Monthly Archives: January 2011

Interview with Rejean Groulx, Ringside MMA Featherweight Title Challenger

Rejean Groulx is set to challenge Michel ‘Mitch’ Gagnon for Ringside’s Featherweight Title at Ringside 10 on April 9th. I spoke with him at the Summum MMA 2 amateur event, where we discussed his confidence a month out from the … Continue reading

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Chris Deschatelets Responds to Firas Zahabi’s Fightquest 16 Interview

A week ago, I interviewed Firas Zahabi following Fightquest 16.  He spoke about his fighter Neil Sheppard‘s loss to Mick Dufort via guillotine. He stated “unfortunately one of my fighters (Sheppard) broke his collar bone during an exchange and had … Continue reading

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Post-Event Interview w/ Summum MMA President Joey Benoit

After a night of exciting fights, Summum MMA president Joey Benoit shared his thoughts on the level of submissions he saw, what it means to lose as an amateur, how amateur does and doesn’t prepare fighters to go pro, why … Continue reading

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Post-Fight Interview w/ Main Event Winner Jason Courchesne

After defeating Rémy Bussieres via unanimous decision in the main event at Summum MMA 2 , a satisfied Jason Courchesne spoke to me about what gave him the advantage over Bussieres, why he accepts the lack of knees in amateur … Continue reading

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Post-Fight Interview w/ Keven Pellerin

After winning his last amateur fight by submission at Summum MMA 2, I spoke with 17 year-old Team Legion fighter Keven Pellerin.  He told me about setting up the arm bar that won him the fight, why he looks forward … Continue reading

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Quick Results for Summum MMA 2

Summum MMA 2 went down tonight at Le Skratch in Brossard.  Here are the results from the evening’s fights.  Check back on Sunday for pictures, and post-fight interviews with main event winner Jason Courchesne and about to go pro Keven … Continue reading

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Strikeforce: Diaz vs. ‘Cyborg’ Quick Picks

Strikeforce’s Diaz vs. Cyborg event takes places tonight in San Jose, California.  The card is headlined by a welterweight title fight pitting champion Nick Diaz against Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos.  ‘Downtown’ Dave Brown offers his quick picks for the evening’s fights. … Continue reading

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Pre-Fight Interview w/ Jason Courchesne

After ten amateur fights, Jason Courchesne is 8-2.  The 24 year-old Kanreikai Extreme Fighting team member faces off against Rémy Bussieres in Saturday night’s Summum MMA 2 main event.  I reached him by phone a day before his fight where … Continue reading

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Rémy Bussieres Summum 2 pre-fight interview

Just seven months into his MMA training, 21 year-old Rémy Bussieres already has a 6-0 amateur record. He is from Drummondville and trains with team Ultimaction there. A day before his main event fight against Jason Courchesne at Summum MMA … Continue reading

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Fight Card for Summum MMA 2

Summum MMA 2 goes down in Brossard tomorrow night.  Here is an up-to-date list of the fights fans will see (weight classes in bold).  Remy Bussieres vs. Jason Courchesne will be the evening’s main event. 170 – Remy Bussieres (Ultimaction) … Continue reading

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