Intimidation sponsored fighters provide spectacular, award-winning finishes on national stage for Bellator

The Intimidation brand is synonymous with fantastic finishes, especially for the top fighters inside the Bellator organization. Many fighters bearing the Intimidation logo have provided exciting knockouts and submissions for Bellator, including Brian Rogers, Season 6 Welterweight Champion Karl Amoussou, top-ranked female fighter Jessica Eye and former Olympian Alexis Vila to name a few.

Brian Rogers came on board with Intimidation in 2011, and “The Predator” has produced three highlight reel knockouts in that span. At “Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Hendo” Rogers broke onto the national scene with a TKO over Ian Rammel, and he followed up that performance with a head kick in the first round of Bellator’s Season 5 Middleweight Tournament that earned him a victory over Victor O’Donnell. Upon returning in the Season 6 tournament, Rogers (pictured, left) provided a Knockout of the Year candidate with his flying knee finish over Vitor Vianna at Bellator 61, which has since been named the best knockout in Bellator history. That same knockout was named as one of the finalists for Knockout of the Year at the 2012 World MMA Awards.

Karl Amoussou has taken a different path to Bellator success, as the Frenchman submitted two of three foes en route to becoming the Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament champion. He tapped Chris Lozano with a rear naked choke in the quarterfinals, and he then earned a title shot against Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren with a heel hook finish over Bryan Baker that is a Submission of the Year candidate. Like Rogers above, Amoussou is one of Intimidation’s core of fighters who are supported in their fights and training throughout the year.

Four of the five highlight reel knockouts at Bellator 51 came from Intimidation sponsored fighters. Joey Holt blasted Clint Musser with a flying knee in the first round (pictured, right), and not to be outdone, Dan Spohn introduced himself to the national MMA scene with a nine-second KO of his own. Both Holt and Spohn were featured on HDNet (now AXS TV) as 2011 finalists for the Bazzie Award for KO Kick of the Year. John Hawk earned a TKO over Allen Weickart, but the shot heard around the mixed martial arts world was Alexis Vila’s overhand right that completely put former Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren to sleep in the night’s main event.

The bantamweight division has seen a healthy dose of Intimidation fighters, as both Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament finalists were sponsored by the brand. Luis Nogueira earned his spot in the finals with a highlight reel knockout over Hiroshi Nakamura at Bellator 70.

Meanwhile, Season 7 has truly taken the spectacular finishes to a new level. The Intimidation brand has been regularly seen on both MTV2 and Spike.com and the highlights are regularly broadcast on MMA Uncensored on Spike TV as well as Inside MMA on AXS TV.

Fighters from Intimidation’s home state of Ohio did their best to show the depth of talent in the Buckeye State as middleweights Mojo Horne (rear naked choke) and Jason Butcher (guillotine choke) both scored 1st round submissions live on Spike.com at Bellator 78 in Dayton. Meanwhile, one of Intimidation’s core sponsored fighters, Jessica “Evil” Eye, was able to show fans on a national stage why she is already one of the most popular fighters in the state of Ohio. Fighting opposite Bellator Women’s 115lb Champion Zoila Gurgel in a 125lb bout at Bellator 83, Eye scored a 1st round technical submission against her rival in just 58 seconds of cage time.

But the stellar finishes in Bellator’s Season 7 were not limited to Ohio-based fighters. The brand’s ties to Minnesota were seen on MTV2 as Mike Richman added yet another stunning KO scoring a head kick to drop his opponent at Bellator 76 and advance to the semifinals. In addition, New York’s Team Bombsquad was well represented as Shahbulat Shamhalaev scored consecutive TKO wins inside the Bellator cage at Bellator 76 and again three weeks later. Fighting fellow Intimidation sponsored Richman at Bellator 79, Shamhalaev connected yet again to score the 1st round TKO and advance to the Season 7 Featherweight Tournament finals at Bellator 84.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence regularly being featured on multiple sporting events on MTV2, FUEL TV, EpixHD, AXS TV and SportsTime Ohio as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV and HDNet/AXS TV. In addition to over 70 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children. The company is also becoming known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts, as well as vale tudo shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like the Intimidation brand on Facebook and follow Intimidation on Twitter.

Intimidation sponsored Luis Nogueira fights in Tournament Final live on MTV2 at Bellator 73 in Tunica, Mississippi

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Luis “Betao” Nogueira in his Bantamweight Tournament final bout at Bellator 73 in Tunica, Mississippi. Nogueira, a pro since early 2008, has started his career at 14-2 (4-1 Bellator) having won 10 of his past 11 fights defeating Alexis Vila and Hiroshi Nakamura en route to a date in the Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament final. The Bellator 73 event will take place on Friday night at Harrah’s Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, with the MTV2 broadcast beginning at 8 pm ET and the prelims aired live on Spike.com.

Nogueira, who made his Bellator debut at Bellator 42 in April, scored a unanimous decision over Jerod Spoon before falling to Ed West at Bellator 51 in the first round of the Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament. The native of Brazil then bounced back with a win two weeks later at Bellator 53 and opened the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament with a decision win over Alexis Vila at Bellator 65 and scored a 3rd round KO of Hiroshi Nakamura at Bellator 70. In his 14 professional wins Nogueira has scored 5 KO/TKOs, 2 submissions and 7 decisions. A member of Brazil’s Renovacao Fight Team, Nogueira and his teammates train in the USA at Thunder MMA & Muay Thai in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and official Intimidation dealer.

A win in the tournament final over Marcos Galvao (12-5-1) would give him the chance to avenge his only other pro loss coming to Bellator Bantamweight Champion Eduardo Dantas in 2008. Nogueira will walk out wearing Intimidation’s top-selling Cross tee and an Intimidation hat with the company’s logo on his vale tudo fight shorts. Nogueira will face off with Marcos Galvao (12-5, 3-2 Bellator), a fighter who defeated Ed West and Travis Marx to earn the tournament final fight.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of lifestyle apparel & MMA training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence regularly being featured on multiple sporting events on MTV2, FUEL TV, EpixHD, AXS TV and SportsTime Ohio as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV and HDNet/AXS TV. In addition to over 70 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children. The company is also becoming known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts, as well as vale tudo shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like the Intimidation brand on Facebook and follow Intimidation on Twitter.

 

Photo (right) courtesy of of Hexlinc Photography.

Intimidation to sponsor Luis Nogueira live on MTV2 at Bellator 65 in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Luis “Betao” Nogueira in his Bantamweight Tournament bout at Bellator 65 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Nogueira, a pro since early 2008, has started his career at 12-2 having won 8 of 9 fights with his lone loss coming last Fall at Bellator 51 in the Bellator Bantamweight Tournament quarterfinals in Canton, Ohio. The Bellator 65 event will take place on Friday night in Atlantic City with the MTV2 broadcast beginning at 8 pm ET.

Nogueira, who made his Bellator debut at Bellator 42 in April, scored a unanimous decision over Jerod Spoon before falling to Ed West at Bellator 51. The native of Brazil then bounced back with a win two weeks later at Bellator 53. In his 12 professional wins Nogueira has scored 4 KO/TKOs, 2 submissions and 6 decisions with his only other pro loss coming to Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner Eduardo Dantas in 2008.

Nogueira will walk out wearing Intimidation’s top-selling Cross tee and an Intimidation hat with the company’s logo on his vale tudo fight shorts. Nogueira will face off with Alexis Vila, a Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament finalist who has also been sponsored by the Intimidation brand in the past year. In addition to Nogueira, Marcos Galvao will also be sponsored by Intimidation at the Bellator 65 event.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & fight gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence having been featured on multiple events on MTV2 and HDNet in recent months. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts, as well as vale tudo shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

 

Photo courtesy of Hexlinc Photography

Intimidation to sponsor Marcos Galvao in Bantamweight Tournament semifinals at Bellator 55 in Yuma, Arizona

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Marcos Galvao in his Bellator Bantamweight Tournament semifinal bout at Bellator 55 Yuma, Arizona. Galvao, a pro since late 2007, has started his career at 10-4-1 winning four of his last five fights including a decision win over Chase Beebe at Bellator 51 in September. The Bellator 55 event will be held at the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, AZ with preliminary-card fights airing on Spike.com with the MTV2 televised broadcast of the main card bouts beginning at 9 pm ET.

The Brazilian-born Galvao is a BJJ black belt and is a Grapplers Quest Pro Division Champion, five time Brazilian National Champion and a two time World Champion. After a brief stint in the WEC that saw Galvao go 0-2, he has since won four of five with the lone loss in a superfight with Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren at Bellator 41 in April 2011. After the close loss Galvao was then named a participant in the Season 5 Bellator Bantamweight Tournament where he scored a spilt decision win over Chase Beebe at Bellator 51 in September in Canton, Ohio. With the win Galvao improved to 10-4-1 and is slated to face Alexis Vila (10-0, 1-0 Bellator) in the semifinals of Bellator’s Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament.

The sponsorship of Galvao is combined with Intimidation Clothing’s sponsorships of two of the other three Bantamweights remaining in the tournament including both Ed West and Galvao’s opponent Alexis Vila on the MTV2 televised card. In addition, the Intimidation brand will be represented on the Bellator 55 preliminary card which will air live on Spike.com as they sponsor Nick Piedmont of Tuscon, Arizona.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality MMA fight shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

Intimidation to sponsor Alexis Vila in Bantamweight Tournament semifinals at Bellator 55 in Yuma, Arizona

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Alexis Vila in his Bellator Bantamweight Tournament semifinal bout at Bellator 55 Yuma, Arizona. Vila, a pro since late 2007, has started his career at 10-0 finishing his opponent in 9 of those fights including a KO of Joe Warren at Bellator 51 in September. The Bellator 55 event will be held at the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, AZ with preliminary-card fights airing on Spike.com with the MTV2 televised broadcast of the main card bouts beginning at 9 pm ET.

The Cuban-born Vila was the 1996 Olympic Bronze Medalist in Freestyle Wrestling (-48kg) having won Gold Medals at the World Championships and Pan American Games in Freestyle Wrestling as well. The 40 year old trains with America Top Team in Florida and made his Bellator debut in stunning fashion at Bellator 51 in September when he scored a first round knockout of Joe Warren, the reigning Bellator Featherweight Champion. The win catapulted Vila (10-0, 1-0 Bellator) from underdog to one of the favorites to win the Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament as he faces Marcos Galvao in the semifinal round.

The sponsorship of Vila is combined with Intimidation Clothing’s sponsorships of two of the other three Bantamweights remaining in the tournament including both Ed West and Vila’s opponent Marcos Galvao on the MTV2 televised card. In addition, the Intimidation brand will be represented on the Bellator 55 preliminary card which will air live on Spike.com as they sponsor Nick Piedmont of Tuscon, Arizona.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality MMA fight shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. The media and promotional wing of the company, Intimidation Interactive Media, handles everything from championship belts to MMA cage rentals, event photography and more. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

Alexis Vila vs Joe Warren Bellator 51 Photo Gallery

Bellator 51 in Canton, Ohio featured the quarterfinals of Bellator’s Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament and Intimidation Clothing was pleased to sponsor Alexis Vila as one of 11 fighters sponsored by Intimidation at the event. Vila took on Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren in a 135 lb bout and below is a photo gallery of the Vila vs. Warren fight with all of the great photos courtesy of Hexlinc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intimidation sponsored fighters complete 8-3 night at Bellator 51 with spectacular Knockouts by Vila, Spohn & Holt

Bellator 51 proved to be a stellar event for any MMA fan seeking exciting fights. In Bellator’s first ever event in Canton, Ohio with the NAAFS co-promoting the preliminary card, fans left the arena talking about a night full of Knockout of the Year candidates. From the first fight of the night all the way to the final fight televised on MTV2, the KOs kept coming at an event in which Intimidation Clothing was represented like no time before. In total, Intimidation sponsored 11 fighters on the Bellator 51 card finishing 8-3. With 3 fights featuring both fighters sponsored, the end result was an incredibly successful night for Bellator, the NAAFS, Ohio MMA and Intimidation Clothing as well.

The night began with one of three fights that featured both sides sponsored by Intimidation. After Clint Musser (2-1) wrestled Holt (2-0) to the ground and worked on his ground and pound, Holt was able to get the fight back to the stand up before landing a flying knee to score the KO win.

The second fight of the night saw John Hawk pound an under-sized Allan Weickert for two rounds so badly that Weickert could not answer the bell for the 3rd round. Hawk improves to 6-3 as a pro as he looks to take the next step in his career.

Dan Spohn (pictured, left) was up next, a fighter who is quietly emerging as one of the top 205 pound prospects in the nation, and he did not make his family, friends, fans and coaches wait long. Only a polite touch of gloves prevented Spohn from scoring the fastest KO in Bellator history as he landed a hard left knee for the 9 second KO of Dane Bonnigson. Spohn improves to 6-0 as the reigning NAAFS Light Heavyweight Champion and seems a perfect fit for Bellator’s next Light Heavyweight Tournament, expected to take place during the Spring of 2012.

A late addition to the Bellator 51 card, Jessie “The Mountain Man” Riggleman faced off with highly-touted Bantamweight prospect Farkhad Sharipov. Riggleman walked to the cage with both Intimidation’s premium-quality MMA board shorts and a Intimidation mesh hat and ground out a split decision victory to improve to 11-2 in his pro MMA career.

The most popular fighter on the card in terms of fan support, Jessica Eye was up next making her Bellator debut after signing with the organization in June. After a dominating 1st round Eye was able to do enough to score a split decision win over Casey Noland to improve to 4-1 as a pro.

With a NAAFS Interim Featherweight Championship fight being scheduled on the card after the MTV2 televised main event, the crowd enjoyed a break in the action before the Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament quarterfinals began. Starting off the night’s tournament bouts was another fight featuring two fighters both sponsored by Intimidation Clothing with Ed “Wild” West (pictured with Intimidation CEO Luke Jernigan) versus Luis Nogueira. West lost to Champion Zach Makovsky in the first Bellator Bantamweight Tournament and looks for the rematch with his friend and rival. Nogueira entered the tournament as one of the more heavily-hyped fighters in this season of Bellator events, but in the end it was West’s high-energy style that earned the unanimous decision win to advance.

After two more Bantamweight quarterfinal fights were complete, Intimidation-sponsored Alexis Vila (pictured in cage above) stepped into the cage in the televised main event against Joe Warren. While Warren was seeking his second Bellator Championship belt, Vila was making the step up to the big leagues for the first time, at age 40. Vila had Warren rocked and nearly missed his opportunity early in the 1st round but came back to land multiple blows to the head of Warren before a shot to the chin knocked the Bellator Featherweight Champ stiff. Now 10-0 as a pro, Vila advances to the Bantamweight Tournament semifinals in October.

The final fight of the night was the local main event featuring the NAAFS Interim Featherweight Championship between Frank Caraballo and Dustin Kempf. With both fighters sponsored by Intimidation for their fight, an unfortunate knee injury by Kempf brought a bit of an anti-climatic end to the night of fights. Not to be lost was an impressive start by Caraballo, the new Interim 145 champ of the NAAFS while Donny “Eagle Eye” Walker competes in the UFC.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality MMA fight shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

 

All photos Copyright 2011 Intimidation Clothing, LLC

Intimidation to sponsor Alexis Vila live on MTV2 at Bellator 51 in Canton, Ohio

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Alexis Vila in his Bellator Bantamweight Tournament bout at Bellator 51 in Canton, Ohio. Vila, a pro since late 2007, has started his career at 9-0 finishing his opponent in 8 of those fights. The Bellator 51 event will be held at the Canton Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio with preliminary-card fights booked in conjunction with the NAAFS. Vila will take on reigning Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren live on MTV2 with the television broadcast beginning at 9 pm ET.

The Cuban-born Vila was the 1996 Olympic Bronze Medalist in Freestyle Wrestling (-48kg) having won Gold Medals at the World Championships and Pan American Games in Freestyle Wrestling as well. The 40 year old trains with America Top Team in Florida and will make his Bellator debut at the Bellator 51 event.

The sponsorship of Vila is combined with Intimidation Clothing’s sponsorships of Ed West and Luis Nogueira on the MTV2 televised card. In addition, the Intimidation brand will be well represented on the Bellator 51 preliminary card which will air live on Spike.com beginning at 7 pm ET.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality MMA fight shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

Intimidation to sponsor Ed West live on MTV2 at Bellator 51 in Canton, Ohio

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Ed West in his Bellator Bantamweight Tournament bout at Bellator 51 in Canton, Ohio. West, a pro since 2003, was the Bellator Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament runner-up falling to Champion Zach Makovsky at Bellator 32. The Bellator 51 event will be held at the Canton Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio with preliminary-card fights will be booked in conjunction with the NAAFS. West vs. Nogueira will air live on MTV2 with the television broadcast beginning at 9 pm ET.

West (16-5, 2-1 Bellator) will be facing Luis Nogueira (11-1) in the first round of the Bellator Bantamweight Tournament which will be televised live on MTV2. West has won 8 of his last 9 fights overall with wins over Bryan Goldsby and Jose Vega in the previous Bellator Bantamweight Tournament before the loss to Makovsky by unanimous decision in October 2010. He has fought once since that fight defeating Sam Rodriguez via 1st round submission in March 2011.

The sponsorship of West is combined with Intimidation Clothing’s sponsorships of his opponent Luis Nogueira as well as Alexis Vila on the MTV2 televised card. In addition, the Intimidation brand will be well represented on the Bellator 51 preliminary card which will air live on Spike.com.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality MMA fight shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

Intimidation sponsored fighters now 5-1 in past two weekends at Bellator events

Another weekend of high profile sponsorships proved to be a success for Intimidation Clothing as both Intimidation sponsored fighters at Bellator 50 scored first round finishes. Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko scored a 1st round submission via standing guillotine choke as the Bellator Season 2 Middleweight Tournament winner advanced to the semifinals. Following the Shlemenko fight in the night’s co-main event, Brian “The Predator” Rogers (pictured) showed his incredible explosiveness in defeating Victor O’Donnell by TKO in round 1. With the wins Rogers and Shlemenko punch their tickets into the semifinals where they will square off against one another at Bellator 54 on October 15th in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Meanwhile, a week ago Intimidation sponsored three of the four winners in the Welterweight Tournament quarterfinal fights at Bellator 49. Ben Saunders and Luis Santos were two of the three who featured shorts with the Intimidation logo as each advanced to the semifinals of the 170 pound tournament which will take place at Bellator 53. With two weeks of Bellator tournament bouts now complete, Intimidation sponsored fighters are 5-1 with each of those fights broadcast live on MTV2.

Intimidation continues their recent national sponsorship push with three fighters in Bantamweight Tournament and as many as seven fighters on the undercard this weekend at Bellator 51 in Canton, Ohio. Intimidation will officially announce sponsorships of Ed West, Luis Nogueira and Alexis Vila in the 135 pound tourney as well as notable undercard fighters Jessica Eye, Dan Spohn, Clint Musser and John Hawk.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & fight gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality MMA fight shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

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