AN UPCOMING TALENT WORTH WATCHING! SPARTAN!

MMA Davao: thanks for accepting our invitation for a one on one interview. For everyone who still doesnt know you, whats your full name and and your discipline?
JONATHAN SUMOGAT, known as "SPARTAN", MY DISCIPLINE IS MIXED MARTIAL ARTS-CENOJAS FIGHTING SYSTEM

MMA Davao: where do you train and who trained you?
CENOJAS MIXED MARTIAL ARTS AND MY TRAINOR IS SHIHAN MARS CENOJAS

MMA Davao: how long have you been training on that discipline?
SINCE JUNE, 2008

MMA DAvao: What enticed you to train martial arts?

ACTUALLY, AT FIRST IT WAS ALL FOR SELF DEFENSE BUT AS TIME GOES BY I LEARNED TO LOVE IT A LOT AND I FIND IT SO CHALLENGING BUT MOSTLY I WANT TO REACH THE SOULS OF THE YOUNG ONES NOT ONLY TO LEARN MARTIAL ARTS BUT TO DRAW THEM CLOSER TO GOD.

MMA Davao: what is your base discipline? (karate, aikido, wushu, BJJ etcc..)

CENOJAS FIGHTING SYSTEM

MMA DAvao: who inspired you to train
MMA? MY FIRST INSPIRATIONS WERE MY SENIORS IN OUR TEAM LIKE SENSEI LARROZA, SENSEI JEMERY, SENSEI TANGAYAN AND SENSEI JUBERT WHO WON IN SOME MMA FIGHTS.

MMA Davao: how did the name "spartan" came about?
 IT WAS SHIHAN MARS IDEA BEC. IN THE GYM WE HAVE ALIASES, AND I ALSO LIKE IT JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIE 300. NAGUSTUHAN JUD NAKO ANG MGA WAR TACTICS SA MOVIE AND I WANT TO APPLY IT WITH ME.

MMA Davao: before MMA what competitions did you join or compete and how well did you do on those events?
AT FIRST IM MORE FOCUSED ON BJJ AND GRAPPLING COMPETITIONS AND I WON SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY. GANAHAN LANG JUD KO MAGDUMOG OG KALUOY SA DIYOS MAKUHA NAKO ANG KADAUGAN.

 MMA Davao: on your first MMA fight what came in your mind? how prepared where you?

SHIHAN MARS TOLD ME THAT I AM NOW READY FOR ANOTHER LEVEL AND THAT IS TO GET INSIDE THE RING. WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT IT, NAG DOUBLE TIME JUD KO FOR THE PREPARATION, AM JUST SO LUCKY THAT I LIVE IN THE GYM. I HAVE ALL THE TIME TO PREPARE.

MMA Davao: I see on some of your posts on FB that you have strong faith and a very God fearing individual. How does this apply on you as a fighter?

 I GREW UP IN THE CHURCH WITH MY PARENTS AND I NEVER HESITATED TO JOIN THE CENOJAS MMA KNOWING THAT ME AND SHIHAN MARS HAVE THE SAME FAITH. WE DO NOT JUST TRAIN BUT WE PRAY A LOT AND DO BIBLE SHARING ALSO. THE VERSE IN THE BIBLE INSPIRES ME A LOT... " I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME" PHILIPPIANS 4:13. I WANT TO BE KNOWN NOT ONLY AS A FIGHTER OR PLAYER BUT ALSO A GOD-FEARING PERSON. I WANT TO ALSO DO DISCIPLESHIP.

MMA Davao: other than MMA have you thought of wanting to be somebody in your life? other profession?
 YES, I REALLY WANT TO FINISH MY COURSE IN B.S IN EDUCATION. I WANT TO BE A TEACHER TOO.

MMA Davao: what does spartan do when he is not in training?
I ALSO TEACH IN THE CENOJAS MMA AS AN ASST. INSTRUCTOR, I ALSO SELL BOOKS AND OTHER THINGS. IF YOU WANT TO ORDER JUST PM ME. MASKI UNSA LANG POD AKO GINABALIGYA MGA PRODUCTS SA AMO CHURCH. BY THE WAY, BAKA GUSTO NINYO ORDER NG SOYA MILK JUST LET ME KNOW TO.... HEHEHE

MMA Davao: Any people that you want to say hi or thank with?
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK THE LORD FOR GIVING ME GOOD HEALTH, FOR ANSWERING ALL MY PRAYERS. I WANT TO THANK MY PARENTS FOR UNDERSTANDING ME, THANK YOU ALSO OUR MASTER MARTIN CENOJAS FOR HIS LEGACY AND MOSTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY MENTORS SHIHAN MARS AND SHIHAN MARCO FOR THEIR UNTIRING SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO ME. THANKS ALSO TO ALL THE CENOJAS MMA MEMBERS AND TO YOU DOC VICENTE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. GOD BLESS US ALL.

 THANK YOU ALSO COACH STEPHEN KAMPHUIS OF KAMPHUIS-FABRICIO PHILIPPINES FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT.

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 MMA Davao: In behalf of MMA davao I would like to thank you for this opportunity to interview you!! Good luck on your fight career and continue representing DAVAO!!! We are proud of you!!!

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FEB 18..WHATS IN FEB 18?

     February is supposedly a love month. A month where individuals express their feelings to their partners. However, for the MMA world here in the Philippines, its a different kind of February where fighters express their feelings of superiority, skill and machismo inside the ring. A month where they can fully show their love ones that they can bang inside the ring. I dont know about this guys, maybe they dedicate thier fights on this season of the hearts for their woman, hehehe.

    Nonetheless, here in Davao two of our finest fighters will be competing on the same date on different arenas, different promotions both in Major events. And who am I referring with?

Ale " the young Gun" Cale is pitted against Jesse "the spiderman" Tatiano from Guam, on the main event of PXC 29 at Ynares Sports Arena. and yes its a TITLE FIGHT for the featherweight division.  at what date...yes you guessed it right....Feb 18.

  For the same day on another event , the "El Matador" Ricardo Sapno III, will defend his Interim Belt against a tough opponent from Baguio, the lakay group of fighters, Arnold Agapito.
This will be at Baguio a URCC event.

and so my dear MMA fans of Davao...after the14th of february while couples exchange flowers, go on dates and show their affection...on the 18th of Feb, our local fighters will be exchanging affections with their opponents by breaking their opponents faces ..

as for me...dito lang ako sa tabi..... :) , dinaanan na ako ng panahon. Full support tayo sa ating mga fighters syempre!!!

Happy Valentines Everyone!!!