Dave O'Donnell (MMA promoter)
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Dave O'Donnell is a mixed martial arts
promoter, best known for his role in the Cage Rage
promotion. He is currently the CEO and founder of Cage Rage UK.
-based, mixed martial arts
promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading. Cage Rage had been owned and managed by Elite XC until that company ceased operating, and the British promoters behind Cage Rage formed a new organization and withdrew all the old Cage Rage titles. Matchmaker and on-screen personality Dave O'Donnell was also a minority shareholder in the company. Fellow on-screen personality and co-promoter Andy Geer also owned a minority stake until he left the promotion in 2008. Cage Rage events were replayed on Nuts TV
, along with their own weekday show on The Fight Network (UK & Ireland) until these channels closed down. Archived shows are currently shown on the Extreme Sports Channel
.
show, to provide new mats for their martial arts school. The first Cage Rage event in Elephant and Castle
, London was a success, which led to fans and fighters asking for a follow up show, leading to further shows and promotion as it exists today.
In March 2007, after the purchase of PRIDE Fighting Championships by Frank Fertitta III
and Lorenzo Fertitta from Dream Stage Entertainment
, Cage Rage were announced as members of a promotional alliance instigated by ProElite
and FEG
, the parent companies of EliteXC
and Hero's
respectively, along with Strikeforce
, BodogFight
K-1 and Spirit MC
.
However, this working relationship barely lasted a month. When Cage Rage signed K-1 star Bob Sapp
to a main event in London for their 21 April 2007, show K-1 stopped Sapp from fighting on the card. This left a desperate Geer and O'Donnell scrambling for a new main event on just days notice with aged veteran Tank Abbott eventually stepping in.
Due to the closeness of the two promotions, ProElite purchased the majority shareholding in Cage Rage in September 2007 from Cage Rage's silent partner John Faraday.
Andy Geer Left the group he founded in April 2008, and was replaced by former King of the Cage boss Christopher Cordeiro.
In May 2008, Sky Sports said in a statement they would no longer be airing Cage Rage events on their channels. The official line was that they could not continue with Cage Rage as fighter Paul Daley
had sworn on live TV on a previous show. However, this was thought to be an excuse as the incident (where Daley used several sexual cursewords) took place well after the 9pm "watershed". Much more likely Sky was disappointed with the average 19,000 viewers Cage Rage was getting.
EliteXC would later announce that they were filing for bankruptcy, and that Cage Rage was no longer going to be running.
promotion in England
. The organization was formed in 2008 by Ray Ramnath and former Cage Rage
executive Dave O’Donnell following the demise of Cage Rage's parent company, EliteXC. To date, all of its events have been hosted in at The Troxy
in London, England.
.
In late 2008, Dave O'Donnell created Cage Rage UK, the parent company of a new promotion - Ultimate Challenge MMA.
From here, UCMMA has been slowly but progressively making steady moves to regain the same popularity as they did with the original Cage Rage.
They currently air their shows on Sky Sports 3 in the UK, and on the PPV channel Primetime for the Warrior Creed event on the 6 August 2011.
Just like Cage Rage, O'Donnell has used UCMMA to push the boundaries of MMA in the UK, doing many things such as chat shows on Sky Sports.
matches during their events, refeering to them as 'UK1', named after the well known K-1
kickboxing company based in Japan
.
Because they hold these fights in the same events as they show MMA, the kickboxers use the cage to compete in.
Each fight will be a three 3 minute round with a minute rest period in between rounds, and if it’s a draw one more round will be fought. Each round will be scored using the 10-point must system. Fighters using the most effective aggression and effective technique will win the round. Also the three knock-down rule applies, and a fighter can only be saved from a count by the bell in the final round. the choice to use MMA gloves or standard kickboxing gloves are agreed to by both fighters. Because of the pace of the action, if fighters get into a clinch they will be allowed a single knee strike and then must break clean. If the referee says ‘break’ they must not hit on the break. Rules are set so that certain things that are allowed in MMA are not used in the UK1 bouts, such as standing/clinching elbow strikes, ground fighting (grappling nor striking), or trips, take-downs or throws.
Since its first bouts, it has gained popularity, as it makes their fight card more exciting and keeps the audience entertained if the prior fights were boring due to slow pace striking or grappling. It also allows the company to reach the type of audience that dislikes the use of small 6oz MMA gloves, grappling and striking to a grounded opponent. There are also titles in each weight division, which follows the same as their MMA divisions.
Dave will make sure that all fights are fair and each competitor is in the right condition to fight. There will not be cuts cost on production will give them the opportunity to make their dreams come true. This will be their chance to become Rocky
for one night. They will also hold amateur and semi-pro fights as well to allow actual Mixed Martial Artists a chance to grow their skills before going professional
They held their first WCMMA event in June, 2011, and was a success.
They will now hold their second event, WCMMA 2, on November 12, 2011.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
promoter, best known for his role in the Cage Rage
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...
promotion. He is currently the CEO and founder of Cage Rage UK.
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-based, mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading. Cage Rage had been owned and managed by Elite XC until that company ceased operating, and the British promoters behind Cage Rage formed a new organization and withdrew all the old Cage Rage titles. Matchmaker and on-screen personality Dave O'Donnell was also a minority shareholder in the company. Fellow on-screen personality and co-promoter Andy Geer also owned a minority stake until he left the promotion in 2008. Cage Rage events were replayed on Nuts TV
Nuts TV
Nuts TV was a British television channel related to Nuts magazine. Nuts TV began broadcasting on Freeview channel 42 on 12 September 2007, and launched on Sky Digital on 21 January 2008....
, along with their own weekday show on The Fight Network (UK & Ireland) until these channels closed down. Archived shows are currently shown on the Extreme Sports Channel
Extreme Sports Channel
The Extreme Sports Channel is a Netherlands-based extreme sports television channel available across Europe and the Middle East. Al Gosling had the idea for the channel in 1998.-History:...
.
History of Cage Rage
Cage Rage started when Alex Jones and Tom Bell set out to raise money by promoting a small mixed martial artsMixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
show, to provide new mats for their martial arts school. The first Cage Rage event in Elephant and Castle
Elephant and Castle
The Elephant and Castle is a major road intersection in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is also used as a name for the surrounding area....
, London was a success, which led to fans and fighters asking for a follow up show, leading to further shows and promotion as it exists today.
In March 2007, after the purchase of PRIDE Fighting Championships by Frank Fertitta III
Frank Fertitta III
Frank J. Fertitta III is current CEO of Station Casinos. He is also an owner of Zuffa LLC, which is the entity that runs the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Fertitta resides in Las Vegas with his wife Jill and three children.-Education:...
and Lorenzo Fertitta from Dream Stage Entertainment
Dream Stage Entertainment
Dream Stage Entertainment was a Japanese company that promoted various wrestling and mixed martial arts events, most notably mixed martial arts Pride Fighting Championship and Hustle professional wrestling events....
, Cage Rage were announced as members of a promotional alliance instigated by ProElite
ProElite
ProElite, Inc. is an American entertainment and media company involved in the promotion of mixed martial arts .-First incarnation:Founded in 2006 in partnership with Showtime Networks Inc...
and FEG
Fighting and Entertainment Group
Fighting and Entertainment Group is the leading Japanese combat sport promoter. Its current president is Sadaharu Tanikawa and it is the parent company behind the mixed martial arts series Dream and formerly, the largest kickboxing promotion in the world, K-1.On December 31, 2010 after the Dream...
, the parent companies of EliteXC
Elite Xtreme Combat
Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a U.S.-based mixed martial arts organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on December 14, 2006. It was headquartered in Los Angeles, California.The...
and Hero's
HERO'S
Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1...
respectively, along with Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
, BodogFight
BodogFight
bodogFight was a mixed martial arts promotion founded by online gambling magnate Calvin Ayre. It was a part of Ayre's bodog.com Entertainment Group....
K-1 and Spirit MC
Spirit MC
Spirit Martial Challenge is a defunct South Korean mixed martial arts promotion formerly operated by Entlian Corporation.The promotion was separated into Spirit MC , Spirit MC Inter League, Spirit MC Amateur League. Amateur League was a minor league, which was a stepping stone to the Professional...
.
However, this working relationship barely lasted a month. When Cage Rage signed K-1 star Bob Sapp
Bob Sapp
Robert Malcolm "Bob" Sapp is an American kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor, comedian and former professional American football player. Sapp currently has a combined fight record of 21–21–0, mostly fighting in Japan...
to a main event in London for their 21 April 2007, show K-1 stopped Sapp from fighting on the card. This left a desperate Geer and O'Donnell scrambling for a new main event on just days notice with aged veteran Tank Abbott eventually stepping in.
Due to the closeness of the two promotions, ProElite purchased the majority shareholding in Cage Rage in September 2007 from Cage Rage's silent partner John Faraday.
Andy Geer Left the group he founded in April 2008, and was replaced by former King of the Cage boss Christopher Cordeiro.
In May 2008, Sky Sports said in a statement they would no longer be airing Cage Rage events on their channels. The official line was that they could not continue with Cage Rage as fighter Paul Daley
Paul Daley
Paul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
had sworn on live TV on a previous show. However, this was thought to be an excuse as the incident (where Daley used several sexual cursewords) took place well after the 9pm "watershed". Much more likely Sky was disappointed with the average 19,000 viewers Cage Rage was getting.
EliteXC would later announce that they were filing for bankruptcy, and that Cage Rage was no longer going to be running.
Cage Rage UK
Cage Rage UK (also known as Ultimate Challenge MMA), is a mixed martial artsMixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
promotion in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The organization was formed in 2008 by Ray Ramnath and former Cage Rage
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...
executive Dave O’Donnell following the demise of Cage Rage's parent company, EliteXC. To date, all of its events have been hosted in at The Troxy
Troxy
The Troxy is an art deco theatre and concert venue at 490 Commercial Road in Stepney, in the East End borough of Tower Hamlets, London, UK.-History:...
in London, England.
History of UCMMA
After the collapse of EliteXC, Cage Rage quickly followed it, marking its final show with Cage Rage 28Cage Rage 28
Cage Rage 28: VIP was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 20, 2008 at The Troxy in London, England. It was televised on Nuts TV in the United Kingdom, and would be the last event promoted by Cage Rage before the company went bankrupt.It featured Leigh...
.
In late 2008, Dave O'Donnell created Cage Rage UK, the parent company of a new promotion - Ultimate Challenge MMA.
From here, UCMMA has been slowly but progressively making steady moves to regain the same popularity as they did with the original Cage Rage.
They currently air their shows on Sky Sports 3 in the UK, and on the PPV channel Primetime for the Warrior Creed event on the 6 August 2011.
Just like Cage Rage, O'Donnell has used UCMMA to push the boundaries of MMA in the UK, doing many things such as chat shows on Sky Sports.
Cage Fighter
They show their weekly chat show, Cage Fighter, once a week every Wednesday night. Dave o'Donnell hosts the 30 minute show and interviews MMA fighters, shows clips of previous fights, GYM of the week, KO/Submission of the week and advertises their next event.UK1
Unlike the original Cage Rage, UCMMA also shows kickboxingKickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
matches during their events, refeering to them as 'UK1', named after the well known K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
kickboxing company based in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Because they hold these fights in the same events as they show MMA, the kickboxers use the cage to compete in.
Each fight will be a three 3 minute round with a minute rest period in between rounds, and if it’s a draw one more round will be fought. Each round will be scored using the 10-point must system. Fighters using the most effective aggression and effective technique will win the round. Also the three knock-down rule applies, and a fighter can only be saved from a count by the bell in the final round. the choice to use MMA gloves or standard kickboxing gloves are agreed to by both fighters. Because of the pace of the action, if fighters get into a clinch they will be allowed a single knee strike and then must break clean. If the referee says ‘break’ they must not hit on the break. Rules are set so that certain things that are allowed in MMA are not used in the UK1 bouts, such as standing/clinching elbow strikes, ground fighting (grappling nor striking), or trips, take-downs or throws.
Since its first bouts, it has gained popularity, as it makes their fight card more exciting and keeps the audience entertained if the prior fights were boring due to slow pace striking or grappling. It also allows the company to reach the type of audience that dislikes the use of small 6oz MMA gloves, grappling and striking to a grounded opponent. There are also titles in each weight division, which follows the same as their MMA divisions.
White Collar MMA (WCMMA)
Dave O'Donnell created White Collar MMA (WCMMA), with the idea that "gives the average man the chance to experience the thrill of hand to hand combat inside the octagon. Competing in the disciplines of boxing, kick boxing, Muay Thai and MMA, WCMMA lets nine to fivers take the frustrations of the office out on the man to stands toe – 2 - toe with them in the cage." He says: ‘Every man who sits behind his desk at work watches MMA fights on YouTube or at home on TV can now give it a go. WCMMA gives that man the chance to live the dream. These guys will compete against each other in three 90 seconds rounds in a safe and controlled environment putting their skills to the test in a safe arena against fellow nine to fivers.’Dave will make sure that all fights are fair and each competitor is in the right condition to fight. There will not be cuts cost on production will give them the opportunity to make their dreams come true. This will be their chance to become Rocky
Rocky
Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
for one night. They will also hold amateur and semi-pro fights as well to allow actual Mixed Martial Artists a chance to grow their skills before going professional
They held their first WCMMA event in June, 2011, and was a success.
They will now hold their second event, WCMMA 2, on November 12, 2011.
Notable Fighters under Dave O'Donnell
- Vitor "The Phenom" BelfortVitor BelfortVítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...
- Michael "The Count" BispingMichael BispingMichael Gavin Joseph Bisping is an English mixed martial artist born in Cyprus but living in Clitheroe, Lancashire. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion, former Cage Rage light...
- Paul "Semtex" DaleyPaul DaleyPaul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
- Mark Epstein
- Ian "The Machine" FreemanIan FreemanIan William Freeman, a.k.a. "The Machine," is a retired English mixed martial artist. He used to fight as a light heavyweight for Cage Rage. He was their final British Light Heavyweight champion....
- Zelg "Benkei" GalešićZelg GalesicZelg Galešić is a Croatian mixed martial artist, currently fighting in Bellator Fighting Championships. He has previously fought in Cage Rage, PRIDE, DREAM, and Hero's...
- Masakazu "The Master of Leglocks" ImanariMasakazu Imanariis a Japanese mixed martial artist best known for his leglocks. He fights out of Team Roken in Kanagawa, Japan. He currently has a professional MMA record of 24–9–2 with notable victories over Danny Batten, Jorge Gurgel, Mike Brown, Robbie Olivier, Jean Silva and Yoshiro Maeda. He is a veteran...
- Paul JenkinsPaul Jenkins (fighter)Paul "Hands of Stone" Jenkins is a mixed martial arts fighter. He is a former Cage Rage World Middleweight Champion and British Welterweight Champion.-Mixed martial arts career:...
- Chris "Lights Out" LytleChris LytleChris Scott Lytle is a retired American mixed martial artist, boxer and a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lytle was prominently featured as a welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. In Chris's MMA and boxing career he was never knocked out or submitted, though he did...
- Melvin "No Mercy" ManhoefMelvin ManhoefMelvin Manhoef is a Dutch-Surinamese Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, trained by Mike Passenier and fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In kickboxing, he is the current It's Showtime 85MAX World Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World champion...
- Abdul MohamedAbdul MohamedAbdul Mohamed is an Afghan-English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight and welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Mohamed has starred in the domestic organisations, winning the Cage Rage British Lightweight Championship, as well as competing...
- Brad "One Punch" PickettBrad PickettBrad Pickett is an English mixed martial artist and the former Cage Rage British Featherweight champion and Ultimate Challenge MMA Featherweight Champion. He currently competes as a Bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
- Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro
- "Relentless" Paul TaylorPaul Taylor (fighter)Paul Simon Taylor is an English mixed martial artist from Walsall. He stands 6'0" and weighs . He has fought regularly for Ultimate Fighting Championship. He holds notable wins over Jess Liaudin and Gabe Ruediger....
- Jean "White Bear" SilvaJean SilvaJean "White Bear" Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He held the Cage Rage lightweight title until he lost it to Vitor Ribeiro via arm triangle choke at Cage Rage 13...
- Anderson "The Spider" SilvaAnderson SilvaAnderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...
- Tengiz Tedoradze
- Mark "the Wizard" WeirMark WeirMark Anthony Weir is an English mixed martial artist usually fighting in the middleweight division at 185 lbs. He has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Pride Fighting Championships, and is the former Cage Rage British middleweight champion- Biography :Mark Weir lives in...
- James "The Messenger" ZikicJames ZikicJames Zikic is an English mixed martial artist and boxer. He competes in the light heavyweight and middlweight divisions for London Shootfighters MMA Gym.-Career:...
- Tank AbbottDavid L. AbbottDavid Lee Abbott is an American mixed martial arts fighter and former professional wrestler. He has described his fighting style, which he developed brawling in the bars and streets of Huntington Beach, California, as "street fighting"...
- Edson DragoEdson DragoEdson "Draggo" Claas Vieira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer.-Early career:Vieira emerged as a heavyweight prospect in 2005 and 2006 when he ran his record to 9-0 with a string of brutal knockouts, including his 15-second pummeling of Chute Boxe product Helio Dipp a fight for which he...
- John HathawayJohn HathawayJohn Hathaway is an English mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the welterweight division. He made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut by defeating Tom Egan at UFC 93 and holds notable Octagon victories over Rick Story, Paul Taylor and Diego Sanchez...
- Travis LutterTravis LutterTravis S. Lutter is an American mixed martial artist who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. His UFC record, not including his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter 4, is 2–4...
- Evangelista SantosEvangelista SantosEvangelista Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is a member of the famous Chute Boxe Academy. He has fought in Strikeforce, Pride Fighting Championship, Cage Rage, International Vale Tudo Championships and Pancrase. He is currently fighting for World Victory Road and Strikeforce...
- Antony ReaAntony ReaAntony Rea is an French professional mixed martial artist. Antony is a Cage Rage veteran and has fought for Shooto, bodogFIGHT and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki. He is notable for his fights with Ultimate Fighting Championship contenders Vitor Belfort, Marvin Eastman, Jason MacDonald, Kazuo Takahashi,...
- Sami BerikSami BerikSami Berik is a Turkish professional mixed martial artist who is a Cage Rage veteran, and has competed in the Cage Rage Contenders series. Berik has fought current Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters Dan Hardy, Terry Etim, and Ross Pearson...
- Jason Barrett
- Jorge RiveraJorge Rivera (fighter)Jorge Luis Rivera is an American mixed martial artist who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He holds victories over five former or future UFC title contenders; Travis Lutter, David Loiseau, Kendall Grove, Dennis Hallman and Nate Quarry.-Military career:19k Tank with A/1-70 Armor at Fort...
- Murilo "Ninja" RuaMurilo RuaMurilo Rua is a former Brazilian mixed martial artist who fought in Pride Fighting Championships. Nicknamed Ninja, he is the older brother of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. He is known for his well-rounded fighting skills, in particular Muay Thai and Brazilian...
- Babalu SobralRenato SobralRenato da Cunha Sobral , also known as "Babalu", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. He is regarded as one of the best light heavyweights of the night, and noted for his aggressive style, grappling prowess, and high-caliber submissions. Sobral...
- Lee HasdellLee HasdellLee Hasdell is a former British mixed martial artist, kickboxer and promoter. He promoted the first professional mixed martial arts events in the United Kingdom. Lee Hasdell began his professional career as a Kickboxer in 1989, eventually winning three British Kickboxing titles...
- Eric EschEric EschEric Scott Esch is an American heavyweight boxer, kick-boxer, professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist commonly referred to as Butterbean....
(Commonly known as 'Butterbean') - Gary TurnerGary TurnerGary "Two Horns" Turner is an English professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist who fought in the Cage Rage and K-1 promotions. Turner was the K-1 UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004...
- Ken ShamrockKen ShamrockKenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Hall of Famer and professional wrestler...
- Herb DeanHerb DeanHerb Dean is an American mixed martial arts fighter and referee. Dean is one of the most seen and well respected referees in mixed martial arts with well over 3,500 professional matches worldwide...
- Alex ReidAlex ReidAlex Reid is a British actress, born and raised in Cornwall and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.-Acting:She portrayed the probation officer Sally in E4's Misfits and also the character of Captain Caroline Walsh in Seasons 1 and 2 of ITV's SAS drama Ultimate Force.She played...
- Neil GroveNeil GroveNeil Grove is a South African-born English heavyweight mixed martial artist currently signed with Bellator Fighting Championships. He holds a black belt rank of shodan in Gōjū-ryū karate...
- James McSweeneyJames McSweeneyJames Adam McSweeney is an English mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Biography:...
- Oli ThompsonOli ThompsonOli Thompson made his MMA debut on 3 Feb 2009, defeating Ashley Pollard by a second round arm triangle choke. He has continued to fight since then, On 26 March 2011, after amassing a record of 7-2-0, with his only losses coming to future UFC heavyweight Rob Broughton and former UFC fighter Joe...
- John MaguireJohn Maguire (fighter)John Maguire is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the welterweight division. He is the former Cage Rage UK Welterweight Champion and has also competed in BAMMA. Maguire is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship....
- Dean Amasinger
- Jimi ManuwaJimi ManuwaJimi Manuwa is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the light heavyweight division. He is currently signed to BAMMA.-Early Life:...
- John PhillipsJohn Phillips (fighter)John Phillips is a Welsh mixed martial artist, who fights at middleweight. He is a veteran of British MMA, having fought in Cage Rage and BAMMA.-Background:...