Guess Who Left AZ Combat Sports and Joined The Lions Den?????

Former ASU wrestling standouts and current UFC stars change training camps
by Scott Peters

It's official. UFC stars Ryan Bader, Aaron Simpson, and C.B. Dolloway have left Arizona Combat Sports, their previous home for MMA training, and have since joined The Lion's Den in Scottsdale AZ.

The MMA forums have been buzzing for the past week as speculation has surrounded the departure of these highly regarded fighters.

Bader just recorded his most impressive win via knockout over a big time name in MMA, Keith Jardine. Simpson and Dolloway are also coming off wins vs. UFC opposition, making this group of fighters highly coveted by many MMA experts who consider them as legitimate "title contenders" in the highly talented crop of 185lb, and 205lb fighters in the UFC.

The trio joins a stacked team at the Lion's Den which features some very highly talented fighters with World Class wrestling pedigrees. 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist, and Phoenix native Henry Cejudo is training at Lion's Den, along with 2-time NCAA Champ and U.S, Olympic Team wrestler Ben Askren, former NCAA Champ at ASU Eric Larkin, and Jesse Forbes who currently fights in the UFC. The Den features some of the best up and coming talent in the game, in Larkin and Cejudo. Askren has already made his presence known having won his first two fights with ease. Askren recently signed with "Bellator Fighting Championship," which will be televised on Fox Sports Channel. Bellator is an elimination style tournament.

The departure of Bader, Simpson, and Dolloway from ACS has come as no surprise to those close to the situation. Since the guys felt they were not improving at ACS, they joined Lion's Den to take their careers to the next level



How I missed this I dont know, but wooh fucking hoo, choke on that people that say the Den is done

was already a fan of Vader, this just kicks it into overdrivev

and to that I will smoke a blunt!

Askren is at AKA and ATT Missouri...?

any of yall heard of this? figured i would post it since i hadnt heard this on the site yet

no Askren is at the same Lions Den unless something changed from his last Bellator win


Congrats to Lions Den fighter Ben Askren for his victory last night in the semi finals of Bellator! Ben moves on to

http://twitter.com/lionsdenaz

then theres Askrens facebook page

says Affiliation : Lions Den

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ben-Askren/115788348448413

damn Lions Den Arizona is loking strong

is this old new to yall or had yall heard this before just curious?

Dammit Wolfy, I was betting 5 posts in a row for Bird before someone posted

FUCK SORRY my bad LA.

almost hahaha

congrats bird lol!

hopefully they can help Vade keep it up

all of a sudden I want Bader to kick the everloving shit outta Tito!!

Check out this cool footage of Ken getting ready warming up before Don Frye fight, cool to see him wtih Tra and Guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8ax4kPTNU&feature=related

Man someone must have really pissed people off at AZ combat sports, all these guys plus Condit left for Jacksons gym, crazy. I wonder what happen.

Now they are screwed

guess who else has been working out with em

Mr Cain Velazquez

MMAEYES wrote:

Man someone must have really pissed people off at AZ combat sports, all these guys plus Condit left for Jacksons gym, crazy. I wonder what happen.

i wonder too, they said they left cause they werent getting enough attention basically