San Gokui Report

Report from Darren Currie's San Gokui event held in Bradford in september, by The Jim Burman. 12 October 2002

Ground & Pound 1

Click link for full fight card featuring headliners, Jean Silva v Paul Jenkins - 11 October 2002

Luta Livre Weekend

October 26-29 sees a Luta Livre weekend hosted by Andreas Schmidt in Turnich, near Cologne, Germany. For more details see Luta-livre.de, 11 October 2002

Milward Seminar + Lobbies

The unbeaten MMA Judoka, Chris Milward will be hosting a seminar (which will also feature the northern delicacy knows as "Lobbies") in the near future. Just £7.50 with lobbies incl. Email Widge for details. 11 October 2002

K-1 GP report

"Total annihilation. When Le Banner hits you, you stay hit. I think everyone, everywhere, ever wants to see Le Banner vs Sapp. With the artillery in the Frenchman's gloves and the glass in his jaw, that fight won't go three rounds either way..." the first part of the report by Nikuraba, 9 October 2002

Brummie Olympic Sponsorship

Sponsorship for one Birmingham based Olympian is up for grabs. Click link for details. 8 October 2002

Twins VT Gloves reviewed

Pro fighter, the mighty Suley takes the new Twins vale tudo gloves out on a road test. 8 October 2002

"Igor times a beautiful right hand over the top, right on the jaw line and where Bueno went down, Jackson stays upright and clinches. Right there and then we know Jackson is for real..." Nikuraba does it again. 6 October 2002

Pancrase Report

"Kunioku is the reigning welterweight King of Pancrase and his long records includes notable wins over Masakatsu Funaki, Yuki Kondo, John Lober, Genki Sudo, Guy Mezger and.... Frank Shamrock..." ringside, asalways is Nikuraba, 2 October 2002

Life in the Cage

"look inside the training camps of the Shark Tank team and the Lions Den" ...video review by Neil Allen, 2 October 2002

MB8 report

"Into round three Jon is taking big punches from Tengiz and, showing serious character, is slapping his own head clear to continue. Once again he is taken down, looking as if he is lacking energy, but to the rapturous astonishment of both myself and the crowd, is clearly not lacking technique as he slaps on the sneakiest of triangle armbars..." 29 September 2002

Uz & Vos

"unlike other Muay Thai clubs, The Vos Gym uses a mix of western boxing with thai kicking and clinch..." Usman and the Peacocks crew visit the famous Vos gym. 28 September 2002

Ross Petifer

The increasingly prolific Dougie Truman has signed up Ross for a 3 fight deal in his Cage Warriors series. Ross's debut for Truman will be on 12 October at Ground and Pound 1 in Weston-super-Mare. In the meantime, click the link for a profile/interview by Droc. Look out also for the Cage Warriors November show, held on the 30th at the Fusion Centre at Elephant & Castle London. 28 September 2002

Cage Combat Evo

Hasdell is back! Saturday 30th November 2002 sees the return of Lee Hasdell, the UK pioneer of MMA with one of the biggest Cage Combat Events ever staged in the UK. Taking place at The Sanctuary Arena in Milton Keynes, the largest indoor venue between London and Birmingham, this promises to be a sell out show like no other as we invade new territory. See the most explosive mixed martial arts competition, CAGE COMBAT EVOLUTION, an adrenaline-fuelled feast of flying fists, killer kicks and grappling like you have never seen before, as fighters from across the world are locked into a steel cage! The event will include World, European, British Super-fights and Title Matches plus the all-new Wildcard Division. An all-in-one Ultimate Fight Night. And feel free to join the after party upstairs at The Sanctuary until 2am for no extra charge.tickets will be available from 1st October. Email info@psdnetwork.net for more info. 27 September 2002

UKMMAC III Divine Retribution

Lee Johnstone's popular event is back. UKMMMAC III will be held at Walthamstow Town Hall, London E17 on 8 February 2002. As usual, expect a big fight card stuffed with UK and international stars. If you are interested in competing, email lee@southernshoot.co.uk or phone : 07949068269, 27 September 2002

Frank Shamrock Seminar Report

"Would I pay £99.99 to train with Frank again? the answer is Yes, he is an awsome athlete,instructor and fighter. My aim now is to go to the US and train with him...." report by Nick Jones 27 September 2002

UKMMAC New Dates

UKMMAChampionship has booked these dates for 2003 in Walthamstow, London E1.

• ukmmac III 08-02-03
• ukmmac IV 11-06-03
• ukmmac V 14-09-03
• ukmmac VI 30-11-03

Anyone that is intrested in competing these events, UK and abroad should contact lee@southernshoot.co.uk. 20 August 2002

KSBO is back

One of the original UK MMA formats - KSBO - is back on November 23rd. " Knockdown Sport Budo is the oldest form of Limited Rules fighting in the UK, and probably Europe. The KSBO has been in existence in one form or another since the early 1980Õs. Many other tournaments and Championships have been held, but KSBO is the one which offers both novice and senior sections in amateur limited rules fighting. KSBO gives the opportunity for young up-and-coming fighters to progress and has offered a stepping stone for many of this country's mixed martial arts stars today. Fighters who have fought in KSBO have competed in competitions throughout the world, including even the Ultimate Fighting Championship..."

Plus the KSBO Groundfighting Championships return on 2 November. For more info, rules and application forms for both events please email Alex. 18 August 2002

Day of the Zen Review

"if you enjoy training you cannot afford not to have this DVD in your collection a definite 10/10 rating, absolutely un-bleeeding-missable!..." review of Mario Sperry's DVD by Jon Hegan, 27 September 2002

Combat Sports National Championship

The Amateur British Titles are on the line once again as the Combat Sports National Championship returns for 2002! The Combat Sports events are infamous in the Mixed-Martial Arts community, especially for their 'Open Trials' events, and have been featured in martial arts magazines such as Combat and Martial Arts Illustrated. Now it's time for the best of the best to face off for the British Titles! The British Titles will be up for grabs in the Light, Middle and Light-heavyweight divisions. All of the competitors in the event have previously earnt their place with successful performances in the Combat Sports Open Trials earlier this year, so the standard and caliber of the fighters is extremely high! Each of the Titles will be fought through an 8-man knock-out tournament, with each fight consisting of two 4-minute rounds. The winner in each category will take away the British Title, Title Belt, prize money and national recognition. For more details, or to order tickets, please contact: ML SPORTS - Tel (01225) 359666, e-mail: info@mlsports.co.uk or get information and order tickets on-line at: www.mlsports.co.uk - Also BAMMA will be running the UK's first OFFICIALS COURSE in Mixed-Martial Arts on the 10th of November 2002 for more info email INFO@BAMMA.CO.UK, 27 September 2002

K-1 Andy Spirits

"Abidi was ducking and grabbing and generally having a bad time of it. A few illegal blows to the back of his head turned him round to the ropes again and as he covered up he received another count. He was totally overwhelmed, but this time in his frenzy Sapp was landing clearly illegal blows mixed in among his legal efforts..." report by Nikuraba - you must read the Mike Bernardo vs Tom Erikson kickboxing match report! 23 September 2002

Shooto in UK

"Shooto to the UK. Myself and Johnny (Burrows) will be working with Martijn Da Jong to promote loads of amateur shows and then a pro show later in the year. This will enable new fighters to get experience fighting in Holland and Finland. Currently the system is set up to go more or less straight from the gym to the pro arena. We want give people more experience before they take the big knocks. I would like to thank Kristy Robinson who has been in touch in regards to Carlton TVs interest in MMA we will be working with Kristy next year."Paddy Mooney 23 September 2002

Irish MMA News : Cage Wars 4

Cage Wars 4 will be in Belfast early next year. It will follow the completion of the movie being shot here, a kind of wrap party. The movie will be finished mid to late Feb and the show will be a day later. Cage Wars 5 will be a truly international event as the show will be going over seas to Florida for its first international outing. This will be the first UK show to do this and we are really excited by the prospect. Once everything is nailed down I will release the details. We will be looking for a select team to face the yanks in America Vs The World but again I will let everyone know when I need their info. Cage Wars 3 is in the next edition of Gong thanks to Manabu who is now a big fan of the show. I have seen a few copies and it is a very impressive magazine. Todd Hester has just released the grappling Mag edition featuring CW2 with some wicked pics from Bill Curry and of course he will be covering CW3 also. UK MMA is getting a great showing overseas and that has to be good for the sport. See also the new Cage Wars 3 Report.

Free trip to Belfast?

I will be looking for some big guys to help tom Lamont with his training for a very big match he has in Feb I need strong wrestlers with good takedown and strong guard position. Anyone who wants a free weekend in Belfast let me know your details.

MMA Movie

"We will commence shooting in Belfast at the end of Jan and we will be doing a casting call in London for fighters who want to be stars!..." All news from promoter Paddy Mooney 23 September 2002

Cage Warriors & Carlton TV

"Flame Television have been commissioned by Carlton Television to make a six part series on MMA to be broadcast on ITV (London region). We are looking for up to 12 fighters(six of which need to be London based) of varying expertise who would be willing to allow us to film them for a couple of days at work,at home,training e,t,c.leading up to a fight. Filming will start in November! If you are interested please e-mail; kirsty@flametv.co.uk....more" 21 September 2002

Yakimov Leglocks Review

"Igor Yakimov teaches the, 'Devastating art of Russian Sambo leg locks', on this six part video set..." review by Jon Hegan, 21 September 2002

Shooto Report

Nikuraba's back at ringside!.... "There was some bad blood here judging by the staredown. Kid was doing his caged animal thing before the bell. There was no takedown, Kid just bulled his man over and wouldn't let him close guard. The Purebred fighter sat upright and landed stiff single shots...." 18 September 2002

Hasdell back in the Ultimate Zone

ULTIMATE ZONE INTERNATIONAL (U.Z.I) Presents CAGE COMBAT EVOLUTION Saturday 30th November 2002 @ The Sanctuary Arena MK Doors open at 5pm Tickets = VIP £400 Standard £17.50 + bf Over 18's (roar) From = www.thesanctuary-mk.com 01908 368 984 Fighters required for Cage, Thai, Jujitsu & Tag matches. New up & coming fighters NEED apply, we are seeking the Combatants of the future in this new & exciting project. Lee H 07050 111 745 lee@psdnetwork.net - 17 September 2002

Lee Murray Interview

"..perhaps a little further down the line me and Tito may fight in the UFC, win, loose or draw. Either man shake hands and put an end to this for the good of the sport..." interview & pics by Wiggert Meerman, SFUK Holland, 17 September 2002

The Effects of Dehydration

"Taken to the extreme, rapid weight loss when achieved through dehydration can be fatal. ...excessive dehydration can harm bodily functions, leading to kidney failure, heat stroke or heart attack, indeed in 1997, within a period of thirty-three days, three young American wrestlers tragically died whilst trying to ‘make their weight..." article by Dave Coles 17 September 2002

Cage Rage Videos

Over 3 hours of action, 14 fights, behind the scenes interviews, clips from Elite 2,3 & 4. This is not a pro video - it's dark in places, but costs only £9.99. Contact David for details 17 September 2002

Cage Wars 3 pics

Cage Wars 3 photos are up courtesy of Paddy Mooney - 12 September 2002

Extreme Brawl

Potentially a HUGE event. Scheduled for early december - Extreme Challenge v Millennium Brawl. Monte Cox's US stable of fighters versus the best of British. Monte will be bringing names such as Jeremy Horn, Jermaine Andre, Tom Sauer (click link for details) against UK stars like James Zikic, Lee Murray, Neil McLeod...11 September 2002

UC3 Report

"Suley shoots for a double leg and lifts Mark high into the air for a hard slam..." report from a successful UC3 from Pooch. 11 September

Fighter Submission & Extreme comps

Fighter Submission Wrestling Tournament 2 Solnahallen (Stockholm, Sweden) 21st of September 2002. This submission wrestling elimination tournament is arranged by Fighter Magazine (www.fightermag.com) and is open for everyone. Schedule: 08.00 - 09.30 Registration and weigh-in 10.00 Tournament starts Registration fee: 150 SEK. This includes a ticket to Fighter Extreme 2 where the finals will take place. Rules: -

Fighter Extreme 2 Solnahallen (Stockholm, Sweden) 21st of September 2002. Door opens 17.00 event starts 18.00. Fighter Extreme 2 presents several high quality fights: 3 Muay Thai fights 2 ITF Taekwon-do fights 2 San Shou fights 3 Shootfighting fights 1 Sport Ju-Jutsu fight 1 Kyokushin Karate fight 2 Superfights in submission wrestling The finals from the submission wrestling tournament Some of the best fighters in the Nordic countries as well as international guests will participate. Complete fight card will be presented during next week. Fighter Extreme 2 will be broadcasted by Viasat Sport and will be viewed by approximately 100.000 people. Tickets can be bought at all Budo & Fitness stores or ordered from Fighter Martial Arts Centre (phone +46 31 811280 or e-mail staff@fightercentre.com) - 9 September 2002

Cage Rage Results

Results courtesy of promoter David O'Donnell - click link for details. 9 September 2002

UFC38 Video

On 13th July 2002 the Royal Albert Hall played host to the worldÕs most explosive mixed martial arts competition, The Ultimate Fighting Championship. A sell-out crowd of over 4,000 fans were treated to an adrenaline-fuelled feast of flying fists, killer kicks and grappling as never seen before in this country. From 7th October 2002, fight fans can relive the night the UFC came to town with the official UK video release of UFC 38: Brawl At The Royal Albert Hall.

Brawl At The Royal Albert Hall sees four British fighters enter the Octagon, including middleweight Mark Weir making his UFC debut against veteran Eugene ÔThe WolfÕ Jackson with a truly spectacular outcome. Meanwhile thereÕs a surprise in store when SunderlandÕs heavyweight hero Ian Freeman returns to UFC to meet the awesome Las Vegan Frank Mir. Lightweight contender Leigh Remedios faces the extraordinary style and power of JapanÕs Genki Sudo whilst Watford's James Zikic's is up against Phillip Miller.

The main event of the evening is the long-awaited Welterweight Championship re-match between Carlos Newton and title holder Matt Hughes, whilst elsewhere on the card Elvis ÔKing Of Rock & RumbleÕ Sinosic takes on Renato ÔBabaluÕ Sobral and Aussie Chris Haseman fights Evan Tanner.

UFC 38: Brawl At The Royal Albert Hall will be available from all good video stockists or can be ordered via the official UK video website, www.ufcvideo.com, or by calling Mega Mail on 020 8292 4875 - 3 September 2002

UC3 - Frank Shamrock

MMA superstar Frank Shamrock will be signing autographs at UC3 - click link for press release. 3 September 2002

Cage Warriors coming near you

"With a proposed semi pro series of at least 7 events in different city’s and towns per year, Cage warriors will be creating more public awareness and exposure of this new & vast growing sport than any other current single organization in the UK...." - click link for full press release about Cage Warriors - 3 September 2002

Grappling Instructional Vids

Nathan 'Levo' Leverton has just released a 2 tape series of submission grappling instruction. The tapes are freaky-good - stuffed full of techniques that work (no fluff, no filler), taught in context and very, very detailed - plus they are a total bargain at £30 for 2 tapes. Highly recommended. For more details email Levo. - 3 September 2002

Online Tickets

Tickets for MB8 and UC3 are now available online from Al's Gym. If any promoters would like to use this as an outlet for tickets, get in touch with Al. They are also looking for pro fighters to endorse their products.For more info email Al at al@alsgym.co.uk - 3 September 2002

Cage Wars 3 Results

Click link for results of Paddy Mooney's 3rd Cage Wars - report to follow. 1 September 2002

Neil Adams Seminar

September 29, 2002. 7th Degree Black Belt World Champion & 2 Times Olympic Silver MedallistNEIL ADAMSwill host a 2 session day where you will learn the techniques & training strategies that made him champion and earned him top placing for over a decade!Location: Neil Adams Effective Fitness Kenpas Hall, Kenpas Highway, Coventry, CV3 6AW Time: 11am - 12:30pm & 1pm Ð 2:30pm Price: £20 per person (2 sessions) First 30 participants on receipt of payment payable by credit card, cheque, or cash. Please make cheques payable to NEIL ADAMS and send to address above. For further inquiries, please contact via Email: NeilAdamsJudo@aol.com www.neiladams.org.uk Telephone: +44 24 7641 8282 - Related link : Neil Adams seminar report - 30 August 2002

MB8 + UC3 latest

Jean Silva v Danny Batten star in a revised fight card and flyer for MB8 and latest press release from UC3. Andy Jardine is also hosting a Super Seminar on Oct 5th with himself, Lee Hasdell and Alexis Demetriades doing the teaching. 30 August 2002

Cage Warriors Vid

2 hours of fight action - the Cage Warriors video is now available from Dougie Truman priced at £12.99 + £2 p&p (email for shipping prices outside the UK). Coming soon CageWarriors.com. Mail Dougie for more details. 23 August 2002

BodyQuicken - Seeks UK Distributors

America's #1 fastest-selling athletic speed performance product is seeking exclusive distributors in the UK. BodyQUICKEN is currently used by 10+ world champions, including UFC, K-1, and Pride Champions. Interested parties, please provide your information through "Become a Distributor" at www.bodyquicken.com - Tim Ferriss, 6 August 2002

Remco Pardoel - Gladiator

"England is really cool to fight in because the people are great and love the sport and ground fighting...." interview with MMA legend Remco Pardoel by Wiggert Meerman, SFUK Holland 2 August 2002

Ultimate Fight Night

Another new UK show! Aka Ground & Pound 1, takes place on 12 October 2002 at the Winter Gardens, Weston Super Mare. Fighters wanted. Contact Justin Dodd 01934 420012 or email for more details.- 2 August 2002

Saulo Ribeiro + Paulo Coelho

These two Brazilian JJ superstars are coming to the UK this August - if you are interested in hosting a seminar please contact Alex De Souza 2 August 2002

Shamrock Seminar

Frank Shamrock seminar reminder, the UFC Legend is in Birmingham 7 September and in London 8 September. Prices £99 or £199. Click link for info. 2 August 2002

Forman retires from Promoting

"I've decided to go back to teaching full time as Ihave a full gym of fighters that need my time more than the promoting game (leave it to the old boys) myself and Dougie came to a mutual agreement about this as my heart is more in the fight game then it is in promoting. the reason i am letting you know this is so there are no vicious tale to be slung about on the forum as we know there is enough wars going on at the moment. Everybody knows myself and Dee have done some great MMA shows over the last 3 years but now its time to start doing some of the things that I enjoy teaching and training dougie will be promoting Cage Warriors by himself and Iwish him all the good luck a promoter needs and everybody should still support him even though i am not involved. I will be running team warriors from my gym in portsmouth and we will be fighting all over the place so anybody who wants fighters please get in touch with me at my email adress or contact me direct on 07986 246635. Thank you for everybodys support over the last 3 years - Andy & Dee Foreman, 2 August 2002

Cage Warriors Report

"Jean (Silva) basically entertained the crowd, he had them all on their feet literally laughing their asses off! He was doing flying back kicks, cartwheels, cartwheel guard passes into mount, headbutting his opponents back, spanking his opponents ass, digging his chin into his back, taking his opponents hand and waving it to the crowd..." report by Sham 29 July 2002

Evan Tanner Interview

"Chris Haseman stepped in last second after Vladamir got hurt at a week and a half notice. The gameplan's still the same. You have to give Chris Haseman a lot of credit for getting in there at the last second. ..." interview by Jim Burman 29 July 2002

Weight Loss Basics

"Let's say that again. Calorie intake must be less than caloric output. For your body to burn fat, what goes out, must be more than goes in. Great you think, I'll just starve myself. No such luck I'm afraid. Your body still thinks you're a caveman. You stop giving it food, it thinks, no food, conserve energy, hold fat stores it doesn't know you have a fridge full of cheesecake. Worst part is, instead of eating fat it will eat lean muscle."...article by Chris McChesney - 29 July 2002

UC3 & MB8 Press releases

The UK's never had it so good for MMA events. There are events virtually every month - in Ireland and Scotland too. Here are press releases from UC3 - featuring the return of Keith Dace plus and big international card and MB8 - the UK's longest running MMA series, with possibly the best card yet. 26 July 2002

MMA Triathlon

Shidokan Germany announces the following changes in rules for Pro SHIDO Mixed Martial Arts Fights:

• Rules for B-Class Matches (less than 5 wins in SHIDO) stay in effect
• In A-Class Matches (3 Rounds of 5 Minutes) Punching to the Head during Stand-Up-Fighting is now permitted!
• In Prestige Fights and Title Matches (3 Rounds of 5 Minutes) Punching to the Head is now permitted during Stand-Up- and Ground-Fighting!

Shidokan Germany now looks for professional Fighters for upcoming Shows in the second half of 2002 and spring 2003! Interested Athletes can participate in the following type of Matches:

• Pro SHIDO MMA (new Rules described above) - new Fighters can enter in B-, A-Class and if experienced in Title Matches
• Samurai Rules (2 Rounds of 3 Minutes Thaiboxing with Ellbows, 2 Rounds of 5 Minutes Shooto with 1 Minute timelimit on the Ground) - new Fighters can enter in non-title matches
• Shidokan Triathlon (3 Rounds Karate, 3 Rounds Thaiboxing without Ellbows to the Head, 3 Rounds Submission Fighting with Punches to the Head during Stand-Up-Fighting, each Round is 2 Min.) - Fighter can enter in national and international Title Matches and Superfights

The Promoters cover all travel expenses, accomodation and the purse for each fight ranges from 500 Euro to 2.000 Euro. We also look for Thaiboxers (A- and B-Class with Ellbows to the Head), purses in Thaiboxing ranges from 250 Euro to 1.000 Euro. All of our professional Shows were sold out and broadcasted on national and international TV-Stations as well as were covered by the national and international press. Interested Fighters and Gyms please contact us at info@shido.de or via Fax ++49-7121-897665 - 24 July 2002

On the Pull - Cable Training

"Why did most of the old time wrestlers use strands over weights..... Well most, (in fact nearly ALL) I spoke to, used other wrestlers for great deal of their strength work.. Human resistance. But also preferred the expanders because of the 'Live Feel' of them...." Article by Dave Turton, includes history and a full routine. 22 July 2002

MMA Movie

This is an open casting call for a movie that will feature MMA cage fighting. If you would like to read for the lead role as the Fighter please contact me. I will need a photo and CV. This is a big part in a real movie being shot in Belfast later in the year. It will have a big Hollywood actor/actors in the non fighting roles. This is your chance to become a star. This is serious stuff and you will have to read for the part in front of a film crew, director etc.No experience is required except the ability to compete as all the fights in the movie will be real. For more info contact me at moonwar65@hotmail.com There will be six main fights and several background fights. You will be expected to fight a top MMA fighter in the role. International fighters who have been slated for the movie are, Enson Inoue, Ricco Chipparali, Kevin Randalman, Josh Dempsey, Eugene Jackson, Phil Esminger, Chico Bueno, Tom Lamont, Cyrille Diabate and many more. The movie will be filmed in Belfast with the show scene being filmed in London. The show will be a real show which I will be promoting and I will release info on that very soon, once we have secured a venue. This is exciting stuff and hopefully another first for the UK and world MMA scene. - Paddy Mooney. Cage Wars.

Hells Kitchen

Cage wars 3 Hells Kitchen. Tickets will be on sale from August 1st. Available from myself and Johnny Burrows. Credit Card bookings can be taken by e-mailing me at moonwar65@hotmail.com The venue holds 1000 and is a smaller version of the Albert Hall with tiered seating on all sides. Tickets are priced at 25 Euros. Any other details including transport and hotels etc can be obtained from myself or Johnny. Johnny can be contacted on +44 79680 60137, this number will be active from August 1st. Grappling Mag will be in attendance to cover the show and Cage Wars 2 article in Grappling Mag just went to print and will be available soon. The show will be filmed and we hope shown on Japan shortly afterwards. A delayed PPV deal is being discussed in the US and should be in place for this show. The future is looking bright for CW.Paddy Mooney. Cage Wars. 22 July 2002

Cage Wars 3 - Hells Kitchen

Galway, Ireland 31st August The Black Box Theatre Galway Town

• Joachim Hansen, Norway,
• blue belt in BJJ, fight weight 74-77kg.
• European BJJ Champion 2th 2000
• 2x Scandinavian NHB Champion 1999.2000
• Scandinavian Open SW Champion 2000
• King Of The Beach Champion 2001
• SW Finnish Open 2001 Champion
• Finnfight 5 Superfight Winner 2001

will face Millenium Brawl Star, Jean Silva at Cage Wars 3,

We are happy to have this super fight on the card and it ads another layer to the fantastic show we have lined up here in Ireland. Fight Card so far: - Paddy Mooney 10 July 2002

• Thomas Lamont vs Daniel Bergmann (Sweden)
• Adrian Wilde vs Herb Dean (USA)
• Joachim Hansen (Nor) v Jean Silva (Brazil)
• Graham Keys vs Joachim Ogren (Sweden)
• Lee Threlfal vs Toni Simonen (Finland)
• Andrew Burrows vs John Williamson
• Dave Roache vs Paul Jenkins
• Robbie Walsh vs Bobby Duffy
• John Dean vs William Ball
• Paul Murray vs Lee McGuiness
• Michael Heany vs Barry Meighan
• Greg Loghran vs Seamus Keady
• Hugh Fullerton vs Andy Ryan
• David Jones v Lars B (Nor)

Matt Serra - post UFC seminar

Just a quick note to remind everyone that we have Matt Serra in London this Sunday doing a no gi sub and vale tudo seminar at The Budokwai from 2pm to 6pm. Its gonna be a great day and anyone interested please call me on 07900 6888 33. Everyone is welcome to turn up and get involved.Looking forward to seeing everyone there. Matt will be in town from Thursday evening and attending the UFC. Cheerz Chenzinho 9 July 2002

Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors Fighting Championships on sat 27th july at the york halls bethnal green. The under card bouts will consist of the following:

• andy walker (poole) vs dean henessey (croydon)
• andy pay (hsd combat) vs matt ewing (xfuk)
• rod phelps (poole) vs ray burns (xfuk)
• tim ryder (primal force) vs armin eslami (germany)
• paul macinnes (trojan) vs danny price (xfuk)
• welterweight cage warriors title belt paul jenkins vs shane toville
• the first ever boxing bout in an octagon phil lashley vs johnny boy greaves

plus in addition to these there will be the 7 bouts that make up the 8 man super heavy weight eliminator for the £3000,00 first prize giving a total of 14 bouts for the evening in addition we will have jeff sherwood who is the owner of www.sherdog.com (us mixed martial arts website) covering the event for us along with the daily sport and one of the mens magizines loaded/maxim also in addition windfall films will be there doing some footage for a documentry they are making on cage fighting. the brand new 24ft octagon in the union jack colours is now complete and even has its own fighters platform and steps built into it. tickets are available from shield developments on the following numbers tel 02392 583790 fax 02392 527746 mob 07881 552525 www.nhbpromotions.co.uk - 9 July 2002

Open Trials 2002 - 3rd leg

The Combat Sports Open Trials return for their final installment for 2002. This is an amateur (full contact, no head shots) Vale Tudo event, now in it's second successful year. Successful competitors in the Trials will be invited back in to compete tournament style at the Combat Sports National Championship later this year. This event is fully sanctioned and registered with BAMMA. For more details, please contact: ML SPORTS - info@mlsports.co.uk or by elephone: 01225 359666 oryou ca visit their website at www.mlsports.co.uk 9 July 2002

Welcome UFC

The UFC's already in town. The first fighters and Zuffa staff came into London yesterday. The Royal Albert Hall is almost sold out, so if you haven't got those tickets, get onto them right now! 8 July 2002

Club Review

"Daz then asked everyone to start working on the ground for submissions, but only of one type, for example he would say, only chokes, and that is what you had to do, keep rolling and working, looking for a choke, nothing else counted. Then it was figure fours only, followed by, arm bars only. Finally, it was anything goes and time to get stuck in. ...."A visit to Batley's Fighting Chance Academy - full review by Saxonwolf 8 July 2002

Royce Gracie Seminar

Royce Gracie will be conducting two seminars in Glasgow on Saturday the 28^th and Sunday the 29^th of July. The seminars will be 4 hours long, from 10am to 2pm on each day. £50 for one day and £90 for both. The venue will be the Kelvinhall Sports Arena. For more details contact Scott Mc Veigh on 07765 873519. 7 July 2002

Kombat Extreme

Glasgow, Scotland, August 3^rd Maryhill Community Center

This will be Scotland’s first ever MMA event. Doors open at 5.30pm and the first fight will begin at 6.30pm. The event will showcase Scotland’s MMA talent. Paul Sweeney will be fighting for a British Title and Mark Coyle will be hoping to defend his Scottish Middleweight belt for the first time. The vacant Scottish Welterweight and Lightheavyweight belts will also have new owners by the end of the night. Tickets are priced at £25 VIP, £15 for adults and £10 for kids. For more information contact Duncan Airlie James on 07950 355453 or E-mail maccavelli39@hotmail.com. 7 July 2002

Vitamins & Minerals

"A recent 'revelation' by Scientists has condemned the Vitamin/Mineral Culture as having no benefits etc etc.. So how true is all the research, and where does it leave US.. the ones who advocate a degree of supplementation?...." article by Dave Turton 7 July 2002

Vladdy out Haseman in

Due to a cut above his eye requiring 9 stitches, Vladimir Matyushenko has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 38 bout against Evan Tanner. Replacing Matyushenko will be Australian fighter Chris Haseman, a veteran of many MMA and RINGS competitions around the world - UFC. 6 July 2002

Combat Open Grappling Challenge

Sunday October 6th 2002 at Peridswell Leisure Centre, Bilford Road Worcester. Weight Categories: up to 65Kg, -76Kg, -87Kg, 198Kg, 99+ £300 prize money for the winner of each category (minimum 16 competitors). Also 5 junior boy/girl categories (16 & under) . For entry forms send your address to stevekilner@hotmail.com GRAPPLE & STRIKE VI Saturday 16th November 2002 at Peridswell Leisure Centre, Bilford Road Worcester. We are now looking for fighters in all weight categories for the above event. For entry forms & rules send your address to stevekilner@hotmail.com 6 July 2002

Double Dose of Submissions in Kent

First up is Hammerlock Wrestling's Open Submission Wrestling Championships at East Street Sports Centre, Sittingbourne, Kent on 27 July. It's a pure subs competition (no strikes), so if you want more info & rules etc email Hammerlock.

Then there's Grapplefest 1 - takes place on 14 September in Purfleet, Kent - held by UKMMA's Lee Johnstone. Email Lee for full rules and info. 4 July 2002

MB7 report

"When this fight was announced the general prognosis was that Chin was showing major cahonies for accepting a fight with McLeod but that he was going to get summarily beat down and no mistake. Which just goes to show exactly how wrong the general prognosis can be...." report by Dom. 3 July 2002

NHB Book is out

The european edition of Clyde Gentry's brilliant No Holds Barred book is out, available from Milo Books, p.o.box 153, Bury, Lancs BL0 9FX 15.99 free p&p to SFUK readers - Karl Tanswell, 2 july 2002

Ultimate Combat 3 - UK Fighters wanted

We are currently searching for UK fighters in various weight categories who would like to fight on Ultimate Combat 3 in September. If you are interested in fighting on the bill then we would like to hear from you NOW!. Please contact us on info@mlsports.co.uk or by telephone on 01225 359666. For details on previous Ultimate Combat events, please view the events section of our website: www.mlsports.co.uk We will look forward to hearing from you! 2 July 2002

In Oughton

"Is Geoff Oughton the greatest "unknown" fighting arts competitor in the United Kingdom?" ...writer, David Shapiro asks (and answers)...we've had several complaints that the previous link to the Geoff Oughton interview was broken, so here it is again. 2 July 2002

New Reviews

3 New reviews are up. Erik Paulson's Mount video and The Best of ADCC vol.2 reviewed by Jon Hegan and King of The Cage's Greatest Hits DVD reviewed by Maccavelli. - Keep the reviews coming!

4 Brits in UFC London

Click link for latest UFC London press release with more news about the fight card! 27 June 2002

Pride 21 - Report completed

"It's rare when an awful main event on paper turns into an incredible match in reality. Always welcome though. In the initial excitement after this one, people were saying it was one of Pride's best ever matches. Maybe. Certainly it was a beatdown to chill you to your bones..." Part 2of the Pride 21 report by Nikuraba is up, with new photos by Rob Sulski to come. 27 June 2002

Jess v KOTC

Cage Wars veteran and Pancrase London fighter, "Jess Liaudin was defeated at KOTC this weekend. Jess put up a great fight and really impressed everyone who was there. I believe he was picked up for some shows in New York. Both him and Fred Rado then partied the night away with Tiger white and Bud Brustrum from KOTC. So big ups for Jess and Fred for a big effort" Cage Wars promoter Paddy Mooney 26 June 2002

Training Guide : Thailand

The prolific Nikuraba has compiled a training guide from the excellent axkickboxing.com website. 26 June 2002

Matt 'The Terror' Serra Interview

"Matt Serra is definitely one of the UFC's up and coming stars. Probably most famous for his incredible performance in a fight he lost, against Shonie Carter..." interview by Jim Burman - Note: Matt shall be holding a 4 hour no gi bjj/submission/vale tudo workshop in London on Sunday 14 July 2002, £40 for 4 hours, tel 07900 6 888 33 - 20 June 2002

San Gokui Invitational Report

"THIS WAS A WAR. This match was toe to toe all the way...." report by Jim Burman 18 June 2002

Frank Shamrock Seminar

September 7th London & September 8th Birmingham, venues TBC. Only 80 places available. Certificate of attendance for all students. You also get £150 worh of Lifeline products. Topics that will be covered will include: Developing the Mind of a Champion, Controling Fear, Submmision Drills, Submissions when someone is trying to take you down, Secrets behind Phenomenal Strength and endurance, how to get in the UFC, fighting as a proffesional in Japan, etc. More details will appear here and at www.lifeline-eu.com

Levo Seminar Report

"the material covered so far in several formats such as position vs. striking, both pummelling & striking etc. the session moved on to break-offs to both the underhook & overhook. Striking off the breaks followed..." report by Yoda 17 June 2002

Hybrid Shorts Review

Pooch has added the Hybrid Vale Tudo shorts to his extensive review. 17 June 2002

SFUK Open Mat 5

The fifth SFUK Open Mat is scheduled forSunday 28 July in Leicester. Again, it's the chance to roll, share knowledge and just hang out in a no-pressure, non competitive environment. And again the prices are £3 for training and £1 to watch. You can't lose. 15 June 2002

Deep Impact

"Kubota tried a suicidal jumping knee and gave his back as he stumbled off-balance. He got out and back on top, though. He tried to lay the smack down but..." report by Nikuraba with photos by Rob Sulski, 14 June 2002

Ultimate Combat 2 Report

"As Jenkins fired in the body shots Bloom slipped his head out and fell to his back. Jenkins went to side mount, one knee controlling Bloomâs legs and began to land punishing right hands..." report by Dom 13 June 2002

UFC v Frank Warren

As many of you know, British boxing promoter Frank Warren disrespected MMA and itÕs fighters a couple weeks ago in an interview. In response to that interview, UFC President Dana White offered a $50,000 bet out of his own pocket, challenging any of Warren's fighters to take on any UFC fighter of WarrenÕs choice.

This Saturday, Dana White and Frank Warren will be special guests on TalkSport Radio in London. TalkSport is going to settle this dispute this Saturday on their show at 9:00 pm London time (1:00 pm on the West Coast). Will Mr. Warren change his tune, or will he put his money where his mouth is? We will update you all this weekend after the show! - UFC 12 June 2002

Cage Wars 2 Report

"As soon as the fight began Marc’s corner were screaming at him to keep his hands up, as Jenkins is building a reputation for himself as a heavy hitter...." report by Sham. 11 June 2002

Neo Blood Results

Shooters first beginners competition was a great success with a total of 32 fights. Lars Besand and the other guys of Shootfighting Skagen have done a great job. You can find complete results here: Pictures here: 10 June 2002

Erik Paulson DVD Review

" The future of instructionals is here, video is dead......"Paulson's "Game Development" DVD reviewed by Jon Hegan. 10 June 2002

Silent Killing techniques of the Special Forces

"The Gracies, the Machados, Romero 'Jacare' Cavalcanti, Matt Furey, Paul Vunak and a host of other top martial art names often put in their adverts, 'Trainers to Special Forces, SWAT or SEAL team 6,' etc. I have also seen many English martial artists claim to teach their deadly systems to our own SAS as obviously they were only a little dangerous before they learnt these extra special techniques..." Just in case you've not guessed it, the title is tongue-in-cheek. New article by Jon Hegan. 6 June 2002.

Neo Blood Fightcard

The preliminary fight card for Neo Blood (8th of June, Skagen - Denmark) is up. It contains a total of 35 fights: 2 Submission wrestling fights 27 Shootfighting B-class fights 3 Shootfighting A-class fights 3 Norwegian Shootfighting title fights (A-class), click link for card. 6 June 2002

Neil Adams Seminar

Your chance to attend a seminar by grappling/judo legend, Neil Adams MBE. The seminar is in Coventry, on July 7 2002 and costs £20. Click link for more info or email to register - 5 June 2002

Finnish Open Submission

Submission Wrestling Submission Wrestling tournamant, August 24 2002, in Turku, Finland. For rules, registration & more details, click link or email: marko.leisten@pp.inet.fi - 5 June 2002

Ultimate Grappling 3 + Luta Livre

On June 15th we will host the 3rd MMA House Gala with Fights in Thaiboxing, Knock Down Karate, Submission Wrestling (ADCC Rules), Submission Fighting, Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ-Rules) and Professional SHIDO Mixed Fighting. Fighters and Teams can register for competion until June 10th via the attached Fighter Application. Note: All Fights will be considered in our official Rankings at www.shido.de

On July 6th we proudly promote the ULTIMATE GRAPPLING CHALLENGE 3, the Open European Championships in Submission Wrestling under the Rules of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC). Attention: Spots for Fighters are limited! Only a maximum of 16 Athletes in each Division! We will also host Fights in the famous "Absolute Class" with no weight-limits, offering 250 Euro Price Money for the winner of this division! The ULTIMATE GRAPPLING CHALLENGE attracted Continental- and World Champions from Africa, Asia, America and Europe in the past and several ADCC Veterans already confirmed their participation this year! Grapple with the Best at one of the biggest Wrestling Championships in Europe! Fighters from all Styles and Organizations are welcome!

Deadline for all entries is the 27th of June! On June 29./30. the European Luta Livre Organization (ELLO) headed by ADCC Veteran and Luta Livre Black Belt Andreas Schmidt will host a two-day Grappling Seminar in Kerpen/Germany and invites Grapplers from all Styles and Organizations to compete. Roll with the "Fighting Snake" Andreas Schmidt and learn from one of Europe's most technical Grapplers! For more information on all the above and for registration please visit www.luta-livre.de - 5 June 2002

Mueller + Draculino Seminar

Stand-up/grappling seminar on the 15th and 16th of June. 15-06: Thaiboxing with Rene Mueller (Worldchampion IKBF and IMTA) - Bujin Gym Rommerskirchen/Germany 16-06: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Grappling with Vinicius "Draculino" (three times Pan-Am Champion) - Gracie Barra/Brazil For further informations please feel free to contact us info@kampfsportcenter-frechen.de www.kampfsportcenter-frechen.de - 5 June 2002

Zikic in UFC London

Jamie Zikic, Superbrawl Champ, European Pro-Pancrase Champ from London Shootfighters will be fighting Phillip Miller in a -205lbs bout at UFC London, 13 July. - Andy Jardine, 4 June 2002

Ultimate Combat 2 - Final Reminder

Just a quick reminder to all those who are planning on going to Ultimate Combat on June 9th - the deadline for reduced price tickets is THIS WEDNESDAY. After that time, tickets will be charged at the full rate of £20. Tickets are available now priced at only £17.50 - so hurry! The show consists of 17 bouts featuring 34 competitors from 8 different countries - it's going to be a show to remember! Click the heading above for more information or visit: www.mlsports.co.uk Order your tickets NOW on (01225) 359666 or on-line at: www.mlsports.co.uk (Visa and MasterCard accepted). - Dale Adams, 4 June 2002

Hell's Kitchen & Tito Gear

Paul Jeinkins will face Irelands Dave Roach in CW3 "Hells Kitchen" Paul has had two great fights in the last CW shows and we have him lined up for some shows in the US. Paul will be training in Belfast for a while with Tom Lamont, Jonny Burrows and Harri Niva from Finland. Cage Wars has high hopes for Paul and many International shows are watching.

Also if anyone is looking to buy stuff from Tito Ortiz's clothing range, you can get it from CW promoter, Paddy Mooney. He's also got rash guards & board shorts. Email : moonwar65@hotmail.com - 2 June 2002

Geoff Oughton

"Is Geoff Oughton the greatest "unknown" fighting arts competitor in the United Kingdom?" "I would say that his name certainly belongs in the top ten on anyone's list...." - written by Tokyo based broadcaster and writer, David Shapiro plus we've finally managed to get an interview too. 1 June 2002

Gracie Barra Comp Belgium

On 29th of June Gracie Barra Belgium organizes a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship Where: Sportcentre Luchtbal, Santiagostraat 2, 2030 Antwerpen, Belgium When: 29th of June 2002
Inscription via email enter@graciebarra.be website http://www.graciebarra.be/competition/ or telephone +32(0)474 96 98 79 or +32(0) 485 43 32 20 before 28th of june!
The rules are the official rules from the 'International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation' as used in the Mundials (world championship) and the Pan-Ams. You can find them at http://www.graciebarra.be/rules/ - Kazeka Muniz, 1 June 2002

The Way They Used to Train

New article entitled "Might Men...Mighty Training" by Dave Turton. "I had many conversations with lots of the old top guys, and even spoke to Hackenshmidt, Assirati, and others on the subject of training for Grappling..." How old skool wrestlers used to train - weights, diets, conditioning - all covered. Includes a conditioning routine. 31 May 2002

Pancrase Spirit Tour

"Those who've seen Minowa know he's like a ball of fire, and he was straight after a knee bar. Sato just about slipped out the back door and turned around to take a front headlock...." report by Nikuraba 31 May 2002

CW3 Lamont v Bergman

Tom Lamont ( WVC12) Superfight Champion will face Sweedish submission star Daniel Bergman in Cage Wars 3 " Hells Kitchen" August 31st, Galway, Ireland. This is a real grudge match as Daniel defeated Tom by ankle lock in the Frank Shamrock submission wrestling show in Sweeden last year. This will be Daniels fisrt cage fight so both fighters have a lot to prove. Paddy Mooney 31 May 2002

Combat Sports

"Validation of Male Violence or Solution to A Crisis of Masculinity" - serious piece of work by Dr John Hopton for the International Conference at Keele University: 28^th-30^th June 2002. Click link to read article - 31 May 2002

MMA Photography

Serious MMA training at London Shootfighters. The photos are by SaraThomasPhotography.com Follow the links to the reportage page - 31 May 2002

Belfort v Liddell

On Saturday, June 22nd, top light heavyweight contenders Vitor Belfort and Chuck Liddell will face off in a battle to decide the number-one contender for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The event will be at the Grand Ballroom in the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on Saturday afternoon.Ê
The doors open at noon, and the first fight starts at 1:00 pm. The undercard will feature many rising MMA stars of tomorrow, including several young guns from the exciting UFC 37 card.Ê In the preliminary to the main event, Pat Miletich protege Robbie Lawler will take on Steve Berger in a welterweight showdown.Ê 20 year old Lawler, the UFCÕs newest rising star in the welterweight division, put on spectacular show in his UFC debut at UFC 37, winning a standup war that many people believe to be one of the top five fights in UFC history.Ê
Also in the welterweight division, Benji Radach will face Nick Serra, the younger brother of lightweight star Matt Serra; and Zack Light will fight Pete Spratt in a battle of newcomers.Ê UFC 14 veteran Tony Fryklund makes his long-awaited return to battle Marco Ruas' nephew Rodrigo Ruas in a middleweight showdown.Ê In the lightweight division, Joao Pierini will fight Josh Thomson.
Tickets, priced at $150, $100, $50, and $25, go on sale 31 May at the Bellagio ticket office (888-488-7111).Ê Seating will be extremely limited, so donÕt hesitate. The event will not be televised. 30 May 2002

Hughes v Newton

" it's the rematch that everyone asked for. UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes defends his title against the man he took it from, Carlos Newton. In November 2001, at UFC 34: High Voltage, these two squared off for Newton's belt. In the second round, Newton locked on a triangle choke with his legs. Hughes picked him up and slammed him to the ground, just as he was going out from the choke. The impact of the slam knocked Newton out, but Hughes was also unconscious from the choke..." click link for latest press release (also featured in the SFUK Newsletter) & more UFC London info 30 May 2002

MB7 Card

New MB stars Tengiz and Silva return and established fighters come back! Here's the latest card from Andy Jardine. MB7 is on 16 June 2002, for tickets call: 0788 163653 - 30 May 2002

• Chin Weakasingh v Ian Cox
• Robbie Oliver v Danny Batten
• Afnan Saheed v Ricky Moore
• Guy Stainthorpe v Chris Ellington
• Jean Silva (Brazil) v Andy Cooper (UK)
• Michael Johnson v Craig Wilson
• Jeremy Baily v Richard Stopgate
• Neil McLeod v Dave McLaughlin
• Tengiz Tedoradze (Georgia) v Fabrizio Weldum (Spain)
• Lee Threlfall (UK) v Manuel Amadool (Spain)
• Lee Murray v Paddy Durkin

Collar Choke Video Review

"in a nutshell, poor production quality and hard to understand Joe's thick Brazilian drawl, but some excellent techniques and tips..." review by Jon Hegan 30 May 2002

8 Fighters 3 Grand

"Cage Warriors are proud to announce that in addition to Armageddon, they will be holding the first ever 8 man elimination event in the uk to take place inside the octagon, to determine a Cage Warriors superfight heavyweight champion. All 8 competitors will not only be competing for the coveted belt but wait for it! The first prize of £3,000 with the runner up recieving £500. The first 10 confirmed entries will fight for this prestigious title and prize money. Minium weight to enter this event is 95kg consider your fighting experience when entering this event as it is an open tournament to all comers. Fighter rules and conditions will follow in due course contact numbers dougie 07881 552525 andy 07986 246635" Dougie Truman - 29 May 2002

Bare Knuckle Striking

"How many people are regularly knocking others out in competition.. Does Karate come even close? .. What about Wing Chun ? .. No.. The answer isn't with any mysterious ancient Tibetan breathing, posturing methods, of dipping your hands in hot sand.. You will get as much benefit from dipping your hands in bloody cold custard..." new article by Dave Turton, 29 May 2002

The Terror Confirmed

The awesome Matt Serra's London seminar on July 14 has been confirmed. Only 50 places. Click link for details. 29 July 2002

CWFC

"Dougie Truman & Andy Foreman of Shield Developments can confirm now that the first Cage Warriors Fighting Championships event will take place at the york halls on saturday 27th july 2002 and it will be called Armageddon. it will feature for the first time in the uk a 24ft post to post ufc style octagon in the colours of the union jack and there will be 6 cage warrior titles established on the same night so we can have champions to come back and defend them on the second show. To see the titles and weight divisions go to www.nhbpromotions.co.uk and look on the titles button for details. we are looking for contenders from the uk who wish to be considered for these belts to fight against international opponants. we already have a line up of international fighters that want to be on this show, so if you think you have got what it takes, in the first instance get in touch with dougie who will discuss all the details of the fight package with you. contact : 07881 552525 email cagewarriors@true11.freeserve.co.uk . Ticket details and fight card soon" Andy Foreman. - 29 May 2002

Shooto- Europe Results

Results from Amateur-Shooto 26 May 2002 Culemborg

• 1 -70kg: Hendrik Blokhuis (Physical Ede) def Patrick Narainna (Kam Lung) ( triangle-choke R1 2.59 min)
• 2. -65kg: Eric Waardenburg (Hybrid Dojo) def Remco Oosterveld (Physical Ede) (TKO R1 2.29 min)
• 3. -83kg:Vincent Striesenau (FF Club Wout Kist) def Henk Khieroe (Kam Lung) ( TKO R2 1.53 min)
• 4. -83kg: Dave van Deelen (KV Culemborg) def Marco Querreveld (Physical Ede) (choke R1 2.24 min)
• 5. -110kg: Andre Smit (Hybrid Dojo) def Cor Verwoert (SS John Verstegen) (by decision)
• 6. -91kg: Bram van Koppen (Tatsujin Dojo) def Menno Houtman (Physical Ede) (choke R1 0.34 min)
• 7. -76kg: Bart Melkert (Jin Wu) def Brian Schlee (VSC de Groot) (TKO R1 1.12 min)
• 8. -83kg: Hubert Veenendaal (Physical Ede) def Rolf Mol (SS John Verstegen) (choke R1 2.03 min)
• 9. -83kg: Ben Dandooy (Hybrid Dojo) def Marc Langen (All Inn Sports) (armbar R1 1.30 min)
• 10. -76kg: Matthieu Lawalata (Physical Ede) def Niels Beurskens (Tatsujin Dojo) (medical intervention)
• 11. -76kg: Mingoes Pelupessy (SS John Verstegen) def Arjan v/d Water (Kam Lung) (by decision)
• 12. -91kg: Jan van Schalm (Tatsujiin Dojo) def Mihanjho Mihnja (Team KNM) (armbar R1 2.13 min)

Submitted by: I. de Groot & Carl Fisher, for full Shooto-Europe rankings contact chairman.shooto@home.nl 29 May 2002

Lancashire Catch Wrestling

"They didn't go big on 'pin-falls', believing that simply holding a man down, until someone else counted him as finished, didn't prove you had really beaten him. After all, he could get up fresh, and continue.Make him SUBMIT, and there was no argument as to who had won .. So submissions became the norm, at the expense of pins....." - new article by Dave Turton 28 May 2002

Cage Wars 3

Cage Wars 3 will be in Ireland in August and the show will be called "Hells Kitchen" The main fight will be Tom Lamont WVC champion. You can check the web site as details will be up soon. Cage Wars 4 will be back in London where we have hired a proffessional PR and Promotions company to promote the show.Cage Wars 4 will be the back drop for a Hollywood Movie which will feature real fights. Penciled for this will be Enson Inoue and many more top international fighters. We have also cracked some awesome deals with other international shows so UK and European fighters who are exclusive to Cage Wars will benift greatly - Paddy Mooney, 27 May 2002

K1 Results

From K1 World GP Paris 25 May,

• Jerome Le Banner (France) def (TKO, 2R towel thrown in) Mark Hunt (New Zealand)
• Ernesto Hoost (Holland ) def (KO, 1R 1:48) Stefan Leko (Germany)
• Alexey Ignashov (Belarus) def (KO, 5R 2:12) Bjorn Bregy (Switzerland)
• Remy Bonjasky (Holland) def (KO, 4R 0:27) Petar Majstorovic (Switzerland)
• Tony Gregory (France) def (2-0 Dicision, 5R) Azem Maksutaj (Switzerland)
• Cyril Abidi (France) def (KO, 1R 2:05) Nick Marray (England)

SFUKU 27 May 2002

UFC 38 WEIR v JACKSON : SINOSIC v Babalu

"Undefeated British Middleweight Mark Weir of Gloucester, England, will put his 16-0-0 Mixed Martial Arts record on the line when he meets Eugene "The Wolf" Jackson (11-4-0) of East Palo Alto, Calif., in one of the feature fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Brawl At Royal Albert Hall, Saturday, July 13, at Royal Albert Hall in London, England...." - click link for full details

UFC 38 Corner-man Contest

"The Grand Prize winner will receive round trip transportation from their hometown to London, England on Thursday, Friday July 12, 2002 through Sunday, July 14, 2002. Hotel accommodations will be arranged and meals will be provided on a per diem basis. All ground transportation to and from the airport, event and hotel will be arranged and corner credentials will be provided...." - click link for details - may 25 2002

Black Batten

MMA pro, Danny Batten gets his SSJ JuJitsu blackbelt - Article from a local Milton Keynes paper, thanks to Claire Reilly. 24 May 2002

New Promotion

"For the attention of the mma public. Shield developments & NHB Promotions due to a conflict of interests will no longer be promoting Cage Wars. We wish Paddy Mooney and the Cage Wars team all the best and would look forward to working with them in the future in the interests of mma.
The Shield Developments group headed by Dougie Truman has vowed to invest the financial resources needed to bring the UK & European MMA Industry to the public's attention. we are currently building the first 26ft octagon to be used in the uk (which is similar to the one used in the King of the Cage USA).

Cage Warriors Fighting Championships or CWFC, the new name in UK cage fighting

Due to the tremendous success of cage wars with promoters Dougie Truman from Shield Developments & Andy Foreman NHB Promotions, we feel we have a winning combination to develop Cage Warriors as th UK's premier mma event. we will take the input of which we have invested in Cage Wars to a new dimension.
Our interests and aims are to give respect to all the uk mma fighters and develop the uk and european mma community. we wish to work along side any uk and european mma promoters,and fighters/trainers alike in a bid to gain uk and european recognition for all your hard work and effort.
The Shield Developments team headed by Dougie Truman will strive to achieve national and international TV coverage of Cage Warriors. Thus extending the publics awareness of the full contact sport industry.
Cage Warriors will be introducing six weight class title belts including a super heavy weight title for the big boys.
We will create a genuine unified belt recognised within the whole mma industry. The Cage Warriors F.C champions will be expected to defend their titles at forthcoming Cage Warriors events taking on all comers.
A provisional date has been set for the first CWFC event on the 27th july 2002 at the York Halls, Bethnal Green, London, any interested parties both fighters and sponsers who wish to be involved, could you please contact Dougie c/o Shield group, unit 18-19, Shamrock Enterprise Centre, Wingate road, Gosport, Hants PO12 4DP - tel 02392 583790 fax 02392 527746 mobile 07881 552525 - Respect to all who enter the cage" - Dougie Truman, 24 May 2002

Big Cat talks

"Most of us know Tom 'the big cat' Erikson as the fighter everybody ducks. And with good reason, as the 280lb All American wrestler has dominated all but the very best the MMA world has to offer. He knocked out Kevin Randleman with a jab, drew a marathon tournament final with Murillo Bustamante, and destroyed a bunch of people leading up to his loss to Heath Herring and redemption against Tim Catalfo at Pride 19...." interview by Nikuraba at Pride. 23 May 2002

UC2 Latest news

"Patrick Lebreton has been signed to fight against the UK's very own Gaz Roriston at Ultimate Combat 2! Patrick, a King of the Cage veteran and Panrace Champion, has earnt himself quite a reputation for issuing public challenges to fight quite literally, anyone, anytime and anywhere. Patrick is an extremely serious and talented fighter, and it will be good to see him matched against one of the UK's best Middleweight fighters, the John Lewis student and London Shootfighters member, Gaz Roriston....

The Spanish Invasion! We have two of Spain's best fighters flying in to compete in Ultimate Combat 2. These guys are making their UK debuts and are not to be missed: Rafael Comes (96kg): Spanish Pankration Champion (undefeated). International Freefight Champion (undefeated) and Julian Gonzalez (89kg)..." Dale Adams, Promoter. - Click link for full press release and latest card. 23 May 2002

CW3 moved

"CW3 will be moved to September instead of July 27th. I will announce the new date and venue in due course. This is due to me being out of the country for the next six weeks as I will be training with Chico Bueno in LA. I can promise that the show will be bigger and better and I will go all out to make the most exciting matches ever seen in the UK. UK fighters can contact me at moonwar65@hotmail.com if they are interested in up and coming shows. We will also be running some feeder events promoted by Jonny Burrows and Dave Joyce in Ireland to look for new talent from across the UK and europe" 22 May 2002

Cage Wars vids

"We have some videos of the fisrt "Cage Wars" show to sell, CW1 "England Vs The World" They were at the show but didn't get time to put them out for sale. They are VHS Pal and run for over 100 minutes of fight action...pretty good stuff! For sales contact chris@adler.dnet.co.uk The tapes are £15.00 plus £2.00pp. I think CW2 will be available on DVD also very soon" - Paddy Mooney 20 May 2002

Packed house @ Cage Wars 2

Unfortunately promoter Paddy Mooney was recovering from an operation and didn't see his creation take another large step forward. The venue was packed and importantly, from what we could gather, with many people new to MMA. This sport is growing. The show was left in good hands and very well run by promoter Andy & Delia Foreman and Dougie Truman. We'll have results and report up soon. Thanks to the Foreman's for the hospitality and get well soon Paddy. The next Cage Wars is scheduled to be right in boxing's heartland, in the York Hall, Bethnal Green. - 19 May 2002

Amateur Vale Tudo Comp

Jungle Wars promoter Morris Young, is hosting the Open IKF-ISCF British National Championships in Kettering on 16 June 2002. There will be 4 boxing rings set up for Vale Tudo, Full contact, Kick boxing and Thai comps. Entrance fee is a tenner and weigh in starts at 9am. For more info call Morris on 01604 475 488 or email hq@fbis.co.uk - 19 May 2002

HUGHES v NEWTON UFC London

Read about the headlining title fight at UFC London and more in the latest press release 18 May 2002

Dana White v Frank Warren

In the June 2002 issue of Front Magazine, British boxing promoter Frank Warren had some disparaging things to say about Mixed Martial Arts.

ÒI bet certain members of the public would buy a ticket for a public hanging. Extreme fighters wouldnÕt last five minutes with a proper, schooled boxer. Boxing is an art, a way of life. That ultimate fighting stuff is for guys who chuck steroids down there neck, pump weights in the gym and get out of breath after a couple of minutes. I hope it doesnÕt catch on,Ó says Warren.

UFC President Dana White issued this response to Front Magazine regarding WarrenÕs statement:

ÒAs a respected British boxing promoter, Frank Warren is certainly entitled to his opinion. But, he is dead wrong. The fighters who fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship are the best in the world. UFC fighters are world-class athletes who train much harder every day than boxers would even think of training. We will be in London July 13th at the Royal Albert Hall. Tell Warren to get his fighters ready, guys like Joe Calzaghe, Ricky Hatton, Harry Simon, and Anthony Farnell, or anyone else he thinks can handle us, and IÕll have mine ready in the same weight division. We will put together a fight between any two, and IÕll bet him $50,000 (34,483 pounds sterling) even money on the outcome.Ó

Will Warren put his money where his mouth is? - UFC. 17 May 2002

King of the Beach 2

Submissions, prizes, beaches, Swedes, party...what more could you ask for? Click link for more details - 17 May 2002

Smack Girl Golden Gate

"Akira Maeda's new promotion Premium Challenge was holding its inaugural event in nearby NK Hall but I skipped it to go to the much smaller Smack Girl event further along Tokyo Bay. There's just something about the SG vibe that makes it fun despite a pitifully low standard of MMA skills on display....." report by Nikuraba, 16 May 2002

UFC - 2 hours weekly on Sky

"Viewing figures in the UK have seen a steady increase prompting UFC and Sky Sports to increase the programme length. ..." The show is on Sky Sports every thursday from 10pm. Click link for latest UFC press release. 14 May 2002

Advanced BJJ review

"If you only ever buy three books on BJJ in your whole grappling lifespan then get these. I give them all five stars, A+, ten brownie points, and a BAFTA." by Jon Hegan 15 May 2002

Machado Book review

"Most of the techniques are workable but only as long as Fred Ettish is your opponent. ", new review by Jon Hegan. Keep the reviews coming in! 14 May 2002

The French Konnection

"names like Riccio, DiabatŽ, Alberch, Rimbon, Mougassa, Pora, Schiavo here everyone knows us. I don't think anyone would say that we're not the best team in France, all you have to do is look at each one of our records. Golden trophy winners, Cage Wars winners, Too hot to handle Finalist, Shooto veterans, World Champion Kickboxers, European Pancrase Champions..." SFUKU interviews James & Sammy Schiavo, 13 May 2002

Free Fight Results

Results from the third Open de Combat Libre de Champigny.Submitted by Fabrice Grey (the promoter) & Mattieu Nicourt.

• Combat Libre (free-fighting):
• Bonafour (Nicourt Vale Tudo) def Morel (Pancrace assc)
• Dumazere (Pancrace Clermont Ferrand) def Hatem (Pancrace acsc)
• Bon (Nicourt Vale Tudo) def Barthes (Pancrace Bas Rutten = Haute Tension)
• Kono (Nicourt Vale Tudo) def Steing (Haute Tension)
• Mohamed (Haute Tension) def De Oliveira (Pancrace Nancy)
• Amoussou (Nicourt Vale Tudo) def Frezelaux (Pancrace Nancy)
• Chaumont (Pancrace Nancy) def Benzine (Haute Tension)
• Jamet (Pancrace acsc) def Passemard ( Pancrace Clermont Ferrand)
• Elghaftouni (Pancrace acsc) def Cerdeira (Haute Tension)
• Jamet (Pancrace acsc) def Fieve (Ju-Jitsu Villeparisie)
• Myscile (Nicourt Vale Tudo) def Morel (Pancrace acsc)
• Hatem (Pancrace acsc) drew Steing (Haute Tension)
• Submission Wrestling:
• Jamet (Pancrace acsc) def Mohamed (haute tension)
• Figaro (Haute tension) def Dumazere (Pancrace Clermont Ferrand)

13 May 2002

The Terror UK seminar

It's on! Gracie Barra UK shall be bringing Matt 'The Terror' Serra to London and he shall be holding a 4 hour no gi bjj/submission/vale tudo workshop in London on Sunday 14 July 2002, £40 for 4 hours, tel 07900 6 888 33 or click link for more details. 13 May 2002

Levo Seminar

After his seminars at Karl Tanswell's and Wayne Lakin's academies - SFUK's Nathan 'Levo' Leverton will be teaching another submissions seminar at Yoda's Combative Edge Academy, in St Helen's on 15 June. Price £20 for 4 hours.

"Levo is one hell of a teacher, the amount of stuff he knows is amazing, he can flow from one sub, to another, to another he just goes on and on and on his teaching ability is second to none" - Widge Milward - 8 May 2002

Outsider Club Team Europe looking for fights

The Outsider Club Team is pan-european group and are looking for MMA events to fight on. Fighters include: Patrick Lebreton (KOTC vet), Peter Angerer (ADCC vet), Kenichi Sato (Pancrase)...etc for more info contact Bodo or visit Outsider-Club.de. - 8 May 2002

1st International Free Fight Gala Geneva

15 June, Geneva Arena (l'ARENA de geneve) Run by Team Pedro . Click link of more info. SFUKU 4 May 2002

Westside Submission Tournament X

On June 1st 2002 The Next Generation Fighting Academy will be hosting the 10th Westside Submission Tournament. As always it will be a round robin tournament, free food all day, trophies for first place, Medals for second, and competitors from atleast 15 different school in the California, Nevada, and Arizona area. It will be open skill levels, and weight classes every 15lbs. from 100lbs. up. The cost for entry will be $35.00 for competitors and $5.00 for spectators. The event will be put on video by Marc Laimon and released for sale shortly after. As always there will be tough competition in every weight class. There will also be 2 exciting super fights and an action packed open division. For additional information please contact Zack Brennan at 949-370-5695 or email him at zbrennan@usc.edu - 2 May 2002

UFC President Dana White

"We’re gonna be in about 25 countries by the end of this year." Dan White talks about UFC London, ticket prices, live UFC PPV's, Zuffa's plans for the rest of the world....Press conference interview - 18 April 2002

UFC London is coming!

Finally, here's the info UK fans have been waiting for....Tickets will be on sale tomorrow! The venue - The Royal Albert Hall, London. Date - July 13 2002

"LAS VEGAS, April 9…Officials of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today announced that tickets, £100, £75 and £50, will go on sale Wednesday, April 10, for its first European fight show to be held Saturday, July 13, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. Tickets are available at the Royal Albert Hall box office, at all Ticket Master outlets in the United Kingdom, by calling Ticket Master at + 44-020-7316-4709, or on the internet at www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

The event also will be available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America and Brazil on British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, Dish Network, Bell ExpressVu , Viewers Choice Canada and Globosat Programadora LTDA pay-per-view television. It also will be televised on WOWOW-TV in Japan. The fight will be televised live at 7 p.m. (BST, British Summer Time) on British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) and on a tape-delayed basis in the other countries. Viewing dates and program schedules will be announced. The suggested retail price in North America is $29.95.

A full fight card will be announced but Heavyweight Ian Freeman (10-4-1 in Mixed Martial Arts) of Sunderland, England, will meet Frank Mir (4-0-0) of Las Vegas, Nev., and Middleweight Mark Weir (12-0-0) of Gloucester, England, will fight an opponent to be named.

"We are really excited about bringing the UFC to the United Kingdom for our first fight in Europe. The viewership for our weekly television show on Sky Sports since February has been excellent and we are looking forward to bringing the UFC live to thousands of U.K. fight fans," said Dana White, UFC president." - UFC - Click link for banner + info on UFC on Sky. More info coming soon. 9 April 2002

UKMMAC III + Vids

UKMMACIII is under negotiations with managers of a few venues in and around kent. UKMMAC is hiring a larger venue due to the popularity of the sport with a few venues in mind that can accomadate this sport with the space and comfort for fans and fighters both.
UKMMAC boasts great conditions for fighters , we have also introduced the fps(fighters payment scheme) to our shows, allowing fighters to earn a fair wage according to there popularity , this method is the first to be used in mma shows and is being used to;

(1) promote fighters to the fans (2) give every fighter the same conditions eg ; minimum travel fee ,+ nominated ticket commission/ticket commission sales.

Basically we give £5 commission per ticket 700 seats x commission =£3500. Fighters earn commission by selling tickets or being nominated for commission whilst being sold from other ticket outlets. This way we feel that we can push the fans to be familiarised with the fighters by asking them who they would like to nominate there ticket money to we will only be paying purses acording to a fighters popularity. We are hoping to have big screens for the upcoming event with a complete table+chairs filled hall making the spectators as comfortable as possible UKMMACIII is pushing for a date around september and is proud to boast a fightcard with up and coming mma stars with established competitors, with competitors from around the globe as on previous ukmmac events this event will be professionally filmed and released on video through major outlets any competitors/spectators intrested in this event should use the contact page on www.ukmmac.com

UKMMACI-Sudden Impact- + UKMMACII-Force of One- videos for sale these videos are not filmed professionally but UKMMAC are selling copies to popularise the fighters and our event the footage shows the event as it was basically (no /or little editing) with the fights being the priority these videos are great to see the competitors fight and at £6 each+£2p+p are a must. Contact lee j = 07949068269 or lee@southernshoot.co.uk - 2 April 2002

Grapple & Strike V

We are currently looking for fighters in all weight categories for Grapple & Strike V. Grapple and Strike is an amateur / novice event with a proffessional atmosphere. Check out www.jujutsu.co.uk for information on previous Grapple & Strike events (+ SFUK Event reports). Application forms & rules can be supplied by supplying your address on stevekilner@hotmail.com - 26 March 2002

Mezger & Telligman Seminar

MMA-EVENTS DENMARK Ê PROUDLYÊ PRESENTS Ê AÊ 2 day seminar with Guy Mezger & Tra Telligman. Ê Guy Mezger is formerÊ4 timesÊKing of Pancrase, former UFC Champio, Pride & King of the Cage fighter and theÊHead instructorÊof Lions Den, Dallas www.Guymezger.com. Tra Telligman is Superbrawl II SuperHeavyweight Champion #1 Heavyweight Pancration Fighter WPC Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran.

Payment before 15/8-2002 Price for 2 daysÊ seminar is £65,00 and 1 day £50,00. Payment after 15/8-2002 2 days seminar £ 80,00 1 day seminar £ 65,00 Ê Date : 31/8-02 and 1/9-02 Place: Grondalscentret, Hvidkildevej 64,1 Time:Ê5 hours each day (incl. one hour lunch break ) Ê If you want more informationÊplease callÊ+ 45 26 25 23 42 or email denmark@shootersshootfighting.com - www.shootfighting.dk - 25 March 2002

Royce Gracie Seminar Reminder

Royce Gracie will be here in Germany at June 1 and 2. Anyone who is interested can register until march 25. If you want more info visit our website: www.Kampfkunst-Training.de - Thanks Bjorn Friedrich. 13 March 2002 - for more BJJ news...

Chris Brennan Seminars

Chris Brennan will be touring Europe in november with seminars in Italy and Switzerland - if you would like to host a seminar with Chris please email nextjenn2@cox.net - 7 March 2002

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