The Best Gyms and Trainers in Chicago for Aspiring MMA Fighters
The Best Gyms and Trainers in Chicago for Aspiring MMA Fighters If you are an aspiring MMA fighter in Chicago, you might be wondering where to train and who to learn from. MMA is a complex and dynamic sport that requires a high level of skill, fitness, and discipline. You need to find a gym …...
Black Dragon Karate Tournament at Combat-Do
Meet Bad Brad Hefton at the Black Dragon Karate Tournament at Combat-Do, presented by Lassiter Martial Arts....
XFO 50 to Feature Fallon Fox, Danny Aguirre vs. Cory Galloway
by Matt Lo Cascio The XFO will celebrate its 10-year anniversary in a big way — putting on their 50th pro show featuring a veritable who’s who of Chicago’s best MMA fighters. The show will take place on Friday, March 21 at the UIC Pavillion, the first MMA show there since the WEC came to town …...
The Brief But Destructive Wake of Praetorian Fighting Championships
by Matt Lo Cascio This is a journey into the short but shady history of Alex Martinez and his Praetorian Fighting Championships promotion. While Praetorian’s time in the Chicago MMA scene was brief, it damaged a wide wake of people. Promoters, vendors, managers. Fighters and their friends and families. All frustrated. Some asking...
Lamson Smothers Rivera Jr., Wins Praetorian Welterweight Title
by Matt Lo Cascio Troy Lamson’s high-level grappling skills were on full display Saturday night in Schaumburg, with the Michigan State wrestler repeatedly putting Combat Do’s Angelo Rivera Jr. to the canvas in a five-round, unanimous decision win that earned him the Praetorian MMA welterweight title. Lamson set the tone for...
Praetorian 2.5 Results
Results from Praetorian 2.5, Saturday, August 24 in Schaumburg, Illinois Troy Lamson (Murcielago MMA) def. Angelo Rivera Jr. (Combat Do), unanimous decision, 50-45 all cards Kyle Kurt (Counterstrike MMA) def. Paul “The Silencer” Amos (Elite Performance) 5th rd TKO strikes, wins Praetorian light heavyweight title Nick Olson...
Combat Do’s Rivera Jr. Faces MSU Wrestler Troy Lamson in Praetorian 2.5 Main Event
by Matt Lo Cascio Praetorian 2.5 goes down Saturday night at the Best Western in Schaumburg, the first MMA event ever held in the city. The main event looks to be electric, as Combat Do’s multi-titled welterweight Angelo Rivera Jr. takes on Michigan’s undefeated Troy Lamson. Lamson is 15-0 as an amateur MMA fighter, holds...
Salinas-Jones on XFC, OA Athletics and the Next Great Chicago MMA Heavyweight
by Matt Lo Cascio Chicago’s MMA caught up with local heavyweight fighter Gabe Salinas-Jones at APFC 11, and the Strikeforce/XFC vet had news about his career, a new gym venture and a tip about the next great heavyweight to come out of the Chicago area. Salinas-Jones said he is still under contract with the XFC …...
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