#028 DAVE O’DONNELL 6/23/11

Ultimate Challenge MMA, is a mixed martial arts promotion in England. The  organization was formed in 2008 by Ray Ramnath and former Cage  Rage executive Dave O’Donnell following the  demise of Cage Rage’s parent company, EliteXC. To date,  all of its events have been hosted in at The  Troxy in London, England.

(kmede) HELLO MR.O’DONNELL AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO  SPEAK WITH US TODAY…

 

(ODonnell) Thank you for having me guys.

(kmede) Former  UFC fighter Paul “Tellies” Kelly will not be making his debut at UCMMA21 on June  25th , GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS…

 

(ODonnell) After doing over 60 events, its not unusual for fighters to  drop out, this is the toughests sport in the world and I have had the main event  pulled out 2 days prior to the show, where Bob Sapp pulled out and we flew Tank  Abbott in that very same day to take his place. This card is so stacked that it hasn’t dented the show in  anyway; it hasn’t even been mentioned as much as we expected, and the show is  still being branded as the best card of the year.
 
(kmede) ALSO GOING DOWN AT  UCMMA 21 ON JUNE 25TH IS A WELTERWEIGHT BATTLE BETWEEN FORMER TUF FIGHTERS ROSS  POINTON VS DEAN AMASINGER..TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THIS FIGHT…
 
(ODonnell) You defiantly aint the first person to ask me this, its great  to have 2 TUF contestants fighting each other on our cards, not to mention, Dan  Hardy & Paul Daley in Amasingers corner, he has got a lot to live up  to.
If you was a gambling man, this is probably the worst fight  for you to gamble on, if there is any advantages, it would go to Dean as Ross  has been out for a longtime, BUT this is MMA.,
(kmede) WITH TWO HUGE TITLE  FIGHTS ON THE UCMMA 21 CARD HOW DO YOU PLAN ON KEEPING THE ROOF ON THE  TROXY?
(ODonnell) At the moment we are trying to supply every ticket with a  free seatbelt and we have actually taken the roof off the building to let all  the testosterone out of the building LOL
(kmede) OK NOW FOR THEBIG  ONE.. TELL US ABOUT JIMI”POSTERBOY” MANUWA VS NICK”HEADHUNTER” CHAPMAN.. CAN  YOUGIVE US A POSSIBLE FIGHT DATE?
 
(ODonnell) Nick has atitle fight on July 2nd on another promotion, which  if he wins that fight thenPoster Boy Vs Head-hunter will be scheduled for the  main event title fight,UCMMA 23 – 17th September.
(kmede) NOT ONLY DO I SPEAK  FOR THE DAWGPOUNDMMA BUT ALSO FOR THE THOUSANDS OF UCMMA FANS HERE IN THE U.S.  WILL WE EVER SEE A UCMMA EVENT ON U.S. SOIL?
 
(ODonnell) It very nearlyhappened in Canada, but it just went wonky at  the end, what I would like andyou maybe able to help, we need a U.S channel to  air our events to startbuilding out events over in the states, but for all you  fans in the U.S whohave iPhone and iIPads, you have been blessed, UCMMA KOs is  now available fromthe App store :D
 
(kmede) WITH SO  MANY GREAT FIGHTERS NOW AND IN THE PAST..GIVE US SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE FIGHTERS  THAT YOU ENJOY WATCHING FIGHT AS A FAN OF THE SPORT?
 
(ODonnell) We have had some huge names fight here in the UK under my  name, here are some ofthe special fights which have stayed of mine and fans  heads for ever,
Cyborg vs MelvinManhoef,
Tim Raddlcliffe vs Michael Pastou,
LeeMurrary Vs Anderson Silva,
OliThompson Vs Ben Smith,
ScottJansen Vs Phil Baroni,
AlexReid Vs Jack Mason,
KenShamrock Vs Robert Berry,
MichaelBispingVs Mark Epstein,
MarkWeir Vs Paul Daley,
BradPickett Vs Dave Lee
And the mostdevastating finish that anyone has ever soon is  Anderson Silva Knocking outTony Frykland with a huge Back Elbow  strike.
 
(kmede) TOPPING THE UCMMA 22 FIGHT CARD AUGUST 6.. IS TOM WATSON VS  LUKE SINES..YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS FIGHT?
(ODonnell) These 2 guys are the best strikers in the UK, both coming from  a K1 Background this fight is set to be a stand up war, I think the only winner  in thisfight is the fans as both fighters have promised to deliver the knockout  punch.
(kmede) OK MR.O’DONNELL YOU MAY TAKE THIS TIME TO GIVE ANY SHOUTOUTS  THAT YOU WOULD LIKE..
(ODonnell) I would like to thank my team that works hard in the office  day in day out, my family who put up with me and again to all fighters, coaches  and managers who help make the MMA scene what it is today and of course thanks  to DawgpoundMMA for having me. Also guys don’t forget to follow me on Twitter @cageragedave  and the team @cagerageuk
 
THANK YOU AGAIN MR.O’DONNELL FOR TALKING TO THE  DAWGPOUNDMMA…
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