Extreme MMA is 42 Fighters, 34 Fights in One Day – February 5th
The Extreme MMA Western Canadian MMA Championships will be one of the most spectacular fighting events.
42 MMA fighters from across Western Canada will be battling at the Port Theatre on February 5th to
become the Western Canadian MMA Champion in one of 6 weight divisions. Winners will earn a spot in the Extreme MMA Canadian Championships April 23, 2010 at the Red Robinson Show Theatre in Vancouver.
Don Arnott, Promoter of 86 live fighting events and our 31st live event for Nanaimo says this will be one of the most spectacular events he has promoted. “I have never promoted an event with so many MMA fighters coming from so many different locations in Western Canada. The rules for Extreme MMA ensure non-stop action for every fight and it looks like there will be 34 fights in less than a 4 hour time span the most ever for a live MMA event any were by any promoter. Combine that with the incredible setting of the Port Theatre and this will be one of the most spectacular events I have promoted. The Port Theatre is the perfect venue for watching MMA with every seat looking down into the ring.”
Some interesting fighters:
Duncan’s Shane Jung of Final Round MMA who is undefeated in both boxing and MMA So You Wanna Fight events will be fighting for the Featherweight (145lb.) division title.
Nanaimo’s Josh Shepherd of Tomari Martial Arts who is undefeated in both boxing and MMA So You Wanna fight events will be fighting for the Lightweight 155lb division title.
Wainwright Alberta’s Chris Durette is the hand to hand Combat instructor to the Canadian Armed Forces will be fighting for the Welterweight 170lb division title.
Tickets are on sale at the Port Theatre Box office. 250-754-8550 or on line at www.porttheatre.com
For more information go to www.cacsc.ca and see video footage of Extreme MMA in Action.
The Fighters:
Featherweight (135 to 145 lb) Division
Leeam Dagan – Victoria
Tony Harris – Parksville
Shane Jung – Duncan
Ross Walker – Nanaimo
Lightweight (146 to 155 lb) Division
Dartanyon Fitzgerlad – Qualicum Beach
Raymond Johnson – Sundre, Alberta
John Larson – Nanaimo
Chris McIntosh – Calgary Alberta
Kelly Poulin – Maple Ridge
Josh Shepherd – Nanaimo
Gene Smith – Victoria
Cooper Wilson – Victoria
Josh Brown – Campbell River
Welterweight (156 to 170 lb) Division
Sampson Barney – Port Alberni
Mike Blumke – Vancouver
Jeremy Cook – Maple Ridge
Evan Dixon – Surrey
Chris Durette – Wainwright, Alberta
John Houston – Port Coquitlam
Jim Daniel – Victoria
Don McLeod – Calgary
Alexander Tabidze – Victoria
James Hill – Kelowna
Middleweight (171 to 185 lb) Division
Clayton Brawn – Nanaimo
Jimmy Fransen – Whitecourt, Alberta
Cody Gardiner – Nanaimo
Josh Taylor – Nanaimo
Light Heavyweight (186 to 205 lb) Division
Tristan Battye – Chilliwack
Ryan Bennett – Surrey
Shawn DeSharnais – Sylvan Lake, Alberta
Kyle Hamilton – Port Coquitlam
Ahmad Khatib – Coquitlam
Shawn Stevenson – Golden
Garrett Okeymow – Nanaimo
Heavyweight (206 to 265 lb) Division
Reece Doherty – Fort St. John
David Halaliku – Ladysmith
Will Krueger – Sundre, Alberta
Solomon Lowhorn – Siksika Nation, Alberta
Byron Toutant – Abbotsford
Tyler Young – Chilliwack
Garett Van Vaals – Nanaimo
Jer Kornelsen – Nanaimo
Not to knock the lineup or anything but I don’t recognize even one of those names… is this an amateur tournamnent?
Hey Rain-bows, you are correct about amateur. This is the first amateur tournament of a privately run company’s National Amateur MMA Championships.
Here was their first press release.
http://topmmanews.com/2009/11/10/cacsc-announces-national-amateur-mma-championships/
I believe that a person could fight three times in one day in this tourney, and each fight is three one-minute rounds.
all fights are 1 3min round and if only two fight’s for weight class then a possible 2 3min rounds for final championship fight.