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Upcoming Fights
Getting the weekend kicked off on Friday night October 21st AMA Fight Club fighter Jamie Varner will be the main event at XFC 14 LIVE on HDnet. Jamie is the former WEC lightweight champion and will be taking on Nate Jolly. Be sure to tune in and watch this exciting fight.
On Saturday night October 22nd 3 AMA Fight Club fighters will be in action at Cage Fury Fighting Championship in Atlantic City, NJ. Sean “Shorty Rock” Santella will be vying for his unprecedented 4th consecutive World Championship Title. Billy D. Williams & Shane Mallory will also be in action. You can see any of these fighters directly if you would like to purchase tickets to the event.
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Congratulations To AMA Fighters!!!
It was a busy weekend for AMA Fight Club & MVC Sports Management fighters.
At UFC 135 Mike Massenzio defeated former WEC Champion Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision. Mike controlled the pace and almost finished “The Robot” on several occasions.
Melvis “The Rubberband Man” Figueroa captured the Helster Fight League 147lb Title with an armbar submission at 1:39 of the first round! Congratulations to Chris “Redline” Wing who also picked up a dominate unanimous decision victory
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Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson
After his “Rocky Balboa” like performance at UFC on Versus 4 where “The Spaniard” beat Rick Story the #6 world ranked welterweight, he will now get another tough test vs. top contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson at this Saturday night at UFC on Versus 6 on October 1st in our nation’s capital Washington, DC
“The Spaniard’s” fight will air on the live portion of the telecast.
Go to mmadiehards.bnqt.com for more videos.
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Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira vs. Yves Edwards
The two lightweights will meet at UFC on Versus 6 on Oct. 1 in the UFC’s debut in the nation’s capital at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
Oliveira (14-4, 1-3 UFC) vs. Yves Edwards (40-17-1, 8-5 UFC) is guaranteed to be an explosive fight.
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Congratulations Coach Mike!
Congratulation’s to AMA Fight Club’s wrestling coach Mike Gibbons on his two Huge recent victories!
First Coach Mike won the Masters No Gi Expert Middleweight Division Gold Medal at NAGA in Wildwood, NJ & then followed that up by winning the Gold Medal at the 2011 World Police & Fire Games in NYC in the 76KG Freestyle Wrestling category!
Coach Mike plowed his way through the competition pinning several of his opponents along the way. Congratulations Coach Mike from all of your teammates & students here at AMA, you made us all VERY proud!
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Strikeforce Saturday Night!
Get ready for Saturday night….Strikeforce Grand Prix….AMA Fight Club’s Amanda “Lioness” Nunes….watch LIVE on HDnet!
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AMA Fight Club In Thailand!
AMA Fight Club’s Clarissa Padua will be fighting at Patong Stadium in Sainamyen, Thailand on Monday night!
Good luck to Clarissa! Have fun & come home safe!!!
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AMA Fight Club Welcomes UFC Fighter Matt Riddle!
Matt Riddle will be closing out his UFC Fight Night 25 Training Camp at AMA Fight Club!
UFC & Ultimate Fighter Season 7 contestant Matt Riddle will be finishing up his UFC Training camp at AMA Fight Club. Matt has been a great addition to our already stacked room and we look forward to working with him for this and all future fights!.
When you see matt around AMA please take a moment to introduce yourself to him and welcome him to our family!
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Melvis “Rubber Band Man” Figueroa Next Up For AMA!
AMA Fight Club’s “Rubberband Man” will be fighting Saturday night September 3rd at Evolution Fighting Championships 7, Summer Bash at the Rahway Rec Center in Rahway, NJ.
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“Young Samson” next into battle for AMA Fight Club
AMA Fight Club veteran Mike “Young Samson” Medrano who is one of the more experienced Pro fighters from AMA will be taking on John Ortoloni September 9th at CES in Rhode Island.
Mike looks to ride the momentum from his previous fight, a 2nd round submission victory over Al Buck.
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”The Big Buck” next up for AMA Fight Club!
Chris “The Big Buck” Birchler will be making his much anticipated Pro debut on Friday night September 9th at Ring of Combat inside the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, NJ.
Chris fighting in the Heavyweight division, went 3-0 as an amateur including an astonishing 9 second Knockout to go along with a Submission victory.
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Knockout Queen Next up for AMA Fight Club!!!
Up next to represent AMA Fight Club is Brazilian Knockout Queen Amanda “Lioness” Nunes!.
Amanda, one of the top ranked female fighters in the world will take on Alexis Davis at the Strikeforce Grand Prix Saturday Night September 10th in Cincinnati, OH.
Amanda has been a great addition to AMA Fight Club and patiently waited her turn to fight and “The Lioness” gets her wish at the upcoming Strikeforce Grand Prix event.
Check Amanda’s Last Fight:
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Dan Miller vs. “Toquinho”
Dan Miller fought his heart out in front of a raucous crowd at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
After a wild fight where both fighters dropped each other in the first round “Toquinho” won a decision over a very game Dan Miller who was hurt early and battled back to keep the fight going until the final bell.
It was a great fight in front of a great crowd and although we didn’t get the victory in the fight, we were thrilled to be part of such a historic event. Rio was awesome!
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UFC 134 Behind The Scenes Video’s
Check out all of our UFC 134 behind the scenes video from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!
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Dan Miller UFC 134 Fight to Air LIVE & FREE on SpikeTv!!!
AMA Fight Club’s Dan Miller (13-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) will face Rousimar Palhares (12-3) at UFC 134 which takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday August 27th. The Miller/Palhares fight will now be aired LIVE & FREE on Spike TV at 8:00pm est
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Big Weekend For AMA Fight Club
AMA Fight Club’s Jim Miller will be the co main event this Sunday night at UFC on Versus LIVE!!! Versus is channel 603 on DirectTv and 146 On Cablevision Jim is 1 fight away from earning a UFC title shot!
Check out this promo video from NBC Sports featuring Jim Miller!!
Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more.
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Jim Miller Interview For UFC on Versus 5
Thank you to Harris Masood
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Jim Miller vs. Ben Henderson This Sunday Night!!!
AMA Fight Club’s Jim Miller will take on former WEC Champion Ben “Smooth” Henderson this Sunday night at UFC on Versus5
Miller has been tearing up the UFC’s loaded lightweight division and is on a 7 fight Octagon winning streak and is 9-1 overall in the UFC.
Jim recently tied UFC Champion Anderson Silva with the most wins in the UFC Octagon since 2008. UFC President Dana White has stated that if Jim wins he will finally get his title shot!
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Thank You To Murat Keshtov
Thank You To Murat Keshtov for taking the time out of his schedule to work with our fighters. We appreciate his help and look forward to more training with him in the near future!
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“Spaniard” Story on MMAdiehards.com
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AMA Fight Club Feature Story On MMA Diehards.com
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Big Weekend For AMA Fight Club
AMA Fight Club/MVC Sports Management had 5 fighters in action over the weekend in Miami, Las Vegas & Atlantic City.
Adlan Amagov won his Strikeforce debut in Las Vegas in a very exciting televised bout that was aired LIVE on Showtime vs. Ronald Stallings. Adlan used an array of his video game style kicks and punches to hold off Stallings who came on strong at the end.
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Mike Medrano came away with a very impressive 2nd round submission victory over Al Buck at Cage Fury Fighting in Atlantic City, NJ. Mike controlled the first round with striking and takedowns and finished the round on top. The 2nd round was much the same and then “Young Samson” finished Buck with an arm triangle choke midway through the round.
In other action MVC Sports Management’s young gun Trent McCown won in impressive fashion with a 26 second guillotine submission victory in the first round of the CFA lightweight tournament in Miami, South Beach.
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AMA Fighters Brian McLaughlin and Eppie Diaz both fell short in their bouts but both fought their hearts out and will be back soon.
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Ricardo Romero Returns at UFC 135!
Ricardo “Rated R” Romero returns to the Octagon on Saturday night September 24th at UFC 135 Jones vs. Rampage.
Ricardo is 1-1 inside the octagon and is very excited to get back to action and he will face James Te Huna who has a record of 12-5
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Young Samson Returns This Friday Night!
Mike Medrano or “Young Samson” is one of AMA Fight Club’s veteran fighters and will be making his way back to the cage on Friday night at Cage Fury in Atlantic City, NJ
For those of you who have seen Mike fight you know he is one of the sport’s most exciting fighters!
Also in action is Eppie Diaz, who will be making his debut fighting for AMA Fight Club! We are very excited about Eppie and can’t wait to see him fight. Eppie is a very dangerous striker and a well rounded prospect.
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AMA Fight Club In Action July 22nd At Strikeforce!
AMA Fight Club will have 2 fighters in action on July 22nd in Las Vegas fighting for Strikeforce. Adlan Amagov will be on the televised main card on Showtime and Brian McLaughlin will be on the undercard.
Check out this Amazing spinning head kick KO in one of Adlan’s most recent fights!
Check out one of Brian’s most recent grappling Victories where he submitted BJJ Black Belt Peter Iacavazzi.
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Meet AMA Fight Club’s Head Muay Thai Instructor: Kaensak Sor Ploenjit
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Dan Miller vs. Rousimar Palhares in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!!!
AMA Fight Club’s Dan Miller (13-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) will face Rousimar Palhares (12-3) at UFC 134 which takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday August 27th. The Miller/Palhares fight will be streamed live on Facebook on the UFC’s fan page.
“Dan Miller lives up to his motto of ‘anyone, anyplace, anytime’ by stepping up against Rousimar Palhares at UFC 134 after original opponent Alexandre Ferreira pulled out of the fight,” said UFC president Dana White today.
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Welcome To Strikeforce Brian McLaughlin!!!
Congratulations to Brian McLaughlin who was recently signed by Strikeforce to a 3 fight deal!
Brian will make his Strikeforce debut July 22nd in Las Vegas, NV at the Palms Casino & Hotel!
Stay tuned for more information on how to watch Brian’s fight. This signing now gives AMA Fight Club 6 Fighters in the UFC & 3 In Strikeforce!!!
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Congratulations “Spaniard!”
Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman performed like we all knew that he could & now showed the world that there is a new force in the UFC’s Welterweight Division!
After a turbulent week of will he or won’t he fight, “Spaniard” got the call an hour before weigh ins that he would be the Co-Main event in place of Nate Marquardt to face Rick Story who won his last 6 UFC fights including a dominant performance over Thiago “Pitbull” Alves.
Charlie used dominate wrestling and top control to secure the Unanimous Decision Victory! Congratulations “Spaniard” We are all VERY proud of you!
Here are some various links to articles & video’s from Charlie’s UFC Victory!
Dana White Calls Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman Win a “True Rocky Story!”
Click here for ROCKY STORY article
Charlie Brenneman Post Fight Interview With MMA DieHards.com
Click here for Post Fight Interview on MMAdiehards.com
Charlie Brenneman Interview With Sherdog.com
Click here for Sherdog Video Interview
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”The Spaniard” Now Co-Main Event!!!!
Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman will now face Rick Story in the Co-Main Event on UFC on Versus 4 – Sunday Night June 26th
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Congratulations “Shorty Rock”
Congratulations to Sean “Shorty Rock” Santella for his huge victory on Saturday night at Ring of Combat! Sean defeated Tito Jones to become the Ring of Combat 135lb Champion! This was Shorty’s 3rd Championship title victory in a row and his record is now 8-2 with 6 submission victories.
Also in action for AMA was Jason Mclean who lost a tough decision.
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John “Birdman” Finn Seminar At AMA Whippany!!!
“Birdman” is one of the most technical Jiu Jitsu Instructor’s that we have ever had the pleasure of training with. This one you DO NOT want to miss! John is Jamie Cruz’s first Black Belt. This 2 hour No Gi seminar is on Friday Night June 24th and is only…..$60 – this seminar will be held in our Whippany location. To register, contact “Birdman” directly at 201.618.1855 (or) birdmanbjj@gmail.com
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Good Luck Mike Massenzio!!!
MVC Sports Management client Mike Massenzio will be fighting Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 131 in Vancouver Saturday night June 11th. You can watch the fight LIVE & for FREE on the UFC Facebook fan page.
Good luck to Mike!
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Welcome Back To The UFC Mike Massenzio!!!
Just 10 days after signing Mike Massenzio to a management contract, I am proud to announce that Mike is back in the UFC! Mike will be stepping in to fight Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 131.
This now gives MVC Sports Management 6 fighters signed to the UFC!
I am extremely honored to now have 6 fighters in the UFC and another 2 in Strikeforce, all under the Zuffa banner. Mike Massenzio is a huge talent and I look forward for big things for him in his career!
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ESPN Article on Jim Miller
ESPN recently contacted Mike Constantino to discuss Jim Miller and his recent top contender status. Thank you to Franklin McNeil for the interview.
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MVC Sports Management Signs Mike Massenzio
MVC Sports Management signs former UFC Fighter Mike Massenzio! Mike has a pro MMA record of 12-4 (1-2 UFC) Mike is a major talent and we are very happy to add Mike to the team and begin his climb back to the UFC!
MVC Sports management is the sports management division of AMA Fight Club and represents UFC Fighters Jim Miller, Dan Miller, Charlie Brenneman, Ricardo Romero, Rafaello Oliveira, & new Strikeforce signee Adlan Amagov.
Stay tuned for the launch of the New MVC Sports Management Website coming soon!
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Spaniard nation Black & Gold Fight T-Shirts
NEW!!! Limited edition black ‘n gold Spaniard Nation t-shirt specially made for the Spaniard’s homecoming fight in Pittsburgh, PA on June 26th. Pre-orders are being taken from now through May 30th. Shirts will be sent out on June 15th just in time for the Spaniard’s fight!
If interested, please email Ben Brenneman at no1joes@gmail.com with the following information:
First and Last name, Quantity and Sizes of shirts (women’s shirts available, they run small)
Mailing address (if shirt needs mailed) Phone number, Payment method (check or Paypal) Paypal: c_brennman@hotmail.com -Mail Check to:
Ben Brenneman
107 Campbell Hill Road
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
Come out and show your support!
For more Spaniard Nation News Please Visit:
Click here To Visit Spaniard Nation
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AMA Fight Club Welcomes Jamie Varner!!!
AMA is very happy to announce that we welcome former WEC lightweight champion Jamie “C-4” Varner to our team! Jamie has an impressive Pro MMA record of 17-5 and was the WEC Lightweight Champion.
Jamie is an extremely talented & well rounded fighter & we are very happy to have him on our team. I promise that you will see Jamie in the UFC shortly!
When you see Jamie around AMA, please say hello to him & welcome him to our team!
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Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira Returns To The UFC!!!
Rafaello Oliveira (14-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) returns to the UFC at UFC 130 which takes place May 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas where he will face Gleison Tibau. The main card airs on pay-per-view, though Oliveira vs. Tibau is slated for the Facebook-streamed portion of the preliminary card.
Tibau, a nearly-five-year UFC vet, looks to build on a decision win over Kurt Pellegrino at March’s UFC 128 event. Tibau, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who trains at Florida’s American Top Team, is 3-1 in his past four octagon outings (his only loss came AMA Fight Club’s own Jim Miller). Past UFC wins have come over the likes of Terry Etim, Josh Neer, Jeremy Stephens, Rich Clementi and Caol Uno.
Oliveira, a fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, went 1-2 in his first UFC stint (2009-2010) with a win over John Gunderson and losses to Nik Lentz and Andre Winner. Since his promotional release Raffy has won four straight fights on the regional circuit while competing on the East Coast and in his native Brazil. Two of the victories came via decision over former WEC fighters Rafael Dias and Bendy Casimir.
Check out the following highlight video of “Tractor” for those of you who did not get to see him fight yet:
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Jim Miller Highlight Video
Thank you to AMA Fight Club student & assistant BJJ Instructor Joe Franco for taking the time & effort to make this video! Thank you Joe!
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AMA Fight Club Welcomes Amanda Nunes!!!
AMA is very proud to announce that we have added Strikeforce Fighter & #4 world ranked fighter Amanda Nunes to our team!
Amanda has a Pro MMA record of 6-1 including 6 straight victories all by Knockout!
When you see Amanda at AMA, please say hello, introduce yourself & welcome her to the team.
Take a look at the video below to get to see Amanda in action!
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UFC’ Top Documentarian!!!
Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman reporting live from the UFC Fighter Summitt in Las Vegas.
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Jim Miller Featured In UFC Magazine!!!
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Congratulations to all AMA Fight Club NAGA Competitors!!!
Congratulations to all members from AMA Fight Club who participated in NAGA. Below are some of our results:
William Quinche First Place Novice Bantamweight No Gi
Steven Siegel First Place No Gi Director’s Middleweight
Steven Siegel Second Place Gi Director’s Intermediate
Joe Gianonne Second Place Light Heavyweight Gi Beginner Division
Dominick LaPola Third Place Gi
Mike MacDougal First Place Director’s Intermediate No Gi
Mike Garcia First Place Heavyweight No Gi
Anthony Danese Third Place No Gi Intermediate Masters Division
Hallie MacDougal Second Place Kids Novice Gi
Hallie MacDougal Third Place Kids Novice No Gi
Morgan MacDougal Second Place Kids Novice Gi
Morgan MacDougal Second Place Kids Novice No Gi
Tori Sandull First Place Kids Gi
Tori Sandull First Place Kids No Gi
Gianna Sandull Second Place Gi
Gianna Sandull Fourth Place No Gi
Chiara Ricupero 2nd Place Kids
AMA Fight Club Competitors
Matthew Agnelli
Patrick Sullivan
David Bugel
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AMA Fight Club Special Offer!!!
For a limited time only…CALL NOW to recieve 5 Weeks of UNLIMITED training for Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & All Kids Programs for only….$97!!!
This offer is valid for both of our Pompton Lakes & Whippany locations! You must mention this special when you call or include it in the message section of the contact section of this website.
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Expanded Training At Our Pompton Lakes Location
Located on the same complex as our AMA Fight Club Pompton Lakes location is Cannonball Fitness. Cannonball Fitness is one of the most unique training centers for strength & conditioning that I have ever seen. Using the same open air concept as AMA Fight Club, Cannonball Fitness has open garage doors & is the ideal place to train at especially during Spring/Summer.
Cannonball Fitness offers individual memberships to use the facility as well as a membership that also allows you to partake in their circuit training classes. These circuits are a grueling series of excercises developed by Austin Wall & his team of fitness experts!
For more information visit Click Here To Go To CannonballTraining.com
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Congratulations “Shorty Rock!!!”
Congratulations to Sean “Shorty Rock” Santella for bringing home another Championship Belt to adorn the walls of The AMA Fight Club! Shorty Rock used every tool in his vast tool box to defeat Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt and former 6-1 pro MMA Fighter Sidemar Honorio via decision victory.
This was Shorty’s second world championship title victory in a row. In his last fight Sean won the Ring of Combat Championship title. Shorty’s record now stands at 7-2 with 6 submission victories!
Congratulations Shorty Rock! All of your coaches, teammates & students here at AMA are VERY proud of you!
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UCC 4 Supremacy A Success!!!
On Friday night April 22nd 2011 UCC 4 Supremacy marked the first Promotional venture for AMA Fight Club Owner Mike Constantino. Mike was hired in an advisory role to help establish UCC as New Jersey’s premier Mixed Martial Arts fight promotion. In the first UCC show with their new infastructure in place, UCC rocked the house with over 2,000 fans in the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, NJ.
There were 7 action packed fights including 2 world championships on the line. The fighters did not dissapoint and the fights were entertaining as well as the action outside of the cage.
One of the more noticable changes was the crowd & the atmosphere. UCC brought in world renown DJ Andrew Mendez to supply the music & Tiff’s Restaurant group to provide a full bar of Liquor & Beer to entertain the fight fans and provide a unique experience for all in attendance. In addition to everything else, UCC brought in some of the best vendors in the area including Signature Fitness, The Nutrition Zone of East Hanover, Dr Tom Boorujy & many others who gave away samples of their products and services.
AMA Fight Club members were out in full force & everywhere that you turned you saw AMA Fight Club shirts, or the exclusive walk out T Shirts of Sean “Shorty Rock” Santella, Andy Main & Scott Fairlamb!
AMA had 3 fighters on the card and came away with 1 win, 1 loss & 1 no contest. Glenn Sandul waged an incredible war before succumbing to Ultimate Fighter veteran Mike Stewart in the third round. “Shorty Rock” won the UCC 135lb title in impressive fashion using an array of techniques from his arsenal & in the main event, Andy Main’s bout was ruled a no contest due to an accidental knee that he suffered while down.
All in all UCC was a HUGE success and we look forward to bringing you our next installment in September!
Thank you to all who attended & supported our event!
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AMA Fight Club Featured On “Inside MMA”
AMA was featured on Inside MMA for their Inside America’s gyms feature. Take a look inside AMA Fight Club & see some of the stuff that we currently have going on!
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Support Fairlambs Fight!
(Courtesy of www.mmadiehards.com)
As professional MMA fighters go, Scott Fairlamb’s name is not the one you’ll recognize when reading the roster of AMA Fight Club in northern New Jersey. Jim and Dan Miller, Charlie Brenneman and Ricardo Romero fight in the UFC Octagon. Andy Main has graced Spike TV on The Ultimate Fighter.
In relative anonymity, Fairlamb battles a different enemy, and in just over a week will be in the cage himself. When he fights in New Jersey on April 22 in UCC 4, Fairlamb’s body will be battling CML – Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.
In a stunning show of camaraderie, Williams, who will be in the cage six days before at CFFC 7, will donate his entire purse to Fairlamb, and AMA Fight Club boss Mike Constantino will match Williams’ effort.
Fairlamb, with help from Williams and Constantino, shared his story with MMADieHards.com.
Scott Fairlamb needs more than the help of Williams and Constantino in his struggle to overcome CML. One way is to attend his fight at UCC 4: Supremacy on April 22 at Mennen Sports Arena (161 East Hanover Ave., Morristown, NJ) against Mo Fowzi.
If you cannot be there to cheer him on, donate directly to:
Fairlamb’s Fight Foundation
P.O. Box 347
Butler, N.J. 07405
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AMA Fight Club owner steps behind the curtains for New Jersey-based fight promotion, UCC!
(Article Courtesy of mmmjunkie.com)
Usually, you see Mike Constantino in the locker rooms holding a pair of Thai pads, following his fighters to the cage, or yelling at them at AMA Fight Club.
Next time you see him, he’ll probably be all dressed up.
Constantino told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that he’s accepted a new advisor position with the New Jersey-based Urban Conflict Championships for an event April 22 featuring the return of UFC vet Rolles Gracie.
The event, dubbed “UCC 4: Supremacy,” takes place at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, N.J., and streams live on the promotion’s website. Headlining the card is a bout between “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ cast member Andy Main (5-1) and Felipe Arantes (13-3). IFL veteran Jamal Patterson (5-3) is also featured.
Constantino will continue to train fighters such as UFC standouts and brothers Jim and Dan Miller, but he’s now adding his expertise to the promotion side of the business.
That’s allowed him to take what he’s learned from the fighter’s side of the game and apply it to the production side. He hopes that expertise will make both better.
“I’ve been a manager/trainer/fighter at every level, from your local rinky-dink show to the UFC,” he said. “I see all angles of the game, and I feel like I’m in a unique position.
“There’s trainers like Greg Jackson that are great trainers, there are guys like Malki Kawa, who’s a great manager. Very few and far between are great trainers and managers. I eventually want to create my own category.”
There is, of course, some crossover between those roles when it comes to shows on the regional scene. Gyms and trainers often hold events which feature fighters under their banner, and there are managers who employ fighters they represent in shows they promote.
Constantino is aware of the potential conflict of interest and said he is not a promoter of the April 22 event. Although AMA fighters are competing at the event, he will not corner them.
“Anybody that I spoke to knows I own AMA and that I’m a trainer, so they know the deal going into it,” he said. “My guys are not getting any favorable matchups.
“Andy Main is the main event, and he’s my guy, but he’s fighting Felipe Arantes, who has seven victories in a row. So it’s not like it’s like, ‘Hey, it’s a lopsided fight and [the promoter] is training him to beat me.’ Everybody knows who everybody is.”
Gracie returns to the cage for the first time since an unsuccessful outing in the UFC. The grappling ace took on Joey Beltran at UFC 109 and was stopped with strikes in the second frame.
Main most recently picked up a submission win this past January in regional competition.
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AMA Fight Club Whippany Location To Start Kids Wrestling Club
AMA Fight Club is pleased to announce that we will be starting a Kid’s wrestling club on April 4th for Recreation & High School Aged children.
The Class times will be:
Tuesday 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Thursday 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am
Sunday 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Our program will be headed by wrestling coach Mike Gibbons & AMA Fight Club fighters & coaches.
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Support AMA Fight Club Fighters!!!
Please join me for an evening of live Mixed Martial Arts fighting with 3 former UFC fighters, a Gracie, and 2 World Championship Title Fights featuring AMA Fight Club Fighters Andy Main & Sean “Shorty Rock” Santella – Music by DJ Andrew Mendez…promotion by E-Rock Entertainment
UCC 4 – Supremacy – Aprill 22nd – Mennen Arena, Morristown, NJ!!! To purchase tickets, visit:
www.UCCFIGHTS.com
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AMA Fight Club owner steps behind the curtains for New Jersey-based fight promotion, UCC!
(Article Courtesy of mmmjunkie.com)
Usually, you see Mike Constantino in the locker rooms holding a pair of Thai pads, following his fighters to the cage, or yelling at them at AMA Fight Club.
Next time you see him, he’ll probably be all dressed up.
Constantino told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that he’s accepted a new advisor position with the New Jersey-based Urban Conflict Championships for an event April 22 featuring the return of UFC vet Rolles Gracie.
The event, dubbed “UCC 4: Supremacy,” takes place at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, N.J., and streams live on the promotion’s website. Headlining the card is a bout between “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ cast member Andy Main (5-1) and Felipe Arantes (13-3). IFL veteran Jamal Patterson (5-3) is also featured.
Constantino will continue to train fighters such as UFC standouts and brothers Jim and Dan Miller, but he’s now adding his expertise to the promotion side of the business.
That’s allowed him to take what he’s learned from the fighter’s side of the game and apply it to the production side. He hopes that expertise will make both better.
“I’ve been a manager/trainer/fighter at every level, from your local rinky-dink show to the UFC,” he said. “I see all angles of the game, and I feel like I’m in a unique position.
“There’s trainers like Greg Jackson that are great trainers, there are guys like Malki Kawa, who’s a great manager. Very few and far between are great trainers and managers. I eventually want to create my own category.”
There is, of course, some crossover between those roles when it comes to shows on the regional scene. Gyms and trainers often hold events which feature fighters under their banner, and there are managers who employ fighters they represent in shows they promote.
Constantino is aware of the potential conflict of interest and said he is not a promoter of the April 22 event. Although AMA fighters are competing at the event, he will not corner them.
“Anybody that I spoke to knows I own AMA and that I’m a trainer, so they know the deal going into it,” he said. “My guys are not getting any favorable matchups.
“Andy Main is the main event, and he’s my guy, but he’s fighting Felipe Arantes, who has seven victories in a row. So it’s not like it’s like, ‘Hey, it’s a lopsided fight and [the promoter] is training him to beat me.’ Everybody knows who everybody is.”
Gracie returns to the cage for the first time since an unsuccessful outing in the UFC. The grappling ace took on Joey Beltran at UFC 109 and was stopped with strikes in the second frame.
Main most recently picked up a submission win this past January in regional competition.
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AMA Fight Club Whippany Location To Start Kids Wrestling Club
AMA Fight Club is pleased to announce that we will be starting a Kid’s wrestling club on April 4th for Recreation & High School Aged children.
The Class times will be:
Tuesday 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Thursday 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am
Sunday 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Our program will be headed by wrestling coach Mike Gibbons & AMA Fight Club fighters & coaches.
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Carl Agnelli Recieves His Purple Belt From Jamie Cruz!!!
Congratulations to Carl Agnelli who recieved his purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu today from Jamie Cruz! If you have had the pleasure of training with Carl, you know he is a beast on the mat & he is very well deserving! Congratulations Carl & we are very lucky to have you training with us at AMA Fight Club!
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John “Birdman” Finn Seminar At AMA Pompton Lakes!!!
“Birdman” is one of the most technical Jiu Jitsu Instructor’s that we have ever had the pleasure of training with. This one you DO NOT want to miss! John is Jamie Cruz’s first Black Belt. This 2 hour Gi seminar is on Sunday April 10th and is only…..$60 – this seminar will be held in our brand new AMA Fight Club Pompton Lakes location. Come check out our new gym! To register, contact “Birdman” directly at 201.618.1855 (or) birdmanbjj@gmail.com
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Miller Brothers Fight Their Hearts Out In Front Of Home Crowd!!!
In front of 13,000 people in their home state of NJ at the Prudential Center, brothers Jim & Dan Miller put on a show of heart, grit, and true toughness! After accepting a fight against top 10 middleweight Nate Marquardt on just 5 days notice Dan Miller battled “The Great” to a hard fought decision.
Victory was literally in Dan’s grasp a couple times through throughout the fight as Dan threatened with multiple submission attempts including a tight guillotine choke that I as well as many others in the arena thought ended the fight. Nate held on to win a decision victory.
Jim Miller in the very next fight came out fired up for his bout with undefeated Kamal Shalorus. With his trademark entrance music “Bad Moon Rising” blaring throughout the arena Jim stormed into the ring and didn’t look back. Using crisp pinpoint striking and a wide array of grappling including a flying triangle attempt & also taking the “Prince of Persia’s” back for over 2 minutes at one point Jim wore down the undefeated Shalorus.
In the third round Jim saw blood in the water and went in for the kill using a powerful uppercut punch to set up a devastating knee that dropped Kamal and then Jim pounced on him and opened up an onslaught of unanswered strikes until the ref peeled him away for the TKO victory!
The win marked 7 in a row for Jim Miller in the UFC’s most competitive division and ran his record to 20-2 overall (9-1 UFC)
Give this man a title shot!!!
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AMA Fight Club Pompton Lakes Coming March 28th!!!
AMA is pleased to announce that we will be opening a second location in Pompton Lakes, NJ!!! We are scheduled to open Monday, March 28th. Our Pompton location will have changing rooms and showers for both males & females. AMA Pompton will be a great training setting with 4 garage doors that will open in the summer for an open air training experience! We will have over 30 feet of cage panel walls and an open matted area of Swain/Dollamur mats. Heavy bags of different variety will also be hung along 2 walls.
Email me at mike@amafightclub.com to register for our pre-opening special. 3 months of unlimited classes for only $99/mo!
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Dan Miller Steps Up To Fight Nate Marquardt At UFC 128!!!
Dan Miller has stepped up on One Week’s notice to now face Nate “The Great” Marquardt at UFC 128 on the Live portion of the PPV! Nate’s original opponent Yoshihiro Akiyama, more commonly known by his nickname “Sexiyama,” has been forced out of his fight after tragedy struck Japan on Friday, millions of Japanese citizens lost power in their homes and many businesses – including airports – have been shut down, making it seemingly impossible for Akiyama to leave the country
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UFC President Dan White commented: ““New Jersey native Dan Miller proves once again that he will fight anyone, anywhere, any time by agreeing to step up from the prelims to face Nate Marquardt,” UFC president Dana White said via statement. “Marquardt has long been a top-10 ranked middleweight and Miller jumped at the opportunity to face him.”
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AMA Pompton Lakes Update
AMA Fight Club Pompton Lakes is coming along very nicely…painting stage – Email me at mike@amafightclub.com to register for our pre-opening special. 3 months of unlimited classes for only $99/mo!
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Meet AMA Fight Club’s Head Muay Thai Trainer, The Legendary Muay Thai Fighter Kaensak Sor Ploenjit
If you’re an average martial artist and I tell you that Randy Couture or Georges St-Pierre is teaching down the street, chances are you’d be pretty excited. If I tell you Muhammad Ali or Sugar Ray Leonard is in town, even if you’re not a boxing fan, you’ll still probably have a jolt of pleasant recognition. But if I tell you Kaensak Sor Ploenjit is nearby doing a seminar, how many of you would know who I’m talking about, let alone run out to participate? That’s unfortunate because in the world of muay Thai, the name Kaensak is as famous as any of those others.
One of the few fighters to be the champ at both Lumpinee and Rajadamnern stadiums in Bangkok—the two major promoters of muay Thai there—and the first athlete to be named fighter of the year in Thailand two years in a row, Kaensak is as famous a figure in his native country as he is unknown in the United States. This may explain how he could now be living right across the river in New Jersey without my knowing anything about it until I happened to hear he was conducting a seminar in the Bronx.
Born Pongsak Cheawchan, Kaensak garnered his experience the hard way, moving into a muay Thai camp at age 9. There, the young fighters would rise every day at 5 a.m. and train for two hours, then go to school. When they were done with their studies, they’d train another four hours before being allowed dinner and sleep. That went on for six days a week. On their “day off,” they trained for only two hours. Kaensak had his first professional fight at 10, winning by knockout. He kneed his opponent in the stomach so hard the other boy threw up.
The son of a muay Thai fighter, the youngster learned the brutal techniques of the sport quickly and was given the ring name Kaensak, or “core of strength.” At 13, he fought his first bout at Rajadamnern and won by decision. In 1989, at 19, he bagged the flyweight championship at Lumpinee, then the title at Rajadamnern. That year, he went undefeated and earned the nation’s fighter-of-the-year award. In 1990 he was undefeated going into his final match of the year at Rajadamnern against another unbeaten fighter, Taveesaklek. Stepping up to 116 pounds, Kaensak won a decision and an unprecedented second award.
Watching him demonstrate moves to students at Lions Roar, it was clear why he had such success. His movements were crisp, precise and filled with the kind of power you don’t want to get hit by. Every time he landed a roundhouse kick on a pad, it sounded like a bullwhip cracking. His knee strikes, making contact with the inside of the thigh, smacked the other man’s arms with a vicious noise. Although he weighs less than 130 pounds, there was no doubt that if he hit you flush with the harder part of his knee, a hospital stay might be in order.
Now 40, the veteran of more than 200 bouts prides himself on having been an all-around fighter. “I think my style was the best because I used everything,” Kaensak said. “If you just have a strong punch but can’t hit your opponent with it, that’s no good. I like to use kicks, punches, knees, elbows, clinches, combinations—everything.” There’s one thing that’s even more important than technique, he said. “Heart is No. 1. If you get hurt and say, ‘Oh no, I’m going to die,’ and just go home, you can’t win. You have to want to fight.”
Yes, to be great you have to want to fight. But doing it with Kaensak probably wouldn’t be a good idea.
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Great Jiu Jitsu Training At “Shaolins”
Thank you to our dear friend Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro for the great training session as his gym today in preparation for UFC 128! Shaolin is one of the best Jiu Jitsu practitioner’s in the world and we are honoured to call him our friend! Thank you to his team of fighter’s who trained with us as well!
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Thank You Felix Erazo
Felix Erazo of Semper Fitness is one of AMA Fight Club’s Strength & Conditioning coaches. Felix works with AMA Fighter’s Ricardo Romero, Andy Main, Doug Miller & Helwig just to name a few.
Felix recently ran the Miller brothers through one of his gruelling TRX workouts here at AMA Fight Club. TRX is one of AMA Fight Club sponsors. Thank you to both Felix & TRX for their continued support!!!
Felix is a NASM, CPT & TRX certified Instructor. For more information on Felix visit: www.semper-fitness.com
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Book Private Lessons With Kaensak
World Muay Thai Champion Kaensak will be offering private lessons at a special discounted rate of $75 for a one hour lesson during his first week here at AMA. Email mike@amafightclub to reserve your day & time!
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Kaensak Is Coming!!!!
AMA Fight Club is VERY pleased to announce that World renowned Rajadamnern and Lumpinee Muay Thai Champion & 2x Fighter of the year Kaensak Sor Ploenjit will now be part of the AMA Fight Club Team!
Kaensak has 30 years of experience as both a Muay Thai fighter and Trainer. With over 300 fights, his legacy spans the globe and Kaensak has taught & competed in the highest levels of Muay Thai competition!
Kaensak will be teaching in both the Whippany & Pompton Lakes location & will be taking AMA Muay Thai Instructor Nick Avalos under his wing as his top apprentice!
Special thanks to Nick Avalos for making this possible and helping AMA secure this Muay Thai legend to teach at AMA & make all of our wonderful & dedicated students even better!
Kaensak & Nick will split duties teaching classes at both locations and Amr & Woody will remain as assistant Instructor’s. We are all very excited to be fortunate enough to have one of Muay Thai’s legends of the sport teaching here at AMA Fight Club!
Check out some of the video’s below to meet your new Instructor!
“Yin – Dee – Ton – Rub” Kaensak!!!
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Congratulation’s Rod Carrera!!!
After many years of hard work & dedication Rod Carrera earned his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt from Jamie Cruz!!! Rod has trained very hard on his journey to purple belt and we are all very proud of him. Congratulations Rod!!!
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AMA Fight Club Pompton Lakes Coming Mid March!!!
AMA is pleased to announce that we will be opening a second location in Pompton Lakes, NJ!!! We are scheduled to open in Mid-March. Our Pompton location will have changing rooms and showers for both males & females. AMA Pompton will be a great training setting with 4 garage doors that will open in the summer for an open air training experience! We will have over 30 feet of cage panel walls and an open matted area of Swain/Dollamur mats. Heavy bags of different variety will also be hung along 2 walls.
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A Day in the life of AMA Fight Club – pics by Tracy Lee
Thank you to Tracy Lee of combatlifestyles.com for the great pictures!
Click HERE to see the pictures…
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Vote For Jim Miller!!!
Jim Miller has been bestowed the honor of being nominated for the Tequila Cazadores UFC Spirit award. This award is given to UFC fighters who exemplify the spirit of a champion inside and out of the octagon. Please follow the link below to vote for Jim. The winner gets $1000.00 donated to the charity of their choice. Jim has chosen the Children’s hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) – All votes are appreciated!
Click here to VOTE For Jim Miller!!!
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Jay McLean Wins At Strikeforce!!!
Congratulations to Jay McLean who won a unanimous decision over Kevin Roddy at The Strikeforce Fedor vs. Silva card at the IZOD center in NJ.
Jay used solid striking with take downs mixed in throughout the fight and even dropped Roddy in the second round with a left hook.
This victory marked the 2nd in a row for AMA and the 12th in the last 13 fights!
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Article & Video On Mike Constantino & AMA Fight Club
Click here to read the article & See the video.
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AMA Fight Club Gets Another 2 BJJ Brown Belts!
Congratulations to Sean “Short Rock” Santella & Derrick Doyle who both received their Brown Belts from Jamie Cruz!!! Shorty & Derrick both are assistant Instructor’s at AMA and continually share their Jiu Jitsu knowledge with all of our students.
Congratulations guys on one step closer to Black Belt!
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AMA Fight Club Goes 1-1
Over the weekend AMA Fight Club had two fighters in action. Ricardo Romero vs Kyle Kingsbury at UFC 126 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas & James “Mad Dog” Meals vs. Trevor Suter at Cage Fury in Atlantic City, NJ.Coming off a submission victory in his UFC debut, Ricardo suffered his first UFC defeat and only his second overall. After taking a knee to the stomach and losing his wind, Ricardo could not recover and succumbed to a TKO. After seeing the look in his eyes after the fight I can guarantee that he will be back stronger than ever!
Later on in the same evening across the United States, James “Mad Dog” Meals made his much anticipated return fighting for AMA Fight Club and dazzled by controlling the fight with pin point striking before the fight hit the mat and “Mad Dog” submitted Suter with an Anaconda choke at the 4:57 mark of the first round!
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Ricardo Romero UFC 126 Documentary!
The Fight Business: Ricardo Romero UFC 126 from Harris Masood on Vimeo.
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Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman &
Jim Miller Receive New 4 Fight UFC Contracts!!!
Congratulations to Charlie & Jim on their new contracts. The following is an article from our friends over at mmajunkie.com
Two of AMA Fight Club’s brightest standouts are going to stick around in the octagon.
Lightweight contender Jim Miller (19-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) and welterweight prospect Charlie Brenneman (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) have signed new four-fight contract extensions with the UFC.
AMA manager Mike Constantino broke the news today while appearing on MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio).
Miller has made nine octagon appearances and makes his 10th with a fight against Kamal Shalorus at UFC 128, which takes place March 19 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
A New Jersey native, Miller returns to the venue for the second time since he took on Canadian Mark Bocek this past March at UFC 111 and ground out a unanimous-decision win. He first signed with the UFC in late 2008 after a one-fight stint in the now-defunct International Fight League.
Miller most recently took out prospect Charles Oliveira at UFC 124 this past December and recently asked for a title shot or a top contender in his next bout.
Brenneman, a Pennsylvania native, is fresh off his second UFC win, which came over Amilcar Alves at “UFC Fight Night 23: Fight for the Troops 2,” and has fought thrice for the industry-leading promotion. He made his way into the octagon on the heels of a five-fight win streak in regional competition and defeated Jason High in his debut this past March at UFC Fight Night 21.
Brenneman nearly lost the vision in his left eye after sustaining a broken orbital bone during training in 2008. He eventually healed and joined up with AMA following his first professional loss to now-UFC standout John Howard.
For the latest on UFC 128, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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Wednesday February 2nd AMA Closed!!!
In accordance with Hanover Township schools, AMA will be closed for ALL classes Wednesday February 2nd. Please be safe if you must be out and about on the roads!
The Spaniard Wins!!! Makes it 10 In A Row For AMA Fight Club!!!
Congratulations to Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman on his dominant unanimous decision victory last night at UFC Fight for the Troops!!!
Charlie dominated the action from start to finish and won every round on all 3 judges cards. This victory improved the Spaniard’s record to 13-2 (2-1 UFC)
The win marked the 10th straight victory for the AMA Fight Club including 8 submission & KO victories!
The fight for the troops experience was amazing & I can not even express how much l learned from them and we are so proud to have met them all!
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A Day Of Fun Activities With The Troops Of Fort Hood Texas!!!
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2 Big Weekend Victories Bring Our Win Streak To 9 In A Row!!!
AMA Fight Club had two fighters in action over the weekend and we came away with 2 huge victories keeping our win streak alive at 9 in a row with 8 finishes!!!Friday night Ultimate Fighter Season 12 vet Andy Main took on Bobby Reardanz at Hoosier Fight Club 6 in Valparaiso, Indiana. Andy controlled the action the entire first round with multiple takedowns and relentless ground & pound. In the second round, it was much the same until Andy locked up an arm bar and forced the submission at the 4:40 mark.
On Saturday night, our Heavyweight prospect Chris Birchler stepped into the cage for just the second time in his young career at Extreme Fight Club challenge in Paterson, NJ. Chris knocked his opponent out in an astonishing 7 seconds and further proved why there our big things in store for this blue chip prospect! This 7 second KO ran his record to 2-0 with a submission and a KO victory!
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Wednesday January 12th All Classes Cancelled
All classes Wednesday January 12th are cancelled due to inclement weather!
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Dan Miller vs. Nick Catone at UFC 128 in NJ!!!
It’s a battle of Middleweight supremacy with 2 training partners & friends squaring off at UFC 128!!!
New Jersey natives Dan Miller and Nick Catone will do battle at the Prudential Center in Newark on March 19 for UFC 128.
Dan Miller has won 2 straight in the UFC which ran his UFC record to 5-3 (13-4 overall)
Can Miller make it three wins in a row when he meets “The Jersey Devil?”
Despite having a successful Octagon debut over Derek Downey back in Feb. of 2009, Catone struggled in his next two bouts. He was submitted by Tim Credeur, then came up short in his bout against Mark Munoz at UFC 102.
With a split decision win over Jesse Forbes, Nick got back into the win column but suffered a few injuries that have kept him out of action for over a year.
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Charlie Brenneman UFN 23 “Fight for the Troops 2″ Video Blogs
The Fight Business: Charlie Brenneman UFC Fight For The Troops from Harris Masood on Vimeo.
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Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus at UFC 128 in NJ!!!
Jim Miller will continue his trek to a title and will face off against undefeated kamal Shalorus in fron of his hometown crowd at UFC 128which takes place March 19 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
The pay-per-view event is expected to feature a light-heavyweight headliner between champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and former champ Rashad Evans. Shalorus vs. Miller will be part of the televised main card.
Earlier this month, Shalorus ended his four-fight WEC stint with a split-decision victory over tough veteran Bart Palaszewski at WEC 53. The win followed a tough-luck split draw with former champion Jamie Varner at WEC 49. Prior to that bout, the British-Iranian wrestler and grappler started his career with an undefeated 7-0-1 mark, which included WEC wins over Will Kerr and Dave Jansen.
Jim Miller, meanwhile, has emerged as one of the UFC’s top contenders after a six-fight win streak that includes recent victories over Mark Bocek, Gleison Tibau and a first round submission highly touted Charles Oliveira. Aside from an early-2009 loss to title challenger Gray Maynard at UFC 96, the New Jersey native remains undefeated in the UFC.
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Congratulations Dillon Danis!
AMA Fight Club member Dillon Danis had to put his MMA & BJJ training on hold to compete for his high school wrestling team and he is continuing to wreak havoc only on a different mat. Check out this great story on Dillon
Click here to read the article
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Jim Miller Named #7 by The UFC on their Top 10 Best Fighters Of 2010 List!
Congratulations to Jim Miller who was named by the UFC on their annual Top 10 fighters of the year! Jim came in at #7 and will look to continue his rise to become UFC Lightweight Champion in 2011!
Click here to read the article
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Charlie Brenneman UFC “Fight For The Troops 2″ Video Blog
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AMA Fight Club Heavyweight Zip Up Hoodies Now In Stock!!!
Click here for details & to order!
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Great article by Martin Rooney On Jim Miller for Mens Health
Click here for Article & Video’s!!!
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Jim Miller Featured on ESPN’s Inside MMA 12:38 into the video
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Great Video Recap Of UFC 124 “Miller Brother Show”
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When Jim Miller Speaks, People Listen!
Click here for Jim Miller Post Fight Video Interview
Check Out The Gracie Brothers Reenacting Jim Miller’s UFC 124 Submission!!!
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Miller Brothers Dominate UFC 124!!!
Congratulations to Dan & Jim Miller who dominated UFC 124 with unbelievable performances!
Dan Miller got things started against a very tough & gritty Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blackbelt Joe Doerkson who came into the fight with a 46 -13 record and a wealth of experience. Doerkson, the Canadian fought in front of his home crowd with a crazy rowdy 23,000 screaming Canadian fans behind him. Dan dominated the action and controlled where the fight went using relentless take downs and ground & pound to secure a decision victory! The win made it 2 in a row for Dan & ran his UFC record to 5-3!
Jim Miller kept the momentum going by submitting previously undefeated fighter Charles Oliveira who stopped 13 of 14 fighters heading into his match with Jim. It took all of 1 minute & 58 seconds for Jim to derail the hype machine. Although Jim headed into the fight with an 18-2 record overall including 5 world championship titles and a UFC record of 7-1 he was the underdog and shown no respect from the public as well as his opponent because it was found out Oliveira ASKED to fight Jim because he was confident that he could beat him!!! Well, needless to say Jim walked through Oliveira’s punches and kicks then took him down and knee barred him to submit him in under 2 minutes of round 1!
Congratulations to Dan, Jim, as well as ALL of their AMA Fight Club trainers and teammates that helped them get ready for this big night!
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Sean “Shorty Rock” After His Championship Win!
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UFC 124 Ticket Giveaway & Prize Packages!!!
UFC 124 Montreal Prize Package – From AMA Fight Club – 2 tickets to UFC 124 at the Bell Centre – Sit in the Friends & Family Section of the fighters on the card! Then join us at our official after party at 1234 Club in Montreal with Jim Miller, Dan Miller, Charles Oliveira, Sean Pierson, & many more fighters ALL Fighting on the 124 Card!!!!
In order to win you must follow @AMAFIGHTCLUB On Twitter & join our Facebook fan page AMA Fight Club Fan Page – post why YOU should win & it’s as simple as that. Best story wins! Winner picked by Mike Constantino, Jim Miller & Dan Miller directly.
Runner Up Prizes Include:
Dan Miller Autographed Walkout Shirt UFC 124!
Jim Miller Autographed Walkout Shirt UFC 124!
One Signed Fight Worn Glove signed by both Miller Brothers!
Please announce, post, talk about, retweet, help us get this out there!!! If we double our followers after this contest I will do it again at UFC Fight For The Troops, then Again at UFC 126 SUPERBOWL WEEKEND in Las Vegas February 5th!!!
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Shorty Rock Wins Ring of Combat Championship!!!
Congratulations to Sean “Shorty Rock” Santella on winning the Ring of Combat 125lb championship title! Shorty looked great from the minute the bell rang and controlled the action with precision striking followed by relentless Jiu Jitsu. Sean attacked with multiple submission attempts before locking up an arm bar in the second round.
Shorty became the 7th fighter on the AMA Fight Club team to win the Ring Of Combat Championship. Congratulations Champ. Very well deserved!
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AMA Fight Club Goes 2-0 At Damage Fight League!!!
Congratulations to Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira & Jonathan Helwig on their first round submission victories! Helwig got things started in his match vs. Lewis Pascavage. Helwig & Pascavage slugged it out before Jon secured the takedown and then immediately passed to mount where he locked up an arm triangle submission to secure the first round submission in his return to the cage after a 2 year plus layoff due to injury. Welcome back Helwig!
UFC veteran Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira continued his climb back to the UFC with a first round rear naked choke submission over Kevin Roddy. Raffy dominated the action as soon as the bell rang and it was all Oliveira from the start of the fight until he ended it with the choke at the closing minutes of the first round.
Congratulations to both fighters on Great victories!!!
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AMA Fight Club Commercial Now Airing!!!
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Mike Constantino Featured In UFC Magazine
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Miller Brother Documentary
The following Video was shot on location at AMA Fight Club by Harris Masood for mmamania.com & was picked up by ufc.com and is still on the front page titled “Brothers Share Fight Card”
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“Shorty Rock” Article On His Upcoming Title Fight!
Click here to read the article
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AMA Fight Club At NAGA
Congratulations to all of the AMA Fight Club Competitor’s who competed at NAGA. We took home several medals and we are very proud of everyone who stepped it up and entered the divisions above their skill level to really challenge themselves!
The following people represented AMA Fight Club Proud this past weekend!
Steve Siegel – Bronze Medal Directors Division, Blue Belt Gi & Silver Medal No Gi
Tim “Tjmitch” Mitchell – Silver Medal Directors Division Blue Belt Gi & Bronze Medal No Gi Bronze Medal, Directors Division, Blue Belt Gi & Silver Medal No Gi
Nick “Shorty Rock Jr” Farro – Gold Medal – Kid’s Expert Division
Mike MacDougal – 2 Gold Medals
Hallie MacDougal – 2 Silver Medals – 2 Bronze Medals
Morgan MacDougal – Silver Medal
Xhabir Mahmoudi – Silver & Bronze Medal
Val Mahmoudi – Bronze Medal
Tyler Gergich – 2 Silver Medals
Nick Mirabella – Gold Medal
Dan Toffolo – Gold Medal
Dominick La Pola
Dillon Danis
Joe Giannone
Dominick Tafuri
Mike Medrano
Matt Remza
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Birdman BJJ Seminar!!!
To register, contact Birdman at birdmanbjj@gmail.com
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Video Of M-1 Event That Mike Constantino Commentated
M-1 Selection- the Finals- from Kahleem on Vimeo.
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“The Spaniard” Returns To The Octagon January 22nd!!!
Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman makes his much anticipated return to the Octagon January 22nd as he squares off against Amilcar Alves. This event will be a “Fight for the Troops” event to be held in Texas.
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Brothers Jim & Dan Miller return to fight Together On The Same Card At UFC 124!!!
Courtesy of MMAjunkie.com
Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira, Dan Miller vs. Joe Doerksen official for UFC 124
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Oct 14, 2010 at 1:00 pm ET
The Miller brothers now are set to return at UFC 124 in Montreal.
Younger brother Jim Miller (18-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) meets fellow lightweight Charles Oliveira (14-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), and older brother Dan Miller (12-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) takes on fellow middleweight Joe Doerksen (46-13 MMA, 2-6 UFC) at the Dec. 11 event.
MMAjunkie.com previously reported the two tentative bouts, which were officially announced on today’s new “UFC Ultimate Insider” episode.
UFC 124 takes place at the Bell Centre in Montreal and features a welterweight title fight between current champion Georges St-Pierre and top contender Josh Koscheck.
The night’s main card airs on pay-per-view, but due to a scheduling conflict, a “UFC Prelims” special will not air on Spike TV in conjunction with the show.
Jim Miller scored his fifth consecutive octagon victory by shutting down Gleison Tibau at UFC Fight Night 22 this past month. Prior to the win, he defeated Mac Danzig, Steve Lopez, Duane Ludwig and Mark Bocek. Miller’s sole career setbacks came against Frankie Edgar (at a 2006 Reality Fighting show), who now holds the UFC lightweight belt, and Gray Maynard, who is set to vie for that title in January at UFC 125.
His undefeated opponent, Oliveira, wowed audiences during a submission victory over “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ winner Efrain Escudero at UFC Fight Night 22. Although it was the first time the Brazilian fighter took so long to defeat an opponent – eight of the Brazilian’s 14 career wins were earned in the first round, including a submission victory over Darren Elkins during his octagon debut at UFC on Versus 1 – it was nonetheless a great showing against a seasoned veteran.
Dan Miller, a former IFL champion, recently rebounded from a three-fight losing skid with a submission victory over John Salter at UFC 118 in August. Prior to the triumph, the streaky Miller lost unanimous decisions to Demian Maia, Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping, which followed a three-fight win streak over the likes of Rob Kimmons, Matt Horwich and Jake Rosholt to open his UFC career.
Doerksen, an 11-year pro, is fighting for his future after an octagon resurgence proved short lived. The Canadian replaced injured Tim Credeur and met Tom Lawlor at UFC 113 and pulled off a coup with a second-round submission victory. It was the grizzled veteran’s second UFC win (but first since 2005) after two unsuccessful stints in the industry-leading promotion. But at UFC 119, Doerksen fell victim to C.B. Dollaway’s quick guillotine choke and now likely needs a win to remain employed.
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Triple celebration Party Wednesday Night September 22nd!!!
We will be celebrating Jim Miller’s victory at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 22, Dan Miller’s victory at UFC 118 & View The Ultimate Fighter with Andy Main!!!
Congratulations to ANDY MAIN for winning his first fight & getting into the Ultimate Fighter house! Come down and celebrate with us at 9:00PM at Tiff’s Restaurant on Route 23 in Pequannock. We will be hosting a viewing party every Wednesday night. There will be givaways every week as well from Death Wish Fight Gear, The UFC, Tiff’s, AMA Fight Club & Tequila Cazadores EVERY WEEK! Come down and support our team while enjoying great food and drinks! It will be a great time. I hope to see you all there!
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Congratulations Jim Miller!!!
Congratulations to Jim Miller who was victorious at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 22 with a dominant unanimous decision victory over top contender Gleison Tibau. Gleison headed into this match sporting an impressive 31-6 record. Jim used constant pressure & crisp striking to buckle Tibau’s knees throughout the fight. This victory improved Jim’s record to 18-2 (7-1 UFC) and catapulted him into title contention. Special thanks to AMA Fight Club head Muay Thai trainer Nick Avalos & his Assistant instructor Amr for working with Jim in preparation for this fight. OOOOIIIII!
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Jim Miller Documentary
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Congratulations Dan Miller!!!
Congratulations to Dan Miller who defeated John Salter in the second round of UFC 118 with another one of his patented chokes! Dan used a vicious submission to force the tap out and return to the win column in very impressive fashion…congratulations Dan!
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UFC Fan Expo
Mike Constantino will be hosting a 3 hour video segment live from the UFC Fan Expo on Saturday August 28th. The segment will air from 11:00AM – 2:00PM and you can view it at: www.ustream.tv/ufc
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Ultimate Fighter Season 12
Congratulations to AMA fighter Andy Main who will be a cast member of Season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter” “GSP vs Koscheck” which airs Sept. 15th 2010 on Spike TV.
Andy Main is a lightweight fighter out of AMA Fight Club who holds a brazilian jiu jitsu purple belt along with solid wrestling and knockout power. Andy is a technical fighter with great athleticism and lots of heart. After a 10 second KO victory in his last amateur bout in 2008, Andy jumped into the pro circuit in April of 2009 and won with a big KO victory at 3:58 of the first round. He added three more consecutive wins to his record with two submissions and a decision before suffering his first loss in February of 2010 by a close decision. At only 21 years old, Andy has an exciting career ahead of him.
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UFC 117
Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman took on undefeated UFC star Johny Hendricks in what was an action packed fight from start to finish. “The Spaniard” used superior wrestling and crisp striking to control the first round and won it on the judges score cards. In the second round, the heavy handed Hendricks caught Charlie with a hook punch and despite “The Spaniard” not quitting and continuing to fight, the bout was stopped by the ref. It was a great showing by Charlie, unfortunately he just got caught. Congratulations to Johny and we will all be rooting for him throughout his UFC career. 
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AMA Fight Club Dry Fit Champion Shirts Now In Stock!!!
AMA Fight Club Dry Fit – Champion Tee Shirts
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Congratulations Jim Miller!!!
Congratulations Jim Miller who received his Black Belt today from Jamie Cruz!!! Jim is the 4th black belt under Jamie Cruz who is a black belt under the legendary Renzo Gracie! Jamie surprised Jim today during a training session here at AMA Fight Club where he trains alongside UFC fighters Dan Miller, Charlie Brenneman, Ricardo Romero and UFC vets Rafaello Oliveira & Brian McLaughlin. Jim has a professional MMA record of 17-2 (6-1 UFC) with 10 of his victories coming by way of submission…
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Congratulations Ricardo Romero!!!
Ricardo was victorious in his UFC debut after securing an arm bar from the crucifix position in the second round. Ricardo showed true heart and the reason why he is a multi time champion by coming back from a broken jaw, a torn pec and a torn knee ligament all suffered earlier in the fight. Ricardo battled back while injured and took home the victory in his UFC debut…congratulations once again Ricardo!!! Check out the pic of his jaw which had to be wired shut…ouch!
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AMA Fight Club “Come Dance With The Lions” Video
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AMA Fight Club Mini Documentary
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Ricardo Romero Signs 4 Fight UFC Deal!!!
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AMA Fight Club Welcomes 3X Ring of Combat Champion Ricardo Romero!!!
Ricardo Romero at a glance:
• 10-1 Professional MMA Record (only loss by DQ)
• Ring of Combat Heavyweight Champion (2009)
• Ring of Combat Light-Heavyweight Champion (2009)
• 2007 Beast of East Champion (ROC)
• Purple Belt Gracie Jujitsu
• Division 1 college wrestler at Rutgers – 94 wins at 197 lbs.
• Earned #10 National Ranking during college career
• 5 consecutive Stoppages
• 9 out of 10 victories have been finishes
• First round submission victory over UFC fighter James McSweeney
• Last fight was a first round submission victory over 11-4 Nova Uniao black belt Silmar Rodrigo
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Dan Miller UFC 114 Video Blog – Episode 2
Dan Miller’s Road to UFC 114 Vol. 2 from Hector Castro on Vimeo.
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Congratulations Mike Medrano – Winner 1:07 first round at Ring of Combat via North South Choke!!!
Congratulations to Mike Medrano who won in impressive fashion at Ring of Combat in Atlantic City, NJ. Mike took his opponent down and got side mount then proceeded to throw a couple knees before he transitioned into the north south position and slapped on the choke that ended the fight…Congratulations to Mike on another impressive performance running his record to 2-0 with 2 submissions since joining our AMA Fight Club team!
Come join Mike Medrano and celebrate his victory at his official victory party Saturday Night April 17th at Platinum Dollz!!!
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Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman Wins Unanimous Decision at UFN 21, Rafaello Oliveira loses hard fought decision.
In his Octagon debut, Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman won a unanimous decision over his opponent Jason High at UFN 21 in North Carolina. Charlie used superior wrestling and ground and pound to take the unanimous decision victory, congrats to “The Spaniard!” Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira lost a hard fought decision to Ultimate Fighter runner up Andre Winner. In what was a stand up war, both fighters traded for 15 minutes before Winner was awarded the decision.
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Jim Miller Wins Unanimous Decision At UFC 111!!!
Congratulations to Jim Miller who was victorious at UFC 111 with a unanimous decision victory over a very tough Mark Bocek. In front of a packed house, Jim entered the octagon to the theme song of The Soprano’s which drove the sold out crowd into a frenzy. This was Jim’s 4th straight win in the octagon which brought his UFC record to 6-1 and improved his overall record to 17-2.
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Strength & Conditioning workout at Parisi Speed School!!!
Check out all of the hard work & dedication that being a professional fighter entails…Aside from the MMA training that we do which encompasses BJJ, Wrestling & Muay Thai. Being a pro fighter also requires a strict diet & the most cutting edge strength & conditioning.
Thank you to Martin Rooney from “Training for Warriors” & the Parisi Speed School for their continued dedication and sponsorship of our athlete’s!!!
Check out a day in the life of what these guys go through….Keep in mind this is done 3x a week and is the first workout of the day at 9:30 AM which is followed by an intense workout at AMA Fight Club immediately following at 12:30… Article & Video HERE >>
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Check out Mike Constantino with AMA Fight Club UFC fighters Jim Miller, Rafaello Oliveira & Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman from their live in studio appearance on The MMA LIVE Show at the AOL building in NYC from Monday March 15th.
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Sunday School At AMA Fight Club!!!
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Training at Shaolin’s!!!
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Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira Returns To UFC at UFN 21!!!
Tractor to face Ultimate Fighter finalist Andre Winner
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Mike Constantino, Frankie Edgar, Jim Miller & Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman on Fox Fight Game!
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Sean “$horty Rock” Santella wins The Valley Fight League Title!!!
Wins by Triangle choke submission in the first round.!!!
On February 20, 2010, Sean “Shorty Rock” Santella defeated Brett Thomas by triangle choke at 1:36 of the first round for The Valley Fight League Bantamweight Title. Sean hit Brett with an overhand right and went right in for a takedown. Sean immediately passed into side control where he had both of Brett’s arms trapped in a crucifix position and was dropping elbows. It was then that this talented fighter transitioned into a triangle choke to finish off his opponent and run his pro record to 5-1 and bring another belt home to the AMA Fight Club! Congratulations Sean and we are all very proud of you!
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Ring of Combat Recap & Results
Medrano wins by submission, Andy Main lost a tough decision and Adam Fearon was absolutely robbed!!!
Mike Medrano making his debut fighting for AMA Fight Club fought a great fight in an absolute slugfest that saw both fighters trading huge blows. Medrano took an illegal knee to the face and his opponent Jose Viera was deducted a point for the illegal blow. This only fueled “Muscle Mike” as he came out in the third round and continued the slugfest then shot in and took Viera down. After a scramble, Mike snatched up a guillotine to win by submission in what earlier was a slugfest. Congratulations to Mike Medrano on a great victory!
Andy Main in what was called the “Fight of the Night” lost a hard fought decision to Kurt Pellegrino MMA student Lester Caslow. In the first round both fighters traded kicks for about 4 minutes until one of Lester’s punches snuck through and Lester won round one. In the second round Andy came out and did what he does best, takedown, pass the guard, and during a scramble, take the back and once there Andy went for several rear naked chokes however Lester was able to stave off the attack. Andy won the round decisively to even the fight at 1 round apiece. In the third round Andy took Lester down and started with a little ground and pound against the cage. During a scramble Lester reversed Andy and ended up on top. Lester wound up winning the third round and the fight in what was an excellent fight. Congratulations to Lester on a great fight and victory.
Adam won and then lost if that makes any sense in what was the absolute biggest referee blunder I have ever witnessed in my entire career. Adam came out swinging and after a couple of exchanges Adam had his opponent Craig Thieme pinned up against the cage and then slapped on a nasty standing guillotine. The referee rushed in to separate the fighters and pulled Adam off of Thieme and then waived his hands above his head stopping the fight. We were 2 minutes into celebrating the victory when we were alerted the referee “made a mistake” and didn’t really stop the fight……WHAT??? Needless to say we were shocked and long story short Thieme won a decision. It was absolute B.S. – Adam gassed on the guillotine submission and gave it all he had to finish. After celebrating a victory and all of the adrenaline rush that came with it, he had to restart the fight he just won. It was way too much to ask for and overcome and he was flat out robbed.
Here are some behind the scenes Video footage from Ring of Combat, ENJOY!!!
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Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman vs. Jason HighUFC Fight Night 21 – March 31st!!!Jason High competed for DREAM & also fought at “Affliction: Day of Reckoning,” where he suffered a KO loss to current Strikeforce welterweight contender Jay Hieron at the show.
High enters the UFC with two wins in his past three fights, though he recently suffered a head-kick KO loss to Marius Zaromskis at DREAM.10. Still, he’s posted quality wins over notables such as James Giboo, Kevin Burns and Andre Galvao.
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Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman signs with the UFC!!!
MMAjunkie.com reported Brenneman’s signing earlier this week. Known as “The Spaniard,” Brenneman is a one-time EliteXC and four-time Ring of Combat veteran. The Pennsylvania native was the winner of the first season of Spike TV’s “Pros vs. Joes,” and he has dropped just one bout in his first 11 professional contests – a closer-than-the-score-indicates unanimous-decision defeat to current UFC fighter John Howard.
The former NCAA Division I wrestler has posted stoppages in six of his 10 career wins.
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Dan Miller Article on UFC 109
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SPECIAL TO THE RECORD
Jim Miller will be stepping into the ring for the fourth time for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the promotion’s milestone 100th Pay-Per-View from the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday. Miller, who along with his older brother Dan, trains in Whippany, is 13-2 overall in his career and 2-1 in his first three fights with the UFC, the top promotion in mixed martial arts.
And somehow, tennis just wasn’t going to cut it. The North Jersey native will be stepping into the ring for the fourth time for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the organization’s milestone 100th pay-per-view Saturday from the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. “They’re putting on a pretty big show,” Miller, 25, said of the card, which includes two championship fights.
“It’s a stacked card with a ton of great fights.” That’s just what Miller, a lightweight at 155 pounds, was looking for when he took a wrestling background from Sparta High School and one year at Division I Virginia Tech and combined it with a brown belt in Brazilian jiujitsu to embark on a mixed martial arts career in 2005. “It’s a rush,” he said. “You could get hurt, but you could get hurt doing a lot of things. You’re forced to push yourself, and I needed the competition. My brother and I began taking classes in jiujitsu and six months later we were fighting.” Miller, who along with his older brother, Dan, trains in Whippany, is 13-2 in his career and 2-1 in his first three fights with the UFC, the top organization in mixed martial arts. He won his first two fights in the UFC, earning bonuses for the submission of the night in his first fight in England in October, and the fight of the night in his second fight in December in North Carolina. But he is coming off his first UFC loss in March, when he dropped a unanimous decision to Gray Maynard, ending an eight-match winning streak.
“In this sport, you only fight every couple of months,” he said. “So for the last couple of months, I’ve been a loser, and I don’t like that.” He will be facing Mac Danzig, who won the sixth season of television’s The Ultimate Fighter in 2007, and boasts a career record of 19-6-1. Danzig is coming off two straight losses. “I haven’t faced a guy with the skill set that he has,” said Miller, who will be making his Vegas debut. “He’s experienced with a solid background in kickboxing and is very dangerous on the ground.”
With his wrestling background, Miller is strong on his feet and on the ground. He also mixes in Brazilian jiujitsu and Muay Thai, which is a form of boxing that uses kicks and punches practiced in Southeast Asian countries. Most of Miller’s matches have ended with chokes. Nine of his 13 wins have come when he “subbed-out” (forced his opponent to submit), the fastest coming in 1 minute, 4 seconds.
“I’m a fan of choking guys out,” Miller said almost sheepishly. “I guess I have a knack for it.” The only other ways to win are by knockout or decision. “Wrestling is a great tool to have in this sport, but you can’t pin your opponent,” Miller said. Since joining the UFC, Miller has been able to train six days a week, combining strength and conditioning with jiujitsu and Muay Thai classes. He had been doing construction work with his father, Mike, and his brother. He recently got married to his wife, Angel, in November. “When you reach this level, you have to give it 100 percent,” he said. “My whole family has been very supportive of it. My father suddenly became an expert on MMA, and my parents haven’t missed one of my or my brother’s fights.” Miller hopes that his fight on such a big card will lead to bigger, tougher fights.
“I love the pressure,” he said. “I like having to train and to push myself. But it all depends on a lot of other fighters in the division. There’s a good stack of guys standing in my way.”
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BEST OF THE EAST: AMA FIGHT CLUB TEAM PROFILE
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