Each time Global Knockout (GKO) rolls out their unique red mat on the grounds of Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, the match-ups hit the entertainment bulls-eye. GKO 8, an eight […]
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Author: Dave Madden
The Titans Cage 14: Results and Recap
The Titans Cage (TTC), at TTC 14, brought new meaning to: trick-or-treat, smell my feet, especially whenever a kick connected to an opponent’s head. On October 29, 2016, every mixed […]
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The Titans Cage 14: Martial Tricks Means Fight Fans Get A Treat
To close out summer, The Titans Cage (TTC), at TTC 13, filled the Red Lion Woodlake & Conference Center with the widest range of amateur mixed martial arts talent housed […]
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KOTC Unchallenged: Results & Recap
King of the Cage (KOTC) resurrected its steel structure inside the Gold Country Casino’s Event Center in Oroville, California on October 8, 2016 to host KOTC: Unchallenged. Whether warming up […]
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NCFS 3: Recap and Results
On September 10, 2016, while CM Punk debuted as a professional prizefighter—without an ounce of experience in four-ounce, or even six-ounce, gloves—at UFC 203: Miocic vs Overeem in Cleveland, Ohio, […]
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NorCal Fight Series III: A Preview
NorCal Fight Series (NCFS), an all-amateur MMA organization, continues to provide the many aspiring mixed martial artists surrounding Northern California a platform to assess their abilities and elevate their experience. […]
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GKO 7: Results and Recap
As the sun dipped below the tree-lined horizon in Jackson, California and crickets cranked up the forests’ lullaby for the evening, Global Knockout (GKO), on August 27, 2016, returned to […]
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GKO 7: Let’s Take It Outside
Summer is winding down, but, on August 27, 2016, mixed martial arts in Northern California will force the mercury to erupt from the top of thermometers when Global Knockout (GKO), […]
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TTC 13: Recap and Results
When The Titans Cage (TTC), CAMO (California Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Organization), and USFL (United States Fight League) teamed together at TTC 13 on August 13, 2016, their collaborative efforts […]
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Burt Watson: Making It Easier for Fans to Pick A Side
By Dave Madden @DMaddenMMA Working with passion manipulates the mundane into magnificent. This point was illustrated poignantly by the man who transformed a position dully titled: event coordinator into a […]
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How Would Reebok Have Done As A Sponsor of MMA Between 1979-1983?
By Dave Madden @DaveMMAdden With the endorsement deal between the UFC and Reebok dating back to the summer of 2015, coupled with background knowledge of repeated negligence in Reebok’s proofreading […]
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UFC Fight Night 82: A Marriage Can Lead to Divorce
By Dave Madden @DMaddenMMA Before hitting the scale at UFC Fight Night 82’s weigh-in, Alex Nicholson (6-1) dropped to a knee, not in hunger, in order to propose to his […]
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NorCal Fight Series 2: Results and Recap
By Dave Madden @DMaddenMMA Northern California continues to churn out quality mixed martial artists because of the region’s focus on developing their amateur fighters. Inside Rancho Cordova’s Metro City Soccer […]
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WFC 17: Turning A Field of Nightmares Into A Field of Dreams
By Dave Madden @DMaddenMMA If you build it, they will come. On a field of canvas, MMA fans flocked to the McClellan Conference Center on May 7, 2016 when West […]
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WFC 17: Weigh-In Results
By Dave Madden @DMaddenMMA Even under California’s strict guidelines surrounding weight cutting in mixed martial arts, West Coast Fighting Championships (WFC) dropped an exorbitant amount of poundage leading into WFC […]
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What Motivates the Fan of A Fighter Motivates A Writer
By Dave Madden @DMaddenMMA Isn’t it terrific when worlds you’d never imagine crossing paths collide head on? Recently, my world’s greatest hobby, MMA, and my professional life as a teacher […]
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CFC 2: Proving the Second Time Can Be the Charm
By Dave Madden @DMaddenMMA The Craneway Pavilion, otherwise known as ‘The Steel Coliseum’ and home to Conquer Fighting Championships (CFC), filled with the buzz of a tuning fork; it swelled […]
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CFC 2: Revved Up After Weigh-Ins
By Dave Madden @DMaddenMMA On April 29, 2016, a high-octane rumble rattled the air inside Oakland’s Harley Davidson store (151 Hegenberger Rd.). Typically only filled with machines operating on full-tanks […]
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Conquer Fighting Championships: Building Their Monopoly at CFC 2
By Dave Madden @DMaddenMMA The days and hours continue spinning off the clock in a countdown to April 30, 2016; a time when the edge of the San Francisco Bay […]
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A Review of Charlie Brenneman’s Autobiography: Driven
When Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman appeared as a guest on episode 2,081 of MMA Junkie Radio (link here), I double checked the SAP button on my dial to ensure that the Spanish […]
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