| 1 | !!Appeared in RINGS Japan |
| 2 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rings_uk.PNG]] |
| 3 | [[caption-width-right:350:Fighting from the Shadows]] |
| 4 | !!!Dexter Casey |
| 5 | -->''"Vale Tudo is a spectacle people come expecting to see someone getting their head kicked in. The kind of people that like to watch these events like to drink and when people get drunk they like to fight, it's natural for there to be trouble. There are fights at every UFC but you don't see them because the videos are edited."'' |
| 6 | |
| 7 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell, Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens. |
| 8 | * CombatCommentator: Provided commentary for the Ring of Truth 2 event. |
| 9 | * EvilBrit: Is friends with fellow Brit, criminal and MMA fighter Lee Murray and was the one who introduced him to the sport. |
| 10 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 11 | |
| 12 | !!!Lee Hasdell |
| 13 | -->''"You just have to keep doing what you do regardless of any negative vibes that people try to put on you, follow your dreams, focus and be productive. You will always get haters but they either want what you have got and generally pick up what you had, in my time I've seen most things and I'm a professional so you just keep your head down and work hard, then things always work out in the end. I was told that MMA would never ever take off!"'' |
| 14 | -->-- Lee Hasdell, in an interview he did for Kick-Thai Mixed Martial Arts. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | -->''"Basically, it's all about beating the hell out of each other."'' |
| 17 | -->-- Lee Hasdell, about MMA in an interview for The Guardian. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Head of RINGS UK and a guy able to impress Wrestling/AkiraMaeda. He also founded and fought in his own MMA events. Also in 2009, Hasdell became the new and first ISKA UK National Director for MMA and in 2013 became a consultant for the ISKA sanctioned KT-MMA promotion. |
| 20 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/AkiraMaeda, Hidetaka Aso, Takashi Azuma, Brian Walker, Morris Young, Thom Harinck, and Kazuyoshi Ishii. |
| 21 | * CombatReferee: Has refereed for some of his own events. |
| 22 | * CoolTeacher: Teaches at Milton Keynes School of UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} and Jujutsu. |
| 23 | * DesignatedPointMan / GateGuardian: Was often used to fight at RINGS Japan shows against newcomers to the organisation. If a fighter from another organisation wanted to join RINGS they usually had to go through Hasdell first. |
| 24 | * RedBaron: "The Gatekeeper", "The Godfather of UK MMA". In Japan, "Kagemusha" ("Shadow Warrior"). |
| 25 | * StartMyOwn: Founded Total Fight Forum (TFF) formerly called Universal Total-Fight Forum (UTF), the Combined Budo Association (Combudo), Ultimate Zone International (UZI), and his school, Shinsenjutsu Japanese Fighting Arts. |
| 26 | * UrExample: Brought shootfighting and MMA to the UK. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | !!Shin Senjutsu Guys |
| 29 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ssj.jpg]] |
| 30 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Polymath of Martial Arts]] |
| 31 | !!!Joe Akano |
| 32 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 33 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 34 | * RedBaron: "The Volcano". |
| 35 | * ScaryBlackMan |
| 36 | |
| 37 | !!!Danny Batten |
| 38 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell, Simon Lambert, Ze Marcello, Roger Gracie, and Kev Capel. |
| 39 | * CoolTeacher: Runs his own gym, Total Dojo Milton Keynes. He also head coach at BST MMA Academy. |
| 40 | |
| 41 | !!!Martin Carter |
| 42 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 43 | |
| 44 | !!!Kerry Cross |
| 45 | * ActionGirl |
| 46 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 47 | * BadassFamily: Her brother Sheridan. |
| 48 | * IKnowKarate: Only fought in kickboxing matches. |
| 49 | |
| 50 | !!!Sheridan Cross |
| 51 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 52 | * BadassFamily: His sister Kerry. |
| 53 | |
| 54 | !!!Scott Goddard |
| 55 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell, Rigan, Jean Jacques, and John Machado. |
| 56 | * CoolTeacher: Is a BJJ trainer now. |
| 57 | |
| 58 | !!!Paresh Gohil |
| 59 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 60 | |
| 61 | !!!Gary Hyrons |
| 62 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 63 | |
| 64 | !!!Frazer Kline |
| 65 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 66 | |
| 67 | !!!Mark Lamborn |
| 68 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 69 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 70 | |
| 71 | !!!Lee [=MacGuinness=] |
| 72 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 73 | * CarpetOfVirility |
| 74 | * RedBaron: "Big Mac". |
| 75 | |
| 76 | !!!Gene Phillips |
| 77 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 78 | |
| 79 | !!!Hafeez Rashid |
| 80 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 81 | * BashBrothers: With Tahir. |
| 82 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 83 | |
| 84 | !!!Tahir Rashid |
| 85 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 86 | * BashBrothers: With Hafeez. |
| 87 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 88 | |
| 89 | !!!Danny Rushton |
| 90 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 91 | * AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: The head fighter of Team Colosseum. |
| 92 | * CoolTeacher: Is now a MMA trainer. |
| 93 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Danny Wallace. |
| 94 | * RedBaron: "The Smiling Assassin". |
| 95 | |
| 96 | !!!Dave Shortby |
| 97 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 98 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 99 | |
| 100 | !!!Inderjit Singh |
| 101 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 102 | |
| 103 | !!!Scotty Smith |
| 104 | * AlliterativeName |
| 105 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 106 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 107 | |
| 108 | !!!Lee Threlfall |
| 109 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 110 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 111 | |
| 112 | !!!Darren Ward |
| 113 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 114 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 115 | |
| 116 | !!!Chris Watts |
| 117 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 118 | * CarpetOfVirility |
| 119 | * CombatReferee: Doubled as a referee for RINGS UK. |
| 120 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 121 | |
| 122 | !!!Chanaka Weerasinghe |
| 123 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell and Andy Jardine. |
| 124 | * RedBaron: "Chin". |
| 125 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Has been introduced as Chin Weakasingh. |
| 126 | |
| 127 | !!!Adrian Wilde |
| 128 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Hasdell. |
| 129 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 130 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: MMA sites either spell his surname is Wilde or Wild. |
| 131 | |
| 132 | !!Appeared in Total Fight Forum Events |
| 133 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tfflogo3_5.PNG]] |
| 134 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Official UK Governing Body For RINGS Rule - Vale Tudo: Total Fight Forum]] |
| 135 | !!!Neil Adams |
| 136 | * AffectionateNickname: By the Japanese, "Happo Bigin" ("Everyone's Friend"). |
| 137 | * TheApprentice: To Brian Jacks. |
| 138 | * BadassTeacher: Runs a coach education business called Neil Adams Effective Fighting. He is also the national coach of VJF judo in Belgium, was the head coach of the Welsh Judo Association, and coached the British Judo team for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. |
| 139 | * BattleCouple: His wife is Canadian Olympic Judoka Niki Jenkins. |
| 140 | * CombatCommentator: Was a commentator for RINGS UK. He is considered as "The Voice of UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}" for his international commentary on the Judo World Circuit like his work as the Official Commentator of the International Judo Federation. |
| 141 | * NonActionGuy: Did not compete in RINGS. |
| 142 | * TheRival: To Ezio Gamba. |
| 143 | * WrestlingFamily: His brother is British pro wrestler "Gentleman" Chris Adams. |
| 144 | |
| 145 | !!!Louis Beale |
| 146 | * TheApprentice: To Pat O'Malley and John Harvey. |
| 147 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 148 | |
| 149 | !!!Sami Berik |
| 150 | * RedBaron: "The Hun". |
| 151 | |
| 152 | !!!Brian Blewitt |
| 153 | * AlliterativeName |
| 154 | |
| 155 | !!!Matt Bowen |
| 156 | * CoolTeacher: An instructor at the Tap Out Academy. |
| 157 | |
| 158 | !!!Michael Broster |
| 159 | * AffectionateNickname: "Mick". |
| 160 | * TheApprentice: To Eddie Bravo. |
| 161 | * CoolTeacher: Head Coach of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, Birmingham, Redditch & Banbury. |
| 162 | |
| 163 | !!!Ryan Brown |
| 164 | * TheApprentice: To Thomas Lamont. |
| 165 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 166 | * RedBaron: "The Goblin". |
| 167 | |
| 168 | !!!Jonathan Bur |
| 169 | |
| 170 | !!!Mark Carson |
| 171 | * TheApprentice: To Thomas Lamont. |
| 172 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 173 | |
| 174 | !!!Gerard Coville |
| 175 | * AffectionateNickname: "Gez". |
| 176 | * TheApprentice: To Andre Tringham. |
| 177 | * CoolTeacher: Is now a personal and MMA trainer and founded Agility, Strength & Conditioning. He also once had his own MMA school, Cambridge Free Fighters and has also coached for Tsunami Gym Cambridge. |
| 178 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 179 | |
| 180 | !!!Simon Davies |
| 181 | |
| 182 | !!!Steve Dempsey |
| 183 | * {{Bouncer}}: A Professional Personal Bodyguard and a SIA registered doorman. He also trained in Police/HMP and Airport Security. |
| 184 | * CarpetOfVirility |
| 185 | * CoolTeacher: Head instructor of HSD Combat and teaches Street Self Defence, Women’s Self Protection, Choi Kwang Do and MMA. |
| 186 | * HiddenDepths: Is also a musician and song writer. |
| 187 | * HoldUpYourScore: Became a MMA judge after he retired from fighting and has worked for FX Fight Night, Cage Rage and other top UK shows. |
| 188 | * RedBaron: "Mauler". |
| 189 | * StartMyOwn: Created his own system of martial arts called Han Soo Do (the way of water). |
| 190 | |
| 191 | !!!George Duncan |
| 192 | |
| 193 | !!!Matthew Evans |
| 194 | * AffectionateNickname: "Matty". |
| 195 | * TheApprentice: To Geoff Thompson and is one of most senior students. |
| 196 | * CoolTeacher: A self-defense instructor and has his own gym, Red Corner Boxing Gym. |
| 197 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Tony Somers. |
| 198 | * UnrelatedBrothers: No relation to Alex Evans. |
| 199 | |
| 200 | !!!Andrew Farrell |
| 201 | -->''""I was once interviewed for a martial arts magazine and they asked why I liked ground work so much? My reply reflected my own thoughts throughout my ground fighting years. I like ground work because you can never say that you slipped, and he got a lucky shot in, as on the ground there is nowhere to hide and no excuses. Down there, if you have the skills you can be in control, and no external influences, that you can't control, can effect the result. This is what I bring to the Pro clubs and people that take on my concept of training, I give the players and people in my sessions nowhere to hide, so everything is on the table and there can be no excuses later."'' |
| 202 | |
| 203 | * AffectionateNickname: "Andy". |
| 204 | * CoolTeacher: Founded his own MMA and rugby school, Farrell Training. |
| 205 | * HeroicBuild: Was a Junior British UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} champion. |
| 206 | * RugbyIsSlaughter: A former rugby player and was a professional in the Super League and now coaches. |
| 207 | * ScaryBlackMan |
| 208 | |
| 209 | !!!Ian Freeman |
| 210 | -->''"Don't take my politeness as a weakness."'' |
| 211 | |
| 212 | * {{Ambadassador}}: His nickname "The Iron Ambassador" is due to him being considered an early ambassador for mixed martial arts. |
| 213 | * TheApprentice: To Marco Ruas, Renzo Gracie, and many others. |
| 214 | * BadassFamily: His father was an ABA Boxing Champion at 18 years of age. |
| 215 | * {{Bouncer}}: Worked as a doorman (or as the British prefer, "porter") before his fighting career. |
| 216 | * CoolTeacher: Has his own gym, Machine MMA. |
| 217 | * EarlyBirdCameo: He fought at a few of Lee Hasdell's Total Fight Forum events before going to UFC and Pancrase. |
| 218 | * HeroKiller: Was the first person to beat Frank Mir. |
| 219 | * RedBaron: "The Machine", "The Iron Ambassador". |
| 220 | |
| 221 | !!!Andy Goodwin |
| 222 | * CoolTeacher: Is now a Kempo-Jitsu instructor. |
| 223 | |
| 224 | !!!Simon Gore |
| 225 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 226 | |
| 227 | !!!Justin Gray |
| 228 | * TheApprentice: To Geoff Thompson. |
| 229 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 230 | |
| 231 | !!!Paul Harding |
| 232 | * CoolTeacher: An instructor at the Tap Out Academy. |
| 233 | * HandicappedBadass: Suffers from asthma. |
| 234 | |
| 235 | !!!Mark Harrison |
| 236 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 237 | |
| 238 | !!!Leighton Hill |
| 239 | * CombatReferee: For the National Ju Jutsu Kumite Council. |
| 240 | * CoolTeacher: Runs a club in the Worcester area. |
| 241 | |
| 242 | !!!Duncan Airlie James |
| 243 | * BraveScot / ViolentGlaswegian: Born and raised in Glasgow and was the first Scottish fighter to win a world UsefulNotes/MuayThai title and fight in K-1. |
| 244 | * CoolTeacher: Has his own UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} gym, Strike Force Glasgow Gym. |
| 245 | * DoNotCallMePaul: His birth name is Duncan Campbell. |
| 246 | * HiddenDepths: He was a drummer and played with a number of bands including Nazareth. Not that surprising since his brother is Scottish composer Ross Campbell. |
| 247 | * ManInAKilt: Wore a kilt to his UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} matches, which became a famous trademark of his. |
| 248 | * RedBaron: "The Lion Rampant". |
| 249 | * RugbyIsSlaughter: A former competitive rugby player. |
| 250 | * StartMyOwn: Founded Global Kombat Entertainment (formerly BattleGroup International) which provides a full range of services for all International Fight Sports. He also founded Katana Fighting, a UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} and MMA promotion. |
| 251 | |
| 252 | !!!Lee Johnstone |
| 253 | * CoolTeacher: Owner and head instructor of Combat Sports Academy. |
| 254 | * StartMyOwn: Founded many MMA and grappling events, including UKMMAC, Adrenalin FC and Tuff Invitational. |
| 255 | |
| 256 | !!!Nathan Leverton |
| 257 | * CoolTeacher: Was a coach for Team Rough House and is now the head coach of Leicester Shootfighters. |
| 258 | * NonActionGuy: Never fought for RINGS UK, he took photos for the Submmission Fighting UK site. |
| 259 | * RedBaron: "Levo". |
| 260 | * StartMyOwn: Developed his own no-gi grappling system he calls Leverage Submission Grappling. |
| 261 | |
| 262 | !!!Lee Livesly |
| 263 | * AlliterativeName |
| 264 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 265 | |
| 266 | !!!Tom Moore |
| 267 | |
| 268 | !!!Phil Norman |
| 269 | * TheApprentice: To Dan Inosanto, Surachai Sirisute, Salem Assli, Erik Paulson, Yorinaga Nakamura, Dave Kavanagh, and Trevor Ambrose. |
| 270 | * CombatCommentator: Did commentary on the Total Fight Forum: Night of The Samurai 2 show. |
| 271 | * CombatReferee: Doubled as one for RINGS UK. |
| 272 | * CoolTeacher: Has his own martial arts organization, Phil Norman Martial Arts. |
| 273 | * RedBaron: "The Gladiator". |
| 274 | * StartMyOwn: Developed his personal fighting system called the Ghost Elusive Combat System. |
| 275 | |
| 276 | !!!Geoff Oughton |
| 277 | * BadassTeacher: A UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and MMA trainer and has trained guys like Ian Freeman and Paul Cahoon. |
| 278 | * CombatCommentator: Provided commentary for the Ring of Truth 2 event. |
| 279 | |
| 280 | !!!James Poole |
| 281 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 282 | |
| 283 | !!!Bill Proud |
| 284 | * TheApprentice: To Lee Johnstone and Lee Page. |
| 285 | * BrattyHalfPint: Was 16 years old when he debuted at a RINGS UK amateur event. |
| 286 | |
| 287 | !!!Bobby Razak |
| 288 | -->''"The sport isn't brutal at all. You have two professional individuals who are agreeing to fight and they're doing it within the realm of competition and finance. It's like the canvas of the blood -- very beautiful, poetic. Like two people engaged in a dance."'' |
| 289 | |
| 290 | * GuestFighter: Had only one MMA fight against Danny Rushton, which he won. |
| 291 | |
| 292 | !!!John Rista |
| 293 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 294 | |
| 295 | !!!Neil Rosiak |
| 296 | * TheApprentice: To Dan Docherty. |
| 297 | * CoolTeacher: Is a personal, sanshou, and MMA trainer with his own gym, The Masters Club. |
| 298 | |
| 299 | !!!Shane Rufell |
| 300 | * TheApprentice: To Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens. |
| 301 | * CoolTeacher: Has his own BJJ school, he is also a Crossfit instructor. |
| 302 | |
| 303 | !!!Anthony Somers |
| 304 | * AffectionateNickname: "Tony". |
| 305 | * TheApprentice: To Geoff Thompson and is one of his most senior students. |
| 306 | * CoolTeacher: A self-defense trainer. He has his own school, Somers Self Defence Academy. |
| 307 | * FiremenAreHot: Was a former firefighter. |
| 308 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Matty Evans. |
| 309 | * IKnowKarate: A shotokan black belt and also trained in boxing and combat jiu-jitsu. |
| 310 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 311 | |
| 312 | !!!Geoff Thompson |
| 313 | * BadassTeacher: A prolific martial arts and self defense teacher, he has his own gym and is the Joint Chief Instructor of the British Combat Association. |
| 314 | * {{Bouncer}}: Was a former nightclub doorman. |
| 315 | * CombatCommentator: Was a commentator for the Total Fight Forum: Night of The Samurai 1 show. |
| 316 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Was sexually molested at the age of 12 by his first UsefulNotes/{{Aikido}} teacher. |
| 317 | * UrExample: Was the first instructor to name and extensively teach "the fence", a technique in real-life defense involving keeping your hands in front of you in a non-threatening manner so as to protect yourself in case a situation escalates but without provoking violence. |
| 318 | |
| 319 | !!!Gary Turner |
| 320 | * CoolTeacher: He is a personal and MMA trainer. |
| 321 | * GeniusBruiser: Studies psychology, sports psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, nutrition, physiology. |
| 322 | * HiddenDepths: He is a hypnotist and hypnotherapist. |
| 323 | * PetTheDog: Has two huskies, named Harley and Max. |
| 324 | * RedBaron: "Smiler". |
| 325 | |
| 326 | !!!Nick Walton |
| 327 | * RedBaron: "The Brick". |
| 328 | |
| 329 | !!!James Wilks |
| 330 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Was Series/TheUltimateFighter season 9 winner. |
| 331 | * TheApprentice: To Phil Norman and Erik Paulson. |
| 332 | * CoolTeacher: Has his own gym, Lightning MMA. |
| 333 | * RedBaron: "Lightning". |
| 334 | |
| 335 | !!!James Zikic |
| 336 | * TheApprentice: To Frank Shamrock, Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens. |
| 337 | * RedBaron: "The Messenger", "Igirisu Kanaami no Teiō" ("The English King Of The Cage"). |
| 338 | |
| 339 | !!Appeared in Ring of Truth Events |
| 340 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/combudo.jpg]] |
| 341 | [[caption-width-right:350:Combined, Competition, Combative, Complete]] |
| 342 | !!!Jim Allen |
| 343 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 344 | |
| 345 | !!!Andy Badcock |
| 346 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 347 | |
| 348 | !!!Tracy Baker |
| 349 | * ActionGirl |
| 350 | |
| 351 | !!!Jeremy Bailey |
| 352 | -->''"When I fight I'm fighting for my life, therefore I will utilise any range of movements, techniques that are known to me and some I'll even make up on the spur of the moment. I need to be as mentally focused as possible and my body must be relaxed. I will do whatever makes me happy. If I'm happy, I'm enjoying it, if I'm enjoying it I'm relaxed. I am an entertainer though, a showman. Do you know why......because I can!!! I hope I do please the crowd after all they all want a good night and they are all paying for it but I'm never callous, this leads to defeat and I believe the term you are looking for is 'a show off'. My unorthodox style is one of my biggest attributes. It's a fact that what people do not understand, they fear."'' |
| 353 | |
| 354 | * TheApprentice: To Andy Jardine. |
| 355 | * CoolTeacher: Has his own MMA gym. |
| 356 | * DreadlockWarrior |
| 357 | * EvilBrit: Was suspected to be in league with Lee Murray for the Securitas robbery in 2006 as they were friends. Charges against him were dropped because there was no evidence of his involvement found. |
| 358 | * EvilDebtCollector: Was a former debt collector. |
| 359 | * RedBaron: "Basingstoke's Bad Boy". |
| 360 | * ScaryBlackMan |
| 361 | * StartMyOwn: Founded Ronin Fighting, a UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} and MMA promotion. |
| 362 | |
| 363 | !!!Tony Bailey |
| 364 | * TheApprentice: To Len Dunce, Derek Brownett, Ron Peploe, Brian Dossett, Ric Lovett, Richard Hopkins, and Paul Masters. |
| 365 | * BadassFamily: His father, Maurice D. Bailey was a Greco-Roman wrestler and also trained in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and Wado Ryu UsefulNotes/{{Karate}}. |
| 366 | * {{Bouncer}}: Has done work as a bodyguard. |
| 367 | * BraidsOfAction: What he had during his fighting days. |
| 368 | * CoolTeacher: Runs the Basingstoke Jiu Jitsu club. |
| 369 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 370 | * StartMyOwn: Created Mizu Ryu Jiu Jitsu. |
| 371 | |
| 372 | !!!Andrew Burrows |
| 373 | * AffectionateNickname: "Andy". |
| 374 | * TheApprentice: To Thomas Lamont and Graham Keys. |
| 375 | * BashBrothers: From Belfast. |
| 376 | * CombatReferee: Has refereed a few events. |
| 377 | * CoolTeacher: A boxing and MMA coach at IFS (International Fighting Systems) MMA Club. |
| 378 | * RedBaron: "The Icon". |
| 379 | |
| 380 | !!!Jonny Burrows |
| 381 | * TheApprentice: To Thomas Lamont and Graham Keys. |
| 382 | * BashBrothers: With Andrew. |
| 383 | * TheChessmaster: Is a co-promoter and VP of Productions for the Cage Wars promotion. |
| 384 | * CoolTeacher: A BJJ instructor at Gracie Barra Belfast. |
| 385 | * FightingIrish: From Belfast. |
| 386 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: His first name is commonly mistaken as Johnny. |
| 387 | |
| 388 | !!!Chris Collins |
| 389 | * AlliterativeName |
| 390 | * CoolTeacher: Head instructor of Neo Shoot Academy. |
| 391 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 392 | |
| 393 | !!!Peter Coop |
| 394 | * TheApprentice: To Danny Rushton and Danny Wallace. |
| 395 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 396 | |
| 397 | !!!Keith Dace |
| 398 | -->''"The slam is something that just comes natural to me. I don't practice it at all. It's just a weapon that is always available to me."'' |
| 399 | |
| 400 | * TheApprentice: To John Humelston, Lee Page, and Lee Johnstone. |
| 401 | * BigEater: With his favourite food being pie. |
| 402 | * MetronomicManMashing: Is well known for slamming his opponents. |
| 403 | * StoutStrength: A hefty dude and legend has it, the first time he set foot in a gym he squatted over 160kgs. |
| 404 | |
| 405 | !!!George Elliott |
| 406 | * TheApprentice: To Graham Keys. |
| 407 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 408 | |
| 409 | !!!Alex Evans |
| 410 | * TheApprentice: To Andy Jardine, Alexis Demetriades, and Paul Ivens. |
| 411 | * RedBaron: "The Fury". |
| 412 | * UnrelatedBrothers: No relation to Matthew Evans. |
| 413 | |
| 414 | !!!Hugh Glackin |
| 415 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 416 | |
| 417 | !!!Kevin Hurl |
| 418 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 419 | |
| 420 | !!!Dale Houghton |
| 421 | * TheApprentice: To Fred Rado. |
| 422 | * BashBrothers: With Ryan. |
| 423 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 424 | |
| 425 | !!!Ryan Houghton |
| 426 | * TheApprentice: To Fred Rado. |
| 427 | * BashBrothers: With Dale. |
| 428 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 429 | |
| 430 | !!!Richard Hunt |
| 431 | |
| 432 | !!!Andy Jardine |
| 433 | * AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: Fought in some of his own events. |
| 434 | * TheChessmaster: Was one of the first MMA promoters in the UK. |
| 435 | * CoolTeacher: Head coach of Fairholme Vale Tudo. |
| 436 | * SpecialGuest: Appeared on the Ring of Truth 2 event to accept an award for his promoting of MMA. |
| 437 | * StartMyOwn: Founded MMA promotions like Extreme Combat, Millennium Brawl, and later Extreme Brawl and International Fighting Championships. |
| 438 | |
| 439 | !!!Ciaran Kelly |
| 440 | * TheApprentice: To Graham Keys. |
| 441 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 442 | |
| 443 | !!!Eddie Kemp |
| 444 | |
| 445 | !!!Leo Kennedy |
| 446 | * TheApprentice: To Geoff Thompson. |
| 447 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 448 | |
| 449 | !!!Graham Keys |
| 450 | * TheApprentice: To Mauricio Gomes, Roger Gracie, Braulio Estima, Victor Estima, and Renzo Gracie, and Carlos Gracie Jr. |
| 451 | * CoolTeacher: Is the head coach of Gracie Barra Northern Ireland. |
| 452 | * FightingIrish: From Belfast. |
| 453 | |
| 454 | !!!Thomas Lamont |
| 455 | * TheApprentice: To Erik Paulson. |
| 456 | * {{Bouncer}}: Was a doorman for numerous well-established nightclubs and pubs in Belfast. |
| 457 | * CoolTeacher: A martial arts and personal trainer, he owns and runs the Chum Sut Martial Arts Academy and Fitness Centre. |
| 458 | * FightingIrish: One of the first Northern Irish MMA fighters. |
| 459 | * ReligiousBruiser: A practicing Buddhist. |
| 460 | |
| 461 | !!!Peter Lavery |
| 462 | * TheApprentice: To Matt Thornton. |
| 463 | * CombatReferee: One of the most recognizable referees from Ireland. |
| 464 | * CoolTeacher: Head coach of Kyoujin MMA. |
| 465 | * FightingIrish |
| 466 | |
| 467 | !!!Kamal Lock |
| 468 | * TheApprentice: To Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens. |
| 469 | * GeniusBruiser: Offers counselling and psychotherapy nowadays. |
| 470 | * RedBaron: "One Punch". |
| 471 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is sometimes spelt as Kamal Locke. |
| 472 | |
| 473 | !!!Stewart Magill |
| 474 | * TheApprentice: To Thomas Lamont. |
| 475 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 476 | |
| 477 | !!!Desmond [=McPeake=] |
| 478 | * TheApprentice: Geoff Thompson and David Patterson. |
| 479 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 480 | |
| 481 | !!!Paul [=McVeigh=] |
| 482 | -->''"I’m not a career fighter. I never thought ‘if I do these things I’ll be in the UFC or I’ll get lots of money and loads of women. I’ve just committed to a process of getting better as a fighter."'' |
| 483 | |
| 484 | * CoolTeacher: A coach for The Griphouse MMA gym and the Dinky Ninja Fight Team. |
| 485 | * FightingIrish: From Drumaness, County Down. He has been confused for a BraveScot as he moved to Scotland to study in the early 2000s and has lived there since. |
| 486 | * GeniusBruiser: Has a degree in sports science. |
| 487 | * RedBaron: "Metabolic". |
| 488 | |
| 489 | !!!Adam Morgan |
| 490 | * TheApprentice: To Thomas Lamont. |
| 491 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 492 | |
| 493 | !!!Lee Murray |
| 494 | -->''"He's a scary son of a b**ch, and I don't mean fighterwise."'' |
| 495 | -->-- Dana White |
| 496 | |
| 497 | -->''"He was so quick they called him 'Lightning' Lee Murray."'' |
| 498 | -->-- Andy Jardine, one of the earliest British MMA promoters. |
| 499 | |
| 500 | * AbusiveParents: His father, Brahim mostly, he was largely absent from the first seven years of Lee's life, demanded respect and obedience from his son, at one point garnering a warning from police for mistreatment. Eventually, Lee began to fight back against his father, with Lee's former next-door neighbour describing an incident where Brahim "actually went and hit Lee and Lee snapped, just turned round and knocked his Dad clean out...once he realised he could take down a big man like that I think that's what changed Lee into the man he is now - a thug." The relationship between father and son eventually grew so tempestuous that Brahim felt staying at home would result in either he or Lee killing the other, so he moved out. |
| 501 | * TheApprentice: To Martin Bowers, Alexis Demetriades, Paul Ivens, and Pat Miletich. |
| 502 | * {{Delinquents}}: Was closely associated with the "Buttmarsh Boys" in his youth. The boys fought to establish a pecking order among the group and believed they had a duty to "look after" Buttmarsh, sometimes engaging in fights with boys from neighbouring estates. |
| 503 | * EvilBrit: Was the masterind of the Securitas depot robbery, a 2006 £53 million armed raid in Kent, England. He was originally sentenced to 10 years in jail though his term was then extended to 25 years on 30 November 2010. He was also a former drug dealer. |
| 504 | * LightningBruiser: He was not called "Lightning" for nothing. |
| 505 | * RedBaron: "Lightning", "Alien" in his youth because his preferred method of attacking other kids was running into battle wind-milling his arms around his head with a "manic" expression on his face combined with his protruding ears. |
| 506 | * VillainousFriendship: With Paul Allen who was known as his "enforcer". |
| 507 | |
| 508 | !!!Damian O'Connor |
| 509 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 510 | * [[IKnowKarate I Know Jiu-Jitsu]]: A black belt in traditional jiu-jitsu. |
| 511 | |
| 512 | !!!David Patterson |
| 513 | * TheApprentice: To Thomas Lamont and Graham Keys. |
| 514 | * CoolTeacher: Head coach of Progressive Combat Club and Elite Fighting Revolution. |
| 515 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 516 | |
| 517 | !!!Neil Potts |
| 518 | * TheApprentice: To Thomas Lamont. |
| 519 | * FightingIrish: Northern Irish. |
| 520 | |
| 521 | !!!Paul Ramsdale |
| 522 | * TheApprentice: To Danny Rushton and Danny Wallace. |
| 523 | |
| 524 | !!!Alex Reid |
| 525 | * TheApprentice: To Andy Jardine, Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens. |
| 526 | * BadassFamily: His father was a paratrooper. |
| 527 | * CombatReferee: Has refereed a few RINGS UK bouts. |
| 528 | * CoolTeacher: Teaches a MMA workout class at DLS Gym & Fitness. He was also the head MMA instructor at MMA Phuket (Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Training Camp) in July-October 2006. |
| 529 | * RedBaron: "The Reidernator", "Alex Thorne". |
| 530 | |
| 531 | !!!Leigh Remedios |
| 532 | * AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: Founded and was the head fighter and coach of Ashford Vale Tudo. |
| 533 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Won some local strength competitions, including the SE of England deadlifting competition for U23 (he pulled just over 3 times his bodyweight) and the 2008 Wiltshire’s Strongest Person, which included squat, bench, deadlift and dips. |
| 534 | * CombatReferee: Has worked as one after his retirement. |
| 535 | * CoolTeacher: He now runs his own BJJ and MMA gym called VT Jiu-Jitsu. |
| 536 | * InternetTroll: In 2008 it was announced that Leigh Remedios would take on Danny Batten. After much hype Danny Batten pulled out stating that he had an injury, which was subsequently clarified. Remedios started an infamous "is Danny Batten injured" thread on the Cage Warriors forum which was widely regarded as trolling on his part and in somewhat bad taste. |
| 537 | * RedBaron: "The Bulldog". |
| 538 | |
| 539 | !!!Gareth Roriston |
| 540 | * TheApprentice: To Andy Jardine, Alexis Demetriades, Paul and John Lewis. |
| 541 | |
| 542 | !!!Robert Sulski |
| 543 | * TheApprentice: To Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens. |
| 544 | |
| 545 | !!!John Thorpe |
| 546 | * TheApprentice: To Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens. |
| 547 | |
| 548 | !!!Mike Tomlinson |
| 549 | * TheApprentice: To Danny Rushton and Danny Wallace. |
| 550 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 551 | |
| 552 | !!!John Weir |
| 553 | * TheApprentice: To Lakhvinder "Lucky" Madahar. |
| 554 | * UnrelatedBrothers: No relation to Mark Weir. |
| 555 | |
| 556 | !!!Mark Weir |
| 557 | * TheApprentice: To Hee Il Cho and José Marcello Rodrigues. |
| 558 | * CoolTeacher: Has his own MMA gym, Range Fighting Gym & Martial Arts Academy. |
| 559 | * RedBaron: "The Wizard". |
| 560 | * ScaryBlackMan |
| 561 | * UnrelatedBrothers: No relation to John Weir. |
| 562 | |
| 563 | !!!John Williamson |
| 564 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 565 | |
| 566 | !!Appeared in Ultimate Zone International Events |
| 567 | !!!John Kavanagh |
| 568 | -->''"Before I met John, I pictured a big, imposing cage-fighting guru. In reality, he looked like a normal guy - more likely to be a primary school teacher than a master of combat. But it didn't take long for my initial impression to change. When John began to share his knowledge, he distinguished himself as a unique individual and you soon understand how special he was. It was easy to see why he had such a big reputation."'' |
| 569 | -->-- Conor [=McGregor=] |
| 570 | |
| 571 | * TheApprentice: To Matt Thornton. |
| 572 | * AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: Is the current president of the Irish Mixed Martial Arts Association. |
| 573 | * BadassTeacher: Head coach of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) Ireland and has trained guys like Conor [=McGregor=], Brad Katona, Gunnar Nelson, etc. |
| 574 | * CoolTeacher: Once considered working as a math teacher. |
| 575 | * FightingIrish: From Dublin. |
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