Journey Fight Series XIII Fight Card

Journey Fight Series returns this Saturday, October 17th with Journey Fight Series XIII. The event takes take place at the Century Casino in Calgary, Canada. The nights main event will feature Jessica Gladstone vs. Tiffany Cass.

Gladstone, a product of Team Smandych is a regular for Journey Fight Series and brings a technical style. Cass fights out of Toronto, Canada and will be making her pro debut.

The rest of the card will feature some of North America's top amateur fighters including Chris McMillan, Eddy Chang, and Derek Jolivette.

The event can be seen on line for free tomorrow, October 17th at 6PM Pacifict Standard Time at this link.

Journey Fight Series XIII Fight Card:

Jessica Gladstone vs. Tiffany Cass 

Derek Jolivette vs. Kebba Marenah 

Kelsey Andries vs. Isa Keskikangas

Ethan Doucette vs. Eddy Chang 

Chris McMillan vs. Magnus Andersson 

Hilary Herman vs. Caressa Kibbler

Liam Walsh vs. Shaun Thankachen

Stephanie Quigg vs. Yumiko Kawano

Kyle Messanger vs. Dylan O’Toole 

Tyson Hirsher vs. Kevin McCarthy 

Ryan Saunders vs. Fawzul Sharafuddin 

Cole Helgason vs. Idriss Animashaun 

Journey Fight Series XII FULL CARD

Journey Fight Series returns to Century Casino in Calgary for Full Muay Thai Rules action between Team Canada and Team Sweden. 

Also set for the evening, CMTC-A Canadian Muay Thai Champion Chris McMillan puts his belt on the line against Hasman Sandhu.Saturday April 18, 2015 Century Casino 1010 42 Ave SE Calgary, ABDoors 6:00 pm Fights 7:00 pm


Fight Card:

CMTC-A CANADIAN MUAY THAI TITLE MATCH 
Chris McMillan vs. Hasman Sandhu

TEAM CANADA vs. TEAM SWEDEN
Kelsey Andries (Canada) vs. Erica Bjornestrand (Sweden)
Derek Jolivette (Canada) vs. Patrik Lyzell (Sweden)
Janice MacAulay (Canada) vs. Patricia Axling (Sweden)
 
Tim Lo vs. Scott Judson
Javier Ortega vs. Steven Lee
Bruce Tran vs. Karlando White
Kyle Messanger vs. Kris Leal 
Stephanie Quigg vs. Bronya Gnittke
Dylan O’Toole vs. Justin Basra

Weekend Recap: Petrosyan, Yodsanklai , Campbell all victorious this weekend

There was a lot of Muay Thai action this past weekend. The big event here in the United States was Push Kick Promotions “World Stand Off” which featured the main event between Chike Lindsay and Somluck Kamsing. You can read our full event recap of the event here.

Here are some other results you may have missed from all of the action that took place this weekend.

March 1, 2013:

Friday Night Fights
Friday Night Fights ran into a streak of bad luck in the last few weeks before their event with their original main event of Rami Ibrahim vs. Mohammed Lemjerdine being scrapped due to an injury to Ibrahim. Their new main event of Preston Baptiste vs. Villi Bello was then affected when Baptiste pulled out of the fight. Stepping in to replace him on short notice was Turan Hasanov, but the bout was scrapped when Bello fell ill the week of the fight.

Chris Mauceri vs. Matt McCusker was set as the main event come fight time and if what a short night of work for Chris Mauceri as he scored a KO in the first round.

March 2, 2013

Gotti Promotions
In Italy Giorgio Petrosyan made quick work of Ole Larsen in what was seen by many as a fight to keep him busy before his next GLORY appearance. Petrosyan scored only his second stoppage victory in three years when he connected with a head kick and put Larsen down for good.

Journey Fight Series
In Calgary, Canada Shane Campbell and Sean McKinnon fought in the 160lb tournament final for the WMC North American title. Campbell continued his successful return to Muay Thai action by defeating Sean McKinnon for his fourth consecutive victory

Warriors Night
In France Yodsanklai Fairtex continued his resurgence by defeating Yohan Lidon by unanimous decision. Dylan Salvador also continued his current rise by defeating Kaew Fairtex by unanimous decision.

Fight Card for Journey Fight Series IX

The finale for the Journey Fight Series 160lb tournament is set for March 2nd in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Shane Campbell and Sean McKinnon will meet in the main event of Journey Fight Series IX in what is expected to be an exciting fight. Campbell defeated Nate Chambers and Troy Sheridan to punch his ticket to the finale, while McKinnon defeated Rhys Jones and Preston Baptiste to secure his spot. The winner of the bout will be the new WMC 160lb North American Muay Thai Champion.

In addition to the event several of Canada’s top amateurs will be in action on the night. Journey Fight Series IX is the 2nd annual fundraiser event for breast cancer hosted by Journey Fight Series. $5 from each ticket sold will be donated to a breast cancer foundation.

Fight Card:

Shane Campbell vs. Sean McKinnon (160lb tournament final)

Chris McMillan vs. Andrew Lewis

Melissa Reaume vs. Ashley Nichols

Niko Bersamina vs. Jake Peacock 

Janice MacAulay vs. Christina Peteraf

Ron Pearce vs. Justin Garant

Zach Darling vs. Kris Leal

Andrew Vandervalden vs. Jarrod Gault

Kelsey Andries vs. Nichole Glazik

Sterling Love vs. Owen Burroughs

Kara Freilich vs. Molli Barg

Sean McKinnon talks upcoming Journey Fight Series tourney bout against Preston Baptiste

Sean McKinnon will be looking to advance to the finals of the Journey Fight Series 160lb tournament when he takes on Preston Baptiste (@OronoJr) on November 3, 2012 in Calgary. McKinnon was kind enough to take time off from his busy schedule to answer a few questions about his upcoming fight against Baptiste.

MTA: You are fighting Preston Baptiste in the Journey 160lb semi-finals. How do you feel about the match up?

Sean: I’m feeling good about the match up. I’ve been training hard and think I will fight well.

MTA: How familiar are you with Preston as a fighter, you fought as amateurs correct?

Sean: I’m not super familiar, we fought in 2009…. So we’ve both had plenty of time to grow as fighters. I’m not expecting him to fight the same way he did previously. I don’t watch videos of my opponents, I prefer to prepare by training, and just doing my own thing when I get in the ring. This way I’m not confused if my opponent fights differently than what I expected.

Journey Fight Series VIII fight card set

The Journey Fight Series 160lb tournament semi-finals are set to take place November 3 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The nights’ tournament will feature Shane Campbell (@ShaolinStyleMMA) vs. Troy Sheridan (@SheridanMMA) and Preston Baptiste (@OronoJr) vs. Sean McKinnon. The winner of each fight will meet at the tournament final which is right now expected to take place in January.

Headlining the event will be a fight featuring two Canadian young guns in Nate Smandych (@TeamSmandych) and Sean Kearny. The bout will be a re-match from Journey Fight Series VII; Kearney defeated Smandych by split decision. With the first fight having been so close it will be interesting to see if either fighter can take full control of this bout or if we are in for another close fight.

The remainder of the card will feature amateur bouts with some of Canada’s best prospects.

Results and Recap: Journey Fight Series VII

In the night’s main event, Rhys Jones replaced Daniel Kim on one weeks notice to face Sean McKinnon for the Journey Fight Series 160lb Tournament's opening round. Jones came out aggressive, but McKinnon did a good job counter fighting and landed solid punches and kicks as Jones pressed the action. McKinnon began to get more aggressive as the fight went on despite success with his counter attacks. In the fourth round it was visible that Jones was starting to fatigue, but he kept on pressing forward. McKinnon took complete control in the fifth round, knocking down Jones with a left hook early in the round Jones answered the referee’s count and went back to trying to press the action, while McKinnon went looking to finish. As the fight approached its final minute, a right hook to the body hurt Jones, who then hunched over as McKinnon unloaded some punches. The referee stepped in and gave Jones a standing eight count. When the action resumed, McKinnon was back on the attack; with less than a minute remaining in the fight, a knee to the body hurt Jones, followed by kicks that had the referee step in to stop the fight.

Sean McKinnon vs. Daniel Kim set for Journey Fights Series VII on September 8th

Trevor Smandych’s Journey Fight Series returns on September 8th with its seventh installment. Journey Fight Series VII will take place in Calgary, Canada and will feature the 160lb tournament opening round bout between Sean McKinnon and Daniel Kim. The bout was originally scheduled for Journey Fight Series VI, but was postponed due to Kim not having all of his medical work complete. The winner will then meet Preston Baptiste in October.

Also on the card Nate Smandych will be looking to get back on the winning track after dropping a hard fought split decision to Sheldon Gaines at Journey Fight Series VI when he takes on Sean Kearney.

Jessica Gladstone will round out the portion on the pro card, but is currently waiting for her opponent to be announced.

Sean McKinnon, Marcus Fisher and Pascal Jean-Michael official for Journey Fight Series 160lb tournament

Sean McKinnon, Marcus Fisher and Pascal Jean-Michael are officially part of the Journey Fight Series 160lb tournament. Of the eight fighters that have verbally agreed, promoter Trevor Smandych has verified with Muay Thai Authority that McKinnon, Fisher and Jean-Michael have signed their contracts.

The remaining fighters expected to participate in the Journey Fight Series 160lb tournament are Troy Sheridan, Daniel Kim, Nate Chambers, Ken Tran and Preston Baptiste. The tournament is set to kick off June 9th in Calgary.

Keep checking back here Muay Thai Authority for the latest Journey Fight Series 160lb tournament news as well as all other Muay Thai news. You can also like our official facebook page or follow us on twitter @MuayThaiAuth to keep up with all the news.

Nate Chambers and Troy Sheridan fill final two slots in Journey Fight Series 160lb eight man tournament

The final two slots for the Journey Fight Series 160lb eight man tournament have been filled. Nate Chambers and Troy Sheridan have both verbally agreed to fill the two remaining spots in the tournament. When the first round of invitations were sent out in mid March six of the eight fighters originally contacted verbally agreed to participate in the tournament.

The tournament field now includes four American fighters and four Canadian fighters. The four Americans are Nate Chambers, Marcus Fisher, Daniel Kim and Pascal Jean-Michel. The four Canadians slated for the tournament are Tory Sheridan, Ken Tran, Sean McKinnon and Preston Baptiste.

Six fighters verbally agree to compete in the Journey Fight Series 160lb 8-man tournament

Eight invitations were sent out to fighters for the Journey Fight Series 160lb tournament. Of the eight fighters that received an invitation for the June 9th event in Calgary, six have verbally agreed. The six fighters are Sean McKinnon, Ken Tran, Preston Baptiste, Daniel Kim, Marcus Fisher and Pascal Jean-Michael.

The 160lb tournament is the second eight man tournament that will be hosted by Journey Fight Series. Last year they held a 140lb tournament which featured the likes of Coke Chunhawat, Matt Embree and Josh Palmer.

We will keep you up to date here at Muay Thai Authority as the fighters officially sign to participate in the tournament. You can also like our official facebook page or follow us on twitter @MuayThaiAuth to keep up with all the news.

Matt Embree talks about winning the Journey Fight Series tournament as well as his future

Matt Embree recently defeated Josh Palmer in the finals of the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament. In addition to winning the tournament he also won the first ever WMC North American title. Embree took some time to talk to Muay Thai Authority about the win and what is next for him.

MTA: Matt you just defeated Josh Palmer this past weekend to win the first WMC North American title and the Journey Fight Series tourney, how are you feeling?

Matt: Feeling good. Glad that I won, a lot of hard work to get there. Not too happy with the way I fought, but it wasn't easy so I'm just going back to training and trying to keep improving.

MTA: Josh had quite a bit of size over you in that fight, did that present any issues in the fight for you?

Results and Recap: Journey Fight Series Finals

Josh Palmer and Matt Embree met in the finals of the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament in Calgary, Canada. The winner of the tournament would not only receive the title of being the tournament champion, but also would take home $10,000 and the first ever WMC North American championship.

As expected both fighters came into the ring and put on a great fight, very technical from the start. Palmer clearly had the size advantage on Embree, but despite the size advantage Embree was more than willing to engage with Palmer. Early on it seemed Palmer was getting the upper hand as he landed his strikes more effectively, however, Embree began to turn things around once the third round started and by the time the fifth round came it was clear that the winner of the fifth and final round would probably take the fight. Embree pushed the pace the entire round as he mixed up his attacks, Palmer seemed to slow down and fought the final round backing up. The fight went to the judges and the winner of the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament as well as the first ever WMC North American Championship was announced as Matt Embree.

October Muay Thai guide

It was the summer of Muay Thai in North America, it seemed there was an event almost every weekend and just as it seemed things were slowing down we hit October. There might not be an event every weekend, but it seems everyone decided to have a Muay Thai event on the same weekend. October 21st and 22nd will play host to five Muay Thai events, from Los Angeles to New Jersey there will be Muay Thai action. 

October could easily be called Muay Thai month because off all the action that will be taking place this weekend. Although it is impossible to be at five different events, below is a breakdown of each of the five events taking place this upcoming weekend so that you can at least stay up to date with what is going on. Make sure to check back here at MuayThaiAuthority.com for all the results from this weekends action.

Matt Embree vs. Josh Palmer set for first ever WMC North American Title at Journey Fight Series tournament finals on Oct. 22nd

Matt Embree and Josh Palmer will meet in the finals of the tournament with the winner taking home $10,000 and the Journey Fight Series tournament crown as well as the first ever WMC North American Title. The Journey Fight Series tournament finals will take place on October 22nd in Calgary, Canada at the Century Casino.

Embree made his way to the finals by defeating Rami Ibrahim via unanimous decision in the opening round and then besting Coke Chunhawat via split decision in the semi-finals. Palmer defeated Mark DeLuca via unanimous decision in the opening round of the tournament, then a (T)KO victory over Justin Greskiewicz in the semi-finals secured his place in the tournament finals. Embree normally fights at a lighter weight class and Palmer is naturally big for 140 lbs, it will be interesting to see how this match up plays out. Despite normally fighting at a smaller weight class, Embree hasn't seemed to have had any trouble adjusting to the higher weight class.

Journey Fight Series tournament finals to stream live at GFL.tv

The upcoming tournament finals for the Journey Fight Series 140 lb tournament will be streamed live on-line at GFL.tv. The streaming site has been very busy with Muay Thai as of late and it is great to see another quality event such as Journey Fight Series stream live. The live stream will cost $9.99 and will feature the tournament finals between Matt Embree and Josh Palmer.

Embree made his way to the finals by defeating Rami Ibrahim via unanimous decision in the opening round and then besting Coke Chunhawat via split decision in the semi-finals. Palmer defeated Mark DeLuca via unanimous decision in the opening round of the tournament, then a (T)KO victory over Justin Greskiewicz in the semi-finals secured his place in the tournament finals.

Journey Fight Series tournament finals set for October 22nd in Calgary, Canada

The Journey Fight Series 8-man tournament finals are set for October 22nd at the Century Casino in Calgary, Canada. Matt Embree and Josh Palmer will meet in the finals of the tournament with the winner taking home $10,000 and the Journey Fight Series tournament crown.

Embree made his way to the finals by defeating Rami Ibrahim via unanimous decision in the opening round and then besting Coke Chunhawat via split decision in the semi-finals. Palmer defeated Mark DeLuca via unanimous decision in the opening round of the tournament, then a (T)KO victory over Justin Greskiewicz in the semi-finals secured his place in the tournament finals. Embree normally fights at a lighter weight class and Palmer is naturally big for 140 lbs, it will be interesting to see how this match up plays out. Despite normally fighting at a smaller weight class, Embree hasn't seemed to have had any trouble adjusting to the higher weight class.

Josh Palmer talks about advancing to the Journey Fight Series tournament finals

Josh Palmer advanced to the finals of the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament with his win over Justin Greskiewicz. Muay Thai Authority was able to catch up with him and talk about the fight with Greskiewicz as well as his future plans. Palmer will now face Matt Embree in the tournament finals this upcoming October.

MTA: Congratulations on advancing to the finals of the Journey Fight Series tournament. Going into the fight with Justin Greskiewicz did you see it going the way it did?

Josh: I didn't realize he was as heavy as that. some people were saying before this tournament that I was too big, but I dieted down to 145 lbs and only cut a little in water, Justin told me he was 163 lbs on the night of the fight, I was about 150 lbs.

Matt Embree talks win over Coke Chunhawat to advance to Journey Fight Series tourney finals

Matt Embree earned his ticket to the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament finals by defeating Coke Chunhawat this past weekend. Muay Thai Authority was able to catch up with Embree and get his thoughts on the fight, as well as his opponent for the tournament finals Josh Palmer.

MTA: Congratulations on advancing to the finals of the Journey Fight Series tournament. Going into your fight with Coke did you prepare any differently from the first time you fought him?

Updated Fight Card for Journey Fight Series 3

On June 10th the third installment of the Journey Fight Series will take place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The second round of their 140lb tournament will feature two exciting fights, Josh Palmer vs. Justin Greskiewicz and Coke Chunhawat vs. Matt Embree.

Greskiewicz defeated Nate Smandych to punch his ticket into the tournament semi-finals and Palmer defeated Mark DeLuca to earn his spot. Since the tournaments opening round both fighters have been in action. Greskiewicz dropped a close split decision to Turan Hasanov at Friday Night Fights, while Palmer defeated James France in Europe.