There’s already been a fundraiser and an event where proceeds have been donated to the Jeff Dunbar fund. Now there’s another spot where fans can donate and purchase raffle tickets to raise funds for the fund.

MMA @ The Max is happening on Saturday March 3 in McCook, Illinois. The event will feature an all amateur night of mixed martial arts fights with multiple titles on the line.

At the event there will be a booth for fans to purchase raffle tickets or just make a straight up donation to the fund. MMA Recap will be donating several items including t-shirts, hats, and prints from Art By JMC.

The doors open to the event at 6pm and the first fight kicks off at 7pm. For more information on the event and to purchase tickets, visit www.americanpredatorfc.com

Felice Herrig - photo by Joey Hill

Team Curran’s Felice Herrig will be returning to action on Friday April 13th against Patricia Vidonic at XFC 17. The women’s bout is scheduled to be apart of the HDNet televised portion of the card that will be headlined by Luciano Dos Santos versus Eric Reynolds.

Vidonic is coming off the second loss of her career against top 115lb women’s fighter Jessica Aguilar. She was able to take Aguilar to the judges’ scorecards but the decision did not go her way.

Prior to the loss Vidonic had compiled a five-fight win streak finishing three of her five opponents by submission.

Herrig made her promotional debut for XFC in December and lost a unanimous decision to Carla Esparza. Prior to the loss she compiled a 5-1 record in her previous six fights. Herrig holds notable wins over Michele Gutierrez, Jessica Rakoczy, and Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc.

Herrig holds a background in Muay Thai with dangerous kicks that stumble her opponents. She will likely use her striking to keep Vidonic on the outside and avoid any takedowns.

XFC 17 takes place on Friday April 13th at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Florida.

Mike Dolce - via mikedolcemma.com

Both Dolce and Soares are returning to the conference this year. Dolce was a first time speaker last year and was one of the most sought out speakers. He is known as the weight cutting guru helping several “big” fighters easily make weight including Thiago Alves who struggled with his until he began working with Dolce.

Soares will likely be hosting a Q&A for athlete managers. The crowd for his seminar rivaled that of Greg Jackson who the first year set the bar high for speakers.

Fight Summit is the only mixed martial arts conference for the business side of the sport. It doesn’t matter what aspect of the sport of mixed martial arts you are in, be it a fighter, a manager, an athletic apparel, nutrition drink, referee, judge, promoter, media or any of the other jobs associated with combat sports, there is something for you at Fight Summit.

This years conference will take place Saturday November 3 and Sunday November 4 at the RIO in Las Vegas, Nevada. New changes will be implemented this year including more speaking time for the speakers, lower ticket pricing and the ability to bundle the hotel with your ticket purchase.

For more information visit www.fightsummit.com or on Facebook at facebook.com/fightsummit

On Friday, March 16, Cut Throat MMA returns to action with Invasion Chicago. The night of mixed martial arts fights will take place at the Congress Theater in downtown Chicago. Doors will open to the public at 6:30pm with the first fighter stepping into the cage at 8pm.

Several notable locals on the card include Patrick Murphy, Matt Giancarlo, Bill Jessie and Jeremiah Pollock. Additionally the start of the bantamweight tournament will kick off with the likes of Camacho, Guerrero, Williams and Gee.

Teams represented on the card include Emerald Smoke MMA, Team No Comment, G2, Carlson Gracie, Counterstrike MMA and more.

For more information visit CutThroatMMA.com or watch the video below.

Clay Guida is returning to Chicago for a bit to put on a wrestling seminar at his own gym in Crest Hill, MMA Stop Fitness. The seminar takes place on Wednesday February 29th from 5pm-8pm.

After the seminar, Guida will be on hand for an autograph signing. The three-hour seminar costs $100 for non-members of the gym, $75 for members, and VIP members can attend for free.

MMA Stop Fitness is located at 16101 Weber Rd, Crest Hill, Illinois. For more information and to register call 815-838-8700.

Cory Galloway at XFO 42 - photo by Joey Hill

Galloway is the current XFO featherweight champion after defeating Pedro Velasco at XFO 42. Galloway, a Team Curran standout spent his entire amateur career fighting for Xtreme Fighting Organization. He compiled a record of 7-1 while fighting under the XFO banner fighting in both the featherweight and bantamweight divisions.

Nauracy meanwhile fought for several amateur organizations around the Chicagoland area including Total Fight Challenge and Cut Throat MMA. He is the current bantamweight champion for Cut Throat, and will be relinquishing his title for his pro debut.

Bellator 60 will be headlined by two time Bellator tournament winner Pat Curran as he tries to defeat Joe Warren to claim the Bellator featherweight title. The event will also showcase the opening round of the season six featherweight tournament as well as several other Chicago area fighters.

If you live close to McHenry, Illinois, you are probably wondering if there is a cheaper way to watch UFC 143 than to order in your own home and get some grub. Thankfully you can go out to a bar to enjoy the festivities of UFC 143 and we have the listing for you.

Windy City Wings
815.344.4242
1266 North Green St.
McHenry, IL

Halftime Bar & Grill
815.344.0345
2405 W. Johnsburg. Rd
Johnsburg, IL

Snuggery @ McHenry
815.578.9600
801 North River Road
McHenry, IL

Firewood Restaurant & Sports Lounge
815.578.9400
2314 Illinois 120
McHenry, IL

If you don’t live in McHenry but want to find a bar that is showing the fight near you, check out the UFC Bar Finder. Please tip your waitress and bartender.

Jeff Dunbar Fund

The first event to raise funds for the Jeff Dunbar Rehabilitation Trust Fund is set for Friday, February 3rd. The night of festivities will take place at the Normandy Banquet Room in Elmhurst, Illinois starting at 7:30pm.

There is a $20 recommended donation at the door, though the event is free. In addition to the donations, there will be a 50/50 split the pot raffle with 50% going to the fund.

The night of festivities will include DJ Von B and a live band of Soul Patch Monkey.

Another amateur mixed martial arts event has been announced. Bodylock will be presenting Winter Brawl on Saturday, February 18th. The night of amateur mma will take place at the Melrose Park Civic Center. Tickets for the event are extremely cheap starting at just $20 a ticket.

Notable amateur fighters scheduled to partake on the card include Nic Thompson, Dustin Stusse, Kevin Switalla, Greyson Plate, Damien Norris, Pat O’Connor and Sam Horowitz.

Tickets are available at Midwest Training Center, Gilbert Grappling and Patriot Boxing and Fitness Systems.

Melrose Park Civic Center is located at 1000 N 25th Ave, Melrose Park, IL.

A interesting fight has been signed to headline Colosseum Combat XX. David Love will do battle against Chase Beebe in the night’s main event. Colosseum Combat XX takes place on Saturday March 10 at the Kokomo Event Center in Kokomo, Indiana.

Love has been inside the cage with some of the best in the business. In December of 2010 he took on a very game opponent in Jeff Curran. Love went all three rounds with Curran bringing the fight to him, but ultimately losing the decision. He followed up the loss with a fight against Dustin Neace at Colosseum Combat 16. Love caught Neace in an armbar in the second round submitting him.

Since those two fights Love has fought twice for Hoosier Fight Club, just outside of Chicago. At HFC 8 he took on up and comer Adam Ward and suffered a TKO loss in the second round. Just over two months later he rebounded at HFC 9 defeated Jeff Golden by unanimous decision.

Beebe is entering the contest with an impressive 7-2-1 record since 2009. He competed locally for Ruckus Entertainment and Chicago Cagefighting Championship facing tough opponents and winning to earn a shot at Bellator. In May of 2011 he had his first Bellator fight, defeated Jose Vega to earn him a shot at the Bellator bantamweight tournament.

Beebe followed up the victory with a quick victory over Ralph Acosta at WFC 2 before the Bellator tournament started. Unfortunately for Beebe, he lost in the opening round to Marcos Galvao. Without a followup fight for Bellator in the short term, Beebe went to Oregon to fight for UCS Caged Combat 5 where he fought Enouch Wilson to a Majority Draw (though one judge scored it for Beebe).

Colosseum Combat XX will feature a mix of both amateur and professional mixed martial arts bouts. The rest of the professional card looks like:
David Love vs Chase Beebe
Daniel Head vs Evan Delong
Joel Blanton vs Bobby Emmons
Mike Eikenberry vs Tyson Triplett
Robbie Nieto vs Jamey Scruggs
Markous Smith vs Ryan Hooten