F5 MMA

Friday, October 1, 2010

3FC Fighting Championship

Our school will be participating in the 3FC Championship Fighting Competition on October 2nd in Pigeon Forge,TN. We have four students who are competing in kickboxing and grappling as well as two adults who are fighting in the cage. Jake, Hayes, Sam, and Grayson will compete in the pre-show events. Byran will have his first fight in the heavy-weight division. Trevor will be fighting in the 170 division this being his second fight in the ring with a record of 1-0. We hope to see you guys out to support our local events and students!!! Thanks F5 Elite Team.

Monday, January 14, 2008

James Stevens meets Wanderlei Silva, 2007

Wanderlei Cesar Silva (pronounced vun-der-LAY), (born July 3, 1976 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, who has competed in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He trained under Rudimar Fedrigo at the Chute Boxe Academy in Curitiba, Brazil. He specializes in Muay Thai and has received a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[1] He holds notable wins over Kazushi Sakuraba, Ricardo Arona, Dan Henderson, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Yuki Kondo. He is the former PRIDE middleweight (205 lb) champion and the PRIDE 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix champion, among others. Silva earned the nickname "The Axe Murderer" for his extremely aggressive style; the majority of his fights have either ended in a knockout or referee stoppage due to his strikes. In the ring, he is known for engaging opponents with punches and utilizing knees in the Muay Thai clinch. He is also known for kicking and stomping downed opponents as well as his looping punches. Silva's nickname in Brazil is "Cachorro Louco", which translates to "Mad Dog", again due to his aggressive fighting style, but also because of the vicious way he stares down opponents just before the beginning of his fights.