12/18/11: STRIKING FOR MMA SEMINAR IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND

On Sunday December 18th, 2011, Dustin "The Disciple" Pague & Timothy Woods will be in Baltimore Maryland at Charm City BJJ for a "Striking for MMA" seminar. This seminar is open to all skill levels - Men or Women. The cost of the seminar is $ 25.00 per person. The scheduled start time is 12:30 PM and will run until 3:30 PM.

Dustin and Timothy will bring their brand of Striking that has made them up & coming MMA stars. Dustin was a cast member of Season 14's Ultimate Fighter reality series. Dustin made it to the semi-finals of the show. At 6' 4" and 170 lbs, Timothy's striking has made him a dominate Welterweight fighter on the verge of making an impact on the big shows.

CHARM CITY BJJ

11/06/11: Disciple MMA Academy's Grand Opening Party!

On Saturday November 12th 2011, The Disciple MMA Academy will hold their official Grand Opening party. The Disciple MMA Academy is located at 45925 Maries Road Suite 120, Dulles Virginia 20166. This event will be from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

5000 sq ft training center which includes full cage and boxing ring.
Also featuring Beyond Strength Performance strength and conditioning facility.
Free food
Live sparring
Bring your friends and family
Meet Co-Owner and Ultimate Fighter Season 14 fighter Dustin "The Disciple" Pague

GRAND OPENING
"THE DISCIPLE MMA ACADEMY"
Location: 45925 Maries Road, Suite 120 Dulles VA 20166
Date: Saturday November 12th 2011
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

10/06/11: Status Platinum Vodka Sponsorship

Status Platinum Vodka will be sponsorship Neil Johnson and Bryan Lane for their fights at Shogun Fights V on Saturday October 8th at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore Maryland.

Status Platinum Vodka is now available in the United States. This premium vodka is made at one of the oldest distilleries in the Ukraine and has been distilled six times for unbelievable smoothness.

For locations where this vodka is currently available, recipes and more, please click the links to the left. If you are a liquor store or distributor and would like to start carrying Status Platinum Vodka, please click the Contact button and fill out the information request form.

Status Platinum Vodka
www.petrususa.com

10/06/11: VIP Energy Drink Sponsorship

VIP Energy Drink will be sponsorship Neil Johnson and Bryan Lane for their fights at Shogun Fights V on Saturday October 8th at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore Maryland. VIP Energy Drink is also sponsoring season 14 cast member of TUF, Dustin "The Disciple" Pague and his photo shoot.

VIP Energy Drink
www.vipenergydrinks.com

10/06/11: Sons of Baltimore Sponsorship

Sons of Baltimore will be sponsorship Neil Johnson and Bryan Lane for their fights at Shogun Fights V on Saturday October 8th at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore Maryland.

Sons of Baltimore
sonsofbaltimore.com

9/21/11: Dustin Pague weekly TUF viewing party info

Join season 14 Ultimate Fighter cast member Dustin "The Disciple" Pague every Wednesday night at Primetime Sports Bar and Grill for his official TUF viewing party.

Primetime Sports Bar and Grill
11250 James Swart Circle
Fairfax, VA 22030
Call: (703) 352-0260

9/21/11: Dustin Pague weekly radio appearance to recap TUF show

Tune in to Pure Adrenaline Radio every Thursday night at 6:30 PM EST to listen to season 14 Ultimate Fighter cast member Dustin "The Disciple" Pague recap the previous nights TUF show.

"Pure Adrenaline" with Ryan MacDonald, Drew Hall and ... Sherdog's Sam Genovese is live on Thursday & Sunday at 6:30 PM EST.

8/21/11: Questionable DQ

On Saturday August 20th, 2011 Frankie Lester fought Justin Ruggio at HFC 8. In the 3rd round Justin went down and as he was getting up, Frankie tried to land a kick. As a result, the ref DQ'd Frankie. The kick in question is below.

Did the kick actually land? According to Indiana MMA rules, Frankie should have recieved a warning or a point deduction and Ruggio should have been given 5 minutes to try and recover to see if he could have continued. No warning, No point deduction and no time to recover, is this another example of bad reffing in an mma bout?

Indiana MMA rules:

13. FOULS AND INJURIES: INTENTIONAL AND ACCIDENTAL

A. FOULS. Any contestants guilty of foul tactics in a bout shall be given an immediate warning and points shall be deducted from the contestant's total score as determined by the Referee. The use of foul tactics also may result in disqualification of the contestant. Disposition of the penalty to be imposed upon the contestant shall be determined by a written action of KICK.

If the referee determines that the foul was obviously committed by one of the fighters and that the fouled contestant did not contribute to the injury (by ducking into a knee, moving into an oncoming forehead, etc.), the referee will instruct the scorekeeper to deduct the appropriate number of points from his opponent's scorecard. Should the referee or ring physician determine that the fouled athlete cannot continue, the referee will immediately disqualify the athlete committing the foul and award the bout to the fouled athlete. However, if the referee determines that the injured athlete was responsible for his own injury, the referee will not penalize his opponent in any manner. In this case , if the referee or ring physician determines that the injured athlete is unable to continue, he will lose by a technical knockout.

If the referee determines that there was no fault attributable to the other athlete (that the injury was caused by both athletes), the referee will allow the injured athlete time to recover, but will not penalize either fighter. If, at the end of the recovery period, the referee or the ring physician determines that the fouled athlete cannot continue, the scores will be added previous to that round and the bout awarded to the athlete leading at that time.

If an injury occurs that the referee cannot see, he must treat the injury as if it happened as a result of a fair blow and make his rulings accordingly.

B. INTENTIONAL EVASION OF CONTACT. A contestant intentionally avoiding any physical contact with his opponent will receive a warning from the referee. If a contestant continues to avoid a confrontation with his opponent after receiving a warning during that round, he may be penalized by the referee. If the contestant continues to evade action, either in the same round or in any other round, the referee may, at his discretion, award more penalties.

C. FOULING, STOPPING THE CONTEST. If the referee determines that the fouled contestant needs time to recover, he may stop the bout (and the time) and give the injured athlete up to five minutes of time to recover in MMA. At the end of this rest period the referee and ring physician will determine if the fouled athlete can continue the bout. If he can, time in that round will be resumed and the bout will continue.