MMA fight and win - Contributed PhotoThis weekend, on January 24, two students from Gracie Barra Chatham fought at MMA ... Read More

Jesse “The Ghost” Gross To Fight Again

Jesse “The Ghost” Gross To Fight Again

Ian Kennedy- January 20, 2015

Jesse Gross at the Pro Fighting Series III in Sarnia, Ontario - Photo by Jeff McCoy/ Kaoss StudiosWallaceburg's Jesse "The Ghost" Gross wasn't sure if ... Read More

Clements Wins UFC Return

Clements Wins UFC Return

Ian Kennedy- November 8, 2014

Chris Clements (right) won his UFC return against Vik Grujic (left) at UFC Fight Night 55 in Australia - Photo from UFC Fight NightDresden's Chris ... Read More

Clements Ready For UFC Return

Clements Ready For UFC Return

Ian Kennedy- November 2, 2014

Chris Clements - Photo by the UFCDresden's Chris Clements will be re-entering the cage November 8 in his return to the UFC. Chris Clements has ... Read More

Blackbird Finishes Second At Provincial Finals

Blackbird Finishes Second At Provincial Finals

Ian Kennedy- October 30, 2014

Jewelian Blackbird, left, finished second at the provincial taekwondo finals - Contributed PhotoWallaceburg's Jewelian Blackbird had an excellent showing at the Provincial Taekwondo Team Trials ... Read More

Jesse Gross Wins What Could Be Final Fight

Jesse Gross Wins What Could Be Final Fight

Ian Kennedy- October 19, 2014

Jesse Gross posses following his win Saturday night along with his ringside team of Justin Durston (left) and UFC fighter Chris Clements (right) - Contributed ... Read More

Chad Laprise Wins UFC Debut

Chad Laprise Wins UFC Debut

Ian Kennedy- October 5, 2014

Chad Laprise won his UFC debut - Photo from UFC CanadaChad Laprise made it look easy. Laprise controlled his first official UFC fight, defeating Yosdenis ... Read More

Laprise Promises Fireworks In First UFC Fight

Laprise Promises Fireworks In First UFC Fight

Ian Kennedy- October 3, 2014

Chad Laprise (left) fights Kajan Johnson in episode 10 of The Ultimate Fighter Nations, where Laprise was the eventual champion - Photo from The Ultimate ... Read More

Clements Books Another UFC Ticket

Clements Books Another UFC Ticket

Ian Kennedy- September 12, 2014

"It's official. "The Menace" is BACK in action! Contract signed sealed & delivered," Chris Clements wrote on his Facebook, seen here with his new UFC ... Read More

Shepley Improves MMA Record

Shepley Improves MMA Record

Ian Kennedy- August 21, 2014

Bowe Shepley (left), with Gracie Barra coach Thomas Armstrong at the TXC event - Contributed PhotoChatham's Bowe Shepley, fighting for Gracie Barra Chatham, improved his ... Read More

Laprise Lands Fight at UFC Fight Night Halifax

Laprise Lands Fight at UFC Fight Night Halifax

Dwight Wakabayashi- August 15, 2014

Chatham-Kent fighter and The Ultimate Fighter Nations winner Chad Laprise has landed his first “official” fight in the UFC at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs ... Read More

Chris “The Menace” Clements: Family Then Fighting

Chris “The Menace” Clements: Family Then Fighting

Dwight Wakabayashi- August 13, 2014

Chris Clements with his daughter Averie, and son Liam.Dresden native and veteran UFC fighter Chris Clements recently signed a four fight deal with the UFC, ... Read More