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"Their Fight Is Our Fight" earns a victory.
Sundays are usually off-days for Legends MMA, but this weekend, on October 25th, there was good reason for an added workout. MMA personality Miss Rara organized 'Their Fight Is Our Fight," a day-long MMA seminar benefit for victims of the recent typhoons in the Philippines. Legends MMA was proud to provide a venue for this important cause to take place.
Brandon Vera, Shane Del Rosario, Romie Adanza, and Mark Munoz all taught various techniques and strategies for MMA and Muay Thai. Later in the day, former WEC champion Urijah Faber and UFC ring girl Ariany Celeste came by to sign autographs and take pictures for fans.
Their Fight Is Our Fight was sponsored by Fight Chix, Gameness, Little Manila Foundation, Toe2Toe, TapouT, The Underground, MMA Warehouse, OTM, Six Deuce, Search to Involve Pilipino Americans, and of course Legends MMA.
Below are highlights from the day.
For more info on future T.F.I.O.F. events, or to donate, visit www.theirfightisourfight.org.
As if the new location wasn’t news enough, Legends and BeSpun aren’t wasting any time in getting back to their basics of fighting and fun.This weekend, three big events that involve our gym take place, and you’re invited to them all!
USPDF – West Coast Regional Pole Dance Competition – El Portal Theater
On Saturday night, the Ladies of BeSpun (Leigh Ann, Lisa, Natasha, and Estee) will compete against eight other dancers in the US Pole Dance Federation’s West Coast qualifier.The show takes place at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood and starts at 6:00pm.Tickets are available at www.uspoledance.com.
El Portal Theater
5269 Lankershim Blvd North Hollywood, CA 91601-3111 (818) 508-4200
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun – Capital City Sports Grill
That same night, for those of you who want some good old knock-down, drag-out, slobberknocker barn-burner, come through to Capital City Sports Grill and watch UFC 104.Legends has reserved a cabana and several tables in the back patio.Discount flyers for 20% off all food are now available at the Legends / BeSpun front reception area.
There will also be an afterparty at Cap City for Kyle Kingsbury, who fights Razak Al-Hassan on the undercard.Legends members are invited to join.
Cap City Sports Grill is just across the street from our usual PPV haunts, on the northwest side of Cahuenga Blvd. and Selma Ave.
Valet parking is available and early arrival (6:30) is encouraged.
Their Fight Is Our Fight Benefit
The following day, Sunday, October 25th, Legends MMA will host “Their Fight Is Our Fight,” the first Filipino-American MMA benefit for the victims of the recent typhoons in the Philippines.Organized by MMA personality Miss Rara, this all-day event will feature training seminars with noted Pinoy fighters like Brandon Vera, Mark Munoz, Shane Del Rosario, and Romie Adanza, as well as surprise appearances by other famous Filipino fighters and stars.
TFIOF released this press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Winston Emano, Winston@theirfightisourfight.org
TOP RANKED FIL-AM MIXED MARTIAL ARTISTS IN SPECIAL TYPHOON RELIEF BENEFIT
‘THEIR FIGHT IS OUR FIGHT’ TAKES PLACE THIS SUNDAY IN LOS ANGELES
(LOS ANGELES – 10/18) Responding in their own unique way to the plight of thousands of their kababayans affected by the twin – soon to be, triple – typhoon devastations in The Philippines, the Filipino American Mixed Martial Arts community is taking the fight for typhoon relief with THEIR FIGHT IS OUR FIGHT, a special fundraiser taking place Sunday, October 25 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at Legends Mixed Martial Arts Training Center, 5176 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90029.
The event, presented in conjunction with FilAm ARTS and SIPA, two established community non-profit organizations, is a veritable feast for Mixed Martial Arts practitioners and fans alike and brings together for the first time four top-ranked Filipino American Mixed Martial Artists in Brandon Vera, Mark Munoz, Shane Del Rosario and Romie Adanza each presenting exclusive high-level seminars and demonstrations of their specialties.
Additionally, popular UFC ring card model Arianny Celeste, featured on Spike TV’s “Ultimate Fighter,” will be on hand to meet fans and lend her support.
Tickets for the all-day seminars for participants are an all-inclusive $120. Non-participating spectators can attend to watch and take pictures for $5 admission.
“If you’re Pinoy and a fan of MMA, this event is an absolute must,” said event co-founder Tamara “Ms. RaRa” Suguitan. “Proceeds from the gate and merchandise will go directly to help our people.”
Added co-founder Paul Factora, “We – the participants included – were not immune to seeing our fellow Filipinos suffering. This event is our small way of letting them know that we stand by them through this all.”
The Participants:
Brandon ‘The Truth’ Vera – San Diego, CA UFC Light-Heavyweight Contender – 11-3 Record. Former WEC Heavyweight Champion. 2-time Pan American Jiu Jitsu Gold Medalist 8-time Grapplers Quest Champion W.K.A. Muay Thai National Champion. U.S. Olympic Wrestling Alternate Brown Belt under Master Lloyd Irvin Defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and was a challenger for the UFC Heavyweight title. Upcoming bout against UFC Legend Randy Couture on Nov 14.
Mark ‘The Philippine Wrecking Machine’ Munoz – Vallejo, CA UFC Middleweight Contender – 6-1 Record. 2001 NCAA Div. 1 National Champion Wrestler 2-time NCAA All American – Oklahoma State University Wrestling Coach at U.C. Davis Member of The Blackhouse fight team alongside Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida and Antonio Noguiera.
Shane ‘No Limits’ Del Rosario – Irvine, CA Undefeated Strikeforce Light-Heavyweight Contender. 8-0 First ever WBO Heavyweight Muay Thai Champion Current WBC Heavyweight Muay Thai Kickboxing Champion Alternate Fighter for Spike TV’s -The Ultimate Fighter –Heavyweights. Member of Team Oyama
Romie Adanza – Irvine, CA 25-2-2 US WBC Bantamweight Muay Thai Champion IKKC International Bantamweight Muay Thai Champion Team Oyama Muay Thai Trainer
Arianny Celeste UFC Ring Girl Ring Girl of the Year 2008 Nominated Ring Girl of the Year 2009
Additional Instructor announcements to come!!! Proceeds from the seminars will go directly to Typhoon Ondoy, Parma and Lupit relief via Red Cross Philippines.
Seminar Events Schedule:
10:00-10:30 – Opening Ceremony - Warmup 10:30-12:00 – Brandon Vera – Jiu Jitsu for MMA - Seminar 12:00-1:00 – Lunchbreak - Group Pictures - Special Guest Announcements. 1:00-2:00 - Romy Adanza - Muay Thai Clinch Game -Workshop 2:00-3:00 - Shane Del Rosario – Muay Thai for MMA - Workshop 4:00-4:20 – Break – Pictures - Awards 4:20-5:50 – Mark Munoz – MMA Takedowns and Wrestling. 5:50-6:00 – Cool Down 6:00-6:30– Awards - Closing Ceremony. - Raffle Winners Announcement.
Schedule is subject to change upon additional instructor participation. For more information, please visit www.TheirFightIsOurFight.org.
FYI, our site is down for a few hours today. Will be back up this afternoon.
Renegade Reporting:CCM Red Carpet Comedy Tour
Finally, Legends MMA was a featured invitee to CCM’s Red Carpet Comedy Tour, at the Improv.Renegade Reporting was on-hand and caught a few members on camera:
Check back in to find out about future CCM Red Carpet Comedy dates.
For those of you who haven’t already visited the long-awaited “new Legends,” we’re happy to announce that we’re back and open for business!Once again, Legends MMA, BeSpun, and Eddie Bravo’s 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu are reunited and under one roof!
Legends MMA 5176 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90029 NEW PHONE NUMBER: (323) 665-5856 Click here for a map
Although we’re in a new spot, class schedules have not changed from over the summer.So join us for all your favorite classes at all the same times.
Takashi Munoz and Ryan Lupkes appearing now on “The College Experiment” on FoxSports.com.
As if Legends’ fighters Takashi Munoz and Ryan Lupkes didn’t get enough sparring practice at the gym, you can now see them on the internet with some rather unusual training methods, as they star in a segment called “The World’s Most Unscientific Predictions / Mascot MMA” on the weekly internet show “The College Experiment,” which posts on Wednesdays on FoxSports.com.
Each week, “The College Experiment” presents an MMA dramatization between two college football mascots whose teams play each other that week. Munoz and Lupkes will be the resident mascots for the duration of the college football season, which goes until the championships in January 2010.
To catch up on the Munoz-Lupkes battles, click on the clips here:
Week 1 (Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers): <a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=a973075f-b6f5-4aff-a4fd-701d09bdb790&from=IV2_en-us_foxsports_videocentral" target="_new" title="College Experiment: Mascot MMA">Video: College Experiment: Mascot MMA</a> In case the embed doesn’t work: http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=463a83ad-7349-4ca1-a227-f0c76b08bf9b
Week 2 (Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Cincinnati Bearcats, 18:32 mark): <br/><a href="http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&vid=0f5819c8-5e78-4614-ad87-3a1f5d5f418f" target="_new" title="The College Experiment: Week 2">Video: The College Experiment: Week 2</a> In case the embed doesn’t work: http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=55d7e719-8f81-49b6-9b4d-5d4482b005c2
BeSpun Ladies at CA Pole Dance Championships – THIS WEEK!!
Just a reminder that our new “sister studio,” BeSpun, will be sending six dancers – more than any other studio – to the CA state Pole Dance Championships, which takes place on Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Green Door in Hollywood.
California Pole Dance Championships Thursday, October 10th 10pm Start Time The Green Door 1429 Ivar Ave Los Angeles, 90028 (323) 463-0008 www.greendoorsupperclub.com
The girls’ will also be competing later this month (October 24th) at the US Pole Dance Federation, which takes place at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood.Leigh Ann, Lisa, Natasha, and Estee will represent BeSpun.
UFC 104 PPV Viewing Party
As always, Legends MMA will be organizing another PPV Viewing Party for UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun, which takes place on October 24th.Details to follow.
Dan Hardy vs. Mike Swick confirmed for UFC 106 Legends MMA’s favorite Brit Boy, Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy, has a new opponent for his upcoming match on November 14th – Mike “Quick” Swick.
Hardy was originally supposed to face Dong-hyun Kim, but after Kim had to withdraw from the match due to a training-related injury.
When asked about his reaction to the change in challenge, Hardy said via email "this is a much better opportunity for me.I always fight better as the underdog. I don’t want to be giving people behind me a chance to step into my place.I would rather look ahead and try to take someone else’s spot.”
“Because I found out early in the camp, it really hasn’t been a problem switching things up. I will just go in there and fight my fight, I'm confident I'll stop him in the distance."
Legends MMA wishes Dan the best of success in his fight with Mike “Quick” Swick.
