Jason Dent Striking Seminar in Jamestown, NY

February 24th, at the invitation of Jay Wadsworth, Jason Dent presented a 2 hour seminar on 'striking for MMA' at  Kinetix Combat Sports in Jamestown, NY.   Sam and Joe Callari, and George Comer made the two hour trip with Jason.

Twelve Kinetix students participated in the  2 hour class.  At the conclusion of the teaching session, there was an hour of open sparring  where the students had a chance to try out their newly acquired skills.  The class was well received and Jay Wadsworth has asked Jason to return again in 2013 for another seminar.

Written by: Bob Donaghy

Gracie Seminar and More Belt Promotions!

With only a week's notice the attendance at the Relson Gracie seminar last Saturday was still impressive.  Over a dozen hard core BJJ practitioners showed up to receive instruction from Master Gracie.

After the seminar both of GR's Steve Hetzel and Dan Vandevender were promoted to Purple Belt, and Jeff Starr was awarded a stripe on his Black Belt. Tony Reel tested for his Black Belt, and Relson felt he needed to review/work on his timing for some of the self defense techniques.  At GR we support our students, and we do things the right way.  Tony will complete his review, re-test in a few months and get the belt he's earned.

Written by: Bob Donaghy

Pros Pick – Aldo v Edgar

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight titleholder Frankie Edgar will downshift to 145 pounds to challenge Jose Aldo for his featherweight crown in the UFC 156 main event this Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Sherdog.com touched base with a number of professional fighters and trainers to gauge their opinions on the UFC 156 “Aldo vs. Edgar” headliner:

Jason Dent: I believe Aldo will win this fight. He is just so accurate and deadly with his knees, elbows and low kicks. Frankie will have the wrestling advantage, but Aldo is a finisher. Aldo wins by TKO by or before the end of round four.

Read the rest of the article on Sherdog HERE

Edited by Bob Donaghy

Evolve Smoker Results

GR has had better showings at smokers, we went 1-1-3 this time around, but we do this for the fun and experience, and sometimes losing is the experience you get. Smokers are not sanctioned fights and don't count officially on anyones records. GR is always "Together in VICTORY & Together in DEFEAT"

Congratulations to Cody Lewis on the win, and Matt Vaccarellio in pulling out the draw. The three losses were only by decision and competitive.

We had an excellent turnout in support, and everyone fought with skilll and heart.  We walked in proud, and walked out the same way, just knowing more about what needs to be done to improve.

Written by: Bob Donaghy