Antonio Braga Neto will be offering a Brazilian jiu-jitsu seminar in San Diego on July 3. Braga Neto was a bronze medalist at the 2010 BJJ World Championship in the ultra heavyweight division.

Rate: $55 per person

Please note that seminar fees are non-refundable. We do not take checks for this seminar, but you may pay with cash or via Paypal. There is a $2 convenience fee to pay online.

Video recording is not permitted.

The Stronghold
2176 Chatsworth Blvd.
San Diego
CA
92107
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If you are in Northern California, enjoy the opportunity to learn from the source! Mauro Ayres BJJ Black belt 1st degree will be hosting Carlson Gracie Jr. BJJ Black belt 5th degree Seminar in Davis, CA.

Mauro Ayres BJJ & Carlson Gracie Team members $50, Non-members $…60 , at the door $75.

213 E Street, Suite D
Davis, CA 95616
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Seems like the stigma surrounding mixed martial arts continues in New York, and despite the strong lobbying efforts from both the UFC and independent MMA organizations, it will be some time before The Big Apple sees a mixed martial arts event. The New York Daily News is reporting that Assembly Democrats have stripped approval for MMA from an upcoming budget bill:

The push to legalize ultimate fighting in New York is on the ropes. Assembly Democrats stripped approval for the wildly popular violent sport from a budget bill that lawmakers will take up as soon as today. Gov. Paterson sought to legalize mixed martial arts, saying fights could pull in more than $2 million in tax revenue for the cash-strapped state. “The majority of voices who spoke about this issue in our conference were not supportive of approving it as part of the budget,” said Assemblyman Steven Englebright (D-L.I.), a fight fan. Englebright said it’s a long shot the Assembly will revisit the issue.

Dana White and the UFC have been doing a great job cleaning up the “reputation” of mixed martial arts, and it’s only a matter of time before it’s recognized as a legitimate sport but it seems like old-timers and ultra conservatives are running things in New York and so we wait for approval. For now.

CSAC(California State Athletic Commission) has released the fighter payouts for last Saturday’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum card and as expected Fedor was the top earner, collecting a solid $400,000 for his losing effort. Keep in mind the numbers above are base salary and don’t include things such as fight bonuses, unofficial payments, or sponsorships which can add up to far more than the amount listed below. However the numbers also don’t deduct for things such as taxes, insurance, licensing and other expenses.

Fabricio Werdum: $100,000
Fedor Emelianenko: $400,000

Bobby Stack: $2,800 ($1,300 to show, $1,500 to win)
Derrick Bernsed: $2,000
Base fighter payroll totalled $788,800 and the live gate for the event came to $1,066,739.

Weigh ins will start at 8:30- 10:00, you do not have to weigh in with your gi. Everyone entered will have a chance to win a Hiro gi via a drawing as well as fight shorts. Pre reg is now available on mma tv or objjf.com please go to events to register. There will be special awards for top teams in women, men, and kids this year. Flat screen TV will be awarded to the absolute winner this year as well. The weight classes will go every 13lbs or with the exception of the light and heavy weights: 154.9-under and 210-up. I look forward to see you all compete again. The rules will be IBJJF

One price includes gi, no gi, and absolute. $55 women and kids, $65 men

St Francis de Sales H.S.
2323 W. Bancroft
Toledo Ohio
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A welterweight fight between Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy and Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit is set for UFC 120. Both sides have apparently agreed to the bout, and the contract for the fight should be signed by the end of the week.

News of the likely contest between the crowd-pleasing welterweights comes courtesy of a recent report on MMAWeekly.com.

Hardy is coming off of a one-sided loss to UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 111, a fight that saw St. Pierre take Hardy down at will throughout most of the fight. Before that, Hardy had defeated Rory Markham, Akihiro Gono, Marcus Davis, and Mike Swick in the UFC. Three of five Hardy’s fights in the Octagon have occurred in England, and this will be no different.

Condit’s last fight was a gutsy victory as he faced the up-and-coming Rory MacDonald at UFC 115. MacDonald dominated the first two rounds of the fight, but Condit made a staggering comeback in the final round and finished MacDonald with punches and elbows on the ground, earning him and MacDonald a nice $85,000 dollar Fight of The Night Bonus.

UFC 120 occurs on October 16 and will emanate from the O2 Arena in London, England.

This past weekend's "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum" event officially produced a gross live gate of $1,066,739 and a crowd of 11,757 spectators, who produced the sixth-largest attendance in Strikeforce/HP Pavilion history.

The California State Athletic Commission today released the official figures.

The gate total is identical to the early estimates provided on fight night by Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, though the attendance dropped slightly from the initial estimate of 12,698.

Fedor Emelianenko ($400,000), Fabricio Werdum ($100,000) and Cung Le
($100,000) were the top earners at this past weekend's "Strikeforce and
M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum" event.

MMAjunkie.com recently requested and today received the list of total disclosed paydays from the California State Athletic Commission.

The total payroll for the June 26 event was $788,800.

During the Saturday night’s post fight press conference for “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum”, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced the gate totals for the event.

A total of 12,698 fans witnessed history as Fabricio Werdum handed Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko his first loss in ten years. Those fans brought in a total of $1,066,739 at the gate which will be confirmed in the coming days by the California State Athletic Commission.

The attendance record ranks number six among Strikeforce events held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Number one is held by “Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie” which happened in March 2006 brought in 18,265 fans.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - History was witnessed by 12,698 people.

That's according to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, who reported the
attendance figure for Saturday's "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs.
Werdum" card at the evening's post-event press conference at the HP
Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Coker said the night's attendees generated a live gate of $1,066,739.