6 Things
that are happening in Martial Arts before the end of this Month.
1. Saturday
September 14th _ Battle at the Boards II
Chris Romulo
has been doing some incredible rebuilding work after Super Storm Sandy destroyed
his school Crom Martial Arts last year. The school is now reopen thanks to the
loving support of the Muay Thai Community and the Romulo family’s
determination. Crom is hosting Battle of the Boards II, a free Muay Thai event
promoting Crom’s comeback and the local Muay Thai talent. So head out to the
Rockaways Saturday afternoon to watch the fights, the event starts at
3:00. It’s a free show, and maybe one of
the last weekends to make it to the beach, so there’s no reason not to check it
out!
2. Friday September 20th_Lion
Fight 11
Lion Fight
11 is happening in Las Vegas, featuring both Muay Thai and MMA champions on
their stacked card. Cris “Cyborg”
Justino, the current Invicta FC featherweight champion returns to Muay Thai to
face highly skilled Martina Jindrova. The Pro fights
will also include the pro-debut of New York’s own Angela “Overkill” Hill, who
will face Moe “The Giant” Travis. Both fighters have undefeated amateur
records, so that fight is shaping up to be a real battle. Lion Fight 11 will be aired on AXS
television, (pro-bouts only) starting at 10 pm EST time.
3. Saturday September 21st UFC 165
Jones vs Gustafsson
Jon Jones
will defend his Light Heavy Weight Title against Alexander Gustafsson in
Toronto Canada. Jon “Bones” Jones has successfully
defended his title 5 times, tying Tito Ortiz’s record for the most successful
title defenses in his division in the UFC.
If he beats Gustafsson then he will break the record. He is the youngest UFC champion in UFC
history.
4. Friday September
27rd Take On Muay Thai 23
Take On Muay
Thai returns to the Resort World Casino with an action packed fight card
featuring Justin “The Purple People Eater” Greskiewicz against Eddie Martinez
as their main event. Doors open at 7pm
and the fights get started at 8pm. If you can’t
make it out to the fights they will all be streamed on gofightlive.com with
yours truly as color commentator.
5. Saturday
Septemeber 28th GLORY 10
Glory 10 is
going to LA featuring New York’s Wayne Barnett. The main event features Le
Banner vs. Kharitonov. Glory puts on a
tremendous show and is also set to head to NYC in November.
6. Every Wednesday at 10pm EST on FOX
Sports 1. The Ultimate Fighter Rousey vs Tate.
The Ultimate
Fighter is back! And it feels like it’s
the first season all over again because women are now in the house. Coaches Meisha Tate and Ronda Rousey are
bringing their rivalry to new levels every week, and the house looks like it
has some serious talent, both male and female.
