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| TCF President Steve Rusich Interviewed in Gladiator! by: Todd Hester |
coaches, trainers and promoters. But there is a function that is equally important but which often goes unnoticed: The Fight Manager. Part salesman, part talent scout, part psychologist and part financial advisor, the fight manager is the bridge
see at events with the promoters who run them. They are a key element in what goes on behind the scenes in the months leading up to an event. Steve Rusich is one such unsung hero. |
safe to say that welterweight Jason High will take a few seconds to get used to fighting in front of the raucous United States crowd that is sure to greet him when he steps into the Octagon for the first time Wednesday against Charlie Brenneman in Charlotte, North Carolina. “The Japanese crowd is a lot different from any crowd,” smiles High. “They’re really quiet, and even if something happens, they’ll say something for a couple seconds and sporting event, except for something like tennis.” |
| Jason High finally gets shot in UFC on US Soil |
| MAY 21 Mighty Mo v. Roman Kleibl Will Sriyapai v. Halim Issaoui Jimmy Ambriz v. Alexadru Lungu K-1 Romania HD NET MAY 29 Imani Lee v. Minowa Japan
Brandon Cash v. Jim York Austrailia JUNE 16 Ron Sparks v. Bobby Lashley Los Angeles, Ca. Strikeforce - Showtime TV JUNE 18 Musa Tolliver v. Ivan Menjivar Randy Spence v. Quebec, Can. W-1 MMA - Fight Network JUNE 26 Jason High v. Jesse Juarez v. Peru JULY 27 Gary Goodridge v. James Phillips Hamburg, Germany JULY 31 Shonie Carter v. Dennis Olson New Hampshire NOV 13 Chase Gormley v. Brad Morris Australia NOV 27 Bob Sapp v. Jorgan Kruth Sweden |
| Eager welterweight eyeing redemption at MFC 24 Nathan Gunn had everything going for him in his MFC debut – that is until things went horribly wrong. The welterweight prospect had a solid first round in his first fight under the spotlight, well enough to earn him the nod for taking the opening five minutes against veteran Pete Spratt on the MFC 22: Payoff card. But Gunn made a fateful error along the way. When he had Spratt in trouble, he failed to put the hammer down and finish the fight. Instead, Gunn let Spratt off the hook and paid for it dearly. The heavy-handed Spratt blasted Gunn face-first to the canvas in Round 2, scoring the win, the Knockout of the Night, and the MFC’s 2009 Knockout of the Year. > Go To Article |
| Plenty of Firepower Left in Gunn By: MFC Staff - Jan 23, 2010 |
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| It’s not everyday that you get a message from top ranked Black Belt Rodrigo Munduruca asking if you can take a look at one of his guys, but that’s exactly what Triple Crown Fighter top Agent Jake Hirsch got a few weeks ago. “I’ve met Rodrigo a few times at some MFC shows and did a Sinister sponsor for him when he went to the World’s in Switzerland. I definitely know the quality of guys he puts out so I knew I was going to be checking out someone special”. That “someone special” turned out be undefeated Winnipeg prospect Justin Barnard, a heavy handed striker with a very impressive ground game. Barnard has a couple of fights that aren’t on his record, where he’s listed as 5-0. Even with an impressive resume like that, Barnard still remains humble as to what goals he has in 2010, “I would like to improve all areas of my fight game, particularly my strength and conditioning this year”. > Go To Article |
| Triple Crown Fighter signs top Winnipeg Prospect Justin Barnard - By: TCF Staff - Jan 24, 2010 |
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| Former Macleod resident managing top UFC stars - Scott Schmidt, Gazette Contributor |
| When Jake Hirsch first heard he was moving to southern Alberta he was understandably discouraged. After spending the first decade of life in California and then just getting used to three years in Houston, divorce brought him and his mother north to take over the American Hotel in Fort Macleod. Considering where he had grown up and some of the people in the U.S. have about Canada, Hirsch thought of the Great White North as an equivalent to Siberia. But what he didn’t realize at the time was everything that happened to him after he moved is really what has led him to where he is today. > Go To Article |
| TCF continues to stack the middleweight division with signing top prospect Jason Gorny – by TCF Staff Feb 10, 2010 |
| Spectacular finishes ignite MFC 24: Heat XC Feb 27, 2010 By MFC Staff |
the MFC lightweight belt yet it was a pair of spectacular knockouts that stole the show at the Maximum Fighting Championship’s MFC 24: Heat XC on Friday night at the River Cree Resort and Casino, just outside Edmonton, Alberta.
opponent Derrick “The Eraser” Noble into his corner and Edwards continued to rain down an array of strikes until referee Vern Gorman stepped into to stop the “The Texas Gunslinger,” who was making his debut in the MFC, looked crisp right from the start although Noble (25-13-1) did catch him with a sharp hook in the early moments. >Go to Article |
| Josh Barnett vs. Mighty Mo signed for Dream 13 in Japan |
(24-5 MMA, 0-0 DREAM) and Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga (3-1 MMA, 0-0 DREAM is signed for DREAM.13. Siligia's manager, Steve Rusich of Triple Crown Fighter, on Saturday confirmed the bout's status to MMAjunkie. com (www.mmajunkie.com). DREAM.13 takes place March 22 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan and features a featherweight championship bout between titleholder Bibiano Fernandes and top-ranked veteran Joachim Hansen. The event airs live on HDNet at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT. remained unclear. |
recruiting top Canadian talent with the recent signing of Jason Gorny. Gorny, who will be making his HEAT XC debut on February 26, is slated to take on Elliot Duff who's also looking to make a statement with this fight. Gorny has spent his entire career as a free agent and is now calling Triple Crown Fighter home, “I feel great about signing with an agency, especially one as good as Triple Crown Fighter and having someone like Jake Hirsch taking care of me. I can finally now just focus on becoming an overall better and well rounded fighter and not stress about finding a fight, how much I’ll make, sponsorships etc. Just knowing you’re being taken care of is a huge stress reliever!” > Go To Article |
Alberta to Edmonton understands that it isn’t the kind of thing you do just for a fun night out. So how is it that Fort McMurray-based MMA fighter Dwayne Lewis can come down to fight in the Maximum Fighting Championship - in the dead of a northern Canadian winter - and be followed by a legion of almost 500 fans? Easily recognizable as a deafeningly loud sea of black “Team Lewis” t-shirts taking up most, if not all, of the floor seats at any MFC event, the grassroots phenomenon known as the Lewis Army is the type of thing that makes the Maximum Fighting Championship so special. How does something like this start? |
| THE LEWIS ARMY: A STORM FROM THE NORTH Posted: Mar 10, 2010 by Jeff Chan, MFC Staff |
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light heavyweight ladder, each step has come with a stiffer challenge. Seemingly now just a rung or two away from a title shot should he keep his seven-fight winning streak intact, Lewis will face a more difficult task that originally expected at MFC 25: Vindication. With Mike Nickels backing out of the previously announced bout, Lewis (11-4) will now face former MFC light heavyweight champion Emanuel “The Hardcore Kid” Newton on Friday, May 7 live on HDNet Fights from the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. > Go To Article |
| Newton lines up for Lewis Posted: Mar 18, 2010 BY MFC Staff |
Championship that’s making our competitors nervous. Maybe you caught a glimpse at MFC 20: Destined for Greatness or MFC 22: Payoff. Derrick Noble and Carlo Prater sure did. That something is Antonio "Mandingo" McKee, a ferocious fighter who’s been mowing through the ranks for over 10 years and is on a 7-year, 13-fight unbeaten streak. What the other MMA promotions don’t want you to know is that in Antonio McKee, the Maximum Fighting Championship has one of the best fighters in the world. In the early 2000s, word was circulating through the MMA (then known as NHB, or "no holds barred") world about an aggressive fighter named Antonio McKee. |
| Antonio "Mandingo" McKee: The "El Negro" Effect Hits the MFC Posted: Mar 27, 2010 BY Jeff Chan MFC Staff |
undercard of MFC 25: Vindication taking place on Friday, May 7 at the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. Wetaskiwin, Alberta, takes on Chase Gormley (6-2) of Los Angeles, California, in what should be a clash of heavy hitters looking for a big knockout. |
| Big boys to battle on undercard Posted: By MFC Staff - April 12, 2010 |
doesn’t complement his skills with all the necessary intangibles. Emanuel Newton is easily one of the MFC’s most-talented fighters with an incredible amount of athleticism. But what Newton has lacked at this key time in his career is the mental game plan to keep himself on the right track. That, says trainer and MFC lightweight champion Antonio McKee, is about to change. |
| ‘Hungry’ Newton eyeing redemption Posted: By MFC Staff - April 23, 2010 |
Formerly a light heavyweight - and a slightly undersized one at that - Heath is revamping himself in the guise of a middleweight, and he’ll get his first opportunity to test himself in a main-card televised bout at MFC 25: Vindication. |
| Less Heath the better Posted: By MFC Staff - April 14, 2010 |
