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From a fishermen’s village to viral sensation: The story of Reug Reug
There’s a small, little fishermen’s village in West Africa, called Thiaroye-Sur-Mer, Thiaroye by the sea. Situated on the southeast coast of Cape Verde, in the suburbs of Dakar, this Senegalese town totals just more than 35,000 inhabitants. Most of the people there try to make a living by fishing, but there is another activity you […]
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Will Brooks signs with ARES Fighting Championship
Former Bellator lightweight champion and UFC veteran Will Brooks has signed a new contract with ARES Fighting Championship. News of Brooks signing with ARES was first relayed by BJPenn.com’s Al Zullino and later confirmed on Twitter by Alan Murphy, the matchmakers for ARES. https://twitter.com/phre/status/1244189182391615489 Here’s how Johannesburg’s ARES card would have been, including Juan Adams […]
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Two major combat sports events postponed due to coronavirus concerns
ONE Championship and ARES Fighting Championship have both elected to postpone upcoming events due to concerns about the rapidly-spreading novel coronavirus. Early on Friday morning, ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced that the upcoming ONE: Heart of Heroes card, originally scheduled for March 20 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has been postponed […]
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Juan Adams reveals ARES is paying him more money than UFC contract did, doesn’t expect to fight Reug Reug
When Juan Adams was released from the UFC following his loss to Justin Tafa at UFC 247, ARES Fighting Championship immediately showed interest. When Adams was looking to sign with a new promotion, he wanted to make fighting his full-time job. And, ARES has given him that opportunity as he revealed the African-European based promotion […]
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Juan Adams signs with ARES Fighting Champhionship
Juan Adams (5-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) recently announced he had been cut from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but he has already signed with another promotion. Spoke with the manager and I’m not in the ufc anymore. As easy as it would be to give up, I’m going to keep going. I made the changes too […]
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Senegalese star Reug Reug returns to action at ARES 2
ARES Fighting Championship is coming back on April 3, and so is their breakout fighter Oumar Kane (1-0 MMA, 1-0 ARES), also known as Reug Reug. Oumar Kane, a Senegalese wrestler, made his mixed martial arts debut last December at ARES 1 against French-Moroccan fighter Sofiane Boukichou, known for his past in UK’s promotion Cage […]
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VIDEO | The Senegalese Hulk Oumar Kane smashed his opponent in MMA debut
A star is born! Oumar Kane, the undefeated Senegalese wrestler, also known as ‘Reug Reug’, now holds a perfect record in mixed martial arts as well. Debuting against former Cage Warriors Franco-Maroccan fighter Sofiane Boukichou, Kane was able to gain his first win inside the eight-sided cage, during the co-main event of the first ever […]
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VIDEO | Watch 4 live fights from ARES 1 in Dakar, Senegal
ARES 1, the first event from upstart promotion ARES Fighting Championship, goes down today in Dakar, Senegal. The ARES 1 main card will air on UFC Fight Pass, but the card’s four postlims will air right here on BJPENN.com at 5:15pm ET. ARES1 Postlims We've got four more fights for you, live from Dakar ! […]
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Fernand Lopez: “ARES FC will be bigger than Bellator and ONE”
The first event of new mixed martial arts promotion ARES Fighting Championship is just around the corner. The European-African brand promotion announced they will hold their inaugural event in Dakar, Senegal on December 14. ⏳The countdown has begun… December 14th, #ARES1 pic.twitter.com/hqpWp4qEpt — ares_fighting (@ares_fighting) December 11, 2019 The event will be promoted by the […]
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PHOTOS | Hulking Senegalese wrestler Oumar Kane to make his MMA debut this weekend
A dangerous new force is about to make his mixed martial arts debut. Undefeated Senegalese wrestler Oumar Kane, also known as “Reug Reug,” is going to fight on December 14 in the first ever ARES Fighting Championship show in Dakar, Senegal. The card will air on UFC Fight Pass. https://twitter.com/AlanMurphyMMA/status/1204681343927496705 At 6’5, and over 265lbs, […]