PEDRO’S MID WEEK MMA NOTEBOOK
AMATEUR STUD INKS MMA PACT
Missouri native and 2009 NCAA heavyweight wrestling champ Mark Ellis signed with Zinkin Entertainment, says the incredible Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Looking at the Zinkin website, the Fresno, CA based group represents Cain Velasquez, Chuck Liddell and Josh Koshcheck to name a few of 40 or so of their clients.
BROCK SILENCED HIS CRITICS
Brock Lesnar & Shane Carwin
At 6′3 & 265 lbs., Davis has the size, the pedigree, but as always we wonder what will happen when he gets hit on the chin with a four ounce glove? The Shane Carwin fight showed us Brock Lesnar could survive a horrendous whipping and come back.
EXCITING BELATOR FIGHTS RETURN
This is an exciting young and growing MMA company that puts on good and sometimes great fights. The Bellator Fighting Championships have only four reigning champions, Eddie Alvarez (19-2) @ lightweight (145 lbs), welter (170), Lyman Good checks in at 10 & zip, Hector “Shango” Lombard is king at middleweight (185) is 24-2, Joe “The Hammer” Soto is the featherweight champ at 9-0. There are ongoing tournaments to crown champs in the other divisions.
ALL FIGHT CARDS ON FOX SPORTS NET, CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS
08/12 – Bellator 24 @ Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida
08/19 – Bellator 25 @ The Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL
08/26 – Bellator 26 @ Kansas City Power and Light District
09/02 – Bellator 27 @ Majestic Theatre San Antonio, TX
10,918 FIGHT FANS IN TOWN OF 187,000
Amarillo, TX– The outdoor “Shark Fights” card drew a reported 10,918 on the same night (June 26) Fedor Emelianenko tapped out against Fabrice Werdum on Showtime. In addition, the MMA show was carried on ESPN Radio live, which promoters feel is usually not a good thing for live gates, at least in boxing. But again, unlike boxing there was sponsorship money and because of such things like live radio broadcasts can take place. Before the days of ESPN, Cable News and the Internet, listening to fights on the radio was cool!
SKANKS WHO KILLED MIDGET WRESTLERS GET 47 YEARS!
Two prostitutes, Maria de los Angeles Sanchez and Estela Gonzalez, were both sentenced to 47 years in Mexican prison for their killing two Mexican midget wrestlers in La Parkita & Espectrito II last year. That’s a long time for these girls to work the world’s oldest profession for cigarettes and chewing gum!
