Press Release

Ontario, California April 27, 2010 – Submission Ink announced today that the lineup for the Submission Ink MMA Autograph Session is complete. The lineup will consist of Former WEC Lightweight Champion and current assistant coach on the The Ultimate Fighter Season 11 “Razor” Rob McCullough, WEC Featherweight contender Cub Swanson, StrikeForce Middleweight fighter Benji “Razor” Radach and Jamie “The Chosyn 1″ Yager from the UFC Reality TV hit The Ultimate Fighter Season 11.

The Submission Ink MMA Autograph Session will take place May 1st in Ontario California at the Ontario Convention Center and coincides with the three day long Rock The Ink Tattoo and Entertainment Festival (April 30th, May 1st-2nd). The autograph session takes place inside an actual MMA cage so fans get the full MMA experience complete with Ring Card girls. More information is available at http://www.SubmitInk.com

McCullough, the former WEC Lightweight Champion, is known as one of the most feared strikers in all of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) with his blend of power, speed and technique. McCullough can be seen as the assistant coach for Team Punishment on Spike TV’s hit series “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 11 produced by the UFC.

Alongside McCullough will be current star of The Ultimate Fighter Season 11 Jamie Yager. Yager is one of this season’s most electrifying young talents having won his preliminary fight over Ben Stark by devastating knockout with a high kick and followed up that win with another knockout for his second KO on the show.

Radach is best known in MMA for his last fight, one of the best of 2009, with Scott Smith in StrikeForce when the two went to war in a grueling three round fight which saw excellent striking from both fighters. Outside of the sport Radach is widely known for foiling an armed robbery attempt at a Vancouver Washington restaurant where he was eating. Radach was able to physically disarm the would-be robber and subdue him until police arrived.

Swanson is coming off of a submission win over the highly ranked John Franchi in November of 2009 which earned him Fight of the Night honors. It was later revealed that Swanson had broken both of his hands in the fight yet found a way to secure the guillotine choke for the victory. Swanson has faced some of the top fighters in the featherweight division including current WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver and WEC veteran Charlie Valencia and was the owner of an eleven fight win streak from 2004-2007.

Submission Ink is a one of a kind national submission grappling tournament and MMA Fighter Autograph Session which takes place within the three day Rock the Ink Tattoo & Entertainment Festival which provides entertainment of all types including on-site Tattoo artists, Music, Skateboarding, Motocross, Roller Derby, Guitar Wars, Miss Tattoo Contest and more!

Playing live during the concert portion is Compella & the Twister featuring legendary Jiu-Jitsu player and instructor Eddie Bravo of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu. In addition to the MMA autograph session there is a No-Gi Submission Grappling Tournament with a $1,000 prize for the Absolute Division, a grappling SuperFight, cash prizes for Intermediate and Advanced Division champions and EVERY competitor receives a gift bag! The action takes place at:

May 1st 2010
Ontario Convention Center
2000 E. Convention Center Way
Ontario, California 91764
Submission Ink takes place within
the Rock The Ink Tattoo & Entertainment Festival

To register for the tournament visit http://www.SubmitInk.com

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show Scott Jorgensen, who meets Antonio Banuelos at Saturday's WEC 48 event. Jorgensen, who's 5-1 in his past six WEC fights, competes on the night's pay-per-view main card.

Also on the show is former WEC champ and "The Ultimate Fighter 11" assistant coach "Razor" Rob McCullough, who recently inked a deal with Tachi Palace Fights.

MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.

"Razor" Rob McCullough is a new dad and ready to get back to action.

McCullough, a former WEC lightweight champion, recently signed a three-fight deal with Tachi Palace Fights and will return July 9 in a 160-pound catchweight bout against Thomas Denny at Tachi Palace Fights 5, a source close to negotiations today told MMAjunkie.com.

McCullough has not fought since a decision loss to Karen Darebedyan this past November at WEC 44.

Another star-studded week of MMAjunkie.com Radio wraps up today when former WEC champ "Razor" Rob McCullough joins the program in-studio.

The 12-time WEC veteran will discuss the latest happenings in his
career, including his current stint as an assistant coach on "The
Ultimate Fighter 11," while the crew will also take listener phone
calls and catch up on all the latest happenings in the world of MMA.

MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. Listen to
and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.

FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently learned that former WEC title challenger Rich Crunkilton has been released from the WEC with a career record of 7-2 with the promotion.

The cut comes on the heels of the thirty year old Florida native’s unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Dave Jansen during WEC 43 in October of 2009. The only other defeat suffered by Crunkilton came to Rob McCullough via TKO during a WEC 30 lightweight championship bid.

A brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and black belt in Judo, the 16-3 Crunkilton has notched seven victories by either KO or TKO, along with six decisive wins by submission during his sixteen triumphs as a professional.

Rich has gone 7-2 in his last nine bouts.

At today’s “The Ultimate Fighter” 11 media day, coaches Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz unveiled their coaching staff to reporters at the TUF gym in Las Vegas.

Taping for the show has already began this past weekend and the show will debut on Spike TV on March 31.

Liddell, who has already defeated Ortiz twice, chose longtime trainer John Hackleman, Olympic boxing gold medalist (in 1976) Howard Davis Jr., Scott Epstein, and Strikeforce middleweight champ Jake Shields.

None of Liddell’s coaching selections is especially surprising – except perhaps Shields, one of the highest-ranked and most notable fighters not under contract to the UFC. The former EliteXC champ and current Strikeforce title-holder, though, faced no obstacles.

Liddell told MMAjunkie.com that he specifically asked UFC president Dana White about Shields, and the UFC boss said he has no problem with the fighter appearing on “TUF.” Shields, of course, will use his time on the show to teach Team Liddell while also preparing for an April bout with recent UFC divorcee Dan Henderson.

Ortiz, who recently returned to the UFC after resolving his differences with president Dana White, chose WEC’s Rob McCullough, former “TUF 3″ assistant coach Saul Soliz, and BJJ/judo black belt Cleber Luciano.

In addition to the coaches, Ortiz said he is reserving a spot on his staff for another type of coach: a public-relations specialist.

Team Ortiz fighters likely already learned one such lesson from the fighter/businessman. Ortiz today told MMAjunkie.com he received permission from Spike TV and TapouT (a company that sponsors “TUF”) to wear Punishment Athletics gear. (His fighters, though, will wear the traditional “TUF” garb.) Ortiz owns Punishment Athletics and never misses an opportunity to promote the well-established brand.

Props MMAjunkie.com

LAS VEGAS - With "The Ultimate Fighter 11" now in production, head coach Tito Ortiz today confirmed his assistant coaches: WEC fighter Rob McCullough, veteran trainer and "TUF 3" assistant coach Saul Soliz, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu/judo black belt Cleber Luciano.

Ortiz today confirmed the selection with MMAjunkie.com at a media day for "TUF 11," which debuts March 31 on Spike TV.

In addition to the coaches, Ortiz said he is reserving a spot on his staff for another type of coach: a public-relations specialist.