Author: Scott Kaniewski
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Spearfishing for meals one way MMA fighter Titoni, a Pine Creek grad, funds dream
It’s been a while since Jordan Titoni had to put meat on his grocery list. As a mixed martial artist trying to cut expenditures to fully commit to training, he’s found spearfishing at the gravel ponds at Chatfield Reservoir to be cost effective. Titoni, a Pine Creek graduate, is the wrestling coach at Factory X…
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Spearfishing for meals one way MMA fighter Titoni, a Pine Creek grad, funds dream
It’s been a while since Jordan Titoni had to put meat on his grocery list. As a mixed martial artist trying to cut expenditures to fully commit to training, he’s found spearfishing at the gravel ponds at Chatfield Reservoir to be cost effective. Titoni, a Pine Creek graduate, is the wrestling coach at Factory X…
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Gilbert Smith to have retirement fight in Broomfield
In the end, it just made sense. Gilbert Smith will get that last chance to fight in front of family and friends before leaving his gloves in the cage. On Wednesday, Smith tweeted he would be fighting at LFA 22 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield on Sept. 8 in his retirement fight. “It came…
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Heavyweight Bryant Jennings training at OTC ahead of return to ring
After 20 months, Bryant Jennings is ready. It’s been a long time since the former title contender climbed into the boxing ring.Following back-to-back defeats and promotional issues, Jennings opted to take a break from the sport. On Aug. 19, Jennings (19-2) is stepping back in to fight Daniel Martz (15-4-1) at Pinnacle Bank Arena in…
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Kaniewski blog: Five things to watch for at UFC 214
This weekend’s UFC card is the most stacked we’ve seen since last November, when the promotion made its first trip to New York and Madison Square Garden. That card had three title fights on it and featured Colorado Springs’ own Raquel Pennington (she won and sent Miesha Tate into retirement). This week’s card in Anaheim,…
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Blog: Air Academy grad Donald Cerrone can tie UFC wins record
Most mixed martial arts fighters get in the cage two, maybe three times a year. For Air Academy High grad Donald Cerrone, that’s a slow year. But the man known as Cowboy is returning to the cage for just the second time in 2017. The last time anyone saw Cerrone in the UFC octagon he…
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Blog: Vested interest in Jones-Cormier II for Jeremy Kimball
Jeremy Kimball will be watching UFC 214’s headliner event this week with a bit more interest than the average mixed martial arts fan. That’s because the Colorado Springs MMA fighter and former Doherty High wrestler could match up with one of the opponents one day. On Saturday night, one of MMA’s biggest rivalries resumes when…
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Doherty alum Dylan Stubblefield turning pro in MMA
Dylan Stubblefield was already ecstatic after retaining his 145-pound Rubicon amateur belt Saturday night. The drive home from Massari Arena in Pueblo to Colorado Springs made it an even better night. On the ride, Stubblefield’s mixed martial arts father-son coaching combo of Ernest and Jeremy Kimball told their fighter that it was time to turn…
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Caleb Crump celebrates birthday with first MMA win
PUEBLO • Caleb Crump gave himself a heck of a birthday present.Dylan Stubblefield made sure his title belt was going right back home with him. Saturday night Crump notched his first mixed martial arts victory when he won a unanimous decision over Tyler Arvin at Massari Arena in Pueblo at Top Shelf Entertainment’s Rubicon V…
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Pine Creek grad Jordan Titoni dominates for unanimous win
PUEBLO * The only problem with Jordan Titoni’s performance Saturday night was he couldn’t land the finish. But it wasn’t for lack of trying. Other than that, the Pine Creek graduate was nearly flawless in winning a unanimous decision over Jake Mendez in a featherweight rematch bout on Saturday at Massari Arena in Pueblo at…