Tonight is the first night of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament, and Metal Mulisha Fighter Shane Del Rosario is ready to make the most of this opportunity. Make sure you tune into Showtime tonight at 7pm (PST) to catch Shane kicking some ass!

Shane will be putting his undefeated record of 10-0 on the line against Lavar Johnson (15-3) in the bout to decide the first alternate in the tournament that includes Former UFC Champions Josh Barnett and Andrei Arlovski, #1 ranked Fedor Emelianenko, Strikeforce Champion Alistair Overeem, and the man who finally beat Fedor, Fabricio Werdum. Both Shane and Lavar are known for their stand up prowess and will be looking to finish the fight with a knock out.

“We’ll come out standing and banging, no doubt,” said Del Rosario. “Where it goes from there, we’ll see.” Another fact of note, that make it all the more believable that Shane belongs in this tournament, is the number of fights he has finished in the first round. Nine out of ten of his wins have come in the first five minutes. “All those guys you look up to, like Fedor and Alistair Overeem, those are the guys you aspire to be,” said Del Rosario. “You get into this sport to have the opportunity to prove you belong and fight the best. If I get the call, I’ll be ready.”

Good luck Shane!

Join us for a kickoff celebration featuring the 100th Anniversary Parade of Flight and North Island Open House on February 12, 2011. Jimmy Hill, Wes Agee & Ryan Hagy will be putting on a huge ramp-to-ramp demo laying down huge tricks!

This exciting event begins at 9 a.m. aboard Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, the official “Birthplace of Naval Aviation.” The Rockstar Metal Mulisha FMX team will gear up and fire up the bikes at 11:00am and 12:30pm both following with a huge autograph signing! To top off this day of nothing but fun, the event is open to the public with free admission and parking. Don’t miss out on this amazing event and make sure to use this weekends coupon code MMAIRSHOW for 20% off all weekend long! For more details on the 100th Anniversary Parade of Flight visit their website www.navalaviation100.org

FREE GENERAL ADMISSION
Guests must use the Gate on 3rd Street to access the general parking areas. Naval Air Station North Island is located in Coronado and can be accessed by using the CA-75/Coronado Bay Bridge from Interstate 5 or CA-75 from Imperial Beach.
Using Interstate 5 North/South

* Take the CA-75/Coronado Bay Bridge exit
* Once you get off the bridge, the road turns into 3rd Street

General Public Visitors:

* Follow 3rd Street onto the base
* Follow signs to General Public Parking

DV/Media with Invitation and/or Parking Pass:

* Once on 3rd Street get into the far right lane
* Turn right on Orange Avenue
* Turn left on 1st Street
* Follow 1st Street onto the base
* Ensure you have your invitation
* Follow signs to DV and Media Parking

Using CA-75 (Silver Strand Highway)

* Go West on Palm Avenue until it turns into CA-75
* CA-75 will turn into Orange Avenue

General Visitors:

* Turn left onto 3rd Street and follow it onto the base
* Follow signs to General Public Parking

DV/Media with Invitation and/or Parking Pass:

* Follow Orange Avenue
* Turn left onto 1st Street and follow it onto the base
* Ensure you have your invitation
* Follow signs to DV and Media Parking

You must have a valid driver’s license, current registration and physical proof of insurance (Insurance card), to bring your vehicle onto a military base. If driving a rental car, valid driver’s license, proof of insurance & car rental agreement will be required. Seat belts are required while driving on base. The use of cell phones without a hands-free device while driving is prohibited. The California Vehicle Code is enforced on this installation. The speed limit onboard the base is 25 mph unless posted otherwise.

Security personnel will direct you from the gate to your parking area.

The 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation
2508 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92106
http://mwrtoday.com/cona/
(619) 545-8136

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The 1st Annual Jeremy Lusk Memorial Ride Day kicked off at Pala Raceway. The turnout was amazing with tons of athletes, family, and fans who all came together to share this special moment showing support for Jeremy Lusk. As everyone gathered around, we all signed a flag in his honor and talked about our memories we had with Jeremy.

After some lunch, everyone geared up and hit the track to put in a solid riding session and ride in the name of Lusk!

“The Lusk Ride Day is a chance to celebrate his life, the good times and having fun in his memory. It’s what Jeremy would have wanted.”
- Brian Deegan

“It’s really cool to get all of Jeremy’s friends and fans together and have a good time doing what he loved. This means a lot to me that he has touched so many people’s lives. Seeing all the people come out to support him, it’s very touching.”
- Lauren Lusk, Jeremy’s widow and founder, In God’s Hands

“This is a day for everyone to come and pay their respects to Jeremy. We want everyone to know that he was our friend and we’ll miss him. It’s nice for everyone to come together and remember Jeremy as a great friend and rider.”
- Ronnie Faisst

“This is a great way to have fun, get all the guys together and have a day in memory of our friend Jeremy Lusk. He would have wanted us to celebrate like this. Later, we’ll kick back and have some Coronas, like he would have done.”
- Jeff ‘Ox’ Kargola

“Being out here, seeing how many people have showed up, shows how respected he was in our industry. Jeremy was a guy I looked up to and respected, he reminded me that riding should always be fun. It’s very cool that we all come out here to celebrate his life.”
- Josh Grant

Check out the full Lusk Memorial Ride Day Photogallery.

It has been two years today as we lost a friend so close to our hearts, Mulisha Family member and a legend in the sport, Jeremy Lusk. On this day two years ago, Lusk had an amazing 2008 season, in which Jeremy took home the Freestyle Gold & Best Trick Silver at X Games. Topping it off, Lusk landed the first ever double grab Heart Attack backflip. Lusk also won both Freestyle and Best Trick Gold at the X Games in Mexico. From X Games, Lusk finished third overall in FMX Freestyle on the 2008 Dew Tour, and earned a Bronze helmet at the Moto X World Championships.

Jeremy touched, motivated and impressed everyone in a unique way and he will always be missed and never forgotten. To celebrate in his honor, the 1st Annual Jeremy Lusk Memorial Ride Day is being held at Pala Raceway, CA today at 9:30am pacific time.

Come hang out, ride with the Metal Mulisha team, eat some Chronic Tacos, celebrate, and make the best out of Lusk’s Memorial Day Ride! If you can’t make it down, In Gods Hand’s will be hosting and sharing this event LIVE for all the fans across the world to see and join the Celebration.

Make sure and tune in, because we will have LIVE interviews from all the riders, fans interaction and give you a full update on this Memorial Celebration. Make sure and check back to metalmulisha.com for a full story, photo and video update on how the day went down. We hope to see you all there or on our LIVE broadcast. RIP LUSK, RIDE IN PEACE.

click here to print out the flyer for $5 off the Pala entry track fee. www.palaraceway.com

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This Weeks Caption Contest Photo!

We just picked out last weeks winners for Taka Tuesday and we are back with a fresh pic! We want to see how funny you can be with your very own creative caption on Taka Higashino. Write your best caption on our website and you will have the chance to win a free Metal Mulisha tee of your choice and some stickers!

*Make sure you fill out your full name, and email. Contest ends the following Tuesday when we put up the new weekly Taka Tuesday!

Last Weeks Winners!

don west says:
Why have one when you can have em all….. taka style

Kimberly Perez Aviles says:
Cowguurl: Ppsshhhhh, who does this guy think he is??
Taka: I’m yo daddy, guuurl.. Now gimme some luv.. <3

Big D says:
Taka son love you long time!!!

So we put up some sick photos that Tedesco took and we said F_it, might as well make a sick ass video with music from our most recent band Mainstream Scare! Check out Taka and Hill ripping it up at Jimmy Fitzpatrick’s compound!

Taka, Wes and Hill have been teaming up and riding a lot together lately. The three have been making their rounds to all the FMX riding hot spots such as, the Mulisha Compound, Fitzland, and Faisst’s backyard. This has been paying off huge for them in the trick department.

Since they began riding together, Hill has quickly learned No-hander and Heel Clicker flips, and is already hard at work learning Super flips. Wes is feeling solid since returning from his knee surgery and has been stomping huge Indy, Cordova, and No-footed Can flips. Did we mention that he hasn’t even been cleared to ride yet?

Taka hasn’t let up a bit since the starting of the Nuclear Cowboyz tour, and has been riding and hitting the pit nearly everyday between tour stops working on his new trick the #$*&@… You didn’t really thing we were going to tell you what it is, did you? That is top secret classified information at this time.

For now, enjoy these recent photos of Taka, Wes and Hill going huge!

February 9, 2011 marks the two year anniversary of the passing of our teammate, Mulisha family member and friend,Jeremy Lusk. Jeremy impacted so many different peoples lives in a positive way. To celebrate in his memory, the whole Metal Mulisha team invites everyone to come celebrate and ride at Pala Raceway on February 9th from 9:30 – 2:00pm. Come hang out, ride, eat some Chronic Tacos and make the best out of Lusk’s Memorial Day Ride! See you there and click here to print out the flyer for $5 off the Pala entry fee.

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www.palaraceway.com

This Saturday, February 5th 2011 @ 9:00am – 11:00am the Metal Mulisha is gearing up and heading out to train with Nick & Nate Diaz in Las Vegas!

We figured to make this even better we would invite the Metal Mulisha Troops and let the first 100 people in for free and the first 50 people get a free Metal Mulisha training shirt. Come check out the Diaz Brothers training seminar, learn some tips and how to kick some serious ass at the Wand Fight Team Gym.

Wand Fight Team Gym
4631 Dean Martin Dr. Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 538-8300
http://www.wandfightteam.com/

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