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by **Cap** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:46 pm

The Greek disease knows no bounds. Another example of how we reject our sons.
Hats off to our boy, finding fame and fortune in a foreign land that rewards excellence.

Philippou was never supposed to get here, not a kid from far-off Cyprus, a place that was hardly known for exporting combat sports talent. He started his unlikely journey as a teenager, boxing under Polis Potamitis, a local who would become his mentor and best friend. After several years of training and scraping by on jobs in factories and as a restaurant cook, Potamitis thought Philippou, then 25 years old, might be good enough to turn pro....

http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/12/27/3 ... -a-life-he

by **georgios100** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:47 pm

Cap wrote:The Greek disease knows no bounds. Another example of how we reject our sons.
Hats off to our boy, finding fame and fortune in a foreign land that rewards excellence.

Philippou was never supposed to get here, not a kid from far-off Cyprus, a place that was hardly known for exporting combat sports talent. He started his unlikely journey as a teenager, boxing under Polis Potamitis, a local who would become his mentor and best friend. After several years of training and scraping by on jobs in factories and as a restaurant cook, Potamitis thought Philippou, then 25 years old, might be good enough to turn pro....

http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/12/27/3 ... -a-life-he

I've been following Filippou all along... good fighter, off Limassol, Cyprus.
Needs more training to reach the top but excellent results so far!

by **GreekIslandGirl** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 11:48 pm

I hope he beats up that Turk-loving, illegal-regime-supporting boxer.

by **Cap** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:26 am

GreekIslandGirl wrote:I hope he beats up that Turk-loving, illegal-regime-supporting boxer.

That freeloading cheapskate squatter David Gay?
That should be a good bout, since Philippou's a boxer by trade.

by **Cap** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 3:19 pm

Ok, so another win for Costa.

which flag looks totally out of place on this list and doesn't it look awesome? :mrgreen:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Boetsch

by **GreekIslandGirl** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:24 pm

Cap wrote:Ok, so another win for Costa.

which flag looks totally out of place on this list and doesn't it look awesome?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Boetsch

Ooohh lovely win!

The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be traced back to the ancient Olympics where one of the earliest documented systems of codified full range unarmed combat was in the sport of pankration.