2013 MMA prospects
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George Sullivan- age 32 12-3 6'0 185. He's not really a prospects but is someone the UFC should look at he defeated two UFC prospects Greg Soto and Julian Lane, and he has defeated Bellator vet Mike Winters.
Jeremy Osheim age 26 6'5 205 rec 3-0 pro and 4-1 am. His only loss was a DQ in a fight he was winning. Osheim is an excellant wrestler who knows how to use his range.
http://youtu.be/eFHW_r9CQz0
Jared Platt agr 27 6'2 185 rec 1-0. Platt was recruited higher than Phil Davis at Penn State, however a back injury ended his college career. He returned to wrestling and at one point was ranked fourth in the U.S. He now the wrestling coach for Alliance MMA. Won his debut last week against journeyman Mitch Witesel.
http://youtu.be/Qq22t-4MUv4
Dan Moret- 6'0 155 age 26 3-0 pro and 7-0 am. He is the best lightweight prospect in Minnesota.
http://youtu.be/6SFqWbDL5C8
Justin Scoggins-age 20 5'5 125 6-0 pro and 7-0 am. Young fighter who is small, but very well rounded.
http://youtu.be/m3AWCdMyacg
George Sullivan- age 32 12-3 6'0 185. He's not really a prospects but is someone the UFC should look at he defeated two UFC prospects Greg Soto and Julian Lane, and he has defeated Bellator vet Mike Winters.
Jeremy Osheim age 26 6'5 205 rec 3-0 pro and 4-1 am. His only loss was a DQ in a fight he was winning. Osheim is an excellant wrestler who knows how to use his range.
http://youtu.be/eFHW_r9CQz0
Jared Platt agr 27 6'2 185 rec 1-0. Platt was recruited higher than Phil Davis at Penn State, however a back injury ended his college career. He returned to wrestling and at one point was ranked fourth in the U.S. He now the wrestling coach for Alliance MMA. Won his debut last week against journeyman Mitch Witesel.
http://youtu.be/Qq22t-4MUv4
Dan Moret- 6'0 155 age 26 3-0 pro and 7-0 am. He is the best lightweight prospect in Minnesota.
http://youtu.be/6SFqWbDL5C8
Justin Scoggins-age 20 5'5 125 6-0 pro and 7-0 am. Young fighter who is small, but very well rounded.
http://youtu.be/m3AWCdMyacg
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New Prospects
205 Chris Dempsey 6'3 205. age 25 rec 5-1 pro 7-0 am. His one loss was an arm bar sub in a fight he should have one. Dempsey is a two time NCAA Div II all-american heavyweight.
http://youtu.be/7p39O_2GQtc
http://youtu.be/7p39O_2GQtc
http://youtu.be/RcZmREZ4jjI
Jesse Chaffin age 24 185 rec 6-0 pro and 7-1 am. Chaffin has a strong grappling base and look good in his last fight, a victory over veteran Eric Rayne(18-9)
http://youtu.be/Gm5TNG2M8SA
http://youtu.be/nwZ9MgkmQyg
Tommy Thompson 5'8 145 age 31 rec 5-0 pro and 7-0 am. Thompson is a little older but continues to win.
http://youtu.be/4JoaKQJfBs0
205 Chris Dempsey 6'3 205. age 25 rec 5-1 pro 7-0 am. His one loss was an arm bar sub in a fight he should have one. Dempsey is a two time NCAA Div II all-american heavyweight.
http://youtu.be/7p39O_2GQtc
http://youtu.be/7p39O_2GQtc
http://youtu.be/RcZmREZ4jjI
Jesse Chaffin age 24 185 rec 6-0 pro and 7-1 am. Chaffin has a strong grappling base and look good in his last fight, a victory over veteran Eric Rayne(18-9)
http://youtu.be/Gm5TNG2M8SA
http://youtu.be/nwZ9MgkmQyg
Tommy Thompson 5'8 145 age 31 rec 5-0 pro and 7-0 am. Thompson is a little older but continues to win.
http://youtu.be/4JoaKQJfBs0
Chaz Morgan- 6'2 270 age rec 6-0 pro and 2-0 am. He's a little old for a prospect and the quality of his opponents aren't great, but he has 7 first round koes and is built like a beast.
http://youtu.be/SKf0wPwemSI
http://youtu.be/BEeaDM5gwY4
http://youtu.be/SKf0wPwemSI
http://youtu.be/BEeaDM5gwY4
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Michael McBride- age 27 5'10 170 rec 3-0 pro and 5-0 am all wins comming by sub. McBride was a former high school wrester from Iowa, and has very good BJJ, but I think he needs to work on his striking.
http://youtu.be/dkTIDxhIiP4
http://youtu.be/dkTIDxhIiP4
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Benjamin Brinsa- age 23 6'0 170 rec 13-0- Talented German prospect defeated former UFC fighter Dan Stittgen(7-4) by first round sub last week.
http://youtu.be/16-dDxZyXvs
Dan Charles- age 27 6'2 240 rec 3-0 pro and 4-1 am. Top MMA heavyweight is a gifted wrestler and fights out of Arizona Combat Sport.
http://youtu.be/pq9bNIPPlTc
Pat Cummins- age 32 6'2 205 rec 4-0. Cumins was an All-American wrestler at Penn-State. He has had legal troubles in the past which delayed his career.
http://youtu.be/F4Z13SyApLc
Kris Hocum- age 28 5'11 170 rec 5-0 pro and 3-1 am.
http://youtu.be/bkhb-ejghzI
Paul Felder- 5'10 170 age 28 5-0 pro. Felder, a talented striker show great wrestling in his fight against Corey beaken.
http://youtu.be/dBOW9QxW5cQ
http://youtu.be/16-dDxZyXvs
Dan Charles- age 27 6'2 240 rec 3-0 pro and 4-1 am. Top MMA heavyweight is a gifted wrestler and fights out of Arizona Combat Sport.
http://youtu.be/pq9bNIPPlTc
Pat Cummins- age 32 6'2 205 rec 4-0. Cumins was an All-American wrestler at Penn-State. He has had legal troubles in the past which delayed his career.
http://youtu.be/F4Z13SyApLc
Kris Hocum- age 28 5'11 170 rec 5-0 pro and 3-1 am.
http://youtu.be/bkhb-ejghzI
Paul Felder- 5'10 170 age 28 5-0 pro. Felder, a talented striker show great wrestling in his fight against Corey beaken.
http://youtu.be/dBOW9QxW5cQ
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George Hickman- age 25 4-1 pro and 2-0 am 6'0 155. Top wrestler at Div 1 Bloomsburg.
http://youtu.be/WBq3RPE6X98
Max Bohanan age 22 6'0 155 4-0 am. Bohanan is the BJJ coach at Ricardo Almeida MMA and is a Golden Gloves boxer in New Jersey.
http://youtu.be/lsubi-9I3R8
Brian Camozzi- age 21 6'2 155 rec 2-0 pro and 3-0 am. Younger brother of Chris.
http://youtu.be/4BCUyf6Lumg
Chance Rencountre- age 26 rec 1-0 pro and 8-0 am. Rencountre was a nationally ranked Div 2 wrestler for Fort Hayes State.
http://youtu.be/UT9XDANFrDo
Casey Ryan- 5-0 6'0 155 age 26. Ryan has 4 first round subs and 1 TKO. Trains at Alliance MMA.
http://youtu.be/kpb6j8Ctwh8
Daniel Swain- age 22 5' 8 145 rec 8-2 pro and 4-0 am. Swain trains at AKA.
http://youtu.be/8gDJv0iSOCM
George Hickman- age 25 4-1 pro and 2-0 am 6'0 155. Top wrestler at Div 1 Bloomsburg.
http://youtu.be/WBq3RPE6X98
Max Bohanan age 22 6'0 155 4-0 am. Bohanan is the BJJ coach at Ricardo Almeida MMA and is a Golden Gloves boxer in New Jersey.
http://youtu.be/lsubi-9I3R8
Brian Camozzi- age 21 6'2 155 rec 2-0 pro and 3-0 am. Younger brother of Chris.
http://youtu.be/4BCUyf6Lumg
Chance Rencountre- age 26 rec 1-0 pro and 8-0 am. Rencountre was a nationally ranked Div 2 wrestler for Fort Hayes State.
http://youtu.be/UT9XDANFrDo
Casey Ryan- 5-0 6'0 155 age 26. Ryan has 4 first round subs and 1 TKO. Trains at Alliance MMA.
http://youtu.be/kpb6j8Ctwh8
Daniel Swain- age 22 5' 8 145 rec 8-2 pro and 4-0 am. Swain trains at AKA.
http://youtu.be/8gDJv0iSOCM
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Here are some gifted amateurs that I think could have an impact on mma next year.
Nick Biron 6'4 240 age 23 rec 9-0 am. Biron was one of the top heavyweights in the state of washington, but he is also an excellent striker.
http://youtu.be/LTD1rzY82QI
Craig Fruth -5'11 170 1-0 pro 7-0 am. Fruth is your typical caste story. He finished 3 in the state of Illinois in his weight class in wrestling, he was the starting QB for a pretty good football team, he was the leadoff hitter baseball team, and to top it all off he was also the high school valedictorian. He had no d1 offers, but did win a championship in his division his freshman year.
http://youtu.be/kB5-PMD_9ew
Adam Townsend 5'7 155 age 24 rec 4-0 pro 8-0 am. 8 of his fights have not gone past the first round.
http://youtu.be/020WQ5gUeWA
Dustin Parrish- 5'11 185 age 20 7-0 am. Parrish has dominated his opponents so far.
http://youtu.be/AjqGNI7rRcM
Jason Huebbe age 19 6'2 255 6-0am. He is another top rated heayweight wrestler from Illinois.
http://youtu.be/4jF22CWSf70
Nick Biron 6'4 240 age 23 rec 9-0 am. Biron was one of the top heavyweights in the state of washington, but he is also an excellent striker.
http://youtu.be/LTD1rzY82QI
Craig Fruth -5'11 170 1-0 pro 7-0 am. Fruth is your typical caste story. He finished 3 in the state of Illinois in his weight class in wrestling, he was the starting QB for a pretty good football team, he was the leadoff hitter baseball team, and to top it all off he was also the high school valedictorian. He had no d1 offers, but did win a championship in his division his freshman year.
http://youtu.be/kB5-PMD_9ew
Adam Townsend 5'7 155 age 24 rec 4-0 pro 8-0 am. 8 of his fights have not gone past the first round.
http://youtu.be/020WQ5gUeWA
Dustin Parrish- 5'11 185 age 20 7-0 am. Parrish has dominated his opponents so far.
http://youtu.be/AjqGNI7rRcM
Jason Huebbe age 19 6'2 255 6-0am. He is another top rated heayweight wrestler from Illinois.
http://youtu.be/4jF22CWSf70
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Mamed Khalidov (27-4-2) subs afflete Melvin Manhoef at KSW 23. :thumb: He's not lost a fight in over 3 years, and that was via decision.
Also, Michał Materla beat (poly) Kendall Grove for the KSW MW strap.
Also, Michał Materla beat (poly) Kendall Grove for the KSW MW strap.
Over the weekend
Cody East improves to 7-1 defeating Nick Rossborough(23-17) by UD to win the king of thecage heavyweight title.
Lance Palmer improves to 7-0 defeating talented fighter Jared Downing (9-2) by UD
Chris Birchler improves to5-0 defeating joe Stripling by SD
Dan Moret improves to 4-0 defeating Jose Pacheco 6-4
Cody East improves to 7-1 defeating Nick Rossborough(23-17) by UD to win the king of thecage heavyweight title.
Lance Palmer improves to 7-0 defeating talented fighter Jared Downing (9-2) by UD
Chris Birchler improves to5-0 defeating joe Stripling by SD
Dan Moret improves to 4-0 defeating Jose Pacheco 6-4
Former Packer and Nevada Wolfpack DE Ryan Coulson improves to 3-0 am, winning his fight by TKO round 1
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Rob Wood age 26 rec 5-0 pro and 2-0 6'0 175. Wood has really good BJJ he has won all his fights by sub except for 2 first round kos. This week he defeated Kemmyelle Haley for the title.
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Rob Wood age 26 rec 5-0 pro and 2-0 6'0 175. Wood has really good BJJ he has won all his fights by sub except for 2 first round kos. This week he defeated Kemmyelle Haley for the title.
Chris Dempsey defeated Lewis Rumsey(9-9) by UD to improve to 6-1 as a pro
Chris Honeycutt defeated very talented Team Quest fighter Manny Maurillo (5-1) by UD to improve to 3-0 as a pro.
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Matt Hobar 5'10 145 8-1 pro and 4-0 am. Hobar's only loss was from an injury that had actually happened prior to the fight. He avenged that loss and last week he defeated hyped prospect Angel Huerta by KO in round 1.
Chad Laprise age 27 5'10 170 rec 7-0. Laprise is one of the top prospects coming out of Canada.
Garett Whiteley- age 32 6-0 155 rec 8-0 pro and 4-0 am. Whiteley is one of those guys who is a little older, but has been dominating the competition he has faced, and he has faced some pretty talented fighters. Without a doubt he could hold his own in the UFC or Bellator.
Chris Honeycutt defeated very talented Team Quest fighter Manny Maurillo (5-1) by UD to improve to 3-0 as a pro.
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Matt Hobar 5'10 145 8-1 pro and 4-0 am. Hobar's only loss was from an injury that had actually happened prior to the fight. He avenged that loss and last week he defeated hyped prospect Angel Huerta by KO in round 1.
Chad Laprise age 27 5'10 170 rec 7-0. Laprise is one of the top prospects coming out of Canada.
Garett Whiteley- age 32 6-0 155 rec 8-0 pro and 4-0 am. Whiteley is one of those guys who is a little older, but has been dominating the competition he has faced, and he has faced some pretty talented fighters. Without a doubt he could hold his own in the UFC or Bellator.
Prospect German Benjamin Brinsa has signed with UFC and now he is sparking outrage because of his connections to a neo-nazi gang.
(Brinsa at a Neo-Nazi demonstration in 2006 [top], and with his LOK hooligan homeboys. / Photos via Linksunten, Antifa Infoblatt)
Earlier this month, the UFC signed Benjamin “The Hooligan†Brinsa, a 13-0 welterweight prospect from Leipzig, Germany. That name might not mean anything to you, but for followers of the German MMA scene, it carries some very negative connotations.
True to his nickname, Brinsa is a member of the Leipzig-based hooligan group Scenario LOK. Brinsa’s MMA team, La Familia, reportedly has connections to the local Neo-Nazi scene, and Brinsa himself used to help run a mail-order service for Neo-Nazi rock music. Here are a few excerpts from German news articles that share more details about Brinsa’s questionable background and connections (rough translations via Google)…
Linksunten, 5/10/13
La Familia borders on xenophobia and extremism…La Familia [is where] violent neo-Nazis from the spectrum of the “National Boys†train (JN) and the sponsors and fighters of LaFamilia are known neo-Nazis. The most famous of them is Benjamin Brinsa, a fighter [who] in the past was in combat sporting events such as the “Respect Fighting Championship†in Essen, but was discharged because of his right machinations.
Brinsa is a member of the right-hooligan group “Scenario LOK†from Leipzig and posed behind a banner reading “ultras LOK – National Resistanceâ€. In addition, he was with Thomas Persdorf, a nationally known neo Nazi and operator of the shipment “Front Recordsâ€, registered as a director of a company that managed the site “Aryan Brotherhoodâ€. According to information from the Leipzig anti-fascist magazine “Gamma,†he is said to have worked as a janitor in the “national center†in Leipzig-Lindenau. Brinsa received a stadium ban in Leipzig due to his violence. He and his friend Christopher “Joker†Henze, also a member of the right-hooligan group “Scenario LOK†were received with open arms by La Familia and courted as “two powerful new additions†with “aggressive fighting styleâ€â€¦
La Familia’s prominent members include a number of neo-Nazis [who] train there for their attacks on other people. These include several people in the “National Boys†(JN) (the NPD youth organization). Among them, Mario Alexander Müller, convicted neo-Nazi from Delmenhorst. He was recently convicted of an attack on an anti-fascists from Delmenhorst…
One of the ticket agencies and sponsors of LaFamilia “Fight Night†is the Tattoo & Piercing Studio White Skull in the street Köthener Halle-Trotha. There works Florian Jass, a neo-Nazi from the area…who participated in the neo-Nazi rally on May 01, 2011 in Halle…
Taz.de, 8/3/12
On Thursday of last week, there suddenly appeared in the “Martial Arts Board,†an MMA Internet forum, an anonymous open letter titled: “Nazis during Respect Fighting Championship 7?â€. It [gave] evidence that Benjamin Brinsa [belonged to] the Leipzig hooligan scene – and has close ties to Nazi scene.
In an article of the German magazine “contrastsâ€, also linked to the anonymous writer explains a hooded hooligan hatred of Jews, foreigners and blacks. A comparison of language and voice with an interview of the fighter Benjamin Brinsa suggests: it is the same man. [Ed. note: That part is sort of hard to parse out, but basically, a video of a masked hooligan was shown on German TV talking about his hatred of the aforementioned minority groups, and he was identified as Brinsa from his voice.]
[Respect Fighting Championship] organiser Ben Helm was initially reluctant. In “Martial Arts Board,†he explained, “we will have no room for a neo-fascist or racist fighter in RESPECT.FC,†[but] quoted at the same time from a statement that Brinsa had made to him, in that he rejects the allegations and explained to have nothing to do with Nazis. Helm left him on the fight card.
However, it lasted only one day, until the swarm intelligence of the network had further researched. Came to light: Leipzig Antifa activists have written several times about Brinsa and published photos. On we see him in a group of men behind a “fan†Poster: “ultras locomotive – National Resistanceâ€â€¦
Brinsa, as is apparent from the Commercial Register of the Local Court of Leipzig is also registered Managing Director of A & B UG Service, which is responsible for the site of an “Aryan Brotherhood†(Aryan Brotherhood). Co-CEO is Thomas Persdorf – and the latest on this point, the level of Nazi prominence is achieved because Persdorf was also owner of Front Records, a leading distributor of Nazi music clothing and other right accessories.
On Monday this week, [Helm] decided to take Brinsa off the fight card: “I wanted beforehand obviously a few things not quite see,†[??] confessed Helm contrite. The good fight record, the sporting successes Brinsas had been important to him. Rumors about the Brinsas’s tied to the hooligan scene he had not taken seriously, and says he regrets, because he had “absolutely no desire to [have] Nazis, either in the ring or in the audience.â€
Antifa Infoblatt, 5/1/13
The 23-year-old middleweight fighter of “La Familia Fight Club†teams (Halle / Saale) was [removed from] the largest MMA event Respect.FC†earlier this year, after his connections in the Saxon neo- scene were detected…Moreover Brinsas hooligan group Scenario Leipzig “was belligerent together with various neo-Nazis, also members of the group in football riots. Pictures show him behind a banner reading “Ultras locomotive – National Resistanceâ€. For Respect.FC organizer Ben Helm that was enough: He made it clear that he was “absolutely no desire [have] to Nazis, either in the ring or in the audience,†The influential German-language martial arts portal “Groundandpound†welcomed the decision at the time, but also quoted Brinsa as saying “I’m not a Nazi.†Given the facts, a preposterous claim.
Even though German MMA promoters have started to keep their distance from Brinsa, “The Hooligan†somehow managed to land a contract with the biggest MMA promotion in the world. You’d think that Zuffa would have learned its lesson about not doing basic background checks on its fighters. Brinsa is not the kind of the person that should be representing the UFC, and we hope the promotion re-considers the signing once they learn a little more about his past associations.
Update #1: UFC president Dana White tweeted earlier today that he’s “looking into it,†in response to one of his followers sending him this story. White later deleted the tweet.
(Thanks to CagePotato reader Tobias W. for the tip)
Tags: Benjamin Brinsa,hooligans,neo-nazi,UFC signings
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(Brinsa at a Neo-Nazi demonstration in 2006 [top], and with his LOK hooligan homeboys. / Photos via Linksunten, Antifa Infoblatt)
Earlier this month, the UFC signed Benjamin “The Hooligan†Brinsa, a 13-0 welterweight prospect from Leipzig, Germany. That name might not mean anything to you, but for followers of the German MMA scene, it carries some very negative connotations.
True to his nickname, Brinsa is a member of the Leipzig-based hooligan group Scenario LOK. Brinsa’s MMA team, La Familia, reportedly has connections to the local Neo-Nazi scene, and Brinsa himself used to help run a mail-order service for Neo-Nazi rock music. Here are a few excerpts from German news articles that share more details about Brinsa’s questionable background and connections (rough translations via Google)…
Linksunten, 5/10/13
La Familia borders on xenophobia and extremism…La Familia [is where] violent neo-Nazis from the spectrum of the “National Boys†train (JN) and the sponsors and fighters of LaFamilia are known neo-Nazis. The most famous of them is Benjamin Brinsa, a fighter [who] in the past was in combat sporting events such as the “Respect Fighting Championship†in Essen, but was discharged because of his right machinations.
Brinsa is a member of the right-hooligan group “Scenario LOK†from Leipzig and posed behind a banner reading “ultras LOK – National Resistanceâ€. In addition, he was with Thomas Persdorf, a nationally known neo Nazi and operator of the shipment “Front Recordsâ€, registered as a director of a company that managed the site “Aryan Brotherhoodâ€. According to information from the Leipzig anti-fascist magazine “Gamma,†he is said to have worked as a janitor in the “national center†in Leipzig-Lindenau. Brinsa received a stadium ban in Leipzig due to his violence. He and his friend Christopher “Joker†Henze, also a member of the right-hooligan group “Scenario LOK†were received with open arms by La Familia and courted as “two powerful new additions†with “aggressive fighting styleâ€â€¦
La Familia’s prominent members include a number of neo-Nazis [who] train there for their attacks on other people. These include several people in the “National Boys†(JN) (the NPD youth organization). Among them, Mario Alexander Müller, convicted neo-Nazi from Delmenhorst. He was recently convicted of an attack on an anti-fascists from Delmenhorst…
One of the ticket agencies and sponsors of LaFamilia “Fight Night†is the Tattoo & Piercing Studio White Skull in the street Köthener Halle-Trotha. There works Florian Jass, a neo-Nazi from the area…who participated in the neo-Nazi rally on May 01, 2011 in Halle…
Taz.de, 8/3/12
On Thursday of last week, there suddenly appeared in the “Martial Arts Board,†an MMA Internet forum, an anonymous open letter titled: “Nazis during Respect Fighting Championship 7?â€. It [gave] evidence that Benjamin Brinsa [belonged to] the Leipzig hooligan scene – and has close ties to Nazi scene.
In an article of the German magazine “contrastsâ€, also linked to the anonymous writer explains a hooded hooligan hatred of Jews, foreigners and blacks. A comparison of language and voice with an interview of the fighter Benjamin Brinsa suggests: it is the same man. [Ed. note: That part is sort of hard to parse out, but basically, a video of a masked hooligan was shown on German TV talking about his hatred of the aforementioned minority groups, and he was identified as Brinsa from his voice.]
[Respect Fighting Championship] organiser Ben Helm was initially reluctant. In “Martial Arts Board,†he explained, “we will have no room for a neo-fascist or racist fighter in RESPECT.FC,†[but] quoted at the same time from a statement that Brinsa had made to him, in that he rejects the allegations and explained to have nothing to do with Nazis. Helm left him on the fight card.
However, it lasted only one day, until the swarm intelligence of the network had further researched. Came to light: Leipzig Antifa activists have written several times about Brinsa and published photos. On we see him in a group of men behind a “fan†Poster: “ultras locomotive – National Resistanceâ€â€¦
Brinsa, as is apparent from the Commercial Register of the Local Court of Leipzig is also registered Managing Director of A & B UG Service, which is responsible for the site of an “Aryan Brotherhood†(Aryan Brotherhood). Co-CEO is Thomas Persdorf – and the latest on this point, the level of Nazi prominence is achieved because Persdorf was also owner of Front Records, a leading distributor of Nazi music clothing and other right accessories.
On Monday this week, [Helm] decided to take Brinsa off the fight card: “I wanted beforehand obviously a few things not quite see,†[??] confessed Helm contrite. The good fight record, the sporting successes Brinsas had been important to him. Rumors about the Brinsas’s tied to the hooligan scene he had not taken seriously, and says he regrets, because he had “absolutely no desire to [have] Nazis, either in the ring or in the audience.â€
Antifa Infoblatt, 5/1/13
The 23-year-old middleweight fighter of “La Familia Fight Club†teams (Halle / Saale) was [removed from] the largest MMA event Respect.FC†earlier this year, after his connections in the Saxon neo- scene were detected…Moreover Brinsas hooligan group Scenario Leipzig “was belligerent together with various neo-Nazis, also members of the group in football riots. Pictures show him behind a banner reading “Ultras locomotive – National Resistanceâ€. For Respect.FC organizer Ben Helm that was enough: He made it clear that he was “absolutely no desire [have] to Nazis, either in the ring or in the audience,†The influential German-language martial arts portal “Groundandpound†welcomed the decision at the time, but also quoted Brinsa as saying “I’m not a Nazi.†Given the facts, a preposterous claim.
Even though German MMA promoters have started to keep their distance from Brinsa, “The Hooligan†somehow managed to land a contract with the biggest MMA promotion in the world. You’d think that Zuffa would have learned its lesson about not doing basic background checks on its fighters. Brinsa is not the kind of the person that should be representing the UFC, and we hope the promotion re-considers the signing once they learn a little more about his past associations.
Update #1: UFC president Dana White tweeted earlier today that he’s “looking into it,†in response to one of his followers sending him this story. White later deleted the tweet.
(Thanks to CagePotato reader Tobias W. for the tip)
Tags: Benjamin Brinsa,hooligans,neo-nazi,UFC signings
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White heavyweight Steve Mocco fighting tonight against Lew Polley (a black who often can't make weight - unheard of, right?).
Mocco is an all-Americna wrassler and trains with Cain Velasquez. He is 31 but 2-0 and Polley is a good test (12-4) that I see him passing with ease.
Mocco is an all-Americna wrassler and trains with Cain Velasquez. He is 31 but 2-0 and Polley is a good test (12-4) that I see him passing with ease.
Chance Recontre won his pro debut koing, Jason Witt (2-0).
Sean Strickland improves to 12-0 as a pro.
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Alex White age 24 6'0 145 7-0 pro. He defeated very talented fighter Roy Bab****(7-2)
Troy Lamson age 20 5'11 165 6-0am. Former Michigan State wrestler, he had a record of 11-7 as a sophomore last year, but his real love is MMA.
James Austen Heidlage age 23 5'11 205 rec 4-0 pro and 1-0 am. Heidlage was a former Missouri wrestling high school champ at 215. He ended up not wrestling in college, but seems to really love MMA.
Sean Strickland improves to 12-0 as a pro.
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Alex White age 24 6'0 145 7-0 pro. He defeated very talented fighter Roy Bab****(7-2)
Troy Lamson age 20 5'11 165 6-0am. Former Michigan State wrestler, he had a record of 11-7 as a sophomore last year, but his real love is MMA.
James Austen Heidlage age 23 5'11 205 rec 4-0 pro and 1-0 am. Heidlage was a former Missouri wrestling high school champ at 215. He ended up not wrestling in college, but seems to really love MMA.
Adam McDonough won his Bellator debut, defeating veteran Jonny Buck by tko from a spinning back kick.
Also on Bellator, over hyped Black prospect Bubba Jenkins got his ass handed to him, losing by TKO in round 3. Jenkins gasses himself out attempting takedowns, he lost round 2 by a score of 10-8 and round 3 he gave up.
Also on Bellator, over hyped Black prospect Bubba Jenkins got his ass handed to him, losing by TKO in round 3. Jenkins gasses himself out attempting takedowns, he lost round 2 by a score of 10-8 and round 3 he gave up.