photo: Richard Presley, attacktheback.com
Polaris 5 is on fire. Just ahead of the scheduled grappling matches came the weigh ins. Which were uncharacteristically dramatic.
Take a look:
Danis is refering to himself as “A slick c*nt” in the meantime. Himself.
Tonon’s coach John Danaher wrote on of his trademark monologues about it:
All weighed in: All athletes weighed in today for Polaris 5 in London. Garry Tonon faces the very talented Dillon Danis. Originally the bout was set for 170 pounds, then modified to 180 pounds as Mr Danis is competing in a higher weight category in the upcoming ADCC world championships. Today he weighed in at 184 so he will have a good size advantage. Mr Danis has greatly improved his wrestling and leg locks since the two last met – both factors that will make this a very tough rematch. Jake Shields goes up against British strong man and jiu jitsu stand out Daniel Strauss, who must be among the strongest men in the game. Apprentice Oliver Taza will battle against local stand out Ross Nicholls. Last night of training tonight – nothing too intense – as the athletes go into final phases of preparation for the big show in O2 arena here in London. This marks the first time that Polaris will be available on UFC fightpass – the same move that helped propel EBI into the spotlight of grappling world. Here’s hoping the exposure can take our sport to a new level of viewer participation. Happy to see rising stars like Mr Tonon and Mr Danis and established stars like Mr Shields along with Shaolin and Cael Uno creating a buzz and interest level that in time will pave the way for expansion of the sport overall.
On the other hand Aj Agazarm has been keeping fine company and working out alongside Estima and Roger Gracie in preparation for his bout:
Polaris 5 will be live on Fight Pass August 19th aka today!
