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Want to train with an MMA Icon? Here’s an amazing opportunity to learn from living legend that is Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell.

The former UFC Light-heavyweight champion arrives in the UK, Friday July 16, kicking off seminar tour in sunny Bournemouth – my home-town incidentally. The Iceman’s seminar tour is promoted by Fighters Inc, the team behind Britain’s no.1 martial arts expo Seni.

Bournemouth Seminar in association with Bulldog Ultimate Training Academy. Full details of the Bournemouth date plus the nationwide tour below:

London

Seminar at the brand new URBAN KINGS GYM – KINGS CROSS

Saturday 17th July

Call – 07961 867501 or Click here to book online

Coventry

Seminar in association Way Of The Spiritual Warrior

Sunday 18th July

Call – 02476 331239

Cork City, Ireland

Seminar in association with The Boxing Clinic

Tuesday 20th July

Call – 021- 4840627

Essex

Seminar in association with The MMA Clinic

Thursday 22nd July

Call – 0207 226 4731

Yorkshire

Seminar in association CNC Promotions

Friday 23rd July

Call – 07939 262880

Sheffield

Seminar in association withThe Marsden’s BJJ Self Defence Network

Saturday 24th July

Call – 07702 801695

London

An Evening with Chuck Liddell in association with The River Bar, Greenwich

Sunday 25th July

Call – 0208 853 4404

You can contact Fighters Inc for any further information on:

+44 (0) 845 125 9627 or info@fightersinc.net

Visit www.fightersinc.net/experience

Places are limited, unsuprisingly demand is high, so get in quick all you aspiring ultimate fighters.

UFC & MMA blog by Duane Farr

duane@bluraymma.com

The Ultimate Fighter 11 coaches: Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.

Rumours were circulating of The Ultimate Fighter season 11 to feature Georges “Rush” St Pierre and Brit welterweight challenger Dan “Outlaw” Hardy as coaches. Recently it has now been confirmed Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and Tito Ortiz are booked in as TUF 11 coaches.

Channel 5 once again pick up the deal to the host the series on UK TV, scheduled to air spring 2010.

Previously free-view channel Virgin 1 aired the UK vs US season of the Ultimate Fighter. Following TUF 9, the MMA reality show was picked up by Sky owned Channel 5, airing the recent Heavyweights season every Saturday night on their free-view channel FIVE USA.

Channel 5 had this to say:

“We have acquired the rights to Series 11 but no broadcast dates are scheduled at the moment”.

“We currently only have an agreement to broadcast five UFC Main Event programmes and are planning to transmit UFC 105 on Sunday 3rd January.”

TUF: 11 premieres in March and sees former UFC light-heavyweight champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz renew hostilities as they coach 16 middleweights en route to a third meeting in the Octagon.

The Iceman, 40, was a coach on the first season in 2005, either side of TKO victories over Ortiz in 2004 and 2006.

This is why I enjoy the UFC so much, the booking. More often than not there is a question to be answered, where we receive the answer inside the octagon. Will it be like before? Has he still got it. Is he back on form? It works well to have that element of intrigue and draw on their old rivalry.

Perhaps if they chose GSP and Dan Hardy as the fight to build up on weekly TV it wouldn’t have quite the same intrigue? Sure Hardy has knockout power but is he worthy of that elite bracket as St Pierre? Most UFC experts would say no, although that is not taking anything away from the worthiness of Hardy as challenger to the gold.

The Ultimate Fighter season 11 is a long way off, the light-heavyweight scrap between octagon legends Liddell and Ortiz is even further off but I’m looking forward to it already, can’t wait! Ortiz is sure as ever to be great for TV.

Merry Christmas to all BluRayMMA.com website visitors, from myself and the rest of the team. Be sure to browse the site after  Christmas to read new DVD reviews, which may help you choose what to spend your Christmas money on.

Have a safe and happy Christmas!

UFC & MMA blog by Duane Farr

Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida became the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion at UFC 98 dazzling Rashad Evans with his elusive hybrid Karate MMA style for the win. Going back to the old school of Ultimate Fighting in the pre Zuffa era the battle of the two warriors locked in the cage were seeking to prove their martial art the supreme fighting style as Jiu Jitsu expert fought Taekwon Do master and shoot wrestlers fought boxers. As time has gone on and the sport has evolved out of the human cockfighting stage to be renamed Mixed Martial Arts establishing itself fully fledged sport with rules instead of no holds barred, plus it had been developed into a complete fighting discipline combining elements of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, boxing and kick boxing. So to have Lyoto Machida emerge from a background as a traditional Karate practioner is very refreshing and interesting for the development of MMA.

Of course we have already had UFC fan favorite Georges St Pierre entering the octagon garbed in his Gi and Danny Larusso style head band but GSP is a fighter who incorporates huge elements of wrestling thanks to his trainer Greg Jackson. The main significance about Machida’s style is that he brings something new and fresh, a style that hasn’t been done yet up to now. Lyoto utilises a stance and foot movement enabling the light heavyweight champion to dash in and out again, hitting his target without taking punishment himself. That is what is so unique about the way he fights, he rarely gets hit. A mixed martial artist able to avoid taking punishment is a fighter likely to a have a long and successful career.

As a master of Machida Karate as taught to him by his father Lyoto adapated to the cage by learning the ground grappling necassary. Since his win over Rashad the UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida (15-0) is now confirmed his first title defense against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (18-3). The fight will happen at UFC 104. Shogun not long ago was seen as the best lightheavyweight in the world as a competitor in former Japanese promotion PRIDE FC. Shogun was seen as THE man to topple the then UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell off his throne. Unfortunately for Rua since signing with the UFC the Brazilian fighter has not been on top form until recently it appears he has got his form back.

The light heavyweight title clash could be a test for Machida on the ground versus Rua but with his defence the bout may not make it to the canvas or on the other hand it could a chance to see Machida’s ground skills in action. Most are predicting a long reign at the top for Lyoto much like the present reign of Anderson Silva, let’s just hope he keeps it exciting with Dana White and Joe Silva pairing The Dragon with the right opponent. One thing is for certain as Joe Rogan said
Karate clubs all over will have booming business just like the impact the Gracies made on Jiu Jitsu.

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