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OUTSIDE SPORTS: ‘THE CRANK’

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Frank 'The Crank' Camacho poses with Chief Taga's Latte' on the island of Tinian. (courtesy photo)

Frank ‘The Crank’ Camacho poses with Chief Taga’s Latte’ on the island of Tinian. (courtesy photo)

Saipan’s Frank ‘The Crank’ Camacho will be making his return to the PXC on Aug. 9 against Japan’s Koshi Matsumoto at the UOG Field House. Camacho’s last MMA fight was in April 2009. He was last seen in the PXC in November 2007 with a big win over Ryan Bigler. Camacho shares with GSPN some topics outside of MMA.

Q: If you could meet any celebrity, who would it be?

A: Bruce Lee! I would love to train and hear what the Man has to say about life and martial arts.

Q: Most famous fighter you’ve trained with?

A: (UFC champion) Dominick Cruz

Q: Go-to karaoke song?

A: Bon Jovi – Bed Of Roses LOL

Q: Favorite TV character of all-time?

A: HULK

Q: Food you refuse to eat?

A: Fried roaches! Yeah I’ve seen them before. There is no way I’m eating that!

Q: Most slices of pizza you’ve eaten in one sitting?

A: 25 (not a typo)

Q: Favorite Chamorro dish?

A: Estufao with HOT WHITE RICE made by my Mom!

Q: Funniest athlete you know?

Three of the Marianas' modern day warriors: Saipan's Frank Camacho, Luta's Pat Ayuyu and Guam's Ryan Bigler. (courtesy photo)

Three of the Marianas’ modern day warriors: Saipan’s Frank Camacho, Luta’s Pat Ayuyu and Guam’s Ryan Bigler. (courtesy photo)

A: Master Donnie Achnick (Team Lloyd Irvin BJJ Black Belt / Instructor)

Q: If you could trade places with one athlete, who would it be?

A: Mike Tyson because what an experience it must be to be the smaller, faster and hardest hitting mofo in the toughest boxing division at the time. And knocking out fools in the first round at the HIGHEST LEVEL. What an experience. lol

 

OUTSIDE SPORTS

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COMING SOON …

  • Brawl 3: Oct 13
  • Guam’s Strongest Man and Woman Competition October 29

 

QUICK HITS

The Figo Islanders 40s women’s softball team took gold in the Senior Softball World Championship in Las Vegas. Figo came out of the loser’s bracket and beat the Arizona Belles 17-3 in the AA division championship game Sunday afternoon.
Other Guam teams that played in the 40s tournament were: Team SOTTA (women’s) and Bud Light Guam, Friars 671 and Sindalun Guahan (men’s).
Sindalu finished a respectable 4th out of 24 AAA division teams.
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In Guam’s first time competing in the FIBA Asia Cup, we draw China, Japan, and Mongolia in Group C. Competition begins in 2024. Guam also moves up the FIBA world rankings to #76.

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