MMA League in YOUR Town?

mark.leonard · 28-04-2008 10:54am #1

As was announced at the League in Limerick, we are currently accepting proposals for a new venue for Round 3 of the MMA League. This round usually takes place in early August.

If you think your town would be a good site to hold the event then all you need to have there is

A hall, with mats big enough to hold the League
A reasonable catchment area for more than one MMA Club

So if you fancy having the League 10 minutes from your house, drop me a line on info at MMALeague dot com and start the ball rolling!

dlofnep · 28-04-2008 3:28pm

Bump

I'd imagine whatever town/city was selected would have to be easily accessible to everyone in Ireland.

Saddlebags · 28-04-2008 4:28pm

please pick somewhere in the south east....it's be great not gettin up at 7, how bout waterford???

Nothingcompares · 28-04-2008 4:36pm

Waterford sounds good to me. Couple of mma clubs in that area, well connected city, has a train and buses. not too far from cork and limerick.

donegal? really far away though

Dan133269 · 28-04-2008 5:07pm

Waterford all the way.
Is that Pat Rockett's karate place doing MMA now? anyone know if it's any good?

dlofnep · 28-04-2008 6:15pm

Everyone is doing "MMA" now. I haven't been to Pat Rockett's, so I can't comment on it. But I haven't heard anything about them in terms of MMA, so I'll be sure to stay away from it.

Waterford is easy to get to - it's just getting someone to organise it down here. I could give a hand where needed. The WIT hall would be more than big enough to host it and we have mats for judo down here - although if we needed a more than one matted area, we'd need to loan mats from the other waterford judo club.

Raze_them_all · 28-04-2008 6:20pm

Nothingcompares wrote: »

Waterford sounds good to me. Couple of mma clubs in that area, well connected city, has a train and buses. not too far from cork and limerick.

donegal? really far away though

noooo not donegal let us from the south east have a lie in for once!!!!

fatal · 28-04-2008 8:04pm

If it's possible to have a good pissup in waterford and the girls are easy,I pick waterford!

dlofnep · 28-04-2008 8:17pm

Waterford is a grand spot for a pint.

Clive · 28-04-2008 9:40pm

Locations are really moot unless someone is willing to organise it.

Raze_them_all · 28-04-2008 9:58pm

Clive wrote: »

Locations are really moot unless sommeone is willing to organise it.

would waterford IT not be a good place???

Clive · 28-04-2008 10:22pm

Clive wrote: »

Locations are really moot unless someone is willing to organise it.

It doesn't matter whether it's a good location or not if nobody on the ground is willing to organise an event there!

Raze_them_all · 28-04-2008 10:44pm

Clive wrote: »

It doesn't matter whether it's a good location or not if nobody on the ground is willing to organise an event there!

just throwing out places cos i'm lazy, but would some the vale tudo guys down there not set it up??? if anyone can contact them???

burtyburr · 01-05-2008 10:48pm

mmmmhh...interesting. Might see how the the morris seminar in june goes before sticking my hand up and suggesting wexford.

mark.leonard · 02-05-2008 8:19am

Clive wrote: »

It doesn't matter whether it's a good location or not if nobody on the ground is willing to organise an event there!

All I need is contact details for a hall with mats and first aid and I will do the organising. I need a man on the ground to suss out venues and get that contact detail, the rest (fingers crossed) I will be able to handle.

JohnMc1 · 02-05-2008 8:44pm

Somewhere where this provisional driver from Kilkenny can easily get too.

dlofnep · 02-05-2008 8:59pm

Mark - what date were you thinking of?

Raze_them_all · 02-05-2008 10:30pm

JohnMc1 wrote: »

Somewhere where this provisional driver from Kilkenny can easily get too.

One the guys is checkin dates to see if anywhere in kk is available i think

JohnMc1 · 02-05-2008 11:44pm

Raze_them_all wrote: »

One the guys is checkin dates to see if anywhere in kk is available i think

Sounds great. Kilkenny Top Pro used to run kickboxing events out of O'loughlin Gaels if that's of any help.

Raze_them_all · 03-05-2008 10:05am

yeah i know, shur it's the top pro mma team thats checking to see if there's anywhere that'd be available before they say it to mark

JohnMc1 · 03-05-2008 10:08am

Raze_them_all wrote: »

yeah i know, shur it's the top pro mma team thats checking to see if there's anywhere that'd be available before they say it to mark

That's awesome. Now that I'm finished with exams I need to get back there for training.

Raze_them_all · 03-05-2008 10:14am

well the mma training's on at two today if ya wanna come along

JohnMc1 · 03-05-2008 10:16am

Raze_them_all wrote: »

well the mma training's on at two today if ya wanna come along

I would love too but I got a cold at the moment.

Hopefully by next week I'll be better.

dlofnep · 03-05-2008 11:04am

Who's the instructor(s) up yonder in Kilkenny Raze?

Raze_them_all · 03-05-2008 7:05pm

dlofnep wrote: »

Who's the instructor(s) up yonder in Kilkenny Raze?

Adam Salowinski(best i can spell) Is the wrestling coach, and Myles Price does the stand up for the mma

JohnMc1 · 05-05-2008 4:17pm

Hopefully someday we can get a semi-pro and pro MMA event in KK as well.

dlofnep · 05-05-2008 6:13pm

What background does your man Adam have in wrestling? Has he legit wrestling experience? If so, I'll take a trip up there soon.

Raze_them_all · 05-05-2008 7:18pm

he's been doing it a long long time, he won the mma league out i think, John as for the semi pro pro mma event, for now thats just a pipe dream!!! not really enough interest I'd say to make it possible money wise

dlofnep · 05-05-2008 8:36pm

What nights/days is wrestling training on? I'll popup soon. Where in Kilkenny do ye train?

Raze_them_all · 05-05-2008 9:05pm

just come up on a saturaday at two to eurogym, It's the one day everyone shows up that we dont usually got work or college, any other trainingdays are usually agreed on a saturday

dlofnep · 05-05-2008 9:28pm

Feck, I'm working saturday. Work every saturday from 11am-7:30pm.

Raze_them_all · 05-05-2008 9:34pm

dlofnep wrote: »

Feck, I'm working saturday. Work every saturday from 11am-7:30pm.

well usually me adam myles and one the other lads have a training session with just the four of us,I'll pm u myle's number and u can ring him if you want?

Roper · 05-05-2008 10:01pm

On topic, has there been any move on where this will be? I told Mark it ought to be MMA League Southside Dublin and Northside Dublin

dlofnep · 05-05-2008 10:48pm

Raze_them_all wrote: »

well usually me adam myles and one the other lads have a training session with just the four of us,I'll pm u myle's number and u can ring him if you want?

Yeah sure, thanks.

JohnMc1 · 12-05-2008 8:59pm

any updates?

Raze_them_all · 12-05-2008 10:02pm

checked the cbs school in kk today some form thing to fill out if you want to use it, going to try the school in comer that i used to go to, to see if it's less hastle, will be ringing mark in the next few days to see if it can be on in kk

JohnMc1 · 12-05-2008 10:06pm

Raze_them_all wrote: »

checked the cbs school in kk today some form thing to fill out if you want to use it, going to try the school in comer that i used to go to, to see if it's less hastle, will be ringing mark in the next few days to see if it can be on in kk

Thanks Raze [I forgot your name

] Have you tried O'Loghlins Gaels or such yet? As i said Paul used to run Kickboxing shows there so since you guys are connected to him you mgith be able to work something out with them [plus its walking distance for me since I live near the Dublin Road

]

Saddlebags · 13-05-2008 7:00am

i dunno if myles has, ill ring him later to see, he's been lazy lately since he's headin to the states to train for a few months

JohnMc1 · 13-05-2008 8:57am

Cool. Where's he heading to?

Raze_them_all · 13-05-2008 9:20am

only just copped i was logged in on me old lads account, eh he's headin to san fransico to team fairtex i think

JohnMc1 · 13-05-2008 9:24am

Fairtex is a great place. He'll enjoy it there. Is he going to visit any MMA/grappling clubs while he's there?

Raze_them_all · 13-05-2008 1:05pm

fairtex is mma from what he tells me

JohnMc1 · 13-05-2008 1:52pm

I just checked the site. Seems like a great schedule. I thought the camps were still only Muay Thai. I'll have to fly out there myself one year.

mark.leonard · 13-05-2008 1:54pm

Could we BE any more off topic?

JohnMc1 · 13-05-2008 2:06pm

true. So are getting MA in Kilkenny or what?:D

mark.leonard · 13-05-2008 2:57pm

There are people checking things out for me in Kilkenny, Athlone, Waterford and Wexford at the minute, when they get back to me i will make an informed decision and let everyone know.

That being said it is not too late to submit an application to have the League come to you, email is as always info at mmaleague dot com

JohnMc1 · 13-05-2008 2:58pm

Thanks Mark. I was joking btw.

mark.leonard · 13-05-2008 3:03pm

mark.leonard wrote: »

There are people checking things out for me in Kilkenny, Athlone, Waterford and Wexford at the minute, when they get back to me i will make an informed decision and let everyone know.

That being said it is not too late to submit an application to have the League come to you, email is as always info at mmaleague dot com

The smiley face was a giveaway alright, this is my attempt to drag the thread back on topic.

Judomad · 13-05-2008 3:23pm

wheres team fairtex

haha only jokin
just tryna pull this off topic to annoy mark

:D

mark can i get a copy of tribal warfare off you?? is my fight on youtube from that by any chance

cowzerp · 13-05-2008 3:31pm

I know there is already a Dublin section but i think Dublin is big enough and the demand big enough to put 1 on on the north side of Dublin..

Judomad · 13-05-2008 3:50pm

yeah i reckon my judo clubs place would be great in swords...loreto college on a sunday morning would be fine i would think once the leaving cert isnt on. i could probably try swing it, well i will if i get a free copy of tribal warefare 2.

:D:p

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