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UFC 118: Demain Maia Defeats Mario Miranda Convincingly Frank Frascello Takes Third Place, John Wolnik Second Place at IBJJF Tournament Demian Maia Trains With Overtime MMA, Praises Organization Belt Promotions Awarded Bruce Guevara 4-1, Reaches Quarterfinals at 2010 IBJJF World Championships Mike Russow Wins Knockout of the Night at UFC 114
Jeff Burdorf Improves Amateur MMA Record To 3-0
Andrei Arlovski Drops Unanimous Decision at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
Demian Maia Seminar at Overtime on June 13, 2010
Overtime MMA Wins 10 First-Place Medals, 19 Top-Three Medals At NAGA
Overtime Wrestling Has Three Champions At ASICS USA Wrestling Senior Open
Overtime Wrestling Has Four Champions at ASICS FILA Junior Nationals
Craig Kaufman Submits Joe Benoit at Lords of War, Wins Fight of the Night
UFC's Mike Russow Signs With Overtime MMA
Jon Yu to Box In 2010 Chicago Golden Gloves Finals
Sam Ferguson Gets Victory In Fight At The Sabre Room
Overtime Boxing Sends Isidro Medrano To Chicago Gloves Semifinals
Sam Ferguson Wins To Advance To Chicago Golden Gloves Semifinals
Overtime MMA Featured On TV Show 190 North
Gonzalo Sandoval Wins To Advance To Chicago Golden Gloves Semifinals, Other Overtime Boxing Team Members Set To Compete
Bruce Guevara Wins IBJJF Houston International Open, Goes 4-0 With Four Submissions
Overtime MMA Featured in the Naperville Sun
Sam Ferguson Wins Amateur Boxing Debut, Overtime Boxing Goes 1-1
New Spring Schedule Announced for March 7 - June 5, 2010
Overtime Boxing Line-up Set For Feb. 25th
Overtime Boxing Set to Compete on Feb. 25th, 2010
Rory Markham Training, Instructing With Overtime MMA
Scheduling Change starting 1/11/10
Bruce Guevara defeated black belt Bruno Bastos of Brazil and brown belt Fabien Brochetelle of France en route to a claiming a silver medal in the FILA Grappling World Championships (Men's Gi, 60 kg/132 lbs). Danielle Hobeika placed 4th (Women's No-Gi, 55 kg/121 lbs). Event Website. Bruce's Finals Match Video (40 minutes into the finals broadcast). Danielle's First Match Video.
Mike Corey defeated Dave Castillo by submission in the 2nd period at Raw Power in Sanabis, Bahrain. Full Results. Gulf Daily News Article on the event.
Alec Spencer Makes Boxing Debut
Congrats to Overtime MMA Instructor Rick Lamas for his unanimous decision victory over James Krause at WEC 44
C3 Grappling Tournament Photos
Results from the C3 Grappling Tournament
November 14, 2009 in Gary, IN
AJ McAvoy wins in her MMA debut in 16 seconds, and Bill Lynch wins by submission at the Brawl at Bourbon Street
Danielle Hobeika places 2nd at the Grappling World Team Trials, qualifies for the FILA World Championships in December
Instructor Change at Overtime MMA
 Photos from the Demian Maia Seminar at Overtime MMA
Overtime MMA Instructor Ricardo Lamas to fight James Krause at WEC 44 in Las Vegas
Results from NAGA Indiana
 Demian Maia Seminar
5x BJJ World Champion and UFC Middleweight Contender Demian Maia will be conducting a BJJ/MMA seminar at Overtime MMA on Saturday, October 3rd from 5:30 - 8:30 pm.
Alec Spencer's TKO victory over Doug Fick named Pure MMA Fight of the Night by MMA Weekly
 Pure MMA Fighting: Genesis - Results and Photos
Pure MMA Fighting: Genesis Weigh-in Pictures
Pure MMA Fighting: Genesis Pre-Fight Interviews
Overtime MMA announces new Unlimited Striking membership package!
Sean Bormet will be at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for the Men's Freestyle World Team Camp from August 26-29, working closely with World Team member Jake Herbert, 84kg.
New Fall Overtime MMA Gym Schedule Announced: September 8 - November 25, 2009
Overtime MMA Welcomes New Boxing Instructor Gustavo Pique, Former Cuban Boxing National Team Member
Instructor Mark Turner will be in Portland, OR from Wednesday, Aug 26 until Sunday, Aug 30 to corner Demian Maia at UFC 102.
Overtime MMA Instructor Mike Corey defeated Jon Murphy by split decision at XFO 31: Outdoor War. Congrats to Mike for his victory!
Videos: Ray Flores interviews Rick Lamas, Jeff Curran, Miguel Torres, Brian Bowles, Leonard Garcia, and WEC GM Reed Harris before WEC 42 in Las Vegas.
Overtime MMA Update: Instructor Substitutions, 8/8 to 8/12/09
Ricardo Lamas is Ready to Take the Next Step
WEC 42 Preview: Rick Lamas vs Danny Castillo
 Results and Photos from the C3 Grappling Tournament
July 25, 2009 in Gary, IN
Wrestling 411 Interview with Kerry Boumans
Results from the Buckeye Border Grappling Championship
July 25, 2009 in Toledo, OH
Video: A Day in the Life of Rick Lamas
Lamas prepares for his August fight with Danny Castillo at WEC 42 in Las Vegas.
WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING® TAKES AN INSIDE LOOK AT ITS UPCOMING CARD
 Gym Renovation at Naperville Facility: Second Training Room to be Added
We are excited to announce that we will be undergoing a remodeling of our training facility in Naperville, IL this coming August. All told, it will add to our total mat space at the facility by about 25%. This will allow us to better serve our Overtime MMA members and our Overtime School of Wrestling students, both with more space and with more specialized classes.
New Gear Arrivals!
Clinch Gear Board Shorts and Overtime Gi Patches are now available in the pro shop! Visit the store page for pictures.
Results from Fury at Montefiore: Tim Nevinger, Torrey Vogel, and Dave Pedrazza earn victories.
Results from Fightcard Weed Street Massacre: Jonah Williams wins by rear naked choke, Tim Popp wins by unanimous decision.
Audio Interview: Takedown Radio goes one-on-one with Kerry Boumans
Overtime MMA Welcomes Instructor Mark Turner. New BJJ Classes Added to Schedule.
Rory Markham vs. T.J. Grant scrapped from Saturday's The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
Ricardo Lamas vs. Danny Castillo set for WEC 42
USA vs Russia Wrestling Dual Meet at Elmhurst College: Results and Photos. (More photos coming soon!)
Sean Bormet named 2008 Terry McCann Award winner as USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year
Audio Interview with Koy Kosek (Overtime Business Analyst and Heavyweight Coach)
Sean Bormet Receives 2008 USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year Award
TheMat.com Article
Arlovski Focused on Rogers
Sherdog.com Video
Photo: Total Fight Challenge Hall of Fame Members Jeff Neal (Overtime MMA Coach) and Miguel Torres (Overtime MMA Special Guest) Help to Induct Carlson Gracie Jr and Jason Chambers to the TFC Hall of Fame
 Results and Photos from Total Fight Challenge 15 in Hammond, IN
Brandon "The Chiropractor" Harrison wins 145 lb Amateur Title, Torrey Vogel earns 13 second victory
NAGA Midwest Results Kids Division: 1st Place - Dalton Ferguson, Graham Ferguson, Michael Chivini. 3rd Place: Jake Chivini. Adult No-Gi: 1st Place - Larry Lindenman. 2nd Place - Jim Ferguson. 3rd Place - Ryan Salisbury
Inside MMA preview: Andrei Arlovski on Strikeforce opponent Brett Rogers
MMAjunkie.com
Come Visit us at the Fox Valley Mall Family Expo!
June 5 - 7, 2009 at the Fox Valley Mall
Rory Markham fighting TJ Grant at the TUF 9 Finale
Rory Markham will be fighting on the TUF Finale card on June 20th. Until that time, Jeff Neal will take over the Monday boxing class and Mike Corey will teach the Friday boxing class.
New Training Photos from May 2009
Muay Thai, BJJ, Wrestling, MMA, and Conditioning classes at OTMMA
Congrats to Bryan Chinwuba, Jerald Williams, and Jason Weeks for their victories at the Brawl at Bourbon Street!
USA vs Russia Wrestling Dual Meet
June 10th at Elmhurst College
Andrei Arlovski to fight Brett Rogers at June 6 Strikeforce
New Summer Schedule
Our class schedule makes its quarterly shift on June 8th.
Photos from UMMAXX 7 in Akron, OH
Adriel "The V" Villa defeats Terry Cohen by submission (Armbar, 2:42 Round 1)
CURRAN VS MIZUGAKI AGREED TO FOR WEC 42
Jeff Burdorf and the Ferguson twins featured on Yahoo Sports Blog "Create a Caption"
Ring of Destruction: Andrei Arlovski, Kelly Pavlik, and Babalu to make April 18th Chicago Appearance
Vote for Overtime MMA on FCE's "Best MMA Gym in the Midwest" Poll
Chicago Native Successful in WEC Debut
ExtraNews.net
AND THE NEW FCE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION- JEFF BURDORF!!!
Fightcard.net Article
 Photos and Results from Fightcard Ruthless
Jeff Burdorf claims the Fightcard Heavyweight Title
Congrats to Overtime MMA Instructor Jason Sullins, who received his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt on Saturday, April 11 from Carlson Gracie Jr.
Promo Video for Fightcard Ruthless
Come watch Jeff Burdorf fight for the Heavyweight Title on 4/11/09 at Cicero Stadium!
Results from the Sasquatch Grappling Open:
1st Place Kids' Gi 60 lbs: Jason Bishop
1st Place Men's Intermediate Gi 225+ lbs: Rich Ritchey
2nd Place Kids' Gi 120 lbs: Ryan Bishop
3rd Place Men's Intermediate Gi 225+ lbs: Rubin Navarette
3rd Place Men's No-gi Beginner 185 lbs: Joey Benefiel
3rd Place Men's No-gi Beginner 225+ lbs: Ryan Salisbury
3rd Place Men's No-gi Intermediate 225+ lbs: Rich Ritchey
3rd Place Men's No-gi Advanced 185 lbs: Quinton McCottrell
Results from the NAGA Grappling World Championships:
2nd Place Women's No-gi Intermediate 119 lbs: Danielle Hobeika
 Jeff Curran and Bart Palaszewski weigh in for WEC 40 in Chicago
Photo Gallery by CombatLifestyle.com
New BWW Member of the Month for March 2009: Conner McGill
Rory Markham is back! He has recovered from the injuries sustained at UFC 95 and will be back to teaching his Monday and Friday boxing classes.
US Olympian Andy Hrovat will be guest teaching the Wrestling for MMA class on Wednesday, April 1st at 7:45 PM.
Bart Palaszewski steps in to replace injured Pettis at WEC 40
Will face Anthony Njokuani
Jeff Curran has his sights set on WEC Bantamweight title
Arlovski's Boxing Debut Moved to May
Sherdog.com Article
Jeff Curran's Video Blog
Watch Jeff Curran's daily videos as he prepares for WEC 40 in Chicago.
Jeff Curran WEC 40 Afterparty Info
Join the afterparty at Spybar in Chicago.
Sean Bormet's Blog from Belarus: March 5-9
Coach Bormet wraps up his trip overseas to coach Team USA and the Medved International wrestling tournament
"Ruthless" anticipated as the biggest event in Fightcard History
Overtime MMA fighter Jeff Burdorf will be fighting for FCE's first ever heavyweight title on April 11th.
Congrats to Overtime MMA instructor Jason Sullins for winning the advanced gi division at the Arnold Grappling Championships in Columbus, Ohio. Jason won 3 tough matches, including a victory over black belt Robin Giesler in the finals.
Sean Bormet's Blog from Minsk, Belarus: Feb 26 - March 4
Follow Sean's trip to coach the US National Freestyle Wrestling Team overseas at the Medved International.
Lynch Victorious, defeats Crabbe in First Round
Fightcard.net Article
WEC 39 Quick Results: Brown Dominates, Aldo Wins, Lamas Impresses
FightTicker.com
 Rick Lamas and Bart Palaszewski weigh in at WEC 39 in Texas
Photo gallery by CombatLifestyle.com
WEC 39 Weigh-in Video and Pre-fight Interview: Rick Lamas and Bart Palaszewski weigh in and discuss their 155 lb Co-Main Event bout.
Buffalo Wild Wings Member of the Month: Steve Styx
February 2009
 Photos from Fightcard Cross the Line
Bill Lynch wins by 1st Round TKO in the main event; Jerald Williams loses close split decision in his MMA debut. Feb 26th at Joe's Bar in Chicago.
Watch Overtime MMA Athletes Rick Lamas and Bart Palaszewski Square Off in the Co-Main Event at WEC 39 on Sunday, March 1st
Plus other announcements on the cancellation of Mike Corey's XFO fight and results from Fightcard Cross the Line.
Congratulations to Overtime MMA Instructor Jeff Neal for his induction to the Total Fight Challenge Hall of Fame. Article and Photo.
Windy City Bragging Rights at Stake For Palaszewski-Lamas Clash
Wec.tv Feature Article
Rory Markham Fought with a Collapsed Lung at UFC 95
FightTicker.com Article
Crunkilton sustains injury, Overtime MMA athletes Rick Lamas and Bart Palaszewski will face each other at WEC 39 on Sunday.
MMA Junkie Article
 CombatLifestyle.com Photos from UFC 95 Weigh-ins
Rory Markham weighs in at UFC 95 in England
Rory Markham looking to take big stride in UFC
Southtown Star Article
Overtime MMA Featured on PureFight.org's "Technique Tuesday"
Sean Bormet and Rory Markham work on clearing ties
Georges St Pierre declares wrestling the most important element of MMA
Purefight.org Video
Rory Markham plans on turning enemies to friends at UFC 95
MMA Junkie Article
Photos from Overtime MMA's Kids' BJJ and Fun Basics of Boxing Class
Saturday February 14, 2009
Titan Grappling Open Postponed
Due to scheduling conflicts at Wright college, the Titan Grappling Open has been postponed. More information to follow with an alternate date and venue.
Northwestern Wrestler on Path to Another Title
Jake Herbert talks about wrestling, MMA and why Chicago is the best city.
Schedule Changes Beginning March 9th, 2009 and Other Announcements
Jeff Curran vs. Joseph Benavidez slated for WEC 40
April 5 at the UIC Pavillion.
Photos from C3 Evolution
Brad Fonck fought Jared McMahan in the Main Event on Feb 7th at the Horseshoe Casino.
Arlovski to Make April 11th Boxing Debut
Sherdog.com
Hardy vs Markham Fight for Future Rights
UK Telegraph
Overtime MMA co-sponsors Dream Package for Starlight Children's Foundation Midwest's 18th annual Dream Date Fundraiser and Auction
Sherdog.com Article
Buffalo Wild Wings Member of the Month: Dorothy Sedovic
January 2009
Andrei Arlovski's Post Fight Interview
Sherdog.com
Watching Affliction with Andrei's Crew
Maggie Hendrick's Yahoo.com Sports Blog
Photos from Overtime MMA's Affliction Viewing Party
Thanks to all Overtime MMA members, friends, family, and Andrei Arlovski fans who attended our Affliction Day of Reckoning Viewing Party at Fox & Hound. We had over 75 people in attendance!
Andrei Arlovksi's Opportunity of a Lifetime
MMA Weekly Article
Buffalo Wild Wings in Plainfield will be sponsoring Overtime MMA's Member of the Month!
Arlovski Trains For Fedor
Sherdog Photo Gallery
The Time is Now
Sherdog.com Article on Andrei Arlovski
February 5th Fightcard show Postponed until February 26th.
Andrei Arlovski's boxing passion not distracting from "Day of Reckoning" prep
MMA Junkie Article
C3 Evolution Commercial
Overtime MMA Fighter Brad Fonck will be fighting Jared "The Spider" McMahan in the main event on February 7th at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN.
Arlovski Focused on Fedor Showdown
Sherdog.com Video
Palaszewski vs. Crunkilton at WEC 39
March 1st in Corpus Christi, TX
Bill Lynch to Face Carlus Moore in Lightweight Bout
February 5th at Fightcard Cross the Line
Results from the C3 Winter Games Grappling Tournament:
Mark Vujovic - 2nd in Advanced Middleweight No-gi, Ryan Salisbury - 1st in Beginner Super Heavyweight No-gi, Brian Chinwuba - 3rd in Beginner Middleweight No-gi, Chad Pearson - 2nd in Beginner Ligh Heavyweight No-gi, Kyle Kralka - 4th in Beginner Featherweight No-gi
Schedule Changes Starting 1/5/09
Starting on Jan 5th, the Tuesday 11 AM and Wednesday 5 PM Wrestling for MMA classes will be moved due to member requests for more evening time slots. The 7:30 PM classes on Mondays and Wednesdays will be a circuit with MMA and wrestling stations. Mike Corey will be taking over Rory Markham's Tuesday and Thursday 5 pm Muay Thai classes while Rory prepares for his fight at UFC 95, but Rory will be back at the end of February. Finally, Jason Sullins will be taking over Mark Vujovic's Monday and Friday 10 am grappling classes starting 1/12/09.
Jeff Burdorf to fight for the first ever Fightcard Entertainment Heavyweight Title
March 14th at the Cicero Stadium
Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham official for UFC 95
Rory Markham will be fighting next on February 21st at UFC 95 in England.
Arlovski 360: Countdown to Day of Reckoning
Check out this multi-episode video series that follows Andrei's regimens in preparation for his fight with Fedor. (Register for free at Arlovski.com to watch the episodes in HD)
Member of the Month: Joe Spiker
Learn more about Joe Spiker, our featured Member of the Month for December.
Rory Markham's Head Kick at UFN 14 on Top 10 MMA KOs of 2008
Overtime instructor Rory Markham's KO of Brodie Farber at UFC Fight Night 14 made the list of the top 10 MMA knock outs of 2008.
Overtime MMA Holiday Gathering
Thanks to everyone who attended the Overtime MMA Holiday gathering at Paulie's on Saturday. We had a great turnout of members, their families, and friends to socialize and watch UFC 92. Congratulations to Terri Boumans for her winning picks of the night's three big fights, including upsets in the two title fights! She was the only one to pick all three winners, while some UFC diehard fans went zero for three. We plan to have many more MMA gatherings 2009. Stay tuned for future events!
New Articles on Andrei Arlovski's upcoming fight with Fedor: Andrei Arlovski counting on striking to help him beat Fedor, Breakdown: Fedor vs. Arlovski, "Inside MMA" preview: Arlovski says Emelianenko is "just human"
Brandon Harrison earns Fight of the Night honors at Fightcard Domination in a hard-fought third round loss to Mike Santiago. Click here for photos from the event.
Check out Steve Styx on the Triumph United Website!
Member of the Month: Alec Spenser
Learn more about Alec Spenser, our featured Member of the Month for November.
Photos from Mike Corey's Victory at XFO 27
Congrats to Overtime MMA Instructor Mike Corey for his first round defeat of Tyler Combs (submission via arm triangle) at XFO 27 on December 6th!
Marc Harrison Wins the Combat-Do Midwest Christmas Jiu-jitsu Tournament
Congrats to Overtime MMA member Marc Harrison for winning the Men's Beginner No-Gi 180 - 189.9 lb Division!
Photos From Andrei Arlovksi's Class on 12/3/08
Check out photos of Andrei Arlovski and Sean Bormet teaching a special MMA class and Jeff Neal's kids' class on December 3rd.
Congrats to Bart Palaszewski, who defeated Alex Karalexis by TKO at Wednesday Night's WEC 37!
Andrei Arlovski to Teach a Special Boxing Class at 6 PM on Wednesday, December 3rd
Top Lightweights, Corey and Combs Ready to Battle at XFO
XFO Article on Mike Corey's fight on 12/6/08
When the student becomes a teacher: MMA standout Arlovski will try to fit instructing into his busy training regimen
Chicago Sun-Times Article on Arlovski and Overtime MMA
Fedor Cancels U.S. Media Tour to Prepare for Arlovski
MMA Weekly Article
Check out Overtime MMA's page on Arlovski.com!
Exclusive Interview with Andrei Arlovksi
DreamFighter.com
Schedule Changes
We have made some adjustments to our schedule to reflect suggestions that we have received from our members. Be sure to note the changes in the morning and afternoon classes.
Results from NAGA Midwest
Overtime MMA Instructors Mark Vujovic won the men's no-gi expert middleweight division, and Mike Corey took silver in the men's no-gi expert welterweight division. Gym manager Danielle Hobeika claimed a bronze medal in the women's no-gi intermediate lightweight division. Visit the link above for full results of Overtime MMA members at NAGA.
Photos from Ironheart Crown: Resurrection
Overtime MMA instructor Rick Lamas won a hard-fought unanimous decision against Christopher Martin. 145 lb fighter Brad Fonck was dominating his fight against Jason Schmidt before getting caught in a Kimura.
Harrison and Vogel earn 1st Rounds Victories at Fightcard: Mayhem
Brandon Harrison and Torrey Vogel needed less than a minute and a half combined to finish their opponents at November 1st's Fightcard Mayhem event.
Sean Bormet to Coach USA vs Russia Freestyle Wrestling Dual Meet
Dual meet takes place in West Orange, N.J., Thursday, Nov. 20.
Arlovski Ranked 3rd in the World
Sherdog.com Rankings, Released 10/31/08
PureFight.org Tours Overtime MMA, Documents a Practice, and Interviews Andrei Arlovski, Rory Markham, and Jeff Curran
Watch the videos on PureFight.org
Watch Video from the Open House on Arlovski.com
Video includes interviews with Andrei, all the Overtime MMA instructors, fans who showed up for the open house, as well as footage of the training and autograph signing.
Visit the Gallery for Photos from the Overtime MMA Open House
Overtime MMA Instructors demonstrated techniques, members sparred, and Andrei Arlovski signed autographs.
Check Out Our New Class Schedule!
Starting November 3rd, 2008
Information on the Overtime MMA Open House on 10/22/08 & Other Announcements
Stop by our open house on Wednesday, October 22nd from 7:30 - 9:30 PM. Meet our instructors, watch technique demos, and get Andrei Arlovski's autograph! Members who sign up at the open house will have their initiation fee waived. Also read about our lowered rates, and the addition of Rory Markham and Bart Palaszewski to our staff!
Check out our updated membership rates!
Fedor Emelianenko vs Andrei Arlovski on January Affliction Show
MMA Rated
Overtime goes 4-0 on October 4th: Arlovski, Lamas, Burdorf, and Fonck Claim Stoppage Victories on 3 Different Fight Cards
On Saturday, October 4th, four fighters who train at the Overtime MMA Training Center claimed victories on three different fight cards, with all wins coming by stoppage.
A Student of the Game
Sherdog Video on Andrei Arlovski
Arlovski-Nelson tapped for CBS
Sherdog.com
Arlovski's Diplomacy Overrides Disappointment
Sherdog.com
Arlovski Ranked 5th in the World
Sherdog's Heavyweight Rankings, Released 7/23/08
Arlovski Discusses Big Win at Affliction
Video from Sherdog.com
Arlovski KOs Rothwell at Affliction: Banned
Full Results
Rick Lamas Victorious at Warriors Collide 4
Full event results on Sherdog.com
Andrei Arlovski Launches New Website
Visit Arlovski.com and check out the new interactive features.
Affliction Press Release: ANDREI 'The Pitbull' ARLOVSKI vs. 'Big' BEN ROTHWELL
The Tale of The Pitbull and The Giant
Bart Palaszewski Victorious at Adrenaline MMA's Inaugural Event
Defeated Jeff Cox via KO at 3:07 of round 2.
Andrei Arlovski Signs with Affliction MMA
Will fight Ben Rothwell on July 19
Interview with Jeff Curran
411Mania.com
WEC 34: Curran Eager for War with Brown
MMAWeekly.com
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