Sityodtong News

	March 28, 2008 NBCSports.com MMA Fight Weekly: Hottest trainer in MMA Profile of Kru Mark Watch Video
	March 16, 2008 Discovery Channel New Discovery Channel to Feature Mark DellaGrotte and Kenny Florian Kenny Florian and Muay Thai/MMA trainer Mark DellaGrotte will be featured on Time Warp, a Discovery Channel program that reveals the unseen in super slow-motion. Time Warp will premiere on March 18th at 10pm and re-air on March 20th at 8:30pm on the Discovery Channel. Preview Clip
	March 12, 2008 MMA Weekly Camp Report: Team Sityodtong Over the past few years, Mark DellaGrotte has transformed his camp into one of the premier training facilities in all of mixed martial arts. From Kenny Florian to Patrick Cote, the list goes on and on of fighters that work with Team Sitydotong in Massachusetts as they continue to build a tradition of winning. read article
	March 2, 2008 WCVB ABC / TheBostonChannel.com Mixed Martial Arts A Knockout In New England In a very short time, mixed martial arts has become one of the fastest growing sports - not only on television, but in gyms around the world. read story and view slide show
	February 20, 2008 Sherdog.com What's Tickling Mark DellaGrotte's Toes That first night, as Mark DellaGrotte lay in the floor on a rice mat, trying to sleep and wondering what he was doing on the other side of the planet, he realized that the creatures brushing by his feet were rats. read article
	February 2008 Men's Fitness Clash of the Fittest Mark is quoted throughout article that reviews MMA training. read article
	February 8, 2008 Sherdog.com DellaGrotte Talks Team Sityodtong USA Sherdog.com's Greg Savage caught up with Mark DellaGrotte to discuss his Sityodtong USA team, which is called home by fighters such as Kenny Florian  Stephan Bonnar, Marcus Davis and Drew Fickett. watch video
2007 News
	9/19/2007 Florian Takes Ultimate Fight Night 11 In the main event of Ultimate Fight Night 11 Florian had a first round submission win in the Octagon over Din Thomas at 4:31. Receiving early scoring with high kicks, Florian stayed low and then hid the midsection of Thomas stopping the fight. Resuming his Muay Thai, Florian kept kicking. Thomas had a quick takedown to the mat, but Florian used his razor sharp elbows from the bottom and Thomas was forced to go back to his feet. Florian continued his pressure. Thomas tried a punch and missed allowing the fighter from New England to pound fiercely with his right hand repeatedly. Thomas took a beating in the Octagon and Florian finalized the punishment with a rear naked choke.
	9/8/2007 Marcus Davis Victorious Sityodtong fighter Marcus "the Irish Hand Grenade" Davis beat Paul Taylor in dramatic fashion at UFC 75 by tap out submission from an arm bar (from his own guard) in the first round. Taylor had dropped Davis with two body kicks and a brutal right head kick, but Davis recovered and mounted Taylor and then pounded away.
	9/1/2007 Seminar Raises Money for Kru Toy Visit Sityodtong hosted a Muay Thai / MMA workshop with Kru Mark, Kenny "KenFlo" Florian and strength and conditioning expert, Kevin Kearns, on Saturday, September 1st. All proceeds will go toward funding the airline tickets for Kru Toy (photo, right), who be visiting the Boston Branch of Sityodtong from September 12th through October 1st.  Kru Toy is the manager of the Pattaya branch of Sityodtong and son of Master Kru Yodtong. Thanks to all that attended.
	8/25/2007 Cote Wins! Sityodtong Fighter Patrick "The Predator" Cote defeated Kendall Grove at UFC 74 in round 1 by TKO. Cote is on a 3 fight win streak.
	7/15/2007 Gabriel Gonzaga Trains at Sityodtong - Boston Herald Ultimate Fighting Champion heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga worked out at the Sityodtong as part of a media tour promoting his August 25th fight against Randy Couture. Later in the day, he flew to New York for a Sports Illustrated interview. >> read article
	7/12/2007 Jorge Rivera Visiting Troops in Afghanistan - Boston Herald Ultimate fighting, a ratings champion here in the States, is packing up some of the sport’s star punchers and heading to Afghanistan to boost troop morale. Milford native Jorge Rivera, 35, is joining the two-week exhibition set to depart Sunday. “You don’t have to be an extremely gifted athlete,” Rivera said of mixed martial arts. “It’s just knowing and understanding the movement of the human body and leverage.”  >> read article
	7/12/2007 The Ultimate Experience - Milford Daily News UFC fighters Kenny Florian and Jorge Rivera, who both train at Sityodtong, will embark on a tour to visit the troops overseas. >> read article
	7/8/2007 Bonnar and Florian Victorious at UFC 73 Kenny Florian looked sharp once again at 155 pounds, taking apart Robinson with several unanswered shots in the first round. The fight was halted at 4:30 with the Florian TKO victory. Stephan Bonnar got Mike Nickels down and worked for an armlock behind Nickels' back, then transitioned to a rear-naked choke that forced the Denver-based fighter to tap. Stephan Bonnar won by submission at 2:14 of the round.
	7/2/2007 Mark DellaGrotte on Coaching Kenny Florian - Yahoo Sports Article "The thermometer read 96 degrees. The late-afternoon humidity was oppressive. In other words, it was time for Kenny Florian to pull on a warm-up jacket and go out for a run. "You do what you gotta do," said the man known as KenFlo, as he laced up his track shoes in the basement housing trainer Mark DellaGrotte's Sityodtong USA gym." >> read article
	6/1/ 2007 Cote Victorious at TKO 29: REPERCUSSION Patrick Cote became the new TKO Middleweight Champion with a first round submission win over Jason Day. Cote was able to take Day down and then unleashed some ground and pound until Day had enough and tapped out to end the fight. Cote spent several weeks training at Sityodtong before the fight and Mark DellaGrotte was in his corner. The fight was held in front of 10,000 fans at Montreal’s Bell Centre.
	6/1/2007 Real Fighter Magazine Profiles Mark DellaGrotte  >> read article
	5/23/2007 Keller @ Large: Why Is Ultimate Fighting So Huge? In his Somerville gym Wednesday night, trainer Mark Dellagrotte worked out Pete Spratt, a top ultimate fighter on the televised pro circuit that has packed the house with a diverse array of customers hoping to master this melting pot of a sport. "It's almost like the American way of life," Dellagrotte said. >>watch video
	5/22/2007 Karalexis Promotes the WEC at Sityodtong Alex Karalexis underwent a thorough workout yesterday at the Sityodtong martial arts studio in Somerville, part of a nine-city training tour promoting his June 3 lightweight match against Josh Smith at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The fight, televised on Versus, will be the first WEC bout broadcast live nationally. >> Link to Boston Herald article
	5/1/2007 Boston Magazine Features Sityodtong In their May issue, a writer from Boston Magazine did a workout with UFC fighter Kenny Florian, which took place at Sityodtong. Several pictures accompany the story. >> read Boston Magazine story
	4/28/2007 Kru Mark and Sityodtong Staff Present at the MMA Summit Kru Mark DellaGrotte led a session at the MMA Summit, which was held at USMMA in Bellingham, MA on Saturday, April 28th. Kru Mark was assisted by Mike Cassesso, Peter Pinto and Stephen Whittier. The MMA Summit was presented by Team Kenny Florian.
	4/5/2007 Florian Dominates Dokonjonosuke Mishima Showing off his Sityodtong Muay Thai, Kenny Florian dominated Mishima at Ultimate Fight Night 9, which was broadcast live by Spike TV. In Round 3, Florian almost got fatally caught in a kneebar and seemingly was on the verge of tapping out, but he somehow escaped and landed a series of punches to Mishima. Then he got Mishima on his back and flattened him out.  Florian quickly concludes the fight with a rear naked choke. Florian's fight was awarded "fight of the night" honors.
	3/10/2007 Greg Rebello Victorious Sityodtong MMA fighter Greg Rebello recently defeated tough MSA opponent Shawn DePaul at Untamed X in Plymouth Mass.on March 10th. Greg was on his way to a decision win, but was driven by Sityodtong's new creed "Don't leave it to the judges" and K.O'd Shawn with a flurry of punches in Round 2.
	3/1/2007 Enhancments to Facility Sityodtong is proud to announce that we have recently added a caged MMA training area as well as expanded mat space. The cage is ideal for situational training. Our academy also has a ring. In addition, we now have an exercise room, which offers a wide variety of fitness equipment.

2006 News

11/12/2006
Team Sityodtong goes 3 for 3 at the Ultimate fighter 4 Finale
Team Sityodtong fighters Pete Spratt, Jorge Rivera and Travis Lutter were all victorious in there bouts at the Hard Rock Resort and Casino in LV. Nov 11th. The stage was set for a great night of action beginning with Pete Spratt's submission victory in round 2 over Jeremy Jackson. Pete displayed the new Pete Spratt combining his extensive Muay Thai background with a new understanding of the MMA game. Next was Jorge Rivera's impressive win over a very experienced Edwin Dewies. Jorge showed some of his finest Muay Thai skills and stopped Edwin in the first round. The night was topped off with Travis Lutter beating Patrick Cote via submission in round 1, crowning him "The Ultimate Fighter" . Much respect to all the fighters that night!

2005 News Archive

7/2005
UFC Fighters Training at Sityodtong
UFC Veterans Kenny Florian and Stephan Bonnar are now perparing for their next UFC appearance on Spike TV August 6th. Kenny will be facing Alex Karalexis. Stephan will be facing Sam Hogar.

Peter Welch Seminar
Peter Welch, the boxing coach from the TV show "The Ultimate Fighter" on Spike TV, doncuts a boxing workshop at Sityodtong.

Jorge Rivera's Next Fight
fights Anderson Silva in London for the Cage Rage World Title.

Sityodtong Seminar
World champion and Muay Thai legend "Coban" conducts a seminar at Sityodtong.

Victory for Yodmark
Yodmark scores a 3rd Round K.O. by neck kick against "Pilot Noi" in Rayong Thailand.

Kenny Florian's UFC Fight
Kenny Florian, who trains at Sityodtong,  competes against Diego Sanchez in the Finals of the UFC TV Show The Ultimate Fighter" on Spike TV.

Jorge Rivera Wins
He defeats Alex Reid in London at Cage Rage 10 by K.O. in 42 seconds of the 1st Round.

2004 News Archive

Congratulations Neil!
Neil Sityodtong LeGallo defeats BMT fighter for the USKBA professional middleweight Muay Thai title.

Now Training at Sityodtong
Mike Varner / Bobby Diaz / Jorge Rivera / Mike Litlefield / Kenny Florian

Now Open, Sityodtong L.A.
Muay Thai great Walter Michalowski recently given permission by Kru Yodtong to open Sityodtong L.A. Congratulations Walter and welcome aboard.

7/24/2004
Congratulations Andres
Andres Sityodtong Jeudi wins his Muay Thai debut in NYC.

7/10/2004
Victory for Jorge Riveria
Jorge Rivera defeats UFC veteran and one of the UK’s best “Mark Weir” by referee stoppage after the first round, at Cage Rage in London, England

Kru YodMark Wins
Yodmark wins at Rachadamnern Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand! TKO win by low kick in Round 2 against local thai fighter "Tarzan.

Fighters Training
Now training at the Sityodtong USA Branch, UFC veterans Jorge Rivera and Keith Rockel.

Sityodong Figher Updates
Saibua Sityodtong USA comes home from six months and 3 wins in Thailand. Sityodtong USA Fighter Heather Thomas wins local Muay Thai title! Congratulations Heather!

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