This Friday, Jon “White Trash” Friedland of Neutral Ground Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will headline the Titletown Combat Championship 3 in Kimberly, Wisconsin.  Friedland is coming off a Pankration win on April 12 and has not fought an MMA match in the state of Wisconsin since December of 2007 when he defeated Derek Abrahm with a first round TKO at the Combat USA show, Seasons Beatings.  Since then he has fought twice in Russia going (1-1) where he became the Night Flight Champion of Southern Russia.  Jon Friedland's MMA record according to Sherdog is (16-3).

I remember the Sam Thao vs. Omar Choudhury fight like it happened just last week.  In December of 2007, Gladiators 48: Seasons Beatings took place at the Milwaukee Harley-Davidson showroom on the north side of Milwaukee during a fierce sleet storm.  Omar Choudhury, a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Henry Matamoros was the reigning Gladiators 125lb Flyweight Champion and Sam Thao was an up and coming fighter out of the Rising Sun Gym in Wausau, Wisconsin with an amateur record of (5-1) with no pro fights.

Justin Lemke of Adrian Serranos Combat Gym is spending the week in Maryland training and sparring with none other than UFC heavyweight contender Brandon Vera. Lemke will fight Ron Killing Fields for the vacant KTK Light Heavyweight Championship on June 21 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Brandon Vera on the other hand will face off against Fabricio Werdum at UFC 85: Bedlam on June 7th.

According to an email sent out by the Duke Roufus Gym, Gladiators Fighting Series 50: Knockout Kings will be broadcast on channel 14 on Time Warner Cable for the Milwaukee area. The television production will be done by MATA Community Media. MCM is a non-profit community channel based in Milwaukee that televises a large number of diverse programs.

There has been a number of changes to the FCC 35 fight card and I talked to Dave Strasser yesterday to get the scoop. Nick Agallar will headline the show and Carina Damm will be a co-main event, as well as the final 155lb tournament match between Matt Morin and Jonathan Chasse to determine who gets to fight in Japan. Unfortunately, Sergio Gomez, Rodrigo Damm, and Jameel Massouh have been scratched from the card. There will be about 11 fights on the card. Racine native, Nick Agallar will return to action this Saturday against Shane McDonald in his hometown at Racine Case High School at Freestyle Combat Challenge 35. His previous opponent, Phillip Tomblin was injured and had to be replaced on ...