New MMA Blog/Message Board

While I'm always trying to have new things featured on The OWF website, one thing that I haven't seen take off yet, is the MMA message board.

With all the former wrestlers from high school and college levels, trying their hands in the sport of MMA, I would figure this would be a great way to share your thoughts with other fellow Oregonians who love to watch a good MMA fight.

Another thing people fail to realize is that Oregon has some great links to the MMA world. Randy Couture and Matt Lindland's Team Quest, is based out of Gresham and trains some of the very best fighters out there.

Oregon has two fight leagues in Full Contact Fighting Federation, which is ran by former UO wrestlers, Kevin Keeney and Chael Sonnen, and Sportfight, which is ran by former CCC JUCO Champion, Matt Lindland and Randy Couture.

Recently, former Oregon State wrestler, Nathan Coy, competed for Sportfight and won the welter-weight title belt. He competed against former wrestler, Michael Pierce. One thing not known is these wrestlers both have a Oregon wrestling club connection as they wrestled for Peninsula and USA Cobra.

Another sport that is making its way up the ranks is grappling. Grappling is a form of wrestling sanctioned by USA Wrestling. Parkrose HS will be hosting the Grappling World Team Trials Qualifying Tournament July 18-19. This is a series of three events that determines who will be part of the Grappling World Team Trial Tournament. Go to www.tqmma.com for more details.

Wrestling and MMA go hand and hand folks and as more and more events are shown on TV, more and more of our former greats are going to find an avenue for competing after their wrestling days are over.

Go to the Official OWF MMA Message Board to talk about fights, upcoming fights and more as much as possible and spread the word.