Thanks to the entire Future Legend team, MMAVictor, Toys For Tots of Massachusetts, NatoStepDad, Oakland510, WideGlideMMA and of course every MMAVictor player for making the first annualMMAVictor Toys For Tots Charity Tournament an utter success!
Seriously, I cannot thank each-and-everyone of you enough as we amassed over 500 toys and $537 in cash donationsthat all went to the Toys of Tots! As promised, I also matched the $537 with another $537 of my own money. So in total, MMAVictor donated 503 toys and $1,074 in cash this holiday season to the Toys For Tots! On behalf of MMAVictor I cannot thank each and everyone of you enough! I am truly honored to have been able to put together this amazing charity event and it would not have been a success without all of you MMAVictor players and supporters!
Now, with that said, you ever hear the saying – “you should always go out on top?” Well, that is exactly what I am doing… This will be my (sorry Ray Lewis) my last ride on MMAVictor.com. You heard that correct folks, as of today I will no longer be director of business development for MMAVictor and will be focused on my many other ventures that I am sure you are all aware of.
Now for you players like BubbaGumpMMA, BigMurph, WideGlideMMA, Tapout1, Jiggler, Silent Outlaw, Jason620 and all the others don’t you worry. I will still be supporting MMAVictor.com by kicking your asses in as many pools as I can get into! Lastly, as I hit my exit music I will leave you all with one of my favorite quotes from The Rock:
The first Toy drop will be happening today! That is right folks thanks to all of you and the entire Future Legend team – especially TheUGC, Phil Baroni, Paul Malignaggi, Alan Sad, Breezy, Pete Benedix, @NatoStepDad and @Oakland510 - it is time to make some kids happy! Seriously, we already have well over 50+ unwrapped toys that are heading out tonight and I personally cannot wait to do the next drop the day before x-mas.
Anyway, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the Toys For Tots #UFC155 Fantasy MMA Charity Tourney read below for more details on how you can get in the league and help out some children this holiday season!
Head over to MMAVictor.com and sign in (if not a member already go signup on the right hand side for free!)
Deposit $10 if you don’t have any funds available (right hand corner)
Look for league ID # 473 underneath the public leagues section on the homepage
Make your picks for UFC155 and enjoy the gift of giving!
Special Notes:
100% of the proceeds of this league will be going directly to the Toys For Tots as a cash donation and the winner of this league will win a surprise MMAVictor prize pack! Special thanks again to Future Legend, Future Legend’s newest ring girl, BodyBuilding.comand both@NatoStepDad + @Oakland510 as they will be helping us send out the grand prize and also some special prizes to the second and third place entrants as well! Who knows, maybe even another surprise entrant will walk away with something special!
Lastly, we will also be accepting unwrapped toy donations in-lieu of entry fees into the league. The cut-off for unwrapped toys is December 23rd, for more information on where to send your age specific toys (1-12 years old) shoot me an e-mail peter(at)mmavictor.com. For each toy donated, you will be given an entry into the fantasy MMA tourney!
So what are you waiting for? #GetInTheFight and help out some children!!!
LS! That is right folks, LS outlasted 40+ other contestants over 11 Bellator fantasy MMA contests to grab TheMMAReport.com‘s grand-prize! LS now has official bragging rights over fantasy MMA superstars such as myself, BubbaGump, SilentOutlaw, Jiggler and most importantly WideGlide!
On behalf of MMAVictor.com I want to congratulate LS on the much deserved victory, everyone who entered this tournament and most importantly Jason Floyd with TheMMAReport.com. If it was not for Jason, Bellator and his amazing team this tourney would never have been able to get off the ground!
93x changed the game up on us all. They cut several girls and thankfully because of all of you she made the cut is in ready for the finals! So now, what does she need our help with? Votes of course!
Amy is also the current Model of the Month for Culture Mix Mag - full right up here - and if that wasn’t enough check out these unbeatable pictures. Also go like her Facebook!
In case you’ve been living under a rock – MMAVictor sponsored fighter Soa “The Hulk” Palelei defeated former UFC star Big Sexy Sean McCorkle last weekend at AFC4. Here is the full fight video and also The Hulks latest blog for all of you.
#AllDayEveryday Blog
Throughout my MMA Career there have been several things I’ve learnt and all these things have really benefited me, I learnt that failure is just part of us growing, Failure is not bad. You can’t succeed if you’re too scared of failing. When something does not work out as planned or completely fails, in the end, you just admit it, people forgive you, and you move on. Pick yourself up and start over.
You cannot let failure stop you. Many of us will happily use the excuse failing as a reason to quit but we should use it to fuel us to go again and not fail at it. I also learnt that we must have a very clear sense of where we want to go with our work what ever it may be and what we want to accomplish in life. When you now what you want you can then fully focus on achieving it and not being distracted by anything else. You need to dream and dream big at that don’t ever settle for less, the saying goes “If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”—Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
We must focus on the things you have a say in, trust that your instincts are correct, place your faith in those around you, and only judge the effort you put forth. Life is a river you ride in a direction you did not decide.You don’t control the rapids, the bends, or the flow.You only choose what forks to take, how hard to paddle,and whether you run aground or stay afloat. So continue to hustle All Day Every Day and believe in yourself and don’t stop yourself from learning.
First, as always, let me start by thanking the entire Future Legend team – especially TheUGC, Phil Baroni, Paul Malignaggi, Alan Sad and Breezy! Since joining on to help us out, we have NOW received well over a 2 dozen unwrapped toys and a bunch for cash donations for the Toys For Tots charity and I couldn’t be more thankful and grateful to them all.
Also, need to send a huge shout out to both @NatoStepDad and @Oakland510 as they are giving out some NFL jerseys to people entering into the Toys for Tots tourney! Don’t believe me shoot them some tweets and see what they have to say!
Anyway, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the Toys For Tots #UFC155 Fantasy MMA Charity Tourney read below for more details on how you can get in the league and help out some children this holiday season!
Head over to MMAVictor.com and sign in (if not a member already go signup on the right hand side for free!)
Deposit $10 if you don’t have any funds available (right hand corner)
Look for league ID # 473 underneath the public leagues section on the homepage
Make your picks for UFC155 and enjoy the gift of giving!
Special Notes:
100% of the proceeds of this league will be going directly to the Toys For Tots as a cash donation and the winner of this league will win a surprise MMAVictor prize pack! Special thanks again to Future Legend, Future Legend’s newest ring girl, BodyBuilding.comand both@NatoStepDad + @Oakland510 as they will be helping us send out the grand prize and also some special prizes to the second and third place entrants as well! Who knows, maybe even another surprise entrant will walk away with something special!
Lastly, we will also be accepting unwrapped toy donations in-lieu of entry fees into the league. The cut-off for unwrapped toys is December 23rd, for more information on where to send your age specific toys (1-12 years old) shoot me an e-mail peter(at)mmavictor.com. For each toy donated, you will be given an entry into the fantasy MMA tourney!
So what are you waiting for? #GetInTheFight and help out some children!!!
We are finally here folks! Yep, the LAST Bellator tournament of the 2012 season. Thanks to TheMMAReport and its fans for making this event an utter success. Also I wanted to extend a special good luck to both WideGlideMMA and Leia Secor as they are the only two with chances to win the grand-prize…
Tickets to ANY season 8 event!
Anyway, even if you are not in the running you can still get in now and win $10 for this event! So what are you waiting for? Get in the fight now before it is SOLD OUT (ID# 480 – free entry – winner grabs $10.)
I also want to send a huge thank you to our news partners and major sponsor of this tourney, TheMMAReport.com, especially Jason Floyd. Both have been instrumental in the success of this so far and they have announced one of the huge prizes as part of the giveaway package!
Current Bellator Season 7 Standings (current top 5:)
What an amazing night of fights last night put on by the XFC. From top-to-bottom the entire fight card was absolutely a pleasure to watch. From Stephanie Eggink upsetting Heather Jo Clark to one-armed fighter Notorious Nick Newell grabbing the XFC lightweight belt it was an unforgettable night where history was made!
For those of you who missed out on the historic win for Notorious Nick Newell here is the full fight video. I have to say this too – if you don’t cry at the end – you need to find another sport.
Main card breakdown to come:
Last night the XFC put on arguably one of the best shows of the year to finish off its 2012 campaign. XFC21 was headlined by former Bellator fighter Eric Reynolds and one-armed star Nick Newell treating the fans to a historic lightweight title contest. Fans were also treated to the return of UFC star Corey Hill and an unforgettable WMMA contest between Stephanie Eggink and Heather Jo Clark.
Undefeated prospect and XFC open-tryout winner Nick Newell needed barely over a minute to put a cap on this historic night with his submission victory over the tough Eric Reynolds.
The crowd erupted as Newell made his way to the cage, and you could tell everyone kind of felt like they were in a movie as the fight unfolded.
The fight started out with Newell landing a few nice kicks to the body and head of the more experienced Reynolds. They then exchanged against the cage with both men landing some powerful punches. In the blink of an eye Newell was able to take Reynolds down with a big slam that brought both men to the ground. Newell was then able to transition to the back, and sink in the choke.
What came next could have come right out of Hollywood. Reynolds then stood up as he tried to escape the choke, but Newell just tightened the choke as Reynolds was gasping for air. Reynolds then tumbled backward back down to the mat, and could no longer defend himself as he was forced to tap out to Newell. Newell jumped up off the mat to celebrate his victory and his new found championship belt. The inspirational story of Newell just got another chapter added to it. Nick Newell defeated Eric Reynolds by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:22 of the first round to become the new XFC Lightweight Champion.
The co-main event of the evening featured Ryan Thomas who was a former Bellator/UFC vet taking on former UFC fighter Corey Hill. The fight started with Hill surprisingly shooting right for the takedown and taking Thomas to the ground. Hill stayed in his guard and worked some ground-and-pound while fighting off the sub attempts of Thomas. Thomas then quickly threw up his legs sinking in a triangle choke. Hill then picked Thomas off the ground and violently slammed him into the mat. The auditorium was shaking after the huge slam, but Thomas quickly shrugged it off and secured an arm bar. Hill was forced to tap out and the referee jumped into stop the fight. Ryan Thomas defeated Corey Hill by Submission (Arm Bar) at 2:34 of the first round.
In arguably the fight-of-the-night Heather Jo Clark took on Stephanie Eggink. The fight started almost immediately as Clark was able to land three consecutive uncontested left hooks square on the jaw of Eggink. For most of the first round Clark was able to out strike Eggink, and was able to secure a late takedown towards the end of the first round. That takedown was almost Clark’s demise has Eggink showed a very impressive ground game and almost finished Clark with an arm bar at the end of the first round.
The second round was much different then the first as Stephanie Eggink started to take over early-and-often. After a quick takedown by Heather Clark, Eggink quickly sunk in a very tight triangle and was seconds away from getting the finish. After the triangle attempt Eggink was able to get on top, and pound Clark for the final several minutes of the second round.
The third round consisted of a great boxing display by Eggink as she out boxed and outclassed Clark on the feet for the entirety of the 3rd round. Eggink showed excellent footwork throughout the entire round and by the end of the fight Clark’s face showed how great Eggink was boxing. Very fun fight and a dominant performance by Eggink. Stephanie Eggink defeated Heather Clark by Unanimous Decision 29-20 30-27 30-27
The rest of the card main card was as follows:
Marcus Finch defeated Dustin West by knockout (strikes) at 0:46 of RD1
Ricky Rainey defeated Donny Wallace by TKO (punches) at 1:42 of RD1
Jarrod Card defeated Keith Richardson by submission (guillotine choke) at 0:24 of RD2
Non-Televised:
Gerric Hayes defeated Jason Blackford by TKO (strikes) at 2:56 of RD2
Tommy Roberts defeated Josh Phelps via TKO at 3:07 of RD1
Jorge Medina defeated. D.J. Sidthilaw-Browning via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:36 of RD2
Cromwell Stewart def. Zachary Hicks via split decision
Keep checking back here for updates on the fights tonight. Prelims start at 7PM and main card at 9PM on AXSTV.
Also follow both Lance and Casey on Twitter as they are live cage-side posting all kinds of XFC banter.
MAIN CARD *LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP* Main Event:
Nick Newell 154.6 vs Eric Reynolds 154.6 @Lightweight- Nick Newell defeats Eric Reynolds at 1:22 of RD1 via submission(rear-naked choke) to become the lightweight Champion!
Co-Main Event: Ryan Thomas 170.2 vs Corey Hill 168.8 @Welterweight- Ryan Thomas defeats Corey Hill by armbar at 2:34 of RD 1.
Feature Bout: Stephanie Eggink 114.8 vs. Heather Clark 114.8 @Strawweight – Stephanie Eggink defeats Heather Clark by unanimous decision 29-28 and 30-27×2.
Marcus Finch 203.6 vs Dustin West 196 @Light Heavyweight- Marcus Finch defeats Dustin west by KO at :43 of RD 1.
Ricky Rainey 170.8 vs Donny Wallace 170.6 @ Welterweight – Ricky Rainey defeats Donny Wallace via TKO at 1:42 of RD1.
Keith Richardson 145.4 vs Jarrod Card 145.4@Featherweight – Jarrod Card defeats Keith Richardson via guillotine choke at :24 of RD 2.
UNDERCARD Swingbout: Gerric Hayes 170.8 vs Jason Blackford 169 @Welterweight - Gerric Hayes defeats Jason Blackford via TKO at 2:56 of RD 2 via unanswered strikes on the ground.
Josh Phelps 170.2 vs. Tommy Roberts 170.8@Welterweight – Tommy Roberts defeats Josh Phelps via TKO from ground strikes at 3:07 of RD 1.
DJ Sidthilaw-Browning 153.8 vs Jorge Medina 154.6 @Lightweight – Jorge Medina submits DJ Sidthilaw-Browning at 1:36 of the 3rd rd via rear-naked choke.
Zachary Hicks 145.8 vs Cromwell Stewart 145.8 @Featherweight - Cromwell Stewart defeats Zachary Hicks by split decision
