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• May 18, 2008 Gladiator Challenge held a 20 fight card show at the Eagle Mountain Casino that had a change in its GC Native American Heavyweight title holder Stan Dressler as he lost a decision to Ofa Mohetav. The return of GC Heavyweight Champ Dave Huckaba saw him easily defeat newbee R.J. Paulson. There were many action packed fights in the hot but fun Eagle Mountain facility. I've had the pleasure of announcing Julius Askew who passed away at the early age of 27 on 5/16/08...he will be missed.
• May 17, 2008 Cage Combat put on a spectacular show at the Grace Pavillion in Santa Rosa CA. that saw 11 fights which included 2 of 3 title changes. First, Urijah Faber student Danny Castillo made quick work of Kung Le student Isaiah Hill. CC undefeated Middleweight Champion David Mitchell beat Jeff Morris by armbar to retain his title. Former GC champ Jeremiah Metcalf beat the formerly undefeated James Terry for the CC Welterweight Championship. Also the heavily favored Rick Cheek  lost his Cage Combat Heavyweight title in 52 seconds by rear naked choke to Buddy Roberts. Many former and current MMA stars were in attendance...Urijah Faber, Dave Terrel, Vernon"Tiger" White, Tyson Griffin, Frank Shamrock, and Kung Le.
• May 15, 2008 It was a crazy night of Mixed Martial Arts action at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino as King of the Cage held it's Pay per View "Opposing Force" ! The night saw 8 fights filled with awkward results such as the double knock-out in the main event where KOTC Welterweight Champion Aaron Wetherspoon and his challenger Anthony Lapsley. In the second round they knocked skulls, opening a huge gash on both of their heads as well as knocking both fighters temporarily unconscious. It was pure movie footage that ended the bout in a NO-CONTEST! A rematch is sure to be set in the future. It the upset the night, New Mexicos Donald Sanchez defeated local favorite William Sriyapai by TKO.Tony Kryptinite Lopez again took on a larger fighter and this time he ended up breaking Joey Beltrans arm by way of Kimura. In a disappointing bout for the vacant KOTC Heavyweight title, Chance Williams was disqualified after 2 (possible) illegal strikes to the back of the head of Mike Bourke who would not continue to fight and was booed by the crowd as he left. The bout was ruled a No -Contest. On the more beautiful side of MMA, KOTC had the most incredible twins Jessica and Janelle along with the wonderful Tania and two new young ladies as Cage Girls and they all did a great job and were lots of fun.
• May 12, 2008 Today Dr. Tyson Johnson had a live internet t.v. interview with www.highdesertcommunity.com where he spoke about his recent awards as well as much to do in the MMA world. There was an overwhelming amount of questions and interest in Mr. Johnson that he was asked to return on Thursday morning 11:00am. Tyson will be a guest and will answer questions live on highdesertcommunity.com to anybody and everybody from around the world.

• TYSON JOHNSON Win’s the Mixed Martial Arts – MAN OF THE YEAR Award!

   

  On May 10, 2008 during a fantastic ceremony thanks to so many years of martial arts practice, training, competition and instruction to the masses, Tyson was Inducted into the U.S.A. Martial Arts Hall of Fame (the original since 1976) to join the likes of the late/great Bruce Lee, as well as so many other great martial artists of the world such as Chuck Norris, Bill “Super-Foot” Wallace, Cecil Peoples, and Frank Dux (the incredible martial artist who the movie Blood Sport was made after). Both Bill Wallace and Frank Dux were in attendance and congratulated Tyson.

   

  Along with this great honor Tyson was awarded from the University of Asian Martial Arts Studies his long worked for and awaited –

  Doctorate of Martial Arts Philosophy; PH.D. Which was presented by:

   Dr. Jim Thomas Ph.D/D.Sc/Ma.Sa. Soke Grandmaster – President; College of martial Arts Science,

  Candice Mayberry M.D. / Ph.D. – University President,

  Hirouki Matsumoto Ph.D., D.Sc./MMA – Dean of Academics, and

  Choji W. Kim Ph.D. / D.Sc. – President; International Advisory Board.

   

  In a humble speech, Tyson felt undeserving, but thankful to all those who had a hand in his martial arts studies from the time he was 5 years old until now. Tyson spent years of study in Wrestling, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, KickBoxing, Sambo, Krav-Maga, Combat Grappling, various forms of Kung Fu, and Tae Kwon Do. All of which he now combines and calls his “Universal Grappling” now famed through-out world competitions/fights both Amateur and Professional. The last 15 years have been spent in the world of mixed martial arts and is seen around the world on various Pay per Views, Cable Networks, DVD’s, Video, Sports shows, and of course Live MMA shows (King of the Cage, Gladiator Challenge, PFC, Cage Combat, etc.) through-out the world. Tyson has 2 incredible books relating to Fitness, Nutrition, Motivation, Martial Arts Training, Mental Health, Women’s Self Defense, and Children’s Anti-Abduction etc. that can be found at www.amazon.com. The now Dr. Tyson Johnson Ph.D. is grateful to all the friends and fans who have supported him and nominated/voted for him in to the Hall of Fame and as MMA’s Man of the Year!

  
• May 8, 2008 The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore CA. saw an exciting night of PFC MMA action as all 3 current champions faced defeat and 1 new interim champion was crowned. Jorge Evangelista defeated Art Arcienega for the PFC Featherweight title, Brian Cobb defeated Diego Saraiva for the PFC Lightweight title, Nate Loughran choked out Kenny Ento for the PFC Middleweight title, and Shawn Klarcyk tapped out the tough Jason Georgianna for the PFC interim Bantamweight championship. Tonight saw 12 great fights put on again by Christian Printup, Richard Goodman, and the PFC staff. See all the action on ComcastSportsNet or DishNetwork - On Demand!
• April 26, 2008 Tonight the Eagle Mountain Casino was supposed to hold a night of Professional Boxing. However due to unknown reasons, the event was cancelled and thats where the PFC stepped in and put on 14 exciting MMA bouts. The main event saw Morris Aldaco defeat long time rival Chris Botelho, Poppies Martinez choked out Jared Saenz, Tito Jones and Joey Cabesa both had devestating knock-outs in the first round of their fights. Other winners were George Albanez, Chuck Kim, Manuel Quezada and Bill Theofonopolos.
• April 21, 2008 The Universal Grappling Academy would like to thank it's sponsors - Bring it on Paintball, Airsoft, and Military Supply, The Cage, and AnyTime Fitness for their continued support of the UGA. 
• April 19, 2008 King of the Cage held it's show at the famous Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. There were 9 evenly matched fights that saw good wins coming from Mike Guymon, Tony Lopez, Fernando Gonzales, and Jesus Morales. The UFC saw George St.Pierre prove once again that he is the best 170lb fighter in the world as he easily avenged his fluke loss to Matt Serra. Rich Franklin dominated Travis Lutter as he won his bout as well.
• April 12, 2008 The Gladiator Challenge held its first successful show at the Cahuilla Casino in Anza CA. It was a small venue, but they had a sell out crowd that was excited to enjoy the 14 MMA fights. The main event saw Brian Warren of San Bernardino, CA. fight to a Majority draw with James Dodge of Eugene, Oregon. Nikko Medina who destroyed his opponent in January thought he would have the same success but ended up getting knocked out by a tough new comer in Joshua Aveles. Other winners of the event were - James Cordrey, Fortino Sanchez, Paul Webb, Daniel Mancha, Jason Georianna, Chris Kirtley, and Beau Serrat. The www.Misscoconuts.com girls had a Gladiator Girl competition and signed autographs after the show inside the casino. The contest was judged by nonother than the creator of the UFC, Mr. Art Davey who now works with Tedd Williams and the Gladiator Challenge.
• March 27, 2008 King of the Cage held a sold out action packed show at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino that saw 8 well matched fights, 4 incredibly beautiful cage girls, and a host of special guests. KOTC Welterweight Champion Aaron "Slam" Wetherspoon once again showed why he was at the top of the food chain as he put on a 3 round domination seminar against a tough John Mahlow. Rick legere Jr.  also dominated his opponent Gabe Lara and ended his bout in the first round by TKO! This young buck is on the rise and is now looking to take his undefeated record to the championship table. Also on the card, Reggie Orr beat the tough and undefeated Paul Arras who we're sure will be back in the winning circle again. Lucas Taber, Jason Durrant, Mike Robles, and William Sriyrapai were all winners as well tonight! Later tonight the beautiful Ally Rodriguez made another special appearance from Laughlin NV. to the San Manuel casino along with her friend Kimberly.
• March 20, 2008 PFC - 7 sold out a full house at the Tachi Palace Resort and Casino. The Lightheavyweight crown changed hands as Jorge Oliveira defeated Jeromy Frietag after 5 rounds. Other winners for the action packed evening were Jorge Evangelista, Phil Collins, Jeremiah Metcalf, Bryan Travers, and Brandon Jinnies. On March 22, 2008  King of the Cage held a sold out crowd at the Avi Resort and Casino in Laughlin Neveda. It was a great crowd and we must thank Ally Rodriguez for her beautiful appearance at the show. Some of the nights winners were - Anthony Guerra, Neil Cooke, Victor Rodarte, Junior Kling, and Sean Strickland.
• March 15 & 16 - The Gladiator Challenge held 2 sold out events this weekend that saw 29 action packed fights. First: the Kezar Pavilion held 11 fights in San Francisco California that saw Eric Lawson, Chris David, Travis Bennett, and John Devine all get wins for the evening. Second: The Eagle Mountain Casino held 18 fights for an enthusiastic crowd of Tule River tribal members and MMA fans that saw tribal grudge matches, a title fight, and a womens bout to start out the afternoon. Eva Alvardo, John Franco, Fred Diaz, Mickie Martinez, and Shawn Klarcyk all won their bouts as did Joaquin Sanchez who defeated Tony Vera for the Native American Heavyweight title. A special Happy Birthday went out at each event for Kiikwe Johnson who turned 23 on Sunday March 16, 2008, and James Johnson who shares the same birth-date.
• February 22, 2008 King of the Cage held another sold out event at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt. Pleasant Michigan. There were 15 exciting fights including  lightweight and middleweight 4 man tournaments. After a brief controversy where World Famous referee Cecil People didn't see a tap from Joe Voisin and forced the continuation of the KOTC Bantumweight championship match against Matt Jaggers, The Jagger Bomb ended up winning by unanimous decision. Other winners  were Chris Henderson of the 155lb tournament and Jorge Sarat of the 185lb tournament. Bryan Harper, Adam Cunningham, and Josh Barnes.
• February 16, 2008 Congratulations to U.G.A. Kids Justyn Combado and Seth Kuhlmann for working so hard & taking first place at the 2008 N.A.G.A. Grappling Tournament in Las Vegas. We are all proud of our young champions who are great teammates, loyal to the UGA team, and committed to being champions in life!
• February 16, 2008 It was a great 2 days at the Los Angeles Convention Center Fit-Expo as the Gladiator Challenge put on a sold out show that saw 11 great MMA fights. In the main event, Nam Phan made an awesome comback for the win after being overwhelmed by the fast and furious onslaught of a very tough Saad Awad. Art Ruiz of Bad Boy Jiu-Jitsu lost a tough match to MMA newcomer Mike Sandez. Tony Lopez continues to impress the MMA world with another dominating win over what seemed to be a stronger opponent in Liron Wilson. Russ Muira, Beau Serat and Alijah Reni all saw wins as well this evening. 2 other fighters that had wins this evening and we think should battle eachother are Jason High and Niko Medina. With 3 solid knock-outs, 7 submissions or stops, and only 1 decision bout, this was a great show. The Fit Expo was filled with many great people and super stars from all fitness worlds such as MMA, Jiu-Jitsu, Body Building, Sumo, Power-Lifting, etc. We saw Randy Coture, Marco Ruas, Freddy George, Shonie Carter, Antonie McKee, Dean Lister, Herb Dean, and so many more. Tyson was glad to have met and talked to so many great people from the supplement vendors to the incredible women who worked many of the booths. The UGA team would like to congratulate Tall Paul Karsky and Kristyn Aubrey who on December 28, 2007 has their baby girl Nataley, and now they were married at the Green Tree lodge in Victorville California Saturday 2/16/08. Kimbo Slice beat Tank Abbot at the EliteXC show last night...Big Surprise!
• February 13, 2008 The old PRIDE-FC team has rebuilt and been reborn as DREAM! A new Japanese fighting organization that gives another option to watch in MMA and opportunity for the fighters.
• February 2008 Tyson Johnson and Brad Verret along with other MMA stars are set to host the Gladiator Challenge show at the Los Angeles Convention Center Saturday Feb. 16th but will also be on hand Friday Feb. 15th to sign autographs and hand out free DVD's from 3pm to 6pm. Come on out and support the Gladiator Challenge and it's future stars of MMA. 
• The Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin tribe of Lake Michigan Indians are finally getting a taste of their own bad medicine as the Federal Government is investigating the failing tribe due to on going corruption and other improper tribal operations. Bad medicine was created by Patricia Wiggins, Theresa Batiste and other Godless ignorants of the tribe who have been crucial in the break down of communications between Mr. Johnson and his former friend. It's a great shame that what many considered one of the greatest romantic love stories of all time was nothing more than a vicious and heartless financial scam ran by Patricia Wiggins and Theresa Batiste. Legal actions are currently being sought, but nothing will relieve the pains caused by this evil duo.
• January 26, 2008 No Limit Fighting redeems itself tonight at the Dallas, Texas Paladium where it held its first show that saw 10 exciting fights. The Preditor Don Frye headlined the event that saw some great knock-outs and just as many submissions. Zane Frazier (of UFC 1 notoriety) also fought on the card but lost in the first round. The ring girls were hot and the action fast. Shannon the Cannon Ritch did color commentating and Tyson Johnson hosted what looks to be a great show to watch for in the future.
• January 24, 2008 Tonight King of the Cage held it's first event at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino. It was a sold out crowd and a fantastic set up. The accomidations were great and the casino employees top notch. There were 6 fights for the night that saw William Sriyapai k.o Alex Rickards, Rick Legere Jr. ko Fortino Sanchez in 50 seconds, Don Rocco tasted defeat for the first time in 9 fights to Rich Dalton, We also saw Buddy Clinton get back on the winning streakas he submitted a tough Gabe Rivas. The main event was for the KOTC 160lb title where Joe Camacho knocked out Thomas Denny early in the second round. Great fights, great fans, great event! The ring girls were Top Notch not one of them was under a 10 rating..WOW
• January 18, 2008 Universal Grappling Academy fighter Tall Paul Karsky earned his shot at the next Chaos in the Cage event to be held later this year as he tonight defeated the tough Rolando Torres in a 3 round unanimous decision. Congratulations to Paul and his wife to be Kristyn who will be married on Feb. 16th and they just had their beautiful baby girl Nataley (born Dec,28th).
• January 17, 2008 Tyson Johnson once again shared the hosting spotlight with the great Jimmy Lennon Jr. as PFC-6 (Palace Fighting Championships) held another great 16 fight card event  which saw 3 world title bouts. Shawn Bias lost his championship as did the local favorites Poppies Martinez and Shawn Klarcyk. Anthony Ruiz took on a huge decision win over Brad Imes. Some top MMA stars in attendance were Urijah Faber and Chuck Liddell. For those confussed by the beautiful woman at Tyson's side for the event, that was Mr. Johnson's image consultant Norma Navarro along with her brothers who also enjoyed their stay at the Tachi Palace. 
• January 2008 A BIG year is set up for Tyson Johnson as he has been announced to be the co - announcer for the PFC events held at the beautiful Tachi Palace in Lemoore California. The PFC has just signed a television deal with Comcast Cable and will be featured on the exciting TapOut show. Tyson is also currently in filming process with the Gladiator Challenge Reality show. On a personal note: Tyson's wife and unborn baby are still critically ill and under hospital supervision in their native community of Lac Du Flambeau WI. We all wish them well and hope for a speedy return to California. They are greatly missed by many. Sources say that Tyson's newest book is now finished and is hoped to be released in May of 2008. We look forward to it.
• Dec. 22 2007 The Gladiator Challenge held it's final show of 2007 at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento CA. The card saw Hunter Worsham (son of the great Cal Worsham) with yet another exciting win. The undefeated Chase Gormley beat the undefeated Rick Cheek for the GC interim Heavyweight title. The return of Scott Smith saw him with a first round victory over Jeff Morris to capture the GC Middleweight Championship.
• Dec. 2, 2007 King of the Cage held it's Final Chapter show at the Soboba Casino where it all began 9 years ago! 23 fights filled the card along with a KOTC Middleweight title bout which saw Champion - Kieth Berry defend his 185lb title against the well rounded and very tough Umar Love who many (including myself) thought would win this fight. Brian Warren lost to a tough Paul Arras. The Man of War Melvin Costa lost his first match against on Jason Jones from Amsterdam which was a heated battle of race and pride.  Tony Cruz, Rick Legere Jr., and Reggie Orr were all also winners on tonights final card in San Jacinto CA. The announcement of the move to the San Manuel Casino Jan. 24th was made where Thomas Denny and Joe Camacho will face off as the main event.
• Nov. 17th and 21 King of the Cage held 2 events this week that showed why MMA fans are dedicated and the best.Here you have the biggest holiday weekend going on but the fans still packed the stadiums to watch live MMA action. The first show was held at the Rockford Metro Center in Illinois, and the secon at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort where we saw KOTC lightweight champion Clay French once again dominate another title defense.
• Nov. 11, 2007 The Gladiator Challenge held another packed event at the Eagle Mountain Casino that saw 2 exciting female bouts as well as the 310lb Chance Williams defeat the 400lb Ross Clifton for the GC Superheavyweight title.
• Oct. 27, 2007 Great job for the UGA grapplers who participated in the N.A.G.A. Tournament this weekend. Javier Sr. 2nd place / Javier Jr. 3rd place / Marshall Kuhlmann 2nd place / Giovanni 1st & 2nd(Gi) places / Carlos 1st & 1st(Gi) place. We thank them all for their hard work and efforts while representing the Universal Grappling Academy.
• Oct. 15, 2007 Yes ladies and gentlemen the rumors are true and we here at T. Johnson Enterprises would like to clear the air and congratulate Tyson and Sweetie for their private friendship ceremony that took place on August 12, 2007. Yes they are friends and thank all of you who have supported them and sent them well wishes in their new lives together. They are very happy and look forward to taking care of eachother for the rest of their lives. You can check them out on myspace. Don't worry, they are going to have a big reception where all their friends and family members can join them in celebrating their beautiful friendship.
• Aug. 4-5 2007 The Gladiator Challenge once again had a packed crowd at the Konacti Vista Casino in Northern California to watch Bo Cantrell attempt to regain his GC heavyweight title. It was not his night as he was knocked out in 10 seconds by GC Champion Dave Huckaba. The UGA's Tall Paul Karsky fought a tough Kenny Kingsford and tapped him out in the second round with an armbar. The next day King of the Cage was buzzing with surprise when the host Tyson Johnson showed up with his new bride to be "Sweety" on his arm. With her model like features and stunning beauty, these two really were quite the couple to be photographed all night long. As far as the action went, Junior Kling defeated Cody Bollinger for the KOTC amateur 145 title. Keith Berry beat Shawn Loeffler for the vacant KOTC Middleweight title. Shad Smith and Dave rivas fought to a draw, and Melvin Costa put on another action packed fight while defeating Sean Mc Cafferty. Tony Cruz beat Josh miller and Thomas Denny beat John Cole.
• July 27, 2007 The Gladiator Challenge held another great event at the Kezar Pavillion in San Francisco. 3000 excited fans roared at the 10 action packed fights! On the Same night in Santa Barbara CA.(on Showtime) Gladiator Challenge Middleweight Champion Jaime Jara Fought and defeated Jeramiah Metcalf for the Welterweight title. I am proud to know and say that my friend Jaime Jara and his great Team X lead by the Immortal Cal Worsham has grown immensly of the years and is a great double champion!
• July 21, 2007 King of the Cage held its first event in the State of Wisconsin. The excited fans of the Lake of the Torches Hotel and Casino saw 12 good fights that included local fighters and even a fun to watch female bout. The event was topped off with Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennet knocking out his very game opponent. I must say that the beautiful front desk girl "Sweetie" was a pleasure to meet as were many others. The hotel was on the shores of a beautiful lake that had Bald Eagles flying and skimming the surface. It was an amazing place to hold an exciting show. Special Thanks to the Ojibwe Tribe! KOTC returns there October 6th.
• July 19, 2007 The Palace Fighting Championships saw 2 great announcers share the billing as Tyson Johnson and Jimmy Lennon Jr. both played host to an incredible night of action that saw Shawn Bias win a long awaited title as did Sean Klarsyk. "WarPath" also won his fight in the first. It was a very good event in an incredible hotel that was breath-taking inside and out. The pool area alone was probably the best I have ever seen at any hotel or event. The next event is October 18th.
• July 14, 2007 Congratulations to U.G.A. competitors who took part in an exciting grappling tournament with Javier Maya Sr.  and Tall Paul Karsky and taking 2nd place awards while Javier Maya Jr. took 1st place after defeating 5 other kids! Great job representing the UGA fellas. That same night at the Eagle Mountain Casino, KOTC held an event that saw James Fanshier defeat Ronald Jhun via armbar, Tony Vera defeated William Johnson for the Gladiator Challenge Native American Heavyweight title, and Darvin Wattree defeated Jeremy Ybarra. People, get this months issue of Gladiator Magazine(the nations #1 selling MMA magazine) and read the latest article written by Tyson Johnson (Strength vs Power).
• June 28, 2007 The Battle in the Ballroom show was great for Universal Grappling Academy fighter Tall Paul Karsky as he started the show with an incredible 6 second knock-out over his opponent! The crowd went wild as the devestating kick to the head was heard throughout the entire event. Richie Collingham lost in the 2nd round by Triangle Choke. Team Wildman suffered a ridiculous loss as Lucas Taber who clearly won the fight was a victim of extremely poor judging that resilted in the decision going the wrong way.
• June 22/23 - It was a great weekend for MMA as it saw 2 days of great fights: Frank Shamrock gave a beat-down to Phil Barroni, Cung Le goes 4-0 in MMA, Joe Boxer is tapped out quick from a fill in fighter, after Krazy Horse fails to be released from jail in time for the show and embarrasses himself and the MMA world once again! Former KOTC Heavyweight Champion Paul Buentello wins again. B.J. Penn chokes out Jens Pulver in the second round. Gray Maynard and Robert Emerson fight to a no - contest.
• June 8 & 9 Two really good shows happened this weekend as King of the Cage held another event at the Soboba Casino on Friday the 8th which saw the return of the exciting Thomas Kenny along with 17 other action packed fights. Then on Saturday the 9th the Gladiator Challenge held 13 exciting fights in Farmington, New Mexico. We saw the fantastic Middleweight Champion Jaime Jara defend his title with a first round triangle choke out of Jake "The Snake"  Paul.
• May 26, 2007 Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion...Congratulations!
• May 12, 2007 Cage Combat put on it's 3rd event in Sant Rosa, California. There were 10 exciting fights that proved that the Northern California fighters are ready for competition anywhere in the world. Team Nor Cal fighting Alliance had 2 fighters win impressively, but the fight of the night and I would say the Fight of the Year came from 2 155lb fighters - Yusuke Ikenishi (Arashi) and David Douglas. These two warriors fought tooth and nail for 3 incredible rounds until the disapointing doctor stopage due to a huge gash opened over Arashi's left eye. Great show and Great Ring Girls for this event.
• May 11, 2007 The Gladiator Challenge finally arrived on the Nevada map and did it in Big fashion with 8 exciting fights including 3 World Title bouts. On the under card, Gigo Jara continues to impress me as he seems to get better with every fight as he defeated a very experienced Josh Rabedeaux. Big brother Jaime Jara defended his Middleweight Title by submitting Bryson Kamaka from team 808. Welterweight Champion Jeremiah Metcalf proved to be the real deal as he defeated the veteran Ronald Jhun in 3 rounds. A surprising end happened in the Heavyweight Title bout where Champion Bo Cantrell lost his title to Dave Huckaba when after only moments into the match something happened to his eye and could not see. the bout was stopped and Huckaba is the new Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight Champion. Rumor has a rematch set for September of this year. The Silver Legacy was a great host and place to stay for this event. The Gladiator Girls were perfect as they are most of the time.
• May 5, 2007  It was another great Golden day for Universal Grappling Academy kids member Carlos Ruffo (6yrs old) as he won yet another wrestling tournament by dominating the competition in Fontana CA. A day of greatness was clouded with the sad news of my long time friend and MMA competitor Jeremy Williams who passed away recently.
• April 28, 2007 Universal Grappling Academy fighters Paul Karsky and Richie Collingham fought at the Bring it On fight promotions in Oxnard, California. Richie won by rear naked choke in the first round. Paul lost when a new judge stopped the fight prematurely after taking one small hit that caused no damage.
• April 27, 2007 KOTC held it's first event at the Soboba Casino of 2007. Welterweight Champion Aaron "Slam" Wetherspoon successfully defended his title against the tough Laverne Clark. Charlie Kohler also say victory, as well as Lucas Taber. On May 1, 2007 the first National issue of Todd Hester's GLADIATOR MAGAZINE arrives in stores. See the exciting Nutrition article written by our own Tyson Johnson as well as his book Ad and the great paragraph about the UGA competition Team at the NAGA tournament.
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• Other Guests that enjoyed the show were Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Joe "Daddy" Stevenson, Jason Lambert, Umar Love, and the very Beautiful former KOTC ring girl and now 2003 Play Boy model of the year, best known for her exhilerating Super Bowl Miller Lite commercials Kitana Baker.
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• April 07, 2007 It was an exciting night of action at the Stockton Arena as The Warriors Cup put on 10 fights that were said to be more exciting than any other show that had aired that night.The show was hosted by Tyson Johnson and swa othe rMMA stars there as well such as Urijah Faber and Nick Diaz. UFC saw a very unexpected upset at the huge underdog Matt Serra defeated the once thoght great Welterweight Champion George St. Pierre for the title, and Josh Koschek handed Diego Sanchez his first professional loss. A BIG congratulations to Carlos and Giovanni Ruffo who destroyed their competition at a wrestling tournament and both took home the GOLD!! Carlos also faced and defeated the Oklahoma State Wrestling Champion in only 17 seconds.! Great job boys.
• March 31, 2007 UGA Fighters John Brosowske and Osiris Ugarte won their fights this weekend in San Francisco CA. for the Gladiator Challenge show held at the Kezar Pavillion. Paul Karsky was set to fight but the bout was cancelled. Richie Collingham fought like a champ, but was caught in an armbar late in the first round. The Gladiator girls were beautiful.......Paul and Richie are set to fight April 6th for Chaos in the Cage!
• March 23, 2007 UGA Fighter Richie Collingham won his first fight in 1:16 of the first round while in Farmington new Mexico today for the Gladiator Challenge fights. Richie along with UGA fighters Paul Karsky, John Brosowske, and Osiris Ugarte will be fighting in San Francisco CA. on the 31st of March.
• March 17,2007 Congratulations to the 2006 Fighter of the Year - James (The Educator) Fanshier who was announced at the sold out Gladiator Challenge show held at the Memorial Auditorium in Downtown Sacramento California. Middleweight Champion Jaime Jara successfully defended his title as his little brother Gigo also saw victory.
• March 10th & 11th - A weekend of fights as King of the Cage held it's pay per view show at the Avi casino in Laughlin. During the same night in Southern California the Invincible promotion held a shady show filled with bad calls along with very questionable stops and matches that bothered many of its patrons. Paul Karsky and Richie Collingham both fell victim to their unprofessional tactics. On Sunday the 11th the Gladiator Challenge held another big show at the Eagle Mountain Casino. I would like to thank Jay Hagen and Holly for their time and use of their airplane during this weekend.
• 3/03/2007 Tonight's UFC was great! It saw 3 great fighter return to the Octagon and win. Congratulations to Matt Hughes, Rich Franklin, and the best of all time and New UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture.I also want to say great job to Jason Lambert for his impressive win.
• 2/26/2007 UFC fighter Josh Burkman has come to train at Tyson Johnson's Universal Grappling Academy along with Joe Stevenson and his crew. Josh has a possible fight in late April. As the UGA sign reads Respect is earned, not given.... Josh Burkman found that out the hard way as Carlos and Giovanni Ruffo made him work to earn their respect.     
• 2/24/2007 PrideFC held it's show in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight and we saw Dan Henderson defeat the long-standing champion Silva by knock-out. In a huge upset, Nick Diaz defeated Pride Lightweight champion Gomi by submission. KOTC lightheavyweight champion James Lee also unexpectedly defeated Travis Wieuf in the first round. Former KOTC lightweight champ Mac Danzing was knocked out in his Pride debut.
• 2/19/2007 UFC Fighter & T.U.F. 2 winner Joe "Daddy" Stevenson began his training today at Tyson Johnson's Universal Grappling Academy for his April 5th Ultimate Fight Night match against Melvin Guillard. We welcome Joe and hope to provide a great training experience for him at the U.G.A.     However, Joe did run into some trouble while training as UGA's Carlos and Giovanni Ruffo had to test his toughness when they began a two on one grappling match. 
• 2/10/2007 Las Vegas, Nevada played host to a very well ran N.A.G.A. Grappling Tournament. 11 Universal Grappling members took part with 9 of them placing in the Top 3 divisions. It was a great day for the UGA and many took notice as these exceptional athletes worked hard to end the day with 10 winning trophy swords. Carlos Ruffo won two 1st place awards in two divisions, Javier sr. won  2nd & 3rd place awards in two divisions but clearly could have won 2 first place awards if he wasn't battling a horrible sickness, John Brosowski won 1st place, Niko Combado won 1st place, Javier jr. won 2nd place, Nate Vargas won 2nd place, Heath Kuhlmann won 2nd place, and Aaron Morland won 3rd place. As a Team, the UGA took 6th place over-all. We hope to improve that number in the future with more members competing and more wins.
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• 2/3/2007 The UFC held it's show in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada where we saw my friend Quinton "Rampage" Jackson make and win his octagon debut by defeating Marvin Eastman. Mircro CroCop also won an easy fight with Eddie Sanchez. Tyson Griffin who didn't look his usual self met with his first MMA defeat via decision, and Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva beat Travis Lutter in the second round via tap out. Our superstar boys Carlos and Giovanni Ruffo again amazed the UFC crowd and fighters by demonstrating their awesome adult sized MMA skills. Great job boys, keep up the good work.
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• 1/26/2007 King of the Cage held it's second show of 07 at the Soaring Eagle Casino in My. Pleasant, Michigan. It was a great crowd that saw wins from Dan "The Beast" Severn, Buddy Clinton, and Jason Ireland.
• 1/20/2007 Today 2 Universal Grappling Academy students of the kids program Carlos and Giovanni Ruffo went head to head with California's best wrestlers including top students from the great Dan Henderson's school and came out on Top as they took 1st and 2nd place at the super tournament held in Southern California. Giovanni who recently turned 5 years old showed incredible heart as he constantly fights an uphill battle against larger bodied opponents. Carlos who recently turned 6 years old, beat Dan Hendersons top student who had been undefeated for the last 2 1/2 years, and continues to show why he is the future of this sport with his intensity, talent, and desire to win. Keep watching for these 2 superstars!
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• 1/19/2007 King of the Cage held it's first event for 2007 in Rockford, Illinoise at the Metrocentre. It was an exciting night where even the honorable Mayor showed up and enjoyed the event as Clay French defeated the now former Lightweight Champion Mac Danzig. Jeff Curran also battled for 3 rounds in an action filled fight.
• Mayor of Rockford, Larry J. Morrissey Lindsay.....
• 12/16/2006 The Gladiator Challenge held it's final show of 2006 at the Memorial Auditorium in down town Sacramento CA. 13 action packed fights excited the full house of MMA fans. Tonight saw 2 main Team X members take losses as the Welterweight Champion James Fanshier lost his title to Jeramiah Metcalf in a split decision. Cal Worsham had stepped in to fight Heavyweight Champion Bo Cantrell but suffered a broken eye socket along with the loss. One Team X member Jason Geris did however win the GC Lightheavyweight Championship tonight. The Superheavyweight Champion Chance Williams defeated his Hungarian opponent in easy fashion in the 1st round. Joe Stevenson and David Terrell were present and made a positive impression at the show. David Terrell's Nor Cal Fighting Alliance kids team will be joining for a joint training week with the UGA kids in January of 2007. We would like to thank the California State Athletic Program and Armondo Garcia for their continued efforts and support of our sport. The incredible Hawaiian Tropic winner and super model Anastasia made an appearance and kept Tyson smiling all night long...  
• 12/12/2006 UFC Buys up WFA contracts and aquires Quinton Rampage Jackson, Urijah Faber, and many other top fighters.....Read this caption from Josh Gross of www.sherdog.com  
• It was billed as the “ultimate” competitor. Yet in the end, the revamped World Fighting Alliance will be remembered as little more than a splattered bug on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s broad windshield.
  
  On Monday, as first reported by the Wrestling Observer, it was revealed the WFA had unloaded fighter contracts to the organization it intended to compete with head to head, thus completing a thin chapter on what mixed martial arts promoters should not do: overpay fighters, inflate revenue and pay-per-view estimates, and under-staff the front office.
  
  During the short time WFA reappeared on the MMA landscape, the promotion repeatedly reminded anyone who would listen that it was home to Quinton Jackson (Pictures) and Lyoto Machida — fighters with little in common besides owning wins over UFC stars.
  
  Less than 10 months after the WFA announced its return, Jackson and Machida now have a much larger and more secure roof over their heads. And instead of hearing about their accomplishments versus Chuck Liddell (Pictures) and Rich Franklin (Pictures), we may now actually get to see how they stack up at this moment against the current and former UFC champs.
  
  Having recently added World Extreme Cagefighting to its promotional umbrella, Zuffa — apparently out of necessity as well as a desire to quash the WFA for good — jumped at the opportunity to expand its bursting fighter roster by about 30, adding some of the biggest names in the sport in the process.
  
  How did it happen?
  
  Spurred on by last Wednesday’s revelation that WFA CEO Jeremy Lappen was suing the company’s owners Ross Goodman and Louis Pallazo for breach of contract, the demise of the WFA was kick-started from idle to sixth gear.
  
  Friday, two days after the WFA delivered letters to fighters in its stable informing them they remained bound to the company through “MMA Participation Agreements,” Lappen and the WFA settled for an undisclosed sum — a clear sign that something was in the works.
  
  Before the weekend was over, Zuffa had capitalized and the WFA was officially dead.
  
  Now what? Will every fighter whose contract was purchased by the UFC have a spot in the rapidly expanding fight organization? And what role could the WEC play in all this?
  
  Several sources informed Sherdog.com that the UFC plans on deciding in the next day or two exactly which fighters it will keep, and moreover, what the Las Vegas-based organization will do with the ones they holdover.
  
  An option being considered, one source said, could see the UFC split its new acquisitions between the UFC and WEC, which will likely be showcased on HBO presuming the long-anticipated deal gets done.
  
  With the UFC committed to Spike TV, Zuffa is apparently planning on promoting WEC as a separate brand, and as such, it wouldn’t be entirely unexpected if several of the highly-regarded additions — Jackson, Machida, Jason Miller, Urijah Faber (Pictures), Heath Herring (Pictures), among others — end up fighting under the WEC banner.
  
  The belief is White moved to purchase WFA properties to gain the rights to Jackson so he could promote a rematch with Chuck Liddell (Pictures), not to mention prevent the selling of WFA contracts to Showtime and Pro Elite, which are set to hold a press conference Thursday in Los Angeles to announce plans for 2007.
  
  Jackson’s contract, a one-year, three-fight deal that expires in March of ’07 (though there is an option for a second year), does guarantee the former PRIDE star a percentage of pay-per-view proceeds. In the case of Jackson’s lone WFA bout — a decision victory over Matt Lindland (Pictures) — his chunk of the pie was significantly smaller than expected, as one source with close ties to the now dead WFA front office told Sherdog.com the “King of the Streets” card pulled in fewer than 50,000 buys.
  
  In the case of UFC stars such as Liddell, Tito Ortiz (Pictures) and Randy Couture (Pictures), pay-per-view-induced revenue has been extremely kind to their bank accounts. As such, there is speculation that the UFC could circumnavigate paying Jackson hundreds of thousands if not millions of additional dollars by placing “Rampage” on HBO-televised cards.
  
  What that might do to a second Jackson-Liddell showdown is unknown, but it’s highly unlikely the fan-favorite light heavyweight would fight in Zuffa’s house without facing the “Iceman” in his first few tangles. 
  
  
  
• 12/09/2006 Today 8 of the novice members of the UGA (4 kids / 4 adults) competed at the 10th annual Grapplers Quest in Las Vegas Nevada. Even though none of the level of competition rules are enforced or adheared to,  the UGA brought home 3 medals and are very proud of our grapplers (Carlos Ruffo, Nikko Combado, Justyn Combado, Javier Maya Jr., Aaron Morland, Marcello Martinez, Javier Maya Sr., and Paul Karsky). Congratulations to them all for their hard work and dedication to their team.
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• 12/01/2006 King of the Cage held it's final show of the year at the Soboba casino where 2 UGA mambers went to war. First out was Taylor Schmidt who at 328lbs made is cage debut and won after 1:09 of round #2. Next out was our road warrior Richard Solis who was very game and put up a slug fest battle that didn't end as we had hoped as he tapped by armbar at 4:58 of the second round. Our friend and former team-mate Umar Love from Evolved Martial Arts / Mellenia Jiu-Jitsu took his first loss to Fernando Gonzalez after 28 seconds of the second round. Frankie Guerrero also lost by armbar after 3:36 of the first round. Othere winners for the night were Charlie Kohler and John De La O. Two KOTC champions retained their titles after decision wins : Welterweight Champion - Aaron "SLAM" Wetherspoon and Flyweight Champion - Manny "The mangler" Tapia.
• 11/29/2006 The UGA Kids program thanks Joe (Daddy) Stevenson and his beautiful wife as they made a special appearence at Tyson Johnson's Universal Grappling Academy. Joe taught the excited children some incredible moves! However, in picture number 2 you can see that Joe finally met his match and was choked out by the vicious 5 year old Giovanni Ruffo....(LoL)    Thanks alot Joe!!
•  Thank you Joe Daddy !! Giovanni by Choke out!!
• 11/18/2006 The Universal Grappling Academy team watched with mixed reactions as GSP beat Matt Hughes for the UFC Welterweight title after 1:27 of the second round. Joe Stevenson also won his bout by submission in the first round.
• 11/12/2006 Universal Grappling Fighter Palika Drummondo wins a tough fight at the Eagle Mountain casino against Roy the Hit Boy by armbar submission in the first round. After a 4 year lay off our friend multi-time Kickboxing Champion Craig the bullet Buchannon fought and won a tough fight at the San Manuel Casino on 11/9/2006.
• 11/9/2006 The United States Armed Forces returned from Irac and met up with Tyson Johnson and Brad the icon Veret at the airport in Tulsa Oklahoma.
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• 10/31/2006 Time is running out friends - email me now with your vote for Tyson Johnson's 2006 Fighter of the Year! Deadline is December 31, 2006. (FOY - 2004 Urijah Faber / 2005 Jaime Jara) Who is next??
• 10/28/2006 In what may have been his final bout for the King of the Cage organization Bantumweight Champion Urijah Faber showed exactly why he is one of today's most sought after MMA talents as he defeated 5 time world Jiu-Jitsu champion Bibiano Fernandez in the first round. Other winners for the night were A.J. Fonseca, Gigo Jara, and Kasey Uscola. Congratulations to Jaime Jara and his new bride as they were married over the weekend in Reno!
• 10/14/2006 UFC action saw Sean Sherk finally win the long awaited Lightweight title from Kenny Florian. Anderson Silva dominated Rich Franklin in the first round to win the Middleweight title in a shocking bout. The Gladiator Challenge Welterweight Champion James Fanshier defended his title against the veteran John Cronk in Northern California.

• 10/13/2006 Tonight King of the Cage at the Soboba Casino saw Universal Grappling Academy fighter Ernie Perea defeat the tuff Albert Hill in a super fight title match. Brent Wooten fell short in his return to Georgi Caracanya after his 18 month leave from the cage. Cub Swanson defeated the great Charlie Valencia.
• 10/7/2006 Former KOTC Champion Paul Buentello knocked out UFC Veteran David (Tank) Abbott in the first round of their StrikeForce main event bout tonight.
• 9/26/2006 The Universal Grappling Academy was proud to host their new partner Hornee Industreez / www.horneeclothing.com for a 2007 Calendar photo shoot. These girls are Hot & Hornee....:-)
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• 9/23/2006 Congratulations to Tyson Griffin and Matt Hughes for their UFC 63 wins tonight.
• 9/07/2006 Congratulations to the Universal Grappling Academy Children's team members who had intense promotion testing for 3 days this week and were promoted to the next rank. Giovanni & Carlos Ruffo, Marshall & Seth Kuhlmann, and Justyn Combado. Thanks to all the parents for their support and involvement in their children's sports activities. Good luck to the next group who will be testing soon.
• 8/25/2006 Tyson's childrens book will be released for sale on Friday September 8th. You can get 3 fun stories in 1 colorful book at www.trafford.com/06-0864 . Soon also available at www.amazon.com, www.borders.com 
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• Congratulations to Tyson Griffin who has made it to the Big Show and will make his UFC debut on Sept.23rd.
• 8/24/2006 U.F.C. had exciting news as Champion Matt Hughes will finally get his Rematch against the only man to beat him since 2001 B.J. Penn on the September card. G.S.P. is out with an injury. Rich Franklin also will be defending his title in an upcoming UFC show.
• 8/04/2006 King of the Cage (Rapid Fire) was probably the best KOTC show that I have seen in memory. With 18 fights I would have to say that at least the entire later half of the show was excellent. Some outstanding bloody wars happened that night as James Fanshier battled Brian Warren to a doctor stoppage in an incredible back and forth welterweight bout. Nam Phan also had a blood soaked war with Canadian Ryan Diaz which was an action packed kickboxing war that was probably the best fight of the year! Thomas Kenny fought Aaron Wetherspoon for the vacant KOTC Welterweight belt but came up short after a hard fought battle. Wetherspoon is now the new Champion. KOTC Lightweight Champion Mac Danzig defended his belt against Buddy Clinton after 3 rounds of unexciting action. There were fighters representing Canada, Japan, Hungary, at this event. Many MMA stars were out also to watch the action - Quinton Rampage Jackson, Joe Stevenson, Dean Lister, Caro Paresian, Dan Henderson, and many more.
• 7/01/2006 The Gladiator Challenge held a stellar show for it's first California sanctioned event. There were 5 title bouts that saw all the current champions retain their titles in some great MMA wars Urijah Faber stopped Japans Naoya Uematsu, James Fanshier defeated Steve Renaud, Jamie Jara choked out Dustin Arden in 42 seconds, and Bo Cantrell again beat Rocky Batastini. A new Lightheavyweight Champion took over the vacant title Emmanuel Newton as he defeated a tough Kacey Uscola. Cal Worsham was inducted into the Gladiator Challenge Hall of Fame!
• 6/09/2006 KOTC held it's star filled event at the Soboba Casino where celebrities such as Ozzie Osborne, Mark Coleman, Wes Sims, NFL players Lance Zeno & Christian Acoiya all showed up.The UGA fighter Ernie Perea won his fight in the first round by TKO. Bad Boy fighter Al Garza lost his fight to Sean Bias as Thomas Kenny fought tough for another victory. Bobby Hoffman was a no-show against his opponent UFC veteran Wes Sims. At the Strikeforce event in San Jose CA. Tyson Griffin increased his record to 7-0 by defeating UFC veteran Duane Ludwig. Griffin is in the top 5 for Tyson Johnson's fighter of the year award.
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• 6/08/2006 Tonight KOTC filmed it's next version of the KOTC Cage Girl competition finals with 14 beautiful women competing for the title -2 returning favorites were Jami Lee Culbertson and De De Duran.
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• 5/27/2006 Tonights UFC saw Matt Hughes beat Royce Gracie and Diego Sanchez beat John Allessio.
• 5/15/2006 Some sure deal exciting fights to look out for - June 9th (KOTC) Buddy Clinton vs Mac Danzig, June 9th (Strike Force) Tyson Griffin vs Dwayne Ludwig, Brian Warren vs Kung Lee,  July 22nd (WFA) Quinton Jackson vs Matt Lindland, Bas Rutten vs Kimo Leopoldo, July 1st (Gladiator Challenge) Jaime Jara vs Dustin Arden, James Fanshier vs Brian Warren. July 8th (UFC) Ken Shamrock vs Tito Ortiz 2, Andre Arlovski vs Tim Silvia.
• 5/13/2006 KOTC held it's event at the Apache Gold Casino in San Carlos Arizona tonight that saw Bantamweight Champion Urijah Faber (12-1) defend his world title against the always tough Charlie Valencia (7-0) giving Charlie his first professional MMA loss. We also saw the return of MMA legend Don Frye as he had a 3 round war against the up and coming Native American Champion Warpath which ended in a split decision draw. Other wins came from Bobby Hoffman, Brett Sloan, and Kaycey Uscola. Al Garza did not fight as expected. Special Guests WWF Hall of Famer SuperStar Billy Graham, NFL star Michael Westbrooke and others enjoyed the show tonight.               
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• 5/03/2006 Don't forget to check out Tyson's new forum on www.keepersofthecage.com where you can ask the questions and get the answers right from Tyson himself. Tyson101 Register today and ask away!!
• 5/02/2006 As the world of Mixed Martial Arts continues to grow in California, KOTC/Gladiator Challenge have now set it's first California Regulated show for July 1st in Sacramento California. The July 9th KOTC  fight card continues to change as Thomas (wildman) Denny has now pulled himself off of the card against Thomas Kenny and sources say he'll also be leaving the organization in search for a greener  pasture. The UGA training center has been going very well and is already looking for expansion.
• 4/22/2006 Tonight 3 UGA members showed BIG heart as they entered into their first amateur competition at the Wildman smoker event, and after only a short time in training. We are very proud of the hard work and efforts of Maria Maya (kickboxing), Fermin Hernandez (Boxing), and Jimmy Ramirez (MMA). We also want to say great job to Carlos (5 yrs old) and Giovanni Ruffo (4 yrs old) for their great half time demonstration show. We appreciate all of the UGA supporters that came out both friends and family.
• 4/15/2006 The UFC had it's first Show under California regulated rules tonight. Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin fought a tramendous fight which showed that Forrest is the real deal. I personally feel that a draw would have been the right decision. Sean Sherk continued his dominance by beating Nick Diaz. The bummer of the night was Tim Sylvia regaining the Heavyweight championship from Andre Arlovski.
• 4/07/2006 The Gladiator Challenge made a huge showing at the Konacti Vista Casino in Lake Port CA. Defending Champions James Fanshier and Tyson Griffin both won their matches with ease. The other 13 matches were not without excitement and good entertainment.
• 4/06/2006 The UFC Ultimate Fight Night was a huge success tonight on Spike T.V. - Tuff 2 winner Rashad Evans won his bout as Joe Stevenson lost via a decision.
• 4/02/2006 King of the Cage sold out the Chukchansi Gold Casino with 12 exciting fights. Bo Cantrell successfully defended his Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight title during the show by knocking out Brian Sesma in just 12 seconds. Local favorites Andy Maccarone, Anthony Ruiz, Shane Stewart, and Eli Joslin all won their fights.
• 3/25/2006 King of the Cage saw only 2 fights that lasted no more than 5 1/2 minutes during their FREE showing for all of those who were rained out last Sunday. But in those breif minutes Thomas (Wildman) Denny lost his KOTC Welterweight title during his first title defense by triangle choke to Matt Stansell of the North County Fight club. Charlie Valencia made quick work of Dell Hawkins in 2:04 by tko.
• 3/19/2006 Last night 3/18 at the Soaring Eagle Casino (Michigan) KOTC put on an 11 fight show that saw Buddy Clinton choke out KrazyHorse in only 18 seconds, Brendon Seguein get a victory, as well as KOTC lightweight champion Mac Danzig successfully defend his title against Jason Ireland. Then tonight KOTC spent a soggy night at the Soboba Casino as they attempted to put on a 21 fight show featuring Thomas Denny's first title defense, the return of Charlie Valencia, and so much more. Dale Breese did fight and won his bout as did Wes Combs, and now after showing only 11 fights in the pouring rain to die hard MMA fans KOTC has offered a free show to all fans next week Saturday at 4:00pm. Former MMA champion Don Frye made an announcement of his return to the American fight circuit as he'll do battle at the KOTC event held in Arizona on May 13th. Flashback to Friday 3/17 where KOTC bantamweight champion Urijah Faber beat WEC champ Cole Escovedo in what was called an intense and fast paced war.
•  3/ 11/2006 The Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville California hosted a huge 22 fight event today and saw the return of TPK (Tall Paul Karsky) as he used a triangle choke to get his win at 4:58 of the first round. Also GC Heavyweight Champion Bo Cantrell successfully defended his title against Mike Bourke. Phil Garcia and Chuck Kim also worked their way to easy wins for the evening.
•  3/05/2006 During the KOTC show at the Ute Mountain Casino in Colorado on March 4th. We found out that KOTC has signed MMA superstar Don Fry to fight on the Apache Gold Fight card along with the eagerly awaited Urijah Faber vs Charlie Valencia fight. We would like to congratulate Rich Franklin and George St. Pierre for their bif UFC wins on Saturday night.

(2-18-06 Los Angeles, Tyson Johnson Interview)
Interviewed by Paul Smith.

One of our readers had a chance to sit down with one of the busiest individuals in M.M.A., ''The Iron man'' Tyson Johnson. He is the King of the Cage and Gladiator Challenge ring announcer; he is the owner & lead instructor of the Universal Grappling Academy in Victorville, Ca, and now a 2x time book author.

Paul Smith: I have seen you on PayPerView TV as the KOTC ring announcer. Tell me about your ring-announcing career?

Tyson Johnson: I have been in the ring announcing business for a little over 6 years now. I do all the PayPerView shows for Gladiator Challenge and KOTC. My goal is to make a difference in mixed martial arts through my ring announcing, by trying to involve each fan who comes out to see the show. I have a lot of respect for all the fighters, being a fighter myself. I try to incorporate what I would want out of a ring announcer, as if I am the one walking down that ramp, up into the cage. I want to bring the adrenaline level up within the fighters, and some energy into the fans in the seats. Fans and the fighters feed off of one another, and it?s my job to bring the two sides together.

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PS: I have seen you on PayPerView TV as the KOTC ring announcer. Tell me about your ring-announcing career?

TJ: I have been in the ring announcing business for a little over 6 years now. I do all the PayPerView shows for Gladiator Challenge and KOTC. My goal is to make a difference in mixed martial arts through my ring announcing, by trying to involve each fan who comes out to see the show. I have a lot of respect for all the fighters, being a fighter myself. I try to incorporate what I would want out of a ring announcer, as if I am the one walking down that ramp, up into the cage. I want to bring the adrenaline level up within the fighters, and some energy into the fans in the seats. Fans and the fighters feed off of one another, and it?s my job to bring the two sides together.


PS: Gladiator Challenge & KOTC have in the past, put together fights involving some of their staff. Referees Herb Dean, Larry Landless, and commentator Eric Apple to name a few have competed. Do you plan on fighting again, along with ring announcing?

TJ: As far as I know, I am the first, and only person in any sport, to compete and announce the event in the same night / same card. I did that accomplishment a few years ago in Gladiator Challenge. ?I won by front choke, by the way.? My ring announcing and other business ventures keep me real busy, so at this time I don?t have any fights in the near future. But?.. If the right situation, and the right organization came calling for me to fight again, I would definitely listen. I definitely love to compete!


PS: Since you brought up how you love to compete. What sets apart the Universal Grappling Academy from other martial arts schools?

TJ: The UGA work ethic is above the rest. UGA has been in business for about 7 ? 8 years now. With a school in Victorville, Ca. and another opening up in Ridgecrest, Ca. in the next 6 months. Other schools can say they teach this, or have that. But I prove it, during every one of my classes. I don?t just sit on the sidelines and tell my students what to do. I?m participating with them also. I?ve seen interviews with instructors on how they teach law enforcement / fire fighters? etc. survival skills to do their job. The advantage I have with teaching officers, firemen/firewomen, etc. is the fact that I KNOW what works in their profession. I was in the law enforcement realm for several years.
Even after I left law enforcement, I still make it a point to go on ride along(s) with guys who patrol the bad neighborhoods like MMA fighter, Ernie Perea. I have personally put myself in the professional workers shoes, to find out what exactly is needed from me at one of my classes, besides a basic cardio workout. That is the UGA work ethic. That is Tyson Johnson's work ethic, constantly learning with an open mind.


PS: In early January 2006, you became an author for the second time. What is your newest book about?

TJ: This book is about health, fitness, training, and nutrition. It covers many areas in the health & fitness world, as well as UGA tips for MMA training and mindset. I have been a fitness trainer for over 15 years and I placed my knowledge within this book for everyone to read. I give tips for men, women, and even children. Everything from women?s self awareness/rape prevention tips, to children?s nutrition needs. In fact I have a rape prevention class, and I teach a children?s health and fitness seminar at the Universal Grappling Academy. It gives parents and children a chance to ask questions regarding their health & fitness concerns.


PS: Since you are now an established ring announcer, MMA fighter, business entrepreneur, and now an author, what is next from Tyson Johnson?

TJ: In 2006, my goals are to increase my workload as a ring announcer with KOTC, Gladiator Challenge, or any other organization that can work within my schedule. I am constantly trying to improve in all aspects of my life. I am currently writing my next book which will be called; ?Tyson Johnson?s: Universal Grappling Academy nutritional & motivational guide Volume II.? This edition will be specializing in safety tips for Firefighters, Law Enforcement personnel, and everyone in between. I don?t set easy goals for myself, but I intend on reaching them. You can get your hands on my latest book at TysonJohnson.com or Buybooksontheweb.com, under health & fitness. Anyone who is looking for a school to train at, or looking to get into the fight game for the first time, I have it all inside my book. 2006 is going to be a great year not only for me, but for the UGA team also. I am doing my best to bring even more awareness to the fastest growing sport in the world in MMA.

PS: Tyson, Thank you for your time. Anything else you would like to say to the people who will read this? Anything for your fans?

TJ: I want to thank the Lord first and foremost. HUGE thanks to everyone who has supported me over the last several years. UGA fighters; Hasani White, Paul Karsky, Jimmy Ramirez, Ernie Perea, the team over at The Temple of Evolved Martial Arts, and Terry and Tedd of KOTC/G.C. Check out my web site at TysonJohnson.com for more information on my book, as well as a wide variety of other news. Oh yeah, one more thing. We at the UGA, as well as the KOTC family lost one of our family members, in Joseph Wyatt. I would like to send my love and prayers to Joseph?s parents, his brother Tommy Wyatt, and Joe?s Goddaughter Shelbie. Joseph has been honored on the March 19th 2006 KOTC poster, he will be truly missed.

• 2/17/2006 Tonight, KOTC owner Terry Trabilcock and Promoter Monty Cox put on a fine show in Moline Illinoise. The pay per view showing will air on Friday night March 10th. We saw many talented fighters, and many of them who have the potential to make it far in this sport. ThrowDown is the new magazine put out by Todd Hester (formerly of Grappling Magazine and Bodyguard). This magazine is TOP quality and will surely be the best source for your MMA information needs. Look for it in your local area, and support this magazine. (Especially since from what I have heard, the other 2 will no longer be available).
  
• 2/04/06 The great champion Randy Couture retires tonight after his final bout against Chuck Lidell. KOTC Heavyweight Champion Paul Buentello destroys Rage in the Cage Champion Gilbert Aldona in UFC 57.
• 2/2/06 Tedd Williams Gladiator Challenge was a Big hit at the Colusa Casino tonight as Jaime Jara was crowned the 2005 Fighter of the Year by Tyson Johnson after being the first and only competitor to win 3 titles in 3 weight classes. The night was packed with action including a successful Heavyweight title defense by Champion Bo Cantrell. Shawn Bias, also beat the tough veteran Dave Velasquez in a lightweight battle.
• 1/29/06 Tyson's New MMA training book is now available at   http://www.buybooksontheweb.com/browse_result.asp?cat=Health+%26+Fitness #24.  This weekend Urijah Faber won his fight in Canada. This March 19th at KOTC marks the return of a former great champion Charlie Valencia who will fight a tough Del Hawkins. John Alessio has been rumored to have been called up to the UFC Octagon for a fight in the near future. Check out Tyson's book and give feedback...  http://www.buybooksontheweb.com/browse_result.asp?cat=Health+%26+Fitness #24
• 1/19/06  UFC officials announce their California debut under the newly passed MMA laws at the Anaheim Pond.. The event will be held in April.
• 1/1/2006 In Loving memory of Joseph (Jo-Jo) Wyatt who will always be remembered as a great friend and respected member of the UGA who was set to fight within the next few months.To all friends and family members T. Johnson Enterprises and The Universal Grappling Academy has suffered a great loss. Joey Wyatt was shot and killed by some scum sucking convict gangbanger after a New Years Party this morning in Hesperia CA. Joe is survived by family and UGA members Ernie Perea, Tommy Wyatt, and Frankie Guerreo. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his caring mother and the entire family. 1/6/06 UPDATE: On Sunday 1/8/06 a fantastic young man in Joe Wyatt will be laid to rest in Hesperia CA. Tonight I had the pleasure of paying my respects at his familes home and was moved to see the love and compassion that each family member displayed. Joeseph -  the son, brother, cousin, and friend was surely taken far before his time and will be greatly missed by all who love him. May God bless his soul and his wonderful family. He will represent the UGA Champion in the heavens.
• 12/27/2005 We would like to offer our get well thoughts to KOTC veteren Randy Velarde who was stabbed multiple times by some worthless low life while inside a sports bar tonight. We wish Randy a speedy recovery.
• 12/22/05 A Sherdog rumor has it that big time fight name and friend BAS RUTTEN has left Japans mega fight show (PRIDE Fighting Championships) and will now again be working as the main commentator for King of the Cage. We'll let you know the 411 as we find out more.
• 12/11/05 Gladiator Challenge at the Chuckchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coursegold CA. was great, along with their professional and very fun front desk staff. We watched the two greatest 145pound Champions in the world defend their respected titles. Urijah Faber -  KOTC Bantamweight Champion defeated the always tough Charles Krazyhorse Bennet by rear naked choke in the first round. Gladiator Challenge Bantamweight Champion - Tyson Griffin continues to destroy his opponents as he defeated a very tough George Evangelista by TKO in the first round. Other fighters that saw wins on Sunday nafternoon were Anthony Ruiz, and Andy Macarone.
• 12/07/05 Tonight Tyson made was the special guest announcer for a great stand up comedy event in Studio City presented by Naked Nuts and hosted by the nationally known radio personality and sports columnist Jody Austin (The Sports Chick) along with her sidekick TarrZan (The Comedy junkie). This was an excellent show filled with top comedians from around the world.  Go see Naked Nuts on Wednesday Nights 9:00pm at 12430 Riverside Drive, Studio City -  The Port - Sports Bar and Grill.
• 12/02/05 KOTC at the Soboba Casino saw the now former Welterweight Champion James Fanshier lose his 170lb title to Thomas Denny. Manny Tapia successfully defended his superlightweight title against a tough 808 Fight Factory opponent. Nam Phan made quick work of his opponent in only 19 seconds. Other winners of the night were Brian warren, Thomas Kenny, Fernando Gonzales, and Arron Whetherspoon.
• As of DECEMBER 28, 2005 MMA will be officially legalized in CALIFORNIA. Thank you CSAC, and Doc. Nelson Hamilton for all of your efforts to help make this possible.
• 11/19/05 UFC bad mouths The Gladiator Challenge during a poor/dull fight on their pay per view show. Joe Rogan UFC commentator made  bad remark towards the GC on national television, soon we hope to have comments from Tedd Williams - Owner of the Galdiator Challenge. Joe Riggs may have lost to UFC Champion Matt Hughes tonight, but he'll surely be a big hit when he makes his King of the Cage debut in early 2006. With the return of BJ Penn, the 3rd match between Coutureand Liddell, along with the rival coaches of the T.U.F. season 3, the 2006 year looks very exciting and awesome for the UFC.
• 11/16/05 It's official, today Tyson submitted his U.G.A. Training,Nutrition,and Motivation Guide to the publishers. Look for this exciting and educational book to be available by March 2006.
• 11/13/05 Congratulations to Jaime Jara of Cal Worshams Team X for winning the Gladiator Challenge Middle Weight Championship after a fast and hard fought battle with Dustin Arden. This is Jaime's 3rd title in his 3rd weight class. We are very proud of his hard work and efforts, what a great heart!!
• 11/05/05 Congratulations to my friends and associates Joe Stevenson, Diego Sanchez, and Rashad Evans for their wins during The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finals. Great job gentlemen, keep up the great work!!!
• 10/29/05 King of the Cage (Execution Day) in Reno Nevada was much better than expected. 10 action packed fights inside the Reno Event Center with Urijah Faber with a successful title defense against up and comer Shawn Bias, 6-0 undefeated,Buddy Clinton tastes his first loss against Japanese fighter Takefumi Hanai, War Path wins a tough fight, and a big surprise as Mac Danzig stuns the world with his easy defeat of the tough Japanese fighter Takuni Nakayama to win the KOTC LightWeight Championship. We had a great crowd of enthusiastic fight fans. It was a pleasure to work with all of those involved with the Nevada State Athletics Commission, and I hope to have more opportunities to work with them again.
• 10/26/05 Congratulations goes out to Tyson Johnson who as of today is a certified Published Author - The Session has been completed and the publishing company says his short story book will be available world wide within 6 - weeks. Tysons UGA Training Guide should be completed in November and sent to the presses. If all goes well, that will be available for purchase by March 06. along with his childrens book that is being illustrated as we speak! Keep it up Tyson, You can accomplish anything!!!
• 10/26/05 An unnamed source told us the rumor that about a month ago an incident in Riverside County involved UFC Champion Chuck Liddell being handcuffed and brought to his knees at shot gun point after law enforcement was called to a pc415 call at a gas station.
• 10/7/05 - Tonight the UFC Heavyweight Champion takes on the King of the Cage Heavyweight Champion. 10:00pm - With a stunning ending, Paul Buentello was knocked out by the UFC Champion in only 15 seconds. I have no doubt Buentello will be back in the winners circle very soon. We hope that he will soon be back in the KOTC cage defending his Heavyweight title where he belongs.
• 10/5/05 - UFC blocks out all media access for Friday's pay per view event #55. Dana White is  bothered by the lack of professional integrity MMA media that has constantly given up too much information, too soon.
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• 9/23/05 At the King of the Cage event, UGA had 5 fighters entered and went 3-1-1 in front of an excited crowd.
• 9/18/05 - Well, we had 18 fights and nothing great to talk about at the Gladiator Challenge matches but they were surely better than the T.U.F. match they had on Spike on Monday night 9/19/05. The 4 HOT ring girls sure made the show exciting......People are still stunned over the Faber loss to Griffen. Tyson Griffin will not be fighting Takumi for the KOTC 155lb title.Mac Danzig will take his place for the title shot.
• 9/10/2005 - It can happen to any good champion!, In an incredible battle that should have been fought on Pay Per View television, 2004 Fighter of the Year Urijah Faber (now 8-1) sustained a 2 inch cut on his front head area at the beginning of the fight from the cage which may have thrown off his game as he later lost his Gladiator Challenge Bantum weight title to an explosive rising star Tyson Griffin (now 4-0) during the 3rd round. Faber still has his KOTC belt to defend, and this Competitor said he's not finished with Griffin, and wants a rematch  in the near future. Griffin says "Faber will have to earn it!" Nick Ertle lost his GC light weight title to Mac Danzig in the first round. Other winners were Ryan Perez of Rare Breed, and Erik Hayes of Worshams Team X. Rick Collup did not show up for his fight against Cal Worsham....... http://www.keepersofthecage.com
• 8/25/05 The Gladiator Challenge has 2 new Champions! 1st. HeavyWeight Champion Bo (Red Rum) Cantrell, and 2nd Light Heavyweight Champion Edwin (Babyface) Dewees. Congratulations to both of them for their hard work and efforts. 145lb. Champion Urijah Faber is healing well and will be fighting September 10th . Welterweight Champion James Fanshier who also had an injury just started to train again for his title bout in December. The Gladiator Girls were the Hottest four combination I have seen in a long time...WOW!!!..
• 8/5/05 U.G.A. Fighter, Deputy Ernie Perea won his KOTC Pay per View fight by submission in the first round. The return of John Alessio was a fast one with his defeat over world known fighter Shannon (the Cannon) Ritch. Middleweight Champion Joey Villasenior retained his belt after 3 rounds. Nam Phan seemed to be taking some hard shots before pulling out a great arm bar for the win! UGA student and instructor of T.E.M.A. Umar Luv had 2 students make their fight debut on this evening. Thomas Denny won an easy fight for a super fight title, and then called out Welterweight Champion James Fanshier who made fun of the Quote "handed out title" " As George Lucas made yoda, now Terry Trabilcock made Thomas Denny" end Quote! If that wasn't enough, from outside the cage, UGA fighter Richard Solis continued to taunt and badger Denny as he is trying to get a rematch of their fight in 2003 at the Pala Casino. Special Guests of Tyson Johnson and KOTC were the like of Tito Ortiz, Dan Henderson, Royce Gracie, Quinton (Rampage) Jackson, B.E.T., and representatives of Floyd Mayweather Jr., Greg Jackson, and Cal Worsham. This Pay per View is set to air on Friday August 12, 2005.   AND, for all of you SMART ASSES out there, the Rematch between Tyson and the Speaker that fell onto his head 2 weeks ago is set for our next Pay per View show!!!  ha ha ha  ha ha ha..........
• 7/27/05 With only a week and a half to go, the U.G.A. Law Enforcement Officer Ernie Perea who was set to fight Parolee Albert Hill on Aug. 5th at the KOTC pay per view show just received some Bad news! On Tuesday night 7/26/05 Albert Hill was Arrested by the U.S. Marshalls Office for parol violations! Promoters are now looking for another parolee to fill the spot for this highly publisized bout.185lb U.G.A. Fighter Hasani White is preparing for his next bout..His sites are set for September or October.
• 7/17/05 The U.G.A. has taken 2 losses over the last 2 shows first Paul Karsky and now Hoss Carter! The guy's train as hard as they can considering what they have to work with. Tyson pledges to work harder to get the funds for a proper training facility, so that these fighters can benefit from a structured program. In his Gladiator Challenge debut, Hoss (6'3 260lbs) put up a good fight against a top class wrestler. In a freak accident, Tyson was knocked out when an 80lb speaker fell and landed onto his head and left shoulder. Despite being injured and bleeding, Tyson finished the show and later sought medical attention.
• KOTC Ring Girl competition finals in Las Vegas(7/7/05) went very well, Pay per View showing to be on air in next 2 months. KOTC fights in Arizona (7/9/05) at the Apache Gold Casino went well, but with a few glitches for the first time there...Over 3,000 peopled showed to support our growing Organization. Our PHOTO GALLERY has been updated with more cool pics as of 7/11/05.
• 7/02/05 www.healthyvitaminworld.com has pledged 50% 0f all sales for Multi-Vitamin, Weight Loss, or Natural Cures Book product(s) to the U.G.A. Kids Wrestling Program. Or you can Visit:  www.healthyvitaminworld.net .
• 6/27/05 Vitamin Program promotes health and gives 10% funds to UGA youth program. Please visit www.dontforgettotakeyourvitamins.com/johnson12910 and help the Kids program! They need your support today for a healthy sports life tomorrow.
• 6/19/05  T. Johnson Enterprises and Bosomo Designs join forces to provide good quality custom apparel printing for your personal or business needs at reasonable prices. Check out Custom Shirts on this site...
• 6/17/05 Krazy Horse and KOTC Middle weight Champion Joey Villasenior along with Miguel Guiterrez  all win thier fights in New Mexico with ease. Diego Sanchez was the special guest of his friend - ( Ring Announcer) Tyson Johnson in hopes to repair the relationship between Sanchez and Promoters Trebilcock and Burleson. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson was also on hand..Talks of future KOTC fights for Jackson have been rumored.
• 6/14/05 Thomas Denny seems to have everybody on his tail. First, He has a rematch to try and remove the KOTC welter weight title from James Fanshier, Second - Back stage of the KOTC on June 12th words were exchanged between Denny and fighter of the night Richard Solis to possibly set up a rematch between them, Third, and now Manny Reyes Jr. has openly called Thomas a coward on the Sherdog forum for not responding to his challemge for a fight. W'ell see how the next few months go for The Wildman.....
• 6/12/05 THE NIGHTMARE IS OVER - UGA member RICHARD SOLIS beats long time rival John(The Nightmare) Cole by TKO in the first round!! This long lasting fued may now be over after the 3rd fight between these two Gladiators! John says he is done fighting, and Richard says he has just begun! Good luck to John in his life, and Great Job Richard Solis. * Nam Phan wins again, as does Thomas (The Wildman) Denny who then swore to destroy James Fanshier on August 5th when Thomas goes after the Welter weight title for a second time.
• 6/04/05 KOTC Heavyweight Champion Paul Buentello knocks out another UFC fighter and is now 2-0 in the Octagon. Rich Franklin stops Evan Tanner to win the UFC Middleweight Title.
• 6/03/05 The Gladiator Challenge in Colusa California went well with 16 fights this past Thursday night. Welter Weight Champion James (The Educator) Fanshier made quick work of his opponent, then made mention of the opponent who didn't show up Thomas (The Wildman) Denny. Appearently they'll do battle again some time in August at KOTC. The new cage design for King of the Cage and Gladiator Challenge that is pat. pending was finally revieled and used at  this show, and the cage is awesome. 145lb Champion Urijah Faber was at the show but was on crutches with a severe ankle sprain, we hope that he heals up soon and returns to action.
• Thank you Richard and Brigitta for sponsoring the UGA with your Hit Master Personal Trainer from ImpactTrainingSystems. It's great!! Our reaction times are all over the place, but getting better.
• 5/21/2005 Law Enforcement Officer, Ernie Perea  makes his final MMA appearance in August at the King of the Cage show, Tyson Johnson prepares Deputy Perea for a hard battle and a great victory.
• 5/11/05 California Commission continues to push back MMA sanctions. Now, until August. We'll see !!!!
• 5/09/05 Tyson offered a 4 show deal for King of the Cage in CANADA..... First show in October... 
• 5/08/05 A special thanks to fighting champions Randy Couture, Frank Trigg, Quinton Jackson, and Heath Hearing for supporting last nights King of the Cage at the Buffalo Bills Casino in Nevada. You can see all of the action on Pay Per View Friday Night May 20th.
• 4/28/05 2 new possible locations for the UGA in the works, New Mexico and Trona/Ridgecrest area. Tyson to view areas and find possible solutions for both locations.

 4/25/05 I want to give a BIG thanks to 2 very special girls who are my #1 fans and who are also my 2 newest students in womens self defense.....Mayci Cortese  &  Becca Romp. Keep practicing girls !!! ; )

• 4/25/05 Tyson gets offered KOTC in New Mexico on June 17th.... He'll be there !!!!
• 4/16/05 Brent Wooten was forced to retire from fighting after suffering ANOTHER KO loss in El Paso Texas.  Bad attitude, non serious training, and the lack of talent are reflected in our decision. Wootens latest comments and actions give the UGA a bad reputation in my oppinion. It's best for everybody.....
• 4/14/05 We want to thank our sponsor studioventure.com for thier support and enocourage you to visit.
• May 9th: UGA fighter Hasani White wins his Gladiator Challenge fight in Lakeport CA. and is now 2-0
• Thank you Mike and Teresa Sizemore of SIZEMORE CONSTRUCTION for your sponsorship. Business owners who sponsor the UGA are greatly needed and Appreciated!!
• 4/02/05 Congratulations to Joe (Daddy) Stevenson who along with his beautiful girlfriend are expecting a baby. After speaking with Joe at the Total Combat 8 show in Tijuana Mexico Joe has confirmed that he will NOT be returning to KOTC to fight Takumi. Joe has been selected to be one of the talents for the 2nd season of The Ultimate Fighter. We wish Joe and his new family great happiness and good luck with all he does.
• KOTC commentator ERIK (the Bad) APPLE easily won his fight at theTotal Combat show making his record 5-0. His opponent recieved a bitter taste of the Bad Apple, but also a torn ACL for his troubles.
• The rumors that Joe Stevenson will return to KOTC to fight Takumi for the lightweight championship on the May 7th card are still unconfirmed. Could Joe 195lbs lose the weight and be ready? We'll wait and see.
• 3/20/05 Great show for KOTC almost all 21 fights were exciting and filled with action. Umar Luv defeated a tough opponent in Andy Maccarone by decision, Krazy Horse fought a hard fight to a 10 minute draw. The return of Tony Galindo was short as an injury threw him off his game and that ended with a loss. Chris Brennans Next Generation team dominated the show with 4 wins. The ring girls were awesome, and other stars were there such as Diego Sanchez, Paul Buentello, Rampage Jackson,and Chris Brennan. The crowd was good and a close second to the Ohio crowd for the best fight crowd award.
• 3/20/05 A sad day for Universal Grapplers who sported 3 losses at the KOTC fights this Sunday. Paul Karsky, Brent Wooten, and Nick Davanzo all put up good fights, but came up short. Back to training and time to get ready for their next events. All 3 are good competitors and already claim victory for their next fights.
• Hasani White of Tyson Johnsons Universal Grappling Academy WINS his fight debut at the Gladiator Challenge show in Porterville CA. Hasani is now set for fight #2 on April 9th in Northern CA. Along with Brent Wooten who will be fighting a week later in El Paso Texas.  The 2004 fighter of the year Urijah Faber successfully defended his belt against an over matched opponent. His next defense will be at KOTC May 7th against Chuck Kim. Faber is my favorite to win that match as well. Photos from the event and the KOTC ring girl competition will be in the photo section within 2 weeks.
• Friday March 11th come join Tyson as he hosts the KOTC Ring Girl competition finals at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Neveda. This show should be Hot and Wild !!!!!!
• March 2, 2005 BooyaaClothing.com sponsors Tyson and the Universal Grappling Academy. They team up to promote, advertise and market the world of MMA. These guys are great and have a great site for you to enjoy.
• UPDATES for KOTC Pay Back will be posted after the pay per view showing on SUN. March 6, 2005
• Special thanks of appreciation goes ot to Brad Veret, who is The Icon of King of the Cage. So much hard work and effort goes into putting on a show, and Brad helps to lead the bunch.
• CONGRADULATIONS!!!! The sport of MMA is now LEGAL !!! Feb.22, 2005  The California State Athletics Commission passed the law 4 to 1 in favor of  a new and exciting chapter in the world of Mixed Martial Arts.
• Feb. 2005 Tyson teams up with PsyKogear for promotions and publicity. Visit:www.psykogear.com
• Tyson leaves for Cleveland Ohio Feb. 24th to Host KOTC pay per view event. (Dan Severn vs Butter Bean)
• 3 Universal Grappling Academy fighters are set to do battle in the next 2 months Nick Davanzo: KOTC Pay per View - March 20th, Hasani White makes his fight debut at Gladiator Challenge March 13th at 195lbs, and Brent (The Hammer) Wooten will make his return to the cage on March 20th at the Soboba Casino, and on April 9th at a new venue in Northern California.
• To see or to order great fight photos visit:http://www.fightnite.photoreflect.comand enjoy the excellent pictures that are available from the famous Cage Fight Photographer Jose Maldonado of FightNite Photography.
• (Feb. 5,05) KrazyHorse Knocks out opponent along with front teeth in only 11 seconds of 1st round.
• (Feb. 5,05) Nam Phan has tough opponent, but through good skills and toughness wins a tough fight.
• (Feb. 5,05) WARPATH stops a tough Vince Lucero in the second round. Next up...Dan Bobish
• (Feb. 5,05) Terry Trebilcock, Jim Burelson, Tyson Johnson, and Ian Troy put on a good show for an excited and enthusiastic New Mexico croud. Special thanks to the New Mexico State Athletics Commission.
• (Feb. 5,05) KOTC Heavyweight Champion Paul Buentello KO's UFC fighter in 1st round..Great Job!! Also KOTC fighter and friend Mike Kyle finishes James Irvin during the first round of James UFC debut.
• (1-23-05)Tyson Goes to Cleveland Ohio Feb. 24th for King of the Cage Pay per View!!
• (1-23-05)New Casino deal signed for Gladiator Challenge...First show is April 9, 2005
• (1-28-05) KOTC Heavyweight Champion Paul Buentello  set to fight in this Feb. 5th UFC event along with team mate and friend Mike Kyle. We wish them both good luck in the event.
• (1-28-05) Both KOTC / Gladiator Challenge Champions Urijah Faber and James Fanshier were at the Gladiator Challenge event in Colusa. Both are preparing for their next fights coming soon.
• Special Thanks to my friends Dave H.(No limits) Jose M.(Fight Nite Photography) and the guys.
• Ring Girls (Katie and Daniella) for 1-27-05 Gladiator Challenge A+++ Special Thanks for their participation.
• Thanks for showing up Jarod Bunch Former NFL #33 New York Giants. We appreciate you!
• (1-28-05)Dan Severn wins Gladiator Challenge super fight title from great competitor & friend Cal Worsham who ended his final career fight with a rib injury stoppage in the 3rd round.
• Fanshier says NO ! to rematch with Thomas Denny in Febuary 2005
• Nick Davanzo signs with U.G.A....3 year deal for 2-0 fighter
• 2005 will see KOTC show at the California/Nevada State Line Casinos
• Tyson returns to New Mexico Feb. 2005....1st of 4 possible shows this year
• Donations are needed as a massive earthquake (9.0) creates a tsunami that devestates 9 south asian countries. Over 150,000 people Dead! Please Help !! Please send any donations to T. Johnson Enterprises: P.O. Box 264 Apple Valley California 92307
• T. Johnson Enterprises works with True Faith Community Church to raise funds for food and medical aid to go to tsunami victims. Your contributions are greatly needed and appreciated.
• 2005 to see the return of Tall Paul Karsky fighting in the octagon
• Tall Paul challenges Alex Rickards to Rematch in June 05
• (1-01-05)January 2005 Unlimited Fitness now under Golds Gym control...Many drop membership !
• Contributions are needed to help fund a new UGA facility and kids wrestling program, both Monthly and One Time Donations are appreciated.Send To T. Johnson Enterprises - P.O. Box 264 Apple Valley Ca. 92307
• (1-17-05)Johnson enters new work force with Sizemore Construction, 1/2 of all Monies earned will go to the tsunami victims relief fund and the land slide victims in California. Special thanks to Mike and Teresa Sizemore.