Jason "Mayhem Monkey" Miller starts MTV's Bully Beatdown

Jason "Mayhem Monkey" Miller has always been great at 2 things, being crazy, and beating down his opponents in MMA Mixed Martial Arts. Now MTV (Music Television) will allow him to be the Mayhem Miller that everyone loves to watch in a new show called Bully Beatdown where he will accept peoples cries for help from bully's around the world. Jason Miller will then stand-off with the bully's face to face allow them to rant about how great they are and then Mayhem Monkey will give them a challenge to face an MMA fighter of the same weight to win $10,000 dollars. Already the show is turning allot of heads because of it's Pros versus Joes style competitions but the MMA community has been ecstatic showing that it takes more then being the biggest baddest man around to be a MMA Fighter.

With reality shows coming in strong for the 2009 year this could be one of the best ones yet. Allowing bully's to get a taste of their own medicine on National TV. And great news for Triumph United Fans as Jason will be wearing different Triumph United shirts each episode.

Check out the commercial and time on MTV Bully Beatdown on their website.

W1 MMA: MARCH 28TH SHOW UPDATE!!

The day of reckoning is rapidly approaching as Warrior One MMA will be LIVE at the Robert Guertin Arena on March 28th for W1: INCEPTION. The highly anticipated main event between MMA legend CARLOS ‘THE RONIN’ NEWTON and NABIL ‘THE THRILL’ KHATIB continues to generate buzz throughout the MMA world. This fight was recently listed on Sherdog.com (the most popular MMA site in the world) as one of March’s top ten fights to watch; in the world!!

In addition to this historic main event, MARK ‘BOOTS’ HOLST will now put aside the past two months of opponent changes and will once again be scheduled to face his original opponent; striker MARTIN ‘THE HAMMER’ GRANDMONT in a lightweight slugfest.

“This is the fight we’ve wanted since day one,” said W1 Matchmaker Alex Caporicci. “Both these men are spectacular fighters who love to bang. There seems to be a genuine dislike between the camps and for year they’ve both heard arguments about who is the better striker. Finally they’ll get the opportunity to put an end to the debate.”

Due to an injury to his original opponent, former CFL and WWE superstar GLENN ‘THE KULKSTER’ KULKA will now be facing Amherst, NS native JOSH STRICKLAND. Kulka continues to train extremely hard to quickly dispatch of his opponent but Strickland looks to humble the Kulkster in front of his fans.

“Glenn continues to show how he is one of the best all-around athletes the country has ever produced,” said W1 Matchmaker Alex Caporicci. “For him to play junior hockey, be a CFL star, a pro wrestler and now a MMA fighter is incredible. There is not one thing that Glenn has set out to do and has not accomplished. Now he’s set his sights on MMA and I’m excited to see what his future in the sport will bring.”

W1 MMA is brought to you by a great team of sponsors that have helped make this inaugural event a huge success. W1: INCEPTION is proudly sponsored by the OTTAWA SUN, VIRGIN RADIO 106.9FM, the HARD ROCK CAFE, the MMA EXPO, DRAKO, BUSHIDO, OTTAWAENTERTAINMENT.CA, DX MMA SHOP, FIGHTWORLD.tv, CENTRAWEB.ca and KINETIC EXCELLENCE.

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W1: INCEPTION is headlined by the first Canadian UFC Champion CARLOS ‘THE RONIN’ NEWTON facing one of the country’s top welterweights, Ottawa’s own NABIL ‘THE THRILL’ KHATIB. With the country’s best athletes, non-stop action and unmatched excitement, W1: INCEPTION is a can’t-miss event for all MMA fans and thrill seekers in the capital region. Tickets are on sale right now at TICKETMASTER.ca or by calling (613) 755-1111. Get your tickets now so you can guarantee yourself a seat for this incredible event at the 4,000 seat venue, The Robert Guertin Arena!!

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W1 – INCEPTION – FIGHTCARDDate: March 28th, 2009Venue: ROBERT GUERTIN ARENALocation: GATINEAU, QUEBEC

MAIN EVENTCarlos ‘The Ronin’ Newton (Warrior MMA, Newmarket) vs. Nabil ‘The Thrill’ Khatib (Team Bushido, Ottawa)

CO-MAIN EVENTMartin ‘The Hammer’ Grandmont (Team Bergeron, Montreal) vs. Mark ‘Boots’ Holst (OAMA, Ottawa)

Josh Strickland (Havoc MMA, Amherst) vs. Glenn ‘The Kulkster’ Kulka (Team Bushido, Ottawa)Sean Quinn (Infight, Regina) vs. Remi ‘Bam Bam’ Morvan (OAMA, Ottawa)TBA vs. Craig ‘Farmer’ Brown (FIT MMA, Ottawa)Fred Pilon (Wrecking Gym, Montreal) vs. Stephane Bernadel (OAMA, Ottawa)Mike ‘Hurricane’ Hong (BAMA, Burlington) vs. Mike Clark (Speedy Gym, Granby)Matt Long (NX Martial Arts, Ottawa) vs. Mustafa Khalil (Ronin MMA, Ottawa)Tom Waters (Warrior MMA, Toronto) vs. Christopher Boisvert (Team Bergeron, Drummondville)Denis Poirier (Team Keiko, Bathhurt) vs. John Macphearson (BAMA, Burlington)Fred Belanger (Team Shredder, Sudbury) vs. Jeffrey Laughren (100% Martial Arts Rockland, Rockland) Thomas Arrand (Bruckmann MMA, Oshawa) vs. Xavier Desroches (OAMA, Ottawa)

Helio Gracie 1913-2009: GRAPPLING EXPERIENCE, LLC Newsletter

The legendary master and head of the Gracie family, Helio Gracie has passed away at the age of 95. Helio was a father to 9 children including UFC great Royce Gracie. It was said to be believed that Helio passed away while he was in his sleep, but prior to that he was admitted into a local hospital in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil due to pain in his stomach.

Helio Gracie passed away in his home in Itaipaiva a small town in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Helio Gracie was the youngest of 8 childrren and started to learn the disciplines of Jiu Jitsu by watching his Brother Carlos teach classes and later made changes to the techniques to call it Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Helio was known for going to Japan to challenge Masahiko Kimura, a fight in which his brother Carlos had to throw in the towel after Kimura had broken his arm after applying a shoulder lock that now in modern day MMA is a known submission hold.

Gracie's son, Rorion was the man who first implemented the Ultimate Fighting Championship back in 1993 where back in that time the fights were a no holds barred like atmosphere in the Octagon which was known as the dark days of the sport where Helio's son, Royce won the first ever UFC tournament which pretty much cemented his legacy as a mixed martial artist.

Helio is survived by his wife, Vera his sons, Royce, Royler, Rickson, Rorion, Rolker, Relson, Robin his daughters Rerika and Ricci and a large number of nephews, nieces and grandchildren as well.

BJ Penn shirt available from Cage Fighter Clothing

BJ Penn will have a huge fight coming up this Saturday January 31st, 2009 against the great George St. Pierre for another belt in the Welter Weight division. In what could be the fight of the year he will attempt to take the UFC Championship belt from GSP and take him off his throne.

Official Pro Sports now carries all of his shirts from Cage Fighter everything from his flying knee tee, belt post tee, and even the signature BJ Penn Blast shirt. Make sure you show your support and show off your Hawaiian Pride.

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