Live MMA fights take place courtesy of Dan Henderson’s Fight Night 12

JP Raineri

Sports Editor

Hendo’s Fight Night 12 took place Friday, June 16, with 10 fights at Dan Henderson’s Athletic Fitness Center. Country Singer Coffey Anderson was in attendance and got the night started by singing the national anthem. Also set to make appearances during the evening was the man himself, UFC legend Dan Henderson, as well as UFC fighters Joe Stevenson, Jared Vanderaa, Ashley Yoder and Farid and Javid Basharat. Also there was Amir Albazi, who just won the UFC main event two weekends ago and was there to corner his little brother that was fighting on the card, and MMA fighter/Tik Tok-er Jarred “Bear” Fiorda. Results from the event were not reported prior to this article going to print, but will be made available online.

Dan Henderson’s Athletic Fitness Center is located at 27901 Jefferson Avenue in Temecula. Hendo Sports Management is owned and operated by Dan Henderson. HSM assists and manages the fighters from the gym as well as Team Quest. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com

ANTHEM from page C-1 the biggest audience,” she said. “When I did my very first sound check, my knees were trembling.” I was anxious, nervous and excited all at the same time. I was very grateful for this opportunity to represent my Filipino heritage and my hometown of San Diego. I’m especially thankful to all my friends and family that came to support me, which included some that were Dodger fans.”

As for the game, the Padres fell to Cleveland 8-6, but not without some early fireworks when Manny Machado launched a three-run homer in the first inning. Unfortunately, the Padres were unable to overcome an early 5-0 deficit. San Diego, which had won five of six, was looking for its first three-game sweep this season. Going into this week, the Padres (35-36) are 7.5 games back from first place and will be on the road to face San Francisco.

JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com