John Gotti III, Grandson of famous mobster set for pro MMA debut

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nuraknu

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John Gotti III (0-0) will make is professional MMA debut on Oct. 27 at CES 46, taking on Johnny Adams (0-1) at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., the promotion confirmed to MMAjunkie. The card airs live on AXS TV.

Gotti, the son of John Gotti II, fights on what would have been the 77th birthday of his grandfather. He wants to pay tribute to the fallen mobster’s memory.

“I chose my pro debut with CES because I know several of the fighters that have fought for them,” Gotti said in a prepared statement released by CES, which added interview requests are a no-go per John Gotti II. “They said they were good guys to work with and that they put on a great show. So it was a natural fit when I heard they were promoting a show on Oct. 27....

Source/more: Grandson of famous mobster set for pro MMA debut
 

nuraknu

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Ok, the article authors even say it, "Convincing Adams he’s not endangering himself by winning might be the promotion’s next step." Seriously. If Johnny Adams shows up to this fight and doesn't throw it, I will be following his career for sure.
 

Robbie Hart

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His grandaddyn wasn’t a nice guy.......and you can glamourise him however you want but he was a cunt.
 

regular john

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Ok, the article authors even say it, "Convincing Adams he’s not endangering himself by winning might be the promotion’s next step." Seriously. If Johnny Adams shows up to this fight and doesn't throw it, I will be following his career for sure.
yeah that was the first thought that I had. I wouldn't want to take this fight.
 

CutmanMatt

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Maybe his name isn't really Johnny Adams, lol.

When I first saw the pic I thought for sure it was another fighter I've worked with named Andrew Fisher.

 

crowbar

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Now I feel stupid.Oh well,I should read more carefully & pay better attention.
 

Mix6APlix

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