Special Edition of Arm Wrestling Nation Radio Thursday Sept 5th at 3pm E.S.T. with World Champion Allen Fisher.
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Bill Collins – northeastboard:
Like anything else you can’t make everyone happy…..At some point someone in this sport needed to take the lead and bring it to the next level….if you want it to grow!
It comical hearing people say this sport will grow, not in the USA with how promoter are doing it, if you think other wise your a bit delusional! Or should i say as history repeats itself it’s gone nowhere..USA had a few good runs but died quickly..
Promoters been chasing around the same 300-400 pullers for the entry fee, inside of 4 walls, the only one seeing the event are our customers, the pullers. How is that growing?
My partner once asked me how do we make this sport popular and make it grow, the answers>>>vision, hard work, heart, integrity, balance and get it in front of a million people…UAL is doing that!
UAL has made a few mistakes along the way but like anything else, the learning curves make you a better, smarter and a stronger company.
All the elements are in place and now is the time, the hater will always hate and the jealous will always be jealous, but the pullers who have faith and have seen the integrity of the UAL will follow and want to be part of something great..
People are stroking over contracted pullers, do you see a UFC fighter cross over and fight in bellator or xtream, the organization invest money and promote the athlete, hoping to get ROI. No diff rent then what UAL is doing, the problem is if you think small you stay small , think big and go big..
Puller have the choice!!! Anyone can still pull in a UAL event but only the contracted pullers will have the opportunity to pull in a live televised armwrestling event with additional perks ($$$)…
If you have any question Robert and I can be reached at
bill@theual.com, robert@theual.com
Joe Rozbora – The next World Championships – northeastboard:
2014 – Latvia (Edit: Joe Rozbora deleted his post about the next world championships. The next world championship will be: 36th World Armwrestling Championships 2014 (WAF) │Vilnius, Lithuania, 14 – 22 September)
2015 – USA
2016 – Bulgaria
2017 – Hungary
2018 – Slovakia
Question to UAL:contracted pullers can pull at Worlds?
Bill Collins – The next World Championships – northeastboard:
Yes
David Shead: ” Yeah, I’ve seen some good fights and of course the level of the competition here is very high. You pretty much have to be capable to at least win a medal at the worlds, to win here. And most of the winners here will probably be world champions. Either they are or they will be in the future.”
Сергей Бадюк и Денис Цыпленков на турнире по армрестлингу А1
Source: 5lbru
Also Robert Drenk will be announcing who he signed this weekend with the UAL.
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” I am delighted that armwrestling competitions are held in such a nice place, which is Gdynia – says Assen Hadjitodorov, president of the Word Armwrestling Federation. – I remember the first championship organized by Igor Mazurenko in 2001. For 13 years he’s been trying to lift the quality of this event to a new level and he succeeded. I’m proud of him and I’m really glad that the Polish federation is responsible for the organization of the World Cup in a sport, which is developing so fast all over the world. “
Read the full article on Armpower.NET: RECORD COMPETITION
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Devon Larratt – facebook (28 August 2013):
” Just wanted to share a few thoughts from the weekend. First I just want to give a Huge thanks to the Ultimate Armwrestling League. awesome job stepping up and making magic happen in a very short time. This was likely the best tournament I have been to, with the 190lb right handed class being the deepest class I have ever seen. Really cool to see that even after the rollercoaster ride we have all been on with the “world bar” event that most pullers came together and made the best of the weekend. Lots of good things comin from the west coast.. Met lots of people… good times..
Oleg!!! my god. The deal is I love this kid. Watching him through the tournament was amazing, we were all talking about what do do with him… nobody had a good answer. Robert Drenk offered me the match at some point during the tournament. I said NO WAY!!!! but… RObert has his ways lol and he made the match happen. I have never felt a hand like that ever, he is a good armwrestler also. I was very nervous to pull him, I was a little unsure what exactly I was facing. In my opinion Oleg is the stongest and most dominant pound for pound puller that I have ever seen. I will not be surprised if in a few years he is unrivaled. time will tell. Much respect to that young man.
Thanks again to the Ual for making Armwrestling awesome “
-1. How much time do you spend training and how did you get to know this sport and be interested in it?
Hi Nino. I have been training for 25 years now. I started when I was 15 when one of my friends asked me if I wanted to prove my strength. He took me one day to train with him, I really liked it and this is how I started.-2. What armwresther do you admire most and why?
I like my masters Roin Nozadze and Vefjvia Smaxarade , great athletes. But as mi best armwrestler friend, Rustam Bavev is the one I admire most.-3. What are your expectations in this sport?
I would like to win the NEMIROFF world cup as it is the title I am missing. I already finished second three times.-4. What other sport do you practice?
When I was a kid I started with acrobatic gymnastics, up to the age of 15. But now I only train arm wrestling.-5. What advice would you give to the young boys and girls who start with this sport?
My first advice would be to start with an adequate exercise, take care of your hands and rely on the adults.-6. Apart from this sport… what other objectives do you have for your future?
I would like to start up my own gym, so that people can train and also train them to become European and world champions-7. What armwrestling tecnique do you think is the best?
From my point of view, the best technique is the “top roll” and the speed. You lose less energy and you win faster.-8. What has been your worst dissapointment in this sport?
My biggest disappointment in the sport has been related to the dopping of athletes. There should be a way to verify it correctly.This is just a fragment, read the full interview on: spainarmwrestler.blogspot.com.es
You really have to listen to it, I wrote about some interesting points of the show:
In the beginning of the show Craig Soubliere and his wife Sara Soubliere talk about the legitimacy of the DAYTONA CHALLENGE 2013. Craig said that Hunter Mann has no love for armwrestling because he just wants to see bikini girls armwrestling. Craig said that Hunter lies about the facebook page of the event, he lied about winning his national title and he lied about having the money for the event.
Starting from 17:15, Casey Martin enters the show.
Starting from 39:30, Richard Lupkes enters the show.
At 62:30 Robert Drenk also enters the show, and talks about the UAL IV – MGM GRAND │ 24 August 2013, Las Vegas. Robert said he made a very good offer to Wagner Bortolato to pull Devon Larratt, before he made the offer to Oleg Zhokh. Wagner didn’t have the mindset at the moment, but at the end of the event Wagner came to Robert and said he is looking forward to work together in the future.
Robert Drenk tells about when he first proposed a match with Oleg Zhokh, Devon said no way… 🙂 Next Robert offered $1000 and Devon said he will think about it… And in the end Robert knew that he has to put Devon on a spot in front of everybody to push him, and made the $5000 offer.
Robert Drenk said that he is now trying to finalize things, to sign an exclusive contract with Devon Larratt.
Robert Drenk committed on the show to get just as heavy titles for the left hand as for the right hand. There will also be a championship belt for the women classes. At the end Robert thanks to all the people helped making the event possible and talks about what will happen at UAL Head Quarters Grand Opening – 31 August 2013.
Don Underwood didn’t get into the show.
At the end of the show Craig Soubliere remembered that Travis Bagent was not nice and he was threatening him in the previous radio show. Craig said that he is waiting for Travis in Florida to settle the matter, not on the armwrestling table. 🙂
On Arm Wrestling Nation Radio this Sunday Aug 25th at 8pm E.S.T. I have another jammed packed show this week my special guest will be Casey Martin, Don Underwood and Richard Lupkes will be joining me. Also all the week’s news and happening’s in the world of Arm Wrestling a lot of things have gone down and I will have the scoop for you.
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Воевода, Матюшенко. Тренировка и интервью(14.08.13)
Source: RUSARM.PRO
I wrote below about some interesting points of the interview:
When was asked to estimate Ivan Matyushenko’s level, Alexey Voevoda said that it is high level and that his strong point is the wrist. Alexey said he did his workout in that morning and Ivan trained a day before, therefore it is impossible to be objective. Next Alexey was asked if he watched the A1 Russian Open 2013.
When asked about his return to armwrestling, Alexey said he didn’t actually leave armwrestling because “it’s impossible to quit, it’s like mafia. A good pulling sect… It’s like a drug.” 🙂 . But he cannot say for sure when he will return to competitions. He will talk to Igor Mazurenko maybe he will offer him some interesting matches. Alexey said that his motivation increases when he pulls good armwrestlers like Matyushenko and Murat Kariaev.
Alexey said that Ivan Matyushenko is getting ready for the 35th World Armwrestling Championships 2013 and it would be great to train with him at least for two weeks.
Alexey said that he respects Michael Todd because he is a good guy, and they pulled before.
Alexey said that Devon Larratt is kind of a goon, he is funny. 🙂 He said that Devon always have long matches therefore he had gained good endurance, static endurance. He said that on a scale of 5, John Brzenk is 5+ and Devon Larratt is 4+.
Asked about a score for Denis Cyplenkov vs. Devon Larratt, Voevoda said Cyplenkov would win with 6-0 because he can’t straighten his arm in general, and if he would go “under the table” (KING’s move) he would wear out even Larratt. He said that to have a win over Denis one needs to attack the biceps in the right vector. Only John Brzenk did that, according to Alexey Voevoda.
” The UAL is excited to announce UAL IV this Saturday Aug 24th in Las Vegas NV at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. In light of everything that has happened with another organization we have decided to hold an event last minute for those of you that traveled and spent your hard earned money to compete in this Sport! We understand there is a lot of confusion that is out there but rest assure UAL will hold an event. We are not at liberty to speak on behalf of the other organization all we know is they have cancelled an event that was scheduled to take place at Stoney’s Rockin Country on the same date. We have spoken to Stoney himself and he wishes all Armwrestlers nothing but the best . There will be no PPV with the UAL, however our in-house production team will be onsite filming promo videos for future events. We are looking at a couple of Ultimate Match Up’s and possibly a live stream of the event for those of you at home.
Get more info@ www.TheUAL.com “
UAL IV – MGM GRAND
Aug 24th Sat 2013 – UAL IV
## Click here for the free “Live” streaming link to UAL IV
Streaming Live feed will begin at 11:00am Aug 24th
- Open Class Tournament Men’s Right Arm & Left Arm / 4 weight classes each
- Ladies Open Tournament 2 weight classes
- entry fee per arm is $50
The pre-party / early weigh-ins and pre-registration will start at 6pm friday night in the Grand Ballroom Suite 121 and close at 10:00pm sharp, we will have a professional photographer onsite to take pictures of you for future promotions. Please have your drivers license and or passport on hand, if you have your SS card that would be great. Sat morning at 7am registration will open, you can also take photos at that time as well. Registration will close at 9:00am and the main event will start at 11:00am in the same Grand Ballroom 121
Weight Classes have been changed for this 1-time event as athletes have cut to specific weights due to a prior engagement / event:
Men’s Right & Left Arm 4-weight classes
- Light Weight 0 – 165
- Middle Weight 166 – 190
- Heavy Weight 191 – 220
- Super Heavy Weight 221 – over
Ladies will have 2 Weight Classes
- Light Weight 0 – 140
- Middle Weight 141 – up
Payouts
Men’s Open Class Right Arm
- 1st place – $500
- 2nd place – $300
- 3rd place – $200
Men’s Open Class Left Arm
- 1st place – $300
- 2nd place – $200
- 3rd place – $100
Ladies’s Open Class Right Arm both classes
- 1st place – $200
- 2nd place – $100
- 3rd place – $50
Source: TheUAL.com
Special Edition of Arm Wrestling Nation Radio
” Special Edition of Arm Wrestling Nation Radio tonight at 9 pm EST. My very special guest will be Robert Drenk from the UAL he will be joining me to talk about the event he’s putting together for this Saturday Aug 24 in Vegas… The UAL VEGAS EVENT tune in tonight you are not going to want to miss this one.
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John R Brzenk ► Devon Larratt: ” I’m still going to be there with a few Team Utah members ! I’ll wrestle you for a Hotdog with mustard !!!
Maybe Drenk can set up an Overall for a years supply ! “
John R Brzenk ► Armwrestling John – Engin: ” I really hope they decide on a Overall round. …I’m pulling 220 class ….but i would love to test the arm on ALL the superheavyweights this weekend !!!
I was asked … I said Yes, no brainer proposal for me ! I’m getting better … I was planning in pulling 220 … But under the new conditions and lack of big money incentive i would love to see where I’m at and where Devon is at !!! Friendly challenge … Better take your chance while I’m still weak Devon 🙂 no pressure 🙂
I’ll even go best of 10 🙂
And of course a side bet of hotdogs ! A full package ! “
Devon Larratt ► Armwrestling John – Engin: ” i will 100% pull you l3fty, but my right is not quit3 r3ady for comp3tition… John, i would lov3 to do th3 right hand3d r3match with you, i think w3 should wait anoth3r f3w months.. i am v3ry clos3 to b3ing comp3tition r3ady, and wh3n that tim3 com3s w3 will pull.. untill th3n, i hav3 don3 too much r3hab to throw away.. as i am sur3 you kn3w, i had no int3ntion of pulling right hand3d in v3gas. if you want to do th3 match, w3 will organiz3 it this w33k3nd through th3 ual. s33 ya soon, w3 will discuss ov3r hot dogs. “
John R Brzenk ► Armwrestling John – Engin: ” no worries Devon .. Just thought it would be a good easy time to test it out .. If your three months away from being 100 percent I’m sure you wouldn’t have any problem with me … I’m still very slow going .. I might just decide to play poker instead ! Your really ready to Risk that left title against me ??? 🙂 pretty courageous of you 🙂
No I didn’t know you weren’t pulling. Right handed ! Robert asked me based on the hotdog comment ! “
