"Mansfield Mayhem 2"

Date:June 30th, 2007
Time:Doors Open 6 PM
Location:Fairhaven Hall Mansfield

Mansfield Mayhem 2 will be taking place, June 30th, 2007. The card will have over 14 fights, and atleast two title fights which should make for a great show! Fighting for Team GriffonRawl: 170 lbs AJ Pulling vs. Eric Truckovich (Title Fight) 155 lbs Chuck Schilling vs. Ray Jones (Title Fight), 175 lbs Dave Osborne vs Donnie Morgan, 185 lbs Jamey Covell vs. Dave Brown.The fights will be taking place at Fairhaven Hall at the Richland County Fairgrounds, 750 Home Rd. Mansfield, Ohio. Make sure to get your tickets and support your fellow GriffonRawl fighters!Full Fight Card Coming Soon

"Fight Night in the Flats 3"

Date:June 9th, 2007
Time:TBA
Location:Plain Dealer Pavillion

NAAFS "Fight Nite in the Flats 3"Fight Nite in the Flats 3 will feature many of the sports premier fighters as Cleveland natives and UFC veterans Dan “The Bull” Bobish and Jason "Dynamite” Dent will both take to the NAAFS cage on June 9th in front of the hometown fans. In addition fans in attendance will witness the return of UFC prospects Jason “Freebird” Freeman and Josh “Heavy” Hendricks along with the pro debut of 2006 NAAFS welterweight national champion “Smokin” Joe Heiland.Fight Card:FNF3 Featured Pro BoutsS H W Dan Bobish 16-8 vs TBA265 lbs Josh Hendricks 17-4vs Andre Mussi 10-3 205 lbs Jason Freeman 8-1 vs Ron Faircloth 20-9 155 lbs Jason Dent 16-7 vs Mike Bogner 6-3-1 170 lbs Joe Heiland 7-0 vs Jacob Eaton 1-2 145 lbs Sonny Marchette 1-1 vs Dan Swift 27-24 185 lbs John Soeder 3-0-1 vs Taiwon Howard 5-1 265 lbs Joe McCall 1-0 vs Justin Black 5-0 NAAFS Preliminary Bouts265 lbs Josh Stansbury 7-1 vs Felix Catheline 2-0 145 lbs Zach Moomey 6-1 vs Paul Compton 8-0 265 lbs John Hedges 2-1 vs Norm Carriero 2-0 185 lbs Chuck Ellison 5-1 vs Mark Hopple 5-0 175 lbs Ricky Miller 3-0 vs TBA155 lbs Bill Feinberg 1-0 vs Kevin Rothacker 0-0 205 lbs Joe Lewis 3-0 vs TBA185 lbs Nick Duell 4-2-1 vs TBA170 lbs Kellyn Hughes 5-1 vs TBA

IFBL "Fight Night 7"

Date:May 5th, 2007
Time:8 PM
Location:Eastwood Expo Center

Saturday, May 5th at the Eastwood Expo Center in Niles, OH, At 155lbs Chuck Schilling makes his return against Roger La Hampton. Nick Goldizen will be squaring off against Mike Reiser at 170lbs. And AJ Carl will be fighting Mike Westhead at 145lbs at "Fight Night 7." Just added to the card, GriffonRawl's John Strmac(145). John will be making his mma debut against Josh Mathington from Team Instigator.Everyone who can should come out and support your fellow GriffonRawl fighters!!!Anymore information about "IFBL Fight Night 7" in Niles can be found on the IFBL website: http://www.fight-ifbl.com/

Cleveland Amature Golden Gloves

Date:April 13th, 2007
Time:Fights Start 7 PM Nightly
Location:Cleveland, Ohio

2007 Cleveland Amateur Golden Gloves Qualifying Tournament GriffonRawl's own, Aaron Petit is fighting in this years Golden Gloves Qualifier. Cornering Aaron, will be our Boxing Instructor Ken Curtis and Gym Owner Jason Dent. The preliminaries are Friday April 13th. The semi-finals are being held Saturday April 14th. Both will be held at The Galleria at Erieview, 1301 E.9th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Finals are held Saturday, April 21st at Cleveland Browns Stadium.Fights start at 7:00 PM Nightly.To purchase tickets contact:The Lake Erie Association of USA BOXING 4500 Lee Rd. Suite 222 Cleveland, Ohio 44128 Phone: 1-216-662-7445

NAAFS "Caged Fury"

Date:March 31st, 2007
Time:Doors Open at 5PM
Location:Grays Armory

From pkw.com:Below is the updated fight card for March 31st' Caged Fury event set for the Gray's Armory in Cleveland. This Event is nearly sold out...so don't wait to get your tickets if you have not already. Good seats still remain and are available below or by calling 330-280-8442. Northeast Ohio's first major MMA event of 2007 is just a few weeks away as the mixed martial arts stars of tomorrow prepare to lay it on the line once again in C-Town! In what promises to be another amazing night of action at the historic Gray's Armory, the NAAFS will schedule between 15 to 20 sanctioned MMA bouts for this card featuring both the top pro and amateur fighters in the region. NAAFS Pro Series Featured Bouts265 lbs – Josh “Heavy” Hendricks 16-5 (Strong Style Fight Team) vs Todd Brown 13-1 (South Bend, IN)205 lbs – Jason “Freebird” Freeman 7-1 (Vander Fighting) vs Jason “The Wrecking Ball” Jones 7-1 (Infinity Fight Team)155 lbs - Donny “Eagle Eye” Walker 7-4 (GriffonRawl) vs Josh “Bam Bam” Souder 10-6 (Team Gurgel)185 lbs - Mitch Whitesel 7-5 (Wreckroom Athletics) vs Allan Weickert 9-5 (Peek Submission Fight Team)155 lbs - Mike Boyd 3-1 (Strong Style Fight Team) vs Torrance “The Tyrant” Taylor 3-3 (Rising Dragon MMA)160 lbs - Mike “The Bull” Russo 11-9 (Team Griffonrawl) vs Brent Amon 2-1 (N. Eastern Pummeling Den)185 lbs - Taiwon “The Iron Dragon” Howard 4-1 (Rising Dragon MMA) vs Brandon Pierce 2-0 (Team Gurgel)NAAFS Preliminary Card145 lbs - Zach Moomey 6-1 (Scodova MMA) vs Jason Eckles 4-0 (Infinity Fight Team)265 lbs - Felix “The Cat” Catheline 1-0 (Wreckroom Athletics) vs TBA205 lbs - Brian Rogers 2-1 (Instigator Fight Team) vs Mike Darling 0-1(Team Air GadFly)205 lbs - Nicholas Duell 3-2 (Jungle Fight Team) vs Nick Golembieski 2-1 (Knock Out Factory)170 lbs - Ricky “The Thriller” Miller 2-0 (Jungle Fight Team) vs Kenny Rowe 0-0 (Team Air GadFly)155 lbs - Danny "Little Thunder" Balon 5-3 (DNA) vs Anthony Hayes 1-2 (Next Level/Easlick MMA) 185 lbs - Silas "The Virus" Maynard 1-0 vs Matthew Goshay 0-0 (John Irvin MMA)155 lbs - Kevin Rothacker 0-0 (Strong Style Fight Team) vs Jim Myers 0-1(Team Air Gadfly)155 lbs - Aaron Dugan 0-0 (Northeastern Pummeling Den) vs Aaron Weaver 0-0 (Iron Cross MMA)*All bouts subject to change

UFC 68 "The Uprising"

Date:March 3rd, 2007
Time:10:00 pm
Location:Nationwide Arena Columbus

A mix of seasoned veterans, up and coming prospects, and Octagon newcomers will comprise the undercard of UFC 68: The Uprising, which will take place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, March 3rd.In the main event, Tim Sylvia defends his UFC Heavyweight title against former two-time champion Randy Couture. Also featured will be the returns of former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin (who takes on Jason MacDonald) and former UFC Welterweight king Matt Hughes (who will battle Chris Lytle).Rounding out the pay-per-view portion of the card will be an intriguing light heavyweight matchup between Jason Lambert and former world title challenger Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral and a middleweight clash between 185-pound bangers Martin Kampmann and Drew McFedries.In preliminary contests, welterweight contenders Jon Fitch and Luigi Fioravanti square off, TUF3 light heavyweight Matt Hamill takes on former national wrestling champion and UFC debutant Rex Holman, and lightweights Jason Dent and Jamie Varner look to move up the 155-pound ladder when they face off in bouts against Gleison Tibau and Jason Gilliam, respectively.Written by:Thomas Gerbasi

Relson Gracie Coming to GriffonRawl

Date:February 26th, 2007
Time:7:30 - 9:30 pm
Location:GriffonRawl Academy

Relson Gracie will be holding a seminar here at GriffonRawl MMA Academy on Monday, February 26th, from 7:30 to 9:30. The cost will be $50.00 for a 2 hour seminar. He will answer participants questions, and then will cover many positions and submissions. The last Relson Gracie Seminar here went really well, and it's an honor to have him coming here once again. If you can make it, you will definitely learn a lot, and have fun doing so. Contact Mark Stefanac for further information.