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Tag Archives: Francisco Alcantara
A chat with Utah MMA pro Rhett Morehouse
This week’s blog includes a mini interview with Draper, Utah’s Rhett Morehouse, who fights for the Utah Super Heavyweight mixed martial arts title on June 1 against Salvador Sanchez, of West Valley City. It’s a five-round fight between Morehouse, 3-0, … Read More
Total Mayhem card in Ogden tonight, also Neal, Montoya sign for fights
Tonight at the Ogden Marriott will be an MMA card, “Rising Stars,” from Total Mayhem. The bouts start at 6 p.m.. Location is 247 24th Street. Tickets are $25 at the door. Here is a SE advance that ran earlier … Read More
Ogden’s Alcantara travel to Vernal for MMA fight with Dieckmann
Tomorrow night (Saturday, Jan. 5) in Vernal there’s an intriguing 180-pound pro match between Ogden’s Francisco Alcantara (seen at left, in a past fight versus Val Tinajero, photo by Nick Short/SE) and Vernal’s Carl Dieckmann. The latter (6-1) defeated previously … Read More
Reeves, Doss, Alcantara among Ogden fighters in the cage
Happy New Year from the Standard-Examiner’s Doug Gibson, who runs the Boxing/MMA blog. On New Year’s Eve at the Davis Conference Center, Total Mayhem is promoting a combination MMA fight card and New Year’s party afterwards. It’s at 1651 North 700 … Read More
An interview with MMA fighter Ryan Lund, lots more MMA news
Today’s mini-interview is with Ogden MMA amateur Ryan Lund, who fights at the Davis Conference Center’s military appreciation card on Saturday night at 7. A SE advance on that card is here. Ryan’s undefeated so far and we wish him … Read More
An interview with MMA pro David Castillo
This week’s mini-interview is with MMA lightweight pro David Castillo (seen at left). Castillo, 16-4, A Top of Utahn and a graduate of Bonneville High, fights on Nov. 16 in Orem on a Showdown card. He’s in the main event, … Read More
A chat with boxing pro Jose Haro and lots of MMA news
Today’s mini-interview is with undefeated featherweight, Jose Haro, (6-0) of Salt Lake City. Already ranked 38th in the U.S., Jose looks for his seventh win on December 15 on the undercard of Chris Fernandez’s WBU welterweight title defense. At left is … Read More
A chat with MMA fighter Aubree Thompson and more
This week’s mini interview is with mixed martial artist Aubree Thompson, in training for a Dec. 7 fight in Salt Lake City versus Jesse Engler. I’ve watched Aubree (at left) fight before and she’s an impressive competitor. 1A) Provide age, … Read More
A chat with MMA professional Adam Butcher
Today’s mini-interview is with undefeated mixed-martial arts pro fighter Adam Butcher, who is also a top karate sensei. The Standard-Examiner photo at left is of Butcher’s win, in round 1, over Collin Clifford (right) on June 30 at Ogden’s Lindquist Field. … Read More
A chat with MMA pro Steven Siler, Boxer Justo Sanchez preps for August bout
This week’s mini-interview is with Ogden MMA pro Steve Siler, who is currently fighting on UFC cards. The 146-pounder, 21-9-1, has won his last three straight UFC bouts. (In the photo at left, Siler (right) is seen defeating Cole Miller … Read More