All he wants is a Business card

A Young Fighter Gets Ready to Battle for Another Round
Jul-31-2008
By Thomas GerbasiBrandon Rayner is a fighter. No, he’s not a newcomer to the UFC, scheduled to compete on one of the organization’s upcoming cards, but the 10-year old Las Vegas native’s courage and determination will serve him even better than a Chuck Liddell right hand in his battle against leukemia.

It’s a fight that Brandon is determined to win, and if you need any proof of his resilience, he’s been battling with the heart of a champion since the age of two, when he was first diagnosed with NF1 (neurofibromatosis). Two rounds of chemotherapy (at the age of three and seven) would follow, but by the time he finished his second round in September of 2007, Brandon was overjoyed to learn that he was finally able to begin studying martial arts, which he did in impressive fashion at former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir’s Striking Unlimited Gym, hoping to follow in the footsteps of his fighting heroes. He even earned an award for attendance in school, an amazing feat in itself.

Yet by the time he finished fourth grade earlier this year, Brandon was diagnosed with leukemia and soon after began his third round of chemotherapy. For ten days straight, he took the treatment, yet his spirit wouldn’t be broken, and he remains upbeat and an inspiration not only to the patients at Sunrise Children's Hospital, but to everyone who has come into contact with him or who has read his story.

But now, as he continues his fight against leukemia, he is looking for a hand from the mixed martial arts community, not only by having people register as bone marrow donors, but by having the fans of the sport get the word out as he looks to set a new world record for most business cards collected.

So far, Brandon has collected over 200,000 cards. And as a young man who has trained in martial arts before his medical battles began, nothing would brighten his day more than some business cards from people who share his love for the sport as he prepares for an arduous schedule that includes a bone marrow transplant and more rounds of chemotherapy.

Business cards can be sent to Brandon Rayner at Sunrise Children's Hospital, Attention: Pediatric Oncology, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas NV 89109. The deadline to send in cards is August 15, 2008.

The next bone marrow drive for Brandon is on Sunday, August 3rd from 9am to 2 pm at The Crossing Church. 7950 W. Windmill Lane, in Las Vegas

This one is for wifey

her favorite fighter...

Follow your dreams

the ultimate wArrior (again)

Here he is preparing to unleash the fury of the Wang.

Hand over that belt Quinton!!

And the winner, by way of 9mm glock...............................................

FOREEEEEEEST GRIFFFFFEEEENN.

throwin the horns

Dont be fooled by his jolly looks and seducingly sexy smile , hell decapitate any opponent in less that 23.95 seconds.

touch of death

This was actually taken during an epic battle, he did not pose for this pic. Scary stuff huh???

another bit of fighter news. accordint to yahoo, rampage was arrested yesterday and doin it up O.J style with his slow speed chase and all. http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AqdCRD_vMHWNruOGebz8AbE9Eo14?slug=ki-071508&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

also see these pics on tmz. http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/rampage_arrested

QUIZ FOR WIFEY

Look close and see if you can find and tell me who the Jedi Knight is that is teaching these young padawan learners where he once was a young star student himself???

HINT: Is considered by many to be the greatest mma warrior to ever step in to the cage.

Jose Canseco thought he wanted an MMA career

so he tried a little boxing and got his arse handed to him

http://sports.yahoo.com/box/blog/box_experts/post/Canseco-knocked-for-a-loop-in-boxing-debut?urn=box,93737

this is going to be hard but i will try

Eight Things I have a passion for:
1) wifey
2) kids
3) wifeys body
4) wifeys laugh
5) mma fighting
6) my plants (all 2 of them)
7) midgets
8) coke (the drink)

Eight Things I Would Like to do Before I Die:
1) not have to work a 9 to 5
2) move away from Tardville, in the general direction of a large body of water
3) get to maybe a brown belt in two martial arts
4) get healthier in general (before i die? thats kind of an oxymoron right?)
5) visit costa rica
6) move to costa rica
7) satisfy wifeys top 8 list so i will know for sure ive done all i can do.
8) say "goodbye cruel world" ______flatline_________

Eight Things I Say a Lot:
1) Noah,!!!!!!
2) jackass!!
3) thank you
4) what the f*%K??
5) Huss!!!.....its a karate thing
6) you got a really nice ass
7) c'mon people!!! (usually said while in traffic)
8) *nananananana* (that is just a look i give when i dont have to say anything)

Eight Books I Have Read Recently:
1) L.A OutlawsEight
2) The Appeal
3) Playing For Pizza
4) urban dictionary 1
5) urban dictionary 2
6) bass pro shop catalog (toilet reading)
7) bleachers
8) a painted house

Movies I Have Seen Eight Times:
1) Urban Cowboy
2) Napoleon Dynamite
3) Dumb and Dumber
4) Office Space
5) Silence of the Lambs
6) the hard 8
7) rockstar
8) casino

Eight bloggers I'll tag:

none, i done know any bloggers to tag

here it comes

this is goinbg to be a goooood fight i think. coming up this weekend. whoooooooo