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Author Neil Rooke

Neil Rooke

Staff Writer, Australia

Located in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Neil Rooke has been writing about the sport of MMA since 2011. In the past, Neil has written for Cage Junkies and has written for Fight! Magazine as well as Fist! Fight Magazine. Neil is also a regular contributor to Fight! Magazine Australia and Yahoo! Sports Singapore.

Vik Grujic (Jeff Miller/Sherdog)

UFC’s Vik Grujic: Painting a New Canvas

Neil Rooke
June 23, 2014
Spotlight, UFC
A small droplet of paint drips from a long paint roller as it's making contact with the ceiling. Back and forth. Back and forth. A drop sheet lines the cement, and it's clear that it has seen better days. Each...
Heath Sims (second from right) (Tracy Lee/Combat Lifestyle)

Evolve MMA’s Heath Sims and the Journey to Singapore

Neil Rooke
June 18, 2014
Spotlight, UFC
High school, if we look at pop culture, is an overwhelming, scary place where the transition to adolescence is typically met with life-changing event after life-changing event. Kids, as they are, truly begin...
Ev Ting (black shorts) (Legend Fighting Championship)

ONE FC’s Ev Ting: Ready for a Return to Remember

Neil Rooke
June 12, 2014
Spotlight, UFC
The idea of not having to work for over a year may seem like a dream come true to most. The lazy days would just follow, one after the other. Boredom would likely settle in pretty quickly, the days begin to...
Tammy Taylor (R) (Adriana Gonzalez)

Valor’s Tammy Taylor: All-or-Nothing Approach to MMA Debut

Neil Rooke
June 12, 2014
Spotlight, UFC
The most powerful kind of stories are the ones that are passed down from generation to generation. Whether it's a wartime tale about how our forefathers risked their lives on the battlefield, or a love story...
Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke (Evolve MMA)

ONE FC’s Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke: Entering a New Chapter in His Fight Career

Neil Rooke
June 9, 2014
Spotlight, UFC
The sun's piercing rays hit the hot tin roof of the open training shed. Bodies work tirelessly as pools of sweat seem to follow them around. The sounds of legs crashing into pads and the grunts of boys, girls,...
Jessy Jess (Lance Jackson/Mars Video Productions)

XFC Australia’s Jessy Jess: Adding To a Wall of Memories

Neil Rooke
June 6, 2014
Spotlight, UFC
A photograph preserves a memory. It allows emotion to be rekindled long after an event takes place. Photographs can trigger happiness, they can reignite sorrow and pain or any kind of emotion that one can...
Adrian Pang (top) delivers an elbow (Scott Clark/Sherdog)

ONE FC Bolsters Roster With Seven New Signings, Including Pang, Mazepa and Holley

Neil Rooke
June 3, 2014
News, Spotlight
ONE Fighting Championship has continued to expand its roster, signing seven new fighters. The new additions include Adrian Pang, Irina Mazepa, Vaughn Donayre, Hiroshige Tanaka, Koji Ando, Christian Holley...
Damien Brown (Facebook)

Cage Warriors’ Damien Brown: Anxious to Get Back on Track

Neil Rooke
June 3, 2014
Spotlight, UFC
Sometimes, the life of a fighter sucks. Train. Train. Train. Family, friends and everything else slowly begins to take a back seat. To be the best at something, you have to dedicate your whole life to it....
Irshaad Sayed (Evolve MMA)

EFC Africa’s Irshaad Sayed: Evolving One Fight at a Time

Neil Rooke
June 3, 2014
Spotlight, UFC
As the plane ticket is passed to him, a rush of excitement hits. It's not long until the plane will be touching down in South Africa. He will be home again. Anybody that has left their old hometown knows that...
Kate Da Silva (Facebook.com/KatejiujitseiraDaSilva)

XFC Australia’s Kate Da Silva: Black Belt Ready to Make a Statement

Neil Rooke
June 2, 2014
Spotlight, UFC
There is no truer journey in the land of martial arts than jiu-jitsu. It's about discipline, development and truly keeping an open mind. Jiu-jitsu is an art form. New Zealand's Kate Da Silva, over many...
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