Sinisterstore.com.au Promotion:

Visit Sinisterstore.com.au and buy some great gear at great prices. Visit their website regularly and buy brands at discount prices such as Hitman (Anthony Perosh's sponsor), Lojak (Elvis Sinosic's sponsor), Hayabusa, Tap Out and more. Support your instructor's sponsors!

Kickboxing results:

SPMA had 6 students fight in an amateur kickboxing show in Tahmoor called the Bush Bash on Saturday 24th July with 4 of the students winning. They all made their debuts. Juro Jezercic, Luke Standing, Peter Andrews and Matt Heness all won their matches by decision. Brett Kent and Harrison Ng Chok lost their matches by decision but put in a great performance. Thanks to all the SPMA students who came to support!

MMA results:

SPMA student Shane Nix fought Manuel Rodriguez at the Impact FC show in Sydney on Sunday July 18th. The show was an international event shown on pay per view around the world. Shane dominated the first 4 minutes with strikes, takedowns and ground and pound. Manuel then slipped on a tight choke and won by submission. Elvis Sinosic was the commentator for the Impact FC show.

Next BJJ comp:

The next Events BJJ comp is on Sunday 1st August. Entries close soon and all entries are online. Click here to register and for more information.

Guest BJJ instructor:

Ricardo Pantcho Feliciano taught a BJJ class at the Concord and Liverpool schools. He is a BJJ black belt under Leo Viera and team mate of Robert Drysdale and has won many BJJ titles.

See you at training.

Anthony & Elvis.

Pro fight results:

SPMA had 3 students fight the last weekend of June. Candice Lowe lost a close decision in her second Thai Kickboxing match on the Central Coast. Gerhard Voight won by guillotine choke in his first pro MMA match at TUFFA 5 on the Central Coast. And Shane Nix lost his match at FATE in the second round after dominating for the first one and half rounds.

BJJ Mundials results:

SPMA had 3 students compete in the World BJJ Championships in Long Beach California in June. Ben Power lost his fist black belt match in the last 30 seconds after being ahead on points. John Smallios won his first 2 matches and lost his third in the blue belt division. And Shaher Khan won 3 matches and lost the quarterfinal match narrowly. If he won that match and made the semi final he would have been guaranteed of a medal.

NSW BJJ State Titles results:

SPMA send a small team of competitors to the NSW BJJ State Titles. A team of 6 kids and 8 adults from SPMA Concord and Liverpool competed. SPMA brought back 3 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals! Anthony Capano, Liam Buchanan and Steve Maljkovic won gold; Bora Atli, Luke Standing, Abel Brites and Greg Criticos won silver and Kooper Buchanan, Katarina Rosso and Adam Assuncao won bronze. Firas Hamden, Reggie Gounder, Nuri Atli and Loughlin Richards also competed and put in good performance but missed out on the medals.

Pine Inn Cards:

SPMA have teamed up with the Pine Inn. All over 18 year old SPMA students can now pick up SPMA/Pine Inn Memberships cards from SPMA and use it at the Pine Inn to receive discounts, vouchers and prizes.

Chief Instructor News:

SPMA Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh featured in a TV ad for Sinister Store. Check out the Youtube link!

SPMA Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh had shoulder surgery on the 29th June. He will be away for 2 weeks from SPMA. It will be about 4-6 months for a full recovery. Chief Instructor Elvis Sinosic is now 2 months post shoulder surgery and recovery is going well.

See you at training.

Anthony & Elvis.

Giant Steps:

SPMA is proud to support Giant Steps which is an organisation that helps children with Autism. An SPMA student who has a child with Autism asked if SPMA would support this great organisation and we said yes. They have their big fundraiser ball on 19th June. You can buy tickets or make a donation on their website.

BJJ results:

Chief instructors Anthony Perosh & Elvis Sinosic are directors of Events BJJ. Events BJJ held their 5th event on 8th May and set a NSW record with 355 BJJ competitors registered. You can see the full results and photos on their website.

MMA results:

SPMA student Shane Nix made his comeback to MMA after 18 months off due to knee injury. Shane won by TKO in the 3rd round on the 18th May Immortality show at the State Sports centre. Shane's record is now 8 wins and 1 loss.

Thai Kickboxing Sparring Day:

Ten SPMA students competed in the Thai Kickboxing sparring day at Bulldog Gym Leichhardt on 22nd May. Well done to all the competitors.

In the media:

SPMA and the Chief Instructors Anthony Perosh and Elvis Sinosic have been in the media recently.

• Anthony was in Townsville on 8th May promoting Hitman Fight Gear at a Hitman Fight Gear party.
• Anthony & Elvis did a documentary for Discovery channel called Manthropology on 20th May.
• Anthony and Elvis were at the UFC Undisputed 2010 video game launch on 26th May. Check out the video they did for Pimp TV.
• Anthony was in Wagga Wagga on 29th May as a special guest at a martial arts Festival. Anthony also shot a TV ad for Sinisterstore.com.au
• Anthony & Elvis will feature in this week's Inner West Courier.

See you at training.

Anthony & Elvis.

Chief Instructor news:

Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh had knee surgery on 31/3/10 to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Anthony is now 4 weeks post op and will be back on the mat in 2 weeks 100%! Chief Instructor Elvis Sinosic had shoulder surgery 22/4/10 and has just started his rehab.

Next MMA show:

SPMA student Fred Chahroura fought for the 84kg title on the TUFFA MMA show in Newcastle on 17/4/10. Fred put in a good performance but lost a close decision. SPMA student Michael Ramondino was supposed to fight but his opponent pulled out 2 days before the show.

SPMA In-House BJJ comp:

SPMA students Shaher Khan and John Smallios ran a very successful in house BJJ competition at SPMA Concord. A total of 40 students from both SPMA schools competed in a repecharge style competition. The competition had intensity but was friendly at the same time. And a little bit of Concord-Liverpool rivalry came out too! This was the first of many in house BJJ comps.

Thai Kickboxing Sparring Days:

SPMA student Candice Lowe fought in her first Pro Thai Kickboxing match at Nowra on Saturday 24th April. She won a unanimous decision. Well done Candice!

Next BJJ comp:

Events BJJ will be holding their next BJJ competition for adults and kids on 9/5/10. Go to www.eventsbjj.com for more information.

See you at training.

Anthony & Elvis.

Chief Instructor news:

Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh has knee surgery on 31/3/10 to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Anthony will be back on the mat soon as it's a minor surgery. Chief Instructor Elvis Sinosic has shoulder surgery 22/4/10. The rehab will be a little longer. Elvis will also be away for 2 weeks the first half of April on a holiday to Thailand.

Next MMA show:

SPMA students Fred Chahroura and Michael Ramondino will be fighting on the TUFFA MMA show in Newcastle on 17/4/10. Fred is fighting for the 84kg title and Michael will be making his MMA debut.

Next BJJ comp:

Events BJJ will be holding their next BJJ competition for adults and kids on 9/5/10. Go to www.eventsbjj.com for more information.

SPMA In-House BJJ comp:

SPMA students Shaher Khan and John Smallios are running an in house BJJ competition on Saturday 24/4/10 from 1pm. It is only $10.00 entry. It's a great way to get competition experience whether you are a beginner or advanced student.

BJJ results:

SPMA put in big teams in the NSWBJJ Federation comp on 13/3/10 and the ISKA comp on 14/3/10. Big congratulations to everyone who competed.

Thai Kickboxing Sparring Days:

A number of SPMA students competed at the sparring days at Bulldog gym in Leichhardt in February and Bulldog gym in Manly in March. Big congrats to everyone who competed.

Rize 4:

Rize held it's 4th show in Brisbane on 27/3/10. You can see all the results and photos at www.rizemma.com Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh attended the show with SPMA fighter Steven Micallef. Steven was supposed to fight but has surgery on his neck 31/3/10. We wish him all the best and a quick return to the mat and ring.

Sinister Store:

Support the sponsors of SPMA and buy your MMA gear at Sinister Store online at www.sinisterstore.com.au They have fantastic deals at the moment!

New SPMA staff:

SPMA welcomes Aydin Mrouki as a new instructor for Kids and beginners at the Liverpool school. He will be completing a Certificate III in Sports Coaching.

Easter Schedule:

SPMA are closed for 4 days from Good Friday to Easter Monday. SPMA wishes everyone a very happy and safe Easter.

See you at training. Anthony & Elvis.

UFC 110

UFC 110 has come and gone. Over 17,000 people packed Acer Arena in Sydney on February 21st to watch a full international card.

SPMA Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh lost to Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic in the first televised fight. The referee stopped the fight at the end of round 2 after Anthony had a cut in his forehead. Anthony took the fight on 2 days notice and fought in a heavier weight division against one of the best heavyweights in the world. It was the first fight of a new 4 fight contract Anthony has with the UFC.

SPMA Chief Instructor Elvis Sinosic had to pull out of his fight on UFC 110 due to a right shoulder injury. Elvis was scheduled to fight fellow Aussie Chris Haseman who is based in Brisbane. It would have been a rematch of a fight the two had back in 1997 in Sydney. No replacement was found for Chris. Elvis may now face the possiblity of having surgery to repair his shoulder.

Anthony & Elvis want to thank their family, friends and SPMA students for the mountain of support they received before and after UFC 110.

SPMA in the media:

SPMA, Anthony and Elvis have been in the media across all mediums over the past month. You can check out some of the following news articles.

• SPMA Kids classes were featured in the Sun Herald on Sunday 28/2/10. Click here to read more.
• Anthony & Elvis spoke with Tap Out radio about UFC 110. Click www.tapoutradio.com to listen to Anthony's interview and Elvis' interview.
• Go to the UFC website www.ufc.com for interviews and photos of Anthony and Elvis regarding UFC 110.
• Anthony has been featured in Zoo Weekly Magazine 2 weeks in a row in the 22/2/10 edition and 1/3/10 edition.
• Elvis is featured in an interview in the March 2010 edition of Australian Men's Fitness magazine.

Promotion:

SPMA Chief Instructor was graded to 2nd degree black belt by Carlos Machado when Elvis visited Dallas recently. SPMA now has two 2nd degree black belts with Anthony & Elvis one of the highest ranked BJJ practitioners in Australia.

New SPMA staff:

SPMA welcomes Adam Assuncao as a new instructor for Kids and beginners. He will be completing a Certificate III in Sports Coaching.

New equipment:

SPMA Concord and Liverpool have been professionally repainted and has had wall pads, cage panels and a wall mounted digital timer installed. Come and see the difference.

See you at training.

Anthony & Elvis.

Back to training:

SPMA is back in full swing. We reopened 4th January after a 2 week break. All classes resume as normal. See you at training.

UFC 110:

Chief Instructor Elvis Sinosic is fighting at UFC 110 on 21st February against Chris Haseman from Qld, Australia. Elvis is currently in Thailand completing 2 weeks of training and then will be off to the USA for 4 more weeks of training as part of his fight camp. He will be back mid February.

Croatia Trip:

Chief Instructor Anthony Perosh is in Croatia for 7 days to do some MMA training with the Croatian fighters competing in UFC 110 in Sydney. Anthony will be back on Australia Day.

Robert Drysdale Seminar:

Robert Drysdale is a 6 time World BJJ Champion and BJJ coach to many top level UFC fighters. He will be doing BJJ seminars at SPMA at the end of January. These seminars are not to be missed.

Australia Day:

SPMA will be closed Australia Day. Happy Australia Day!

See you at training.

Anthony & Elvis.