My Fight In Brazil
 
I will be fighting in Mossoro, Brazil on March 8th for Arena Fight. My opponent will be Evilazio Silva Araujo. All that I really know about him is that he has been fighting for about 10 years and has over 20 fights. I don’t know if he is a striker or jiu jitsu fighter. Many fights in Brazil still use the old Pride rules, so I still need to find out about that. I also don’t know if it will take place in a ring or cage. The fight is going to be at 170 lbs. My teammate Randy “Venezuela” [...]

Ryan Thomas vs John Kolosci in XFC 15
 
Ryan Thomas def. John Kolosci via submission (reverse triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:46 In an early catchweight contest, UFC and Bellator Fighting Championships Ryan Thomas (14-7) earned an impressive submission victory over “The Ultimate Fighter 6″ cast member John Kolosci (15-9). Thomas missed an initial attempt at a first-round rear-naked choke but quickly maneuvered himself into a triangle choke while on Kolosci’s back. The tap came shortly after, as Kolosci struggled to find an escape. http://mmajunkie.com/news/26363/xfc-15-results.mma

Fight Week
 
Its fight week!! I’m pumped up to be fighting John Kolosci for XFC this Friday. Coming off a loss, I’ve been itching to get back into the cage for a while now. Not to mention that I was supposed to fight Kolosci earlier this year, but he broke his hand and had to pull out of the fight. This fight has been a long time coming. I was a bit worried when Shonie Carter pulled out of the fight a couple weeks ago. I already had friends, family, and sponsors flying down to Tampa to watch the fight. I am [...]

My Next Fight!
 
I will be fighting Shonie “Mr. International” Carter on December 2nd in Tampa, FL at Xtreme Fighting Championships 15 (XFC). The fight will be televised nationwide on HDNet.

Back At It Again.
 
Its Monday and time to get back into the swing of things. I soaked up a little too much sun on my rest day yesterday, but i’m not going to let that keep me from starting another week of training at the best gym in the world. I started my morning with apple cinnamon pancakes. I added a few more calories into my breakfast, with carbs and good fats to give me the energy I knew I was going to need because I had a muay thai practice and then weight training back to back. This gave me more energy for [...]

Bellator 50 Live
 
I had a blast tonight watching Bellator 50 at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida. I made the 30 minute drive down to the event with fellow ATT fighters Caleb Williams, Jungkoo Kang, and Bentley Syler. It was another great night for American Top Team as J.P. Reese, Ailton Barbosa, and Cristiano “Soldado” Souza all won. J.P.  was the first fight of the night. He dominated for the entire fight with powerful takedowns and top position skills. Soldado was up next and he didn’t disappoint either. He landed some big shots in what ended up being one of the best [...]

My Typical Day
 
Here is a typical day for me. Lets see, I got up at about 8:45 today for some pancakes before Muay Thai practice. Whats that you say? MMA fighters can’t have pancakes? Oh contraire mon fraire, these were healthy pancakes. They taste really good too. Here is how I make them.   Protein Pumpkin Pancakes 1/3 cup quinoa flakes (or quick oats) 8 oz. egg whites 1/3 cup canned pumpkin (make sure its just pumpkin. Not pumpkin pie mix with added sugars) 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 1/8 tsp. baking soda 1 oz. walnuts   Directions: Blend [...]

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