Category Archives: Philadelphia Fight Factory

Philly’s Tara LaRosa submits Kelly Warren at RFA 2

Posted on April 2, 2012 by ted czech

Warren, left, and LaRosa, weigh-in for RFA 2. Top-ranked Philly fighter Tara LaRosa made a triumphant comeback to the cage this weekend, according to MMAJunkie: “notable female fighter Tara LaRosa (21-2) returned from a yearlong layoff to submit Kelly Warren … Continue reading →

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Bellator bantamweight champ Zach “Fun Size” Makovsky’s launches new website

Posted on September 12, 2011 by ted czech

Philly’s Zach “Fun Size” Makovsky, Bellator’s bantamweight champion, has a new website. In addition to Makovsky’s bio, the site has information about his diet and workouts. Makovsky, 13-2, began his career in 2006, fighting for Extreme Challenge, EliteXC and M-1, … Continue reading →

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Philly’s Sam Oropeza training at Greg Jackson’s in New Mexico

Posted on July 17, 2011 by ted czech

Philly welterweight pro Sam Oropeza — who has fought for Strikeforce and Bellator — is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, training with Greg Jackson’s camp, which boasts a murderer’s row of fighters, like Jon Jones, Clay Guida, Melvin Guillard, Tim Kennedy, … Continue reading →

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HDNetFights’ Fight of the Week – Tara LaRosa vs Carina Damm

Posted on May 25, 2011 by ted czech

Fight of the Week – LaRosa vs Damm at Shark Fights 14. Tara, who trains at The Fight Factory in Philadelphia, showed crisp, hard striking and persistent aggressiveness in this fight. She really pushed the action and cut off the … Continue reading →

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PA MMA: Sam Oropeza thanks fans, vows to come back stronger

Posted on May 20, 2011 by ted czech

Philly’s Sam Oropeza talks about his last fights and his appearnce at Barnaby’s on Saturday. Tomorrow, 5/21, at 8:00pm – Sunday at 2:00am ——————————————————————————– Location Barnaby’s Havertown 1901 Old West Chester Pike Havertown, PA ——————————————————————————– Created By The KupMuff Show … Continue reading →

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MMA Junkie: Karavackas taps Oropeza with seldom-seen technique

Posted on May 15, 2011 by ted czech

From mmajunkie.com: Geidrius Karavackas went back to his roots to take out fellow promotional newcomer Sam Oropeza. Rather than contend with Oropeza’s long legs, which attacked his body at regular intervals, Karavackas punched his way into the clinch and looked … Continue reading →

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Hometown hero Sam “The Pride of Briarcliffe” Oropeza fights Saturday at Bellator 44

Posted on May 12, 2011 by ted czech

We’ve all heard about places like Beach Avenue in Briarcliffe, Pa., where everybody knew each other, all the kids were friends, and all of the adults took a team-parenting approach. Those places are woven into the fabric of American folklore, … Continue reading →

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“Fight Sammy Oropeza” event on May 21

Posted on April 27, 2011 by ted czech

Video streaming by Ustream Take your chance against one of Philly’s top fighters, Sam “The Pride of Briarcliffe” Oropeza, in a friendly game of EA Sports’ MMA game, all to benefit Autism Speaks.

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Bellator lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez to appear at Philly Sports Bar on Sat.

Posted on April 27, 2011 by ted czech

From Eddie: “Hope everyone shows up Saturday, this place is legit!!”

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Harder-Finneran II NOT set for FightRight MMA in Lock Haven on Sept. 2

Posted on April 25, 2011 by ted czech

A message to me from fighter Joe Finneran led me to believe a rematch between him and Hanover Academy of MMA’s Ryan Harder was set for FightRight MMA’s Sept. 2 event in Lock Haven. Well, shame on me for not … Continue reading →

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