WSOF 31 is in the books and it was an amazing event. An incredible night of fights capped off with a five round battle for the WSOF Heavyweight Championship. Early in the first round, Blagoy Ivanov suffered a nasty cut. Doctors threatened to stop it after each round, but Ivanov fought through it all to take the bloody unanimous decision. Want me to shoot your event? Just hit the contact button above. Enjoy!
I am here at the lovely Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut for WSOF 31. The past 2 days have been our studio days, so I wanted to share a few images from our time. I get a small window with the fighters, as they are all very busy filling out paperwork, cutting weight, and preparing for their upcoming fight. Some are tired, some are hungry, some are just over it, but I don't let them get away.
I was invited to come out to Chengdu, China to shoot the EM-Legend show this past weekend. Here are my selects from the show. Hope you dig. And want me to shoot your show? Feel free to hit that contact button up there. Next week I am off to Connecticut to shoot WSOF 31.
I got the invite from to come out to SoCal and shoot Glory Kickboxing's 30th event. Since we already had a super crew of Phil Lambert & Stephanie Drews there, I was able to sort of roam freely and shoot whatever I felt like. I borrowed James' Leica MP since I wanted to be constrained to one lens as well as manual focus. Majority of the shots below were shot with it. Dig everything about that camera.
Hope you enjoy!
Tiffany Van Soest relaxes backstage before her fight with Esma Hasshass.
Karl Roberson gets his hands wrapped before facing off with Mike Lemaire.
Tiffany Van Soest is all smiles as she gets her hands wrapped.
Warren "The Destroyer" Thompson paces backstage before his fight with Manny Mancha.
The fist of Joe Schilling.
Casey Green underneath the lights, right before the walkout.
Mike Lemaire getting vaseline'd up before his walkout.
Esma Hasshass with a moment to herself before she faced off with Tiffany Van Soest.
The quiet moment before Esma Hasshass walks through the curtains.
Tiffany Van Soest in fight mode, seconds before she walked out to face Esma Hasshass.
Tiffany Van Soest stands over Esma Hasshass after a knockdown in the first round. Van Soest would go on to win by decision.
Joe Schilling watches the action backstage before his name is called to walk.
Joe Schilling lands a right hand against Jason Wilnis. Wilnis would go on to win the decision.
Casey Green tends to his split brow backstage.
A victorious Tiffany Van Soest backstage with a bouquet and a smile.