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  1. I don't know if I should be flattered or offended but go forth random person I'd never met šŸ˜‚
  2. But this is taking it a bit far šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚
  3. Hi folks. So some of you won't have got the message as your inactivity clause was already invoked. Life really just caught up with me and in 2023 I'm going to be gunning it and I just don't have loads of time to dedicate to MMATycoon. I considered leaving Highland with someone else, but a lot of you were quite vocal that you didn't want to continue if I wasn't running it, which I appreciate but left me without much option. Highland is over. It's been a fantastic 2 years and many of you have reached out to show your appreciation of the org and that's fantastic to see. We brought something different to the game and I hope both new and old managers got something from that. We started in 2021, which for a few of you will have been one of the worst years of your life as you entered a third year straight of restrictions, so I hope we brought a little bit of enjoyment and something to forget about the madness for a little while whilst you sat at your computer. It's been great for me and although I'm a bit gutted we didn't last longer than Highland Games back in 2014-2016, I think we've managed to close up shop with less unhappiness attached. At the time of closing, between my account and the org account, there was 23 million in the bank. I'll likely be gone for a bit, so I'm breaking this money up amongst some of the managers who stuck with us through thick and thin and invested into the Highland project. Thanks for a fun as hell 2 years and don't let your guys get crushed into oblivion by the hype farms haha.
  4. HIGHLAND 200 PREVIEW Kaiden Thibodeaux (12-3) Vs Antonio Tarver (14-1) Highland Bantamweight Championship In the 135lbs division we see former champ Vs current champ as Kaiden Thibodeaux takes on the Bantamweight king Antonio Tarver. Thibodeaux shot to fame during the Highland Bantamweight Grand Prx 2021, building up a record of 6-1 during the competition and going on to win the Bantamweight Championship. After his first successful defence, Kaiden would drop and reclaim the belt in a fantastic rivalry with Scottie Lamez, before dropping the title once again to Mike Ziegler at Highland 179. Now back on winning ways, Kaiden sees a new man sitting atop the throne and is eager to have that belt put across his waist as the new champion for the third time in his career. Submission specialist Tarver has other plans. Including a strong run in CDFC which included 2 reigns as the Bantamweight Champion, Tarver made the switch to Highland at Highland 176 and won the title in just his third fight with a submission win over Ziegler. He successfully defended the title against Jerry Short last time out, but some say this will be the toughest opponent he has faced to date. The gameplan for both men is clear, but we may see some changes to proceedings from Kaiden. Of his 3 losses, 2 have been by submission and we know how lethal Tarver is when the fight hits the mat. Itā€™ll be interesting to see how Kaiden approaches that possibility and if he can avoid letting the fight spill to the canvas. Ed Green (24-10) Vs Kazuo Takashi (32-4) Highland Featherweight Championship This might be my favourite fight on the entire card, and a fight that at one stage we may have never considered. The challenger Ed Green has spent most of his time competing in the Lightweight division. There, Ed is a 3x Highland Lightweight Champion, with a combined 6 defences. He had a bit of a rocky road the past few months, but has bounced back with two incredible victories. First, he managed to defeat Kranckx Diesel, his biggest rival. Green won his first belt against Diesel, but later lost both that and the rematch. Journey ahead well over a year and Green avenges this loss, then shocks everyone by announcing he was moving down to FW. Ed would burst on to the scene against one of Highlandā€™s most talented legends Miguel Azevedo Souza, setting himself up for this dream fight. Itā€™s getting repetitive but when you get a guy like Kazuo Takashi, you just need to list off the accomplishments. Former Highland Bantamweight Champion with 8 defences, former 2x Highland Featherweight Champion with a combined 9 defences, former IXF Featherweight Champion, Island Season 12 Bantamweight Champion. Kazuo is the real deal and you just know weā€™ll be adding Hall of Famer to that list before long. Itā€™s rare to see Kazuo compete off the back of a loss. In fact weā€™ve only seen it happen 4 times, but some complications in the camp saw him fall in his efforts to capture the 155lbs gold, although he has signified that itā€™s not the end of his Lightweight pursuit. Now back to defend whatā€™s his at Featherweight, he has a fun as hell opponent on his hands. Both of these fighters are masters on the ground. We know where this will go. Ed Green has perhaps never faced an opponent that is more legendary and history in the organisation than himself, and yet he finds himself the underdog against one of the greatest to ever grace the Highland cage. Itā€™s a fantastic fight and the appreciation we have here at Highland for these two men knows no bounds. Punchy Cartwright (11-6) Vs Aiko San (14-3) Highland Lightweight Championship The Cartwright bros have become staples of the Highland divisions and have competed for belts on many occasions. In fact Punchy recently challenged former champ Anthony Epolito for the scrap at Highland 183. However, itā€™s undeniable that this is a situation of right place right time. Punchy did impressively dispatch Richard Ramirez in his last outing but really, with no other fresh challengers for Aikoā€™s belt, Punchy just found himself fortunate to be ready, willing and available. But letā€™s not sell Punchy short. Heā€™s an experienced Highland fighter and his recent wins over former Lightweight Champions Remi Chavaski and Kofi Ousmane show his calibre. While his record is tarnished by early losses, his recent run sees him 5-1 and the opponents have been high level. However, if weā€™re going to big up Punchy, we need to give the champ his flowers. Aiko San has been a revelation in Highland and some have pointed to him as the figurehead of the new generation. One of the Bellicose originals, Aiko had an okay run before switching over to Highland and itā€™s here that he really found his calling. Winning 7 straight, the last 2 fights of Aikoā€™s career have really shown us that weā€™re on to something special. Defeating the long term champion Anthony Epolito as the underdog, then defending against the legendary Kazuo Takasho, Aiko San looks like heā€™s going to be a major player in Highland for a long long time, but tonight could be a major spanner in the works if he doesnā€™t get through Punchy. Kohinata Minoru Li (14-3) Vs Siale Veainu (25-8) Highland Middleweight Championship We just spoke about Aiko San being the figurehead of the new generation of Highland, well hereā€™s the next in line. Siale will be looking at Kohinata as an itch that just wont go away. Joined Highland after a run in Caged Dragons, Kohinata went on an absolute tear defeating 6 straight Highland opponents, including former Middleweight king Murtaz Vatsadze. He earned his first crack at Siale ā€˜s gold at Highland 169, but came up short in a second round TKO. Bouncing back strong, he would defeat former Welterweight Champion Ottaa Koppia along with Diamond Hand and Muchy Cartwright to establish himself as the number one contender once again. For the kingpin Siale, this is just a distraction. He already defeated Kohinata, by stoppage. He doesnā€™t want this rematch. But with his recent run of superfights, it was time for Siale to get back to putting his gold on the line against the rest of the Middleweight division. I almost forgot, itā€™s accomplishment listing time. Siale is a former 2x IXF Middleweight Champion, 3x Highland Middleweight Champion with a combined 6 defences of his Highland gold. He had 5 legendary fights with Guilherme Godoi, finishing the series 3-2, and most recently has went on a tour of Highland greats. At Highland 191, he welcomed Noel Diaz up to Middleweight and put his strap on the line. Noel had never lost in challenging for a belt in the weight above, doing so on 3 occasions previously, but unfortunately for Noel this was not his night and Siale managed to score one of the biggest stoppages of his career with a 5 th round KO. Next up, it was Sialeā€™s turn to skip the weight cut. He moved up to 205lbs to fight the legendary Torhte Finlayson but was unable to replicate his brother Sonataneā€™s efforts to dethrone the long time champ. Now, weā€™re back to square one. Kohinata knows what to expect in this one and heā€™s very confident heā€™s made the right improvements to get the job done. Siale wants bigger and better things than to defend against this new generation, so if he wants to keep his lofty ambitions in the headlights, heā€™ll have to dispatch of this unstoppable up and comer once again. Rav Kapur (15-12) Vs Balin Trollslayer (28-5) Highland Heavyweight Championship Rav has been a consistent threat in Highland, competing for the Heavyweight Championship on 3 occasions and racking up wins over the likes of Schlunckr Diesel, Ricky Thompson, Vunipola Veainu, Jorlan Viera and Sonatane Veainu. He joined Highland as the reigning ColMMA Heavyweight champ during Highlandā€™s early days, but unfortunately has never had a chance to lay a finger on the belt over here. Itā€™s even unfortunate that he challenged for the IXF 265lbs Championship against Timur Vasiliev, only to lose and defeat him with no title on the line soon after. Itā€™s been an unfortunate run full of big upsets and surprising losses, but his recent win over Sonatane sees him back competing against the champion Balin Trollslayer, and thereā€™s a vendetta on the line. Thatā€™s because one name I missed off the list of opponents for Rav is Balin. They currently stand at 1- 1 against one another, and in fact the most recent of which was won by Kapur. Rav is a ferociously competitive fighter, with every loss sticking in his brain like a thorn. Unfortunately Phuc Dat Bich has retired so that win will never be avenged, but Needle Dick, Arturo Vargas and Maro Mjetlic have all faced Trollslayerā€™s wrath after he suffered a loss at their hands. As The Island Season 12ā€™s Heavyweight Champion, Balin was destined for greatness and is now a 3x Highland Heavyweight Champion with a total of 4 defences. With 3 defences in a row, if Balin was to successfully defend his belt here heā€™d become the longest reigning Highland Heavyweight Champion of all time, having shared the record with his old rival Arturo Vargas as of his last fight. Balin desperately wants to show Rav the same fate everyone else has, but one thing we know about Rav is he can pull off an upset submission out of nowhere. While itā€™s unexpected that any bookie would take a piece of that action, stranger things have happened.
  5. https://www.mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=769491 One from way back against Bjorn. I never really trained my guy for his entire 9 months and Bjorn's guy was looking like a bit of an animal. Stupidly accepted the rematch though.
  6. HIGHLAND HALL OF FAME NOEL DIAZ A long overdue induction for the most charismatic, fearless and credentialled fighter ever to compete for Highland. Noel Diaz started his career at Bantamweight and won the undisputed championship all the way up to Welterweight, even competing for the Middleweight strap in his most recent bout as of this induction. We'll have a little look at Noel's accolades; Highland Bantamweight Champion with 1 defence, Highland Featherweight Champion with 3 defences, Highland Lightweight Champion with 5 defences, Highland BMF Champion, 2x Highland Welterweight Champion with 5 combined defences, 2021 Highland Fighter of the Year, 2021 World Lightweight of the Year, 2021 MMA Character of the Year. I had to purchase a new keyboard just to get through those accolades. However, as incredible as Noel is as a competitor, we're talking having all 3 FOTN, KOTN and SOTN under his belt kind of incredible, Noel's legacy is more than that. Noel's character transcends Highland. Fans from all over, who don't even tune into each Highland event, made sure to never miss a Noel Diaz outing. He created new fans and probably inspired new fighters to compete. When seeing their name beside his on the line ups, opponents didn't feel scared or nervous. They felt excited. Because whether or not that won, they got to share the cage with THE Noel Diaz. Perhaps that's why Noel was able to have so much success, his opponents were fans of his. Some highlights from the legendary career of Noel Diaz for me include his BMF fight against another outspoken veteran, Remi Chavasi. His incredible WW trilogy with Adam Shalashasa. His TKO victory in an absolute war with Maurice Tillet. But you could really add much more in here. While the world is sitting waiting to see what Noel Diaz does in his next move. Whether the proclamation of retirement is one he intends to see through or the itch to compete will get the best of him, please join us in saying We hope you will join us in welcoming Noel Diaz to the Highland Hall of Fame.
  7. HIGHLAND 196 Torhte Finlayson (c) (34-2) Vs Kazuo Takashi (c) (25-7) Highland Light Heavyweight Championship We are fully in the age of superfights here at Highland and this might just be out biggest one to date. Before we discuss this individual fight, I want to give a little bit of a backstory to Torhte Finlayson Vs Sonatane Veainu. Sonatane is a brother of Siale. Following The Islandā€™s tournament, Sonatane would knock out Torhte Finalyson not once, but twice, in two of the most incredible upsets of all time putting Sonatane down in history. In fact, these are still the only losses Torhte has ever taken, and although he managed to get his vengeance over Sontane at Highland 146 in March, he still wishes those marks werenā€™t on his record. I felt this history was important, because Siale might be the most talented Veainu of all. Siale is a former two time IXF Middleweight Champion and a three time Highland Middleweight Champion. He has dynamite in his hands, leading to his incredible 5 defences of the 185lbs belt, including his last outing where he turned back the legendary Noel Diaz in yet another superfight. This time itā€™s Siale giving up some of the size, as he moves up 20lbs to face the one and only Torhte Finlayson. Torhte is the most prolific and devastating striker Highland has ever witnessed. He has knocked out all 34 of his 34 victories. That is just insane. He has 11 defences of his Highland Light Heavyweight title in a row, and 21 overall including his former run. He also has an Island Tournament victory under his belt for good measure. Torhte has basically fought everyone who is anyone at 205lbs and defeated them all, so thatā€™s why Siale is moving up to give him a new challenge. The smart money has to be on Torhte. It doesnā€™t matter who heā€™s facing, it always does. But we know the Veainu family have found the buttons to press against Torhte before, and while he may not have the one punch power of Sonatane, Siale is arguably the more accurate and effective boxer. This is a fight for the ages, between two of the greatest Highland fighters in history. A hall of famer up against a future hall of famer. The light heavyweight champ against the middleweight champ. Legend against legend.
  8. HIGHLAND 194 Aiko San (c) (13-3) Vs Kazuo Takashi (c) (32-3) Highland Lightweight Championship They donā€™t get much bigger than this folks. A legitimate, bona fide, straight up super fight right here in Highland. In the championship side, we have the defending Lightweight Champion Aiko ā€œFrog Manā€ San. After a mixed career in Bellicose, San made the switch to Highland and found his true calling. Winning 6 straight fights, San found himself in a prime opportunity to take on the champion: Anthony Epolito. It was a tough war, but a late rally from San saw him lift the belt above his head and in turn usher in a new generation in Highlandā€™s Lightweight division. But if you want a trial by fire, well Frog Man, youā€™ve got one. One of the most legendary Highland fighters in history, Kazuo Takashi is the reigning Featherweight Champion, in his second reign with the belt and with 8 straight defences. To add to these accolades, Takashi is a former undefeated Highland Bantamweight Champion, an IXF Featherweight Champion and the Season 12 Island Bantamweight Champion. Kazuo never sought after the bright lights like his training partner Noel Diaz did. While Noel moves through the weight classes for fame and fortune, Kazuo has moved through them due to necessity. That is to say that Kazuo is so dominant, that no one is left that he hasnā€™t beat. Aiko San doesnā€™t care what Kazuo has done. He doesnā€™t care who he is or how long heā€™s done it. As he holds on tightly to the Highland Lightweight Belt, San says that the belt may be 5lbs, but this 10lbs jump is going to be the downfall of Kaz, and a new crowning moment for the 155lbs king.
  9. HIGHLAND 193 Antonio Tarver (c) (13-1) Vs Jerry Short (11-4) Highland Bantamweight Championship The Eater Of Worlds Antonio Tarver is looking to fulfil that ancient, and incorrect, prophecy; ā€˜Youā€™re only the champion if you defend your beltā€™. Antonio won the belt earlier this month at Highland 187 against the defending champion Mike Ziegler. Antonio managed to secure a first round armbar victory, something he has made his name for. Following a very successful run in Caged Dragons Fighting Championship where Tarver was a two weight champion, he switched managers and companies and now with Leon Price at the helm, is the champion at 135lbs. Looking to strip away that championship is one of the most outspoken fighters on the entire Highland roster; Officer Jerry Short. Officer Jerry entered the fray during the Highland Bantamweight Grand Prix in 2021. He went deep in the tournament, but finished his campaign with a record of 5-2 with a loss to the eventual champion Kaiden Thibodeaux. Now riding high on a four fight win streak, Jerry wants to test his lethal jiu jitsu skills against a fellow master on the mats and prove that he is absolutely ready for the big time and is more than a loud voice on the police radio airwaves.
  10. If this is the end of Noel Diaz, then this is the end of one of the greatest fighters to ever grace The Island shores, and more importantly a character at Highland who will never be rivalled. The GOAT.
  11. HIGHLAND 191 Vs Noel Diaz Vs Siale Veainu Highland Welterweight Champion Vs Highland Middleweight Champion Legend Vs Legend On September 16th, 2022, we bore witness to the biggest fight in the history of Highland. But before we look at the result, letā€™s look at the fight itself. In one corner we have the challenger, the legend, the four weight champion, the BMF champion and the most memorable fighter youā€™re ever going to bare witness to; the one and only Noel Fucking Diaz. In the other, the stalwart of the most dangerous family in fighting history, a man with the touch of death that was born to be in title fights, the reigning and defending Highland Middleweight Champion; Siale Veainu. Noel came into this fight as a proficient submission specialist whoā€™s been able to improve and develop his striking game in the past half a year to enable him to compete against anyone, anywhere. Siale might not be as well rounded, but the dynamite he has in his hands is rivalled by very few in the sport and thereā€™s no middleweights since Lucas Barbosa that have been able to keep him at bay. The fight beginsā€¦ Diaz outboxes a wilder Siale, although a nice counter punch saw an early cut open up on the Welterweight Champ. Diaz grabs the clinch and drags the fight to the floor, attacking with submissions and giving Siale flashbacks to Lucas Barbosa. The final bell goes by and the round is over quickly. Diaz takes a close round. Round 2 begins and it looks like both men are going to stay on the feet. Diaz continues to be the more clinical striker, but he takes some big shots throughout the round. Neither man is swinging for the fences and are cautious of each otherā€™s weapons. Another close right, but maybe going to Siale. Round 3 starts and BOOM. Siale comes out and drops Diaz multiple times. The 170lbs champ is rocked and tries to hang on. He goes, and the fight goes to the final bell. Diaz knew he was going to be facing a new level of power at 185lbs, and heā€™s got it. Round 4 is up next and if you ever wanted to know why Noel Diaz might be the biggest legend weā€™ll ever see in Highland, a round like this is why. He managed to avoid the big follow up from Siale and actually outstrike him. Thereā€™s a difference in power but many could have had round 4 to the challenger. It could easily be all equal going into the fifth and final round. The bell goesā€¦.and heā€™s down again! Siale lands a huge right hand and Diaz falls to the floor. He managed to clinch up for some time, but Siale manages to take a step back and crack him with a mammoth overhand right to get the knockout! Heā€™s done it! Siale Veainu defends his Highland Middleweight Championship! What a fight, what an epic story and what warriors. This fight mostly played out on the feet and Noel Diaz showed us once again that he can hang with the best of them on the feet. The power of Siale is something anyone will fear, and if they ever cross paths again Iā€™d expect him to look to avoid those exchanges a little bit more. So whatā€™s next for either man? Itā€™s kind of hard to say. Siale was rumoured to be chasing a super fight with Torhte Finalyson before this fight came along. If he was to move up and intended to continue fighting at 205lbs full time, youā€™d have to imagine Diaz would get the next title shot at 185lbs. But weā€™ll have to wait to see where all the cards fall. For now, the champ has a name, and that name is Siale Veainu.
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