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PAUL “SEMTEX’’ DALEY
SIGNS WITH STRIKEFORCE
 NEW
YORK (Sept. 15, 2010) – Top-10 world-ranked welterweight, Paul
Daley, has signed a multi-fight deal with world championship Mixed
Martial Arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE.
The 5-foot-9, 27-year-old native of London who fights out of
Nottingham, England, has won two straight and six of his last seven.
Overall, the cocky, brash seven-year pro is 25-9-2.
Nicknamed “Semtex” after an explosive that British armed forces use
to demolish large structures, Daley is coming off a unanimous
three-round decision over recent STRIKEFORCE signee, Jorge Masvidal,
last Saturday, Sept. 11. It was the first time since July 1, 2006,
that Daley had won a fight on points.
Daley is a freelance mixed martial artist whose style is an
aggressive mix of striking, striking and more striking.
“I am a striker – there is no secret about that,’’ the exciting
British bomber said. “I like to knock people out aggressively and
quickly. That's my game and no opponent's going to change that.
Almost all my fights are exciting and memorable with non-stop
action.’’
Daley specializes in Muay Thai (Dutch style). He utilizes lead leg
kicks often and possesses devastating knees and quick, heavy hands.
“I’m looking forward to fighting for STRIKEFORCE and would really
love to fight (current STRIKEFORCE welterweight champion) Nick
Diaz,’’ Daley said. “He’s a big name and a great fighter. Diaz would
bring out the best in me and would be a great test.’’
Daley, who has compiled a highlight reel of impressive knockout
victories, has competed against some of the best since turning
professional in June 2003. Three of his most significant victories
came against Masvidal, a 2:24, first-round KO (punches) over Dustin
Hazelett on Jan. 2, 2010, and a 2:31, first-round TKO (punches) over
Martin Kampmann on Sept. 19, 2009.
A former Cage Rage champion, Daley appeared on a STRIKEFORCE
co-promoted card on June 22, 2007. On the undercard of Frank
Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni in San Jose, Calif., he registered a
second-round TKO (punches) over Duane “Bang’’Ludwig.
Daley was introduced to martial arts when he began taking karate at
the age of 7. Besides England, he also trains in Holland. For a time
several years ago, Daley was involved in a project with Mothers
Against Guns in London.
About STRIKEFORCE
STRIKEFORCE (www.strikeforce.com) is a world-class mixed martial
arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made
history with its "Shamrock vs. Gracie" event, the first sanctioned
mixed martial arts fight card in California state history. The
star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank
Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San
Jose's HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of
18,265. Since 1995, STRIKEFORCE, sanctioned by ISKA, has been the
exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after
12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing
promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts (MMA) series
with "Shamrock vs. Gracie." In May 2008, West Coast Productions, the
parent company of STRIKEFORCE, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports
& Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all
business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at
San Jose. In March 2009, STRIKEFORCE signed a multi-year agreement
with SHOWTIME® to stage live events on the premium cable television
network. The promotion has since also produced two live, primetime
events on the CBS Television Network. |
