Posts Tagged ‘paragon fighter’

XFC 9 Evolution

Friday, August 28th, 2009

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September 5th Bruce Connors will be stepping back in the cage to face Tim Snyder, who comes with an impressive 9-3 record. Bruce is looking to come back strong from his last decision loss against Jarrod Card in an XFC title matchup . The fight will be hosted by The Xtreme Fighting Championships and be shown live on HDNet. If you are in the Southeast you surely know about the record setting crowd the XFC has in attendance at the St. Pete Times Forum, and we expect nothing less this weekend in the first live XFC HDNet event at the Forum.

Also on the card, Bruce’s long time teammate and friend, Mikey Gomez will be taking on War Machine in the main event and fellow Paragon Fighter Frank Santore will be facing Olympic Wrestling alternate Nate Jolly live on HDNet.

Bruce Connors in the News

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Bruce in the newspaperBruce Connors has donned many uniforms; the cap and gown he wore at the St Cloud High School class of 1998 graduation, the United States Marines and the Police Department.

Connors proudly served in the U.S. Marines Corp as a sniper. He then parlayed his four years of service into the Police Department as an officer and a part of the S.W.A.T. team, which was recently ranked second in the world S.W.A.T. competition against 72 countries. Connors was awarded the Hero Medal by the Police department for his live-saving efforts.

Years of self-discipline and training, fundamentals which generated excellence in both the Marine Corp and his law enforcement duties have also been the backbone of Bruce’s success in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) arena. Training at Gracie Barra Orlando , Bruce once again has excelled in his craft, winning his first two matches, both by submission. Victory over his opponents, each having extensive wins and intimidating fight resumes which relegated Bruce to “underdog” status, has quickly moved Connors into the upper echelon of MMA fighters… Click picture for full article