The Factory of Mixed Martial Arts

Marcelo Menezes joining ESPN FIRED UP MMA show TODAY. 4PM EST. Listen 1560AM + Online

Admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:20:25 +0000

Marcelo Menezes, Owner and Head Instructor of The Factory MMA will be joining this week’s edition of the ESPN syndicated Fired Up Radio Show. Listen on the radio 1560 AM, and listen live online NOW.

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Check Out TheDragonZone.com for MMA

Admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:00:22 +0000

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Hey! Get over to a hot new MMA site from our good friends at The Dragon Zone.

http://thedragonzone.com

They are starting to post tons of the best videos, the hottest fight news and building an community with features like custom fighters blogs, interactive voting and building links to lots and lots of quality MMA sites.

Show your support and visit their site, leave a comment with your opinions on UFC 100 and Brock Lesnar’s victory over Frank Mir… and email your friends a link to http://thedragonzone.com.

Thanks Thiago Tavares!

Marcelo — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:45:14 +0000

Factory MMA and all it’s members would like to thank Thiago Tavares for coming over and teaching class Thursday 6/11/09, it was great. We also extend our thanks to Ricardo Torlone that came with Thiago and helped the guys as well. None of this could have happened if it wasn’t for our great Muay Thai instructor Joel “The Joker” Garcia that invited them over. “Valeu Joel, estamos junto”

Check out some pictures below:

Thanks to Master De La Riva!

Marcelo — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:02 +0000

On behalf of Factory MMA and all its members, I would like to thank Master Ricardo De La Riva for stopping by and teaching class on Saturday June 06th 2009. Also thanks to Leo Specterow (DeLa’s Black Belt) and Batata (DeLa’s Black Belt) for being there as well.

Everyone that attended the session @ The Factory is grateful for the personal attention and world class instruction. The opportunity to learn with the worlds best BJJ technicians has elevated our individual games. Thanks again guys. We look forward to the next time!!

Check out the pictures below:

Watch UFC 111 Videos (GSP vs. Dan Hardy)

Admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:58:04 +0000

Fedor Emelianenko signs a Contract w/ STRIKEFORCE!

Admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:03:48 +0000

Long considered the #1 fighter in the world, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko just says no to the UFC and signs a new contract to begin fighting w/ STRIKEFORCE!Z! The first fight is scheduled for this fall.

More info is available here at The Dragon Zone:
http://thedragonzone.com/site/fight-news/2009/fedor-signs-with-strikeforce-m1-global-gives-ufc-the-finger/

This is another black eye for the UFC, who has been unable to sign Fedor due to conflicting interests and an unwillingness from Fedor’s management team M1 Global to back down from Dan White and the UFC’s offers.

BIG NEWS!

Frank Mir VS Brock Lesnar UFC 100

Admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:44:07 +0000

On July 11, 2009, The UFC will hold UFC 100, where Brock Lesnar, and Frank Mir, will fight for the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship. The two have met before at UFC 81: Breaking Point, where Frank Mir gave Lesnar his first career loss.

Will a more experienced Lesnar be able to avenge his loss, or will Mir be able to defend his title, and go 2-0 against Lesnar to become UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Champion?

Lesnar has good physical body, is fast, and strong, but has little experience with Mixed Martial Arts, having fought only four bouts, a loss to Mir, and three wins. His first win came in his MMA debut, against Min-Soo Kim.

Lesnar then won his UFC debut, defeating Heath Herring, and then beat Randy “The Natural” Couture for the UFC Heavyweight Championship back in November. Lesnar is also a NCAA Division Champion.

Mir, on the other hand, has experience, with 15 MMA fights, losing only three of them. Mir went on a 4-0 streak when he first began MMA, by beating Jerome Smith, Dan Quinn, Roberto Traven, and Pete Williams. Mir then received his first loss to Ian Freeman in his next fight. He then got four more wins, improving to 8-1, defeating Tank Abbott, Wes Sims twice, and then Tim Sylvia for UFC Heavyweight Championship.

After returning to the UFC from a devastating motorcycle injury, Mir suffered losses to Marcio Cruz, and Brandon Vera, with a victory over Dan Christison in between. Mir would then get three more wins by defeating Antoni Hardonk, Brock Lesnar, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for The UFC Intrem Heavyweight Championship, improving to an overall record of 12-3.

Both Lesnar and Mir have their Pro’s and Con’s:

Lesnar’s Pros

Extremely fast, overwhelming size and speed combination
Heavy hands
Good Wrestling

Lesnar’s Cons

Little Experience
Previous Lost to Mir
Conditioning

Mir’s Pros

Experience
Beaten Lesnar before
Great Submissions
Endurance
Speed

Mir’s Cons

Height Disadvantage
Weight disadvantage
Old Injury (could only imagine that it must be in the back of Mir’s mind)

Some of the features of UFC 100 are, Lesnar vs Mir 2, for the UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Championship, as well as George St-Pierre vs Thiago Alves for the UFC Welterweight Championship, and Team US coach, Dan Henderson takes on Team UK coach Michael Bisping for a shot at the UFC Middleweight Championship.

How does the MMA community feel about Brock Lesnar and his extremely fast rise in the UFC? Should he be taken seriously? Or is he just an over rated bull?

UFC tonight Buffalo Wings & Rings

Marcelo — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:07:56 +0000

Come and join us tonight at 10 pm to watch the UFC at Buffalo Wings and Rings, located on the corner of Orange Blossom Trail and Town Center Blvd, in the Super Target plaza (hunter’s creek area). Everyone is welcome.

Injuries Plague The WEC

Admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:22:19 +0000

CSAC medically suspends Urijah Faber, Manny Gamburyan, five others after WEC 41 event

The California State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to a total of seven competitors from this past weekend’s WEC event. One of the heavest blows to the WEC is loosing one of their their biggest stars Urijah Faber. He is scheduled to be out of commision until December 4th, unless doctors clear him early. Faber was suspended from competition and contact training due to a broken right hand. Along with Faber, Manny Gamburyan has also been suspended from competition and contact training due to a broken right hand. To read the entire story visit mmajunkie.com

UFC 99: Cro Cop is motivated and wants ‘the big guy’s’ belt

Admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:22:34 +0000

Is Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic ready to swing the big leg this time? After his recent failures Cro Cop says he has something to prove to the UFC fans and Dana White. He says, ”UFC was the black spot in my career and in my life. I’m a man who dedicated his life to fighting sport. I just wanted to justify the trust that Dana White gave to me.” Now that he has quickly recovered from knee surgery, is he ready? Yahoo Sports recently posted their interview with the heavy hitting Croatian.

Do you know how Mirko ended up with the name “Cro Cop” ? Reply to us with your answer.