Intimidation to sponsor Terry Blackwell in NAAFS lightweight title fight at Fight Nite in the Flats IX in Cleveland, Ohio

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce its sponsorship of rising lightweight contender Terry Blackwell in his upcoming bout at NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats IX on June 1. Blackwell (3-1) is set to take on Torrance “The Tyrant” Taylor (11-7-1) for the vacant NAAFS lightweight title at the Jacobs Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio. The bout is set to co-headline the event, as the whole show will air via iPPV on gfl.tv.

Blackwell is the leader of Instigator Fight Team at Victory Martial Arts – an official Intimidation dealer – and is riding a three-fight winning streak, including a decision victory over Brandon Suber at NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 11 in August. With both fighters known for their striking, Blackwell is sure to provide tough opposition for the surging Taylor. This bout was originally slated to happen at NAAFS: Night of Champions 2012, but Blackwell was injured and it was rescheduled to take place at the annual showcase event for NAAFS.

The Intimidation brand will also sponsor pros Jessica Eye, Nick Duell, Jason Dent, Forrest Petz, Maxim Grishin, George Comer and Brian Camozzi and more  at the same event. Intimidation will also be in attendance as a presenting sponsor at Jacobs Pavilion selling its popular brand of t-shirts, hats, hoodies, fight shorts at more at its official booth.

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. The Intimidation brand is regularly featured on multiple sporting events on SpikeTV, AXS TV, SportsTime Ohio, MTV2, FUEL TV, The Comcast Network, Comcast  SportsNet and EpixHD as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV, AXS TV and more. In addition to over 110 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children and is also known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts. Intimidation products can be found for sale online at IntimidationClothing.com and fans can follow the marketing wing of the Intimidation brand, Intimidation Interactive Media, @IntimidationIM. Follow Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and @IntimidationMMA on Twitter.

 

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Intimidation to sponsor local favorite George “Bonesaw” Comer at Fight Nite in the Flats IX in Cleveland, Ohio

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce its continued sponsorship of fast-rising lightweight George “Bonesaw” Comer in his upcoming featured professional lightweight bout at the NAAFS: Fight Nite in the Flats IX event on June 1 in Cleveland, Ohio. Comer (2-1) is set to take on Colorado product Brian Camozzi (2-0), the younger brother of the UFC’s Chris Camozzi, in a 155-pound match-up on the evening’s stacked pro card. In a bit of a twist that is beginning to happen more and more with the expansion of the popular brand, Intimidation will also sponsor Camozzi for the third time, putting the fastest-growing MMA apparel brand in both corners in the fight.

A former two-time NAAFS national amateur series champion in the lightweight and welterweight divisions, Comer is the only fighter to accomplish that feat in two different NAAFS divisions and is one of the top prospects in the Buckeye State with a 10-1 overall in his mixed martial arts career. A member of the GriffonRawl MMA Academy  - an official Intimidation Clothing dealer – along with UFC veterans Jason Dent and Donny Walker, Comer comes in looking for his 3rd straight victory as a pro after dropping his first bout career bout. A dominant wrestler who is known for his always-entertaining post-fight interviews, Comer remains a fan favorite in Northeast Ohio.

In addition to sponsoring the NAAFS event, Intimidation will also sponsor teammates Jason Dent and Sammy Callari at Fight Nite in the Flats IX.

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. The Intimidation brand is regularly featured on multiple sporting events on SpikeTV, AXS TV, SportsTime Ohio, MTV2, FUEL TV, The Comcast Network, Comcast  SportsNet and EpixHD as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV, AXS TV and more. In addition to over 110 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children and is also known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts. Intimidation products can be found for sale online at IntimidationClothing.com and fans can follow the marketing wing of the Intimidation brand, Intimidation Interactive Media, @IntimidationIM. Follow Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and @IntimidationMMA on Twitter.

Intimidation to sponsor Brian Camozzi at NAAFS: Fight Nite in the Flats IX in Cleveland, Ohio

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce its sponsorship of undefeated professional fighter Brian Camozzi in his upcoming bout at NAAFS: Fight Nite in the Flats IX in Cleveland, Ohio on June 1st. Camozzi recently scored a TKO win at the Sparta Combat League event on April 20 in Denver, Colorado.

A product of Factory X Muay Thai in Englewood, Colorado, Camozzi (2-0 pro, 3-0 amateur), is set to take on a local favorite in George “Bonesaw” Comer (2-1 pro, 9-0 amateur) in a featured professional lightweight bout.

Currently unbeaten in his pro and amateur careers, the lightweight looks to follow in the footsteps of his brother – UFC middleweight Chris Camozzi – in his mixed martial arts career. He completed a perfect 3-0 amateur career in November 2012 before making his pro debut in January 2013 and scoring his 4th first round submission victory in as many fights. His TKO win in April was his first as a pro or ammy after three submission wins as an amateur and the submission win in his pro debut. He was first sponsored by Intimidation in his professional debut in January.

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. The Intimidation brand is regularly featured on multiple sporting events on SpikeTV, AXS TV, SportsTime Ohio, MTV2, FUEL TV, The Comcast Network, Comcast  SportsNet and EpixHD as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV, AXS TV and more. In addition to over 110 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children and is also known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts. Intimidation products can be found for sale online at IntimidationClothing.com and fans can follow the marketing wing of the Intimidation brand, Intimidation Interactive Media, @IntimidationIM. Follow Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and @IntimidationMMA on Twitter.

Intimidation sponsored UFC vet Forrest Petz returns to action at NAAFS: Fight Nite in the Flats IX in Cleveland, Ohio

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce its sponsorship of seven-time UFC veteran Forrest “The Meat Cleaver” Petz (25-10) at NAAFS: Fight Nite in the Flats IX in Cleveland, Ohio. Petz is set to take on recent Bellator signee Chris Curtis (7-2) in one of the eight professional bouts on the card.

A winner of four of his past five fights, Petz has had two separate stints in the UFC where he earned two victories. A member of one of the top Midwest gyms at Strong Style Martial Arts in Independence, Ohio, Petz has posted victories over Herbert “Whisper” Goodman, John Kolosci, Rudy Bears and Sergej Juskevic since his last UFC stint. Known for his adept boxing skills, Petz has earned knockouts in nearly half of his professional victories and has a total of 17 stoppage wins. In his 11 year pro MMA career, Petz has fought for the NAAFS twice and is the promotion’s former Welterweight Champion.

In his most recent bout Petz lost to UFC welterweight Jordan Mein in November 2012. A longtime member of the Intimidation team, Petz has his own signature shirt designed by the Intimidation brand.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of lifestyle apparel & combat sports training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence. The Intimidation brand is regularly featured on multiple sporting events on SpikeTV, AXS TV, SportsTime Ohio, MTV2, FUEL TV, The Comcast Network, Comcast  SportsNet and EpixHD as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV, AXS TV and more. In addition to over 110 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children and is also known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts. Intimidation products can be found for sale online at IntimidationClothing.com and fans can follow the marketing wing of the Intimidation brand, Intimidation Interactive Media, @IntimidationIM. Follow Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and @IntimidationMMA on Twitter.

 

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Intimidation sponsored UFC vet Jason Dent returns to action at NAAFS: Fight Nite in the Flats IX in Cleveland, Ohio

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce their continued sponsorship of 4-time UFC vet Jason “Dynamite” Dent at NAAFS: Fight Nite in the Flats IX in Cleveland, Ohio. Dent, a semifinalist on The Ultimate Fighter 9, will return to the cage for just the fourth time in three years as he faces an opponent yet to be named at the largest annual MMA event in the state of Ohio at the Jacobs Pavilion in The Flats on June 1st. Dent is a 8-time NAAFS veteran of the highly-respected Northern Ohio-based MMA promotion.

Jason “Dynamite” Dent (22-13), the former NAAFS Lightweight Champion, will look for his second win in three fights after running into a buzzsaw in Rustam Khabilov (15-1, 2-0 UFC) last May. Khabilov, who trains with Greg Jackson’s camp in New Mexico, has since gone 2-0 in his two UFC fights with two TKOs. Prior to the Khabilov fight Dent submitted Paul Bird at an WWFC event in Iowa.

While Intimidation Clothing has been working with Jason Dent and the GriffonRawl MMA Academy in Mentor, Ohio, for years now, this will be the 5th fight in which Intimidation has sponsored Dent inside the cage. For the event Dent is expected to wear Intimidation’s Jason Dent signature shirt and EliteFighter MMA board shorts. The 4-time UFC veteran has faced notables Gleison Tibau, Roger Huerta, George Sotiropoulos, Torrance Taylor, Daniel Straus, Cameron Dollar, Khabilov and more over his 8-year pro MMA career.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of lifestyle apparel & combat sports training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence. The Intimidation brand is regularly featured on multiple sporting events on SpikeTV, AXS TV, SportsTime Ohio, MTV2, FUEL TV, The Comcast Network, Comcast  SportsNet and EpixHD as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV, AXS TV and more. In addition to over 110 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children and is also known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts. Intimidation products can be found for sale online at IntimidationClothing.com and fans can follow the marketing wing of the Intimidation brand, Intimidation Interactive Media, @IntimidationIM. Follow Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and @IntimidationMMA on Twitter.

Intimidation Clothing to serve as presenting sponsor of NAAFS Fight Nite in the Flats IX in Cleveland, Ohio

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce the sponsorship of NAAFS: Fight Nite in the Flats IX in Cleveland, Ohio. The 2013 version of Fight Nite in the Flats, the largest annual MMA event in the state of Ohio, will be held on June 1st, 2013 at the Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Cleveland, Ohio.

Intimidation Clothing, a sponsor of every North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS) event for the past three years, will be in attendance at the Fight Nite in the Flats event for the 4th consecutive year selling at the event with the Intimidation brand to been seen and heard all over the venue.

The Intimidation brand, a company known for taking care of their fighters, savvy marketing and sponsoring many of the biggest names in MMA in the Midwest, will sponsor a variety of great fighters at the Fight Nite in the Flats VIII event. In addition to the #1 ranked amateur female fighter at 145 lbs in the world, Jessica Zomcik from Evolve MMA, Intimidation will sponsor fellow amateur fighters Dave Lastafka and RJ Buck from Strong Style Martial Arts and Sammy Callari from GriffonRawl MMA.

Along with the four amateurs, and likely more to come, Intimidation will also be sponsoring pro fighters George Comer and Jason Dent of GriffonRawl MMA in Mentor, Brian Camozzi of Factory X Muay Thai near Denver, Colorado, Forrest Petz and Maxim Grishin from StrongStyle Martial Arts in Independence along with #1 ranked 125lb pro female fighter Jessica Eye from Strong Style in non-title bouts. Eye, currently under contract with Bellator MMA, will make her first return to the cage since her December upset victory over Zoila Gurgel at Bellator 83, which propelled her to the top ranking in the women’s 125-pound division. Intimidation will also sponsor Nick Duell in the NAAFS Welterweight title fight as well as both fighters in the NAAFS Lightweight Championship fight – Torrance Taylor and Terry Blackwell.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of lifestyle apparel & combat sports training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence. The Intimidation brand is regularly featured on multiple sporting events on SpikeTV, AXS TV, SportsTime Ohio, MTV2, FUEL TV, The Comcast Network, Comcast  SportsNet and EpixHD as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV, AXS TV and more. In addition to over 110 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children and is also known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts. Intimidation products can be found for sale online at IntimidationClothing.com and fans can follow the marketing wing of the Intimidation brand, Intimidation Interactive Media, @IntimidationIM. Follow Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and @IntimidationMMA on Twitter.

Intimidation sponsored Bellator middleweight Brian Rogers joins NAAFS broadcasting team

Intimidation sponsored professional fighter Brian Rogers will join the broadcast team for NAAFS Cage Fighting starting at the Fight Night in the Flats 9 event on June 1st. The former NAAFS star and current Bellator middleweight will join John Strmac to call the action cage side at one of the league’s showcase events.

Rogers is slated to call the action in a play-by-play role with Strmac handling the color commentary duties. Rogers went 6-0 in NAAFS action as an amateur and pro before fighting at Strikeforce: Columbus, where he was first sponsored by the Intimidation brand. The former special education teacher has long been lauded for his knowledge of the fight game and can regularly be seen (and heard) cage side yelling instructions at his teammates during NAAFS events. His knowledge of the sport has been widely seen by friends and teammates the same and he served as one of Chris Camozzi’s cornermen at UFC 158.

Along with sponsoring Rogers, Intimidation also serves as a presenting sponsor for each NAAFS event throughout the year and is expected to sponsor multiple professional and amateur fighters at the event.

More information from the NAAFS press release:

“Brian is extremely personable and an intelligent fighter who really knows and understands the sport of MMA.” stated NAAFS CEO Greg Kalikas.

Fans in the Midwest can catch the popular television program on regional sports power Sports Time Ohio which is now part of the FOX television family. NAAFS Cage Fighting airs every Sunday night at 11PM (EST) with replays throughout the week. Fans outside of the STO footprint can also tune in via Direct TV and Dish Network sports packages.

“Brian’s addition to the production team is coming at a perfect time for us as we prepare to transition into the next phase of our (NAAFS) expansion. I feel he will be a perfect complement to the team we have in place and will bring added credibility to the league as whole.” added Kalikas. “Ryan Cavanaugh is a class act and great at what he does. We will surely miss him but I wish him success in his future endeavors and have no doubt he will have a long and bright future in this industry.”

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. The Intimidation brand is regularly featured on multiple sporting events on SpikeTV, AXS TV, SportsTime Ohio, MTV2, FUEL TV, The Comcast Network, Comcast  SportsNet and EpixHD as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV, AXS TV and more. In addition to over 110 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children and is also known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts. Intimidation products can be found for sale online at IntimidationClothing.com and fans can follow the marketing wing of the Intimidation brand, Intimidation Interactive Media, @IntimidationIM. Follow Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and @IntimidationMMA on Twitter.

Intimidation to sponsor popular lightweight George “Bonesaw” Comer at NAAFS event in Streetsboro, Ohio

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring George “Bonesaw” Comer (1-1) at NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 12 on October 20th in Streetsboro, Ohio. Comer, who completed a perfect 9-0 amateur MMA career by winning the 2010 NAAFS Amateur Welterweight Championship belt was also the NAAFS Amateur Lightweight Champ in 2009 and is the only 2-time amateur champ with belts in two weight classes in NAAFS history. He dropped a close decision in his pro debut last year, but he returned to submit Khama Worthy at “Fight Nite in the Flats 8″ earlier this year to reintroduce himself to fans. After the fight, he simply stated, “I’m back.” “Caged Vengeance 12″ is expected to be one of the biggest events of the year, as it will feature the semifinals of the NAAFS national amateur series.

For the fight Comer will likely walk out wearing the Soulless Clothing “Bonesaw” shirt, a shirt designed specifically for George Comer taking on the likeness of his nickname with Intimidation logos on the sleeves. Comer will fight in a pair MMA board shorts with the Intimidation logo after the recent acquisition of Soulless Clothing by the Northeast Ohio brand.

In addition to five professionals and at least ten amateurs on the card, Intimidation Clothing will also be sponsoring the entire NAAFS event and every NAAFS event throughout the 2012 year.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & 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 Clothing on Facebook and follow the Intimidation brand on Twitter.

Intimidation sponsored Khama Worthy in action at NAAFS: Caged Fury 18 in Charleston, West Virginia

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce that sponsored lightweight Khama Worthy will return to action at NAAFS: Caged Fury 18 this Saturday night. The Pittsburgh-based Worthy, cleverly nicknamed “The Deathstar,” is one of several top-level pro MMA fighters based out of Western Pennsylvania who are supported in their career by the Intimidation brand, seen as one of the fast-rising brands on the national MMA scene. The event, NAAFS: Caged Fury 18 takes place in conjunction with Butch Hiles’ Reality Cage Combat on Saturday night at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia.

Khama Worthy made his pro debut at NAAFS: Fight Nite in the Flats VII, the largest annual MMA event in Midwest, in June 2012 in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. In a battle of former NAAFS Amateur Champions, Worthy ran into a buzzsaw in George Comer falling via submission in the 2nd round. He looks to bounce back in this, his second pro fight, as he faces Victer Crenshaw from the Strong Style Fight Team in Cleveland, Ohio. Crenshaw, who also has ties to Vision MMA in Cincinnati, sports a 1-1 pro record having last fought in April for the NAAFS in Morgantown, WV.

Worthy completed an 8-2 amateur MMA career by winning the 2011 NAAFS Amateur Lightweight Championship in November 2011. After scoring his 4th consecutive win and the NAAFS 2011 amateur 155 pound title he turned pro dropping his pro debut to Comer (1-1). A member of Team PTT, Worthy, along with former PTT teammate Mark Cherico, is one of several talented young fighters from the Pittsburgh area to make a name for himself in the NAAFS, one of the most well-respected MMA promotions in the Midwest.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA style 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 and SportsTime Ohio as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV and HDNet. In addition to over 70 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 the Intimidation brand on Facebook and follow Intimidation on Twitter.

 

Photo courtesy of Hexlinc Photography

Intimidation Clothing to serve as title sponsor of NAAFS Rock ‘N Rumble on August 17th in Cleveland, Ohio

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce the sponsorship of NAAFS: Rock ‘N Rumble in Cleveland, Ohio. The 2012 version of Rock ‘N Rumble, which along with Fight Nite in the Flats in the same venue is the largest annual MMA event in the state of Ohio, will be held on August 17, 2012 at the Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Cleveland, Ohio.

Intimidation Clothing, a sponsor of every North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS) event for over two years, will be in attendance at the Rock ‘N Rumble event for the 3rd consecutive year selling at the event with the Intimidation brand to been seen and heard all over the venue. In what will no doubt be a big month for both the NAAFS and Intimidation Clothing, the two will work together and sell at the promotion’s August 4th show in Eastlake, Ohio and the August 25′s Caged Fury 18 event in Charleston, West Virginia.

The Intimidation brand, a company known for taking care of their fighters, savvy marketing and sponsoring many of the biggest names in the Midwest USA, will sponsor a variety of great fighters at the Rock ‘N Rumble event. While the fight card has yet to be finalized, Intimidation sponsored fighters scheduled to fight at the event include both Mark Cherico and headliner Jessica Eye. In addition to sponsoring both Eye and Cherico and releasing one or more new signature shirt styles, the Intimidation brand will sponsor a variety of amateurs on the card through the company’s strong relationships with many of the top gyms in the Midwest USA.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & 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 Clothing on Facebook and follow the Intimidation brand on Twitter.

 

Photo Credit: Intimidation Interactive Media

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