Ringside MMA

Payback - Guillet Replaces Gauthier, Mike Thomas Honored

 

November 13, 2010

Centre Pierre-Charbonneau

Montreal, Quebec (Canada)

 

 

Montreal – Some changes have been brought to Ringside 9: Payback, which will take place this November

13 at the Centre Pierre-Charbonneau in Montreal. The event will be headlined by a welterweight

championship match between UFC veteran Jonathan “The Road Warrior Goulet against the hard hitting

Chris “The Menace” Clements. Tickets are on sale via the Ovation network for what should be a sold out

show.

 

No strangers to success themselves, Clements is the current record holder for the fastest KO in history, 3

seconds against Lautaro Tucas in 2006, having taken the record from Goulet, who had set the record at 5

seconds 2 years earlier against Joey Brown. In 2007, Goulet almost retook the record having knocked out

Travis Axworthy within 2 seconds; however it was recorded at 8 seconds due to the time taken by the

referee to officially stop the fight. The fact that he was unable to regain what was taken from him by

Clements only further fuels Goulet in this title fight. “If Clements did not beat my record, it may still have

been mine, at least here in Quebec. Let me tell you that I was very upset when Chris Clements beat my

record”, said Goulet before adding in a very determined tone, “Ultimately, I have a score to settle with

Clements, because it’s something I still think about to this day…”.

 

With more changes being made on this card, one thing has become clear; that the misfortunate of some

have become opportunities for others. Derek Gauthier, who was scheduled to be on the main card against

Iraj Hadin, has suffered an injury during training camp and will be unable to compete. Fortunately, Samuel

Guillet, who has just been signed by Ringside earlier this fall, and who was not supposed to fight until 2011

due recovering from surgery, has healed more quickly than anticipated and is ready to come back to the

octagon. It will be Guillet, who is coming off a win in June against Jason Rorison, has been signed to face

Hadin. Hadin is making his return to the cage after a long absence from competitive fighting which he took

after suffering 2 straight losses.

 

Another loss due to suffering a fracture in his face after a very tough training session, Tommy Cote, a native

of Victoriaville, must also pull out of his fight against Maxime Fecteau. For his replacement, Ringside

decided to insert someone who has been a longtime rival in Gregory Carpenter. For Carpenter and

Fecteau, this will be their second grudge match, with both fighters having faced each other in the amateur

ranks. Fecteau emerged the victor in both matches, winning by guillotine choke and then by TKO. Both of

these fighters will bring a long history into battle on November 13, but this time, with Carpenter hoping to

erase the memory of those losses with a win in the professional ranks.

 

Also, Martin Trempe will finally make his professional debut despite losing his opponent, Steve Begin. He

will now face another newcomer in Robert Masson of Terrebonne, as these two heavyweight titans are sure

to let their gloves fly!

 

It is with great pride that Ringside MMA announces the first of what will be a long line of awards to honour

individuals who have made their mark in the history of mixed martial arts in Quebec. It is for this reason that

the obvious first choice for Ringside is to honour a man who without his contributions, the sport would never

have evolved and become what it is today: Mike Thomas. Thomas is well known as one of the founders of

MMA in Quebec, as it is practiced today. He has been a man of conviction who has never hesitated to fight

for what he believed in, beginning as President of the IFC, which was the first ever mixed martial arts

promotion in Quebec in 1996. The event was punctuated by the arrest of 9 individuals. Far from defeated,

Mr. Thomas fought tooth and nail until all charges were dropped. This eventually led to the legalisation of the

sport two years later in 1998, and its supervision by the RACJ, which was led by Mario Latraverse. Not only

was the sport legalized thanks to the negotiations between Mr. Thomas and the Quebec Government, but a

training centre was built on the Kahnawake reserve and these negotiations served to build a new bridge

between the Provincial Government and the First Nations. It was then when Mike Thomas commented, “This

only goes to show that if people are ready to sit down and talk, we can resolve any problem. If I die

tomorrow, it will be with the knowledge that I had a positive impact in the world on which we live.“ Ringside

will pay homage to Mr. Thomas for not only fighting to advance the sport of MMA, but for also being the

instigator that led to the evolution of regulations and supervision of the sport, which, over the last 10 years,

has produced amazing athletes who have who have excelled on both the local and international scene.

 

Tickets for Ringside 9: Payment are on sale now via the OVATION network either by phone (TOLL-FREE)

at 1-866-999-0089, or online via their official website at the following URL: http://www.ovation.qc.ca.

 

The MMA event “Payback” will also be broadcast live on Canal Indigo! For more information on Canal Indigo,

please contact your local cable distributor. Also note that previous Gala’s of Ringside MMA can be found in

the “on demand” section of Illico (under SPORTS on channel 900 of Videotron), many of which at no charge.

 

 

RINGSIDE 9 : Payback – CONFIRMED MATCHES

Date : November 13, 2010 – 7:30pm

Location: Centre Pierre-Charbonneau, Montreal, Quebec

 

5 Rounds Ringside MMA Welterweight Championship Fight

170 – Jonathan Goulet vs. Chris Clements

 

170 – Alex Garcia vs. Tyler Jackson

155 – Christopher Boisvert vs. Lenny Wheeler

155 – Samuel Guillet vs. Iraj Hadin

145 – Réjean Groulx vs. Stephane Bernadel

155 – Patrick Tessier vs. Jason Saggo

155 – Yohan Gariépy vs. Samuel Charbonneau

135 – Maxime Fecteau vs. Gregory Carpenter

135 – Éric Daigneault vs. Michael Pellerin

HW – Martin Trempe vs. Robert Masson

 

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about Ringside MMA or the Ringside: Payback, please consult our website at www.ringsidemma.tv or

contact Eric Champoux by email at eric@productionequinoxe.com as well as our media relations

department at media@ringsidemma.tv.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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