The Leicester Shootfighters team once again cleared up at the UMA International Groundfighting Championships taking 4 golds, 4 silvers and 4 bronze. Congratulations to all the competitors and thank you to those that came to support us.
Jimmy KOs Fabio in 1st
Returning from an 8 month layoff, Jim Wallhead beat Brazilian Fabio Toldo by devastating KO in the first round at Ultimate Force in Doncaster on Saturday May 16th in the bout he was due to have for the BFC.
UFC Fighters at LSF
Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy is back at Leicester Shootfighters for his training camp to prepare for UFC 99. He is joined by The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 cast members Andre Winner, Nick Osipczak and Dean Amasinger who are also preparing for upcoming fights.
L to R: Dean Amasinger, Paul Barton, Jim Wallhead, Ollie Richardson, Andre Winner, Nathan Leverton, Dan Hardy, Nick Osipczak.
LSF Medals at Ground Control 4.0
Liam Corrigan and Ranjeet Baria took the GOLD and SILVER medals in a stacked -73kg advanced division at the Ground Control grappling tournament held in Manchester on April 26th. Also, Andre Hayes made his competition debut winning one fight by Kimura and losing on points in overtime to his divisions eventual winner.
Video 1: Liam vs. BJJ Brown Belt Rob Lawler
LSF Short Film by Chris Barton
Leicester Shootfighters student Chris Barton has made a short film for his college course about the club and it’s head coach Nathan Leverton.
