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Appeared in RINGS Japan

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Fighting from the Shadows

Dexter Casey

"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."

  • The Apprentice: To Lee Hasdell, Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens.
  • Combat Commentator: Provided commentary for the Ring of Truth 2 event.
  • Evil Brit: Is friends with fellow Brit, criminal and MMA fighter Lee Murray and was the one who introduced him to the sport.
  • Jobber

Lee Hasdell

"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!"
— Lee Hasdell, in an interview he did for Kick-Thai Mixed Martial Arts.

"Basically, it's all about beating the hell out of each other."
— Lee Hasdell, about MMA in an interview for The Guardian.

  • Authority Equals Asskicking: Head of RINGS UK and a guy able to impress Akira Maeda. 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.
  • The Apprentice: To Akira Maeda, Hidetaka Aso, Takashi Azuma, Brian Walker, Morris Young, Thom Harinck, and Kazuyoshi Ishii.
  • Combat Referee: Has refereed for some of his own events.
  • Cool Teacher: Teaches at Milton Keynes School of Kickboxing and Jujutsu.
  • Designated Point Man / Gate Guardian: 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.
  • Red Baron: "The Gatekeeper", "The Godfather of UK MMA". In Japan, "Kagemusha" ("Shadow Warrior").
  • Start My Own: 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.
  • Ur-Example: Brought shootfighting and MMA to the UK.

Shin Senjutsu Guys

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The Polymath of Martial Arts

Joe Akano

Danny Batten

  • The Apprentice: To Lee Hasdell, Simon Lambert, Ze Marcello, Roger Gracie, and Kev Capel.
  • Cool Teacher: Runs his own gym, Total Dojo Milton Keynes. He also head coach at BST MMA Academy.

Martin Carter

Kerry Cross

Sheridan Cross

Scott Goddard

Paresh Gohil

Gary Hyrons

Frazer Kline

Mark Lamborn

Lee MacGuinness

Gene Phillips

Hafeez Rashid

Tahir Rashid

Danny Rushton

Dave Shortby

Inderjit Singh

Scotty Smith

Lee Threlfall

Darren Ward

Chris Watts

Chanaka Weerasinghe

Adrian Wilde

Appeared in Total Fight Forum Events

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The Official UK Governing Body For RINGS Rule - Vale Tudo: Total Fight Forum

Neil Adams

  • Affectionate Nickname: By the Japanese, "Happo Bigin" ("Everyone's Friend").
  • The Apprentice: To Brian Jacks.
  • Badass Teacher: 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.
  • Battle Couple: His wife is Canadian Olympic Judoka Niki Jenkins.
  • Combat Commentator: Was a commentator for RINGS UK. He is considered as "The Voice of Judo" for his international commentary on the Judo World Circuit like his work as the Official Commentator of the International Judo Federation.
  • Non-Action Guy: Did not compete in RINGS.
  • The Rival: To Ezio Gamba.
  • Wrestling Family: His brother is British pro wrestler "Gentleman" Chris Adams.

Louis Beale

Sami Berik

Brian Blewitt

Matt Bowen

Michael Broster

Ryan Brown

Jonathan Bur

Mark Carson

Gerard Coville

  • Affectionate Nickname: "Gez".
  • The Apprentice: To Andre Tringham.
  • Cool Teacher: 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.
  • Jobber

Simon Davies

Steve Dempsey

  • Bouncer: A Professional Personal Bodyguard and a SIA registered doorman. He also trained in Police/HMP and Airport Security.
  • Carpet of Virility
  • Cool Teacher: Head instructor of HSD Combat and teaches Street Self Defence, Women’s Self Protection, Choi Kwang Do and MMA.
  • Hidden Depths: Is also a musician and song writer.
  • Hold Up Your Score: Became a MMA judge after he retired from fighting and has worked for FX Fight Night, Cage Rage and other top UK shows.
  • Red Baron: "Mauler".
  • Start My Own: Created his own system of martial arts called Han Soo Do (the way of water).

George Duncan

Matthew Evans

Andrew Farrell

""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."

Ian Freeman

"Don't take my politeness as a weakness."

  • Ambadassador: His nickname "The Iron Ambassador" is due to him being considered an early ambassador for mixed martial arts.
  • The Apprentice: To Marco Ruas, Renzo Gracie, and many others.
  • Badass Family: His father was an ABA Boxing Champion at 18 years of age.
  • Bouncer: Worked as a doorman (or as the British prefer, "porter") before his fighting career.
  • Cool Teacher: Has his own gym, Machine MMA.
  • Early-Bird Cameo: He fought at a few of Lee Hasdell's Total Fight Forum events before going to UFC and Pancrase.
  • Hero Killer: Was the first person to beat Frank Mir.
  • Red Baron: "The Machine", "The Iron Ambassador".

Andy Goodwin

Simon Gore

Justin Gray

Paul Harding

Mark Harrison

Leighton Hill

Duncan Airlie James

Lee Johnstone

  • Cool Teacher: Owner and head instructor of Combat Sports Academy.
  • Start My Own: Founded many MMA and grappling events, including UKMMAC, Adrenalin FC and Tuff Invitational.

Nathan Leverton

  • Cool Teacher: Was a coach for Team Rough House and is now the head coach of Leicester Shootfighters.
  • Non-Action Guy: Never fought for RINGS UK, he took photos for the Submmission Fighting UK site.
  • Red Baron: "Levo".
  • Start My Own: Developed his own no-gi grappling system he calls Leverage Submission Grappling.

Lee Livesly

Tom Moore

Phil Norman

  • The Apprentice: To Dan Inosanto, Surachai Sirisute, Salem Assli, Erik Paulson, Yorinaga Nakamura, Dave Kavanagh, and Trevor Ambrose.
  • Combat Commentator: Did commentary on the Total Fight Forum: Night of The Samurai 2 show.
  • Combat Referee: Doubled as one for RINGS UK.
  • Cool Teacher: Has his own martial arts organization, Phil Norman Martial Arts.
  • Red Baron: "The Gladiator".
  • Start My Own: Developed his personal fighting system called the Ghost Elusive Combat System.

Geoff Oughton

James Poole

Bill Proud

Bobby Razak

"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."

  • Guest Fighter: Had only one MMA fight against Danny Rushton, which he won.

John Rista

Neil Rosiak

Shane Rufell

Anthony Somers

Geoff Thompson

  • Badass Teacher: A prolific martial arts and self defense teacher, he has his own gym and is the Joint Chief Instructor of the British Combat Association.
  • Bouncer: Was a former nightclub doorman.
  • Combat Commentator: Was a commentator for the Total Fight Forum: Night of The Samurai 1 show.
  • Dark and Troubled Past: Was sexually molested at the age of 12 by his first Aikido teacher.
  • Ur-Example: 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.

Gary Turner

Nick Walton

James Wilks

James Zikic

  • The Apprentice: To Frank Shamrock, Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens.
  • Red Baron: "The Messenger", "Igirisu Kanaami no Teiō" ("The English King Of The Cage").

Appeared in Ring of Truth Events

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Combined, Competition, Combative, Complete

Jim Allen

Andy Badcock

Tracy Baker

Jeremy Bailey

"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."

Tony Bailey

Andrew Burrows

Jonny Burrows

Chris Collins

Peter Coop

Keith Dace

"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."

George Elliott

Alex Evans

Hugh Glackin

Kevin Hurl

Dale Houghton

Ryan Houghton

Richard Hunt

Andy Jardine

  • Authority Equals Ass Kicking: Fought in some of his own events.
  • The Chessmaster: Was one of the first MMA promoters in the UK.
  • Cool Teacher: Head coach of Fairholme Vale Tudo.
  • Special Guest: Appeared on the Ring of Truth 2 event to accept an award for his promoting of MMA.
  • Start My Own: Founded MMA promotions like Extreme Combat, Millennium Brawl, and later Extreme Brawl and International Fighting Championships.

Ciaran Kelly

Eddie Kemp

Leo Kennedy

Graham Keys

  • The Apprentice: To Mauricio Gomes, Roger Gracie, Braulio Estima, Victor Estima, and Renzo Gracie, and Carlos Gracie Jr.
  • Cool Teacher: Is the head coach of Gracie Barra Northern Ireland.
  • Fighting Irish: From Belfast.

Thomas Lamont

  • The Apprentice: To Erik Paulson.
  • Bouncer: Was a doorman for numerous well-established nightclubs and pubs in Belfast.
  • Cool Teacher: A martial arts and personal trainer, he owns and runs the Chum Sut Martial Arts Academy and Fitness Centre.
  • Fighting Irish: One of the first Northern Irish MMA fighters.
  • Religious Bruiser: A practicing Buddhist.

Peter Lavery

Kamal Lock

Stewart Magill

Desmond McPeake

Paul McVeigh

"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."

  • Cool Teacher: A coach for The Griphouse MMA gym and the Dinky Ninja Fight Team.
  • Fighting Irish: From Drumaness, County Down. He has been confused for a Brave Scot as he moved to Scotland to study in the early 2000s and has lived there since.
  • Genius Bruiser: Has a degree in sports science.
  • Red Baron: "Metabolic".

Adam Morgan

Lee Murray

"He's a scary son of a b**ch, and I don't mean fighterwise."
— Dana White

"He was so quick they called him 'Lightning' Lee Murray."
— Andy Jardine, one of the earliest British MMA promoters.

  • Abusive Parents: 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.
  • The Apprentice: To Martin Bowers, Alexis Demetriades, Paul Ivens, and Pat Miletich.
  • 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.
  • Evil Brit: 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.
  • Lightning Bruiser: He was not called "Lightning" for nothing.
  • Red Baron: "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.
  • Villainous Friendship: With Paul Allen who was known as his "enforcer".

Damian O'Connor

David Patterson

Neil Potts

Paul Ramsdale

Alex Reid

  • The Apprentice: To Andy Jardine, Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens.
  • Badass Family: His father was a paratrooper.
  • Combat Referee: Has refereed a few RINGS UK bouts.
  • Cool Teacher: 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.
  • Red Baron: "The Reidernator", "Alex Thorne".

Leigh Remedios

  • Authority Equals Ass Kicking: Founded and was the head fighter and coach of Ashford Vale Tudo.
  • Charles Atlas Superpower: 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.
  • Combat Referee: Has worked as one after his retirement.
  • Cool Teacher: He now runs his own BJJ and MMA gym called VT Jiu-Jitsu.
  • Internet Troll: 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.
  • Red Baron: "The Bulldog".

Gareth Roriston

  • The Apprentice: To Andy Jardine, Alexis Demetriades, Paul and John Lewis.

Robert Sulski

John Thorpe

Mike Tomlinson

John Weir

Mark Weir

John Williamson

Appeared in Ultimate Zone International Events

John Kavanagh

"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."
— Conor McGregor

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