On the 14th June Richard Cadden challenges for his 3rd World Title against Rungnakorn Kharnpan of Thailand. Richard and Rung have fought twice previously, with both taking one win each, so this bout brings a lot of speculation to a head. Rung beat Richard on points the first time at Leeds Town Hall back in 2006, with Richard taking victory in the rematch in the first round at Power Of Scotland 2. For this third bout in the trilogy, Rung is putting his ISKA World Title on the line. It promises to be an exciting bout.
Also on the bill Liam Harrison and Andy Howson, two of Richards stable mates at Bad Company Gym, will be defending their WMC Titles (Liam for his 61kg World Title, and Andy his 55kgs Intercontinental belt). James France wil be fighting a top french opponent. There is also a full 12-fight undercard.
The show starts at 6pm, doors open at 5pm. Stalls tickets are £23, tierred tickets are £28 and ringside tickets are £35. If anyone wants any tickets contact Richard on 07734 580 259 (ring or text)
On April 19th Richard Cadden went to Dublin to fight Rob Doyle for the IKF European Light welterweight Title (64.5kgs). Rob was coming off a record of 18f 14w 12ko's and was a dangerous challenge for Richard. The bout was all action from the first bell with Rob coming out strong. Richard weathered the storm, and came back well in the second and third to drop Rob 3 times in the round with clinical boxing. This was great win for Richard, after a couple of tough losses last year and is glad to quieten his critics. Well done Richard. Check out the York Evening Press website (www.thisisyork.co.uk) for a full write up and pictures.
On the 26th April, Danny Giblin fought Dennison Southerland for the Cage Warrior Contenders World Title, matched at 93kgs. Danny came in well-within the weight limit and had an up-hill struggle against a physically bigger opponent. Danny scored well in the first round with his striking, landing some clean boxing, a head kick and a solid knee, but Dennison was a tough durable opponent. In the second round Dennison was able to gain a good position in mount and unleash a fast attack to take a TKO win by "ground and pound". Well done to Danny on a gritty performance.
Further to this bout Danny has decided that this is not his best fighting weight and is looking to take his next match at a catch-weight of 88-90kgs on the next Quannum Show in Huddersfield. Watch this space for details.
On Sunday 9th March Charlie, Kevin, Sam and Naomi all entered the Bad Company interclub in Leeds. The interclub was well attended by gyms from as far south as Cambridge, as far west as Liverpool and as far north as Teeside.
All four nak-muay put together great performances, blending together the right combination of technique, control and power to give very classy performances. Richard was very proud to see that all the guys (and gal) listened to all the advice they were given and gave a clinical display of their abilities. There were pointers from each display that gave scope for development to take their training to the next level and develop....which is what interclubs are all about. Well done.
(Watch out on the gallery for photo's in the next few days)
On 9th Feb 2008 York MMA students entered the 2008 open championships held at York University, various teams came to compete for the trophey varying from York MMA to York University Judo club to Jitsu teams
All competitors should give themselves a pat on the back for their achievements at competition from York MMA, Ben, Sam Devlin, Wes Nunns, Paul Chambers, Elijah, Dan Khoury (who slammed one of his fellow team mates in competition with a sick takedown), Craig and Mr. C himself, moonlighting to a win by keylock.
All of York MMA did well but special mentions should go to firstly Criag who won, Sam Who made it to the final, Wes for making it to the semi finals (after only 4 months of training) and Dan for slamming Paul.
On the 14th June Richard Cadden challenges for his 3rd World Title against Rungnakorn Kharnpan of Thailand.