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May 27, 2008
Two of the most decorated wrestlers to ever compete
in ROF will face each other at a catch weight match.
Team Sanchez/Grapplers Edge fighter and IFL tryout
finalist, Max Smith goes head to head with former
D-1 wrestler, a two time high school All American
Justin Salas.
Also Team Sanchez fighter Dom Blanco from
Scottsbluff, Nebraska will face Sean Doherty on the
undercard.
Event will be held on Friday, June13th, 2008 at the
Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. It
is a state-of- the-art 180,000 square foot
multi-purpose event center and includes 25 suites,
900 club seats, up to 8,000 total seats, a sit-down
restaurant.
Tickets call 303-378-5014
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February 16, 2007
Team Sanchez Pro boxer Alexander Volkov showed heart in tough loss
on the HBO Pay-Per-View card. Saturday, February 16,
2008 at the MGM Grand Hotel
Undefeated pro boxer Alexander Volkov who lives and
trains in Aurora, Colorado at the Aurora LA Boxing
gym, traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada on February
16th to challenge former 4x National Golden Gloves
Champion Daniel Jacobs from Brooklyn, New York in a
four round professional fight. Jacobs and Volkov had a even firts round with both fighter landing hard punches. At 2:30 of round two,Jacobs caught Volkov with a straight right had thet sent Volkov to the canvas. Volkov got up and after one more knockdown, referee Jay Nadey stopprd the fight. |
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Jacobs
was an outstanding amateur boxer and is currently an
undefeated prospect in the pro ranks at 3-0 with
3ko’s.
Volkov won state and regional titles in the amateur
ranks and turned pro on 10-5-07. He earned a draw
against 4-1 Victor Villereal in Denver, Colorado.His record after his last fight is now 0-1-1.
The fight was on the HBO PPV under card that
headlined WBC Middleweight Champion Kelly Pavlik –and
Jermain Taylor. Pavlik won the fight by 12 round decision.
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November 24, 2007
Team Sanchez
professional MMA fighter Max Smith (4-1) is set to
fight for the 170 lb Welterweight Kickdown
championship belt on Saturday December 8, 2007.
He will face current champion Bryant
Craven (8-4) of Grand Junction, Colorado. Craven is
coming off an impressive win over former Kickdown
champion Eric Hienz.
Max Smith has established a name in
MMA as he recently was selected to enter the
International Fight League (IFL) draft at the end of
November.
The fight is set to take place at
Fat City in Littleton, Colorado and is set for the
main event of the night. For tickets call
303-378-5014.
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October 28, 2007 Frankie
Sanchez Promotions
Presents
Cops Fighting Cancer
A Night Of Boxing
For A Great Fundraiser
Friday November 16, 2007
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October 27, 2007
Colorado Fighter Max Smith Earns Spot In 2008
International Fight League Draft. This past weekend,
Team Sanchez fighter Max Smith, who fights under the
Frankie Sanchez stable in Aurora, Colorado, earned a
spot in the 2008 International Fight League (IFL)
draft.Smith is a pro MMA fighter with a current
record of 3-1. He was a standout high school and
college wrestler at Ponderosa high school and Adams
State College. Smith was a 2x high school All
American wrestler and began training MMA in 2006. As
an amateur MMA fighter, Max Smith was 4-1. In 2006
he placed 2nd in the advanced division of the
Pancrace submission wrestling nationals and in 2007
1st in the advanced grappling division at the
Colorado championships. His only loss in the pro
ranks came when his last opponent weighed in 12
pounds overweight. Smith took the fight, but later
regretted and admitted that the 185 pound weight
class was just too much for a 170 pound fighter. |
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Saturday October 27, 2007 Smith headed to
Schaumburg, Illinois for the last tryouts for the
2008 IFL season. The day began with over 100
fighters in his 170 pound weight class. After many
drills and grappling watches, Smith advanced to the
semifinal round. He dominated in the semifinals and
advanced to the finals. In the finals, he again
dominated his opponent with leg kicks and later
submitted him.
During the tryouts, Smith impressed IFL coach Pat
Miletich. Miletich is the head coach of last season
IFL team champions the Silver Backs. Pat Miletich
talked with Smith and told him that it could be a
good chance that Max Smith would be a Silver Back
next season.
The International Fight League is the world’s first
team-based professional mixed martial arts league,
bringing you the most action-packed fighting events
possible. Competitions are decided with a best of
five series between two teams of five fighters each,
using a blend of boxing, kickboxing, submission
grappling, and wrestling (collectively known as
mixed martial arts, or MMA) to win matches by
knockout, submission, or judges’ decision. The teams
are coached by world-renowned veterans of the sport,
many of whom still compete in various superfights
throughout the season.
Matches consist of up to three four-minute rounds,
fought inside a five-roped boxing ring. Each team
has one representative fighter in each of the five
weight classes: lightweight (155 lbs.), welterweight
(170 lbs.), middleweight (185 lbs.), light
heavyweight (205 lbs.), heavyweight (265 lbs.).
The teams with the best overall records at the end
of the regular season (January – June), advance to
the postseason (August – September) to compete for
the World Team Championship and the IFL Championship
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October 2, 2007
Denver VA Eastern Colorado HCS Joins the Nation in
the Annual Celebration of:HISPANIC
AMERICANS
Making a Positive Impact on American Society
Special Guest Speakers
Frankie Sanchez, Professional
Boxer/Entrepreneur/Adams State College
and
Johnny Barajas, Judge
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 -
Auditorium Commencement 10:00 a.m. |
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September 16, 2007
No-Limit
Hold 'Em Poker Tournament. A Fundraiser for CESDA to Benefit
Fall of 2007 Super Scholarship Fundraiser for CESDA to Benefit
Fall of 2007 Super Scholarship Fundraiser This
Friday September 21, 2007 at Red and Jerry's.
A night of comedy featuring Denver's best comedians,
entertainment, and No-Limit Hold 'Em Poker
Tournament featuring:Spencer James
Hippie Man
Ron Ferguson
With very special guest Groove
Society
Tickets $ 25.00 - Doors 5:30 PM -
Show 7:00 PM
(Call 303-847-6056 or 720-384-7222
for More Information) |
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September 9, 2007
Team
Sanchez Fighters Dominate In Two MMA Events
Miixed martial arts fighters from
the Frankie Sanchez training camp have done great in
the last two weeks of competition. On August 31,
2007 Team Sanchez amateur fighters Omar Gonzalez and
Joe Kelso from Monte Vista, Colorado entered the
cage in Pueblo, Colorado. Joe Kelso (Team Sanchez)
earned his first win by "Rear Naked Choke" at 2:39
in round 1 against Joe Callis from Team Fusebox.
Omar Gonzalez (Team Sanchez) won by: "Armbar" 1:53
in round 1 against Titus Holmes (Freedom Fighters).
On September 7, 2007 Team Sanchez pro fighters Max
Smith and Mike Barreras competed at the King of
Kombat event in Austin, Texas. Max Smith (Denver,
Colorado) moved up two weigh classes to fight Brian
Beard of Waco, Texas. Beard caught Smith in a
triangle choke at 3:15 of round two. 4x NCAA
Wrestling All American Mike Barreras (Albuquerque,
New Mexico) had the fight of the night when he upset
hometown favorite Aaron Flournoy by way of a
unanimous decision after 15 minuets of war. Barreras
used his wrestling and ground and pound skill to
control Flournoy for the three rounds. All 3 judges
gave the nod to Barreras.
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August 12, 2007
Diego Sanchez (17-1), has officially left Team
Jackson and has moved to California. Diego who is
slated to take on Jon Fitch (14-2) at UFC 76, has
trained with Greg Jackson his entire career in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rumor has it he will now be
training with Rob Garcia in California.
The winner will gain ground in the UFC’s stacked
welterweight division, but possibility of a title
shot could be a long way off. Current champ Matt
Serra will face Matt Hughes at a Dec. 29
Pay-Per-View Event, and the winner of UFC 74’s
main-card bout between Koscheck and Georges St.
Pierre has already been guaranteed a title shot by
UFC President Dana White.
This is the latest blow to Greg Jackson's team
following a string of losses by Team Jackson
fighters, including Sanchez, Keith Jardine (12-3-1)
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August 10, 2007
Ring of Fire 30: DOMINATION! The 12 bout MMA event
will take place on Saturday, September 15th 2007 at
the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado.
UFC, K-1 and Strikeforce veteran, Duane BANG! Ludwig
headlines a talent packed fight card. Ludwig will
return to fight for his hometown crowd on the heels
of his Showtime PPV appearance in June. Ludwig faced
UK based fighter Paul Daley, and was on the
recieving end of TKO at the end of the first round.
"My timing was off, and I just couldn't seem to get
my rythym going in that fight." Ludwig and Daley
were the "swing" bout on the card, a spot that means
you have to be ready to go at anytime during the
event. "We were called on deck twice, and then
brought back to the locker room. It kind of messed
with me a bit." said Ludwig
The full fight card will be released soon. The card
will have International appeal with fighters coming
from 3 countries including multiple PPV veterans.
Look for some big names along with the hottest new
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August 8, 2007
Golden Gloves Champion Stepan Zeytunyan who fights
under Team Sanchez and is trained by Frankie Sanchez
is now ranked in the top 5 of the latest USA boxing
rankings.
Stepan Zeytunyan is a state and regional Golden
gloves champion and won the bronze medal at the
Western Olympic Boxing Trials this past summer. He
just placed 2nd at the International Tae Kwon Do
Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stepan Zeytunyan
will turn pro in boxing in the near future. |
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August 2007 USA rankings at
Middleweight/165 lbs |
| 1.
Shawn Porter, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
2.
Fernando Guerrero, Salisbury, Md. |
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Dominic Wade, Largo, MD |
4.
Abraham Han, El Paso, Han |
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Stepan Zeytunyan, Aurora, Co |
6.
J'Leon Love, Detroit, Mich. |
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Dennis Douglin, Morganville, N.J. |
8. Paul
Littleton, Urbana, Ill. |
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Ronald Reaves, Cincinnati, Ohio |
10.
Willie Monroe, Syracuse, N.Y. |
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Orphius Waite, Chicago, Ill. |
12.
Herve Duroseau, Elmont, N.Y. |
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Payton Boyea, Sacramento, Calif. |
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July 28, 2007
Eric Morales, David Diaz; Both Have Something to
Prove. This Saturday, August 4th, Erik Morales will
take on David Diaz in the ‘War For Four’ at the
Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois on PVP. Team
Sanchez would like to wish WBC World Champion David
Diaz good luck this weekend. Diaz will fight boxing
legend Eric Morales Saturday on Pay per view.
Frankie Sanchez and David Diaz fought 8 hard rounds
in 2003 at DePaul University in Chicago. Diaz won a
close fight by decision and Sanchez gave him all he
could handle. The ‘four’ in this title refers to the
fact that if Morales, 48-5 (34), wins this bout he
will become the first Mexican to claim major belts
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Diaz is a
solid fighter who was an outstanding amateur. He is
roughly the same age as Morales, but his career has
traversed a vastly different path. A national Golden
Gloves champion and Olympian in 1996 (he was on the
same US team along with Floyd Mayweather and
Fernando Vargas), Diaz had a 13-0 record before
walking away from the sport for two years. He took
it up again in 2002, and continued building on his
unbeaten record until he was stopped, in 2005, by
Kendall Holt. Since then he has been undefeated in
his last seven fights (although one of them was a
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June
24, 2007
Rich Franklin is going to get a title shot in
Cincinnati or Denver. With a win at the UFC 72
event, former UFC middleweight champion Rich
Franklin (22-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) secured a shot at
reclaiming his belt. |
He’ll
now face the winner of UFC 73’s fight between
current champ Anderson Silva and top contender Nate
Marquardt, and according to Franklin, it’ll happen
in Cincinnati or Denver.
Franklin made the announcement while speaking at a
UFC-sponsored breakfast at the Associated Press
Sports Editors convention in St. Louis.
Franklin, who survived some late-fight danger to
defeat Yushin Okami in UFC 72’s main event, is one
of the UFC’s top fighters. He defeated Evan Tanner
at UFC 53 to win the middleweight title, but after
two successful title defenses, he lost his belt to
Silva at UFC 64.
Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena has been a longtime
rumored site for the fight, the arena still hopes to
host the event sometime October or December. The
possibility of the event taking place in Denver is a
new development, though. Although now sanctioned for
MMA, the state of Colorado hasn’t hosted an event
since the “Ultimate Ultimate 1995” nearly 12 years
ago. |
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May, 24, 2007
On March 27, Station Casinos Vice Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta
and UFC President Dana White announced in a Tokyo press
conference that the sale of the PRIDE Fighting Championships to
Zuffa had been agreed upon, and that the deal would be
consummated on May 1. |
Yet three weeks after the consummation date, the deal was slow
to close, as Zuffa attorneys did their due diligence on PRIDE
assets. In a conference call with the media on Thursday,White
denied that the deal had been closed.
However, two sources tell Sherdog.com that the deal has in fact
been finalized, and that former PRIDE CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara
has said as much in the last 48 hours.
Citing issues with several PRIDE fighter contracts, on Wednesday
MMAWeekly.com reported that there is a class action lawsuit on
behalf of PRIDE fighters looking to get out of their contracts.
White, in a conversation with the media on Thursday afternoon,
denied any knowledge of the dispute. |
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