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Cage Talk with John and Mike episode 2

In episode 2, John and I sit down to discuss last weeks pro boxing from the George Mason Patriot Center as well as recap Barbarian Fight Club's Respect. We got a call from Tony 'Mo Better' Jeter to discuss his nasty headbutt from Lawrence Jones.

Cage Talk with John and Mike episode 2 from Mike Burns on Vimeo.

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OnSlaught is doing it again!

OnSlaught Fights is bringing another night of GREAT fights to the Winchester Sportsplex. Terry and Christina Linton have a great card shapping up with 17 fights so far on the ticket.

Fighters from some of the top local teams such as One Spirit, Fight Craftsman, Hanover Academy, The Kennell, MMA Institute this is surely going to be a night of great fights.

Ravon Dixon (3-1) from Fight Craftsman is facing Jason Harmen (3-1) from the Sharks Cage. We at TTC have seen Ravon fight a lot and this is should be a great fight.

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RIE-MMA assembles All-Star cast & “Open Call” tryouts

Sterling, Virginia– Respect Is Earned (http://www.rie-mma.com/) will present a new event, American Cage Warriors (ACW)”… The Beginning, a Unique all amateur event, on July 30th -31st, at the Dulles Sportsplex in Sterling, Virginia. This event is the beginning of finding the next top MMA fighters.

The ACW’s open call was designed to draw amateur fighters, with the hopes of finding the next best talent across the country. Potential fighters will be given the opportunity to compete in front of some of the most knowledgeable and experienced MMA fighters, trainers and managers; as well as getting instant feedback from those judges as to their present fate in the MMA world!

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The Headbutt heard around DC

So, John and I were doing our weekly podcast when we decided to give our friend Tony 'Mo Better' Jeter a call to see how his cut is healing after the headbutt against Lawrence Jones. Tony told us that it actually took 17 stitches to close the gash on his temple. He then went on to say we only posted his bloody pics. So, this is for you my friend. All the images directly from my camera. Did not leave any out.

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Not a bad payday

The UFC has released the official numbers from UFC 116 and I have to say Zuffa writes checks that make the banks bounce. According to www.mmaweekly.com the official gate attendance at UFC 116 was 12,740. From that 12,740 only 2,194 tickets were left unsold since the MGM was set up to seat 14,934.

So, according to the Nevada State commission just the gate receipts of 116 brought in .... wait for it....$4,053,990!!! Now, I know that is just intake and doesnt take into account how much they paid the fighters, the venue, the commission and so on.

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