We’ve decided to implement a new feature to the website that allows you to submit your own articles to FightMichigan.com. There’s a ‘Community News‘ form in the sidebar page allowing you to submit a link and an article. As long as your article is factual, informational and relevant, we will post it. We will not allow any kind of hateful, untruthful, or otherwise questionable material. If it’s a success, we will try to implement a whole page on the site for community news and allow you to upload your own photos.
This is your chance to start spreading the news! Make a difference in our MMA community!
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Amir Khillah, owner of Lightning Kicks and Michigan resident (not to mention friend of FightMichigan), has made it into the cast for The Ultimate Fighter for Season 12. Amir will compete with 28 other lightweight fighters, and 14 of them will be cut right away by an elimination-round of fights. Then two of them will get a second chance later in the show.
Michiganders from the southwest side of the state probably know Amir as the promoter of the Rumble in the Zoo shows, and the instructor of Lightning Kicks gym and fight team. What you might not know is that Mr. Khillah is a member of Jeremy Horn’s Elite and has been training with Matt Hughes – even training with Hughes before his battle with Renzo Gracie at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi.
The winner of TUF12 will walk away with a six figure contract with the UFC. We’re ready to watch one of Michigan’s finest walk away with that contract to fight in the UFC octagon.
The coaches for this season are UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck. Don’t miss the season premiere on September 15th – Only on Spike TV.
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Marc Fennell is making news in more ways than one. ‘The MMA News‘ is welcoming Marc to their site as a regular contributor of articles pertaining to professional MMA refereeing. You can check out his first article here.
And, if that wasn’t cool enough, Marc has just been approved as an Official Trainer by the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC). This is awesome news, and Fight Michigan congratulates Marc on this spectacular achievement. Keep an eye on Marc’s schedule to find out when you can train to become an MMA judge or referee.
His next seminar is this weekend in Toronto. Head to MMARCS.net for all the details.
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UFC 115 is coming up this weekend, and Brian Beauchamp, one of FightMichigan’s favorite referees is going to be there working with Herb Dean. But, don’t just take my word for it. Keep reading to see the whole press release…
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Here’s a really interesting video from Fox 17 Sports out of Grand Rapids. Some big changes could be happening for our amateur MMA community. Use the comment section to weigh in and let us know what you think.
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UFC 112 is tomorrow night in Abu Dhabi and Matt Hughes has been training hard to beat Renzo Gracie. He spent a week in Utah training with Jeremy Horn, Matt Pena and Michigan’s own Amir Khillah (Lightning Kicks and Rumble in the Zoo).
Amir was out in Utah for two weeks (February 15-26). Lucky for you, Amir gave us a few photos of the training sessions.
Also lucky for you, Rumble in the Zoo is returning to Kalamazoo, Michigan on April 17th (so get your tickets now).
And if that wasn’t enough good news, Jeremy Horn will be fighting Jake Rosholt at Cobo Arena the night before Rumble in the Zoo for King of the Cage (April 16th). He’s also going to be appearing at Rumble in the Zoo 3, so get your tickets now, and make sure you congratulate him on his bazillionth MMA win in person.
Matt Hughes is about to show Amir Khillah a very effective choke hold.
Matt Hughes puts Amir Khillah down for a nap.
Matt Hughes, Amir Khillah, Jeremy Horn, Matt Pena and others.
Tickets for Rumble in the Zoo are on sale at the box office or on Ticketmaster. During the weekend of April 9th, the Box office will be open all weekend from 3 pm to 9 pm. Normal business hours are 10 am to 6 pm. Ticket office phone number is 269-345-6500. Go to
RumbleintheZoo.com for more information.
If you’re interested in training with Amir, check out LightningKicks.com.
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Fight Michigan received the following via Press Release last night:
Flynn Departs King of the Cage
Takes Position with Heavy-Hitting New Outfit
It is with mixed emotions that XCC President and Founder Matt Flynn announces he is leaving the King of the Cage promotion to accept the position of Director of Operations for the brand-new East West Fighting Championships organization.
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