CAGE CONTENDER: DUBLIN : 12 MARCH 2011

bjj-fighter

What happened to Martin Begley and Liam O Toole? Seems Conor is pretty unlucky! (or scary ha)

John Ferguson

bjj-fighter wrote: »

What happened to Martin Begley and Liam O Toole? Seems Conor is pretty unlucky! (or scary ha)

Martin Begley pulled out due to a broken wrist in training then Liam got injured too. Lol looks like Conor really is " Notorious"

Clive

fightie wrote: »

Martin Begley pulled out due to a broken wrist in training

Did this just happen today? OMMAC still have Martin listed as fighting this Saturday.

tommyl2010

Clive wrote: »

Did this just happen today? OMMAC still have Martin listed as fighting this Saturday.

Conor said it to me a few weeks ago so maybe they just havent updated?

Clive

They posted an updated card today and he's still on it - maybe it's just a mistake.

Dancor

LIGHTWEIGHT
TBC v Mark Kearns (Primal)

Any word on this fight yet fightie?

Has Mark got an opponent yet?

John Ferguson

Less than a week to go guys!!!!


There will only be a limited walk up of 200 available for this event, we had 275 or so at the last Dublin event. There are still a few tickets knocking about with fighters and a few at Ticketmaster.

Fridays weigh ins and press conference are open to the public so feel free to come over to the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel if you want. It all kicks off at 3pm

John Ferguson

Clive wrote: »

Did this just happen today? OMMAC still have Martin listed as fighting this Saturday.

I seen on Cage Warriors forum that Begley did fight on OMMAC and lost TKO round 1

John Ferguson

Hopefull this will be the final fight card Running from the bottom to top!!



CAGE CONTENDER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
Cathal Pendred (SBGi) vs Liam Shannon (PCCB)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
John Redmond (RFA) v John Shiel (SBGi)


FEATHERWEIGHT
Benjamin "Son of Life" Davis (PBS) v Tomas Murnikas (Lucan)


LIGHTWEIGHT
Nicolas Garcia (TTT/PYTHAGORE) v Connor McGregor (SBGi)

LIGHTWEIGHT
Owen Dempsey (Next Gen) v "The Moycullen Scumbag" John Walsh (PBS)

BANTAMWEIGHT
Stevie McCombe (Ind) v Paddy Holohan (SBGi)

BANTAMWEIGHT
Michael Putlak (Antrim MMA) v Richie Ivory (Next Gen Arklow)

WELTERWEIGHT
Michel Xavier(TTT/PYTHAGORE) v Vlad Malko (Cork City Combat Sambo)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Richie Crossdale (SBGi) v Conor Cooke (Antrim MMA)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Staz v Jonathan Dargan (SBGi)

LIGHTWEIGHT
Damian Krawczyk (Cork City Combat Sambo) v Alan Duffy (SBGi)

FEATHERWEIGHT
Ian Cleary (Primal) v Jason Pedlow (Kyoujin

BANTAMWEIGHT
Keith Coady (SBGi) v Patrick Murphy (Cork City Combat Sambo)

LIGHTWEIGHT
Alan Cocoran (Kokoro) v Barry Connolly (Spirit MMA)

LIGHTWEIGHT
Stephen Heather (Kokoro) v Luke Cocoran (SBGi)

TEEN MATCH UP
Sean Knox (PCCB) v Oisin Coburn (Legends)

SBG Ireland

fightie wrote: »

I seen on Cage Warriors forum that Begley did fight on OMMAC and lost TKO round 1

im sure there's good explanation for this?? how could he fight with a broken wrist?
cant see mcgregor v begley ever happening now, they are on very different paths at this stage.

bjj-fighter

I cant wait for this! Gonna be a great night of MMA (as a great night for SBG again ).

Ian Whelan

Hi,

I have been left with two spare tickets to this. They are cageside, row 2. If anybody wishes to take them off my hands then please PM me. Face Value of course.

Kal_El

SBG Ireland wrote: »

cant see mcgregor v begley ever happening now, they are on very different paths at this stage.

Why?
They are both young active fighterz in a very small scene. Im pretty sure they will face each other some day.

SBG Ireland

Kal_El wrote: »

Why?

here's why
martin accepted the fight with conor
then i get a call saying its off coz martin's wrist has been broken
however he then accepts a fight a week earlier than the fight was due with conor
so the broken wrist healed up? but couldnt honor his previous agreement?
how could i agree to a match up again knowing he can at a whim decide to drop conor and look for someone else?

also martin is now 10-18 and on a 4 fight losing streak. he'd have to get a decent win or 2 before i'd be interested in looking for this match up again

Kal_El

SBG Ireland wrote: »

here's why
martin accepted the fight with conor
then i get a call saying its off coz martin's wrist has been broken
however he then accepts a fight a week earlier than the fight was due with conor
so the broken wrist healed up? but couldnt honor his previous agreement?
how could i agree to a match up again knowing he can at a whim decide to drop conor and look for someone else?

also martin is now 10-18 and on a 4 fight losing streak. he'd have to get a decent win or 2 before i'd be interested in looking for this match up again

Wow.:eek:
You sound kinda annoyed about that Mr Kavanagh (i assume thats you with that screen name if not i apologise).

I didnt realise hed had so many fights either. And i could swear someone told me Begley knocked out Jason Muldoon at a show in Belfast last month. I could be wrong though.

Pity i think it would be a good fight what with both guys being predominantly strikers.

pablohoney87

Kal_El wrote: »

Wow.:eek:
You sound kinda annoyed about that Mr Kavanagh.

Wouldnt you be??

SBG Ireland

Kal_El wrote: »

You sound kinda annoyed about that Mr Kavanagh (i assume thats you with that screen name if not i apologise).

annoyed that conor and i accepted the fight and were preparing for it only to have it dropped coz a better offer came up? imo that's very disrespectful.

Kal_El wrote: »

I didnt realise hed had so many fights either. And i could swear someone told me Begley knocked out Jason Muldoon at a show in Belfast last month. I could be wrong though.

yes you are right, i forgot about that. i tend to go by sherdog which actually has him at 7-16 on a 5 fight losing streak.

on a side note coaches should be careful to make sure their fighters records are accurate on sherdog as this is the only resourse trusted and used by major promoters.

Kal_El wrote: »

Pity i think it would be a good fight what with both guys being predominantly strikers.

yes but it'll never happen now as like i said how could i agree to it knowing they might change their minds and leave conor without an opponent in the weeks leading up to it. this scene is small and us coaches that have been around a while know that contracts here dont mean anything (someones giong to court over a fighter getting paid 0-100euros or something lol) but 'word' does. trust is something built up over months/years.

no offence 'Kal' but this will be my last response to you. i dont normally talk to anonymous posters on this. i only did in this situation coz i wanted to get to the bottom of this. thats my piece said, end of.

Kal_El

SBG Ireland wrote: »

no offence 'Kal' but this will be my last response to you. i dont normally talk to anonymous posters on this. i only did in this situation coz i wanted to get to the bottom of this. thats my piece said, end of.

None taken Mr Kavanagh. I understand completley the internet is full of anonymous people and if it annoyes you when they ask genuine questions maybe its best if you ignore them.
Hopefully you do "get to the bottom" of the situation soon because from your posts you come accross as none too pleased.:rolleyes:

pablohoney87

Not tryna stir this further guys just on question for John F.
You mentioned Chris had to present a doctors note because of his cancellation due to a genuine injury. Did martin present a note or was that just a clause for title fights?

John Ferguson

pablohoney87 wrote: »

Not tryna stir this further guys just on question for John F.
You mentioned Chris had to present a doctors note because of his cancellation due to a genuine injury. Did martin present a note or was that just a clause for title fights?

This was slightly different, on the day after his loss to Phil Mulpeter on Chaos Domz McConnell pulled. A few hours later Begley was agreed as a replacement. I have worked with both camps in the past with no problems so was happy enough to announce the fight before contracts were exchanged. Begley then pulled due to a broken wrist a few days later. As contracts had not changed hands no medical cert was required

pablohoney87

Thanks for clearin that up. Was just curious.:D
Roll on Saturday. As usual work wont let me off so ill be there at 8ish. Good luck with the event John

John Ferguson

Just a quick bit of info!!

Any traveling fighters who need a sauna as part of the weight cut can use:

Clondalkin Leisure Centre,
Old Nangor Road,
Clondalkin,
Dublin 22.
Phone: 01-4574858
Fax: 01-4576058
Web: www.clondalkinleisure.com

We have done a deal with them so tell them your with Cage Contender.

For those staying at the Louis Fitzgerald there is a mini gym but no sauna so the one above is the closest.

Remember the scales open at 1pm on Friday in the Louis Fitzgerald if you need to check then adjust your weight. All fighters MUST be at the hotel at 14:45 as the weigh-ins start at 15:00 sharp. Cage Contender DO NOT give any weight allowance, 170lbs means 170lbs. Our official for these weigh ins will be Mr Dave Jones.

Change of Judge: Ian M16 Butlin is unable to travel this weekend, so head officials Dave and Peter have appointed Conor Cassidy from Strabane Fight Team as his replacement.

Gloves: Cage Contender have teamed up with Rival Boxing Gear (www.rivalboxing.ie) for the next 3 shows starting for CC8. All fighters will be allocated their gloves at the prefight medicals.

Drug testing: Please remember there will be random testing for PEDs during pre fight medicals. If a fighter is tested and fails he will be declared medically unfit, thus making him unable to fight

Fans: Feel free to bring your banners, drums, vuvuzellers etc etc to support your fighters. This event is being broadcast in 70 countries so let's show them all how good MMA is here in Ireland


Afterparty: There will be a gathering in NV Niteclub on Leeson St after the event, it's open to everyone and free tickets will be available in the arena on the night.

CAGE CONTENDER IX: There will be a ticket booth at CC8 offering tickets at a Discount for our next event in Belfast on 30 April. We appreciate that it's only by fans coming again and again that we remain in business, so just present your CC8 ticket at the booth to receive your CC9 discount!!

Barry.Oglesby

I'm selling Vuvuzellas outside the event, and earplugs inside, for anyone who wants them Vuvuzellas .20c, earplugs €20

shoutman

Is this being shown live or just being recorded?

John Ferguson

Paddy Holohan will be in action this weekend v Stevie "Taz" McCombe!!! Here is some action from his last trip on Cage Contender!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKmZtrOs1qg

kainer2

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

I'm selling Vuvuzellas outside the event, and earplugs inside, for anyone who wants them Vuvuzellas .20c, earplugs €20

i lol'd

Hanley

fightie wrote: »

Drug testing: Please remember there will be random testing for PEDs during pre fight medicals. If a fighter is tested and fails he will be declared medically unfit, thus making him unable to fight

What's the testing process going to be?

As far as I know there's no WADA or IOC accredited testing labs on the island. Any test I've had to do has always been sent to mainland Europe and takes 3-6 weeks to get back.

Maybe I'm missing something but how are you going to get results back so quickly? And if you do go thru a non-accredited lab, and someone fails, and their name comes out as a result, you've got to be opening yourself to a whole host of legal issues?

ultimatemma

fightie wrote: »

Just a quick bit of info!!

Any traveling fighters who need a sauna as part of the weight cut can use:

Clondalkin Leisure Centre,
Old Nangor Road,
Clondalkin,
Dublin 22.
Phone: 01-4574858
Fax: 01-4576058
Web: www.clondalkinleisure.com

We have done a deal with them so tell them your with Cage Contender.

For those staying at the Louis Fitzgerald there is a mini gym but no sauna so the one above is the closest.

Remember the scales open at 1pm on Friday in the Louis Fitzgerald if you need to check then adjust your weight. All fighters MUST be at the hotel at 14:45 as the weigh-ins start at 15:00 sharp. Cage Contender DO NOT give any weight allowance, 170lbs means 170lbs. Our official for these weigh ins will be Mr Dave Jones.

Change of Judge: Ian M16 Butlin is unable to travel this weekend, so head officials Dave and Peter have appointed Conor Cassidy from Strabane Fight Team as his replacement.

Gloves: Cage Contender have teamed up with Rival Boxing Gear (www.rivalboxing.ie) for the next 3 shows starting for CC8. All fighters will be allocated their gloves at the prefight medicals.

Drug testing: Please remember there will be random testing for PEDs during pre fight medicals. If a fighter is tested and fails he will be declared medically unfit, thus making him unable to fight

Fans: Feel free to bring your banners, drums, vuvuzellers etc etc to support your fighters. This event is being broadcast in 70 countries so let's show them all how good MMA is here in Ireland


Afterparty: There will be a gathering in NV Niteclub on Leeson St after the event, it's open to everyone and free tickets will be available in the arena on the night.

CAGE CONTENDER IX: There will be a ticket booth at CC8 offering tickets at a Discount for our next event in Belfast on 30 April. We appreciate that it's only by fans coming again and again that we remain in business, so just present your CC8 ticket at the booth to receive your CC9 discount!!

And Mr Ferguson forgot to mention.....

Merchandise: There will be merchandise provided by ULTIMATE MMA SUPPLIES as usual with new stock arriving on friday especially for this weekend!

Please see http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ultimate-MMA-Supplies/150174652171 to follow all our show updates. We will post an album of the new stock tomorrow!

John Ferguson

ultimatemma wrote: »

And Mr Ferguson forgot to mention.....

Merchandise: There will be merchandise provided by ULTIMATE MMA SUPPLIES as usual with new stock arriving on friday especially for this weekend!

Please see http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ultimate-MMA-Supplies/150174652171 to follow all our show updates. We will post an album of the new stock tomorrow!

I knew i missed something Avril

Will Heffernan

Hanley wrote: »

What's the testing process going to be?

As far as I know there's no WADA or IOC accredited testing labs on the island. Any test I've had to do has always been sent to mainland Europe and takes 3-6 weeks to get back.

Maybe I'm missing something but how are you going to get results back so quickly? And if you do go thru a non-accredited lab, and someone fails, and their name comes out as a result, you've got to be opening yourself to a whole host of legal issues?

I don't care...I'm 40 so I need my cholesterol done...a bone density check...and John promised to do my prostate exam himself...or Barry said something to that effect...I asked him about my 'deal' and Barry said something about me taking something somewhere...I'm pretty sure it had something to do with that part of my anatomy.

Look....test away...I need an eye test and a hearing test as well.