March 2010

CHAD “SAVAGE” GEORGE

WEC’S NEXT BIG THING?

CUTTING WEIGHT
HOW TO DO IT EFFECTIVELY

WEC RING GIRL

BRITTNEY PALMER

Nick Diaz
209 PRIDE GONE AWRY?

DAN HARDY
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P8> Behind the Lens with Brittney Palmer

P16> Battling the Scale

What you can learn from how fighters cut their weight

P18> Technique of the Month

Throw Recovery/Seoi-Nage Counter/Bow and Arrow Choke

P19> 360 Girl of the Month

Naomi Amador

P22> Interview - Dan Hardy

P30> FAMOUS MMA FAN Q&A with Kris Tinkle

P32> Interview - Chad George

Welcome to the Jungle

P35> Woman’s MMA

6 Myths About Woman’s MMA

P37> MMA Lifestyle

P37> Upcoming Fights Schedule

P38> Silver Star - On the Rise

P39> Jaco Product Review

P41> MMA Faestro - Bringing Martial Arts To The Masses

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d the Lens with
TTNEY PALMER
Having been to more fights than I can actually remember, some with
press passes, and some simply sitting with civilians in the floor seats,
there is always one consistent theme I seem to experience. No matter
the size of the show, the city the event is being held in or where in the
given arena I happen to be sitting in, everyone has an opinion of the
ring girl.
“I bet she’s as dumb as a post”, “What do you want to be she’s a total
bitch?”, “Did you see her looking at me? I’m gonna hook that up”, “I
bet she’s a high maintenance pain in the ass”, are just a few of my
favorite repeated statements I hear, generally from overly intoxicated
guys, with no game, that in a million years couldn’t get a woman the
caliber of which they are ridiculing.
While I can’t make a statement in defense of ring girls all over the
world, I can for some of those whom I’ve had the pleasure of meet-
ing. One such ring girl is the WEC’s Brittney Palmer. Brittney was
kind enough to chat with me in between training at the gym for an
upcoming WEC show and racing off to her other gig as a show girl at
the Flamingo. Truth be told, this self proclaimed non-girly girl couldn’t
have been nicer. We talked WEC, crazy things that happen in the cage,
her most embarrassing moments at an event and her dream get away
vacation.
360: So tell me, how did you get involved being a ring girl for the WEC?
BP: I live here in Las Vegas and I have a couple of modeling agencies.
One of them called me up and they were having auditions for WEC, so I
went over to the Hard Rock Hotel and met with Leslie our house mom.
It was just me and a couple girls. We had to put the WEC bikini on and
walk in a circle and they picked me, about two years ago.
360: Interesting, so you had the most circular circles of everyone?
BP: Apparently. Ha.
360: Were there a lot of girls trying out?
BP: There were about eight girls there. Not too many, but the girls that
were there were so gorgeous that I really didn’t even think I had a shot
compared to what they looked like. But I got it.
360: Were you a fan of MMA before you started doing this, or were you
familiar with it at all?
BP: Well, two years ago, MMA was still really coming out and getting
bigger, so I’d heard about it. But as a fan, I really didn’t understand it
too much. I had done ring girl for boxing for HBO and I was kind of fol-
By: Chris Leo
lowing that. So when MMA came, I really wasn’t too sure what it was
until I was sitting ringside at every single fight. I just grew to love it
and understand it. The technique is so different. A lot of people watch
fights and they don’t understand the technique that goes into it. They
just think you throw a punch, or figure out how to choke a guy out,
when in reality there are so many different ways you can and so many
rules and stuff, so I’ve definitely grown to love it a lot more now.
360: So you actually do get to watch the fights then. I mean, you
basically have a ringside seat at every fight, but do you get to enjoy the
fights as you are working the events?
BP: Right. I love it. Love it, love it. And I even get to train with some
of the coaches. I’ve trained at Greg Jackson’s camp in Albuquerque
New Mexico, I’ve trained here in Vegas with Shawn Tompkins over at
Extreme Couture and now at the new TapouT gym. I love it. I enjoy it
so much.
360: Come to think of it, we have a mutual friend, Tracy Lee from Com-
bat Lifestyle. I saw on one of her blog entries one time that you were
out in New Mexico training kick boxing.
BP: Yup.
360: So are you destined to be the next Gina Carano, or is it just keep-
ing up with the fitness?
BP: No way. No, no, no, no no. Honestly, it’s just such a good workout.
I have to stay in shape and it’s fun, it’s different. I’d never fight, ever.
Everyone always asks me that. It’s one of the most common questions
I get because they all see the footage of me hitting pads and stuff and
they always ask if I’d fight. I wouldn’t. That would be bad.
360: Not a fan of getting punched in the face, huh?
BP: Yeah, I’m good on that. I’m too much of a lover rather than a
fighter.
360: Speaking of Gina Carano, what do you think about women’s
MMA?
BP: Um, I think that it definitely is amazing. I think that women going
into a sport that is pretty much a male dominated sport and going into
it as a career is so inspirational and amazing. I think it’s something
that should happen more often in all sports. I love it. I think it’s hot. I
enjoy watching Gina Carano. I’ve met her a couple times and she’s
such a pretty girl. I mean all the girls that fight in Albuquerque in Greg
Jackson’s gym are so sweet. Julie at Greg’s gym is so sweet. I mean
everyone is. I appreciate them so much. They work just as hard as the
boys.

360: So it’s between rounds and you’re walking around the cage with
your round card. Do you ever hear any of the corner men say some-
thing completely crazy to their fighters as you are walking around the
cage?

BP: Oh yeah, absolutely. The best is Greg Jackson. I keep talking

about him, but he’s one of my favorite coaches. The best is what he
says. He’s so inspirational. The things he says to the fighters, like
“fucking go, just do it”.... oh. Sorry about my mouth.

360: Ha! That’s okay. That’s actually my favorite word.

BP: You know though, just like the inspiration he gives them is so
amazing. There really isn’t anything crazy or totally out of the ordinary
though. They all pretty much say the same things. Just telling
them to calm down and that they’ve got their opponent. Even
sitting ringside, I sit pretty much right next to one of the
corners, so I can hear everything the coach says to the
fighters and it’s really cool to be so close and hear what’s
really going on and see the coach yell to his fighter to do
something like knee his opponent and the fighter hears
him and does it. It’s really cool to be a part of that, you
know?

360: I noticed when you work your events, when we’re

watching the fights, you’ve got a sidekick sitting next to
you, kind of directing traffic. Is she more of a bodyguard,
or is she just like the den mother that’s checking up to
make sure everything is up to snuff?

BP: She’s like a little bit of both. She really is. She’s like
our bodyguard, but she even goes out with us, like to the
after parties. She kind of just watches over us to make
sure we’re okay. You know, a lot of the time when we take
pictures, she makes sure the guy’s hands are at the proper
spot and everything because we don’t want to be the bad guy,
so we kind of put it off on her. But she’s also our den mom.
She makes sure we have our uniforms, our shoes, a clean pair
of socks every time. If we want her to do our makeup, she’ll
do it. So she’s kind of like the all around good catch. She’s a
friend. Most importantly, she’s a good friend of mine. We’ll talk
on holidays and always check up with each other and make sure
everything is good with one another between fights.

360: Everyone I’ve talked to at WEC, it seems is really tight with

one another and that they are all part of a real tight family.

BP: It is. We are. We all love each other. The company itself, Dana
White, and all of Zuffa. The whole company is very supportive and we
all love each other.

360: So even though you have help with the being the bad guy and the
bodyguard aspect of the job, what’s the craziest thing that has hap-
pened when you were working one of the fights?

BP: Nothing too out of control happens. They run a tight ship over
there and you really can’t get away with too much. But I would say
that when fights break out, at the fights, that’s pretty awesome.
Normally when it happens, from where we are sitting, we have perfect
views and that’s always the craziest thing to me. People actually start fighting
because of the supporting their favorite fighters. The fighters are in the cage, ready
to go, all pumped up and then all the sudden everything stops and we’re all looking
around thinking “oh my gosh”. That’s the craziest thing.

360: At the last event at the Palms, when you were walking around the cage, the
cat calls and the whistles were pretty loud. Between that and the fact that some-
how we were fortunate enough to be stuck next to a lady that in the main event
was screaming “kick him in the balls” repeatedly at the top of her drunken lungs.
Do you hear all that when you are walking around the cage, or do you just kind of
tune it out and do your job?

BP: I mean, I think it’s a little bit of both. I definitely hear it. It depends on how loud
they are, obviously. But I hear it all the time. I hear the mothers screaming at the
opponent. The last fight with Donald Cerrone and Ed Ratcliff.

360: Yeah, great fight.

BP: Amazing Fight.

360: Ed’s mom was in the audience and she was just going insane. Like
what you were saying. It’s just because of all the incidents with Donald
kneeing Ed in the groin area and her reaction. She was just flipping out. But
yeah, I hear the whistles and the guys hollering, but I don’t really mind it. I
mean, I’m wearing a bikini and walking around with a ring card. I’m sure it’s
only expected.

BP: What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you during an
event? Like, I don’t know. Have you ever walked around the cage with the wrong
round card or something?

360: Yeah, actually I have. There are two really embarrassing things. So Leslie, one
of her other jobs is that she’s supposed to give us the round cards as it’s time to
walk around the cage. She gave me on the second round, I believe it was the San
Diego fight, and she gave me a five when it was the second round. That was bad. I
was so mad because it looked like me, but for everyone out there, it wasn’t my fault.
It was hers. She’s the one that gives us the cards.

BP: Uh oh. We’re gonna call her and tell her you ratted her out.

360: You tell her. I tell her all the time. To this day, they still make fun of me for it and I’m
like “no no Leslie. You get paid to do that”.

BP: And the second thing actually just happened at the fight with Ed and Donald. It’s a little
clip that’s on TV. Everyone knows that as a ring girl, I have the butt. I’m kind of known for
my butt. So I like stand up and fix my shorts. Well, they caught me on TV doing it, and it
aired in the corner and it’s so obvious what I’m doing. So it’s there for everyone to see that
I’m picking my shorts like down. It was so embarrassing to see that. Like the worst thing
ever.

360: Maybe if they ad a new category in the MMA awards, they can give you an award for
it. Would that make you feel better?

BP: Hopefully. I think it might make me feel a little better.

360: So obviously you work the fights. But besides the fights, what does the WEC have you
do?

BP: We’ve done signings, and work the fight conventions. TapouT wants to use me for their
new spring line. That’s not really WEC related, but I got the opportunity from being part of
WEC. Basically though signings and appearances are pretty much what they have me do.

360: So is it like a East Side, West Side thing between the WEC girls and the UFC girls?
BP: You know, it’s so funny. People always ask me about the thing
with the UFC and WEC girls. Honestly though, we’re on the same exact
team. It’s all Zuffa, the money is the exact same and everything about
us is the same. The only difference is that UFC is on pay per view and
WEC is not. But the girls are so sweet. I mean I know that Natasha
and Logan are no longer with the UFC, but when they were there and
Arianny is such a sweetheart. Even the old WEC girl Kristy who’s no
longer with us. But we all got together and did a photo shoot here in
Vegas and it was so much fun. It was two days long and we had an RV
and everything. Lots of fun. I love the girls and there’s no bad blood at
all.
360: There are actually all kinds of crazy rumors flying around on the
internet right now about Natasha and Logan. What do you think about
all that?
BP: You know what, I don’t know, but it scares me to death. I really
don’t know what happened, but I just know that I got a call and some-
one was asking me “is it true”, and I was like “I don’t even know what
you are talking about”. Then I spoke with one of the girls over at the
UFC and they said that they were just not with the company anymore.
Nobody really knows what happened. They’re not telling me and I’m
just minding my P’s and Q’s. I don’t know. I’m just making sure that
I’m ok.
360: Yeah, probably the best thing to do.
BP: Yup. I’m staying out of whatever happened. I have no idea, but I’m
pretty sure it wasn’t good. I can’t comment.
360: I guess the good news for you is that besides being a WEC ring
girl, you’re a show girl at the Flamingo, and you do modeling as well,
correct?
BP: Yes.
360: So I’m imagining the average day in your life is really busy. What
is an average day like for you?
BP: My average day depends if there is a fight coming up. For in-
stance, I have a fight this weekend, so generally it goes like: Get up, go
to the gym, run on my treadmill at my house, take the dog to the park,
go back to the gym, then take a nap and go to work and do my show at
night. Then I go home and do it the next day. It really depends though
because if it’s in between fights and I don’t have to worry about train-
ing and getting super skinny before the fights, it’s pretty much walk my
dog and hang out with my girlfriends during the day.ay. Then at night, I
always have something to do every night at work.
360: So you’re kind of like a vampire inn a wa
way
BP: Oh yeah. I have my cowgirl boots out there and everything. Me
and him always. He lives on a ranch, so we’re always doing yard work
and he has a bunch of dogs and you know, definitely. Out there I’ll
train with him and all the boys. So there’s no girly girl over here.
360: So you live in Vegas, you work there most of the time and obvi-
ously Donald is training like a maniac all the time. So when you guys
do get time off, what do you do? Do you spend time on the strip, do
you head out of town? What’s your favorite thing?
BP: We actually just got back. Because of his last fight with Ed Ratcliff,
we took a vacation for Christmas and we were in Colorado snowboard-
ing. We went to Vail for a week and it was his best friend Eric, and him
and I. That’s normally how it is. Last summer we went backpacking in
Colorado. We went up to the rocky mountains and went backpacking
for a couple days. It was so fun and amazing. That’s the thing. I’m
not like a girly girl at all. I like to do things and get down and dirty.
Backpacking was so much fun. Most girls would be like “Oh my God!
There’s no shower!”. I didn’t care. It was an experience of a lifetime.
360: Okay, so for my last question, it’s actually five questions and it’s
multiple choice and it really has nothing to do with anything, but it’s
just something we do. SO:
360: Puppies or kitties
BP: Puppies
360: Mountains of Beach?
BP: Beach. Wait, I don’t know. Huh? Maybe mountains Maybe if it was
beach that backed up to mountains? That would be perfect
360: Party weekend or romantic get away?
BP: Romantic Get Away
360: Half Empty of Half Full?
BP: Half Full
360: And the last one, I was milling around on the internet doing some
research and I saw that you were a Brittney Spears fan. I know you’re
a dancer, so I can’t really give you too hard of a time for your musical
choice, but I have to tease you a little bit, so in honor of Ms. Brittney
Spears,
p , Underwear or no?
BP: Underwear..... Definitely.
wear..... D
360: Alright, well you’re a good sport and we appreciate that.

BP: Pretty much. I sleep in the dayy and am out at night. My boyfr
boyfriend,
end,
is actually Donald Cerrone. He always because our
ways makes fun of me becau
lifestyles are so different. When I’m
’m here in Vegas, I’m like a night
ht
owl. I work at a big show and on the weekends I do bottle service ce at
Club Pure, so I’m kind of like this Vegas
gas party girl. But when I go to
Albuquerque to visit him, because I’m out there every other week for
a couple days. He lives on a ranch, so I’m riding horses with him and
shoveling horse shit that’s everywhere. He has chickens ens and gogoats and
there.
it’s such a different lifestyle when you compare here to there

360: Interesting.
nteresting. So for anybody that thought the girly girl thing was in
full effect, you still get down and dirty, huh?
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Scale
What you can learn from how fighters cut weight
It’s common knowledge that fighters cut weight to be in a certain weight
class. But how do they shed those pounds so quickly and is it safe? It’s
one thing to be disciplined, skipping that Ben and Jerry’s after dinner and
going that extra mile in the gym, but a fighter’s weight cutting journey
usually looks like more than just a diet and cardio program. It can be
intense and drastic; especially if it’s left to the last minute and it can take
a toll on a fighter to go to such extreme measures.
I have cut weight for over 20 fights as well as helped many personal train-
ing clients make their weight loss goals. I want to stress that what I am
about to describe is not what I suggest my personal training or nutrition
clients, or anyone for that matter do for weight loss. Fighters may loose a
few pounds of fat leading up to the fight, but the majority of their weight
cut is water. Their goal is to not loose muscle during the cut, but in a 10-
20 pound weight cut loosing a little muscle is inevitable. Taking a look at
a fighters battle with the scale, there are some pearls of wisdom for the
average person looking to loose weight safely to take away. More on this
later, first let’s look at the weight cutting journey of a fighter.
With the exception of last minute fights most fighters have plenty of time
to make headway in their weight cut early in the training weeks. It takes
a deficit of 3,500 calories to loose a pound. If you know how many weeks
you have before weigh-ins and know how much water you want to de-
hydrate the day of you can estimate how many fewer calories you should
be eating a day to make a certain weight. Fighters may also add in more
cardio to their routines to expend calories that way. Everybody responds
differently to diet and exercise so the more experience a fighter has usu-
ally the easier that weight cut gets. With time they know their bodies and
they know how to tweak their diets and push themselves in the gym to get
to that weight. But make no mistake, it is a delicate science of measuring
how to get enough quality training, enough food to sustain quality training,
not get ill or injured in the process and still make weight.
All fighters have their own quirky weight cutting methods, we often bor-
row new techniques form each other if we are friends. I’ll share a few
techniques that I have learned along the way. I’ve picked up tips from
coaches, fellow fighters and through my own relentless nutritional re-
search. This is what I have learned:
• Weight cuts of more than 10% of your body weight are danger-
ous. Most fighters stay at this range or under.
• If a fighter starts improving his/her diet weeks in advance it will
make the last two weeks before a fight much more pleasur-
able.
• I have found that logging and tracking my food and training is a
great way to monitor my progress and cut weight easily in the
weeks leading up to the fight.
• It is always better to eat whole foods: meats, fish, eggs, veg-
gies, fruit, nuts and whole grains as opposed to processed food
and shakes or bars. You get more nutrients your body needs
this way and it improves physical performance.
• Cutting back calories by cutting back on fat or protein is a bad
idea. Athletes (and people in general) need animal protein and
fats to sustain good mental and physical stamina. All the suc-
cessful athletes I know cut calories by cutting back or cutting
out starches and sugars (breads, cereals, pasta, grains, rice,
pastries, desserts, sodas, fruit juice etc.)
• It takes practice to figure out how to balance the carbohy-
drate to protein to fat ratio because each athlete is different,
but overall most of us lower our intake of high glycemic and
starchy, sugary foods.
• Once the week of the fight hits, ideally an athlete won’t be loos-
ing too much “real” weight anymore. From this point on it’s all
about tapering off training and cutting water weight.
• If the fighter leaves the weight cut too close, the week of the
fight is a grueling, starving battle of deprivation and cardio ses-
sions. It’s not pretty and will affect the fighter in the ring.
• Cutting extra sodium out of the diet the week of the weigh-
ins is crucial. Sodium leads to water retention and must be
avoided.
• I cut out all starches, sugars and grains the week of the fight
and drink about 1-2 gallons of water a day. This “flushes” the
body of excess fluid.
• Many athletes do longer duration low-mid intensity cardio ses-
sions the days leading up to weigh-in to help make weight.
• The day before weigh-ins you must eat light, focusing on a little
protein and salad, but making sure what you eat doesn’t weigh
that much.
• The day of the weigh-ins very little, if anything is eaten and only
a couple ounces of water may be consumed. Whatever a fighter
eats or drinks the day of weigh-ins must be sweat off later, so
it’s often not worth the extra effort.
• Weather you sauna, steam room or jog in plastics there are few
things as miserable as sweating off those last few pounds, but
with the fight so close, after weeks of grueling training, it’s a
small sacrifice for the glory of combat.
Fighters win the battle of the scale most of the time. There are penalties
if they don’t. Not only will they get their purse deducted or their fight
canceled, but it will hurt their reputation and reflect upon their character.
Making weight is a matter of pride and it’s often a harder battle for fighters
than the 3 or 5 rounds of combat.
But what about the regular folks that don’t have that severe incentive of
public humiliation or monetary loss to get into ridiculous, six-pack shape?
What can they learn from fighters about diet and discipline?
Here are three of the top tactics I tell my clients to succeed at healthy
weight loss:
1. Set SMART goals. Goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Re-
alistic and on a Time line. Just like a fighter has a set date to weigh in, a
specific number to weigh and a fight to win you need SMART goals to help
you loose weight. Those goals should include more than just a number
on the scale. They should be goals to lift more, run faster, eat healthier or
earn a certain belt. With that motivation in mind you will work hard and
loose weight in the process.
2. Make yourself accountable. Hire a trainer; fighters have trainers for a
reason, we’d be much lazier without them. Tell friends and family or start
a blog. The more public you are with your goals the more likely you are to
achieve them.
3. Don’t leave nutrition out of the picture. You can run, lift, punch and
kick all you like, but great abs start in the kitchen. Your diet must be spot
on if you want to see real results. This doesn’t mean starving yourself, it
means making smart choices based on real food, and not some packaged
garbage with an ingredient list a mile long.
Also take a moment to think about why fighters do what they do…. They
love it. It’s much easier to work hard and be disciplined if you have pas-
sion for your endeavors. So find something you love. It doesn’t have to be
boxing or grappling, although both are great workouts. It could be surf-
ing, fencing, Olympic weight lifting, or soccer with the kids. Explore some
physical hobbies and find something that will motivate you to make the
cut.
Roxy Richardson
For more information on health and fitness please visit www.roxyfit.com
or follow @roxybalboa on twitter.
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Throw Recovery/Seoi-Nage Counter/Bow and Arrow Choke

Dave counters one of the most widely used techniques in Judo, Seoi-Nage. This
lesson is more guided to the BJJ practitioner because of the point system in
competition. You will learn how to counter the throw by taking your opponent’s back
and then applying the Bow and Arrow Choke.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Coming from a family that had a rare dedication to the sport of judo, David Camarillo was practically raised on grappling mats. His father, Jim,
was the founder and head of the Bakersfield, Calif.-based South Valley Judo Club, and for David and his older brother, Dan, training in judo was
not a choice, but a way of life. Through South Valley Judo, Jim Camarillo trained many junior national and national champion judokas, and the
demanding training regiment he set for his sons laid the foundation for their uniquely successful careers in both judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Dave received his black belt in Jiu-Jitsu from a member of the legendary Gracie family. Since then he has gone on his own and created some
of the most innovative techniques the sport has ever seen. He has masterfully blended both arts Judo and Jiu-Jitsu and created a system that
encompasses that transition.

Dave is one of the most, if not the most, experienced Jiu-Jitsu instructors on the planet. His years of Judo and Jiu-Jitsu training has seen him
learn from legends such as, Mike Swain (US Olympic medalists, Judo), Flavio Canto (Brazil, Olympic medalists, Judo), Rickson Gracie (the most
decorated of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu family), BJ Penn (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, Multiple Times Ultimate Fighting Champion), Marcelo
Garcia (Multiple BJJ and Ahbu Dahbi Champion, Pound for pound best BJJ artist in the World!). He has also trained some of the most accom-
plished UFC fighters currently in the game, Josh Koscheck, Jon Fitch, Mike Swick, Cain Valesquez and Strikeforce MMA Champions, Josh Thom-
son and Bobby Southworth.

It is rare to find someone who has so many levels of experience in the Martial Arts game. There is no equal to be found in terms of how in depth
his level of understanding goes. MMAFaestro is proud to have Dave as a resident instructor!

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360 Girl of the Month

NAOMI AMADOR
360: So we’ve seen your photos popping up all over the MMA world. How long have you been m
modeling?

NA: I’m actually

tually fairly new to modeling and have been doing it for about a year and a half. I’m glad I have the opportunity
and its been an awesome ride.

360: So how did you pick the nic

niche of MMA?

NA I love watching MMA! When I began modeling I knew right away that wanted to be part
NA: rt of the MMA world. The
he sport is
growing and it is exciting to see where it will be in the future.

360: Are you a fan?

NA: Oh yeah!
eah! I consider myself a huge fan. It’s an intense sport that keeps you on the
h edge of your seat. I probably know
more about MMA than an average pperson too.

360:
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ow long have you be
been a fan?

NA: I was introduced

ced to MMA a few years ago. I am a new follower but have watched a lot of older fights.

360: How didd you get into the sport?

360
NA: I have watched fights for years but was not too into it at first.
Funny thing is it took a week without cable to go through five seasons
of ultimate fighter and random fight videos to hook me. I grew an
understanding and respect for the sport. It amazes me how disciplined
and passionate fighters are. It’s hot that some of them have rocking
bodies and can be educated too.
360: Do you train?
NA: My personal trainer taught me a few moves but I will definitely
leave that to the Pros. You can get one of the best workouts. In the
future, when I have more time I would like to train jiu jitsu more.
events (ring carding), modeling clothing lines, and hosting events for
different companies.
360: What do you do when your not modeling or doing ring girl?
NA: Most of my time is spent in school. I am currently a full time stu-
dent, working on my bachelors of science in nursing. On my spare time
I enjoy getting a good workout, traveling, dancing a night away, and
surrounding myself by the people I love.
360: Anything crazy ever happen to you while you were ring carding, or
modeling?

360: What have been the highlights off NA: While

NA: Whil ring carding at an event I
your modeling career thus far? witnesse a 3 second knock out which
witnessed
iss tthe
thh fastest
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tory. y. It wa
was totally unexpected!
ence I feel like I’ve done so much in
the last year. I’ve been to a lot of fun 360: From the looks of your facebook
360:
events and worked with many cool and myspace,
and mysp
ysp you’re a little bit of a
people. Just in the MMA industry I’ve party
partyty gi
girl
girl. What’s your favorite music
met tons of talented fighters, promot- riight
ght now?
right now
ers, Tracy Lee was a blast to shoot
with for Projekt Label, and worked NA: Party girl? Me? Noooo never. I like
NA:
with various companies throughout jams with a good beat that will want to
jams
California. shake yo
shake your booty.

360: Who are your favorite fighters? 360: What

360: Wha
ha is your favorite thing about
modeling
deling
modeling?
NA: Geez too many to name! One of
my faves is Forrest Griffin. He has NA: Meeting
NA: Mee
Meet people and working
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fun event While being in school (so
huge heart. He’s been one of my stressful) it’s my time to have a good
stressful)
favorite top fighters since I watched time.
time.
ultimate fighter season one. I’ve got
his book too… don’t judge me LOL 360: What
360: Wha is your least favorite thing
I tend to like fighters that constantly about mo
about modeling?
mold themselves, well rounded and
have a humble personality. I could NA: The first thing that comes to mind
NA:
name more fighters but the list would is eating strictly. For the most part I eat
go on and on. thy but I have some very naughty favo
healthy favorite foods. Before I shoot or
doo an event I cut back on all the bbad junk and it is not easy.
360: You’re a ring girl also, right?
360: Anyone that you’d like to give shout outs or thank you’s to?
NA: Yes I am and love it! Nothing beats sitting ring side while watching
all the action happen. It’s something that I definitely want to do more NA: Major thank you to my photographer Javier Ovalles and Caged 360
of. for making this happen.

360: For what promotions do you work?

NA: Hmmm… ring carding or in general? I do promotions for MMA

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The OUTLAW
On a cold, windy, December Bay Area day, the prospect of spending
some time in Los Angeles always seems appealing. So, when I got
a call to visit WEC Fighter Chad “Savage” George’s training camp to
spend time with him and also an opportunity to interview one of his
training partners, Dan Hardy, you didn’t have to ask me twice.
Upon arrival, I learned the UFC came a calling and as I was landing at
L.A.X., Dan was taking off to fly to Memphis for a UFC Press Confer-
ence. As they say, “what can you do?”. I spent a great day with Chad
and the rest of his camp and figured I’d just have to catch up with Dan
after the New Year.
Much to my surprise, a day or two later I got an email from Dan saying
that he had time to do a phone interview, if I was up for it, before he
hopped a flight back to London to spend the holidays with his family.
Dan was kind enough to spend about thirty minutes with me, on the
phone, as he awaited his flight from L.A.X. back to London. We talked
GSP, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, punk rock music and even
Legos.
360: I appreciate you taking the time to speak with me
DH: No worries
360: So I was reading about you a little bit and I see that you train with
Team Rough House in the UK. Are you splitting your time between
Legends Gym and PKG, here in the states?
DH: Yeah. I do a lot of my MMA based stuff at PKG and I go to Legends
to do my Jiu Jitsu with 10th Planet and Eddie Bravo.
360: You pretty much flew straight back from the UFC in the UK and
came out here to start training straight away again, huh?
By: Chris Leo
DH: Yeah, pretty much. I had a few days off and I went out to UFC 106
in Vegas and as soon as that weekend was done and over with, it was
back to training.
360: They have officially announced that you and GSP are facing off
at UFC 111 in New Jersey this past week at the Memphis weigh ins.
When are you starting camp for that fight?
DH: I’m kind of taking a rest at the moment, trying to keep my weight
below 200. Then as soon as January 1st comes up, that’s when I start
my training camp. I’m looking at doing six weeks in the UK and then
six weeks out in Los Angeles.
360: I noticed on the forums there is somewhat of a split camp. There
is a growing contingency of people who think you might be very well
suited to be the one that can handle GSP in the cage. There are still
that segment of people though that for whatever reason seem to think
you don’t deserve the title shot right now. What do you think of all
that?
DH: The thing I’ve come to realize about my career is that I’m never
going to be expected to win any fights. You know, I’ve had four fights in
the UFC now and I was not supposed to win any of them. There has al-
ways been people doubting me, and obviously as the competition gets
higher, and this next one with Georges St-Pierre, it doesn’t get much
higher than that and no one is going to expect me to win. I mean, I
know there is a small group of guys that are calling me to win it, but
for the most part it’s all the doubters that are out again saying that I’ve
got no chance. And you know, all they’re gonna do is be watching on
March 27th and see for themselves that I deserve my title shot and it’s
just time for me to prove that.
360: Yeah. It seems that every time they say that and then every time
you go in and handle business.
360: I was looking at your stats and it seems that almost all your fights
have been TKO, or submission through strikes. Word on the street
though when I was talking with one of your training partners, Chad
George is that your ground game is really, really good. So I looked and
I see you have a purple belt through Eddie Bravo. Of course everyone
knows that GSP has a black belt. Do you see this fight being another
stand up and bang fight, or do you think you might be showcasing
some of your ground work as well?
DH: I think to be honest, I’m not going to have much choice. At some
point, when you fight GSP you have to accept that at some point you
are going to end up on your back. He is a great wrestler and I’m
expecting at some point to have to use my Jiu Jitsu. Up to this point
in my career, I’ve managed to get through without really having to use
it. I’ve just used it to get back into a position where I can get back to
my game, which is landing strikes. It’s going to take a guy like GSP
to force me onto my back and to make me work my Jiu Jitsu. Again,
that’s something where I’m hoping to surprise some people with
because people really underestimate my ground game.
360: The fight you had against Swick, he’s always been known to be a
quick striker. He didn’t really look like himself. He didn’t seem to even
put a dent in you and it appeared to just be another day at the office
for you the way you handled him. What are your thoughts on GSP’s
striking abilities?
DH: You know, GSP is good. He’s a well rounded fighter. Well rounded
is obviously the way forward in a sport, but at the same time he’s really
not got one thing he’s great at. You know he is going to control the
fight with wrestling, because that’s what he always does, but as far as
actually finishing fights, he’s not got something that he’s outstanding at
and that he’s known for doing all the time. He’s not known for taking
people down and submitting them and he’s not known for keeping
people on their feet and knocking them out. So he’s good enough at
striking and Jiu Jitsu to cause a lot of people problems, but it’s his
record that wins the fight. Whereas with me, I’m generally known as a
striker and that’s what I use to get people out of there, so I’m confident
I’ve got an advantage in that area over him and I’m confident that I’ll
be able to show that when the time comes.
360: I’m sure you’re familiar with the saying that “American’s love an
underdog”, and I find it interesting that it seems that Americans kind of
get hung up on the psychological aspect of your game. I think you are
a master at getting into your opponent’s heads. Do you look at it truly
as trying to break them down before you get into the cage, or are you
just kind of having fun with them? I forget the term, but my English
friends always make fun of me when I say it. What is it? “Taking a
Piss”?
DH: Ha! Actually it’s taking “The” piss
360: See, I told ya. So is that really what it is?
DH: It’s a bit of both to be honest. I’m good at it because I’ve been
brought up doing it in the UK because it’s kind of part of our culture
over there and people rip on each other all the time. But I use it quite
strategically when it comes to the fights because I know it can be a
benefit to me. There aren’t really many people in MMA right now that
are using any kind of psychological warfare and you know, Tito was
really good at getting under people’s skin, and there are a couple of
other guys, but for the most part, it’s really boxers that do most of the
trash talking and MMA fighters are generally quite respectful and quiet,
with a lot of bowing, shaking hands and giving props to their opponents
and sometimes it takes somebody to change that up and bring a new
approach to the game and that’s exactly what I’m doing.
360: With his demeanor, being that GSP is kind of a robot and never re-
ally shows much emotion, do you think it’s still going to be fun for you
to play mind games with him? Do you think he’s going to take it well?
DH: Well, I’m going to have fun with it, that’s for sure. As long as I’m
having a good time and the fans are enjoying it, that’s all I’m really
bothered about. I can’t really imagine getting too much of a reaction
out of Georges St-Pierre, because he is one of those guys that likes to
smile and nod and be nice to their opponents. I’m just not that guy,
so I’ve kind of accepted that I’m going to be playing the bad guy role
in this next fight coming up and I don’t really have much choice about
that. I’m going to keep fun for myself and my teammates and I’m sure
the fans are going to enjoy the trash talking as well, but I’m sure it’s
going to be quite one sided.
360: So you’ve already brought out a trophy at weigh ins, have you got
any other tricks up your sleeve for weigh ins this time?
DH: I’m not sure yet. I’ve got a couple of months to think about it, so
I’ll have a sit down over the holidays and jot a few ideas down. I’ve
got a few ideas, but the trophy I gave Swick was a spur of the moment
type thing. I just happened to be walking past a trophy shop on the
day of the press conference. When I saw it, I thought instantly that it
would be a good laugh. Sometimes these opportunities just present
themselves. Most of the time its not something I’ve been thinking
about previously.
360: Since you are a guy that’s been known to tell it like it is and not
pull any punches, I was wondering if you had any thoughts on Hender-
son signing with Strikeforce and what your thoughts on the Strikeforce
organization are?
DH: To be honest, I don’t really pay a lot of attention to it. They aren’t
really making too many match ups that interest me much. I mean,
they’ve got some good fighters and are signing some good guys. The
welterweight division looks pretty busy at the moment. They’ve got ob-
viously Jake Shields definitely moving between weights and Nick Diaz
is floating around 170, and you know they’ve signed a couple of guys
as well. So they’ve got the potential to make some of these interest-
ing match ups, but I just don’t think they’ve got the depth in any of the
weight classes really. I think Dan Henderson has just done a smart
thing for his career. He’s realized that he’s got a much better shot at
taking a title in Strikeforce than he has trying to get it off of Anderson
Silva any time soon. I just think it’s strategic. He might not have
even gotten paid any more money than he would have in the UFC, but
career wise I think it’s a sensible move. You can only go so far in the
middleweight division in the UFC at the moment, by the look of it, and
Anderson Silva seems to be holding his own at the top. Until he retires,
I don’t think that belt’s going to become vacant.
360: You and Dana seem to be kind of similar in the sense that you
both lay it out there and kind of both have the same swagger. Do you
guys get along pretty well?
DH: Yeah. You know, we speak every time we see each other and I’ve
got a lot of respect for Dana and what he’s done for the sport. You
know, he gets a bad rap sometimes, but people don’t understand the
job he’s got to do and every MMA Fan on the forum thinks they could
do it just as well, but I assure you he does a damn good job and I’ve
got a lot of respect for the guy. I think he likes me because I’m kind of
straight forward and I just get in there and like to have a good tear up
and that’s all there is to it really. I think he respects any fighter that’s
got that type of mentality.
360: Actually I read something that was pretty straight forward the
other day and I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t ask you about it. It
was on Twitter and it read, “Josh Koscheck is like a piece of shit that
won’t flush”.
DH: Yeah, haha....
360: Yeah, so my first instinct was to start really laughing, but then it
got me curious. Do you care to elaborate?
DH: Ha. Well, that’s just Koscheck for you. It kind of epitomizes him
in one sentence. He wins a fight and then he’s back. He loses a fight
and then you think he might be gone, and then he wins a fight and he’s
back again. You know, he’s just kind of always there. No matter how
many times you flush him, he always seems to be turning up every
now and then. It’s just that he’s that guy. You can’t seem to get rid of
him, but he never seems to do anything to rise above the rest of the
crowd.
360: Once you conquer the welterweight division, do you have any
plans to move to any other weight classes?
DH: I’m not sure to be honest. Once upon a time I thought that I could
make 155, but each day that looks more and more unlikely, as my walk
around weight climbs by a pound each fight. Like I said, I’m trying to
keep my weight below 200 for this fight and want to make sure I’m
ready to keep a good pace on him for 25 minutes. As far as going up
to middleweight, I don’t really think I’ve got the frame to carry that type
of muscle. I think it would go against my style of fighting if I packed
“No matter how many times you flush him, he always seems to be turning up every now and then.”
on too much muscle. It would slow me down. One of my advantages
is my speed and I think the extra weight would maybe slow me down.
I mean, I don’t know, in a couple years time, I might lose a leg or
something and decide I can make 155, but at this point, I think 170 is a
comfortable weight for me.
360: Ignoring promotions and contracts and all that business and just
getting down to fighting, if there was one person that you could fight
that would be your dream fight, who would it be?
DH: Well, it’s GSP without a doubt. He’s got the belt and he’s the man
at the moment and in order for me to be the man, I’ve got to beat
the man. I’ve always wanted to fight him. As soon as he became a
contender, I knew he was a great guy and a great fighter. I knew that
beating him would prove a lot in my career. There are other guys I look
up to as well. You know, Matt Hughes. I’d love to fight Matt Hughes at
some point and BJ Pen would be a great fight. Obviously that would
have to be a Welterweight or a catch weight, very close to welter-
weight. But other than that, you know, really GSP. It’s whoever has got
the belt. My focus is the belt and not the fighter, and GSP has it at the
moment and that is the guy I’m aiming for.
360: Besides a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu, you’re also a Tae Kwon Do black
belt? Is that correct?
DH: Yeah.
360: So you studied martial arts as a kid?
DH: Uh yeah, from the age of six?
360: So what got you into martial arts?
DH: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
360: Ha! Really?
DH: Yeah. I was a huge turtles fan when I was a kid. I was always
running around at school, jumping at kids with flying kicks and stuff
and my parents decided it was time to send me somewhere where I
could do it and not get in trouble for it, so that’s how I ended up with
the martial arts.
360: That’s great. Did you play any other sports in school?
DH: I played rugby a little and a little soccer as well. I enjoyed rugby,
but I could never draw a line between sport and fighting, so it was
always just better to stick to the fighting. Especially since I seem to be
pretty good at that.
360: I think you hold the record, in that to my knowledge, you are the
only fighter that is sponsored by a record label.
DH: Is that right? I’m not sure.
360: Earache records, correct?
DH: Earache records, yeah.
360: So how’d you get into contact with those
guys?
DH: They are based in Nottingham and I used
to go to a lot of their gigs when I was based
in Nottingham full time. They used to bring all
the European metal bands over and I used to
watch them and I used to buy their CD’s. One
day they contacted me because they’d read an
interview where I was talking about my music
tastes and they obviously liked the Nottingham
connection and thought it would be a good
avenue to explore, so I’ve been working with
them ever since and it’s just working really
well. They send me as many CD’s as I want
and I tell people how good the CD’s are, and
everybody wins.
360: So do you play an instrument yourself?
DH: I don’t. I attempted playing the guitar
once upon a time, but I ended up being the
vocalist in every one of the bands I was in.
360: What’s your favorite band right now?
DH: I’m listening to a few at the moment. A couple on Earache records.
I’m listening to a band called Evile. A real good British band. And
another one called The Boy Will Drown. Other than that, it’s kind of a
little bit of old school stuff really. I listen to some Specials, and The
English Beat, and a bit of Buffalo Springfield. I got my Buffalo Spring-
field album out the other day. Oh, and I really like the new Casualties
album as well. I’ve had that one on repeat for the past few weeks and
it’s really, really good.
360: So if I stole your Ipod, besides the obligatory ass beating you
would hand me, I wouldn’t find any Britney Spears or Lady GaGa on it?
DH: Uh..... no. I think you’d be surprised by some of the stuff on there,
but nothing like that.
360: I know a lot of people get their nicknames from things they do
in the gym, or crazy things they do at fights and I don’t know if this fights on a Friday or Saturday night after a few drinks.
is true, but I read somewhere that “Outlaw” was actually your screen
name on the Cage Warriors forums? 360: What is one thing you could tell me that would surprise people
about yourself?
DH: Yeah, yeah. I actually picked that name because when I signed up
on the forum, I’d just had a disagreement with my coach and he told all DH: Uh, I still get LEGOs every Christmas. How about that?
my training partners to not speak to me anymore, so I’d kind of been
360: Really?
outlawed within the MMA scene in Nottingham, so I was looking for
other training partners and that’s why I used the name “The Outlaw”. DH: Yeah. That’s a seasonal one for you. How about that?
It stuck because of the whole Robin Hood connection and Nottingham,
so I just kind of went with it.

360: So more of your humor playing through then vs. doing something
crazy out in public.
DH: Yeah, yeah definitely. Although, I am starting to slip into that role a
little bit more as I get further into my career it seems.
360: You do have definitely a distinctive look and a take no shit type of
attitude on things and you love to break balls. Does that get you into
trouble sometime out in the “real world”, or non-fighting world?
360: Like the space stations and the buildings? Those things?
DH: Well, I’ve moved on to the very very small boxes now because my
parents have realized it’s more of a novelty thing than anything else.
It used to be that was the only thing I was interested in at Christmas
time when I was a kid and it just kind of became a tradition that every
Christmas I got something LEGOs.
360: If you weren’t a pro fighter, what would your dream gig be?

DH: Yeah it does. It gets me thrown out of amusement parks. I was
thrown out of six flags the other week for having words with one of the
supervisors. I wasn’t happy with the service and it got a little heated.
But only verbally. I would never strike out at somebody because I
won’t risk my career. But yeah, I like to speak my mind and I like to let
people know what I think and if I’m not happy with something, they’re
going to find out about it.
360: Any crazy street fights or scraps as you were coming up?
DH: I don’t know. I get asked this a lot. I would like to explore the
music industry a little more. You know, I was in a few bands and I had
to put that to the side in order to travel to train, so I think I would have
explored that a little more. I also think I may have been a tattoo artist
as well. That was something I was really interested in at one point.
360: Well thanks Dan. I really, really appreciate you doing this. Espe-
cially considering you are at the airport trying to get on a flight to get
back home for the holidays.

DH: Lots, yeah. That’s actually one of the reasons I quit drinking when DH: No worries mate. Anytime.
I turned 18. You know, again, that’s kind of the culture in England.
There’s a lot more street fighting going on and stuff. It might sound
a bit strange, but it’s all in good spirit. You know what I mean? You’d
have a few drinks and it was more sport than anything else. There
really wasn’t any malicious intent to permanently hurt somebody. It
was just a Friday night cock fight really, so yeah, I had my fair share of
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A fighter favorite and a regular headliner on the professional comedy
circuit, Kris Tinkle has made his mark, not only as a very funny stand
up comedian, but also as a huge MMA fan. We caught up with Kris,
between sets during a week long stint in Las Vegas, NV to talk fighting,
209 Pride and his unusual creation that mixes comedy and mixed
martial arts.
360: How long have you been doing professional comedy?
KT: I’ve been doing it as a professional seven years, but I dabbled in it
a few times in college
360: How did you get into it?
KT: I always liked it. When I was younger I used to watch the comedy
central channel stand up shows before we went to school and we’d
record it on the VCR when we were gone. We’d record it until the tape
ran out, come home and watch it all. So when I was little I was way
into it. Then I did theater for a little bit and in college I realized I could
write and perform my own stuff, so that’s how I got going.
360: Did you drop out of college and pursue comedy?
KT: Oh no! I actually came to San Francisco to pursue comedy while I
was in college at the same time. I didn’t realize how much work it took
to get great at it though. I went to a couple open mic nights and real-
ized I was going to have to put in lots of time on this, so I waited it out
until I graduated college. I did open mics basically every single night
for two years. Zero girlfriends, zero friends, nothing.
360: So when you graduated from college and your folks asked you
what you wanted to do and you said “Be a professional comedian”,
how did that go over?
KT: You know, I think that they like to know that I can go to Costco and
buy whatever I want. Yeah, they’re happy. They come watch me and
are really big supporters now. They see now that I’ve put in a lot of
FAMOUS
MMA FAN Q&A
with Kris Tinkle
time in this, so I think I’ve bought myself another two years without
them nagging me.
360: You’re from Modesto, right?
KT: Yes
360: So do you have the “209 Pride”, like the Diaz brothers?
KT: (Laughs) It’s really funny. I actually do, but not like that. I’m not
thrown in a situation where I can yell that out a lot. But if I was, I
definitely would. You know, people say those guys are nuts or have a
weird mentality, but I grew up with those kind of people, so to me it’s
no big deal at all. I’ve seen that all my life. 209 pride... that’s funny.
360: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you on stage?
KT: That’s a good question. There’s so many good ones. I opened up
for the Howard Stern show once. The first show was so great. But the
second show, I got booed off the stage. Every time I stopped talking
someone would yell at me. Basically I would tell a joke, it would bomb
and they would scream out “faggot” at me. I would scream at them,
and the crowd would go crazy. I’d try another joke and it would hap-
pen all over again. For four minutes straight. The guys on the side of
the stage basically just told me to get off.
A couple months ago though a dude came on stage at me and I
thought we were going to have to fight. He got up to the stage though
and face-planted because he was so drunk. I was actually backing up
and thought I was going to throw a punch. I had my hand ready, and
basically when you’re a comic, you get to get in one good punch and
then security breaks it up, so I thought if I could throw one good punch
and get him down that maybe I’d look cool, instead of getting punked
out. So he started walking on stage and fell face first and the whole
crowd was laughing. I was doing that thing like Ali, standing over him
talking shit. It was kind of rad.
360: How did you come to be an MMA fan?
KT: I used to wrestle in high school, so the discipline and condition-
ing have always impressed me. In high school, my brother’s friend
had a pirated cable box. So one day at school, my brother told me he
had this tape and it’s crazy no-holds-barred fighting, so by the end
of school we had a whole group of people at our house to watch it. I
think it was UFC 3. I remember we put it on and my dad came home
and was talking to his friend. He’s watching us watch the fights and
all the sudden he’s like “what the fuck are you guys watching?” He
thought it was so crazy. They literally had no rules. So we instantly
became obsessed with it.
360: Who was the first Caged Comedy that you did?
KT: The first one was John Fitch.
360: What gave you the idea to mix MMA and comedy?
KT: Comedy is one of the only things fighters can do when they are
training. They come out, laugh and drink water, since they can’t really
party or go to clubs when they are training. So Fitch and the other AKA
guys would go to a bunch of shows at the improv. I ran into him and
he was getting ready to fight GSP and I just remember that I was kinda
disappointed because it seemed that no one gave a shit, even though
he was fighting for the belt. They kind of wrote him off. Then on the
forums, a bunch of people were saying he was boring. I’d talked to
him before and had always thought he was interesting and full of
charisma. One day he invited me to his gym to watch him train and we
talked outside and I mentioned that I should do an “inside actors” type
thing for him, in front of an audience and basically it was like his bon
voyage party before he went to fight. We invited a bunch of his fans
and we had about 200 people show up, so it was cool. That’s how we
got the idea. It went so well, the club asked me to do more. So I did
Mike Swick, Josh Thompson and we have more coming up.
360: I saw on your CD Sleeve you gave a shout out to Swick and the
other AKA guys. Do you spend a lot of time with them?
KT: I usually see them at shows. If not, we text back and forth. Every
once in a while I’ll got to gym to watch them train, or do my podcast.
I’m also tight with Nate James too, which is cool because he’s an up
and comer that nobody knows about yet, but he’s such a funny guy.
360: Who would be your dream fighter to get on the next Steel Caged
Comedy Show?
KT: I think the most fun would be Gina Carrano. I think this because I
can ask some questions that won’t be disrespectful, yet super funny.
I’m hoping to get Koscheck. I think that would be great also because
he definitely has a nice, big mouth. Oh, and of course Nick Diaz. He’s
almost like my dream one, because I have a feeling it could be a train
wreck. But I have a feeling if I just ask him enough questions and let
him talk, he’d be fine.
360: Who is your favorite fighter right now?
KT: Of course Anderson Silva’s the shit, but I like the underdogs pretty
much. I like Mat Hamil and I like the up and comers like Jon Jones. I’d
like to see a really close fight between Faber and Aldo also.
360: Do you train any form of martial arts?
KT: Oh no, no, no. I try to get up and get out of bed to go exercise
every day, but that’s about it.
Kris’ new CD “Almost Awesome” is available now on Itunes and
Amazon. For more information on Kris and his upcoming shows, visit
www.myspace.com/ktinkle.
 Chad George:
George:
Welcome to the WEC jungle By Tommy Messano
So you want to be always a dream to get to the show.” George says “When
an Ultimate fighter? it finally happened, I was in shape, I couldn’t have been
The famous lines to happier. As soon as they brought it up the immediate an-
MMA’s first reality swer was yes. I didn’t care who it was let’s just say yes
show, UFC’s The and do it. The cards they played out right and it’s worked
Ultimate Fighter, out good for us.”
went from aspiring
fighter’s battle cry After signing a five fight deal with the WEC, George only
in 2005 to taking had a few weeks to prepare for his big stage debut.
on a new connota- Luckily at the time George was already in shape due to a
tion in 2010. For scheduled November 2009 bout being canceled just four
up and coming days prior to the opening bell. When one door closed an-
MMA athletes five other one opened for the fighter they call the “Savage”.
years later the life of an “ultimate fighter” is not always
glamorous. When the cameras shut off and the lights dim On December 19th 2009, four years after his first paying
sport becomes occupation. mixed martial arts fight, George stepped into the WEC
cage for the first time.
Want-to-be professional fighters put in long hours in or-
der to perfect their craft and often for low pay if they are “It was an unbelievable feeling, it was almost surreal. You
not yet starring in a national promotion. Whether through work to get there, then, once you’re standing in it, it’s like
a reality show stint, training at an elite level MMA gym or “fuck I’m finally here”. George says.
by dominating their regional scene a call-up to a Major
League organization is a fighter’s golden ticket. “That’s really what it is. It’s just one of those moments
where you know you say “you’re here now, the work paid
California’s Chad George (11-4) is one of the top up and off now it’s time to have fun”, he adds “Every fight has
coming bantamweight fighters on the west coast. In always been leading to get there. The nerves of losing a
December 2009, George got the opportunity of a lifetime fight set you back from getting there. The way it kind of
when he was asked to step in for an injured fighter on a felt, it was just “hey we’re here”.” (Smiles)
WEC promoted card in
Las Vegas. Standing across the cage
from George was John
“It was actually one of Hosman (17-6-1). Hosman
those moments where was in desperate need of
you just said “yes” a win after his dropping
(sigh) it was almost like his first WEC fight to Rani
a sense of relief. It was Yahya back in August of
2009. 15 minutes after the initial touch of gloves, George ference between competitors will continue to decrease
had his hand raised winning via unanimous decision. as fighters kept getting more and more well rounded.
Gone will be the days of fighters not needing to excel
The fight was scored at every facet of MMA.
30-27 across the board With physical dispari-
for George and provided ties becoming mute, the
a nice showcase for the mental strength of fight-
27 year old’s grappling ers will get pushed to the
ability. foreground.

“Looking back on it, I “This camp was a huge

took away that I belong benefit to my confidence.
in the WEC. I won the I know what I am ca-
fight with all nerves and pable of versus every
not even really being level of competition.”
able to prepare for that George says. “When
caliber of show.” George you’re training with guys
says. “I was defiantly in your own gym, you
ready cardio-wise, but as far as letting my tools out, I know they’re at a great level, but its helps to venture out
don’t feel I did that. I got the nerves out with that fight and train with other top level guys. I spent some time in
and it will really allow me to shine for my next fights.” Japan as well and that helped my confidence. I know I
Where the elite fight the elite, the margin for error can belong in the WEC.”
become increasingly small. Not one to rest on his laurels
or even stop to pat himself on his back, George has spent With his dedication to the sport of MMA never in ques-
the months since his first WEC win back on the grind in tion, away from the cage George spends his time at
order to improve is evolving MMA skill set. PKG training center serving as the facility’s boxing/MMA
instructor. George puts high value in family and friend-
Along Mac Danzig and Jeremy Umphries at PKG training ships, along with a girlfriend of over three years that has
center in Los Angeles, George has made the trek south kept him grounded while his MMA career continues to
seeking out sparring partners that include: Dominic Cruz, take off.
Danny Martinez, and Rolando Perez. George has also
picked up a new strength and conditioning coach in order “In a way your kind of married to the sport. At the same
to improve his cardio. time my biggest support group is my girlfriend. She’s a
rock. She puts up with it through thick and thin.” George
“The WEC has the best 135 pounders in the world; you’re says. “She’s huge part of my training and staying calm.
not in the WEC unless you’re one of them. You just know She really is a huge factor which allows me to through a
by watching a fight that all these guys are the real deal.” tough training camp.”
George says. “Everybody is tough in this division. Domin-
ick is a monster. Everyone in this show is going to be “She works two jobs one as a personal trainer and one at
solid everywhere in the game. It just comes down to who a financial firm. She’s very familiar in contact sports and
can execute the game plan and who can be on top of the way it works. It’s unbelievable.” George adds. “She’s
their game come fight night.” cool when I need to go places and she knows that my
training schedule is crazy. The only thing she asks is on
With his physical state peaking George’s mental ap- my days off I give it to her. It takes a good woman to say
proach has gone to another level since defeating Hosman that.”
in his WEC debut.
Tommy Messano has written for Sherdog as well as Max-
As the sport of MMA continues to grow the skill set dif- Fighting.com and currently is the editor of ULTMMA.com.
 BY:
KATRINA
BELCHER

Being a female in the MMA world, I’ve talked to a lot of men about myth, do your homework, research female MMA fighters “out there”
Women’s MMA. I’ve found most men are either for, or against, women throughout the U.S. You’ll find there are a lot more than what you think
fighters in the world of MMA. Not one man I’ve spoken to is on the – probably even more than a few in your own neighborhood! There are
fence. They either think it’s cool, or they don’t like to see females fight- numerous female fighters just waiting to fight in all divisions. In fact,
ing. see below for some more information on the dearth of female fighters
available.
I’m not sure we’ll ever be able to change the minds of men who feel
that way - they just don’t like it. They don’t like to see “delicate” fe- 4) The only weight classes that could maybe get filled are the
males bloodying each other up. Some women don’t like to watch men 145lbs. or the 135lb. divisions, and even those pools are not very
hit each other in the boxing ring. It’s just how they feel. And it doesn’t deep.
mean the person is good, bad or evil. It’s just personal preference and
I get that. When a person says things like “the 145 division is not a very deep
pool,” it’s just because they’re just quoting the general public, most of
Interestingly, I’ve been told the following 6 myths are the reasons why whom are just plain ignorant and unaware of all the female fighters out
most men who say they don’t like WMMA, don’t like WMMA: there who are dying to jump into that pool, if someone would just give
them a chance.
1) Female fighters just don’t have skills like their male counter-
parts. Just ask The FighterGirls – an organization that ranks female MMA
fighters. The FighterGirls rankings have been running for over a year
Seriously? If you actually have the nerve to say this out loud, you either and a half. Due to their efforts and contributions by numerous promot-
won’t include your name, or you’ll have to ers and fighters, they’ve managed to
admit you’ve never watched two women produce fair rankings for the WMMA.
fighting in the ring. You’ve never watched
Megumi Fujii, Erin Toughill, Tara Larosa, For example here’s a list of female MMA
Roxanne Modafferi, Marloes Coenen, Julie fighters in the 135lbs (Bantamweight)
Kedzie, Sarah Kaufman, Miesha Tate or Division:
Cristiane Cyborg Santos, Kelly Kobold or
TAKAYO HASHI fight, have you? Sarah Kaufman 10-0-0
Shayna Bazler 10-6-0
2) Female MMA fighters only like to Roxanne Modaferri 14-5-0 (FFF LW
fight standup, and barely ever go to the Champion IFC World MW Champ)
ground. Takayo Hashi 12-1-0
Hitomi Akano 15-6-0
If this is an issue for you, then watch Jennifer Tate 6-1-0
some videos of Megumi Fujii, Cristiane Amanda Nunes 4-1-0
Cyborg Santos, and Tara Larosa. You Vanessa Porto 10-3-0
might change your mind. These women, Adrianna Jenkins 17-2-0
and many more like them, are skill com- Sara Schneider 4-4-0
batants on the ground, and love nothing Julie Kedzie 13-8-0
more than to ground and pound or submit Alexis Davis 7-2-0
their opponents. Molly Helsel 8-9-1
Tama Chan 16-14-0
3) Even if UFC did start a women’s divi- Kaitlin Young 4-4-0 (Hook n Shoot
sion – there aren’t enough “trained” Champion)
female fighters to fill it. Miesha Tate 8-2-0
Sheila Gaff 7-1-1
Instead of perpetuating Dana White’s Alexandre Sanchez 4-1-0
Shizuka Sugiyama 6-1-0 ring without their makeup on, they just don’t look gorgeous.
Mika ‘Hari’ Harigai 6-20-1
So those ladies who you think aren’t so knock-down beautiful but have
I know – even though there are at least 66 women in this division, I’ve skills? Yeah – once they get done up and you see them at the local club
only listed 20 of them. What can I say – we’ve only got so much room after the fights, you’ll barely recognize them. Any of you guys who have
in this column! seen them, don’t be shy - go ahead and shout it out.

Had enough? No? Okay – here are some more, but this time in the 6) Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg Santos are “it” – and no one really
145lbs (Featherweight) Division: knows of any other fighters who are as pretty or furious to watch.

Erin Toughill 10-2-1 Right. So you’ve never heard of Sarah Kaufman, Shayna Bazler,
Christian Cyborg 9-1-0 (Strikeforce Champion) Roxanne Modaferri, Takayo Hashi, Hitomi Akano, Jennifer Tate, Sara
Gina Carano 7-1-0 Schneider, Julie Kedzie, Kaitlin Young, Miesha Tate, Erin Toughill, Kelly
Kelly Kobald 16-3-1 Kobald, Marloes Coenen, Elaina Maxwell, or Megumi Yabushita, just to
Cindy Dandois 1-0-0 name a few? And all of these fighters are ugly. And none of them are
Marloes Coenen 17-4-0 kickass.
Elaina Maxwell 2-3-0
Megumi Yabushita 18-16-0 I say baloney. You know you’ve heard of them, you know you’ve
Mayumi Aoki 4-6-0 watched them, and you know that not only are these women beautiful,
Karen Williams 3-4-0 but they have crazy, sick mixed martial arts skills.
Mizuho Sato 5-3-0
Fiona Muxlow 4-1-0 If you haven’t yet given WMMA a chance – take a moment to watch the
Christine Taetsch 3-2-0 STRIKEFORCE event that is being held at the Civic Auditorium in San
Ediane Gomes 3-0-0 Jose, CA. You’ll get to witness a WMMA bout between Takayo Hashi
Revelina Berto 3-0-0 (riding high on a 8 in a row winning streak) and Sarah Kaufman (un-
Jaime Seaton 2-1-0 defeated in MMA), for the first ever Strikeforce female 135 pound title.
Emily Thompson 3-2-0 This fight has the distinction of being the Main Event for the Strikeforce
Shana Olsen 3-0-0 Challengers VI event. Another set of female fighters, Renee Robinson
Tonya Perry 1-1-0 and Lilia Salas will fight each other on the Undercard.
Vanessa Mariscal 1-0-0
Keep an open mind and enjoy the show. Scott Coker can’t be all wrong.
Again – I’ve only listed 20 out of the 40 women in this division. And See what you think and instead of making assumptions about WMMA,
there are several more weight classes for WMMA left! Starting to get or quoting other people just to make forum friends, watch the show
the picture? and make up your own mind. You may help to be instrumental in mov-
ing WMMA towards acceptance and popularity.
5) Only the pretty female fighters get noticed – but only because
they’re pretty, not skilled. Regardless, there are women fighters in MMA, and pretty much they’re
here to stay.
Well, I’m not going to name any names, but there are a lot of female
fighters getting noticed right now, and they aren’t exactly beauty
queens. But here’s the thing: it’s a well-known fact that most women
wear makeup nowadays. Makeup, even just a little bit when applied in
the right way, helps to enhance a woman’s natural beauty. Makeup is
not allowed in the ring. So when you see a lot of female fighters in the
MMA LIFESTYLE The next couple of months are packed
by Corey Krebs
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Caged 360. My name is Corey full of huge MMA Events. Titles will be
“The Freak” Krebs and I’m an MMA fighter. Not famous or even
that well known but I still punch people in the head for a meager
put on the line, belts will be exchanged
living. I’m going to vent, talk, or whatever about the life and times and legends will be made. Be sure not
of an MMA fighter. While I cant give you Randy Couture or BJ Penn perspec-
tive on the life, I’m going to bring you in on the ground floor and you can be a to miss these great events:
peeping tom into the life of up and coming fighters.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
So I’m sitting around the gym and trying to get back to training. I have this
nagging ankle injury that continues to screw with my training. As a fighter UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones
you are never healthy and you train and work and go on until its goes away or Jon Jones vs. Brandon Vera
you require some kind of surgery or doctors intervention. So while I’m playing Paul Buentello vs. Cheick Kongo
punk and dealing with this injury like a kid who fell off the Merry-Go-Round, I
have had time to think.
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Junior dos Santos
James Irvin vs. Alessio Sakara
My itty bitty brain has drifted to the economy and lack of money and jobs for John Howard vs. Daniel Roberts
people, especially fighters. Guys on my team, including myself have lost spon- Clay Guida vs. Shannon Gugerty
sors, which means less money and a higher reliance on Ramen noodles. The
economy is so bad, businesses struggle and they can’t stay afloat let alone Mike Pierce vs. Julio Paulino
sponsor fighters. Keep in mind that Silver Star and Tap Out sponsorships don’t Jason Brilz vs. Eric Schafer
fall from the sky and land right in your wallet. So we go back to the age old
problem of promoters pay to little and fighters want too much. Monday, March 22, 2010
Now when you’re a pro fighter more than likely, unless your Brock Lesnar Dream 13
you’ll be lucky to make $500.00 to $1000.00 for your first fight and that’s only Bibiano Fernandes vs. Joachim Hansen
if you win. In MMA we have show money, which is show up fight and make KJ Noons vs. Andre Amade
whatever. Then there is a win bonus and it usually doubles your purse. So
if you fight for $500/$500, the first number is guaranteed and the second is Ryo Chonan vs. Andrews Nakahara
only if you win. Also injuries set you back a bit and you only get paid by the Jimmy Ambriz vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
promoters when you fight. Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs. Kikuno Katsunori
Now while were on the subject of promoters we go to the next problem, there
are lots of fighters and not enough quality promotions. What I would consider Friday, March 26, 2010
a quality promotion is one with longevity and is willing to build good lasting Strikeforce Challengers VII
relationships with fighters. This relationship is two sided. One the promoter Luke Stewart vs. Andre Galvao
has to pay fairly and match make quality fights. That means challenging fight-
ers so that the fighters are equal and the crowd is entertained. Also protecting
Lavar Johnson vs. Lolohea Mahe
fighters is ridiculous. The fighters, the fans and the promoters deserve more. George Bush vs. Ron Humphrey
Nobody wants to see lopsided mismatches where some “TOMATO CAN” steps Miesha Tate vs. Zoila Frausto
up and gets stomped for the sake of the other guys record. Either fight or go Justin Wilcox vs. Shamar Bailey
sell insurance!

As a fighter I have never asked for an easy fight or tune-up, all I want is a fair Saturday, March 27, 2010
match up. I feel the fighter has to step up and ask for fair money, be in shape, UFC 111 St. Pierre Vs. Hardy
and come to fight. The crowd doesn’t want to see 2 fat gassed slugs leaning
on each other, throwing T-rex punches and faking groin shots so they can rest
Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy
their bubble gum bodies. They want to see two people step up and lay it all on Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir
the line. I have a teammate Bruce “The Noose” Connors. We fought on the Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
same card last year and he lost a title fight (also his first loss). He moved for- Ben Saunders vs. Jake Ellenberger
ward and fought like a man even though he was losing. His performance that
night overshadowed his opponents title win and even though I won that night, I
Mark Bocek vs. Jim Miller
felt more emotion for his fight and loss than I did for my own win. Nathan Diaz vs. Rory Markham
Rousimar Palhares vs. Tomasz Drwal
To me that is what the sport is about. Bruce never quit and showed more Matt Riddle vs. Greg Soto
character in defeat than most people do in daily life and they don’t have a big
knuckle dragger trying to knock them out.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Understand that fighters don’t make much in the beginning and love of the UFC Fight Night 21
sport is what actually drives them. So next time you may want to show a little
more respect to the sport and maybe you can throw some money with your Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi
applause. I know I would appreciate it. Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve
Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera
So next month, I’m going to be your big ugly tour guide into the training camp
of a fighter. You’ll see how much blood, sweat and tears actually go into a
Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver
fight. We are going to talk about the training, diet, weight cutting, nerves and Robert Emerson vs. Nick Lentz
finally fight day. Ronnys Torres vs. Jacob Volkmann
Yushin Okami vs. Lucio Linhares
Till next month
Corey “The Freak” Krebs Gerald Harris vs. Mario Miranda
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THE GUILLOTINE GAZETTE

BY: ROB F. Martinez

Forbes Magazine Senior Editor Hospitalized After

Stockton Named 2nd “Most Miserable City” In US
-Kurt Badenhausen, senior editor at
Forbes, was admitted to a local New
York hospital and treated for serious
injuries following what several sources
confirmed as a classic “209 beatdown”
at the hands of current Strikeforce
Welterweight Champion, Nick Diaz.
Badenhausen’s lawyer released a statement
acknowledging the incident and but did
not disclose any further details.
The magazine mogul recently published
Forbes’annual “Most Miserable Cities
in America”and listed Stockton as
number two on the list. According to
eye witnesses, Diaz confronted the editor,
accosting him with demands to know
where he was from. “He lifted Kurt up
and body slammed him. Then he beat him
with a briefcase while yelling ‘209 ain’t no
bitch.’ I’ve only seen that WWF on TV so
I was really scared,”said a bystander who
chose to remain anonymous.
Diaz, a Stockton native, is best known
for his spectacular fights and his pre-bout
off color comments. Diaz regularly
references Stockton during interviews and
his fierce hometown pride is known by
virtually everyone in the 209 area code.
When asked about Nick Diaz’loyalty to
his home, former Dean of Admissions at
Tokay High School, Walt Century, said,
“You know even though he only attended
for one year, he had the most spirit of
any student I’ve ever seen. During our
homecoming game, Nicky hospitalized
the Tokay Tiger mascot because he didn’t
feel he was representing Tokay High to
the fullest. You just don’t see that kind of
dedication anymore.”
Diaz was unavailable for comment but
left several posts on internet chat forums
claiming “Stockton ain’t no bitch”and
“Kurt named 2nd most miserable BITCH
in US.” Newly-crowned Welterweight
Champion Diaz recently dismantled
highly regarded Marius Zaromskis on
January 30, 2010 in front of a sellout
Miami crowd. When asked about
Stockton’s ranking as the second “Most
Miserable City”on the Forbes list
Zaromskis quipped, “Well it is a pretty
lousy place.”

International Absolute Fighting League of eXtreme Maximum Cage Chaos

Gladiator Pitbulls Looks To Dethrone UFC As #1 MMA Organization
-The Pfluggerville area is getting ready for
the launch of a brand new mixed martial arts
organization and the promoter and local organizers
are betting it’s something the fight fans won’t stop
talking about. International Absolute Fighting
League of eXtreme Maximum Cage Chaos
Gladiator Pitbulls, or IAFLEMCCGP, is the
brainchild of Warren Herod, Pfluggerville self-
service carwash king. Herod has a keen business
sense and claims to have attended a UFC event live
once.
“There’s not much difference between running a
carwash and running a fight,”said Herod. “I mean, be surprised if we’re up there with the UFC by the
all you need is a good location, a few vending year’s end.”
machines and a dependable pressure washer hose.”
Herod has high hopes that the IAFLEMCCGP will And if the excitement of launching the new
eventually rival the UFC. promotion wasn’t enough, Herod will marry his
fiancée, Nadine Reich, inside the cage during the
“Obviously, we looked at the UFC and Strikeforce,” bout’s main event. “The two fighters in the main
Herod said. “They pretty much got it right. We want event are going to marry us,”explained Herod. “The
to model ourselves after the best ... We even have challenger is actually an ordained minister we flew
(Pflugerville Hog Bench Press Champion) Eddie in and he’ll be fighting the best man. The padre
‘Fester’Chester as our ‘Joe Rogan,’interviewing doesn’t know too much about jitsu fighting but he’s
the fighters and analyzing fights. No detail is too game. I’m hoping he finishes the ceremony before
small, and we’ve thought of everything. I wouldn’t getting submitted or KO’d. It’s going to be great!”

Silver Star lifestyle brand is self-described as
a hard-rockin’, fast-drivin’ and heavy-hitting
apparel provider for mixed martial arts biggest
stars from Wanderlei Silva to Urijah Faber
to Forrest Griffin, but at the root of the edgy
company is an American dream bolstered by
family values.
Founder Luke Burrett ditched a car detailing
service in 1993 to pursue a fashion career
after seeing a friend who owned an eye wear
business come through the shop one too
many times.
“He always had the fancy car and look like
he was having a great time. I’d be washing
his fancy cars and it got to a point where I
was like, ‘You know what? I want to be on
the other side and I don’t really want to wash
cars,’” said Burrett.
The Southern Californian soon tapped into his
natural entrepreneurial knack, manufacturing
big sterling silver rings and quickly selling a
major account of 8,000 rings to a Midwest
distributor. Alien rings were his power play
“when alien rings were hot” and Burrett
grounded his extraterrestrial accessories
to better suit his style: low riders, Lincolns,
Cadillacs, spades and horse shoes. The brand
took off thanks to Burrett’s hustle. Little did
he know his alluring designs would catch the
attention of the woman of his dreams, Charis,
a Playboy Playmate and natural fashionista.
“I couldn’t have wished it in a million years
but it happened and all the planets aligned,”
said Burrett. “We have a great thing go-
ing over here. We get to hang out and work
together and party together. We have a great
thing.”
Charis speaks for the brand just as much as
Burrett these days. It’s an equal partnership
that treks across the globe, most recently to
Sydney, Australia for UFC 110. Since Silver
Star has the unique position of being a family
business, are exotic locations like Australia
business trips as much as they are family
vacations?
“It is in one sense, in the other sense we’re
running a company and we’re the leaders
of this thing and it’s a lot of stress—“ said
Burrett, only to be cut off by his spouse.
“—Noooo, the answer is no to the vacation,”
added Charis with a laugh.
With thousands of Silver Star T-shirts at the
Acer Arena, the power couple must be doing
something right. They brought one of their
distributors to the show. After seeing the UFC
for himself, he commented it’s the biggest
thing to hit Australia since surfing. And shirts
were flying off his shelves to prove it. Burrett
estimates 20% of the stadium was Silver
Star—not bad considering they only became
involved with the UFC at UFC 43 to support a
friend Kimo Leopoldo before a throwback fight
against David “Tank” Abbott.
The decision to dedicate Silver Star to apparel
was a natural one.
“When we would see some of the photo-
graphs turn up in the tabloid magazines, we
weren’t just getting the right press out of
it,” said Charis. “Obviously, you’re not really
noticing a ring on someone’s finger. You’re
noticing the T-shirt or the shirt or the hoodie
or something that they’re wearing.”
The connections Burrett amassed over the
years along with Charis’ gave them “the cart
before the horse.” They knew all the right
people yet didn’t make the right products to
associate their brand with an array of celebri-
ties they personally linked up. But with a line
of clothes designed to represent themselves
first and foremost, the Silver Star team got the
horse and lead it to water, growing their brand
inside and outside of mixed marital arts to a
multi-million dollar enterprise.
Burrett found a void left by Affliction for a mid-
tier-high-end brand in the UFC and occupied
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that spot.
“Where we stand with our competitors with
the level we’re at, for the most part, Luke
and I are pretty much the only family owned
business, where they’re aren’t other inves-
tors or other partners at the level that we’re
at. That’s a very difficult thing to do,” said
Charis. “On the other hand, with all the other
brands and what sets us aside is the fact that
we have been in business since 1993. We’re
the originators, we’re not the imitators. This is
our style, this is who we are and what we are
everyday.”
Burrett believed Silver Star could reach the
status its at today. He still has grand designs
though, manufacturing gloves and entering
the boxing world with an official partnership
with Top Rank Promotions.
“I think it’s a market that hasn’t been touched.
Affliction kinda dabbled in it but I think it’s a
wide open market,” said Burret. “I think MMA,
everybody its the new trendy thing, everyone’s
getting involved, we’re still gonna penetrate
the MMA market heavily like we’ve been do-
ing but we’re gonna focus on boxing too.”
His first dive into the market will be pushing a
Manny Pacquiao signature tee as the Filipino
icon enters the ring at Cowboys Stadium in
Dallas, TX for a world title bout with Joshua
Clottey.
Despite having top athletes in mixed martial
arts, boxing and other extreme sports, Charis
cheerfully notes they even sponsor the fourth
ranked polo player in the world because their
“built for champions” motto is one for every-
one. They aren’t just for fighters. They are for
everyone like Burrett, who is brave enough to
chase a dream or make sacrifices for a better
life. It’s why Silver Star is donating a portion of
select T-shirts to the Armed Forces Founda-
tion.
“We have a built for champions motto and it
doesn’t necessarily mean they have to be a world
champion. I really want to get guys that make a
difference in the sport like Clay Guida, like Urijah
Faber, Frank Trigg,” said Burrett. “Frank Trigg lost
his last three fights and he’s not a huge name, but
Frank has a fan base, he’s a good representation
of the sport... and those are the type of guys I
want to get.”
Charis reiterates champions are defined outside
of the ring too.
“Anyone who is a mother is a cham-
pion. At the end of the day, raising
children... that in its self is com-
mendable,” said Charis, pointing
out their clothing’s mass appeal.
“Its our mantra, who the Silver
Star person is, everybody has
the champion spirit inside them.”
While they proudly fly their brand’s flag, it’s the
youngest Burrett, Jake, that is representing the
company in new ventures.
“Silver Star Kids and he’s kind of the face of the
kids brand,” said Burret. “He’s actually training,
he’s full blown, he thinks he’s gonna the next be
thing, which he might be because he’s so money
he actually sleeps with his MMA gloves on it at
night.”
Charis proudly repeats: “He went to sleep in his
gloves last night.”
Having seen their brand explode across
the globe, its likely Jake, Charis and Luke
all go to sleep dreaming of the same
rising Silver Stars.
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Remington Reed got hold of one of Jaco’s Guardian
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 By Chris Leo

Bringing Martial Arts To The Masses

Mixed Martial Arts continues to sky rocket in popularity among sports fans simply is not available to the masses.
worldwide. Out performing the economic recession and continuing to out-
Enter MMA Faestro. Klint Klass and Mark Waters are quietly and quickly
pace all other sports in new viewership and ticket sales, MMA has built a
building an online, on demand, immersive training solution that is simulta-
rabid fan base that is ready and prepared to devour everything the sport
neously bringing world class martial arts instruction to the masses, giving
has to offer. Fans line up for the autographs of their favorite fighters, at-
people access to top notch instructors and allowing professional fighters
tend pre-fight weigh ins to get a glimpse of their heroes, and buy the walk
a way to earn residual income that will help them support themselves for
out shirts of their favorite athletes, sporting them to the gym or around
years to come. One might say that this is a tall order for a couple of guys
town.
from Minnesota, however they seem up for the challenge.
With this feverish growth in the popularity of the sport, it’s only natural to
As with what seemingly happens with all great businesses, MMA Faestro
assume that more people than ever are seeking training in martial arts
was started somewhat on a whim and then a true need was found. Klass,
sports as well. That is where the problem begins. You see, there simply
a Jiu Jitsu black belt under Dave Camarillo was frustrated with the fact that
aren’t enough gyms and enough trained instructors to go around.
he was geographically very far away from Dave’s academy and unable to
As a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, I consider myself spoiled. Im- train with him.
mediately, without giving it any thought, I can think of at least eight to ten
“I live in Minneapolis, and Dave lives in California, and I wanted to be able
world class Mix Martial Arts training centers that are no more than 35 miles
to connect with him on a more regular ba-
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he was teaching and continue to learn new
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things.” Says Klass. “So then a light bulb
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or even a barn. While it’s great that these a company was born.
opportunities are available for the local
Kli and Dave leveraged their relationships
Klint
people of that town, they are still disadvantaged by the lack of access to
with world class fighters through their years of cornering and training the
the knowledgeable, world class trainers that all top ranked academies are
best fighters in the world to share with them their concept and get them
accustomed to having on staff to educate their students. So even though
involved in the teaching process as well. The ultimate goal being to pres-
the sport of MMA is now mainstream and can be watched practically any-
ent to all the opportunity to train with the world’s best.
where in the world, training facilities and accessibility to quality instructors
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When Klint and Mark describe their trainers as “world class”, they are not
kidding. Looking at their website, one will see a regular who’s who of the
MMA world. Their instructors range from Dave and Dan Camarillo, Flavio
Canto, Frankie Edgar, Jon Fitch, Kenny Florian and Mark DellaGrotte, just
to name a few.
The website is based on a monthly subscription fee. For a fee ranging
from free, to $19.95 per month, users have access to instructional videos
library, interviews and live seminars from all their “Fight
from their vast library
Maestros”. Waters adds, “With training DVD’s, the problem is that they
are expensive and become stale eventually. By using our system, students
and instructors are able to continually watch new training videos, always
learning more, and then if one day they want to go back to an old lesson,
it’s right there when they need it.”
Although initially a bit curious as to how such a program would come to-
gether, Klass and Waters revealed that their “Fight Maestros” have been
very open to the idea of being featured on the site. The fighters not only
gain greater exposure and awareness from doing the videos, but also earn
an additional stream of income to help supplement their salaries as profes-
sional fighters and trainers.
As for the public response to what they are doing, Waters says it’s very
positive, and at times overwhelming. “One of the biggest challenges we
face is simply keeping up with demand. People are very excited and they
want enhancements, new affiliate programs and more lessons. Keeping
As for the quality of the instructional lessons themselves, they are top
notch. Not only terms of production quality, but in instructional quality as
well. As a student who is relatively new to Jiu Jitsu, I consider myself the
“worst case scenario” of someone trying to utilize MMA Faestro’s lessons
to learn. Yet, with the multiple camera angles, smooth, even paced instruc-
tion from the instructors and the repetition they use to demonstrate every
technique, I found myself feeling very much as if I was actually at my gym,
on the mat, learning from my instructor.
According to Waters, the best is still yet to come. “Soon we will be rolling
out our new proprietary motion capture technologies with F5-SIM (Sports
In Motion). The Minnesota Vikings are currently utilizing this technology
and we have the exclusive contract for mixed martial arts.” Set to roll out
in the coming months, the motion capture technology will bring a whole
new level of instruction to the table. Utilizing this technology, viewers can
pan the camera angles any way they wish, zooming in, getting underneath
or even on top of the action. “The result is the viewer feeling like they are
actually in class and able to walk around the mat to get a better view of the
action” states Waters. “The technology is very similar to what has been
used in gaming for quite some time, however we are the first to bring it to
the educational element.”.
Judging by their love for the martial arts disciplines, their respect for the
athletes and instructors, and their desire to give everyone equal access to
top notch training, it’s hard not to get behind what they are doing and root
for the newest ambassadors to MMA.
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