MMA Spotlight: Nick Agallar Goes from UFC to Bodog Fight

Following a 16-month tour of duty in Iraq, Wisconsin's own, Nick Agallar, took part in Bodog Fight Season 1 Costa Rica and Season 2 Russia. He is 1-1 under the Bodog Fight banner thus far and fought last weekend for Bodog Fight Season 3.  Sports911.com was present but is prohibited from posting results from that event at press time.

Overall, Agallar is a very impressive 17-4-0.

His UFC 45 - Revolution bout verses Yves Edwards was among the most memorable.  Though he ultimately lost that battle, fight observers point out that Agaller dominated throughout much of that fight.

“I remember watching some of the early UFCs and thinking 'man, I could kill these guys'." Agaller said.
 
Nick Agallar is one of the top lightweight fighters in the world. He has the most favorable (and reliable) wins to losses ratio of any competitor in Bodog Fight. And so he should – as a capable wrestler and Jiu-Jitsu combatant.

Nick’s interest in fighting began where most does – on the playground.

Eventually, he channeled his skills into wrestling and placed as a runner-up in numerous tournaments. All the while, Nick watched as many UFC matches as he could find, eventually concluding that mixed martial arts was in his future. He joined Dave Strasser’s Freestyle Academy and, two weeks later, won his first fight. After that, he was hooked.

You will be able to watch Nick's Bodog Fight 3 verses Ryan Bow coming soon check the BodogFight website for upcoming schedule

Bodog Fight Season 3 in Costa Rica featured plenty of surprises

Bodog Fight recently announced a partnership agreement with K-1 out of Japan. 

Charles Jay of BoxingScene.com writes of BodogFight:

"Bodog Fight is backed by an online gaming empire built by master marketers, and can succeed either as an entree to casino and sportsbook sites bearing its name, or as a branding vehicle."

Bodog Fight's Season 3 filming was recently profiled by Sports911.com.

That article highlights how Sports911.com/Gambling911.com was there almost from Day 1 when Bodog.com first emerged in 2001 and how we were laughed off the face of the Internet promoting Bodog.com as the "next big thing in online gambling". 

We know a good thing when we see it and Bodog Fight is a good thing.  Trust us on this one folks.  We're making the same predictions we did back in 2002 (we started promoting Bodog a few months after they launched the brand).

Even Vancouver Sun reporter, David Baines - someone who has been highly critical of Bodog and its founder Calvin Ayre - admits to having watched the Bodog Fight premiere Pay Per View event in Vancouver, British Columbia, and enjoyed it very much. 

Incidentally, we here at Sports911.com call it as we see it.  Bodog Music does little for us.  Bodog Fight 3, its production (Ayre admits a huge improvement over Season 1) and the overall morale of its fighters (many wearing their Bodog Fight gear en route back to Miami and talking to other passengers about their experiences in Costa Rica) impressed us greatly. 

It also impressed one of the Custom Agents who was all ears when a fighter told him about his reason for being in Costa Rica.  Bodog Founder, Calvin Ayre, ironically, won't be stepping foot on US soil any time soon following the arrests of colleagues in the online gambling sector. 

Ayre and friends at his Costa Rica compound.  Ayre recently announced he has purchased a beach front property in sunny Antigua where much of his gambling business will be based

....Bodog Fight third season featured three fighters from Portland, Oregon. Chael Sonnen, Jake Ellenberger and Jeremiah Constant were among the fighters in Costa Rica for filming. All three are under a non-disclosure agreement until the episodes air. Ellenberger and Constant are free agents, but Sonnen recently signed a four-fight contract for $35,000 per fight.

Last December, Bodog fans named Sonnen the promotion's most popular fighter, an honor that earned him a $50,000 bonus.

"When I started fighting, the goal was to make $10,000," Sonnen said. "And I would have to fight five or six fights to get that."

Lindland has been managing Sonnen since 2000 and coaching him since he was 16.

"It's finally coming around for him," Lindland said. "He is becoming a fighter that has demand."

....Do not forget to tune into PRIDE 33: The Second Coming Saturday evening.  Based in Japan, PRIDE is not as well known as the UFC but many consider PRIDE to have the best talent. 

Heading this weekend’s card is the highly anticipated and long-awaited rematch between two current champions. Welterweight champion Dan Henderson (12-5) steps into the ring to challenge Wanderlei Silva (22-3-1) for the Middleweight belt. This is the first ever fight between to current champs in the history of Pride F-C.

Bodog.com (see website here) is offering odds on PRIDE 33 with Wanderlei Silva at -300 and Dan Henderson +200.  Henderson would pay out $200 on a $100 bet should he win.  That's the best value. 

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Christopher Costigan, Sports911.com

Originally published February 24, 2007 11:25 pm ET