BUSHIDO CHALLENGE 2: A NEW DAWN
We are back and will be bigger and better than before. This time we are coming to the Harvey Hadden Sports Complex in Nottingham, England on April 3rd 2010!!!
Further details of this event will be available soon. We have already managed to confirm the best fighters in the UK and beyond with more coming soon. Bushido Challenge 2 will feature two Title bouts.
Scotish standout James Doolan will take on Lithuanian superstar Artemij Sitenkov for the BC Bantomweight title. Danny Mitchell 7-0-0 takes on Eugene Fadiora 6-0-0 for the BC Welterweight
title. Someones '0' will have to go!!!!
Stay tuned for further deatils on the fightcard and tickets.
NEW WEBSITE COMING SOON
The new Bushido Challenge website will be up and running in the next few weeks. This new site will be a state of the art design allowing you the fans to keep up to date faster and easier than before!
DAVE LEE BECOMES THE BUSHIDO CHALLENGE FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION
Dave Lee becames the first Bushido Challenge Featherweight Champion on Sunday night following a hard fought tactical battle with Team Titan standout Ashleigh Grimshaw. Dave gained the
title by finishing Ashleigh with a rear naked choke half way through the second round in what was the fight of the night.
OFFICIAL RESULTS FROM BUSHIDO CHALLENGE 1: WAR OF THE WARRIORS
Tom Tailford def Paul Atkins - Unam dec
Jay Furness def Rob McCrum - Unam dec
Fadi Jameel def Clint Suckling - TKO 2.35 rd 1
Wendle Lewis def Jon Magg - Majority dec
Rob Mills def Jonothan Westin - KO 0.22 rd 1
Papy Abedi def Nelton Pontes - TKO 3.17 rd 1
Danny Mitchell def Sami Berik - RNC 3.09 rd1
Dave Lee ( Bushido Challenge FW Champion )def Ashleigh Grimshaw - RNC 3.56 rd 2
Paul McVeigh def Musse Hasselvall - Unam dec
Daniel Tabera def Kevin Thompson - Gillotine choke 4.09 rd 1
MMA has finally arrived in Norfolk
MMA has finally arrived in Norfolk! For the first time ever Europes top MMA fighters will be competing in the BUSHIDO CHALLENGE 24ft steel cage here in Norwich.
MMA is more commonly reffered to as Cage Fighting. It has become the worlds fastest growing combat sport.
Come and be part of the action and witness some of the worlds best fighters go into battle
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CAGED STEEL AND GAROU FIGHTGEAR MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE AT THE SHOW
The UK's leading MMA clothing brand CAGED STEEL will be selling their official merchandise at this Sundays event. GAROU FIGHTGEAR, the hottest MMA label to come out of south
and north America in years, will also be selling their merchandise. So, bring your spending money and treat yourself with that early christmas present!!!!
MOISE RIMBON TAKES ON DANIEL TABERA IN EUROPEAN MEGA FIGHT
It is with great pride that Bushido Challenge are able to announce the joint co-main event of our debut show Bushido Challenge 1 : War Of The Warriors. Two of the greatest ever European Light
Heavyweight fighters will be squaring off against eachother in the Bushido Challenge cage. #3 ranked Moise Rimbon will be taking on #4 ranked Daniel Tabera in what is eagerly the single most
significant bout to take place in Europe this year. MMA fans will surely be treated to one of the greatest fights to ever take place on European soil. French power house Moise Rimbon currently
has a MMA record of 14-8-3 and has previously taken on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Roman Zentsov, Alaistair Overeem to name but a few. He is truely a world class and world level fighter. Spanish
Starlet Daniel Tabera currently has an MMA record of 12-2-3 and has previously taken on the likes of Roman Zentsov, Gilbert Yvel and KSW poster boy Mamed Khalidov. Both fighters will be bringing
there all to this fight with the winner walking away as arguabley the best Light Heavyweight fighter in Europe.
More news on this amasing match up will follow shortly. www.bushidochallenge.com
ILIR LATIFI TAKES ON ALEKSANDER RADOSAVLJEVIC IN NEW LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
Bushido Challenge are pleased to announce a new Light Heavyweight bout. On December 13th Swedish Grappling sensation Illir Latifi will be taking on Serbian Judokan expert Aleksandar Radosavljevic
in a true battle of the light heavyweights. Illir Latifi is a powerful Swedish wrestler and ADCC 2005 European trials winner. His current MMA record stands at 4-0-1. Aleksander Radosavljevic is a Serbian
National Judo champion with an MMA record of 6-2-0, he is also the training partner of Serbian standout and fellow Bushido Challenge fighter Dragan Tesanovic.
This bout is sure to please the grapplers in attendance. The winner of this bout will be stepping up to fight for the Bushido Challenge Light Heavyweight championship title in our April show.
Dont miss the action, tickets are on sale now!
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BIGGEST BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT TO TAKE PLACE IN EUROPE......................................................................EVER!
On December 13th 2009 the biggest Bantamweight bout to take place on European soil will land here in Norwich. Paul McVeigh, who is the European #1 and without question one of the best
Bantamweight fighters in the world today, will be facing off against Swedish superstar Musse Hasselvall in what is all set to be one of the worlds classic MMA bouts. Paul McVeigh was originally
pencilled in to fight American Top Team standout Chris Manuel. Unfortunatley Chris Manuel now needs surgery on a hand injury picked up whilst preparing for this bout and will no longer
be able to compete. Musse Hasslevall 3-1-0 is an international Judoka and multiple European champion. As well as being a formidable opponent in the cage Musse Hasslevall has found fame
both on the big screen and on Swedish national television with his award winning combat sports series Rallarsving. Paul McVeigh is the fight that the Swedish and European fans wanted and
this bout has brought Musse Hasslevall out of retirement. ''Paul is the best there is pound for pound in Europe and to be the best I have to beat the best. This is the only fight out there that I would
take. Its going to be the toughest bout of my life but I can assure all my fans and the MMA world that come December 13th I will be ready and will be returning to Sweden with the win.''
Paul McVeigh 15-5-0 needs no introduction. He is what he is and that is the best that Europe has to offer and truely one of the worlds most elite fighters. The bout with Musse Hasslevall
is surely the last stop in Europe for Paul before he moves to the big show. This bout is one that can not be missed and will surely go down in the history books as one of the classics. To make
sure you dont miss this bout book your tickets now via www.bushidochallenge.com
Stay tuned as this is only part 1 of the huge announcements that we are all set to announce this week.
FIGHT CARD ANNOUNCEMENT
Bushido Challenge Light Heavyweight fighter Alexander Gustafsson has signed a contract with the UFC. The Swedish standout has signed a contract with the all conquering American promotion that will
see him fight on UFC 105 in Manchester, England in mid November. Everyone here at Bushido Challenge would like to wish him all the best and congratulate him on this massive achievement.
FIGHT CARD ANNOUNCEMENT
It is with sadness that we announce that Polish Light Heavyweight star Jan Blachowicz has had to pull out of his mega fight with Swedish standout Alexander Gustafsson.
Jan picked up a serious knee injury whilst training for this event. Jan had been training with fellow country man and UFC star Thomasz Drawl in San Diego, California when the injury occured.
Bushido Challenge have had it confirmed by Jan's representatives in Poland that he will be out of action for atleast six months.
Jan Blachowicz was due to take on Alexander Gustafsson in the co-main event at Bushido Challenge 1 : War Of The Warriors in Norwich on December 13th 2009.
We wish Jan a speedy recovery and he will be returning to the UK to fight on Bushido Challenge 2 in April 2010.
Bushido Challenge will be announcing a new opponent for Alexander Gustafsson within the next two weeks. Visit www.bushidochallenge.com for future updates.
NEWS: Welterweight Title Fight Confirmed for Bushido Challenge 1
On December 13th 2009 two world class Welterweight warriors will be entering the Bushido Challenge cage to decide who is the Bushido Challenge Welterweight Champion of the world. Star of the recent team UK versus team USA The Ultimate Fighter reality TV show Dean Amasinger will be taking on Switzerlands number 1 Welterweight Yasubey Enomoto. The Bout will be fought over five, five minute rounds with the winner walking away with the world title. Both fighters will be looking to showcase their skills to the world in what is shaping up to be the most anticipated fight of the year!
NEWS: American Top Team lands in the UK!!!!
American Top Team instructer and Bantamweight fighter Chris Manuel will be making his European debut against Paul McVeigh at Bushido Challenge 1. Chris Manuel is a veteran of both Sengoku and the WEC and is one of the head instructors at the world famous American Top Team gym in Coconut Creek, Florida. Chris will be looking to cause an upset by beating Euopes # 1 ranked Bantanweight superstar Paul McVeigh. Paul McVeigh is a key part of the Dinky Ninjas Fight Team from Glasgow, Scotland and has established himself as not only the best in europe but a serious challenger for any opponent on the world stage. Both fighters will be bringing their A game and looking to cement themselves as one of the worlds best Bantamweights. Dont miss the fireworks !!!!!!!!!!!!
Two of Europes top ranked young stars sign for Bushido Challenge
Two of Europes top ranked young stars have exclusively signed for Bushido Challenge and will make their debuts on December 13th. Serbian Middleweight standout Dragan Tesanovic will be facing off against the Swedish powerhouse Papy Abedi. Since bursting onto the european stage Dragan Tesanovic has ripped through all his opponents and come December 13th Dragan will be looking to continue the form that has brought him world wide attention.
Swedish Light-Heavyweight star Alexander Gustafsson will be looking to get the biggest win of his young career when he squares off against Polish mega star Jan Blachowicz in what is easily the biggest and most significant Light-Heavyweight fight of the last few years. Alexander Gustafsson has gained a fearsome reputation as a destroyer of all those that stand before him earning him the nickname 'The Mauler'. Jan Blachowicz is a Polish sporting super star and a champion of the world famous KSW shows in his native Poland.The winner of this fight will be looking to establish themselves as the rightful number 1 ranked Light-Heavyweight in Europe.
To see the full Sherdog article on these two rising superstars, click here.
