Combat USA Finals: Illinois vs. Wisconsin, July 21st
July 10, 2011 by Matt
The Combat USA finals between Illinois and Wisconsin were pushed back to Thursday, July 21st, but the card is still worth taking the drive up to Green Bay to check it out.
145: David Sachs vs. Josh Sterry
155: Jonatas Novaes vs. Sherron “Rob Roy” Leggett
170: Neil Magny vs. Andrew Trace
185: Louis Taylor vs. Whisper Goodman
Novaes is the FLO MMA instructor that has fought in Strikeforce and XFO. Louis Taylor is also a veteran of Strikeforce, has fought in Bellator, and has fought locally in C3, TFC and Adrenaline MMA.
You can watch the fights on Combat USA’s Facebook page. Here is the promo for the event.
CHICAGO’S LOUIS TAYLOR TO FACE JOE RIGGS
July 9, 2010 by Matt
Chicago’s Louis Taylor is headed to the main event. Taylor got the call to take on Joe “Diesel” Riggs to headline a stacked STRIKEFORCE Challengers event from Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Taylor will be fighting Riggs in front of Diesel’s home crowd, and they’ll do it at a catch weight of 182 pounds in the main event on Friday, Aug. 13, LIVE on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. here in Chicago.
Taylor is 6-1 and has rattled off two consecutive knockout wins since his first career loss to Nate Moore on the undercard of the STRIKEFORCE and M-1 GLOBAL: Fedor vs. Rogers event here in Hoffman Estates last November.
The 5-foot-11 Taylor has scored knockouts in four of his six consecutive victories and has only gone to the judges scorecards once in his professional career.
The event, STRIKEFORCE’s first in the state of Arizona, will also feature a four-woman single elimination welterweight (135 pound) tournament comprised of four female prospects to be announced soon. The tournament will be completed over the course of the evening’s fight card.
The winner of the tournament will likely face the champion of the July 23 STRIKEFORCE Women’s Welterweight Title fight between undefeated, defending champ Sarah Kaufman and challenger Roxanne Modafferi in Everett, Wash., LIVE on SHOWTIME.
Riggs holds notable victories over STRIKEFORCE Welterweight champ Nick Diaz, Kendall Grove, Chris Lytle and “The N.Y. Badass” Phil Baroni. He is coming off a controversial unanimous decision loss to streaking, former world champ Jay Hieron at STRIKEFORCE: Miami on Jan. 30, 2010.
LOUIS TAYLOR KICKIN’ IT AT BELLATOR
April 21, 2010 by searstapper
Chicago Fight Team standout Louis Taylor put in one of the most exciting Bellator performances you didn’t see unless you were there in person at The Chicago Theatre. Taylor won his fight in spectacular fashion: a head kick to defeat Ryan Sturdy.
THE CHICAGO FLAVOR OF STRIKEFORCE
November 7, 2009 by Matt
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers has an undercard filled with local Chicagoland fighters. WEC Veteran Jeff Curran has been added to the preliminary fights, as well as TUF 6 contestant John Kolosci. Bolded names are fighters with Chicago ties.
Undercard:
- Roxanne Modaferri vs. Marloes Coenen
- Jeff Curran vs. Dustin Neace
- Shamar Bailey vs. John Kolosci
- Deray Davis vs. Mark Miller
- Jonatas Novaes vs. Christian Uflacker
- Nate Moore vs Louis Taylor
I think the undercard is going to thrill the crowd at Sears Centre. Davis vs. Miller should be a spectacular brawl. Curran never has a boring fight due to his skillset. Kolosci loves to bang. Uflacker is a BJJ specialist with one of the most respected schools in the area. And Louis Taylor is a young, hungry fighter looking to make it to the next level of pro MMA.
We’ll have all the results of the undercard on our Twitter account, and we’ll have post-fight video and analysis right here on Chicago’s MMA.
VIDEO: TAYLOR TAKES HIS ACT TO STRIKEFORCE
October 15, 2009 by searstapper
Chicago Fight Team’s Louis Taylor is well known in Chicagoland as one of the top middleweights, as well as one of the most colorful MMA personalities. Taylor is taking his game to the next level after signing to fight for Strikeforce.
VIDEO FEATURE ON LOUIS TAYLOR
June 7, 2009 by searstapper
Louis Taylor knows how to entertain. The former Eastern Illinois University wrestling standout has taken his game to MMA and he has produced some unforgettable moments. Whether it’s a thunderous fight ending slam, or his victory celebrations, Taylor’s aim is to make fans remember his name. Chicago’s MMA hooks up with the Chicago Fight Team member to find out what makes him tick.
COMING SOON: FEATURES ON LOCAL MMA PERSONALITIES
June 4, 2009 by searstapper
Louis Taylor is one of the most colorful personalities in the Chicagoland fight game. Coming this weekend is our exclusive feature interview with the Chicago Fight Team member. Enter to watch an excerpt from his interview.
VIDEO: STEVE PATTERSON VS. LOUIS TAYLOR @ TFC 15
March 18, 2009 by searstapper
Steve Patterson from Brujo Jiu-Jitsu in Orland Park takes on Louis Taylor from Chicago Fight Team, based in Midway, at Total Fight Challenge 15.
