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Brad Taschuk




Staff Position: Full-Time Writer, Part-Time Editor
Forum Username: Brad.Taschuk
Status: Active

Bio:

Brad Taschuk, 24, resides in Whitby, Ontario. His introduction to martial arts was through the Karate art of Hapkido, however, his interests in the field have expanded significantly since then. He was first introduced to MMA in the year 2000, but did not immerse himself in the sport until 2005. Taschuk attended Brock University to study Kinesiology, but since finishing school has taken a different career path, eventually running his own business in financial services (when he finds spare time around his FLD commitments).

Hobbies and Activities:

• Lacrosse
• Basketball
• Watching MMA
• The Stock Market
• Being Right

Accomplishments:

• Ontario Lacrosse Provincial Champion & MVP
• Blue Belt in Hapkido (since relinquished)
• LOSSA (Regional) Wrestling Champion

Favorite Fights:

• Frankie Edgar vs. Tyson Griffin (UFC 67, 2007)
• Carlos Newton vs. Jose Pele Landi Jons (PRIDE 19, 2002)
• Matt Serra vs. Shonie Carter (UFC 31, 2001)
• Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Royce Gracie (PRIDE 2000 GP Finals)
• Frank Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz (UFC 22, 1999)
• Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Carlos Newton (PRIDE 3, 1998)

Articles: (latest to earliest)

• "Going the Distance: An Examination of Finishing Rates in the UFC" (November 16th, 2010)
• "404 Error: Your 'MMA' Cannot Be Found" (April 6th, 2010)
• "Three Little Details Holding Strikeforce Back" (March 30th, 2010)
• "FightLockdown.com Hall of Fame Inductee: Japanese MMA Pioneers" (January 19th, 2010)
• "FightLockdown.com's MMA Hall of Fame" (January 19th, 2010)
• "A Shifting Dynamic In MMA" (January 14th, 2010)
• “5 Flyweights the WEC Needs to Pursue” (November 20th, 2009)
• “Henderson’s Next History Making Moment?” (October 26th, 2009)
• “Twelve Years of Turmoil: Is the UFC Heavyweight Division Finally Headed for Solid Ground?” (August 29th, 2009)
• “The Conscientious Objector’s Guide to the ‘Greatest 100 UFC Fights of All-Time: Part 3 – The Pre-Zuffa Era (Top 5)” (August 20th, 2009)
• “The Conscientious Objector’s Guide to the ‘Greatest 100 UFC Fights of All-Time: Part 2 – The Pre-Zuffa Era (#15-6)” (August 18th, 2009)
• “The Conscientious Objector’s Guide to the ‘Greatest 100 UFC Fights of All-Time: Part 1 – The Pre-Zuffa Era (#25-16)” (August 17th, 2009)
• “Why the Light-Heavyweight Division Is No Longer King” (July 31st, 2009)
• “FightLockdown Mid-Year Awards” (July 7th, 2009)
• “The Impatient and the Impetuous: A Commentary on MMA Fans” (July 4th, 2009)
• “To Tide You Over Until UFC 100” (June 29th, 2009)
• “UFC 99: Where Do We Go From Here?” (June 14th, 2009)
• “Gis to Gogos: The Evolution of Jiu-Jitsu in MMA, Part 3 – Real Evolution” (May 8th, 2009)
• “The WEC Flyweight Division – Growing Pains” (March 26th, 2009)
• “Gis to Gogos: The Evolution of Jiu-Jitsu in MMA, Part 2 - The New Generation” (March 24th, 2009)
• “Gis to Gogos: The Evolution of Jiu-Jitsu in MMA, Part 1” (March 17th, 2009)

On-Going Series: (latest to earliest)

• "FLD's Sloppy Slugfest of the Week #5: Johnson vs. Mahe" (March 29th, 2010)
• "FLD's Sloppy Slugfest of the Week #4: Cyborg vs. Manhoef" (January 13th, 2010)
• "FLD's Sloppy Slugfest of the Week #3: Phil Baroni vs. Ikuhisa Minowa 1" (January 7th, 2010)
• “FLD's Sloppy Slugfest of the Week #2: Frye vs. Thompson” (December 10th, 2009)
• “FLD's Sloppy Slugfest of the Week #1: Mark Hunt vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka” (December 3rd, 2009)

• "Brad's Friday Fight Bodega #14: Kaufman vs. Helsel and a Weekend Preview" (February 26th, 2010)
• "Brad's Friday Fight Bodega #13: Riley vs. Berger" (February 12th, 2010)
• "Brad's Friday Fight Bodega #12: Mamoru Yamoguchi" (January 29th, 2010)
• "Brad's Friday Fight Bodega #11: Pequeno vs. Asahi 2" (January 22nd, 2010)
• "Brad's Friday Fight Bodega #10: New Year's Edition" (December 31st, 2009)
• “Brad’s Friday Fight Bodega #9: Imanari vs. Silva” (December 18th, 2009)
• “Brad’s Friday Fight Bodega #8: Pierson vs. Hadin” (December 11th 2009)
• “Brad’s Friday Fight Bodega #7: Double Dose – Baker vs. Singer, Ford vs. Spratt” (December 4th, 2009)
• “Brad’s Friday Fight Bodega #6: Somdet vs. Gomez” (November 27th, 2009)
• “Brad’s Friday Fight Bodega #5: Hazelett vs. Hons” (November 20th, 2009)
• “Brad’s Friday Fight Bodega #4: Inoue vs. Arai” (August 20th, 2009)
• “Brad’s Friday Fight Bodega #3: Ueda vs. Tazawa 1” (July 24th, 2009)
• “Brad’s Friday Fight Bodega #2: Tokoro vs. Cullum” (June 5th, 2009)
• “Brad’s Friday Fight Bodega #1: Chequerim vs. Endo“ (May 29th, 2009)

Forecast Participation: (latest to earliest)

UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva (January 1st, 2010)
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez (December 11th, 2009)
TUF10: Finale (December 4th, 2009)
UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 (November 20th, 2009)
UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera (November 13th, 2009)
UFC 104: Machida vs. Rua (October 23rd, 2009)