Whats up DOM Fans! We are pumped about going to the Houston Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship this weekend. It’s going to be at the Jerabeck Activity and Athletic Center 3800 Montrose Boulevard Houston TX, 77006 on February 16th and 17th 2013. Registration ended on February 9th and Registration Check Day is February 13th.

According to the IBJJF Website ”All Juvenile, brown and black belt athletes must be properly affiliated for the current year. All academies must be registered in order for its students to register in the competition”.

We will be in Houston both days with all of the classic DOM Gear products as well as some knew ones like our new DOM Combat Gi. It is truly sick so make sure you come by our booth to check it out and say whats up to the guys at your favorite Fight Gear company. That’s all for now, we hope to see you all in Houston and as always Fight On!

DOM Fight Gear is pumped about Bellator 86 on January 24, 2013 in Thackerville, OK at the Winstar World Casino.

Douglas Lima is fighting Michail Tsarev and it is sure to be a great match up. Douglas “The Phenom” Lima has a 22 – 5 record with 8 TKOS 11 Submissions and 3 Decisions. We love watching this 6’1″ Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champion do his thing. Lima recently defeated Jacob Ortiz with a punishing head kick for a TKO.

Brent Weedman is another fighter to watch out for. He is fighting Marius Zaromskis from the American Kickboxing Academy. Weedman is a Lightweight with a 20-8-1 record who caught our eye when he submitted J.J. Ambrose with a Von Flue Choke. He has 10 TKOS 8 Submissions and 2 Decisions and specializes in Karate/Judo.

Make sure you check out both of these fighters and as always FIGHT ON!

-DOM Fight Gear

NAGA December 15 & 16 2012

Hey Dom Fight Gear fans, it’s almost time for America’s largest mixed grappling tournament circuit! That’s right, NAGA (The North American Grappling Association) is coming to Richland Hill, TX on December 15 & 16. With over 160,000 competitors worldwide, NAGA is always a great time as well as a great place to compete.

Saturday is going to be for the adults and teens, leaving Sunday for all children under the age of 13. You do not have to be apart of a team or be a Texas resident to compete in this nationally ranked event.

We can’t wait to see you guys there. Dom want’s every one of you to stop by the booth and say whats up. We look forward to seeing you guys there and as always, Fight On!

Dom Fight Gear UFC on Fox 5

On Saturday, December 8th, the UFC is airing one of the (in my opinion) best cards of the year. There isn’t a fight on this entire card I am not looking forward to.

As far as the order of the fights go… I would definitely say that Nam Phan and Denis Siver do not belong at the bottom of the list. It is hard to see how Nam Phan will deal with the power of Siver but maybe a couple signature body shots from Phan will once again remind me of how/why this guy is a legitimate gate keeper.

Not to take anything away from the rest of the prelim fights but I can’t help but focus my attention to the return of BJ “The Prodigy” Penn after his “retirement” following the beatdown Nate Diaz handed him. BJ makes his return to take on a very game opponent in Rory Macdonald. This will be no easy fight for either fighter. Rory Macdonald is coming in with only 1 loss on his record which came courtesy of Carlos Condit at UFC 115. It is always hard to face your first loss but hey…….not too much to be ashamed of when you make it to the 3rd round with a beast like Condit. Penn is obviously no stranger to fighting the elite. In his last 8 fights he has faced world class athletes like Nate Diaz, Jon Fitch, Matt Hughes, Frankie Edgar (2x), Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, and George St. Pierre. He is 3-4-1 out of his last 8 fights but almost every fight went the distance. This will be a true test to both men to see where they fall in today’s welterweight rankings. And to think we get this fight without the good ol’ boy price of $54.99.

The co-main event of this card features a classic match up that pits the veteran fighter Shogun Rua against the “new school” up and comer from Sweden, Alexander Gustaffson.

Rua is riding a razors edge for making the case to be in the UFC Hall of Fame. He has faced nothing but top notch talent and along his journey knocked out the phenom Alistair Overeem in the first round back at Pride 33. Since then he has teeter tottered his wins/losses by winning 1 and then turning around and losing 1. With almost 30 fights under his belt, this fight will be a true test for Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to determine if he’s in over his head at this point of his career to make a run for a title shot against Jon “Bones” Jones again. He had a shot at him back at UFC 128 and was defeated in the 3rd round via TKO. I believe he still has the 1 punch power to knock anyone out on any given night so as long as he keeps his chin tucked and is able to be elusive enough to stay out of the Gustaffson’s reach, he has a 50/50 shot at having his hand raised at the end of this fight.

Alexander Gustaffson on the other hand is an up and comer who has earned his position as a co-main event fighter. At 6′ 5″ and sporting a record of 14-1 I can’t see anyone making a good case that he is not deserving. His only loss was back in 2010 when he fought Phil Davis at UFC 112. In all 15 of his professional fights only twice has he went the distance (which he was victorious in both). His reach allows him to keep his opponents far enough away to impose his will. The key to beating Shogun will rely on him being himself and not hesitating to pull the trigger. This fight could go either way at any second so as cliche’ as it is…….the fans are truly the winners for this fight.

And now to the fight we have all been waiting to see……Nate Diaz vs. Benson Henderson. This is a 5 round title fight for the lightweight division belt in the UFC and I have no doubts this will be as entertaining as any Diaz fight to date.

Benson Henderson is defending his belt for a second time after taking it from Frankie Edgar and then proving it by defeating Edgar in a rematch. The wrestling Henderson brings to the table is phenomenal and if he utilizes his leg kicks like we have seen him do in the past, that just may be the recipe to take the belt back to Arizona for a 3rd time in a row. The only thing that may not work in his favor is if he lets Diaz jump into his head. If Benson can go into the octagon with full confidence and do what he does best……Diaz will have his hands full. Henderson is very scrappy and has the ability to kick the legs out from under the best in the business. If he can stick and move (not run away) similar to what Carlos Condit did to Nate’s older brother Nick….he’ll be in this fight from bell to bell. If he hesitates and is even a little unsure of his ability and instinct, Diaz will take advantage of this weakness and expose him.

Nate Diaz, winner of The Ultimate Fighter season 5, is coming off 2 very impressive wins over Donald Cerrone and Jim Miller. Diaz has an uncanny ability to get into the heads of some of the sports elite athletes. This is a huge advantage because it allows his opponents to fight with emotion instead of using the skills they have prepared and trained for. I believe Nate’s best shot of taking the belt back to California is to intimidate Benson at the weigh-ins and through all other media prior to the fight to get Benson rattled. Once in the octagon all he will need to do is unleash his unorthodox striking ability and start tagging Henderson up with 1,000 papercuts. Of course during the fight he needs to pop Benson with a couple open handed slaps and let him know verbally he isn’t in the same league. (or use some other choice words). On the ground I am very curious to see who dominates and imposes their will as the fight goes into the later rounds. Diaz has great Jiu-Jitsu and Henderson has great submission defense. This will truly be a game of human chess.

Either way this is a fans fight and I think we can all agree that this is probably one of the most stacked free cards in UFC history. These fights are going to be too close to bet on with an almost guarantee that there are no “lay and pray…ers” we will be forced to fast forward through. Thank you UFC!!

Zoila Gurgel vs Jessica Eye Bellator 83

Bellator 83 is almost here! Dom Fight Gear can’t wait for Friday December 7th 2012 to watch Zoila Gurgel fight Jessica “Evil” Eye. This is going to be an amazing match up.

Zoila Gurgel is the current Bellator women’s champ at 115 lbs and is currently ranked number 7 among 125 lb women fighters in the world according to the Unified Women’s MMA Rankings. She actually moved up a weight class in order to fight Eye this Friday. Gurgel has fought and defeated some of the best women in the sport including Megumi Fujii, Jessica Aguilar and Rosi Sexton leaving her with a professional record of 12-1.

Jessica “Evil” Eye is a 26 year old flyweight competitor with a normal fighting weight of 125. Eye has a professional record of 8-1 and seems to be excited to face off against Gurgel on Friday. In an interview with MMA Weekly, Eye said “I think we’re very similar. I think that she looks at me to try to pick my game apart, but I think she does that really because she knows I’m just as good as she is and I’m just as well-rounded as she is.”

Will the two fighters be as evenly matched as Eye seems to think? We will have to wait untill Friday to see who has to add another Loss to their impressive record.

Shebaro went into the match as a semi unknown contestant in comparison to Dalla. The fighters took some time at the start to feel each other out, trying to decide the best way to attack. About a minute in Dalla was able to secure closed guard. Shebaro swiftly turned the tables by getting Dalla in a toe hold, forcing him to tap. Shebaro went on to take third in the Super Heavyweight division.

Could Shebaro possibly be favored to win next year?

Douglas Lima dominated in his fight against Kobe Ortiz in last Friday’s Bellator. Lima came out strong in the first round with a powerful right hook that dropped Ortiz. He followed that up with a skillful full mount  but was unable to secure the victory just yet.

Ortiz continued to take abuse in the second round. Lima took him to the mat yet again with a well placed leg kick and almost ended the fight just before the bell rang signaling the end of round 2.

In round three Ortiz came back with a bloody face and a determined attitude. Lima’s devastating jabs continued to wear Ortiz down throughout the round and finished the fight with a dominating flurry of kicks and punches, walking away with another TKO under his belt.

Europa Expo Dallas

If you weren’t at the Dallas Europa Expo you missed out!

Dom Fight Gear showed up in full force. We got to see Urijah Faber doing his seminar and hanging out with fans with in front of the sickest lambo we had ever seen. There were more booths and hand outs than we knew what to do with. The Jiu Jitsu fighters went harder than ever trying to win that cash prize and don’t even get me started on the women’s body building competition.

All in all we had a great time. We wanted to give a big thanks to everyone in the Dom-Nation that came by the booth, it was great to see you all. If we missed you this time we can’t wait to see you at the next event.

Dom Fight Gear

This is one expo you are not going to want to miss. Events include Brazilian  $10,000 Muscle Pharm Obstacle Course, IFBB PRO Bodybuilding, NPC Amateure Bodybuilding, USA Wrestling, West Plano CrossFit $10,000 Europa Challenge, Watch The Pros Train, Grappling, TX Open Championships, Dallas After Party, Tae Kwon Do, Kids Fun, USA Judo, Arm Wrestling, Urijah Faber Seminar, Powerlifting, Strongman, Fight Like A Girl, Meet MMA World Champ Urijah Faber, Legacy Fighting Championship Pro MMA, Burn with Kearns, Watch The MMA Pros Train and Meet & Greet with Frankie Edgar.

Don’t forget to stop by the Dom booth to get your exclusive Dom Fight Gear merchandise such as Rash Guards, No Gi Shorts, Gi’s, Jiu Jitsu Belts and T-Shirts.