Mikey Burnett Opens A New School In Tulsa

Former UFC fighter Mikey Burnett opened a new school in Tulsa today. The new gym features a large grappling area and will feature adult, children's (and more importantly for me) old men's classes. I went there to support Mikey because he is a great person and I feel privileged to call him a friend. We both attend the Brookhollow Ward of the LDS church and he always has words of encouragement to everybody he meets. At this point I don't know if I'll be able to take classes myself because I work 2nd shift so until I get off of that shift I'll try and get myself in good enough shape that when I do get to take a class I won't totally gas out in 3 minutes or less.

Mikey has a wealth of experience that he can impart on you so if you're in the Tulsa area check in on him and learn about MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi. Here's his contact info:

Mikey's Gym
3320 E. 32nd St
Tulsa, Ok 74135
(918) 551-6222









Published by Don Leach

Thoughts On UFC 112 Anderson Silva vs Demian Maia

I finally got around to watching the Anderson Silva vs Demian Maia fight held out UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi on April 10th. It appeared to me that Anderson Silva wanted to show that Maia wasn't a worthy opponent and he was right. Maia couldn't get the fight to the ground where he could use his BJJ black belt skills and was extremely outclassed on the feet. Silva toyed with him letting his emotion get the better of him as he clowned and basically dared Maia to come in and hit him. Maia played it conservatively, most likely not wanting to rush in and overextend which would certainly result in a knock out. Then it got really weird. In the 3rd round it appeared that Silva got tired and didn't want to risk anything unusual happening so he started circling and refusing to engage. It appeared that he wanted Maia to come after him and Maia wasn't that dumb so the fight devolved into a boring excuse for a fight. It was definitely embarrassing for the UFC and their new partners but Silva refused to accept any blame during the closing press conference which only served to alienate fans even more. Perhaps Silva doesn't care because the UFC was unable to get him a quality opponent and wanted to let everyone know what a waste of time it was. Well if so then you can say mission accomplished.