Gary Cross Delighted With Growth Of G4 MMA Fighters; Thinking Big

deano · Oct 31, 2010

Gary Cross is the forefront figure of G4 MMA Fighters, an MMA-fighter management company which seeks to look after fighters and act in their best interests, with the aim of them fulfilling their potential and getting as far as they can in the sport. Cross caught up with BritMMA for a Q&A to discuss numerous topics, including what has turned out to be a boom period for the organisation, during which a lot of promising talents having recently been signed.

Q: For those who don't know or haven't yet understood, what exactly is the role you play with fighters?

A: The service that G4 MMA Fighters provides makes fighters lives far simpler, as they can focus on preparing to fight, fight without any distractions, and then start preparing for their next fight. Plus, I negotiate their rewards, review their contracts and collect their money and rewards after the shows.

Coaches see the value in the service as they can focus on coaching and understand that they are included in the matchmaking and fight preparation process.

Finally, the promoters like working with me because they know that as business people we get everything agreed and signed before the show, which in turn make the payment process much easier.
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Q: Recently, G4 has hit a bit of a boom period. Who have you signed recently, and how far do you see them going?

A: Yeah, it's been manic lately with gyms inviting me along to see their fighters. Weve signed contracts with Bradley Scott, David Round, Costas Doru, Kiel Tucker and Dale Wood. While Josh Ramage, Lew Long and Kent Kauppinen are reviewing their contracts with the intention (I hope) of signing in the near future.

Every fighter on that list has great potential, they all work extremely hard on every aspect of their game. Bradley (6-1-0) has a hand injury but is working his ground game, having already established himself as one of the most promising fighters in the welterweight division at 21 years of age. Kent Kauppinen (4-1-0) just beat the experienced Paul Rocha for the Extreme Brawl interim Title with amazing composure, as hes only 18. Kent previously stepped into the cage with Ali Arish went three rounds. David Round wins fight of the night almost every time I watch him and his ground game is starting to come on thanks to Ollie Ellis. Costas Doru is unbeaten (4-0-0) and is reducing his working hours to spend more time training, and Kiel and Dale are tipped by Alex The Boy Owen as great prospects. Lew Long is taking a short break but will start training again in November where my aim is to get his MMA career back on track.
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Read the full interview here: http://britmma.co.uk/#/gary-cross-delighted-with-g4/4545235357

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