MMA UK’s Kieran Devine speaks to Mike Thompson about his last fight at Celtic Gladiator against Jamie Roper, a possible trilogy fight with Teddy Stringer, training during the lockdown and how it affected him and when he would like to turn pro. Watch the interview below Listen to the podcast here.
UFC veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone earned himself a first-round submission win that proved to many that he’s still got a bit left in the tank. Cerrone finished the fight with a classic armbar in the co-main event at the twenty-fifth-year anniversary card UFC Denver, Donald Cerrone stated. “I felt it pop before I went belly down. So the rest was just tearing the chicken wing off, yeah. I was taking it home with me” Cerrone also thought it would’ve been best for Mike Perry to at least try and roll out of the armbar, he would also go on to say that once he got the armbar, he felt the victory was his. “Once I seen the clock, there was 30 seconds left; the monitor was right above me. I was like, oh I better spin for this armbar. I did. Cerrone said, “He should have rolled the other way out of it, I don’t know why he didn’t. I was like, “Gotcha.” So I went belly down on it. I was just gonna take it until the referee pulled me off.” As many of us heard in the post-fight interview with Paul Felder, he also stated that he now knows what he’s fighting for and that is his newborn son, “Cowboy” showcased a brilliant arsenal of skills that many had in doubt he didn’t have any longer just due to age or his past few performances. Perry, however, very heart willingly and surprisingly attempted and succeeded a takedown on the Denver native. Cerrone would later conclude he let Perry get the takedown due to the fact of being confident enough in his ground game. What were your thoughts on Donald Cerrone’s impressive win over Mike Perry?
Unbeaten UFC lightweight fighter Violent Bob Ross (5-0) has recently called out this year’s TUF (the ultimate fighter) winner Mike ‘the Lone Wolf’ Trizano. ‘Violent Boss Ross’ Luis Pena was ruled out of his quarter-final bout due to a fractured foot injury that made him unable to fight. However, he was soon back in the octagon at the TUF27 finale on July 6 2018, where he submitted a fellow undefeated competitor Richie Smullen in 3:32 of round 1. Following the guillotine, victory was a £50,000 performance of the night bonus. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luis Antonio Peña (@violentbobross) Mike ‘the Lone Wolf’ Trizano who also happens to be an undefeated fighter (8-0) won this year’s TUF27 season against his opponent, Joe Giannetti by a 3rd round split decision. Trizano also happens to be the head instructor at TSMA, Paramus, NJ. Mike was an immediate attraction in the TUF27 season especially throughout the quarter, semi-final and the final. He’d get his first TKO against Thailand Clark in the second round. Following this was a unanimous decision win over John Gunther leading onto his last victory over Joe Giannetti by a split decision. Luis is looking to fight and defeat Mike Trizano to prove that he could’ve won the final of TUF27 if it wasn’t for him suffering his injury. Do you think he could have won the series? Who do you think will win this fight if it happens?