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No BJJ Class 6-11 Due to OGC

ATTENTION JG MMA STUDENTS! This Saturday, June 11th, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class will be CANCELLED due to the Ohio Grappling Challenge in Pickerington Ohio. We will still have Fitness Kickboxing at 10am and Muay Thai at 11am. ...<< MORE >>

Memorial Day hours and class schedule update

JG MMA will be open on Monday, May 30th for Memorial Day with an abbreviated class schedule. We will be open 9:30am-1:30pm. Our classes for Monday are 11:00am Muay Thai with Coach Thurston, 12:00 noon Fitness Kickboxing with Coach Thurston and 12 noon Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with Coach Ramsey. Come in and train before you sit by the pool and enjoy the rest of your Memorial Day holiday. We have also made a schedule change for the Fitness Kickboxing class so be sure to check out www.jgmma.com and click the "schedule" tab to get your current class schedule. ...<< MORE >>

Team JG to fight this weekend in KY

Come support Team JG this Saturday, May 7, at Absolute Action MMA 13. JG MMA's own Tommy Hayden, Jamie "Oleg" Morton, Robbie Maloff and Rob Consorti will be representing our team in the cage this weekend. AAMMA 13 will be held at the Midwest Sports Complex in Florence, KY. Tickets are available right here at the school. Support our guys and buy a ticket at JG MMA for this great fight card.General Admission tickets are just $25. Get your tickets now! 
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JG MMA Launches New Amateur MMA Program

JG Mixed Martial Arts is glad to announce the launching of our new Amateur MMA Program to start Monday, March 28. This program is designed to deliver mixed martial arts training to all of aspiring fighters for Team Jorge Gurgel. This program will be lead by UFC Veteran and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, Dustin Hazelett and will run at 7:30pm on Monday and Wednesday nights. This class is open to all current JG MMA students who are given approval from their grappling and striking coaches to participate. For more information stop by the front desk for details. We look ...<< MORE >>

Dorian Price to instruct JG MMA Thai classes this week..

Attention all students and guests. JG MMA is excited to announce that Dorian Price will be intructing all JG MMA evening Muay Thai classes this week and next. Everyone is welcome to join in our 5:00 and 6:00pm Thai boxing classes to take advantage of the technique and drills Dorian has to intruct. ...<< MORE >>

Jorge Gurgel Victorious this weekend!

Congratulations to JG himself, Jorge Gurgel, for his submission victory of Billy Vaughn this past weekend at Strikeforce. Jorge submitted Vaughn with a guillotine choke 44 seconds in round one. We appreciate all of the support from his fans and students who came up to Columbus on Saturday. A big congratualtions also goes out to Zoila Frausto-Gurgel for her judge's decision victory on this past weekend's Bellator  card. Congratualtions to JG MMA's own Nick Meyers TKO victory in the Arnold Classic Muay Thai Kickboxing bout and Terrell Houston's victory in the Classic boxing bout. Great job everyone.......proof that hard work ...<< MORE >>

Updated Class Schedule for March

We hope that everyone is having a great 2011 so far. JG MMA has made some minor changes to our class schedule which are set to go into effect Monday, March 7, 2011. Please take a look at our "Schedule" tab on our web site to get up to speed on the changes. We look forward to seeing everyone in here training this week.......Spring is right around the corner. ...<< MORE >>

JG MMA-Regular schedule for President's Day

JG MMA is running regular class schedule today, Monday 21, President's Day. If you're off work today and you've been putting off visiting our school then today is the day! You can always find our current class scheudle online at jgmma.com. We hope to see everyone in here today training hard. ...<< MORE >>

Snow Closing-Thursday Jan. 20

All evening classes are cancelled and the school is closed tonight due to weather conditions for Thursday, January 20, 2011. We will be back open tomorrow with regular class schedule. You can always get updates on our JG Facebook fan page at "The Jorge Gurgel Mixed Martial Arts Academy". Everyone be safe and we hope to see you all tomorrow. ...<< MORE >>

JG MMA Closed Tuesday January 11...

Due to weather conditions all evening classes have been canceled and JG MMA is closed. We will re-open tomorrow for regular classes. Please confirm we are open before coming in either by phone, web site or facebook. Everyone be safe and we hope to see you tomorrow. ...<< MORE >>

Morning Classes cancelled 12-16-10

Due to weather conditions, Morning classes have been cancelled. Contact Professor Jorge about pro-spar. We will be open for our normal evening schedule. ...<< MORE >>

Thanksgiving Weekend

JG MMA will be closed Thursday, November 25 through Sunday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving and we look forward to seeing everyone back in the School on Monday. ...<< MORE >>

Team JG In House Tournament

On Saturday November 20th we will be combining the Marcus Aurelio Seminar with a Team JG in house tournament. The tournament is for ages 12 and up and will start at 9am. The cost is $10. The tournament will be preceded by a super fight between 2 undefeated brown belts, Dan Doerner (145lbs) and Rich Franklin (220lbs). Professors Marcus Aurelio, Jorge Gurgel and Jon Stutzman will be the referee's for the Tournament. The seminar will follow. Cost is $80. Call 513-889-5851 for more information and reservations. ...<< MORE >>

No BJJ class 10-20 for OGC Tournament

This Saturday October 30th there will NOT be any BJJ classes because of the OGC Tournament at Lakeview Junior High School in Columbus. Come cheer on teammates and compete yourself. See you there!

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Marcus Aurelio Seminar November 20th!

Bjj, UFC and Strikeforce veteran Marcus Aurelio is returning to JG MMA on November 20th for a one day seminar. Cost is $80 and the event starts at 11:00am. You can pre-register at the front desk. . Call 513-889-5851 for reservations and questions! ...<< MORE >>

JG MMA Students to compete in Thai Fights.....

Saturday, October 16th, JG MMA's own Matt Zilch and John Buckley will be competing in the Tama Martial Arts Muay Thai Tournament. Zilch, 5-0, coming off of his recent victory at Metropolis will look to keep his undefeated streak alive this weekend. Buckley, 1-0, too is looking to remain undefeated. Both have been training extremely hard and will represent our school very well. Come out to support our fighters this weekend at Tama Martial Arts, 1753 Woodman Dr., Dayton, OH 45420, across from value city furniture. Doors open at 7pm, fights start at 8. Good luck guys! ...<< MORE >>

JG MMA Closed for Labor Day

JG MMA Academy will be closed this Monday, September 6 for Labor Day. We will resume classes on Tuesday September 7 with regular class schedule. We wish everyone a fun and safe holiday weekend. ...<< MORE >>

Sale on select apparel and training gear!

Now through Saturday 8/14/10 receive discounts up to 20% off select apparel and $20 off of the white JG 'Competition' Gi's.

See the front desk for details. ...<< MORE >>

Saturday, August 7th

Good luck to all of the JG Competitors this weekend at the OGC. All Youth and Adult Jiu Jitsu classes are cancelled for Saturday August 7. JG MMA will be open and have open mat for anyone who is not competing or would like to participate in Muay Thai. Have  a great weekend! ...<< MORE >>

JG MMA is featured on cincinnati.com

Drew from www.cincinnati.com stopped by the gym the other day to interview Jorge, Dustin and other fighters from the school. Check out the article and the video they posted of an interview with Jorge.


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Moeller Boxing recognized for their dedication!

This past week at www.cincinnati.com JG MMA instructor Kenny Christo was a part of an article that put the spotlight on the Moeller H.S. Boxing team that trains here at The Jorge Gurgel Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness Academy. Mark Halifoux interviewed Kenny about the sport of boxing at the High School level in America and the team he trains with in Cincinnati. Here's the link. Check it out for yourself.

http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/article/20100702/SPT01/7020351/High-school-boxing-growing-at-Moeller ...<< MORE >>

Jorge Gurgel fights at Strikeforce Houston on August 21st

The namesake of our school fights on August 21st in Houston for the Strikeforce organization. His opponent is K.J. Noons. We hope all the best for our "Sensei" and wish him good luck! ...<< MORE >>

Final Days until the Queen City Meltdown!

This is the last week to get your tickets for the Queen City Meltdown MMA Event this Saturday, June 26th at the Duke Energy Center Downtown Cincinnati. JG MMA still has tickets for sale until tomorrow for this event. So get them while they're here!  Don't pass on your opporttunity to meet Rich Franklin, Jorge Gurgel, Dustin Hazellet and Marcus Davis. These MMA superstars will be available at the Meltdown for meet-n-greet, not to mention, the fight card has shaped up to be a great one. Come out and support the local fighters and JG MMA's own talent as they ...<< MORE >>

Rich Franklin Victorious Saturday Night!

Congrats to Rich Franklin for his knockout victory over Chuck Liddell this past Saturday night at UFC 115. Despite suffering a broken arm early in the round, Franklin managed to persevere. This is a great win for Rich and Team JG! We wish Rich a speedy recovery. ...<< MORE >>

Memorial Day Weekend

JG MMA Academy will be closed on Monday, May 31 in observance of Memorial Day.The school will open and operating on regular schedule tomorrow, Saturday May 29 so come in and get your training done before the holiday. We hope that everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend. ...<< MORE >>

Dorian Price Seminar Tomorrow!

Tomorrow, Saturday, May 1st, JG MMA Academy is hosting  a Muay Thai Seminar with elite Thai Boxing practitioner Dorian Price. This seminar will begin promptly at 12 noon and run until 2pm. There are still slots available but space is limited so sign up today. ...<< MORE >>

JG MMA Closed Tomorrow April 24th

JG MMA Academey will be closed this Saturday, April 24th due to the OGC Tournament in Columbus. Most of our instructors, coaches and students will be competing therefore we will not be open. You can come out to support the team at the grappling tournament tomorrow. For more details on the tournament visit ohiograpplingchallenge.com. Have a great weekend!

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JG Instructor Jon Stutzman Competing this Weekend!

JG MMA Instructor, Jon Stutzman, is scheduled to compete this weekend at the OGC in the Black Belt Superfight. The OCG(Ohio Grappling Challenge) will be held Saturday, April 24 in Pickerington, Ohio just outside of Columbus. Stutzman is scheduled to face off against Royler Gracie's student Donald Park. JG MMA will also be taking up a team to compete including JG's own Dustin Hazelett to represent our school in the tournament. Come show your support for the team or come out to compete! Visit ohiograpplingchallenge.com for more information. ...<< MORE >>

JG MMA Ranked in the top 20 Gyms in the U.S.!

According to an April magazine publication, JG MMA Academy is ranked 16th in the Top 20 MMA Gyms in America. This is a tremendous feat for our school to be recognized in a national publication like this. Our ongoing mission is to continue the success and farming of new up and coming athletes and competitors. Thank you to everyone in the JG MMA family! Keep up the hard work. ...<< MORE >>

JG/TUF Party at Dave&Busters this Wednesday!

Come join the JG MMA Crew this Wednesday for the premier of Season 11 Ultimate Fighter Series at Dave & Buster's in Springdale. We will be kicking things off at 9:30pm right before the first episode of TUF. You will have the opportunity to meet Jorge Gurgel as well as other JG MMA's own fighters and coaches. Tell your friends. We hope to see you all there this Wendesday at Dave & Busters. ...<< MORE >>

Class Schedule Changes for the Rest of March

We hope everyone had a great weekend. Remember, there are a couple class schedule changes that take effect this week. First, the Kids BJJ class on Tuesdays and Thursdays is now at 5:00pm and 6:00pm. The Monday and Wednesday class will remain at 5:30pm. Also, we are adding a new Kids Boxing class to start at 6:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays this week with Coach Jamie "Boxx" Strader. This results in the Adult Boxing class starting at 7:00pm moving forward. Thank you for your attention to these changes. ...<< MORE >>

Jorge Gurgel Seminar-Eaton, OH

Come out this weekend to Submission Academy MMA in Eaton, Ohio for a four hour seminar with Jorge Gurgel himself. Submission Academy MMA is an affiliate school of West Chester's own JG MMA Academy. The seminar will begin promptly at 10:00am and run until 2:00pm this Saturday, March 13th. Spaces are limited so email for your registration today to Scott at  submissionacademymma@gmail.com .   ...<< MORE >>

New JG Gi's are here!!

The wait is over! Official Team Jorge Gurgel Competition gi's have arrived! We have kid's and adult sizes available. Stop by the front desk for sizing and pricing information. ...<< MORE >>

February 16, 2010

Don't let the snow keep you from training!  We are open and classes are running. We look forward to seeing everyone this week! ...<< MORE >>

February 15, 2010 UPDATE!

Due to driving conditions we will be closed for the rest of today. We are planning to reopen tomorrow for regular classes at 9:30am. Please call ahead or check out our web site for updates. Drive safe and we hope to see you tomorrow! ...<< MORE >>

February 14, 2010

Happy Presidents Day. We will be running a regular class schedule for Monday February 15, weather permitting. So, if you're off work and normally partake in the evening classes, feel free to join us during the day if you can. If the weather has the roads looking too bad please call ahead to be sure we are open before you plow through the snow. ...<< MORE >>

10FEB10 OPEN

     JG MMA is open for regular classes today, Wednesday 10FEB10. Keep checking back for updates.
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GYM IS OPEN

     JG MMA will be open on regular class schedule today, Wednesday 9FEB10. Check back for more updates.
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Dustin Hazelett fights this weekend!

     Dustin Hazelett will be fighting this Saturday 2JAN2010 as the co-main event of UFC 108. Dustin will be fighting a tough Paul Daley. Dustin has not seen action in the Octagon in a year because of an injury and took this fight with Daley on less than three weeks notice. Dustin has had a great training camp and is ready to put on a show for his fans and teammates. Also tonight at 11:00pm on Spike TV there will be an UFC countdown featuring Dustin so tune in and find out more about one of our rising stars. Everyone ...<< MORE >>

New Year's Hours

     Due to popular demand we will be open on New Year's Eve 31DEC2009 from 10:00am - 2:00pm. We will have a 10:00am GI BJJ class with Snuggles as the instructor. We will have pro sparring during regular hours and then open gym until 2:00pm. On Saturday 2JAN2010 we will be open from 10:00am-12:00pm with a GI BJJ class/Kids BJJ with Snuggles as the instructor and a 11:00am Muay Thai class with regular pro sparring hours. Have a great week! ...<< MORE >>

Holiday Hours

    Jorge Gurgel Mixed Martial Arts Academy will be closed for the Christmas holiday from Thursday 24DEC - Sunday 27DEC. We will be back on regular hours on Monday 28DEC2009. Then we will be closed for the New Year's holiday from Thursday 31DEC2009 - Sunday 3JAN2010. We will back on regular schedule Monday 4JAN2010. Have a great holiday season. ...<< MORE >>

Holiday Hours

    JG MMA Academy will be closed this Thanksgiving weekend. We will not be open Thursday-Sunday, November 26 - November 29th 2009. We will be on regular schedule Monday NOV 23 - Wednesday NOV 25 and we will reopen the school on Monday Novemebr 30th for our regular schedule. Have a great holiday weekend. ...<< MORE >>

Volunteers Needed

     This Sunday 8NOV2009, Team JG needs any and all volunteers to help work on the new addition to our gym. Jon Stutzman has been working on the new addition and has asked for any help we may get this Sunday. We will be starting around 9:00 am and would appreciate your help throughout the day. Jon Stutzman thanks you. ...<< MORE >>

Jorge Gurgel Fights Tonight!!!

     Jorge Gurgel fights tonight 6NOV2009. Jorge is part of the Strikeforce Challenger Series and is in the main event tonight against Billy Evangelista. They both weighed in at a lean 159lbs for a catch weight at 160lbs. Jorge is feeling great physically and mentally and is ready to put on a great show.  He will be fighting tonight on Showtime so find a tv and support Jorge. ...<< MORE >>

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

JG MMA will be closed Thursday November 26 through Sunday November 29 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will run with regular school and class hours on the Wednesday prior to the Holiday and the Monday following the Holiday. . ...<< MORE >>

New JG Gi's are in!!!

That's right, our new JG Team Gi's are finally in. We have a limited amount in for this first batch so don't wait any longer. Inquire toaday at the front desk. ...<< MORE >>

Dustin Hazelett Fighting November 21

  Team Jorge Gurgel fighter and rising UFC star Dustin Hazelett will make his return to the octagon on November 21st, 2009. Dustin has been sidelined for the better part of a year with a severe knee injury and will be making his return against Karo Parisyan on the main card of UFC 106 which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Dustin is in his training camp here and West Chester and is doing very well. Make sure to support Dustin as he returns to the UFC. ...<< MORE >>

Jorge Gurgel FIghts NOV 6

  Jorge Gurgel will be fighting in the main event of the Strikeforce Challengers fight show Friday, November 6th, 2009. Jorge will be fighting Billy Evangelista in Fresno, California at the Save Mart Center. This fight will be aired live on Showtime. Jorge is currently in his training camp in Boston with Team Sityongtong and Mark Deligratti. The winner of this fight will be in serious title consideration for the Strikeforce Lightweight Belt. Make sure to watch the fight and support Jorge as he pursues his dream of being a world champion. ...<< MORE >>

Muay Thai Fight Result

   This past weekend Team JG had three members of our Muay Thai team fight and win. Joe Richer improved his record to 3-0 with a first round knockout. Joe Lavery won his first Thai fight with a first round TKO putting him at 1-0. Matt Zilch also improved his record to 3-0 with a unanimous decision Saturday night. Congratulations to our guys, keep up the good work.


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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Schedule Change

Effective Monday October 12, the Fundamental BJJ class will be held from 5:00 to 6:00pm with 30 minute open mat immediately following. We understand that work schedules and traffic can make it tricky to get here at 5:00; NO WORRIES. Show up ready to train and we will work you into the class. Brown Belt Instructor, Dan Doerner will remain the instructor for this class. The 30 minute window between our Fundamental class and our regularly scheduled 6:30pm class will allow you to have more time to roll after class. ...<< MORE >>

19SEP09 GYM IS CLOSED

Students,

Due to the NAGA competition in Indiana this Saturday our school will be closed on Saturday 19, 2009. Our instructors and many of our students will be reffing and competing in the NAGA this Saturday so we will be unable to open for business. Thank you for your understanding.




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Regular Schedule For Labor Day Weekend

     We will be open for our regular schedule this Labor Day weekend. The gym will be operating on regular hours with our regularly scheduled classes.
     Also do not forget we have started our Fitness Kickboxing. The fitness kickboxing class is as follows:

Monday:  10:00am, 12:00pm and 7:00pm

Tuesday:  5:30pm

Wednesday:  10:00am, 12:00pm and 7:00pm

Thursday:  5:30pm

Friday:  10:00am and 12:00pm

     Call to schedule a complimentary class at 513-889-5851.


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Matt Brown Fundraiser This Saturday

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Dustin Hazelett gets gets #10 and #1 Submissions of the Year by the UFC

UFC.com

#10 – UFC 91 – November 15 – Dustin Hazelett Wsub1 Tamdan McCrory

The
first of two appearances in the top ten for Hazelett, who is rapidly
becoming one of the most exciting submission artists in the game. In
this bout against fellow prospect McCrory, Hazelett broke in his new
black belt by sinking in a tight armbar that forced the New Yorker to submit 3:59 into the opening round.

#1 – The Ultimate Fighter Finale – June 21 – Dustin Hazelett Wsub2 Josh Burkman
You
know what the scary thing is about Dustin Hazelett? He’s only 22 years
old. And even though ...<< MORE >>

Dustin Hazelett gets Sherdogs Submission of the Year!

Wednesday, January 07, 2009
byJordan Breen (jbreen@sherdog.com)
It looked like one of the most mediocre “Ultimate Fighter” finale cards to date. Worse yet, the TUF 7 finale on June 21 was one of the most poorly constructed for television. While we weren't bombarded with a glut of hopeless retreads from a mediocre cast, it was a weak and watery mix of matchmaking -- not the usual environment for the sport's submission of the year.

A double ...<< MORE >>

Gurgel vs Riley voted "UFC Fight of the Year" by Maxim Magazine

The Jorge Gurgel vs. Aaron Rilely fight was voted the best UFC fight of the Year by Maxium Magazine

http://www.maxim.com/Sports/The-10-Best-UFC-Fights-of-2008/slideshow/4488.aspx
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Cincinnati High School Boxing Meet! Jan 17th.

Local high school boxing clubs square off this Saturday as we host a friendly-team match!

The Moeller high school boxing team is being split into 4 sides with the West and South Squaring off against the North and East Side. The show begins Saturday Jan. 17th at 1p.m. at JG Mixed Martial Arts Academy in West Chester OH.

At least 30 students should provide up to 15 fights or more. These fights serve as a competition warm-up for the kids as they get ready for a National Challenge of Cincinnati ...<< MORE >>

Tri-State Grapping Championships

The OGC presents:

Tri-State Grappling Championships

Randall K. Cooper High School / Union, KY

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Dustin Hazelett at Barnes & Noble Dec 15th


Join fighters of the UFC® for the release of the trade edition of Octagon book at Barnes & Noble. Fighters will sign purchased copies, so check back as we add more fighters and locations!



The UFC® Octagon
Trade Edition gets up close and personal with the warriors of the
Ultimate Fighting Championship. Explore the work of photographer Kevin
Lynch and track the evolution of UFC over five years through incredible
photos of the fighters. See these amazing warriors from the tense
moments before going into battle through to the emotional end of the
combat. Explosive photographs capture the confidence, fear and passion
in the eyes of key athletes from Anderson ...<< MORE >>

Jorge Gurgel signs with Strikeforce

11/26/2008 –
Within minutes of being released from his UFC obligations, Jorge Gurgel signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce out of San Jose, California. Coming off a tough blow for blow unanimous decision loss against Aaron Riley in UFC 91 which won “Fight of the Night,” Jorge was issued his official release letter today from the UFC. Immediately Jorge was offered a contract with Strikeforce under undisclosed terms. When asked about his transition from UFC to Strikeforce, Jorge said “I am very very excited to part of Strikeforce and given a chance to fight new blood and capture a belt. ...<< MORE >>

UFC Results

     In what many called the biggest UFC fight card in the history of the sport, Team Jorge Gurgel had a great showing. We had three fighters in the Octagon Saturday night and all of our fighters put on a great show. Matt Brown, Dustin Hazelett and Jorge Gurgel all fought Saturday night in UFC 91 at the MGM in Las Vegas.
     On two weeks notice welterweight fighter Matt Brown rose to the occasion as he fought a tough wrestler in Ryan Thomas. When Brown accepted the fight he told me that he had no idea how much he ...<< MORE >>

Ohio Grappling Challenge Results

This past Saturday, 8NOV08, Team Jorge Gurgel members competed in the Ohio Grappling Challenge III in Pickerington, OH. We had a good turn out of participants at this event and JG had a good showing. In the beginner no gi division Nick Carter who is only 14 years old won first place. In the adult intermediate no gi division 16 year old "Little" Bill Malicote won first place. Also in the adult intermediate no gi 17 year old Robbie "The Headache" Maloff won first place as well. Justin ...<< MORE >>

Dustin Hazelett moved to Main Card at UFC 91

Dustin's Card had been moved to Primetime for UFC 91! Make sure you get your PPV ready.

Jorge Gurgel's and Matt Brown's card remain undercards as of today but you never know!


Good luck to all our fighters this weekend!
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Jorge Gurgel Interview with Fighters.com

UFC’s Gurgel: If I had to corner myself, I would have a heart attack.


Posted by Jason F. Hatcher on November 12th, 2008

From fighters.com



FIghters.com: Jorge, your scheduled to fight at UFC
91.  This event is being hyped by the industry insiders as a UFC card
with potential to set record pay-per-view sales.  What’s your thoughts
on being part of this event?


Jorge Gurgel: To be honest.  It’s a huge ...<< MORE >>

Picture Gallery of Jorge Preparing for UFC 91

Sherdog Picture Series showing Jorge Gurgel preparing for UFC 91 with Mark Delagrotte.

http://www.sherdog.com/pictures/event/pictures-jorge-gurgel-trains-for-ufc-91-15079







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Bando Results

Congrats to the Muay Thai Team competing at the Bondo's

Dan took 1st
JD Hieldbaugh took 2nd
Jeremy took 3rd
Rich took 4th
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3 Local Fighters at UFC 91 Sat November 15th

-Released November 6th, 2008

JG MMA Academy has 3 fighters Cincinnati Based Fighters competing on the biggest UFC event EVER on November 15th in Las Vegas NV. Jorge Gurgel, Dustin Hazelett, and Matt Brown are all on the card for UFC 91.

JG MMA Academy based in West Chester, OH is home to 8 ufc alumni train who train on on a regular basis at the school. Rich Franklin, Jorge Gurgel, Dustin Hazelett, Matt Brown, Luke Zachridge, Dorian Price, Prince Mclean and Mike Patt.

For Interview Requests Please Call

Ed Wilson
513-253-9641
or email at management@ohiomma.com
www.ohiomma.com



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Bandos This Weekend

The JG Muay Thai team coached by Aaron “Doofy” Bowman will compete this weekend, 8NOV08 at the Bando fights. The Thai fighters have been training very hard five days a week at JG in preparation for this weekend’s competition. We have five fighters who are participating this weekend. Jered Hidlebaugh (1-0) will be making his second appearance in a Thai fight along with Jeremy Kinman (0-1) who will also be making his second appearance. We also have three fighters making there Thai debut. Richard Brunk, Matt Zirch and Daniel McGuire will all be competing ...<< MORE >>

More Team JG fighters on the next TUF?

Maybe? Our crew showed up with a handful of fighters at the TUF auditions where there were hundreds of applicants. The same handful remained at the end when they made it to the interviews which is the final step in the process, while hundreds of others had been sent home. Hopefully come filmtime we will have a few guys on there!
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Matt Brown replaces Matthew Riddle at UFC 91

Matt Brown replaces Matthew Riddle at UFC 91





With
Matthew Riddle recently forced out of the bout with a knee injury,
welterweight Ryan Thomas (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will instead meet veteran
fighter and "The Ultimate Fighter 7" cast member Matt Brown (7-7 MMA,
1-1 UFC) at next week's UFC 91 event.




UFC 91 takes place Nov. 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and airs live on ...<< MORE >>

10th Mountain Soldiers Visit JG

10th Mountain Soldiers Visit JG

According to the Webster’s dictionary, the word warrior means soldier; fighting man; brave fighter. On Tuesday 28OCT08, team JG was visited by four true warriors. I was contacted on our webpage by Staff Sergeant Robert Bishop a few weeks ago. He and three of his fellow soldiers wanted to come down from Ft. Drum, New York, to train at our gym one day. I immediately agreed to be their point of contact, and we worked out a day that they could come into our gym, train with us, and meet some ...<< MORE >>

Muay Thai Team getting ready for Bandos 2008



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ICE Results

ICE 36

     Results


It did not take long for Team Jorge Gurgel fighters Prince Mclean and Tommy “The Tooth” Hayden to prove their dominance this past Saturday night at the ICE 36 fight show. In front of a packed house at the Metropolis night club and in front of many of their JG teammates there to support them, Prince and The Tooth made short work of their opponents.


    In the first pro fight of the night, Prince Mclean started his comeback trail after almost a year off from fighting and after a successful shoulder surgery. ...<< MORE >>

JG Shirts and Fight Shorts Available online


The JG shorts and Shirts are back in-stock online.

Buy them while we have them in Stock! Shorts Embroidered





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Jorge heads to the Sityodtong

Jorge is making his next 6 week training camp at Sityodong in Boston MA. He will be studying under Mark DellaGrotte. Joining the camp among others will be Marcus Davis and Kenny Florian.  Training coach will be Kevin Kerns.  Good luck to Jorge as he begins his preparations for his next fight!
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Burn with Kerns Get the DVD's


Basement Tapes
Series for MMA Conditioning

Strength and
Hypertrophy "Laying the Foundation"



This DVD
is recommended for people who want ...<< MORE >>

Gurgel vs. Riley At UFC 91

Gurgel vs. Riley At UFC 91

Reported By PatrickOBannon

10/8/2008


UFC Fighter Jorge Gurgel was in Parkersburg today, teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to students from the Mid-Ohio Valley. In the interview, Jorge talks about the explosion of popularity around mixed-martial arts. He also delves into the UFC-Pride merger, his experiences on The Ultimate Fighter television show, and the role Jiu-Jitsu played in his life.




 
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H.S. Boxing Intramural Show Jan 20th

Join us Sunday afternoon for the Cincinnati H.S. Intramural Boxing show
The H.S Boxing team will be facing off against each other in this competition

Date: Sunday Jan 20th 3pm
Time: 3pm
Students: $5
Adults: $8
5 under Free
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See Jorge Gurgel teach a seminar at Huntington West Virginia.

See Jorge Gurgel teach a seminar at Ground Zero in West Virginia.








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New Sponsor by Tim McConnell of Recontstructive Orthopaedics

Tim McConnell MD of Recontstructive Orthopaedics will be sponsoring JG MMA Academy. Tim has been practicing for over 10 years and specializes in sports injuries. He is a long-time fan of  MMA. Students and Athletes of JG MMA Academy are encouraged to seek out Tim's services

Tell them your part of of JG MMA Academy To work out payment plans, discounts, and other benefits.

Timothy B. McConnell
10615 Montgomery Rd. Suite 200
Cincinnati, OH 45242
513-793-3933
www.reconortho.com

Money received from Tims sponsorship is being used to fund a new  audio/video system for  the ...<< MORE >>

New Years Membership Drive!

JG MMA Academy is launching a NewYears New Membership Drive! If you have been stalling and coming up with excuses. Now is the time to Join and Save BIG!  Click here to see Offer and Terms!

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2007 Year End Summary

Another successful year has been completed at JG MMA Academy/Team Jorge Gurgel and its affiliated schools around the country.

We finished the 2007 season with our Team Ranked 2nd in the nation. Our athletes competed across the country traveling to California and other states several times to compete. We successfully swept NAGA Ohio for the entire season finishing first in Gi/NoGi and kids. This is another sign of our success as our schools have successfully launched kids programs that have become competitive on a national level.

Under the tutelage of Kenny Christo we have ...<< MORE >>

Eric Ramsey gets certified by the American Kettlebell Club

Eric Ramsey, JG MMA Academy Pro Fighter Trainer/Personal Trainer recently completed the American Kettlebell Club Coaching Certification Course and is now a Certified Kettlebell Lifting Coach under Head Coach Valery Fedorenko and the American Kettlebell Club. Eric Ramsey is available for private Kettlebell Lifting instruction. Contact Eric Ramsey at RamseyET@Hotmail.com for more information.

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WORLD JIU-JITSU NO-GI CHAMPIONSHIP/ Clint Crabtree

Congratulations to Clint Crabtree who runs our Michigan Schools. Clint Traveled to California this weekend and competed in the the NO GI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. He placed 2nd in the Men's Feather Brown Belt Senior! Clint works full time as a police officer, and a large family and still manages to run two competitive schools and compete!
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HighSchool Boxing Season gets into Full Swing

The Cincinnati H.S Boxing Program is now going into full Swing. The season runs Dec 1st through March 3rd.

Below members of the team get in shape doing conditioning drills.

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Naga HL Video Dec. 01

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NAGA Results

Naga Results
Overall Team Jorge Gurgel Results

Gi 1st--- NoGi 1st -- Kids 1st

Team Ranked 6th in the Nation
Congratulations to all those who competed this past weekend at NAGA. Team Jorge Gurgel did a clean sweep. Those who stuck around saw a awesome ground spectacle when Jon Meyers and Waylon Lowe both Team JG members met in the finals of the absolute.

NO Gi

 

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New XFO Middleweight Champion

Luke Zachrich def. Bill Hill, knockout, 4:56 Rd. 1
    - Zachrich is XFO middleweight champion
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Women HOOKnSHOOT Results November 24, 2007

Patti made it all the way to the Tournament Final!

Womens Tourament - First Round

Patti Lee def. Jordan Sprague via TKO

Womens Tournament - First Round
Miesha Tate def. Jan Finney via Decision

Womens Tournament Semi-Final
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Luke Zachrich at Xtreme Fighting Organization

Luke Zachrich is fighting  Bill Hill  for 185 Middleweight Title.

 
XFO-21, Dec 1, 2007


Location:
Lakemoor Banquet Facility
28874 Route 120 (corner of Darrell Rd & Rt.120)
Lakemoor, IL 60051
www.x-fighting.tv
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UFC 82 features Jorge Gurgel and Dustin Hazelett

The event take place during the Arnolds in March at Nationwide Arena

Jorge Gurgel vs. John Halverson
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Koshchek

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Jan Finney and Patti Lee fight for a Bodog Contract in a All Women 8 man Tournament

On Nov 24 Jan Finney and Patti Lee will be fighting Nov 24th in Evansville, IN for the Hook N Shoot. It is a 8 woman tourney for a Bodog contract. Good luck to our girls and if they meet lets hope its in the finals!



Marcus Aurelio wins at UFC 78

Congrats to Marcus Aurelio who secured his first win in the UFC! Marcus won in rd 1 via TKO over Luke Claudillo
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Weekend Results 5-0

Ryan Day Wins via Armbar
John Meyer wins via domination
Matt Dunlap wins via Gullitoine while fully mounted
Wild Bill Wins
Robbie Walker wins
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ICE 30 November 10tb

Metropolis in Cincinnati Mills

AM Fighter Ryan Day is representing Team Jorge Gurgel at this event


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The JG Muay Thai Team is competing at the Bandos this weekend

The event takes place somewhere in Columbus. Anyone have a website?
Good luck guys!

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OXF Show this weekend in Nov 10th Piqua, OH

Rob Walker is Making is Pro Debut
Jon Meyers
Bill Waters (Wild Bill)
Matt Dunlap makes his MMA Debut

OHIO XTREME FIGHTING VII - Uprising


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Martial Arts Death Touch

What we Don't Teach at JG MMA Academy

Martial Arts Death Touch


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Website Banners

Link your websites to JG MMA Academy using these Banners!


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JG MMA Academy Calendar

Want to know if the school is open or closed? When the Next competition or MMA Event with our Fighters is?

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NAGA Coming back to Ohio Dec 1st!

NAGA returns to Ohio!

Team Jorge Gurgel is Currently Ranked 4th in the Nation! Lets get to Number 1!

On SATURDAY, December 1, 2007 the NAGA returns to Ohio for its 3rd annual Ohio Grappling Championships No-Gi & Gi Tournament. You do not have to live in Ohio to compete. NOTE: ...<< MORE >>

Mojo Horne New 185lb Champion

Congrats to Mojo who became MMA Big Show's 185 lb Champion!
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New JG News Site/Bloggers wanted

In case you didn't notice we have a new news site in the form of a blog! I've spent an excruciating amount of time putting our old entries back to 2004 into this. Now you can search the site by Name, Category, Date and general searches. In addition with the RSS, Atom Feeds, You can import directly into your own websites/Readers or get updates right to your email!

Fact: Our team has become so big I have trouble keeping up with our news!
I am looking for a few good bloggers to help update the site.
Qualifications,
1. Must ...<< MORE >>

Oct 22 Judo Instructor Lamonte Tyler places 3rd at US Open Judo Championships.

Congrats Lamonte!
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Oct 21 When it Rains it pours (literally sometimes)

UFC Fighters Jorge Gurgel and Rich Franklin suffered back-to-back losses at US Bank arena Saturday night. Meanwhile as the fight was going on our other UFC fighter (who was at the fight) Dustin Hazelett's apartment was destroyed by smoke damage and water damage when the apartment below his caught on fire. Luckily Dustin took out renters insurance, something I never did in my 5 years of renting.

Oct 18 UFC Fighters Eric Schafer and Allen Belcher stop by the gym.

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Oct 10th. JG MMA Academy/Team Jorge Gurgel Feature in this months REAL Fighter Magazine.


Check it out for interviews of fighters and pictures of the school!
You can pick up a copy at Barnes and Noble. Email me if you find it at other outlets. ...<< MORE >>

Oct 10th Rich & JG Training Update

You may be wondering what's going on at the secret high altitude compound where Jorge and Rich are becoming one with the mountain.

For starters they took all the coaches with them. This included Boxing Coach Rob Radford, Muay Thai Coach Neil Rowe and Strength and Conditioning Coach Mike Ferguson. A handful of our fighters such as Dustin Hazelett, Waylon Lowe, and Luke Zachridge were on hand to provide sparring partners. In addition Rich brought in Matt Hume. Having ...<< MORE >>

Sept 20 Press Day at JG MMA Academy

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Aug 20 Open House a Huge Success

Aug 20 Open House a Huge Success
We had hoped for a successful open house, but never imagined we would have around 800 visitors! The event was showcased with gym tours and martial arts demonstrations. The UFC autograph line was 2.5 hours long. All the fighters went above the call and stayed way after to sign every last picture. Thank you to all who helped with the event and came to check out our facility!

The Raffle Raised $800! This money will be ...<< MORE >>

Press Articles

Aug 20, 2007        UFC Junkie Trip to Team Jorge Gurgel's Open House  ufcjunkie

Aug 20, 2007        Hugs and Kicks from the Gurgel Academy  Nokaut

June 10, 2007        Franklin fired up for UFC battle in N. Ireland Cox News

May 13, 2007            UFC Junkie Trip to JG MMA Academy    UFCJUNKIE

January 25, 2007        Franklin Fueled by Fighting                Middletown Journal

January 13, 2007            Brian Atterson in-depth             The Register-Herald

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July 17 Team Jorge Gurgel Sweeps NAGA Columbus!

NAGA OHIO ADULT NO-GI TEAM CHAMPIONS 1st Place - Jorge Gurgel

NAGA OHIO ADULT GI TEAM CHAMPIONS 1st Place - Jorge Gurgel
NAGA OHIO CHILDREN & TEEN TEAM CHAMPIONS 1st Place - Jorge Gurgel


Team JG NAGA OHIO ADULT NO-GI CHAMPIONS
NO-GI Absolute
3rd Dustin Hazelett
NO-GI Mens Advanced Welter Weight
3rd Travis Piccard
NO-GI Mens Advanced Middle Weight
1st ...<< MORE >>

July 9 Jorge wins Unanimous Decision at UFC 73

Jorge pulled out a unanimous decision at UFC 73. Even though the fight went to decision he won fight of the night! Jorge was later transported to the hospital for a broken jaw.

 

June 20 Bid on a Annual Membership to JG Mixed Martial Arts in West Chester at WEBN!

June 20 Mojo Horne Fighting at MMA BigShow June 23

June 19  UFC and King of the Cage results

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June 4 Marcus Aurelio Seminar a huge Success. Mike Patt Receives Black Belt

June 4  Marcus Aurelio Seminar a huge Success.
Mike Patt Receives Black Belt
We had the mats full for the gi and no gi seminars as all of our affiliate schools traveled in to town. Mike Patt Jorge's long time student owner of BeaverCreek Martial Arts, and Bodog Fighter was promoted to Black Belt that night. Congratulations Mike on becoming Jorge's 2nd Black Belt!

  

 

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May 11- JG MMA Academy Represented in the next 3 UFC with 5 Fighters under contract!

UFC 71 May 26th Sean Salmon vs. Eric “Red” Schafer

UFC 72  June 16th Rich Franklin vs. Yushin Okami, Dustin Hazelett vs. Stevie Lynch and Marcus Davis vs. ?
UFC 73 July 5th Jorge Gurgel vs. Diego Saraiva

 

May 11 Meet our upcoming Canadian Fighter
 
T.J. Grant Article on Sherdog Fighting for KOTC 170 lb title.

www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=7384

 

May 10- Marcus Aurelio Seminar on June 2nd!

Marcus "Maximus" Aurelio will be conducting ...<< MORE >>

May 3- Congrats to the New AFL Heavyweight Champ.

May 3- Congrats to the New AFL Heavyweight Champ.

Pat Barrentine brought home a belt last week when he became the Heavyweight AFL Champion.

April 30  Ohio Grappling Challenge 3 coming fast!

On May 19th, Team JG's Dustin Ware will be hosting his 3rd event in less than 1 year.

For the first time, we are having a Cash Prize for the winner of the O.G.C. Absolute No-Gi Division!!! All male competitors are encouraged to enter the Absolute Divisions, as there ...<< MORE >>

April 18th. Three of our fighters will be fighting at UFC 72

June 16th in Belfast Ireland.  Rich Franklin is fighting Martin Kampmann in the main event. Marcus Davis,  Dustin Hazelett and Tom Murphy are also scheduled to be on the card.

Caged Inferno 6 is looking to be an big card. So far Patrick Barrentine, Chris Wells, Taylor Ruscin, and Robert Walker Jr. are all on the card.

Update: Patrick Barrentine will be the Main Event and will be fighting for the Heavyweight Title!

April 28.
Rupp Arena ...<< MORE >>

March 9- Team Jorge Gurgel brings home Gold from Arnolds Grappling Classic!

This weekend can be described as an absolute whirlwind of activities. Between Weigh-ins, competitions, watching the UFC fight and constant mass of people moving around between Arnold Activities it was difficult to keep anything organized. The team came through and was the over all winner of the Grappling Classic. Congratulations to the to all those who competed whether you won or lost. Remember The purpose of competing is to make yourself better through learning, winning is secondary to competing!

The ...<< MORE >>

Feb 16 UFC Veteran Joe Doerksen at JG MMA Academy


Joe Doerksen a blackbelt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is town for the next several weeks from Winnipeg Canada. He will be helping Rich Franklin prepare for his upcoming bout against Jason McDonald.

Feb 11 JG MMA ACADEMY featured in the Sunday edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer

Story

Feb 3. Congratulations Dustin on your 1st UFC win!!

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Jan 11 NAGA Arnold Classic Coming March 3-4th.Columbus, OH & UFC 68!

Jan 11  NAGA Arnold Classic Coming March 3-4th.Columbus, OH & UFC 68!

www.arnoldmartialarts.com/g_grappling.asp

All registration for Gi, No-Gi & Kids/teens divisions will be on Friday at the Convention Center from 10-10. When you weigh-in on Friday, you don't have to make weight again all weekend.

Gi competition is on Saturday. No-Gi competition is on Sunday.

To Top off this awesome weekend our own UFC former Champ Rich Franklin will begin his comeback trail right the same night in Columbus ...<< MORE >>

2006 Year End Summary

 2006 Year End Summary 

It seems that every year we keep topping ourselves and this year was no different. 2006 was a great year for our Team, Teammates, and Schools.

Our Jorge Gurgel competition team has reached national level rankings in submission grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. Our Muay Thai team dominated the Bondos.

JG MMA Academy expanded into a 12,800 sqft facility in West Chester, OH and became one of ...<< MORE >>

Dustin Hazelett called back to UFC.

Dustin Hazelett called back to UFC.

Dustin is scheduled to fight in a UFC pay-per-View February 3 against Melvin Guillard. Dustin who normally fights at 170 will be fighting at 155 for this fight. Melvin's fights have been aired for his last two fights meaning its likely this one will be too.

Dec 18- Rich Franklin cleared to Fight

Rich Franklin was cleared by UFC doctors to fight again. Look for him to be back in the Octagon as soon as March. This would ...<< MORE >>

JG MMA Academy listed as Best Martial Arts School in the City in Cincinnati Magazine.

  JG MMA Academy listed as Best Martial Arts School in the City in Cincinnati Magazine.

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Team Jorge Gurgel Muay Thai takes over the Bandos!

Team JG's Muay Thai Team put itself on the map this weekend competing at the Bando's National Tournament. 5 out of 6 fighters made it into the finals ending with 3 gold medal and 3 silver. JG won overall and took home the coveted Bando Trophy to hold till next year. Congrats to Coach Aaron Bowman on this awesome accomplishment!

 


 


 

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Rob Walker joins JG MMA Academy

Our Muay Thai Program will be run by Seasoned Coach Robert Walker. Rob trained under Saekson Janjira who is recognized as one of the best trainers in America. Rob will be taking our Muay Thai program to a whole new level as he brings his intense hard hitting program to our school!

 

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Bodog Fights Mike Patt vs. Martin Malkhasyan

Mike Patt beats Russian Fighter Martin Malkhasyan via split Decision. Mike gets a huge win beating Russian competitor Malkhasyan. Mike showcased his Muay Thai skills during the fight landing huge leg kicks. Mike put on a good show despite suffering from a stomach flu virus that would have kept the normal human in bed.

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Little Power Station is Born


You may have heard of Mike Ferguson through the articles of Rich and Jorge as they insanely train there 3x per week. Meet the man in person you find a imposing solid 6,2 body builder who has dedicated his life to this sport. The secret is out now though as Mike who's pastime hobby's include collecting and packing as much gym equipment as possible to stuff inside his 8,000 sqft gym, really has a heart of GOLD. Mike has provide JG MMA Academy with enough ...<< MORE >>

LFC 9 Josh Souder vs. Cole Miller Fri Nov 3rd


We have a huge fight for Josh Souder this Friday Night as he will be fighting Cole Miller from American Top Team for the 155 Belt. Come out an support Josh as the winner of this fight could very easily earn a shot into the UFC in the coming months. The event is at the 8 Seconds Saloon. http://www.8secondssaloon.com  In Indianapolis. www.legendsoffighting.com

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JG MMA picks up Sinister Angel Cages


Exciting news Sandy from Sinister Angel Cages is sponsoring JG MMA Academy by donating a Full Sized Octagon Ring! The cage is being manufactured and will be delivered sometime in November. Sinister Angel supplies cages to MMA shows on a national scale. They can also book seminars for Matt Hughes and Tim Sylvia among others. Thank You Sandy!

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Dustin Hazelett photo's from UFN Weigh-ins

Oct 09 Dustin Hazelett photo's from UFN Weigh-ins

 

Oct 02  Ohio Xtreme Fighting  (OXF) Results

This was Mike Patt's first MMA event in Dayton Ohio under the newly formed Ohio Xtreme Fighting (OXF) Network. He put on a fantastic exciting show and pull it off like a true professional. It was held in a Armory in Dayton and packed to the legal limit with people. Mike had all the amenities including a Drum Corp, The Dayon Party Girls as Ring Girls, Refreshments ...<< MORE >>

Mike Patt Featured on Dish Networks "Men's Channel"

Aug 24- Mike Patt Featured on Dish Networks "Men's Channel"

Pro Fighter Mike Patt will be part of a TV reality series show cased on the Dish network Men’s channel. If you don’t have the Dish network then you can download the shows off of www.bodogfight.com.

Aug 23- Josh Souder featured on MTV's MADE

MTV came in over the summer and filmed at our school while Josh worked with Lilly a girl who wanted to be in a beauty pageant.

Josh ...<< MORE >>

JG MMA Academy Benefit Party

June 19 JG MMA Academy Benefit Party
What: JG MMA Academy Benefit Party
When: Friday June 30th 9:00 PM
Where: The Beach Waterpark Cost: $10

Summary: You may have heard. JG MMA Academy is moving to a new 12,800 sqft location in West Chester, OH. To raise money to fill this place with new equipment we are hosting a Benefit Party. The Cost is only $10 and we will be having a Pig Roast Feast and Drinks! In addition we will have ...<< MORE >>

Congrats to Josh "Bam Bam" Souder!

Congrats to Josh "Bam Bam" Souder!

The 1st ever LFC Superfight Champion!

JG MMA Instructor and Pro Fighter Josh Souder (8-5-1 team gurgel, OH) takes on Adam Bass  at a catch weight of 160. The Event take place June 17 in Indianapolis, IN Marion Count Fairgrounds www.legendsoffighting.com/events.html

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Mike Patt at MFC 7 June 3

Results from Mike Patt's Fight

From Sherdog:

The evening’s first bout pitted Yasuke Masuda against Rich Franklin (Pictures)-coached Mike Patt. This was very much a “blink and you’ll miss it” fight. Here’s the complete replay: Patt threw a roundhouse to the head. Patt dropped Masuda with a left to the head. Fight over in 20 seconds. Patt disappeared, Franklin in tow, and called it a night.

June 1st- Mike Patt at MFC 7 June 3

Mike Patt one of our Top ...<< MORE >>

Marcus Aurelio Seminar on June 10!

If you are anywhere in the area you don't want to miss this one. Marcus is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and member of American Top Team in Ft. Lauderdale. He has fought in multiple Bushido Pride Tournaments and recently choked out the number 1 rated lightweight in the world, Takanori Gomi. Jorge Gurgel received his black belt from Marcus.

When: Saturday June 10th
Where: JG MMA Academy 4420 Lewis St., Middletown, Ohio
Times: 12:00am - 2:00pm (Gi ...<< MORE >>

Tom Murphy back in Town

UFC Fighter Tom Murphy is back in town to train with us. Tom did great in his last fight 

May 2- Jorge fighting Wed June 28th

In our previous newsletter we stated Jorge would be fighting June 24th at the Ultimate Fighter 3 finally. That has been changed to June 28 Ultimate Fight Nite which will also be live on Spike TV!

We are also excited to announce that Jorge's opponent is Mark Hominick. Mark is the number 1 ranked lightweight Canadian and ...<< MORE >>

Congratulations to the Champ!

What a Warrior! Rich showed the true meaning of Champion Saturday Night as he fought 5 brutal rounds 3 of which he endured a broken hand and a fractured foot. Despite these injuries Rich fought on displaying an impressive display of standup, takedown, and ground skills. Congratulations Rich on sticking with it, overcoming the odds and providing inspiration to so many. We are proud of you!

Dustin Hazelette also won his match over Rhalan Gracie!

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Caged Inferno Results

Feb 28 Caged Inferno Results

Both Brad and Gary won their matches going 2-0 for the Night. Both represented well showing good technical skill.

Rich and Jorge Left today for UFC 58. Rich's championship fight is this Saturday. Hopefully the hotels will have Pay per view as the rest of the Team will be competing at the Arnolds.

Also don't forget about Dustin Hazelett's match this Friday at the Arnolds against a Gracie.

There will be no Fri or Saturday practice due to competitions

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TUF II Fighter Pays JG MMA a visit

TUF II Fighter Pays JG MMA a visit

JG MMA Academy received a surprise visit from TUF II contestant Tom Murphy whose job with RailAmerica brought him to the Tristate area. Tom was eliminated in Episode 5 against Rashad and suffered a knee injury. Fully recovered Tom is set to fight in an upcoming UFC event.

Congratulations to our Instructor Chris Wells for receiving his Brown Belt!
Those of you involved in this sport know it takes years of dedication to ...
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New Year Already a Packed Schedule

 New Year Already a Packed Schedule

The fights for Team Jorge Gurgel and Friends is off to a quick start. So many fights are getting setup I will probably miss some or not list until the last minute so check back for updates or results.

First the Big Show

This Saturday the 16th Tim Sylvia will be fighting on Ultimate Fight Nite on Spike as the main event against Assuerio Silva .

Rich Franklin will be defending his Title in UFC 58 March 4th against the ...<< MORE >>

2006 Year End Summary

 2006 Year End Summary 

It seems that every year we keep topping ourselves and this year was no different. 2006 was a great year for our Team, Teammates, and Schools.

Our Jorge Gurgel competition team has reached national level rankings in submission grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. Our Muay Thai team dominated the Bondos.

JG MMA Academy expanded into a 12,800 sqft facility in West Chester, OH and became one ...<< MORE >>

2005 Year end Wrap-up

 

 

2005 Year end Wrap-up

2005 has been a incredible year of accomplishments for individuals involved in Team Jorge Gurgel especially in the way of reaching personal goals and dreams. Many other unexpected things have happened as well, such as the wildly successful Ultimate Fighter Series on Spike TV, which has thrown the UFC into the mainstream, and launched Rich and Jorge into Superstardom. ...<< MORE >>

Event Results


All I can say about Rich's fight with Quarry is WOW. Rich weighed in at 183 and looked bigger and stronger than ever. Rich's 1st rd KO in UFC 56 as the Main Event was huge and electrifying. We have seen Rich become a household name among UFC fans this year. Congrats to Rich on his hard earned success. Definitely one of the most disciplined, consistent fighters in the World today.

Hook n ...<< MORE >>

Weekend Results

Weekend Results

Patrick Barrentine dominated his match overwhelming his opponent
Jamie Toney lost to Jake Short via decision in a great fight that went from standup to ground showing good skills from both fighters. Even though Jamie lost it is one he can walk away from with pride.
Trevor Garrett dominated the fight early on in the standup battle, however when it went to the ground, Trevor got caught in an armbar.
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Marcus Davis in Town

  He's Back! Marcus Davis "The Irish Hand Grenade" is training here in Middletown with Jorge & Rich. If you watched The Ultimate Fighter you'll remember that Marcus previously announced that he was hanging up the gloves after losing to Joe Stevenson. However his fans were very adamant that he not quit just yet. Coming back from a shoulder injury suffered during his loss to Joe, Marcus is looking to show his skills in the upcoming Live Finale in November. Jorge who is still rehabbing ...<< MORE >>

Gracie National Team Results

Gracie National Team Results

Thank You to all the Team Members who drove many hours to compete in the Gracie Nationals. Team Jorge Gurgel took 1st in Submission Grappling and 2nd Overall.

-Tony Jamie (not the Jamie Toney) from our Columbus School fought his first MMA match at the Nationals the night before. The fight was a crowd pleaser as it turned into a all out war.

Gracie National Team Results: Posting as they are (ever so slowly) released, so check ...<< MORE >>

Joe Riggs at UFC UFC 55

 October 10—Congratulations to Joe Riggs on his impressive and dominating win at UFC 55. Joe has been training very hard and intense at JG MMA Academy and his commitment and discipline earned large dividends in the cage. Joe was very thankful to Billy Rush who has been one of the great secrets behind the success of our fighters. Billy acting as the team nutritionist and conditioning coach has been working with Rich Franklin and Jorge Gurgel as well as many of ...<< MORE >>

Heavyweight Ultimate Fighters in the house

September 23- Heavyweight Ultimate Fighters in the house! Former Heavyweight Champ Tim Sylvia and current contestant on The Ultimate Fighter TV Series Brad Imes are training in Middletown for the next several weeks.

 September 20- The Renato Seminar was a great success. Renato who was also one of Jorge's BJJ Mentors back in Brazil showed our students good solid techniques to improve upon.

Fight Nite in the Flats did not go as well for Team Jorge Gurgel walking away with  1 ...<< MORE >>

UFC Veteran Joe Riggs training at JG MMA Academy

-- UFC Veteran Joe Riggs training at JG MMA Academy in Middletown. The Diesel will be training with Rich, Jorge, & Billy over the next month.

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Freestyle Fighting Championships (FFC)

 Freestyle Fighting Championships (FFC) Light Heavy Weight Title Match. Michael Patt

Finally after waiting over a year for the Current Title Holder Kris Rotharmel to put it on the line,  
Mike Patt is getting his shot.
When: Sept. 24th – Where: Tunica MS, Grand Casino FFC
Mike will also be taking on Yusuke Masuda from Japan in Mixed Fighting Championships (MFC –) da

When: Nov 5th
Where:
Atlantic City NJ, ...<< MORE >>

The Ultimate Fighter Season II Premiers!

Fans and Friends of Jorge over the years know that few people have dedicated themselves to the sport of MMA & Jiu-Jitsu like Jorge has. Even while training himself tirelessly everyday, he continues to coach, mentor and train hundreds students, not to mention developing multiple champions in the sport. You can only begin to imagine how busy his life is. That said, it is a great to see Jorge finally doing something just for himself and is making his Ultimate Dream come true.

Of course if you ...<< MORE >>

Renato Tavares Seminar

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Renato Tavares Seminar-September 16-17 See Seminar Info for additional information.

--Students after the seminar, we will be driving to Cleveland for Fight Night in the Flats

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TUF Season II


Yes it has been officially announced!! Jorge will be one of the featured fighters on The Ultimate Fighter Season II. Rich Franklin will be a coach. Watch it on the Spike TV channel.

Get ready for a great Season!

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Upcoming JG events

Upcoming  JG events

ICE 16 Metropolis Nite Club in Fairfield. Event is Sat August 13.

Greg Franklin & Patrick Barrentine are both on Fight cards. Greg is going Pro with this fight.

Fight Night in the Flats on Saturday September 17

Braden Workman vs. Jeff Cox

Greg Franklin vs. Rob Wince

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June Competion Updates

June 18 H2H Combat Challenge Results. Dustin Hazelett won 1st Rnd Triangle over Jason Ireland. Congrats Dustin!

 

 

Battle of Columbus June 2005 Results

Wes Whitehead took 3rd in no-gi and 3rd in white belt gi
Mike Nelson took 3rd in no-gi and 1st blue belt gi
Megan Manny took 2nd white belt gi
Marcin Michalek took a 1st, 2nd and 3rd

 

 June 15. The Team Jorge Gurgel Online Store has officially Launched!

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Rich Franklin Takes the UFC Middleweight Title

In case you haven't heard... We have a New Champion in the house! The battle began early with Rich taking a good hit straight on the chin and getting the knocked down. From there he used his butterfly guard to prevent Tanner from capitalizing. Back to the standup, Rich's hours of boxing practice began to payoff as he continued to land blow after blow. Tanner a warrior continued to fight through it in a match that began to look like a scene from the original Rocky movie.

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NAGA Results

From our Michigan School

--KEN LAPHAM took 1st in No Gi
--WES WHITEHEAD took 2nd in Gi
--MATT STRICKLAND took 3rd in No Gi.

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UFC Middleweight Championship Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner


Coming fresh of his win against Ken Shamrock,  Rich is getting his well deserved Title shot for the UFC Middleweight Championship. After beefing up to 200 some pounds for his fight with Shamrock, he has since dropped back down to 185. Rich is in incredible shape and this will be a great fight. This guy is a fighting machine with only Tanner standing in the way of the belt.

When Saturday June 4 10pm


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Rich vs. Ken Shamrock

April 10, 2005-- Rich gets the Win! TKO over Ken Shamrock

--Many of the school teammates gathered at the local Frickers here in Middletown, to watch the season finale of The Ultimate Fighter. Slowly the sports bar was filled by practitioners of jiu-jitsu, grappling and pro/am fighters along with friends and family. By the time the main event started the crowd was feeling rowdy, loudly booing Shamrock and heartily cheering for Rich. When the fight started enthusiasm quickly turned to breath holding and explicit verbage as Shamrock caught ...<< MORE >>

Fists Against Hunger Charity Event Results

Team Jorge Gurgel represented well in this event with all fighters winning their matches. Special mention goes to Dustin Hazelette who stepped in for Scott Scheeley (Strep Throat), on only 6 hours notice. Three of which were spent driving to the event.

Winning competitors were Josh Souder, Dustin Hazelette, Braden Workmen, and Dan Swift.

The night did not end perfectly however as the event promoter Khalid Abdussalaam apparently has been passing out bounced checks to the fighters.

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KOTC Payback and Hook N Shoot Summaries

KOTC Paypack-


Jorge's fight with Jason Ireland turned into a 3 round gladiator battle. Both fighters remained standing through the entire fight trading a series of punishing kicks and blows. Jorge's heavy hands and awesome stamina began to show in Rd. 2 as Jason began to to wear down and damage became apparent. Early in Rd. 3 Jason failed to get a takedown attempt, too exhausted to defend, Jorge secured a guillotine and ended the fight. Many have called this a hands down ...<< MORE >>

Arnold Gracie World Submission Championships 2005 3rd Overall

Arnold Gracie World Submission Championships 2005
    --Results  Third Place Overall

Adult Brown Feather Weight Men  Clint Crabtree 2nd
Adult Blue Belt Heavy Weight Women Jennifer Witcomb 2nd
Adult White Belt Open Men Jorge Sarat  2nd
Adult Purple Belt Middle Weight Men Dustin Hazelett 2nd
Masters Purple Belt Light Heavy Weight Men  Tim Dunlop 3rd
Masters Purple Belt Feather Weight Men Dan Swift 2nd
Adult Blue Belt Middle Weight Men Joshua Souder 3rd
Adult Blue Belt Heavy Weight Men Jeremy Walters 1st
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Jorge Wins Big

 Back and stronger than ever. Jorge improved his record to 11-1 this weekend at King of the Cage Payback. It w as described by many as an all out war and best fight of the night. Others swore it was the best fight they had ever seen and felt is was a shoe-in contender for best fight of the year. Jorge showed the audience his true overall skills as a well rounded fighter as the fight was kept standing most of the time ...<< MORE >>

HOOK & SHOOT March 4th Columbus, Ohio (Matches still being confirmed)

January 30, 2005-- Black Belt Jon Stutzman will be a participating in the Feb. 5th FL NAGA Nationals in a Superfight against American Top Team Marcos Parrumpinha. Come support Jon if your in the area.

January 28, 2005--

HOOK & SHOOT March 4th Columbus, Ohio (Matches still being confirmed)

This amateur MMA event takes place the same weekend/location as the Arnolds. Contact Mike Patt for competitor information

The following Underlined fighters are from Team Jorge Gurgel and ...<< MORE >>

KOTC Payback Card Set--Jorge is Back!

Jorge Gurgel vs. Jay Ireland (updated)

This event takes place at Friday, February 25, at 8 p.m. at the CSU Convocation Center. Tickets

It will also be available the following week on Pay-per-View via the IN Demand network on Sunday March 6 8:30 pm. It is not on Dish or DirecTV.
Remember If you need a ride ask!

Welcome Wisconsin Teammates!

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Happy New Year everyone! Here's the 2005 Outlook so far.

January 1st, 2005 - Happy New Year everyone!  Here's the 2005 Outlook so far.

MMA Competition Overview

Note that Final dates and even competitors are still being established. I'll provide info as I get it.

  • February 22 Jorge will be fighting in KOTC's nationally televised pay-per-view event.

  • In April look for Jorge to be back in the FFC, for either a title shot or 8 man tournament.

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2004 Wrap-up

2004 Wrap-up

2004 was a great year for Team Jorge Gurgel loaded with many team competitions and advancements of individual careers in the MMA.

    Jorge had a great start in 2004 in what looked like would be an incredible year. Unfortunately, the last half of the year was beset by a series of freak accidents that kept him out of the ring and away from a title shot. Jorge not one to be deterred has continued his training regiment, halved his recovery time from a broken hand, and is ...<< MORE >>

December News

December 21, 2004 -- Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Remember no evening classes next week. However, if you would like to serve as a punching bag, I mean training partner over the break, see Jorge.

December 12, 2004 -- Rich Franklin Defeats Curtis Stout via submission punches (TKO) in 2nd round @ SuperBrawl 38. Bumps record to 16-1-0 http://www.superbrawl.tv/index.htm

December 07, 2004  -- School receives visit from Hermes Franca. Students were honored this past week by an extended visit by Hermes. Hermes trained with Jorge during the day and assisted with ...<< MORE >>

November News

November 16, 2004 -- KOTC Saturday November 20th at Belterra Casino http://www.belterracasino.com

                               Josh Souder and Nick Olberding to fight. This is Nick's Pro Debut.
                                        -- Josh Souder VS. Scott Hope
                                        -- Nick "Hulk" Olberding  VS. Carvin Masatau

 

November 12, 2004 -- Congratulations to the following members Promotions!
                           
                               -- Nick Clarkson Kids BJJ Instructor promoted to Purple Belt.

                               -- Clint Crabtree Michigan Instructor promoted to Brown Belt

November 10, 2004 -- Recently promoted Purple Belt Dave Ditalo made ...<< MORE >>

Team Jorge Gurgel takes 2nd overall at the Gracie Nationals this past weekend.


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Weekend of Wins for Team Jorge Gurgel

 Jorge had a full plate this weekend. First spending most of this week with Teammate Rich Franklin in N.J. Jorge was at ringside when Rich defeated Jorge Rivera in a grueling 3 round match at UFC 50. The next day Jorge & Rich flew back to Ohio to once again get at ringside for Dayton's KOTC match. Team Jorge Gurgel dominated the event going 5-0.

Josh Souder def. Donnie Walker / 2nd / Heel Hook 
Dustin Hazlette def. Justin Hons / 1st / Armbar
Jamie Tony def. Drew Longshore / 1st / Ref. Stoppage ...<< MORE >>

Team Jorge Gurgel establishes New Internet Presence

Team Jorge Gurgel released it new website today. Located at www.teamjorgegurgel.com, the site will be used to communicate team related news. ...<< MORE >>

Team Member and Pro Fighter Rich Franklin to Fight in UFC 50 Fri October 22, 2004.


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September 4, 2004 -- MoJo Horne defeats Troy King in ICE 11

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