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O’Keefe Earns Knockout of the Night in Twenty Second Stunn

The GFL’s own Myles O’Keefe, making his MMA debut, shocked the crowd as he demolished Justin Marcotte in short order. At the bell, Marcotte threw

caution to the wind and blindly rushed across the cage, swinging wildly

in an effort to overwhelm O’Keefe. O’Keefe simply stepped aside and

countered with a right hand that sent Marcotte down to the canvas…

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Added by Myles O'Keefe on March 16, 2010 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

Brushing Before Meal?

“Grandpa, why does Uncle John brush his teeth before eating? Mom always tells me to brush my teeth after eating. So, why does Uncle John brush before he eats?” An honest question from an innocent child, and a good one if I may say. In my years of practice as a Dentist in Orange County, the common knowledge we tell our patients is to brush their teeth every after meal.

But these days, there seems to be a change in the rule of when to clean the… Continue

Added by Daniele Johnson on February 15, 2010 at 1:48pm — No Comments

From Team TUF to Dan Green

We would like to give special thanks to Dan Green and his Boxing Gym for Anthony Giarrusso's win at GFL 6 Proving Grounds, Anthony trained at Dan's gym 6 to 7 weeks prior to the fight and we just finished it off and got most of the credit.

So with that said Thank You: Dan Green and we look forward to sharing some sparring time with your guys, it can only make us all better!

I also want to thank Sean Blaisdell and Brian Bergeron for the…

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Added by frank morgan (Butch) on February 13, 2010 at 9:52am — 1 Comment

Under Construction* Coming Soon *

Team Knuckle Headz MMA Academy on 83 Holly st. in Lawrence,MA............Coming Soon !!!.... Under Construction!!!

Added by Wilfredo "Brown Bomber" Santiago on January 24, 2010 at 1:00am — 1 Comment

GFL Releases Next fight Date to the public!!

Global Fight League is proud to announce their next date for GFL 6 entitled "Prevail"

GFL will be heading back home to the Capitol Center of the Arts March 13th 2010 for what looks to be the best card they have ever put together to date! We are very excited to announce the upcoming scheduled event, Matchmaker Dan Bonnell is currently looking for just a few more fights to fill the card. Anyone interested please contact him via email @ danbonnellglobal@yahoo.com

Added by Dan Bonnell on January 9, 2010 at 1:45pm — 2 Comments

GFL 5 Final Fight Card Released!

One January 22nd 22 fighters will walk into the Capitol Center where GFL has called home for over a year now to Battle in front of a sell out crowd! Despite injuries on the main card the GFL has once again put together another high powered card that will definitely treat the fans and fighters alike to a night to be remembered.

The 145lb Global New England Championship is on the line as the most talked about match all year comes to fruition. Tateki Matsuda vs Rodrigo Almieda is worth the… Continue

Added by Dan Bonnell on January 9, 2010 at 1:35pm — No Comments

GFL 5 "Resolution" Officially announces Main Event!!

Go to the Forum section to view the Press release!

Added by Dan Bonnell on January 9, 2010 at 1:27pm — No Comments

One of the most intriguing fights on the under card featured a rare bout between two women ...

"One of the most intriguing fights on the under card featured a rare bout between two women and Shannon Harney (2-0-0) remained undefeated when she employed her superior skills, which included her ground and pound game, to overpower Melissa Demers (0-0-0) in the 110-lb. class. Making her debut in the cage, Demers of Derry, NH and Team Fury couldn’t fend off the stronger Harney of Lynn, MA and Team DWMMA so the referee stepped in and stopped the fight in 1:56 of the first round."… Continue

Added by Dragon Within Mixed Martial Arts on November 24, 2009 at 4:55pm — No Comments

GFL Camp Taji Iraq welcomes you

This is Jose Sanchez aka DIRTY, i was talking to some people here at Taji to see if it is possible to get a live show from IRAQ. Some of my buddys are intrested in the idea, some even want to fight. Scott whats up bro it can be done you need to contact any USO office. Scott email me you know where im at ill be here . The DirtySanchez* { SUPPORT THE TROOPS}

Added by Jose Sanchez on October 24, 2009 at 6:40pm — 2 Comments

New MMA gym in Haverhill..... My impression and review!

Ok guys...and ladies...... I checked out the new MMA gym In Haverhill. Well it is in its "Infancy", but my hat goes off to both Dan and Chris, you guys did a great job. First night seemed to go off without a hitch, and I am very Impressed. A lot of people showed up, and a lot of people sweated it out! The space is open, the area is clean, and the cast and crew are a blast to hang out and roll with! Rumor has it, the new gym will start accepting Apps. late Oct. or early Nov.... I know I am… Continue

Added by Justin Marcotte on October 22, 2009 at 1:11am — 6 Comments

warr-zone rocks the center for the arts in concord

Proud of you Ross,You really rocked the house at GFL4 in concord. I still have people telling me how awsome it was and how loud it got when you came out.4-0-0 Baby.Your a great fighter and showing you will bangem standing up or on the ground.Keep it rollin your a beast.If you ever fight in concord again you will need to get even more tickets.

Added by Darren R Warriner on October 4, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

New Gym in Haverhill

Fighters and New comers,

There is a new Gym in town. The gym is located in Haverhill,Ma right near the center by the Bradford train station. Carried out Fight Gear, a New sponsor of the Global Fight league has given me full access to hold practices and train fighters in the gym.

The gym has 2 full size Olympic wrestling mats, Thai bags, punching bags, exercise equipment,etc. Carried out fight gear will also have there offices there as well as all the gear and apparel you need to fight… Continue

Added by Dan Bonnell on October 1, 2009 at 12:22pm — No Comments

GFL 4 "UNIFIED" Final fight card

GFL 4 "UNIFIED" Final fight card is posted in the forum.

Added by Dan Bonnell on September 3, 2009 at 9:05am — No Comments

2 TUFF of the Unlimited Fitness Gym

Keaton Van Thof will be fighting September 19th at The Capitol Center in Concord Presented by GFL and fighting for 2 TUFF, Keaton has been in the gym everyday since the announcement of his fight, working with Carlos lovato and Ahmed Hakim sharpening his standup and ground skills, in preperation for his upcoming fight with Ross Warriner
in the GFL UNIFIED FIGHT

Added by frank morgan (Butch) on August 30, 2009 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Carlos Lovato

Carlos Lovato is a boxer and a teacher at Unlimited Fitness Gym - "2 TUFF" were he teach's boxing to adults "Fit to be tied" and kids "Fit Kids" he also runs a "Real deal Boxing" class for those who understand they need serious stand up game, as the first weapon you need when you enter the cage, He is also proficient in kick boxing, the second weapon in any fighters arsenal, We are also working on 2 Special Forces

Vetrans both heavily armed in combat field experience, with a combined… Continue

Added by frank morgan (Butch) on August 17, 2009 at 6:05am — No Comments

Rivera blazing an MMA trail in Gloucester

By Nick Curcuru

Staff Writer

It is the perfect way for professional mixed martial arts fighter Christian Rivera to prepare for the biggest fight of his career.

The 25-year-old Gloucester native, with a 3-2 professional record that includes a current three-fight winning streak, has spent half of his time training in Gloucester and half of his time training in Boston for his previous five fights. For his upcoming… Continue

Added by GFL on August 16, 2009 at 6:40pm — No Comments

I Wanna Be A GLOBAL FIGHTER

Fighters,

Welcome to the Global Fight League!!

As a league commissioned by the state of New Hampshire boxing and wrestling commission you will receive an official fighters license to compete in MMA events in the State of New Hampshire. However,… Continue

Added by GFL on August 16, 2009 at 1:55pm — No Comments

On Friday, June 12th at the Capitol Center for the Arts, the third chapter of the Global Fight League was set in stone. Coined as GFL 3 “Live Free and Fight”, the showcase was a rapid-fire 13 fight c…

On Friday, June 12th at the Capitol Center for the Arts, the third chapter of the Global Fight League was set in stone.

Coined as GFL 3 “Live Free and Fight”, the showcase was a rapid-fire 13 fight conflagration of the region’s top prospective mixed… Continue

Added by GFL on August 16, 2009 at 1:51pm — No Comments

MADE! I WANNA BE A GFL FIGHTER

WHATS GOIN ON! MY NAMES STEVE REYNOLDS I'M 20 YEARS OLD. I LIVE IN EXETER NH. ILL BE IN AMESBURY ON MONDAY FOR TRYOUTS FOR GFL'S NEW TV SHOW *IF FOR SOME REASON I DON'T MAKE IT TO AMESBURY ILL DEFF BE IN MANCH) AND JUST LOOKING FOR SOME SUPPORT! I WRESTLED ALL THOUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL MY FRESHMEN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL I WAS HIT BY A TRUCK AND ON TOP OF THAT COULDN'T KEEP MY GRADES UP TO EVEN BE A PART OF THE TEAM! ANYWAYS SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL IVE WRESTLED ANYONE AND EVERYONE! AND SOME HOW IVE… Continue

Added by STEVE O. REYNOLDS JR on July 29, 2009 at 8:42pm — 1 Comment

GFL 4 Medicals

Fighters,

Please check the GFL forum for the new fighter medicals that we require in NH.

If you have a valid NH license you are in the clear until it expires. but, if you do not, you must have all your medicals updated within 6 months of Sept 19th!

Also, I'd like to start receiving ENTRANCE MUSIC from all the fighters. IF, i do not receive it by Aug. 20th then we will pick your music for you. How does "I touch my self" by the Devinal's sound? All i am asking for is the… Continue

Added by Dan Bonnell on July 24, 2009 at 5:54pm — 1 Comment