K-1 RISING LA PREVIEW: COACH GENE FIELDS TALKS JEREMIAH METCALF VS MARKHAILE WEDDERBURN

TEAM VOODOO COACH REVEALS METCALF'S DEDICATION  
On the horn: 
J. Waugh
EDITOR IN CHIEF
"I said the best guy I have at 185 (lbs) fighting pro is Jeremiah Metcalf," Fields told J. Waugh (SR). "And they put us in the Superfights, so we're very very pleased."
(CONTINUED). . .  PREVIEW INCLUDED

JEREMIAH METCALF

        September 8th, K-1 is making it's return to the United States as it will be showcasing some of the world's highest kick boxing talent live from Los Angeles (CA). The card (K-1 Rising) includes a heavyweight main event of Rick Roufus against Siala-Moa "Mighty Mo" Silinga as well as a superfight match up between Jeremiah Metcalf and Markhaile Wedderburn. World Champion K-1 Coach Gene Fields, of Team Voodoo where Metcalf trains, discussed how they got involved with the coming card.
"I heard about the tryouts and I got of call from them saying 'You were with us back then. Who do you have now?,'" Fields told J. Waugh (www.srmma.com). "I said the best guy I have at 185 (lbs) fighting pro is Jeremiah Metcalf. . . and they put us in the Superfights, so we're very very pleased."
       Wedderburn is a professional cage fighter with a record of 11-10, with four victories coming by knock out. He is also coming off of a victory and will seemingly be coming in full of confidence. According to Fields, Wedderburn has even gone overseas in preparation for this bout, something he is unsure was a good move.
..


..
"From what I understand, Wedderburn went to Thailand to train," Fields told J. Waugh (www.srmma.com). "That kind of jumps out at me. Why would you train that way when it's K-1 rules?. . . There is no elbows, there is no clinch. You've got to really understand how K-1 works. It's like playing chess in there."

GENE FIELDS

       Metcalf is also a professional fighter with an MMA record of 13-7, with three victories ending in knock out fashion. He is on a three fight winning streak with his latest win over respected fighter Kenny Ento. Fields discussed Metcalf's dedication to the craft and his devotion to his family. After holding down a full time job and taking care of his families needs, Fields stressed that Metcalf somehow finds time to get in all the training he can in preparation for a huge opportunity to expose his name even more to a national stage.     
"For Team Voodoo to be involved with K-1 again, the re-insurgence, is fantastic," Fields told J. Waugh (www.srmma.com). "What's really amazing is (Metcalf's) child is having corrective eye surgery the day before weigh ins. . .  and then he's going boom right to the fights. So that's a lot of balls as far as I'm concerned, a man among men in my book."
       Check out ticketmaster.com to purchase tickets for K-1 Rising today.

K-1 Rising Los Angeles Fight Card
    Heavyweights:
Mighty Mo vs Rick Roufus
Seth Petruzelli vs Xavier Vigney
Dewey Cooper vs Randy Blake
Jarrell Miller vs Jack May
    Middleweights:
Chaz Mulkey vs Kit Cope
Michael Mananquil vs Scotty Leffler
Bryce Krause vs Justin Greskiewicz
Ben Yelle vs Joey Pagliuso
    Super Fights:
Lerdsilla Chumpairtour vs Gabriel Varga
Andy Howson vs Romie Adanza
Justin Buchholz vs Zhipeng Zhou
Markhaile Wedderburn vs Jeremiah Metcalf

TO HEAR VERBAL SCRAP on your IPHONE CLICK HERE.
SUBSCRIBE TO VERBAL SCRAP FOR FREE CLICK HERE!
SUBSCRIBE TO VERBAL SCRAP ON ITUNES CLICK HERE! 

THIS ARTICLE BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

MMAGOLD.COM 

 WANT YOUR LOGO HERE? CONTACT INFO@SRMMA.COM!

 

 

 

Contact Editor Waugh: