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Who are your fighters and could you tell me about them?

We at MMA Fan Gear are grateful to the fighters we have partnered with, along with our parent company PRD33, who specializes in finding fighters and trying to help them earn additional revenue while they train (sometimes without a full time job) so they can continue there dreams of being a full time competitor in the sport of mixed martial arts or MMA. Here is a short glimpse into the lives of some of the athletes MMAFanGear.com and PRD33, LLC have partnered with:

Clay Guida - The Carpenter

Clay “The Carpenter” Guida is a professional mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) as a lightweight.

He garnered attention for his three-round split decision loss to Tyson Griffin at UFC 72. In Guida's next fight, he defeated Marcus Aurelio at UFC 74 by decision. Since joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Clay Guida has put on some of the most exciting fights the lightweight division has ever seen. Now he gets a chance to ply his craft in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter Finale on Dec. 8, as he faces popular fighter Roger Huerta.

“I think it was more timing that anything,” said Guida of his sudden rise to main event status. “I was out at Ultimate Fight Night a couple weeks ago at the Palms and Joe Silva approached me and mentioned it. It sounded like a good fight for the both of us. This has fight of the year written all over it.” “Fight of the year” indeed, as both Guida and Huerta have been involved in bouts that left fans muttering such words.

For Guida this is also the culmination of a dream since joining the UFC. He will now be part of the main event of a show that’s expected to draw huge ratings, as the heat between coaches Matt Serra and Matt Hughes will lead in to their Dec. 29 fight. “I can’t even describe in words how awesome this is,” Guida said about headlining the show. “It’s something that I didn’t think would be happening this soon in my career. I think the UFC identifies with people who are going to leave it out there and yeah, I’ve had a bunch of fights go to decision, but I’m always out there giving my best and putting on a good show.”

Huerta has come under criticism from many people since being on the cover of Sports Illustrated some months ago, mostly because of his perceived lack of facing big-name opponents. Guida should be the toughest test he has faced yet. And while he understands the importance of this bout, Guida respects his opponent and can’t wait to put on a show for the fans. “Roger’s awesome,” said Guida. “Some people talk him up, some don’t talk so high of him, but he’s a great guy. He’s a friend of mine. I think it’s a fight that needs to happen.”

The UFC lightweight division is still wide open and the title may be as well. Following the successful defense of his title in July, champion Sean Sherk tested positive for steroids. A hearing in front of the California State Athletic Commission later this month will determine his fate. The fight between Guida and Huerta is likely to create another contender for the belt, whether Sherk holds it or not.

UFC MMA fighter Roger “El Matador” Huerta (20-1-1) headlines this nationally-televised fight card. He will be taking on power-punching Clay “The Carpenter” Guida (22-8) in a clash of top lightweight contenders on Spike TV, Saturday, Dec, 8th at 9:00pm ET. The fight will take place Live from the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, featuring Huerta vs. Guida, and the two season finalists from The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs Team Serra.

Hero’s: Dan Gable and Joey Gilbert

Chad Reiner - Grinder

Chad "Grinder" Reiner qualified for state in wrestling. Got into a lot of fights in High school and all the way growing up. He Was always the kid getting picked on and decided he had to fight back.

He joined the Marines right out of high school. While stationed in Havelock, North Carolina he ran into Jerry Moreno who was a brown belt in jiu-jitsu. Jerry took Reiner under his wing and taught him everything he needed to know about the ground portion of fighting.

Reiner earned a blue belt in jiu-jitsu through Team Alliance. He also trained at a nearby boxing club in which he had to drive 45 minutes their and back every-time he trained.

He took leave to train with the Marine Corps wrestling team and with various other schools. He was trying to gain knowledge from every person that would teach him anything related to fighting.

When he left the Marine Corps he moved back to Nebraska and not long after began training with Mid-America Martial Arts. His skills have increased dramatically in the years that he has been at Mid-America. "Having the opportunity to train with great fighters everyday is a huge benefit to my success."

Chad has fought in many local, regional and national MMA organization's including the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Cheick Kongo - The French Sensation

Cheick "Kongo" is a heavyweight mixed martial artist currently fighting in the UFC. Some says that He is a lot like the Eiffel Tower : Tall, Well-built and from Paris...Of Course He is french and He fights out of the Fimeu Gym in France

Kongo was born with martial arts in his blood, when just a child, he chose to follow in his older brother's footsteps by learning all of the secrets of Kendo and Karate under the master Marc Angevin. As he grew older, he would learn to master Muay Thai and Kickboxing and would also practice Greco-Roman Wrestling.
At age 19, he would discover the Penchak Silat and would then be coached by Charles Joussot and Franck Roppers who both realized he was no longer a child following the path of his older brother, but a unique athlete keen on writing his own history.

On June 10, 2001, Cheick Kongo began his professional career by knocking out Andre Tete. Kongo then followed up that win with a TKO over Dave van der Veen. He then lost his first professional MMA fight to Rodney Faverus by decision. CheickKongo was 6-1-1 when he entered the UFC to fight Gilbert Aldana at UFC 61, whom he beat by TKO due to a doctor stoppage. He followed up with a win over UFC newcomer Christian Wellish by KO due to a knee strike, before losing to newcomer Carmelo "The Fury" Marrero at UFC 64. Then, defeated Assuerio Silva by majority decision at UFC 70.

Young and ambitious, Kongo has been dominating the competition as of late, and will no doubt be one of the strongest forces in MMA, K1, and Muay Thai.

Career Highlights

¤ Rings - Vice Europe Champion - 2001
¤ Rings - Europe Champion - 2002
¤ Rings - World Champion - 2004
¤ Rings - World Champion - 2005

¤ King of the Rings - World Champion - 2004

¤ Muay Thai World - Champion - 2004

Sean Salmon - Team Salmon

Sean Salmon was a nationally ranked wrestler that has turned his drive towards full contact fighting with the goal of climbing to the top of the UFC. To read Sean's thoughts on fighting and other topics check out his blog, which he updates about every 2 weeks.

The new Team Salmon Fighting motto...
"I plan on going out like my grandpa, body completely spent and the gas tank on empty".
Thanks for the quote Matt.

Born:
September 11, 1977 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Family:
I come from a very close family. In fact, my two brothers Matt and Danny and cousin Kyle are my best friends.

I have spent the past 6 1/2 years competing on the freestyle circuit, for the Ohio International Wrestling Club trying to make World and Olympic teams. Coach Russ Hellickson was kind enough to let me help out as a volunteer coach at Ohio State so I could get the neccesary training. I have spent the last 3 years in and out of the top 10. Qualifying for the Olympic Trials is probably the highlight. I finished 6th at last years National Championships to qualify for the World Team Trials. With my mind already set on retirement I did not place. Interestingly enough, I lost my last match to Zach Thompson, the same guy who beat me our senior years of H.S. My body is still healthy, I just couldn't get mentally consistent enough to make continuing worth it.

Fighting:
I was only going to do 1 fight, just to see if I would like it. Well, I love it. I view fighting as competition. I don't have a "need" to hurt another human being and I certainly don't enjoy getting punched in the face, but there is something about it that I find unbelieveably exciting. I am guessing it is the same rush someone gets jumping out of an airplane. It scares you, but you know you have to keep doing it. The best part about fighting is the athletes in it. They are just like wrestlers...we go out and compete as hard as we can to win the fight or match, but after words can be friends. My goal is to become the Light Heavyweight Champion of the UFC. I know I can do this, because unlike wrestling my head does not get in the way. Fighting is a much more natural sport for me.

Personal:
I am currently living in Gahanna, Ohio a suburb of Columbus.

About me is a tough question, I'll give it a shot. My name is Sean Salmon. More than anything, I love my family. My 2 brothers and cousin are my best friends. My wife keeps me on track and my son, Marcus, keeps me focused. I love him more than anything. You have to be a parent to know what true love is. With Marcus, my parents got their wish. I had a boy just like me. The kid has a mind of his own, he loves to make noise, he knows the word "no" but doesn't care, and he is the most active kid in the world. I am a professional athlete and I take naps because of him. My wife Missy does deal with a lot of non-sense because of me (I maybe a touch immature), Milwaukee in the summer is a great place to be, The Farm is and will always be my home, my mind can only focus on one thing at a time, I am an introvert (pretending to me an extrovert), I am close to graduating college, but don't see it happening and further more, don't find it all that important. I believe that God made me to be a fighter. I have a well thought out opinion on just about everything. I am very unsure about politics and religion, but still think I would make a great president or preacher. There is no middle ground with me, but I do hope for other peoples happiness. I have a lot of things to be proud of in my life, my family, my in laws (I married lucky), my wife, but most of all my son. I love that Meatball.

Diego Sanchez - Nightmare

Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez (born December 31, 1981 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a Mexican American mixed martial artist (MMA) with a background in wrestling and Gaidojutsu, system of submission wrestling developed by his longtime trainer Greg Jackson. Sanchez currently fights as a welterweight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a client of White Chocolate Management out of Hollywood, Florida. (www.whitecm.com)

Sanchez made his MMA debut in 2002 and fought in smaller shows, mostly the King of the Cage promotion. His UFC debut came when he was chosen as a participant on the first season of the reality show, The Ultimate Fighter. He won a contract with the UFC after winning a fight against Kenny Florian, becoming the middleweight winner for the first season of the show. Shortly after, Sanchez dropped to welterweight, defeating Brian Gassaway, Nick Diaz, John Alessio, Karo Parisyan, and Joe Riggs.

Several weeks after the fight with Josh Koschek, Dana White announced that Sanchez was sick on the eve of the fight, and almost had to retire when a test came back indicating he had Hepatitis C. Doctors eventually concluded the test results were not correct, but could not diagnose his sickness, so the fight went ahead as planned. The day after the fight Sanchez had a hole in his thigh the "size of a coffee cup" and was diagnosed as a staph infection.

" I LOVE KIDS AND HAVE A GREAT FAMILY THAT COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF ME. I SET MY GOALS HIGH AND DONT BELIVE IN DOUBT OR LIMITS. MY HEROS ARE HELIO GRACIE,BRUCE LEE , RICKSON GRACIE, JFK, LEONARDO DA VINCI AND BOB MARLEY. THEY WERE ON ANOTHER LEVEL THATS WERE I WANT TO BE. I GIVE ALL THE CREDIT TO GOD FOR MY SUCCESS. I HAVE A SELECT OF GOOD FRIENDS THAT I VALUE MORE THAN ANY WEALTH OR FAME. I SEEK CONSTANT EVOLUTION OF MIND BODY AND SOUL. I LOVE MY JOB IT IS THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD.I HAVE FAITH THAT IF I CAN BELIVE I CAN ACHIVE.I LOVE TO SNOWBOARD, SURF AND AM LEARNING KYTING.I AM NOT PERFECT."

Brian Stann - All American

"All American". Brian Stann was born on September 24, 1980 at Yakota Air Base in Japan before moving to the United States and growing up in Scranton, Pennsylvania. From an early age Brian played organized football and excelled quickly. He was the leader of Scranton Prep’s football team, setting school records by a quarterback for career passing yards and rushing. His achievements on the field mirrored his academic accomplishments and he was selected with the honor of being accepted to one of the most prestigious scholastic institutions in the country, the United States Naval Academy in 1999.

While at the Naval Academy, Brian quickly excelled in his new position as linebacker, helping them beat their arch-rival Army in three of his four meeting. He followed up that honor earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, before continuing his service to his country by accepting a commission as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps in 2003.

As a football player, Brian took with him the lessons he learned on how to complete a mission with a team, one that quickly came in handy for him in the Corps. He was only with his men for a few months before they deployed to Iraq.

Brian was the 2nd Mobile Assault Platoon leader with Weapons Company when everything started happening during his very first operation. From May 8-14, 2005, he led his men into battle, where their mission was to seize a bridge near Karabilah, Iraq. Three different times, he negotiated four kilometers to maintain their position from enemy attacks. However, on the third time through, the enemy had set up an ambush for the Marines.

Although ambushed, Brian called in close-air support and direct fire from tanks while taking on over 30 rocket-propelled grenade attacks, multiple machine guns firing, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) detonating.

"When we began, it was a big fight, but as the days went on, we began to use more of our assets," Brian explained. "We called in close air support and used tanks and dealt a big blow to the enemy."

Brian was in a 360-degree fight and was setting up casualty evacuation points after they were hit by suicide IEDs. All of this would not have been possible if it were not for the hard work of his men in the sheer face of danger, explained Brian.

"He [Brian] has great strength of character and endurance, which was shown when everything happened over a week and he kept on going," explained Major General Richard Huck, 2nd Marine Division, Commanding General, shortly after presenting Brian with the Silver Star. "It doesn't even capture all that happened.”

Brian stated afterwards, "This award represents my guys. It's an insight to what my men did over there. There were a lot of our guys who received awards from our group when we were out there, not just me. You can forget all the other medals. I just wanted the award that said 42 out of 42 men came home safely," he further explained. "And we all came home, so mission accomplished."

And what a homecoming for Brian it was. He married his college sweetheart, Teressa, who he met while back home visiting his family in Scranton. Teressa is a graduate of Mary wood University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Human Services and a former Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader.

During Brian’s next tour in Iraq, he called a fight promoter and clamored for a shot at the mixed-martial arts world. The promoter took a chance on him and Brian did not disappoint earning a first round knockout in his very first fight. Another promoter took notice and quickly signed him to a deal with World Extreme Cagefighting. During his first fight under their banner, he earned another first round knockout, this time in just 16 seconds, the fastest knockout in WEC history. He has since remained undefeated by defeating another previously undefeated opponent via another first round knockout!

Brian continues to serve on active duty as a United States Marine Corps Officer at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. However, he still finds time to train every day and is quickly being recognized as the future of MMA in the light heavyweight division. He has even begun training with UFC legend and Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture. Expect Brian to continue making his mark on this sport.

Speaking of other marks Brian has recently made, he and Teressa welcomed another champion into the world with the birth of their first child. Brian is looking forward to seeing his future sparring partner.

Brian defeated Dough Marshall in March of 2008 to become the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) light heavyweight champion of the world with a 1st round TKO over the "Rhino."

Stay tuned to www.brianstann.com for all the latest info on Brian Stann's career.

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