Orange county strength club is featured in this months Powerlifting USA.
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The fighter who many consider the number one heavyweight in the world, Fedor Emelianenko, was to have walked out wearing a TapouT t-shirt tonight (pictured above) for his fight against Fabricio Werdum at the “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event, but will instead be wearing clothing supplied by Dan Henderson’s Clinch Gear.

Several MMA news sites have quoted several sources including a post by M-1 Global President Vladim Finkelchtein from M-1 Global’s web site (translated by MMAFighting.com).

I’m afraid to disappoint the fans, but it seems that Fedor’s shirt will never be available. Just today I got the call from TapouT, and was told representatives of the UFC threatened to break all contracts with their organization and categorically demanded TapouT discontinue the Fedor Emelianenko T-shirt line. That Dana White has displayed such an attitude toward Fedor shows they are trying to hinder us even in such things that do not pertain directly to the UFC. So the Fedor TapouT shirts probably will remain obscure, and fans will see them only in photographs. Say thanks to the UFC and their policy of monopoly.

While BJPenn.com is reporting that TapouT withdrew their support from Fedor because they were threatened with a lifetime ban by the UFC.

…while spending time with very legitimate sources close to the situation, I was advised that certain parties within the UFC halted TapOuts participation in the event and threatened a UFC lifetime ban, if Emelianenko came out wearing their line.

Similarly, In Fedor’s last outing he came out wearing the ever popular RVCA clothing line which resulted in the UFC’s temporary ban from the Orange County based lifestyle Apparel Company. We witnessed evidence of said ban when UFC star BJ Penn did not come out in his traditional RVCA gear during his title fight against Frankie Edgar.

Since the UFC has been unable to woo the Russian into their fold with large sums of money in the past, we’re sure that scaring off potential sponsors to Fedor’s camp, won’t go far in gaining Emelianenko’s respect or that of his management at the negotiating table.

Fedor’s walkout T-shirt for tonight’s event is below, which you can own for $32.00 at Clinch Gear plus a whole range of other Fedor branded clothing.

Below is meet director Dale Hammond's meet write up for the USAPL Orange County Powerlifting Championships that took place in Pine Bush, New York. In his first meet, Chris Smith (148) broke 2 New York state records. Videos of Smith can also be seen below. John Bogart competed as well.

updated to include videos

At the USAPL Pennyslvania Bench Press and Deadlift Championships yesterday, John Bogart (275) broke the federation's single lift American record with 716 pounds. The previous record was held by Scott Lade at 710 pounds. Bogart now owns both the USAPL full power American bench press record and the single lift American bench press record. His next meet will be on June 5th at the USAPL Orange County PL Championships and Ironman BP in Pine Bush, NY; and then he will be competing in the USAPL full power men's nationals in Palm Springs June 20th. He will be going for Viktor Testov's recent IPF full power bench record of 722.

A recent breaking report over at TMZ has indicated that former UFC light heavyweight champion and current coach of the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter, Tito Ortiz, has recently been booked for domestic violence for an incident with the mother of his twin children, Jenna Jameson, in the couple’s hometown of Huntington Beach, California.

The report further indicated that Jameson had “visible injuries” when police arrived after a 911 call reported a “disturbance”at the residence according to sources obtained through TMZ.

Ortiz is currently in custody and on his way to the Huntington Beach jail in Orange County, California according to the information received through the tremendously poular celebrity driven website.

This story is still developing. Stay tuned to FiveOuncesofPain.com for any updates that come to the surface…

Last week, the Orange County Register profiled 70-year-old powerlifter Roy Taylor (181) who deadlifted a masters World Record of 451 pounds at the age of 69 at the 2009 WPF World Championships in Las Vegas.

Taylor started the sport at the age of 64 but stepped away from powerlifting in 2008 to care for his wife of 50 years, who had been diagnosed with cancer. Taylor: "I realized powerlifting wasn't as important as other things." With his wife healthy, Taylor re-took the platform at the end of 2009.

EUROPA partners with Grapplers Quest, The World’s Largest Grappling Tournaments for 2010. One of the biggest sports supershows in the expo business has invited the Grapplers Quest Team to host the 1st Europa Show of Grappling Champions presented by Grapplers Quest. 300+ Divisions for Men, Women, and Children of All Ages.

Friday, April 16, 2010, 5:00 PM-10:00 PM (Registration, Weigh-Ins and Superfights)

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8:30 AM-10:00 PM

Orange County Convention Center
9800 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
MAP

More information on the official site.

Fresh from a late night training session in Orange County, Calif., with
Wanderlei Silva and Fabricio Werdum, Muhammed Lawal heard the news
about Gegard Mousasi's desire to fight him next, but "King Mo" didn't
want to get too excited.
 
"I feel great," Lawal told MMAjunkie.com when
contacted about the potential matchup. "I'll feel better when it's
confirmed, you know what I'm saying? Once it's confirmed, game over."
 
Lawal said he expected to face the Strikeforce light heavyweight
champion after defeating Mike Whitehead at "Strikeforce: Evolution" but
added that he had not been formally offered the fight and nothing was
confirmed.

Fresh from a late night training session in Orange County, Calif., with
Wanderlei Silva and Fabricio Werdum, Muhammed Lawal heard the news
about Gegard Mousasi's desire to fight him next, but "King Mo" didn't
want to get too excited.
 
"I feel great," Lawal told MMAjunkie.com when
contacted about the potential matchup. "I'll feel better when it's
confirmed, you know what I'm saying? Once it's confirmed, game over."
 
Lawal said he expected to face the Strikeforce light heavyweight
champion after defeating Mike Whitehead at "Strikeforce: Evolution" but
added that he had not been formally offered the fight and nothing was
confirmed.

This time it’s not his fault. Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was rear-ended while he was out driving his Audi R8 by a women driving a car according to TMZ.

TMZ has learned Rampage was driving a new black Audi R8 — valued at more than $100k — home from the Audi dealership in Orange County, California on Tuesday when he was hit by a woman driving a very not expensive black car.

We’re told Rampage was not injured in the wreck, but the back end of his badass ride suffered some pretty extensive — and expensive — damage.