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The Jet Urquidez
Benny The Jet was born in 1952
in Los Angeles. He was the second
youngest in a family of nine. His
father was a professional boxer and
his mother a professional wrestler
and the rest of his tale is left for
the history books to tell. Sixty three
world titles and fighting in five
weight divisions, Benny has accomplished
everything a fighter could ever dream
of and more. Starting his martial
arts study at the age of eight, receiving
his black belt at fourteen, and voted
in 1978 by Black Belt Magazine as
the Best Fighter that year and placed
in the magazines Hall of Fame. In
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Gokor
Chivichyan "The Armenian Assassin"
Gokor Chivichyan was born in 1963
in Yerevan, Armenia, in the former
Soviet Union. He started his training
at the age of five in the Russian
martial art Sambo and continued his
studies in the arts of judo, jiu-jitsu,
wresting, karate, boxing and grappling.
At the age of seven he won his first
Judo championship and has continued
his fighting career over 32 years.
Among his achievements are first place
in the Armenian, Russian, European,
and American nationals. Dominance
of the No Holds Barred arena for
10 years. Gokor retired from professional
fighting in 1997 after defeating the
63 245 lbs World Champion Kickboxing
and mixed martial arts fighter, Meda.
In 1998 Gokor was named by Black Belts
Magazine Judo Instructor of the Year
and received the prestigious Hall
of Fame spot. Since then he has produced
in his school new generation of fighters
who have dominated the arena of the
UFC, King of the Cage, and all National
Judo Championships. Two of his top
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Bas
Rutten
Dutch native, Bas Rutten, is one
of the most colorful & charismatic
fighters of the mix martial arts world.
With a record as a three times undefeated
king of pancrase and three times undefeated
heavy weight champion of the UFC,
Bas allowed himself to retire and
transfer all his undeleted energy
into coaching, broadcasting and acting.
Bas Rutten is the commentator of the
Pride fighting events in Japan. He
also coached prize fighters like heavy
weight champion, Mark Kerr and K-1
champion, Dwain Ludwig, Carlos Newton,
Genki Sudo, Alex Steibling, and many
more. Bas is also making a name for
himself in Hollywood and with his
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Militech
United States muay thai champ, Former
LW and WW UFC world champion, Trainer
of the most world champions, Black
Belts in Karate, Jiu-jitsu. and unbeaten
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Randelman Kevin The Monster
Randleman started his Fighting career
back in High School where he was a
state champion.
He then went on to the Ohio State
University where he was a 3X All American,
3X Big Ten Champion and 2X NCAA National
Champion.
Kevin is a member of Mark Colemans
Hammer House Team. Kevin captured
the UFC Heavyweight Champion Belt
at UFC 23.
Kevin has great fighting skills in
his stand up game, but also has incredible
take down technique where he loves
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Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell Light heavyweight UFC world champion, 35, Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell is the nicest person you can find in the street, and every fighter's nightmare in the ring. Many fighters like Randy Couture, Alistair Overeem, Tito Ortiz, and Vernon White - to mention just a few - found it the hard way.
His MMA record speaks for itself. With 15 wins, 3 defeats and no draws, Chuck the "The Iceman" Liddell has accomplished everything a fighter could wish for and established his dominance as one of the toughest living fighters in the world.
In contradiction to many fighters who love to win, Chuck loves to fight. With his devastating three latest victories "The Iceman" is looking for new challenges staring towards the land of the rising sun. Following his victory at UFC 52, he challenged the toughest fighter in the light heavy weight division in Pride, Vandelay Silva.
Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell has completed his role in the UFC reality show, "The Ultimate Fighter" orchestrating his team victory over team Couture. He proved himself to be as good a coach as a fighter. |
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BJ "The Prodigy" Penn Nicknamed
"The Prodigy", BJ Penn was
introduced to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
in Hilo Hawaii at the tender age of
17 by neighbor Tom Callos, and in
1997 he started training under Ralph
Gracie. After being awarded his black
belt in 2000 by Andre Pederneiras
of Nova Uniao, he became the first
non-Brazilian to win a gold medal
in the black belt division of the
Mundial World Championships held in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His accomplishments
caught the attention of the Ultimate
Fighting Championship, where he began
his mixed martial arts career less
than a year later in 2001. He demonstrated
strong striking skills, knocking out
lightweights Din Thomas and Caol Uno
before suffering a decision loss in
a title fight against UFC lightweight
champion Jens Pulver.
The crowning achievement of Penn's
career came in 2004 at UFC 46. Penn
jumped up in weight classes to challenge
the five-time defending welterweight
champion Matt Hughes to fill a title
contention slot in a division where
Hughes had already defeated all the
available opposition. Heavily favored
to win, Hughes lost the fight four
minutes into the first round by rear
naked choke.
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Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio
Juarez III on December 8, 1972 in
Santa Monica, California) is an American
mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock
was the first Middleweight champion
in the UFC and retired as the 5-time
undefeated champion. He has not been
defeated since January 1997. Shamrock
was also crowned a king of Pancrase,
and was awarded the title The Fighter
of The Decade. He is the adoptive
younger brother of MMA fighter and
former professional wrestler Ken Shamrock.
In 1994, he became a member of Ken's
training school, the "Lion's
Den", and made his debut in the
Pancrase organization (of which Ken
was champion) in December of 1994.
Shamrock found success in Pancrase.
He lost to Bas Rutten in May 1996,
and later that year lost to John Lober
in Hawaii's Superbrawl. After his
loss to Lober and some soul-searching,
Shamrock decided to give his all to
mixed martial arts.
Within the "Lion's Den",
Frank trained up-and-coming stars
such as Jerry Bohlander, Pete Williams,
and Guy Mezger. He also developed
a close relationship with another
eminent martial arts personality,
kickboxer and UFC superstar Maurice
Smith, who trained him in kickboxing.
Shamrock went on to compete in the
RINGS promotion, as well as in Vale
Tudo Japan '97 and UFC Japan.
Shortly afterwards, Shamrock fought
the undefeated Kevin Jackson for the
UFC lightweight title. Jackson had
beaten Lober in Extreme Fighting and
was an accomplished wrestler. Shamrock
proved to be just the match for Jackson,
and made him submit to an armbar in
22 seconds to take the lightweight
title (which the UFC later renamed
the middleweight title). He went on
to defend the belt successfully against
Igor Zinoviev, and Jeremy Horn. In
October 1998, Shamrock avenged his
earlier loss to John Lober by beating
him in 7 minutes at UFC Brazil.
In September 1999, Frank Shamrock
defended his middleweight title against
Tito Ortiz at UFC 22. It was a titanic
back-and-forth battle, with Shamrock
winning after an elbow and punches
to Ortiz's head after tiring out Ortiz
for over 19 minutes. After the match,
Shamrock felt he had achieved all
he could achieve at that time. He
relinquished his title and retired
from the UFC. Interestingly enough,
Ortiz would win the tournament for
the vacated title, beating Wanderlei
Silva at UFC 23. Frank Shamrock's
dominance of the UFC middleweight
division also stirred up an urban
legend that the back of the middleweight
championship belt (the one that he
wore during his reign) had the initials
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Cung
Le
Today the name Cung Le is one of
the most famous names in the Martial
Arts Fight World as "... pound
for pound one of the most exciting
fighters of all times (Dave Carter,
Inside Kung Fu)." Cung Le is
not only a three time world champion
who is in his prime, he is also a
dedicated father and role model to
millions. Cung Le has made a tremendous
impact on martial arts and continues
to expand his arsenal of tools with
the addition of Jujitsu training.
His popularity as a fighter has brought
San Shou Kung Fu to the forefront
of the fight world and is catapulting
Le into the main stream.
Most recently, Le was featured on
a television series called JOURNEY
OF A CHAMPION. His beginning, his
challenges, his victories, and the
road ahead are featured in three unforgettable
episodes. He is also the subject of
a documentary that chronicles his
life "Cung Le, The Making of
a Champion", beginning with Le
as a child in Vietnam, following him
as a wrestler in college and taking
the audience ringside for his many
hard fought victories. The film also
takes you behind the scenes to see
the type of grueling training that
makes a champion. Le was also the
featured guest for The Discovery Channel
documentary titled, "On the Inside:
Martial Arts."
Le has made appearances on the covers
of several of the most renowned martial
arts publications in the world, including
Black Belt Magazine, Inside Kung Fu,
Wushu Kung Fu, Martial Arts Illustrated,
ESPN the magazine and the cover of
DirecTV. A testament to his high status
in Asia, an article on Le was also
published in the Japanese version
of Black Belt Magazine, the Bible
of Martial Arts. Le has also captivated
his television audience with outstanding
victories on ESPN2 StrikeForce, Pay-Per-Views
K-1 Superfights, DRAKA Championships
and Shidokan, The Triathlon of Martial
Arts.
At the prestigious 2004 Asia Entertainment
awards, Le was honored as the most
famous Vietnamese Martial Artist in
the world. He received this award
in Los Angeles amid a first class
Oscars-like ceremony. With this honor
Le is now in possession of over 35
major awards.
With Sanshou's fast paced style,
where unlike boxing, a fighter is
penalized for non- engagement or resting,
Le is an ominous presence with the
ability to knock someone out with
both his hands and feet. Not only
a fighting champion himself, Cung
Le has made many of his students champions.
His UsH team of fighters have brought
home many gold medals, state titles,
national titles, and world titles
in both San Shou and Muay Thai. In
2003, one of his UsH fighters brought
the first ever gold medal from the
San Shou World Championships. Le continues
to train his fighters for the World
Championships held this December in
Vietnam, where Le has been asked to
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Dave Camarillo
Coming from a family
that had a rare dedication to the
sport of judo, David Camarillo was
practically raised on grappling mats.
His father, Jim, was the founder and
head of the Bakersfield, Calif.-based
South Valley Judo Club, and for David
and his older brother, Dan, training
in judo was not a choice, but a way
of life. Through South Valley Judo,
Jim Camarillo trained many junior
national and national champion judokas,
and the demanding training regiment
he set for his sons laid the foundation
for their uniquely successful careers
in both judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
David trained almost exclusively
under his father until the age of
18 (1996), when he moved on to Fresno
State Judo, where he would stay for
two years. During that time, he made
a total of seven trips to Japan, where
he trained at (among other places)
the prestigious Tsukuba University,
with many Olympic and World champion
judokas.
At the 1998 Rickson Gracie American
Jiu-Jitsu Association tournament,
the legendary Rickson Gracie himself
bestowed the honor of Most Technical
American Jiu-Jitsu Fighter upon David.
The recognition was well deserved,
as it would take him just six years
to receive his black belt in BJJ,
four of which were spent as a brown
belt.
His accomplishments as a competitor
have continued to mount over the years
(David also tried his hand at No Holds
Barred fighting, winning the 1998
Folsom Free Fighting Challenge), but
he has also established himself as
a top-notch teacher and coach. He
brings a rare blend of world class
takedown and ground fighting skills
to his classes, as well as an easy
going, amiable personality that enables
him to connect with anyone that sits
in on a class. David has amassed a
large following of students not only
at the main Ralph Gracie academy in
Mountain View, Calif., but several
Ralph Gracie affiliates that he has
opened in Northern California. In
September of 2003, he branched out
even further, taking over the Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu program at the American
Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif.,
where his wealth of grappling knowledge
has become a valued resource among
the gym's NHB fighters. His students
continue to show that his tremendous
ability as a competitor carries over
to his instruction, in both grappling
and mixed-martial arts events. David
has trained and prepared many notable
fighters, including WEC/IFC World
Bantamweight champion Cole Escovedo,
WEC/UFC veteran Mike Swick, UFC MIddlewieght
Josh Koscheck, KOTC Heavyweight champion
and top-ranked UFC Heavyweight Paul
Buentello, MMA Mexico WW World champion
Jon Fitch and top-ranked 155-pound
fighter Josh Thomson. In addition,
David's services are sought throughout
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Serra
Matt Serra became interested
in martial arts watching Bruce Lee
movies as a kid. He began to practice
in the Martial Arts using Kung Fu.
Matt thought he could hang with just
about anybody in a real fight until
his father showed him a tape of a
family of fighters from Brazil in
real fights, beating their opponents
with ease, using chokes and submissions.
After seeing that tape, he was determined
to learn from this family, even if
it meant going to Brazil. Fate would
have it that Brazil would come to
him, when Renzo Gracie moved to New
York and starting teaching in the
mid 90's. Matt went on to win a Gold
Medal in the 1999 Pan American Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu Championships, a Gold Medal
1999 Mundial World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Championships. On May 23, 2000; he
was awarded his black belt from Renzo
making him the first American Black
belt under Renzo Gracie. Matt went
on to place second in the 2001 Abu
Dhabi World Submission Wrestling Championships.
Soon after, Matt began fighting in
the UFC. He defeated all challengers
to win The Ultimate Fighter 4: The
Comeback in 2006. Earlier this year
he shocked the world when he defeated
Georges St. Pierre By TKO at 3:25
of round one to win the UFC Welterweight
Championship of the World. He is currently
one of the coach's for the The Ultimate
Fighter 6 and will defend his title
in December against Matt Hughes.
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Shawn
Tompkins "The Admiral" Shawn
Tompkins was born in Ontario, Canada
and has run Canada's most successful
MMA gym for over 10years Team Tompkins
Muay thai & Submission. He now
resides in Temecula, California and
is the Head Striking coach for Team
Quest and their leader Dan Henderson.
Mr. Tompkins has held 3 titles in
the Thai Boxing world and has created
such fighting champions and superstars
as Mark "the Machine" Hominick,
Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout
and Chris " the Polish Hammer"
Horodecki. Developing his system through
the foundation of the Bas Rutten Mixed
Martial Arts System he is now the
official Head Coach of the IFL's Los
Angelos Anaconda's. The style of striking
and gameplans that Shawn Tompkins
has put together for Mixed Martial
Arts has made him one of the most
sought out MMA trainers in the world.
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LeBell "The Toughest Man Alive"
Gene LeBells legend had started
when he won the AAU Judo Nationals
Championship in 1954 and 1955 in the
heavyweight and overall divisions
weighing only 160 pounds. Genes
glorious career continued in 1955
when he turned to professional wresting
and stunt work and excelled in both.
He was voted into Black Belt Hall
of Fame and in 1998 was selected for
the Inside Kung-Fus Hall of Fame
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Henderson
2005
Grandprix world welterweight champion.
A member of Team Quest, Dan
Henderson is known as one of the classiest
fighters in the business, epitomizing
the spirit of the martial arts with
his modesty and sportsmanship. In
the PRIDE ring this former member
of the U.S. Olympic wrestling team
(92 and 96) is all business and
can do it all: takedowns, submissions,
ground and pound striking, and stand
up striking. Henderson has mastered
the style of dirty boxing and also
possesses one of the most feared right
hands in all of mixed martial arts.
In addition, because of his cross
training, Hollywood has shown that
he can compete with any fighter, regardless
of size. Look out for his big bombs,
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Born October 1973 Hilsboro Illinois.
Matt Hughes is one of the most feared
fighters in the welter weight division
in the mixed martial arts world. Fighting
out of the militech camp in Iowa,
Matt Hughes carries a record of 37
wins 4 loses and 0 draws. Matt started
wrestling as a freshman in high school.
He was a two times state champion
in high school. A high school all
American, and a four time collegiate
all America. Matt is a wrestling coach
at Eastern Illinois University and
still competes in wrestling. Matt
Hughes made his first UFC appearance
on September 24, 1999 when he defeated
the Sambo specialist Cal Ignaatov.
In November 2, 2001 in Las Vegas Nevada,
Hughes captured the UFC welter weight
championship when he defeated the
than champion, Carlos Newton. He continues
to fight at UFC and displays his strengthens:
Vicious take-downs, grappling ability
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Baxter
Humby One Armed Bandit
Baxter Humby, was born on 1974 in
Winnipeg, Canada, and moved at the
age of 24 to Malibu, California to
pursue a professional kickboxing career.
Training at the Muy Tai Academy under
Master Tom, Humby became the only
man in the world to win world titles
with only one hand. Nicknamed The
One Armed Bandit, Baxter became one
of the most feared and fierce competitors
in the welter weight division. Recently,
Baxter became the the International
Muy Thai Consul division (IMTC) middle
weight champion of the world. Always
with a smile on his face, Baxter is
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| Duane Ludwig K-1 Welterweight Champion Native Colorado, 25 years old, Duane Ludwig, was inspired by his older brothers and the movies of Bruce Lee, to become the fighter he is.
With a record of 45 wins and 4 loses in Muay Thai and 12 wins and 2 loses in MMA, Ludwig, put his hometown, Denver, Colorado, on the world map.
With this impressive record and two world titles, the world light middle weight Muay Thai Champion and TKo World Light weight Champion (MMA), Ludwig is moving up the ladder to compete in the K-1 arena this coming October. In November 5 he will be the guest of the Paradise Warrior Retreat at the Cordillera.
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Manuel
Gamburyan
Armenian-born Manuel Gamburyan began
his training in judo shortly after
his family emigrated to the United
States. He is a student at Gokor Chivichyans
Hayastan Academy, and as a competitor,
won ten junior nationals and one junior
Olympics. He also competed with the
2000 judo junior world team, and is
known among the fighting community
as The Pitbull. He is also an avid
follower of the UEFA and English Premier
League. His professional record includes
5 wins and 2 losses.
Gamburyan was first seen in the Octagon
ring of the Ultimate Fighting Championships
during his fight with Sam Morgan.
He won against Morgan but dislocated
his shoulders in the process. He was
the favorite finalist at SpikeTVs
reality series' Ultimate Fighter 5
and had to pull out of the fight with
Nate Diaz due to shoulder injury.
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Maurice "Mo" Smith (born
December 13, 1961) is first and foremost
a kickboxer with a great career in
kickboxing, before he crossed over
to MMA. He won his first professional
world title in 1983 for the W.K.C.
World Kickboxing Council against then
World Light-Heavyweight champoin Tony
Morelli out of Canada, in Hawaii for
his title, Maurice won in the seventh
round with a kick knock-out, then
later that year he won another title
for the W.K.A. World Kickboxing Association
for their Heavyweight title against
then champion out of Mexico, Travis
Everett with low kicks KO. Then he
went almost 10 years undefeated. He
is a member of Team Alliance and has
a professional MMA record of 11-9-0
as of November 17, 2000. In 1997,
he defeated Mark Coleman via unanimous
decision after two overtimes to win
the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Heavyweight Championship. He successfully
defended his belt against David L.
Abbott via strikes, before losing
his belt to Randy Couture, via judge's
decision. He is now a coach for the
Seattle Tiger Sharks of the International
Fight League.
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Michael McDonald - The Black Sniper Michael Anthony McDonald was born in Birmingham, England. By the age of two his family had moved to Mandeville, Jamaica, and then moved again eight years later to Edmonton, Canada, where he remained through his school years.
Michael re-claimed the K-1 USA 2004 North American Grand Prix Championship. Knocked down in the first round of the quarter finals, Michael got up and dispatched his opponent with a KO. Scoring a second KO in the semi-final round advanced Michael to the final. In front of a packed house of 6,000 fans at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Michael dispatched Dewey Cooper to win these Titles for the third time in three years. This victory was made all the sweeter when the award was presented to Michael by Muhammad Ali accompanied by Mike Tyson.
With a newly established training base in North Vancouver, BC, Michael McDonald continues to hone the passion, the discipline and the warrior spirit of "The BlackSniper".
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S. Bustillo
Richard S. Bustillo is the Founder
and Chief Instructor of the IMB (International
Martial arts & Boxing) Academy
in Torrance, California. An original
student of the legendary Bruce Lee
and a founding member of the Bruce
Lee Educational Foundation (Jun Fan
Jeet Kune Do Nucleus) Board of Directors,
he has been honored with induction
into The Black Belt Hall of Fame (Instructor
of the Year), the Filipino Martial
Arts Hall of Fame (Life Time Achievement
Award), the United States Martial
Arts Hall of Fame (Most Distinguish
Martial Arts Legend), and the World
Martial Arts Hall Fame (Pioneer Award).
The former lecturer at California
State University has the distinction
of being certified as a law enforcement
defensive tactics instructor with
the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
and. the Los Angeles Police Department
where he functions as a consultant
for the LAPD's Civilian Martial Arts
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Shane Franklin
Shane retired as a USMC
Master Gunnery Sergeant with 24 years
of service. He has a Force Recon background
and has participated in military operations
around the world, including; Operations
Desert Shield / Storm and Iraqi Freedom.
He has taught close-combat courses
in the Marine Corps since 1988 and
conducted military martial arts and
close combat training with numerous
countries and special operations units
around the world. Shane trained in
Shorin-Ryu Karate in Okinawa Japan
for 7 years attaining a 4th Dan and
ran his own branch dojo in Okinawa.
Shane has also served as a Senior
Drill Instructor, Director of Division
Schools for 3rd Marine Division, established
the USMC Martial Art Program Far East
School and served as the Staff Non-Commissioned
Officer In Charge (SNCOIC) of the
USMC Martial Arts Center of Excellence,
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Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski grew up in Minsk,
Belarus. In 1999, Andrei won the European
Youth Sambo Championship and the World
Youth Championship. He also took a
silver medal at the Sambo World Cup
and another silver medal at the World
Sambo Championship. At the age of
19, Arlovski began his professional
MMA career. One year later, in 2000,
at the European Championships, he
took the heavyweight crown with a
submission victory and a knock-out
victory.
Andrei Arlovski made his Ultimate
Fighting Championship at UFC 28. On
February 5, 2005 at UFC 51, Arlovski
faced the previous heavyweight champion,
Tim Sylvia. At 47 seconds of the first
round he became the new UFC interim
heavyweight champion. Arlovski defended
his interim title on June 4, 2005
at UFC 53 against Justin Eilers. He
won the bout via TKO by strikes in
the first round. At UFC 55 Arlovski
once again defended the interim heavyweight
title, against top contender Paul
Buentello. Arlovski knocked Buentello
out in 15 seconds of the opening round.
On August 12, 2005, the UFC announced
that it now recognized Arlovski as
the undisputed heavyweight champion.
Arlovski fought PRIDE Fighting Championships
veteran and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black
belt Fabricio Werdum at UFC 70 and
won by unanimous decision. After the
fight Arlovski apologized to the fans
for fighting for the full fifteen
minutes.
Andrei currently lives and trains
in Chicago, Illinois. His boxing coach
is Mike Garcia, and he trains in Brazilian
Jiu Jitsu with Dino Costeas at POW
Martial Arts. He also has been training
with UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture.
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Sell
Peter K. Sell, (born August 5, 1982
in West Islip, New York) is an American
mixed martial artist specializing
in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a black
belt under teacher and fellow mixed
martial artist Matt Serra in East
Meadow, New York, and has trained
extensively under striking coach Ray
Longo in Mineola, New York. A member
of the Serra-Longo Fight Team, Sell
fights as a middleweight in the UFC.Sell
made his debut with the UFC at UFC
51, defeating Phil Baroni.
Sell was then seen as a middleweight
contestant on The Ultimate Fighter:
The Comeback, which premiered on August
17, 2006. He entered the competition
alongside Matt Serra, who was competing
one weight class below Sell in the
welterweight division. Although Sell
did not proceed the finals, he was
featured on the undercard of the season
finale where he lost to Scott Smith
by knockout.
His second to last fight was a loss
to Thales Leites at UFC 69. His last
fight was a rematch against Nathan
Quarry, at UFC Fight Night 11. Sell
lost the fight by KO(Punch). Pete
made his second appearance on The
Ultimate Fighter as a trainer for
Team Serra for season 6, The Ultimate
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Rob "The Dutchman" Kaman
(Born June 5, 1960) in Amsterdam is
a retired 9 time kickboxing and Muay
Thai world champion. Rob Kaman is
considered by some to be the greatest
kickboxer who ever lived. He is often
called "Mr. Low Kick" because
of his feared low kicks which he used
to set up a devastating offensive
attacks. He has won matches
using virtually every technique: high
kicks, punches, combinations and takeovers.
Kaman was an intelligent fighter who
was almost always one step ahead of
his competition.
1983 1985 he won the world title
WKA of kickboxing fighting John Moncayo,
he also Payap Premchai, the champion
of Thailand, Moncayo, Thai fighter
Samart Prasanmirt , Jean Marc Tonus,
and Larry McFadden. After that, Rob
fought a lot of different high profile
fighters in Amsterdam: including Ernest
Simmons and Ernesto Hoost . He won
them all the fights. At the end of
1987 the Japanese asked him to come
fight in Japan. His first fight in
Japan was against Lakchart. Japan
became 'Kaman-crazy' and from then
on he fought many times in Japan.
He fought against Kirkwood Walker,
Hansu Premchai, Santiago Garza, Don
Nakaya, Nielsen, Carmichael and O'reagan.
He won all the fights. Other Oponents
he beat in the following years include
Jan Wessels fighting for a WKA world
title, Japanese fighter Nishi, Hoost,
and Luc Verheye, again winning the
world WKA title.
Rob also played in movies with Jean
Claude van Damme, "Maximum Risk",
" The Legionnaire", and
"Double Team" also starring
Dennis Rodman and Mickey Rourke. 1999
Rob decided to end his career, back
where it all started, in Holland.
On 24 October 1999, he fought for
the last time, against Alexey Ignashov,
a 21 year old amateur world champion
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Tarah
Paige Paradise
Hostess
Tarah Paige - a name to remember.
As she has done much in her young
life already, her aspirations are
far from completion. Hard work, determination,
talent, and drive - these are the
qualities that will assist her journey
- making her many goals a reality.
Graduating Summa Cum Lauda from a
4-year University at 19, she moved
to Los Angeles to pursue her potential
as an up and coming performing artist
with an emphasis on Television and
Film. Here are her adventures - an
exclusive look at Tereh Paige!
Among her past credits, she's been
named three times over as a National
Champion Dancer. And in the field
of gymnastics, she is formally ranked
on of the top 20 gymnasts in the ABC
series, "All-America-Girl",
which spring boarded her into a world
of many more film / television opportunities,
music videos, commercials, and live
venues. She also plays the harp, writes
screenplays, novels, and poetry, and
is a model for various national clothing
companies. Presently, she is filming
as a supporting role on her new movie,
"Mortuary", which will be
released to big screen end of 2005.
She has two additional theatrical
projects lined up this spring.
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Bikram
Choudhury
Bikram Choudhury, Founder and President
of Bikrams Yoga College of India,
is a world renowned hatha yoga master.
He began learning hatha yoga in his
native India under Bishnu Charan Ghosh
(Paramhansa Yoganandas brother) at
the age of six. A three-time undefeated
All-India National Yoga Champion,
Mr. Choudhury was educated in Calcutta
and received his diploma in yoga training
from Ghoshs College of Physical Education
and the Yoga Cure Institute in 1965.
Combining Eastern wisdom and Western
science, he perfected his comprehensive
system suitable for all ages and levels
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Jackie
Heard Dance
Instructor
Jackie Heard has studied
all forms of dance including tap,
jazz, ballet, hip-hop, lyrical and
cheer. She began her training in Austin
at SMSD and Ballet Austin where she
performed in the "Nutcracker."
Jackie then became an officer of the
Anderson Trojan Belles. Her style
of choreography began to develop and
gained recognition. Jackie won numerous
titles such as Miss Starmakers, 1st
Runner-up Miss Starmakers, USA Distinguished
Dancer and performed at NBC's Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade with Mike
Miller & Associates selective
dance team. Jackie joined Dancers
Workshop's Austin Dance Works Company
where she performed all over Texas
as well as attending and competing
at dance conventions such as LA Dance
Force and Urban Jam. During the summers,
she had the opportunity to train with
many prestigious choreographers at
the Edge Performing Arts Center in
Los Angeles, CA. Jackie attended the
University of Texas and graduated
with a BFA in performance & choreography.
She was as a member of the student
company Dance Repertory Theatre and
performed with Sharir+Bustamante Dance
Co. and Johnson Long Dance Co. She
was able to take master classes from
some of today's greatest companies,
teachers, and choreographers such
as Kristopher Storey of Alvin Ailey
Dn. Co., Shelly Washington of Twyla
Tharp Dn. Co. and the cast of Fosse
just to name a few. Jackie was also
a principal dancer of the Roustabout
Dn. Co. and Steel Dn. Co. as well
as judging and choreographing for
dance/drill teams. Jackie resides
in Los Angeles where she is a professional
dancer/choreographer, and teacher
while working at the production company
ITG Epix. Jackie recently choreographed
for a recording artist for the pilot,
"LA Glamour". Jackie enjoys
sharing her experience and skills
with her clientele and collaborating
to make wonderful pieces of work. |
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