| NEW IRISH HAND GRENADE CLOTHING AND FIGHT GEAR
We are happy to annouce that American Stand Up has launched a new line of clothing and fight gear for the Irish Hand Grenade. Click on the following links for more details. New T-Shirt, New Hoodie, New Shorts. Or visit http://americanstandup.com and click on the online store link.
AUTOGRAPHED FIGHT GEAR FROM UFC 80
For a short time you can bid on autographed apparel worn by Marcus at his UFC 80 fight. Currently you can bid on the kilt, shorts and gloves that Marcus wore during the event. For more details click here.
TITLE SHOT: INTO THE SHARK TANK OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Be sure to check out the new book Title Shot: Into the Shark Tank of Mixed Martial Arts by Kelly Crigger. The book is result of a year long journey into the world of mixed martial arts and features a chapter about Marcus and the Sityodtong camp he trains with. Click here for online ordering details.
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APPEARANCES &
SEMINARS AVAILABLE
"The Irish
Handgrenade" delivers a unique qualified address to your group. Why?
He is not only a professional MMA fighter with an outstanding and
impressive ground game Marcus is also a pro boxer. We all know that
the stand up of most MMA fighters is not up to the standards of
traditional boxers. Surprise, Marcus' is and he can teach the
fundamentals to aspiring MMA fighters to get them started on the right
foot. Not to mention he can go over some outstanding and successful
ground game moves that work on the most formidable stage there is, The
Octagon. To find out how to book Marcus for your next seminar or meet
and greet please email
appearances@irishhandgrenade.com.
DAVIS TO BATTLE
MIKE SWICK AT UFC 85
Marcus will
be looking for 12 wins in a row as he takes on Mike Swick at the 02
Arena in London on June 6th 2008.
Click here for more details.
REAL FIGHTER
MAGAZINE COVER SHOT / TRAINING SOMOA JOE
Be sure to
check out Marcus on the cover of the May 2008 issue of Real Fighter
Magazine. The Irish Hand Grenade has also been busy training
Somoa Joe for his April 13th bout against Kurt Angle. Be sure to
catch Marcus on the TNA 6 Sides Of Steel Pay-Per-View on April 13th.
DAVIS
EARNS K.O. VICTORY OVER LIAUDIN AT UFC 80
As reported
by Thomas Gerbasi (UFC.com)
Maine’s Marcus Davis and Massachusetts’ Jorge Rivera continued the
run of New England sports excellence with big knockout wins on the
UFC 80 undercard at the Metro Radio Arena.
In
Davis’ case, he didn’t engage the Fight of The Night many expected,
he did make a strong case for Knockout of The Night honors as he
blasted out Jess Liaudin in little over a minute to run his MMA
winning streak to 11 fights (six in the UFC).
Liaudin (12-9) opened
his attack with thudding leg kicks, with Davis responding with a
heavy kick of his own to the midsection. That was just an appetizer
for the finish though, as Davis shot a left hand over the top as
both fighters engaged and Liaudin was out before he hit the mat.
The official time of the stoppage by referee Mario Yamasaki was
1:04
“I was never this nervous
for a fight,” said Davis, who didn’t show it in improving to 19-4.
“(Trainer) Mark DellaGrotte said ‘throw a kick, and it will set
up your hands.’ So I did and it worked.”
TOP 10 RANKED DAVIS TO BATTLE JESS LIAUDIN AT UFC 80
After winning
10 in a row (5 in the UFC) Marcus has gained a top 10 welterweight
ranking at
MMAWeekly (as of 11/14/07).
He looks to move up the rankings as he takes on Jess Liaudin at
UFC 80. The event will be held at the Metro Radio Arena in
England.
Click here for more details.
TRAIN WITH MARCUS AND
TEAM IRISH
Marcus has opened up his
second school which is located in Biddeford, ME. Students now have
the opportunity train in either Southern Maine at the Biddeford school
or in Central Maine at the Bangor school. For more details email
teamirishmixedmartialarts@yahoo.com or
call 207-571-8249 (Biddeford) or 207-433-0420 (Bangor)
MARCUS EARNS BOTH "FIGHT
OF THE NIGHT" AND "SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT" WITH VICTORY OVER PAUL
TAYLOR AT UFC 75
As reported by Thomas Gerbasi (UFC.com)
Welterweight contender Marcus Davis continued on his hot streak against
Walsall’s Paul Taylor, but not before “The Irish Hand Grenade” was put
through a gut check from his British foe, who gave a spirited effort
before being submitted late in the opening round.
Taylor, living up to his nickname of ‘Relentless’, aggressively stood in
the pocket against Davis, dropping him with a huge right kick to the
head.
“I could have been stopped real quick,” said Davis. “He’s a strong
guy. You don’t see me getting hurt like that.”
The end appeared to be near when Taylor pushed Davis to the fence while
on the mat and opened up with both hands, but Davis weathered the storm
and fought his way back, taking Taylor to the mat with a single leg
takedown.
From there, Davis took over, getting into side control and eventually a
full mount, where he fired away with punches. Taylor wouldn’t give in,
but as he tried to escape from the mount, he was caught by a Davis
armbar, and tapped out at the 4:14 mark.
Davis, who won his tenth fight in a row (five in the UFC), improves to
18-4. Taylor drops to 8-2.
To read the entire article from Thomas Gerbasi please
click here.
Visit UFC.com
for
pictures and
videos
MARCUS
DAVIS DEFEATS JASON TAN
BY KO AT UFC 72
After a recent
run of submission victories showing his true progression as a mixed
martial artist, Marcus Davis came back and showed the Irish fans at the
sold out Odyssey Arena in Belfast Northern Ireland why he is called "The
Irish Handgrenade". It took just a mere 75 seconds into the first
frame for Davis to claim his 4th straight victory in the UFC and 9th
victory in a row. His opponent Jason Tan came out firing leg kicks
which had no effect on the very focused Davis who was calmly stalking
Tan while calculating Tan's every move. Davis then ended the fight
by grazing Tan with a straight left before landing a beautiful right
hook that sent Tan to the canvas. Marcus quickly jumped on Tan and
landed a fury of punches causing referee Yves Lavigne to stop the fight.
Visit
http://ufc.com/ for pictures and a post fight interview.
"THE CELTIC WARRIOR" SUBS
IN FOR "THE IRISH HANDGRENADE"
Marcus will be
using the name "The Celtic Warrior" for his upcoming bout with Jason Tan
at UFC 72. This is a temporary nickname for UFC 72 in Belfast
Northern Ireland. For more details on this temporary name change
please
click here.
NEW T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE
ONLINE
"Irish Hand
Grenade" t-shirts are now in-stock and available for purchase. Visit
the the
shop area for details / ordering. We
currently have black and grey logo tees for men and two-tone girly
shirts available.
MARCUS SUBMITS PETE
SPRATT BY ANKLE LOCK AT UFC 69
As reported by Thomas Gerbasi (UFC.com)
Welterweight Marcus Davis continued his progression as a mixed martial
artist, impressively submitting Pete Spratt in the second round of a
scheduled three rounder.
After an initial high-energy standup exchange, Davis took Spratt to the
mat and tried to finish him there, but the San Antonio native wasn’t
going away without a fight. Unfortunately for Spratt, Davis’ ground
game has grown leaps and bounds since his time on the second season of
The Ultimate Fighter, and he was able to get his opponent’s back with a
little under three minutes left. Again, Spratt (16-8) held tough as
Davis tried to secure a rear naked choke, and with seconds remaining in
the round, ‘The Secret Weapon’ fought his way first into Davis’ guard
and then back on his feet.
Spratt opened the second with his trademark leg kicks, and after Davis
(16-4) fell to the mat attempting a kick, the Texan attacked with both
hands. Davis, a former pro boxer, roared back and got the fight back to
the mat, only this time he did so with blood streaming down his face.
But instead of settling into a ground and pound pattern, ‘The Irish Hand
Grenade’ went for the finish and got it, sinking in a fight ending ankle
lock at the 2:57 mark.
“Don’t call me a pro boxer,” said Davis. “I’m an MMA fighter.”
For pictures and post
fight interviews visit
http://ufc.com.
UFC 69 WEIGH-IN RESULTS
The official weigh-in on
Friday April 6th had Marcus in at 169.5 lbs while his opponent Pete
Spratt weighed in at 170.5 lbs. For pictures and other official
results visit
http://ufc.com.
MARCUS VS. PETE SPRATT
APRIL 7TH AT UFC 69
Marcus will return to the
Octogon April 7th in Houston, TX to take on Pete Spratt at UFC 69:
Shootout. In preparation for the fight Marcus will head down to
Ohio to train with UFC fighter Jorge Gurgel in mid March. Full
fight card details can be found by
clicking here or visiting
http://ufc.com
MARCUS VICTORIOUS OVER
SHONIE CARTER AT UFN 7
In impressive fashion Marcus
won a unanimous decision over UFC vetern Shonie Carter at UFC Fight
Night 7. Round 1 was highlighted by Marcus taking Shonies back and
working a rear naked choke for a good part of the first round. The
second round was once again all Marcus but this time he worked hard
right jabs that eventually dropped Shonie to the canvas. Going
into the 3rd round it was more great standup from Marcus who
consistently outscored Shonie standing up and claimed his second UFC
win.
Visit
http://ufc.com
for fight pictures,
interviews and articles.
NEW AUDIO INTERVIEW ON FCFIGHTER.COM
See what Marcus has to say
about his upcoming fight with Shonie Carter by listening to a new audio
interview on FCFighter.com.
Click here to listen.
MARCUS VS. SHONIE CARTER
AT U.F.C. FIGHT NIGHT 7 (12/13/06)
Marcus will be
looking for his 7th win in a row as well as his 2nd victory in the UFC
when he squares off against Shonie Carter at UFC Fight Night 7 on
December 13th, 2006. UFC Fight Night 7 will be broadcasted live on SPIKE
TV.
Click here for more details / fight
card.
MARCUS SECURES FIRST UFC
VICTORY WITH R1 SUBMISSION
Marcus gathered his first
UFC victory Tuesday October 10th with a first round submission
(guillotine choke) over Forrest Petz. This makes 6 victories
in a row for Marcus. Sherdog.com posted the following brief play
by play of the fight.
The fights starts with both fighters trading punches throughout the
first four minutes of the bout. Marcus Davis was cut on the bridge of
his nose by a Petz punch. With just seconds left in the opening period,
Davis locked in a fight ending guillotine choke at the 4:58 mark.
You can now watch the
Davis vs. Petz Fight For $1.99 on UFC On Demand. Visit
http://video.ufc.com
The UFC has posted a few
pictures of the fight up at
ufc.com.
Click here to view
the fight pictures.
For additional photos and a post fight interview with Marcus visit the
South Florida Insider website by
clicking here.
Also be sure to take a second to read a great interview with Marcus on
the UFC website regarding his history so far in MMA.
Click here to read the interview.
THE IRISH HAND GRENADE
RETURNS TO THE UFC OCTOBER 10TH
Hard-hitting
welterweights Forrest Petz and Marcus Davis will be throwing down on
Tuesday, October 10th at Hollywood, Florida’s Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel and Casino in a preliminary bout on the Tito Ortiz-Ken
Shamrock 3 card, completing the nine-bout slate. Spike TV will televise
the event, beginning at 8pm. For more details
click here.
MAKE IT 5 WINS IN A ROW
Friday
night (9/8/06) Marcus fought a very tough Mike Vaughn of Team Blast in
Atlanta, GA. For information on Mike Vaughn
click here.
As Team Irish knows Marcus fought with a serious injury to his thigh and
was not able bend his knee more than a couple of inches making it
impossible to shoot, kick, knee or even take some of the ground
positions. When the bell rang Marcus ran across the ring and
landed a straight left and barely missed the right hook and went
directly into the clinch. Using a body lock he took Vaughn down and
worked inside Vaughn's guard with elbows and punches. Vaughn did a good
job of defending himself after a minute the fight was stood back up and
Marcus used the same technique to clinch again and took Vaughn to the
ground again. This time able to pass the guard and work from side
landing elbows. Vaughn rolled into Marcus and Marcus tried to take his
back but with the bad leg wasn't able to secure the position and as
Vaughn rolled into him Marcus was now holding Vaughn in his guard.
Unfortunately for Vaughn who seemed to be a little over anxious about
finally being on top he tried to land some big shots only opening
himself to a arm bar getting submitted at 4 minute mark in the 1st
round.
MARCUS WINS 4TH IN A ROW
IN ATLANTA
Marcus was
successful in Atlanta, GA, defeating Jason Hathaway via submission at
1min 14 sec of the 1st round by choke. Jason came out and threw a right
hand as Marcus slipped and countered with a left hand stunning Jason
then taking him to the ground. After passing Jason's guard Marcus took
scarf hold landed 2 elbows and sunk the choke.
WILD BILLS FIGHT NIGHT IN
ATLANTA ON JULY 14TH
The Irish Hand Grenade will
be back in action only two weeks after winning at "Cage Fury" when he
takes on Jason Hathaway July 14th at Wild Bill's in Atlanta, GA on the
"Invasion Of The Veterans" fight card.
Click Here For Full
Details
MARCUS MAKES IT 3 IN A
ROW WITH A VICTORY AT "CAGE FURY"
After making quick work of
his last two opponents Marcus pulled off a dominating unanimous decision
over Doug Gordon at Cage Fury in Atlantic City on June 30th. Here
are a few pictures from the event.
CAGE FURY ON THE
BOARDWALK IN ATLANTIC CITY
Marcus will be taking on
former professional boxer / kick boxer Doug Gordon at Cage Fury in
Atlantic City on June 30th 2006. For more details visit the Cage
Fury website by
clicking here.
TWO IN A ROW AT COMBAT
ZONE "IN THE CAGE"
Marcus returned to New
Hampshire for his second fight in as many months taking on Craig Gunder
at Combat Zone "In The Cage 2". Just like last time Marcus made
quick work of his competition with a submission victory just 35 seconds
into the first round. For details on how the fight when down check
out the online forum by
clicking here.
VICTORY AT COMBAT ZONE 14
It was a short fuse on the
Irish Hand Grenade this past weekend as he defeated Andy Normington with
a neck crank at 1 minute 41 seconds of round 1.
Click here to watch the entire fight
online.
MARCUS RETURNS TO THE
CAGE APRIL 8TH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Marcus will be back for his
first fight headlining Combat Zone 14 at the Radisson Hotel in
Manchester, NH. This will be his first appearance since fighting
Melvin Guillard at the TUF2 finals in November. Marcus will be
taking on Andy Normington of Madison, Wisc. Doors open at 7 p.m.
and the event begins at 8. Tickets are $35 for general admission and can
be purchased at the door on the night of the event by calling (978)
828-2149 or through any competitor. For more information and a
full fight card list
click here.
BOXINGINSIDER.COM
INTERVIEW
Marcus discusses his cut in
the fight with Melvin Guillard, boxing vs. mma, and who he would like to
fight next in the UFC.
Click here to directly access the
interview.
MARCUS DAVIS VS. MELVIN
GUILLARD LIVE NOVEMBER 5TH
Be sure to tune in to
Spike TV on November 5th at 9 P.M. for the season finale of The Ultimate
Fighter 2. Marcus will be back in action taking on Melvin Guillard
live. For the full fight card visit
http://ufc.tv. Also be sure to check out the pre-fight
interviews where Marcus talks about his upcoming fight with Melvin and
training with Jorge Gurgel & Rich Franklin.
Click here for the video interview.
NEW "IRISH HAND GRENADE"
T-SHIRT AVAILABLE ONLINE
Finally it's here! Check out the shop link for the new t-shirt
design. Beanies, hoodies and girly tees are coming in a few weeks
as well.
INTERVIEW WITH MMAFIGHTING.COM
New interview is up
at at
mmafighting.com.
Marcus discusses
topics including: Matt Hughes, living in the TUF2 house, his thoughts on
other TUF2 competitors and more.
Click here
to directly access
the
interview.
INTERNET RADIO INTERVIEW
WITH MARTIALARTSRADIO.COM
Click on over to
http://martialartsradio.com and take a
listen to the new interview with Marcus on Martial Arts Radio.
Marcus talks about his previous fight in great detail with Joe
Stevenson.
FCFIGHTER.COM INTERVIEW
New interview posted
online with Marcus talking with FCFighter.com about his TUF2 experience
and his recent fight
http://www.fcfighter.com/tuf-talk-050914.htm.
MARCUS POSTS STATEMENT
REGARDING HIS TUF2 FIGHT
I want to start by
saying thank you to my family, friends and those on the net that have
supported me throughout the show. I want to apologize for failing to
pull the trigger. I had an opportunity to do something great and
unfortunately, I fell short. After the fight they took me back to my
warm up room to tell me that one of my best friends had died in his
sleep from cancer, hence, the crying when they bring in my team and the
cameras to say good bye. It was not because I lost the fight. Earlier in
the show I complained of pain in my face and foot and was misdiagnosed,
but after the fight I was taken to the hospital and they found a raging
staph. (bacterial) infection under my right eye and in my foot. I had
surgery on them and was lucky that I had it when I did (in my doctor’s
words). If I had waited any longer to have it removed I would have lost
the balls of my feet and it would have traveled to my brain in no time-
scary to comprehend that I could have died. As my students know it’s
been 12 weeks since the fight and my shoulder still has not healed from
the slam the Joe gave me. Must be the age! Unbelievable that I could
have so many fights and training but get injured from a takedown. When
Joe slammed me I ended up separating my shoulder and spraining my
clavicle and AC joint. When Joe moved to the cross mount I couldn’t
escape because I couldn’t move my right arm or shoulder to post or
perform any techniques. Things are not over for me. All though I
certainly didn’t perform well at fight time, during the show in the gym
I showed that I was the best stand up fighter there. I even sparred with
the heavyweights and Randy Couture. So many good things have happened
because of the show. I made some great friends- Jorge, Rich, Brad, Seth,
Rob, Luke, Sammy and even Joe, I have stayed in contact with since- I
also got to meet some great people on the net from the forums. So in the
end I was not the Ultimate fighter. Joe Stevenson was the better man
that night. Would I do it again- yeah definitely!
- Marcus
NEW INTERVIEW UP AT
MMAWEEKLY.COM
Surf on over to
http://mmaweekly.com for a interview with Marcus.
Click here to directly view the
interview.
ULTIMATE FIGHTER 2 FORUMS
In addition to the
official Marcus Davis forum you can visit
http://theultimatefighter.tv/forum for
detailed insight and conversation regarding Marcus and TUF2 in general.
MARCUS FEATURED ON "THE
ULTIMATE FIGHTER 2"
Be sure to tune in
every Monday night at 11:05 ET/PT on Spike TV for new episodes of "The
Ultimate Fighter 2" featuring Marcus competing for a UFC contract in a
competition based reality show.
INTERACT WITH
OTHER FANS / FRIENDS
Visit the official
forum and discuss all things "Team
Irish". Here you will be able to talk with other Marcus Davis
fans, team mates and friends.
MARCUS ON MYSPACE
Be sure to visit
Marcus' Myspace page at
http://www.myspace.com/marcusdavisihg |
