Jeremy Petley vs Andre Winner Set for Europa MMA 1 Co-Main Event

Jeremy Petley vs Andre Winner Set for Europa MMA 1 Co-Main Event
by Chris houten - @mrhouts

A lightweight bout between 2 UK MMA veterans has been confirmed as the co-main event for Europa MMA 1.

5 time Bamma veteran, Jeremy Petley will take on Ultimate Fighter Season 9 runner up Andre Winner in the penultimate bout of Europa MMA 1's debut show in March.

Europa MMA 1 takes place March 22nd, at the Brentwood Centre, Essex and is headlined by Germany’s no.2 and Sweden’s no.2 ranked featherweights Max Coga and Niklas Backstrom. Tickets are now on sale HERE.

Fighting out of London Fight Factory, Canadian born lightweight Jeremy Petley has amassed a 10-4 record since making his pro debut in 2010. A well rounded fighter, Petley has finished 6 of his 10 victories - 2 TKOs, 4 submissions. Petley enters the bout at Europa MMA 1 on a 5 fight win streak, which has seen the 28-year old pick up victories in both Bamma and Made 4 the Cage, defeating notables such as Richie Downes and Dyson Roberts.

Best know for his time on the Ultimate Fighter Series 9, where he came runner up to Ross Pearson, 6 fight UFC vet, Andre Winner enter the bout at Europa MMA 1 hoping to get back to winning ways having lost his most recent bout against rising Polish prospect Mateusz Gamrot at KSW 24 this past September.

Since his release from the UFC, 32-year old Winner has put together a 3-2 run which includes an unsuccessful attempt at the Bamma lightweight title lossing a split decision to Rob Sinclair at Bamma 10. Widely considered one of the best technical boxers in MMA, Winner has finished 6 of his opponents - 3 by submission, 3 by TKO, and hold victories over notables such as Drew Fickett, Jason Ball, Rafaello Oliveira, and Roli Delgado.

"Putting this bout together was a tough challenge, Jeremy has been down to fight since day one and his opponents have change twice since December 2013. Every time we threw a name at Petley he said 'let’s do it'. So when the opportunity came for us to invite Andre Winner to compete on this card, Jeremy was the first guy we wanted to give the opportunity to." a Europa MMA Official said.

"We are incredibly happy to have Andre on the card, I was a big fan of his on the Ultimate Fighter, and in my opinion is still one of the best lightweights in the UK. I know this is an important fight for both guys and I think we can expect a great fight."

Stay tuned to KingdomMMA.co.uk for all the latest on Europa MMA 1 

UK Heavyweight James McSweeney Meets Paul Buentello at Legacy Fights 22

UK Heavyweight James McSweeney Meets Paul Buentello at Legacy Fights 22
by Chris Houten - @Mr Houts

 
UK Heavyweight James McSweeney will meet Paul Buentello in the main event at Legacy Fights 22 replacing the injured Marcus Sursa.

Former TUF 10 contestant McSweeney (11-10) enters the bout on the back on a impressive run of 5 wins in his last 6 fights, including a brutal headkick TKO of former Strikeforce contender Dion Starring after just 38 second of the first round. McSweeney has never been the distance in his 11 professional victories.

His opponent Paul Buentello(32-15) , is former UFC and Strikeforce contender, who will be looking for his fourth straight win against fellow UFC vet McSweeney. A native of Texas, Buentello has has shared the cage with Top heavyweight such as Stefan Struve, Cheick Kongo Alister Overeem, and Tim Sylvia, and holds notable victories over Gary Goodridge, Tank Abbot and Mike Kyle

Legacy Fights 22 takes place August 23rd, in Lubbock, Texas with form UFC and WEC bantamweight Damacio Page, and recent Bellator MMA "Fight Master" contestant Aretenas Young also on the main card.

UCFC: Legends of MMA - Latest Fight Card

UCFC: Legends of MMA - Latest Fight Card

The UK’s biggest fight and music show of 2013 will see TUF finalist Andre Winner take on Louis Chapman for a pro lightweight bout as well as Khaled Radmen will face Zi Shah for the UCFC pro featherweight British title.

The show – which will be held at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, on July 27th – has also released the undercard.

A UCFC spokesman said: “These are the latest confirmed fights for this action-packed event.
“They join other top fighters such as Ian “The Machine” Freeman, Ken Shamrock, Neil Grove, Oil Thompson and a host of other MMA legends in the arena.

“We also have a great line up for the undercard which includes class fighters such a Lee Monaghan who will take on USA’s Jeff Shamrock for a pro lightweight bout, Rob Hardman who will be facing Nathan Wilson in a pro welterweight fight.

“We also have Ryan Boyd, Ireland, who is looking for a win against Danny Tombs, and Dragan Pesic, of Serbia, taking on Raz Boast for a pro featherweight bout, and Ross Pointon who is looking to defeat James Parker to claim a pro light heavyweight fight.”

The event will see top UK rapper Professor Green head line the music acts which also includes The Sunshine Underground and Jay MYa.

Professor Green has a string of top 30 single hits including “Just Be Good to Green”, “At Your Inconvenience” and “Read All About It”.

He has been nominated and won major music awards including the MOBO’s Best Hip-Hop Grime act 2010 and the NME’s Best Dancefloor Filler award in 2011.

He will join UFC MMA legends Ken Shamrock, Ian “The Machine” Freeman, Neil Wain, Ricco Rodriquez, the former UFC heavyweight champ, and the unbeaten Bellator fighter Karl Etherington.
Neil Grove, of Bellator, Oli Thompson, Paul Taylor, Darren Towler, Colin Robinson and Craig Burke are all appearing on the show.

Tickets are now on sale at start from £50. Corporate – Box of 10 (£1000 + VAT) Limited numbers; VIP Restaurant – Tables of 10 (£850) Limited numbers; Olympic Seating – £120 (Cageside); and Standard Seating – £50.

To buy tickets phone 0844 324 5590, or go to the Keepmoat Stadium Ticket Office at  www.keepmoatstadium.com or www.ucfc.tv

Full Fight Card

MAIN CARD
Ian “The Machine” Freeman Vs Ken Shamrock – UCFC Pro World Heavyweight Legends Title bout
Ricco Rodriquez Vs Neil Wain – Pro heavyweight bout
Neil Grove Vs Oli Thompson – Pro heavyweight bout
Darren Towler Vs Colin Robinson – Pro heavyweight bout
Paul Taylor Vs Craig Burke – Pro heavyweight bout
Andre Winner Vs Louis Chapman Pro lightweight bout
Khaled Radmen Vs Zi Shah UCFC Pro featherweight British title bout
UNDER CARD

Ryan Boyd Vs Danny Tombs – Pro Middleweight bout
Rob Hardman Vs Nathan Wilson – Pro welterweight bout
Lee Monaghan Vs Jeff Shamrock – Pro lightweight bout
Dragan Pesic Vs Raz Boast – pro featherweight bout
Conor Hignett Vs TBC – Pro flyweight bout
Adam Wright Vs Dan Konecke – Amateur (A-Class) light heavyweight bout
Danny Ball Vs Tom Howell – Amateur (A-Class) lightweight bout
Jamie Faulding Vs Tommy Miller – Amateur (A-Class) featherweight bout
James Harrison Vs Carl Luke – Amateur (A-Class) middleweight bout

Video: Paul Daley vs Rodrigo Ribeiro (Full Fight)

Video: Paul Daley vs Rodrigo Ribeiro (Full Fight)

Nottingham finest Paul 'Semtex' Daley took on Rodrigo Ribeiro on Saturday Night at The Madinat Arena in Mina A' Salem in possible the smallest cage we have seen use in a professional MMA contest.

Anyway check it out and enjoy!

Professor Green To Headline UCFC Legends of MMA

Professor Green To Headline UCFC Legends of MMA

TOP British rapper Professor Green is heading the music acts taking to the stage at the UCFC-Keepmoat Stadium fight show.

Already the UK’s biggest fight show of 2013, the Legends of MMA boasts some of world’s top MMA fighters on its show being held in Doncaster on July 27th.

Now the show organisers have revealed that Professor Green will head an impressive array of music acts which include the Sunshine Underground and Jay MYa.

A UCFC spokesman said: “We are delighted to announce Professor Green is coming to headline the UCFC-Keepmoat Stadium Legends of MMA event.

“The event already has some of the world’s top fighters appearing and, combined with top class music acts such as The Sunshine Underground and Jay MYa, will be an event to remember.”
Professor Green has a string of top 30 single hits including “Just Be Good to Green”, “At Your Inconvenience” and “Read All About It”.

He has been nominated and won major music awards including the MOBO’s Best Hip-Hop Grime act 2010 and the NME’s Best Dancefloor Filler award in 2011.

The fight card is packed with some of the biggest MMA legends on the circuit including former Ultimate Fighting Championship legends Neil Wain, Ian Freeman, the former Vale Tudo champion and the USA’s Ken Shamrock, a UFC veteran.

There is also UFC’s and TUF finale contestant Andre Winner, Ricco Rodriguez, the former UFC heavyweight champ, the unbeaten Bellator fighter Karl Etherington.

The spokesman added: “As well as those top fighters we have more with Neil Grove, of Bellator, Dragan Pesic, Oli Thompson and Paul Taylor. Darren Towler will also be facing Colin Robinson in what will be an explosive fight.”

Not only is Keepmoat Stadium the home of Doncaster Rovers football team and the RLFC Dons, it is also the base for the Rover Belles female football side.

Tickets are now on sale at start from £50. Corporate - Box of 10 (£1000 + VAT) Limited numbers; VIP Restaurant - Tables of 10 (£850) Limited numbers; Olympic Seating - £120 (Cageside); and Standard Seating - £50.

To buy tickets phone 0844 324 5590, or go to the Keepmoat Stadium Ticket Office at www.keepmoatstadium.com or www.ucfc.tv

Simeon Thoresen Returns to the Cage at UWC 23 in July

Former UFC fighter Simeon Thoresen signs for UWC

By Chris Houten - @houts4thewin

Former UFC Welterweight Simeon 'The Grin' Thoresen will return to the cage on July 13th, at The South End Tennis and Leisure Centre, South End for UWC 23.

Thoresen (17-4-1) confirmed the news on his Twitter account earlier in the day, and Kingdom MMA later confirmed The Grin has signed a one fight deal with the promotion, and his opponent is expected to be announced on Monday. Thoresen said:

Its a one fight deal at this stage but Its great to start my journey back into the UFC with the show I last fought on before UFC

Opponent will be announced Monday

Norwegian, Thoresen will return to the promotion where he held and defended the welterweight belt, before vacating the title to join the UFC ahead of UFC on fuel 2 - the promotions first foray into the Scandinavian Market.

Part of a mass culling which saw the UFC release 16 fighters, Thoresen was cut from The UFC following back-to-back losses to Seth Baczynski and David Mitchell. His one UFC victory came in his debut at UFC on Fuel 2 in Sweden, where he submitted Besam Yousef.

For more on UWC 23, stay tuned to The Calendar section of our site.