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T.J. Drops Out Of July 17th Fight

T.J. Ball will have to drop out of his June 17th fight with Danny Surface.  T.J. fractured his leg while vacationing in Mexico. A few more details are provided in the below video from Jason Appleton.  T.J. is planning on fighting in November, check back often for details.  Best of luck to Danny in his professional debut.

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MMA Big Show's All Or Nothing Broadcasted Live On Direct TV

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Roger Bowling Wins In Portland 

Roger Bowling delivered an impressive StrikeForce debut earning a unanimous decision over Bobby Voelker and moved to 8-0 as a professional.

Here's a few articles on the event, I'll add more as they roll in.

ProFighting-fans.com
MMAFighting.com 
Sports.yahoo.com
Examiner.com
MMAJunkie.com

Here's a great write-up from StrikeForce on Roger's debut: StrikeForce.com

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Roger Bowling Makes His StrikeForce Debut

7-0 MMA Big Show Champion "Relentless' Roger Bowling will be making his Strikeforce debut. Friday May 21st, Roger will be facing 21-7 Bobby Voelker at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, OR.  This event wiill be LIVE on Showtime. 

Read more: Roger Bowling Makes His StrikeForce Debut

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TJBall.com - Celebrating one year online.

It's been a little over a year since we launched TJBall.com. I thought I'd pass along some of this years statistics.

Not too shabby for one year online. Thanks to everyone that's stopped by!

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T.J. Is Confident of a Full Recovery From Knee Surgery

The 34-year-old went under the knife on 3/3/10 to repair tendons in his left knee.

“Before the operation we thought it would be difficult for me to return this year,” Ball admitted. “But, during the operation we have seen that there was still a piece of ACL attached, so hopefully that recovery will be shorter."

Along with a ripped ACL, T.J. sustained a torn meniscus and PCL during his pro debut at Triple Threat. It will be a long road to recovery for Ball and there has been no talk of a setting any return dates; although his return to the cage seems imminent with his final comment, "You know I can't go out like that."

We all wish T.J. a fast and full recovery.

T.J.'s Fights!

T.J. tears his knee up in a disappointing pro debut.

Read more: T.J. Ball vs. Rashid Abdullah

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T.J. Picks Up A New Sponsor:  Intimidation Clothing

T.J. is happy to announce Intimidation Clothing as a new sponsor.  Intimidation Clothing is a new brand of MMA inspired t-shirts & apparel brought to you by the owners of DFN Sports. Their MMA style clothing brings fans original designs to help capture the essence of MMA fans; tough, edgy, bold and stylish.

Intimidation's powerful themes and designs represent the unique personality of those who wear our products. Of course MMA fans and fighters love the in-your-face designs of our MMA clothing, but our clothes also appeal to many other individuals as well.

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ProFighting-Fans.com To Cover Triple Threat Live!

ProFighting-Fans.com's Editor-in-Chief Scott Dryden will be covering MMA Big Show's Triple Threat live via blog on Feb. 20th, from Belterra Casino. Get up to the minute updates on the entire night of fighting. Click HERE for more details.

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T.J. Chooses A Packed Card to Make His Pro Debut 

T.J. Ball will be making his Professional Debut February 20th at MMA Big Show's Triple Threat at Belterra Casino Resort & Spa.  T.J. will take on Rashid Abdullah.

MMA Big Show's Triple Threat will feature a showdown between UFC Veteran Jake O'Brien and MMA Big Show's Dave Hess; TUF hopeful Mojo Horne is fighting Lucas Lopez; and Roger Bowling in his last MMA BigShow fight before being turned loose on StrikeForce will take on Jerrod Appenzeller.

Full Fight Card:

Dave Hess vs. Jake O'Brien
Roger Bowling vs. Jerrod Appenzeller
Mojo Horne vs. Lucas Lopez
T.J. Ball vs. Rashid Abdullah
Chris Bennett vs. Muhammad Abdullah
Brian Francisco vs. Kawika Smith
Ethan Ott vs. Brandon True
Brad Balmer vs. Marcus Lewis
Mitch Charbeneau vs. Nathan Campbell
Will Northern vs. Sebastian Giovannini
Trevor Riley vs. Cliff Watson
Jake Bello vs. Liko Mahoe
Rob Egan vs. Robert Marshall
Andrew Zinser vs. Kirk Miller
Anas Ford vs. Casey Jones
Joe Pegg vs. Chad Rynn

Come show your support for T.J. in his first professional fight.

Get your tickets early. THIS WILL BE A SOLD OUT EVENT!

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MMA Big Show: A New Dawn

Watch for Special Guest Referee T.J. Ball, January 9th as MMA Big Show presents A New Dawn at Belterra Casino Resort & Spa. Tickets on sale now at TicketMaster.

Fight Card

Gary Goodridge vs Ron Sparks
Luke Zachrich vs Byron Sutton
Christopher Curtis vs Tyson Triplett
Dominique Steele vs Matt Hamm
Jacob Larter vs Kenny Jackson
Chad Ray vs Adrian Thompson
James Baumgardner vs Brandon True
Ryan Holubek vs William Kimrey
Corey Farrell vs David Smallwood
Zach Ward vs Troy Dickson
Michael Ormes vs Rob Egan
Frank Bannister vs William Northern
Kirk Miller vs Bon Scott

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MMA Big Show Online Channel

Check out MMA Big Show's online channel at http://www.livestream.com/mmabigshow.