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Through The Cage with Jessie Mitchell Jr

John and I finally got the time to sit down with local MMA fighter and the holder of more gold than Ft Knox, Jessie Mitchell Jr.

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Shine Fights Tourney Promo Video

Shine Fights Lightweight Grand Prix at Patriot Center

Its official, the Shine Fight Grand Prix Lightweight MMA Tournament will be held at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA. Over the last couple weeks there were speculations and reports that the Shine Fights was seeking to put on an event pending approval by the notorious Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The Patriot center has listed the event on their schedule(http://www.patriotcenter.com/events/index.php?opts=detail&eid=3467&evtype=patriotspecial) and tickets can now be purchased from ticketmaster.com. Below is the official Shine Fights press release:

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Shine Fights Possibly Coming to Fairfax

Various sources have reported MMA promotion Shine Fights is planning on bringing their promotion to the Patriot Center. According to fiveouncesofpain.com the promotion is currently seeking approval to run a one night lightweight tournament. Approval for the event is expected to go through. Again, the event would be a one night lightweight tournament, with the winner receiving $50,000. Lightweights being considered for the tournament are:

- Guillaume DeLorenzi
- Josh Shockley
- Marcus Aurelio
- James Warfield
- Richard Crunkilton
- Charles Bennett
- Carlo Prater
- Drew Fickett

Shine Fights last tried to run a PPV on May 15th, which was to be headlined by Din Thomas vs. boxer Ricardo Mayorga. Due to contract issues with Don King, Mayorga was pulled from the event, which led to the North Carolina Athletic Commission shutting the show down, due financial concerns. Chute Boxe Head Augusto Oliveira recently stated that some of his fighters have not been paid for that event.