Last night was the Gladiator Challenge: Blood Brothers event in Colusa, California. MMAValor was at the event taking pictures and hanging with the fighters. This was my first experience at a Gladiator Challenge event or a small venue event for that matter. Got there about an hour before the first fight and walked around the place and I’m thinking the place only held a few hundred people. Moved back stage where the fighters were and met up with Mark Matthews (check out his interview) who was suppose to be fighting until his opponent backed out after weigh-ins. Mark is a really cool dude and he introduced me to a few of his training partners. Mark will be fighting on Oct. 10th for Gladiator Challenge at the Shingle Springs Rancheria in Sacramento, California.

Once the fights started I was going back and forth between watchingthe fights and hanging out back stage. The place was packed with a rabid mixture of family, friends and fans. The 13 fight card had some very solid and competitive fights. One fighter that really stood out though was Ben Sattlerwho slammed his opponent several times and quickly submitted him for the win. Sattler brought his record to (4-0) using his strong wrestling background to control the fight, keep your eye out for this guy in the near future.

The guys at Gladiator challenge put on a good show and if they come to a place near you I recommend checking it out. My pictures of the event will be up soon and if you fought on the card and want a picture just email me.

MMAvalor will be on hand in two weeks for the Gladiator Challenge: Blood Brothers event on Sep. 25, 2009. The nights main event will be a Middleweight title fight between Jeff  “The Monster” Morris & Rafael ” The Real Deal” Real. Look for my event recap with pictures, results and hopefully some interviews.

Also look for my interview with fighter Mark Matthews who will be fighting on the card.  just before the event.