There will be a total of ten titles on the line at Valley
Fight Series 16, with the Cruiserweight title on the line in the main event of
the night. The card is also full of up and coming youngsters, that will get
their chance to compete in their respected art such as Jiu Jitsu, Youth
Pankration and Youth Muay Thai.
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| Javier Zavala -Photo by VFS |
“I'm currently training at tusk MMA under Blake Marshall. I
basically just moved to the area about two years ago, did some research on the
gym, saw it was barely new, went in for sparring one day and the rest is
history.”
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| Javier Zavala & Blake Marshall - Photo by VFS |
“I got into MMA when I would watch Ronda Rousey and Connor
McGregor at their peak, about 2014. Watching these guys was what led me to the
sport.”
Talking to many amateur and professional fighters in my
time, I kind of get a sense of how seriously they take the sport. Some
fighters, coaches, and teams ignore the opportunity to get their names out,
while fighters and coaches like Javier and Blake. Know it is essential to an
athlete’s career to participate in media activities and even get good at them, if your planning on doing this sport for the long run. Coach Marshall reached out himself to get his
fighter some “media training” in as he put it. That act shows the level of
thinking and experience that is behind Tusk MMA. When asking Zavala about some of
his goals in the sport? he responded,
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| Javier Zavala - Photo by VFS |
Zavala was originally scheduled to face VFS Amateur
Welterweight Champion who was coming down in weight in an attempt at becoming a
two division champion. The fight fell through, and Zavala now takes on Galt
California’s (3-3) Anthony Shelton for the amateur VFS Lightweight
Championship. I asked Zavala how he felt about his new opponent and the title
opportunity? He said,
“I feel really good about my opportunity, it’s all I've been
asking for, for a while and definitely see myself accomplishing this goal. I
know nothing about my opponent other than the fact that he has a respectable
record. My message to him is thank you for showing up and keeping the show
alive.”
Javier also wanted to let the Valley MMA community know,
“Expect a banger, I intend to utilize my hands a bit more.
I’d like to thank the Central Valley fans for their support, if they don’t know
my name yet, September 7 they will. Thank you Local 246 always for your
sponsorship. Thank you, Tusk MMA family and all my coaches and people who have
helped me, on this journey to the top.”
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| George Aldaco - Photo by VFS |
“We’re fighting opponents from solid camps, we’re always up
for the challenge. I feel incredibly confident heading into this upcoming
event. These guys have been giving 110 percent every step of the way. I also
want to thank our wrestling coach Anthony Ramirez, and our Jiu Jitsu coaches
Mike Martinez and Michael San Nicholas for really making sure that these guys
are ready for any phase of the fight and helping push them through this camp.”
Valley Fight Series 16 Card:
Pro MMA:
VFS Cruiserweight Championship (3-0) AJ Perez vs (8-8) Josh
Miranda
(3-6) Albert Gonzales vs (4-3) Octavian Trumbo
(1-2) Aaron Klinghardt vs (1-1) Marques Blevins
(1-2) Jonathan Moskowitz vs (0-1) Denzel Rosaroso
(1-3) Esteban Gonzales vs (2-3) Diamond Templeton
(0-2) David Mariscal vs (0-0) Joey Hanford
(0-0) Cody Scharmer vs (1-0) Felix De La Pena
(0-6) Marcelino Silva vs Chino De La Pena
Pro Muay Thai:
Andrew Rivera vs Mike Shaw
Amateur MMA:
VFS Amateur Featherweight Championship (3-1) Isaiah Walls vs
(4-1) Anthony Romero
VFS Amateur Flyweight Championship Javier Torres vs Ty
Kashiwamura
VFS Amateur Lightweight Championship (2-0) Tyler Childers vs
Anthony Shelton
VFS Amateur Middleweight Championship (2-2) Richard Sandoval
vs (3-0) Juan Cadavid
(2-3) Emy Perez vs (0-1) Ashley Chavez
Simon Paez vs Jordan Irizarry
(1-1) Collin Stiner vs (1-0) Sajin Zacarias
(1-0) George Aldaco vs (0-0) Enrique Arroyo
(0-0) Cesar Perez vs (0-1) Gabriel Manriquez
(0-0) Ignacio Espinoza vs (1-0) Adam Penunuri
(1-0) Josue Villasenor vs (0-0) Jorge Avila Perez
Steven Leonard vs Michael Robles
Dylan Walsh vs tba
Neto Nuno vs tba
Oliver Lara vs tba
Amateur Muay Thai
Mariano Hernandez vs Dominic Escamilla
Adrian Casillas vs Ernie Martinez II
(2-2) Emilio De Jesus vs (3-3) Jacob Alonso
(0-0) Josiah Manriquez vs (0-0) Evan Cruz
Charles Bush vs Corbin Deadwiley
Jonathan Pruett vs Jake Johnston
Youth Pankration:
VFS Bantamweight Youth Pankration Championship Isaiah Acosta
vs Gian Kayo San Mateo
Justin Estrada vs Andy Valencia
Jonathan Del Angel vs Marcus Troxell
Taylor Becerra vs tba
Youth Muay Thai:
Andre Reed vs Adam Maldonado Jr,
Ivan Ramos vs Ivan Avila
Ryan Hernandez vs Donavin Yescas
Stacy Alcaraz vs Fernanda Hernandez
Grappling:
VFS Light Heavyweight BJJ Championship Paul Strambi vs
Miguel Dizon
VFS Welterweight BJJ Championship Juan Pato Jimenez vs tba
Javier Garcia vs Brandon Young
Austin McDonald vs Isaiah Salazar
Madison Robinson vs Bri Rose
Chris Mandujano vs Aaron Cato II
Visit VFS online for more info at www.valleyfightseries.com
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By: Daniel "Trip" Quintana www.noweakshitever.com
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