Alchemist MMA Signs a Fighter, a Writer, and a Coach
Jan 19, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Alchemist management, a rapidly growing MMA
management and apparel company whose CEO is MC Hammer, announced
today that it has signed fighter Ovince St Preux, strength and
conditioning coach Jonathan Chaimberg, and writer Kelly Crigger to
its impressive roster.
“It’s a big day for us,” says Alchemist President Lex McMahon. “OSP is a rising star, Jonathon Chaimberg is an incredible coach who’s worked with some of the sports top fighters, and Kelly Crigger brings an impressive history of writing and a wealth of marketing knowledge to Alchemist.”
St Preux is indeed a rising star in MMA. He entered 2010 with a
mediocre 3-4 record, but rattled off seven wins in a row including
three wins in seven weeks over notables Benji Radach, Jason Day,
Antwain Britt, and Abongo Humphrey. In 2011, St Preux will
certainly shake up the Strikeforce light heavyweight division.
Jonathan Chaimberg is one of the most respected trainers and strength coaches in North America. A former national wrestler, he is now the strength coach who is responsible for many athletes on Canada's National wrestling team. Jonathan trains some of mixed martial arts' most accomplished athletes including Georges St Pierre and Rashad Evans and he is the strength and conditioning editor of Canada's #1 fitness magazine Inside Fitness. Along with Alchemist’s other notable trainer, Trevor Whitman, Chaimberg adds diversity to Alchemist’s roster and shows they’re not limited to just managing fighters.
The third addition to Alchemist is the new VP of Communications, Kelly Crigger, a recently retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who has authored three books and over a hundred articles on MMA for many outlets, including FIGHT! magazine, MMA Junkie.com, and Soldier of Fortune magazine.
“We’re very excited to have these guys on the team,” says Alchemist CEO MC Hammer. “We’re bringing a new approach to MMA management. We don’t just offer our athletes standard management services like contract negotiations and sponsors, but we also provide them with media opportunities, strength and conditioning advice, fight training, photo shoots with our in-house photographer Cherie Carlson, and statistical consulting through 'The Fight Scientist.'"
“The Fight Scientist” is Reed Kuhn, an independent consultant who provides Alchemist fighters with statistical analysis to help them develop fight strategies. Kuhn’s data comes from Fight Metric, a massive database of MMA statistics that adds a capability not previously seen in other MMA management companies.
Alchemist’s rapidly expanding roster of professional fighters will be busy in the coming months. Eric Lawson is an up-and-comer who will be fighting in the San Jose-based MMA promotion Strikeforce as will Army Green Beret Tim Kennedy. Jorge Rivera, Nate Marquardt, Brendan Schaub, and Stefan Struve will fight in the UFC octagon between February and May and Cristiano Marcello will compete in Brazil’s Nitrix promotion.
“It’s a big day for us,” says Alchemist President Lex McMahon. “OSP is a rising star, Jonathon Chaimberg is an incredible coach who’s worked with some of the sports top fighters, and Kelly Crigger brings an impressive history of writing and a wealth of marketing knowledge to Alchemist.”
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Jonathan Chaimberg is one of the most respected trainers and strength coaches in North America. A former national wrestler, he is now the strength coach who is responsible for many athletes on Canada's National wrestling team. Jonathan trains some of mixed martial arts' most accomplished athletes including Georges St Pierre and Rashad Evans and he is the strength and conditioning editor of Canada's #1 fitness magazine Inside Fitness. Along with Alchemist’s other notable trainer, Trevor Whitman, Chaimberg adds diversity to Alchemist’s roster and shows they’re not limited to just managing fighters.
The third addition to Alchemist is the new VP of Communications, Kelly Crigger, a recently retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who has authored three books and over a hundred articles on MMA for many outlets, including FIGHT! magazine, MMA Junkie.com, and Soldier of Fortune magazine.
“We’re very excited to have these guys on the team,” says Alchemist CEO MC Hammer. “We’re bringing a new approach to MMA management. We don’t just offer our athletes standard management services like contract negotiations and sponsors, but we also provide them with media opportunities, strength and conditioning advice, fight training, photo shoots with our in-house photographer Cherie Carlson, and statistical consulting through 'The Fight Scientist.'"
“The Fight Scientist” is Reed Kuhn, an independent consultant who provides Alchemist fighters with statistical analysis to help them develop fight strategies. Kuhn’s data comes from Fight Metric, a massive database of MMA statistics that adds a capability not previously seen in other MMA management companies.
Alchemist’s rapidly expanding roster of professional fighters will be busy in the coming months. Eric Lawson is an up-and-comer who will be fighting in the San Jose-based MMA promotion Strikeforce as will Army Green Beret Tim Kennedy. Jorge Rivera, Nate Marquardt, Brendan Schaub, and Stefan Struve will fight in the UFC octagon between February and May and Cristiano Marcello will compete in Brazil’s Nitrix promotion.
