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Bodog is an online entertainment brand launched in 1994 by Calvin Ayre.

Originally the company traded at (www.bodog.com) but the brand was later divested and intellectual property rights were assigned to and consolidated in BodogBrand.com.^{[citation needed]} The trademark and brand has been subsequently licensed to a series of organizations worldwide.

Business Model[link]

BodogBrand.com is an intellectual property licensing enterprise, licensing the rights to other Bodog entities. Bodog was founded by Calvin Ayre and he has described the BodogBrand.com licensing model as “not unlike the Virgin-branded venture capital organization founded by Richard Branson”.^{[1][dead link]}

The Bodog brand is largely focused on the online gambling industry, notwithstanding attempts to license the brand into the television, music and event production spaces, which have been largely unsuccessful.^{[citation needed]} In an effort to promote the Bodog brand further, Bodog Europe's CEO, Patrik Selin, signed a deal with English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion, to become new official club sponsor for the next two seasons, from July 1, 2011.WBA Sponsorship

Brand Licensees[link]

Haydock Sports / Bodog Asia[link]

In March, 2009 BodogBrand.com announced the finalization of an exclusive Asian brand license for online gaming with Haydock Sports. Haydock Sports had been operating in Asia since 2006 under the authority of an Interactive Gaming License issued by First Cagayan pursuant the laws of the Republic of the Philippines. Haydock subsequently rebranded its online gaming website www.9play.com to www.bodog88.com, offering sportsbook and casino products in numerous languages to the Asian market.^{[citation needed]}

Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (2006 - 2011)[link]

The Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (MMGG) is a private online gambling company that formerly operated the Bodog-branded website www.bodog.eu. The Bodog brand was licensed by BodogBrand.com to the MMGG after the original Bodog gaming organization withdrew from the United States market following the passsage of the SAFE Port Act in 2006.^[2] According to a 2009 interview with CEO Alwyn Morris, following the passage of anti-online gambling legislation by the U.S. Congress in 2006, the original, Antigua-based Bodog gaming enterprise resolved to withdraw from the U.S. market. The MMGG then approached BodogBrand.com and negotiated an exclusive license to use the brand for the purposes of marketing the MMGG's online gaming services within that region. A private company, the MMGG is headquartered in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake in Quebec, Canada – part of the seven communities that make up the Mohawk Nation. The MMGG operates pursuant to a remote gaming license issued by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, and is authorized by that license to offer gaming services worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

MMGG originally operated from the domain name Bodog.com; however, on May 23, 2011 the group announced its intention to allow its license agreement with BodogBrand.com for the Bodog.com domain to expire and that it had migrated its services to www.Bodog.eu.^{[citation needed]} Industry media speculated that the transition to the new domain was a preemptive decision in the face of a round of domain name seizures by the US Department of Justice in early 2011.^[3]

In July, 2011, Bodog Brand issued a press release announcing that the brand license arrangement with the MMGG would be terminated effective December 31, 2011.^[4] On December 14, 2011, the MMGG announced that it would no longer operate any Bodog-branded websites and transitioned all customers to its new site.^[5][6]

The MMGG continues to operate, under the address www.bovada.lv, pursuant to a remote gaming license issued by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, and is authorized by that license to offer gaming services worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

Bodog Fight[link]

Bodog Fight was a mixed martial arts and event production enterprise. The brand was licensed to a Canadian events production licensee in 2006, which produced a television series of the same name, which aired on The Score Television Network, Ion Television, and The Fight Network. Each episode followed two fighters in their training and ended with a bout between the two fighters. Bodog Fight also produced pay-per-view events which featured top-ranked fighters including Fedor Emelianenko, Aleksander Emelianenko and Matt Lindland. Bodog Fight ceased operations in 2008 .[1]^{[dead link]}

Bodog Poker Network[link]

Bodog Poker Pro Tatjana Pašalić

In September 2009, BodogBrand.com announced a fourth online gaming brand license arrangement with Patrik Selin, former CEO of the Ongame Poker Network. Selin indicates that he has acquired the source code to the proprietary poker product and commitments from Morris Mohawk Gaming Group, Bodog Europe and Haydock to join the Bodog Network and provide a liquidity base upon the launch of the network.^[7]

The Bodog Poker Network has changed its business model to attract losing players and dispel winning players in order to generate more profit from rake.^[8]

On May 14, 2011, Bodog Poker signed Tatjana Pašalić, European poker player and commentator, to become a member of "Team Bodog".^[9]

At the time of his victory, 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Jamie Gold was also a member of Team Bodog, but that business relationship ended on January 25, 2007.^[10] Team Bodog poker player Matt McCullough finished third at the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event taking home £381,910 ($766,674 US).^[11]

Bodog Coffee[link]

In 2011, BodogBrand.com announced a brand license agreement with Bodog Coffee, a food and beverage start-up that owns the national distribution rights to Illy coffee and coffee technology in the Philippines.^{[citation needed]}

The Bodog Coffee venture had been discussed by BodogBrand.com founder Calvin Ayre two years previously during an interview with eGaming Review Magazine, during which Ayre indicated that the coffee venture could be a Starbucks-like model combining Bodog-branded kiosks and shop fronts and a Bodog-branded coffee line.^[12]

BUK Ltd. / Bodog UK[link]

In July, 2011, BodogBrand.com announced that its latest brand licensee - Bodog UK - had been granted Remote and Non-Remote Gaming Licenses from the UK Gambling Commission Bodog UK's brand license is reported to be limited to the United Kingdom and its online gambling website www.bodog.co.uk will be restricted to UK residents. Bodog UK is led by Bodog Europe CEO Patrik Selin.^[13]

Seizure of Bodog.com Website[link]

The website Bodog.com was seized on February 26, 2012, and its founder Calvin Ayre was among those indicted on February 27, 2012 by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency on grounds of illegal gambling and money laundering.^[14][15] Using the Illegal Gambling Business Act and Maryland's criminal code to satisfy the requirement for the indictment and seizure.^[16]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Site - BodogBrand
• Official Site - Morris Mohawk Gaming Group

Tara LaRosa (born January 8, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist who previously fought in BodogFight.

She was the first and final BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion. She later defeated HOOKnSHOOT 125-Pound Champion Cody Welchin in a non-title bout at a HOOKnSHOOT/BodogFight co-sponsored event.

LaRosa also holds wins over other top mixed martial arts fighters such as Amanda Buckner and Kelly Kobold. She signed with the American Fight League, but the promotion folded before its first event.^[2]

LaRosa is currently the #4-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com^[3] and is ranked as the #2 Women's MMA Fighter of all-time according to Fightmatrix.com.^[4]

Early life[link]

LaRosa grew up in Woodstown, New Jersey. She attended the now defunct St. James Catholic High School.^[5] A love of Jean Claude van Damme and Chuck Norris action films inspired her to enroll in Judo. She soon moved into mixed martial arts training and trained with Royce Gracie.^[5]

Mixed martial arts career[link]

LaRosa faced Alisa Cantwell at XFO 4 on December 3, 2004. She won the fight by armbar submission.^[6]

She faced Hitomi Akano at MFC: USA vs. Russia 3 on June 3, 2006. She won the fight by unanimous decision.^[7]

LaRosa faced Julia Berezikova at BodogFight - USA vs. Russia on December 2, 2006. She won the fight by armbar submission in the second round.^[8]

She faced Kelly Kobold at BodogFight - Alvarez vs. Lee on July 14, 2007 for the BodogFight women's 135-pound championship. She won the fight via armbar submission in the fourth round.^[9]

LaRosa faced Alexis Davis at Extreme Challenge: The War at the Shore on January 23, 2009. She won by TKO when the doctor stopped the fight in the third round.^[10]

LaRosa rematched Roxanne Modafferi at Moosin: God of Martial Arts on May 21, 2010.^[11] She was defeated by Split Decision.^[12]

LaRosa faced Takayo Hashi at DaMMAge Fight League 1 on November 24, 2010 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.^[13] She defeated Hashi by Unanimous Decision after five rounds to become the first DaMMAge Fight League Women's 125 lbs Champion.^[14]

LaRosa went on to face Carina Damm at Shark Fights 14 on March 11, 2011 in Lubbock, Texas.^[15] She won the fight via submission in the second round.^[16]

LaRosa faced Kelly Warren at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 2 on March 30, 2012.^[17] She defeated Warren by submission due to an armbar with one second remaining in the fight.^[18]

Personal life[link]

Tara's boyfriend, SFC Adrian M Elizalde was killed on August 23, 2007 when an IED hit his truck in Iraq.^[19]

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	21-2	Kelly Warren	Submission (armbar)	RFA 2 - Yvel vs. Alexander	02012-03-30March 30, 2012	3	4:59	Kearney, Nebraska, United States	Catchweight bout; both fighters missed weight
Win	20-2	Carina Damm	Submission (inverted heel hook)	Shark Fights 14: Horwich vs. Villefort	02011-03-11March 11, 2011	2	0:28	Lubbock, Texas, United States
Win	19-2	Takayo Hashi	Decision (unanimous)	DaMMAge Fight League - The Big Bang	02010-11-24November 24, 2010	5	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Became first DaMMAge Fight League Women's 125 lbs Champion
Loss	18-2	Roxanne Modafferi	Decision (split)	Moosin: God of Martial Arts	02010-05-21May 21, 2010	3	5:00	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States	Fight was at 130 lbs. Catchweight
Win	18-1	Valerie Coolbaugh	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Extreme Force: "Locked In The Cage 1"	02009-11-20November 20, 2009	1	3:58	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	17-1	Sally Krumdiack	Submission (kimura)	Extreme Challenge: "Mayhem At The Marina"	02009-03-28March 28, 2009	3	1:45	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	16-1	Alexis Davis	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Extreme Challenge: "The War at the Shore"	02009-01-23January 23, 2009	3	4:23	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	15-1	Cody Welchin	Submission (triangle armbar)	HOOKnSHOOT - BodogFight 2007 Women's Grand Prix	02007-11-24November 24, 2007	2	2:57	Evansville, Indiana, United States	Non-Title Superfight
Win	14-1	Kelly Kobold	Submission (armbar)	BodogFight - Alvarez vs Lee	02007-07-14July 14, 2007	4	2:50	Trenton, New Jersey, United States	Won BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Championship
Win	13-1	Shayna Baszler	TKO (punches)	BodogFight - Costa Rica	02007-02-18February 18, 2007	2	3:15	Costa Rica
Win	12-1	Julia Berezikova	Submission (armbar)	BodogFight - USA vs. Russia	02006-12-02December 2, 2006	2	1:28	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win	11-1	Amanda Buckner	Submission (rear-naked choke)	BodogFight - To The Brink Of War	02006-08-22August 22, 2006	3	4:31	Costa Rica
Win	10-1	Julie Kedzie	Decision (unanimous)	Ultimate Cage Wars	02006-07-08July 8, 2006	3	5:00	Chelan, Washington, United States	Won UCW Women's Bantamweight Championship
Win	9-1	Hitomi Akano	Decision (unanimous)	Mix Fight Championship: USA vs. Russia 3	02006-06-03June 3, 2006	3	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	8-1	Roxanne Modafferi	Decision (unanimous)	Mix Fight Championship: Boardwalk Blitz	02006-03-04March 4, 2006	3	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	7-1	Kumiko Maekawa	Decision (unanimous)	Smackgirl: Lightweight Anniversary	02005-11-29November 29, 2005	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6-1	Megumi Yabushita	Decision (majority)	G-Shooto 02	02005-03-12March 12, 2005	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	5-1	Alisa Cantwell	Submission (armbar)	Xtreme Fighting Organization 4	02004-12-03December 3, 2004	1	2:45	McHenry, Illinois, United States
Win	4-1	Linda Langerak	Submission (armbar)	HOOKnSHOOT: "Evolution"	02004-11-06November 6, 2004	2	2:29	Evansville, Indiana, United States
Loss	3-1	Jennifer Howe	TKO (punches)	HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championships 3	02003-05-24May 24, 2003	1	2:18	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	3-0	Ginele Marquez	Submission (armbar)	Tennessee Shooto - Judgment	02003-03-22March 22, 2003	1	4:10	Clarksville, Tennessee, United States
Win	2-0	Angela Wilson	TKO (punches)	HOOKnSHOOT: "New Wind"	02002-09-07September 7, 2002	1	4:51	Evansville, Indiana, United States
Win	1-0	Shelby Walker	Submission (punches)	HOOKnSHOOT: "Revolution"	02002-04-13April 13, 2002	1	2:43	Evansville, Indiana, United States

Championships[link]

• DaMMAge Fight League Women's Super Flyweight Champion 2010
• BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion 2007
• UCW Women's Bantamweight Champion 2006

See also[link]

• List of female mixed martial artists

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional MMA record for Tara LaRosa from Sherdog
• Tara LaRosa Official Website
• Tara's MySpace page
• Interview with Tara LaRosa
• Jiu-Jitsu Mom: Interview with Tara LaRosa

Calvin Ayre (born May 25, 1961 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada) is the founder of the Bodog online gaming and entertainment brand, which he developed and launched in 1994. Ayre received a Bachelor of Sciences (BSc) in General Sciences from the University of Waterloo in 1984. In 1989, Ayre earned an MBA in Management Finance from City University in Seattle, Washington.

Association With Bodog[link]

In 1994, Ayre sold everything he owned and with $10,000 to his name he assembled his team and launched the original Bodog. Originally conceived of as a software development company, Ayre's vision for "Bodog" rapidly evolved into an online gaming website, and then to a global brand licensing enterprise that would see the brand spanning a number of non-gaming entertainment sectors.

As the face of the Bodog brand, Ayre’s notoriety skyrocketed in the mid-2000s as online gaming’s popularity surged. Ayre’s public profile went mainstream when he was featured as the cover story for Forbes Magazine's 2006 annual “Billionaires” edition.,^[1] leading to being featured in People Magazine’s “Hottest Bachelor” list a few months later,^[2] and Star Magazine’s "Most Eligible Billionaire Bachelors” list in late 2007.^[3]

In a 2009 interview^[4] Ayre stated that, following the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in 2006, the organization that he led and that had been accepting customers from the United States withdrew from that market, instead licensing the brand to the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group, which then operated its own online gaming website servicing the US under the Bodog brand until December, 2011. On December 14, 2011 the MMGG announced that it would no longer operate any Bodog-branded websites and transitioned all customers to its new site.^[5][6]

After undertaking what Ayre describes as “transitional media relations” following the brand license arrangement, Ayre announced his retirement in April 2008,^[7] indicating that he intended to devote his time to The Calvin Ayre Foundation.

On February 28, 2012, Ayre was indicted by the US Attorney in Baltimore, Maryland for activities relating to Bodog. The indictment focuses on the movement of funds from accounts outside the U.S., in Switzerland, England, Malta, and Canada, and the hiring of media resellers and advertisers to promote Internet gambling. CalvinAyre.com head reporter and Bodog spokeswoman Rebecca Liggero has called the indictment baseless and said it is business as usual for Bodog customers.^[8]

BodogBrand.com and CalvinAyre.com[link]

Ayre retains an interest in the brand licensing organization BodogBrand.com, which owns and licenses the Bodog brand to various "brand licensees" in the entertainment sector.

In November, 2009, Ayre launched CalvinAyre.com, a "tabloid blog" or "tablog" targeted at the online gaming industry.

Ayre was interviewed extensively regarding his role as founder of the Bodog brand and his views on online sportsbetting in a feature article in the January 2011 edition of Playboy entitled “Welcome to the No Fun League – The NFL vs. Gambling” by Matthew Kredell.^[9]

Kredell drew a distinction between Ayre’s strategies when the brand was founded and those of the brand’s competition, noting that “Bodog” was positioned as “…a lifestyle, a brand that had personality and sold gambling as entertainment. [Ayre] made himself the public image of the company, modeling his strategy after those of Richard Branson, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Hugh Hefner, Paris Hilton and Donald Trump.”

Calvin Ayre Foundation[link]

Founded in 2005, the Calvin Ayre Foundation, which is administered from London,^[10] is a private and independent foundation with a charter to do charitable work worldwide. With Ayre as Chairman, the Foundation has pledged millions of dollars and hundreds of hours in support of individuals, communities and charitable organizations throughout the world. Included among those charities are the Fisher House Foundation, the LA Lakers Youth Foundation, the Humane Society, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Animal Avengers Organization, and the Sean McCauley Hope Foundation for Pediatric Cancer.

In 2007 the Calvin Ayre Foundation announced a program with the World Society for the Protection of Animals to combat the practice of farming Asian bears for their bile for the Traditional Chinese Medicine market.^[11]

The Calvin Ayre Foundation’s own initiatives include the Sponsor a School Project, which provides students living in underdeveloped nations opportunities for a quality education, and the Sponsor a Family Project, which provides financial support for the immediate families of sponsored students.

Notes[link]

1. ^ Forbes.com: Catch Me If You Can
2. ^ People.com: Money Doesn't Make the Man
3. ^ Star Magazine: Most Eligible Billionaire Bachelors Poll
4. ^ Poinr-Spreads.com: Bodog.com Founder Calvin Ayre's 1st Post Retirement Interview
5. ^ "Morris Mohawk Rebrands in US with Bovada Domain". eGaming Review. 2011-06-26. http://www.egrmagazine.com/news/morris_mohawk_rebrands_in_us_with_bovada_domain. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 
6. ^ "Bodog Branded Entities No Longer". Herald Online. 2011-06-26. http://www.heraldonline.com/2011/12/14/3597786/bodog-branded-entities-no-longer.html. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 
7. ^ Bodoglife.com: Calvin Ayre - The Biography of a Billionaire
8. ^ "Feds Shut Gambling Site Bodog". AP. 2012-02-28. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/02/28/us/AP-US-Bodog-Gambling-Indictment.html. Retrieved 2012-02-28. 
9. ^ Playboy Magazine - "Welcome to the No Fun League - The NFL vs. Gambling
10. ^ Calvin Ayre Foundation
11. ^ Calvin Ayre Foundation, Animal Protection Society Partner to Fight Asian Bear Farming

External links[link]

• Calvin Ayre
• Calvin Ayre Foundation official site

Bif Naked
Background information
Birth name	Beth Torbert
Born	(1971-06-15) June 15, 1971 (age 41) New Delhi, Delhi, India
Origin	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genres	Rock, pop, pop punk
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, actress, motivational speaker
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass
Years active	1994–present
Labels	International Arts Music, Her Royal Majesty
Associated acts	Hedley Moist Will Blunderfield
Website	www.bifnaked.com

Bif Naked (born Beth Torbert June 15, 1971) is a Juno Award-winning, Indian-born American-Canadian multi-platinum record selling rock singer, writer, poet, motivational speaker and actress.

Biography[link]

Personal life[link]

Bif Naked was born in New Delhi to teenaged parents attending private school.^[1] She was subsequently adopted by American missionaries.^[2] She spent part of her childhood in Lexington, Kentucky, where her father was a professor at the University of Kentucky. She went to Kelsey Elementary School in The Pas, Manitoba for a couple of years. After living for a time in Dauphin, Manitoba, her family eventually settled in Winnipeg.^[3][4] She graduated from John Taylor Collegiate and studied theatre at the University of Winnipeg.

A noted poet, she has also released a spoken word album called Okenspay Ordway: Things I Forgot To Tell Mommy. She is heavily tattooed, getting her first, an Egyptian Eye of Horus, when she was 16. Her tattoos include a symbol of the Tao, Japanese writing, Buddhist poetry and images (such as the Bodhisattva), and Hindu imagery; she has stated on MTV that her favorite tattoo, on her left arm, reads "Survivor." She also has X's tattooed on her hands, which represent the X's drawn on the hands of minors in bars to prevent them from ordering drinks. Bif identifies as straight-edge. ^[5][6] She is also a comic cartoonist.

The name Bif started as a nickname based on the mispronunciation of her real name, Beth.^[7] Bif has always been frank about her bisexuality,^[3] and the lyrics of her autobiographical songs (such as 1995's "Everything") detail her attractions to and relationships with women. She is also a strict raw food vegan for health (as opposed to ethical or religious) reasons.

She was diagnosed with a heart aneurysm, but corrective surgery was ruled out. Her song "Everyday," from her album Superbeautifulmonster, is in part a response to that experience.

Bif's first marriage was to her drummer. Shortly afterward, she became pregnant, and later had an abortion. The song "Chotee" refers to this experience.

Her song "Moment of Weakness" was about a man she vacationed with in Mexico.^[8]

Bif married Vancouver Sun sports writer Ian Walker in a traditional church ceremony in Vancouver on September 29, 2007.^[9] In January 2008, she announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent a lumpectomy and chemotherapy.^[10] Bif Naked blogs on her website about politics, her personal life, and dealing with cancer.

Music career[link]

Prior to her solo career, Torbert played with punk bands Gorilla Gorilla and Chrome Dog. She has toured Europe, the United States, and Canada as a headlining act, and has performed on bills with Snoop Dogg, Billy Idol, Dido, Devin Townsend, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Chrissie Hynde, the Foo Fighters, the Cult and many more. She recorded a version of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" for the MTV: TRL Christmas CD. She was also featured on the Ready to Rumble soundtrack with a cover of Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It", the Celebrity Deathmatch soundtrack with "Vampire", and Buffy the Vampire Slayer's soundtrack with "Lucky". The song "Lucky" was also featured in the 13th episode of the only season of Moonlight, an episode titled "Fated To Pretend" and in the 16th episode of the 2nd season of Charmed - "Murphy's Luck". The song "Dawn" off of Purge was featured in the movie American Psycho 2, starring Mila Kunis and William Shatner. She made a guest appearance in the song "Fucker", on Strapping Young Lad's album The New Black in 2006. Bif Naked also sang back-up vocals to Kay Handley on the original movie soundtrack "Josie and the Pussycats" in 2001 as the singing vocals of Rosario Dawsons charecter Val.

Bif Naked has also made guest appearances with artists such as SNFU on the songs "One Last Loveshove" and "You Make Me Thick". She also appeared on the Dead Celebrity Status album Blood Music on the track titled "In This Day And Age".

Solo albums include Bif Naked, a self-titled album, Purge, and I Bificus. In 2005, after narrowing it down from over 50 songs, she released Superbeautifulmonster with 13 tracks. The Promise was released in 2009 and was dedicated to her fans. Sick, Bluejay, You'll Never Know were mixed by Juno Award winner Mike Fraser. Bif recorded the album during her chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. Bif is currently working on writing a book and has an acoustic side project album on the way.

She has made appearances in music videos for The Offspring's "The Kids Aren't Alright", Moist's "Believe Me" and "Silver", Liveonrelease's "Get with it" and Simple Plan's "Save You" near the end along with other people (such as Sharon Osborne and René Angélil) who have been treated for cancer. In 2011, she recorded a duet with Vancouver yogi and Nettwerk recording artist Will Blunderfield for the international version of his album Hallelujah.

Acting career[link]

• 1990: Archangel, credited as "Bif Torbert," playing a Russian soldier
• 1997: The Boys Club playing "Liquor Store Manager"
• 1998: Television series Once a Thief, playing Nastassja Momomame in one episode
• 1998: The Crow: Stairway to Heaven as herself, performing "Spaceman" from her I Bifficus album.
• 1999: Buffy the Vampire Slayer as herself; she performed her songs "Anything," "Lucky" and "Moment of Weakness."
• 2000: The Chris Isaak Show and Big Sound as herself
• 2000: Daria movie, Is It Fall Yet?, playing a bisexual art camp attendee who attempts to seduce Jane Lane.
• 2001-2012: voiced the character Zoe Payne in the SSX (Snowboard Supercross) videogame series.
• 2001: Canadian film, Lunch with Charles.
• 2002: became the first host of the CBC Television series ZeD.^[11]
• 2002: voiced the character Zoe Payne in the Sled Storm video game.
• 2003: cameo in the zombie horror film The House of the Dead (2003).
• 2003: appeared as a judge of a fictitious reality show in the TV series Cold Squad.
• 2005: Canadian Independent film Crossing, playing Bernie
• 2006: a one episode part in The L Word, playing a character named Cynthia
• Since 2006 she has been one of the hosts of Bodog Fight.^[12]
• 2007: narrated the chronicles of her and her spouse's life in Bodog's web reality show "Bif Naked Bride" up to the wedding finale.

Band membership[link]

Current lineup[link]

• Bif Naked – vocals, background vocals
• Jason Darr (Out of Your Mouth/Neurosonic) – guitar
• Jacen Ekstrom (Neurosonic/CrashScene) - bass
• Flavio Cirillo (Art of Dying/Hail the Villain) – drums

Past members[link]

• Machine (aka Steve Ricardo) (now in Death Match Union)- Guitar
• XFactor (aka Gene Poole) – guitar (co-writer of "Chotee")
• Chris Crippin (Everything After/Hedley) – drums
• Gail Greenwood (Belly/L7 – bass
• Gillian Hanna (now in Love For Money) – guitar
• Britt Black (now in Lillix) – guitar
• Rich Priske – bass
• Mike Sage – drums
• Doug Fury (now in Scatterheart) - guitar, bass
• Scotty McCarger (now in Southern Death Threat) - drums
• Scott Cooke - bass
• Tim Smyth - bass
• Greg Mark - guitar
• Lamar Engel - bass
• Sean Stubbs (now in Rat Silo) - drums
• Adam (ATOM) Percy (Econoline Crush) - Keyboards

Political Activism[link]

On June 26, 2009, Bif Naked and Nazanin Afshin-Jam participated in the worldwide solidarity with the people of Iran. They performed the song someday.^[13]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• Bif Naked – 1995
• I Bificus – 1998 (CRIA - Platinum)^[14]
• Purge – 2001 (CRIA - Gold)^[15]
• Superbeautifulmonster – 2005 (#12 CAN)
• The Promise - 2009 (#30 CAN)
• TBA - 2012^[16]

EPs and compilations[link]

• Four Songs and a Poem (EP) – 1994
• Okenspay Ordway: Things I Forgot To Tell Mommy (spoken word album) – 1997
• Another 5 Songs and a Poem (EP) – 2000
• Essentially Naked (greatest hits album) – 2003

Singles[link]

Eddie Alvarez
Born	(1984-01-11) January 11, 1984 (age 28) Kensington, Philadelphia, United States
Other names	The Silent Assassin[1] American Knuckle Star[2]
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division	Lightweight (155 lb) Welterweight (170 lb)
Style	Boxing, Wrestling
Fighting out of	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Team	Imperial Athletics
Years active	2003 - present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	26
Wins	23
By knockout	13
By submission	7
By decision	3
Losses	3
By knockout	1
By submission	2
Notable school(s)	Northeast Catholic High School
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Eddie Alvarez is an American mixed martial artist, and former Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight champion. Alvarez also competes for the Japanese DREAM promotion, and fought once for ProElite's EliteXC promotion. On his way to proclaiming himself the best lightweight outside of the UFC, Alvarez has beaten the likes of Roger Huerta, Josh Neer, Pat Curran, Toby Imada, Shinya Aoki, Joachim Hansen and Tatsuya Kawajiri.

Biography[link]

Of Puerto Rican and Irish descent,^[3][4] Alvarez was born and raised in Kensington, Philadelphia, a rough neighborhood with a reputation for violent crimes and an abundance of street narcotics.^[5]

Known in MMA for his boxing prowess, Alvarez was a wrestler at Northeast Catholic High School.^[5] He was a two-time National Prep All-American, and placed 6th in both 2000 and 2001 at the National Prep School Wrestling Championships in the 145 lb weight class.^[6] After high school, Alvarez immediately pursued a professional career in MMA with his first fight coming after only eight months of formal training.

Alvarez utilized the financial success to move his family out of Kensington and into Northeast Philadelphia following the birth of his first son, Eddie Jr.^[7]

Alvarez made two appearances on the television show Bully Beatdown on MTV, where he knocked out both of his opponents.^[8]

Alvarez in December 2010, opened up the first ever MMA store in Philadelphia, PA. The name of the store is, "The Red Corner" and was located in the Fishtown area of Philadelphia, and has since shut its doors.

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Alvarez won the MFC welterweight title in his seventh pro fight in June 2006 when he defeated Derrick Noble via KO at just 1:01 of the first round. The MFC welterweight title would later be re-branded the BodogFIGHT welterweight title.^[5]

In spite of the fact that many insiders didn't view 170 pounds to be Alvarez's best competitive fighting weight, he continued to fight larger opponents because he relished the challenge of testing his mettle against bigger fighters.^[9] At Bodog Fight's "Clash of the Nations" pay per view in Russia on April 14, 2007, Alvarez's size disadvantage would be exposed, as he suffered his first career loss when he was TKO'd by UFC veteran Nick Thompson at 4:32 into round 2.

After deciding to leave Bodog, Alvarez quickly found a new home in EliteXC where he competed in their 160 pound division against Ross Ebanez, winning by TKO.^[10]

A few weeks prior to the first event, it was announced that the upstart Japanese promotion DREAM, started by the minds behind PRIDE FC and K-1 had signed Alvarez to compete in their 154 pound grand prix.

His initial fight was against Andre Amade, another potent striker, hailing from the notorious Chute Boxe Academy. During the fight, Alvarez was dropped by a strong right hand, but was able to recover and use his superior wrestling skills to score a TKO due to strikes from mount late in the first round.^[11]

Alvarez advanced to the second round of the tournament where he defeated top ranked lightweight fighter Joachim Hansen on May 11, 2008 by unanimous decision in an exciting fight. Hansen, who was known for his ability to take a punch, was dropped twice in the fight and dazed numerous other times by Alvarez's strikes.^[12]

In his fight at DREAM.5, Alvarez knocked out top ranked lightweight fighter Tatsuya Kawajiri in the tournament's semi-finals. The fight was awarded Fight of the Year by Sherdog for 2008. However, he was unable to advance in the tournament due to a cut and severe swelling under his right eye. Alvarez's replacement was Joachim Hansen, whom he defeated two months earlier. Hansen went on to win the tournament and capture the DREAM lightweight title.

Alvarez was scheduled to face UFC and PRIDE veteran Nick Diaz for the EliteXC 160 pound title on November 8, 2008.^[13] but that fight was scrapped when EliteXC's parent ProElite closed its doors and filed for bankruptcy. On New Year's Eve 2008 Alvarez fought against Shinya Aoki at K-1 Dynamite!! 2008, losing by submission in the first round. He has since been signed to an exclusive contract with Bellator Fighting Championships.^[14]

Bellator Fighting Championships[link]

Alvarez entered Bellator's lightweight tournament at Bellator's inaugural event on April 3, 2009. He fought against Greg Loughran, who landed a left hook which caused Alvarez to buckle his legs. Alvarez survived, however, and submitted Loughran with a guillotine choke.^[15] His next fight at the tournament's semi-finals took place four weeks later at Bellator 5, against Eric Reynolds. After controlling the bout for two rounds, Alvarez used a rear naked choke to submit Reynolds in the third.^[16]

Alvarez advanced to the lightweight tournament's finals, which took place at Bellator 12 on June 19, 2009. He fought and defeated Toby Imada, via a rear naked choke submission early in the second round, to become Bellator's first ever lightweight champion.^[17]

Alvarez faced Josh Neer in a non-title "Super fight" on May 6, 2010 at Bellator 17 in which he showed great wrestling and standup to go on to defeat Neer by way of rear-naked choke at 2:08 of round 2 as the choke was so well sunk in Neer would pass out from hypoxemia.^[18]

Alvarez was supposed to fight the Season 2 Lightweight Tournament Winner Pat Curran in a defense of his title, but his opponent was pulled from the card due to an injury in his right shoulder. He instead faced Roger Huerta at Bellator 33 held in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[19] He won the fight via TKO (doctor stoppage) between the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Alvarez has publicly stated he wants his next fight to be against current Strikeforce Lightweight Champion, Gilbert Melendez.

Alvarez defeated Pat Curran on April 2, 2011 via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) to retain the Bellator Lightweight Championship at Bellator 39.^[20]

Alvarez faced Michael Chandler on November 19, 2011 at Bellator 58 in what was called by many publications as the '2011 Fight of the Year'.^[21] He was defeated by Chandler by rear naked choke in the fourth round. Chandler came in very aggressive in the first round, nearly finishing Alvarez. In the third round, Alvarez landed many shots,one in particular stunning Chandler. The last round, Chandler caught Alvarez with a right hand and got on top before taking Alvarez's back and locking in the choke forcing the tap.

Alvarez faced Shinya Aoki in a rematch at Bellator 66.^[22] He won the fight via TKO in the first round after dropping Aoki and finishing him with ground and pound.

Championships and accomplishments[link]

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Mixed martial arts[link]

• Bellator Fighting Championships
  • Bellator Lightweight Championship (One time; First)
  • Bellator Season 1 Lightweight Tournament Winner

• DREAM
  • DREAM 2008 Lightweight Grand Prix Semifinalist

• BodogFIGHT
  • BodogFIGHT Welterweight Championships (One time; First)

• Mixed Fighting Championships
  • MFC Welterweight Championship (One time; First; Last)

• Yahoo! Sports
  • 2011 Fight of the Year vs. Michael Chandler on November 19

• Sports Illustrated
  • 2008 Round of the Year vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri on July 21; Round 1

• Sherdog
  • 2008 Fight of the Year vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri on July 21

• FIGHT! Magazine
  • 2008 Fight of the Year vs. Joachim Hansen on May 11

• Inside MMA
  • 2008 Fight of the Year Bazzie Award vs. Joachim Hansen on May 11

Amateur wrestling[link]

• National Prep School Wrestling Championships
  • National Prep All-American (2000, 2001)

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	23–3	Shinya Aoki	TKO (punches)	Bellator 66	02012-04-20April 20, 2012	1	2:14	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Loss	22–3	Michael Chandler	Submission (rear naked choke)	Bellator 58	02011-11-19November 19, 2011	4	3:06	Hollywood, Florida, United States	Lost Bellator Lightweight Championship
Win	22–2	Pat Curran	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 39	02011-04-02April 2, 2011	5	5:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	Defended Bellator Lightweight Championship.
Win	21–2	Roger Huerta	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Bellator 33	02010-10-21October 21, 2010	2	5:00	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Non-title bout.
Win	20–2	Josh Neer	Technical submission (rear naked choke)	Bellator 17	02010-05-06May 6, 2010	2	2:08	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	160 lb catchweight bout.
Win	19–2	Katsunori Kikuno	Submission (arm triangle choke)	Dream 12	02009-10-26October 26, 2009	2	3:42	Osaka, Japan
Win	18–2	Toby Imada	Submission (rear naked choke)	Bellator 12	02009-06-19June 19, 2009	2	0:38	Hollywood, Florida, United States	Bellator Season 1 Lightweight Tournament Final; Won inaugural Bellator Lightweight Championship.
Win	17–2	Reynolds ! Eric Reynolds	Submission (rear naked choke)	Bellator 5	02009-05-01May 1, 2009	3	1:30	Dayton, Ohio, United States	Bellator Season 1 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
Win	16–2	Loughran ! Greg Loughran	Submission (guillotine choke)	Bellator 1	02009-04-03April 3, 2009	1	2:44	Hollywood, Florida, United States	Bellator Season 1 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Loss	15–2	Aoki ! Shinya Aoki	Submission (heel hook)	Dynamite!! 2008	02008-12-31December 31, 2008	1	1:32	Saitama, Japan	For WAMMA Lightweight Championship
Win	15–1	Kawajiri ! Tatsuya Kawajiri	TKO (punches)	Dream 5	02008-07-21July 21, 2008	1	7:35	Osaka, Japan	Dream Lightweight GP Semifinal; Didn't compete in final round due to eye injury.
Win	14–1	Hansen ! Joachim Hansen	Decision (unanimous)	Dream 3	02008-05-11May 11, 2008	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan	Dream Lightweight GP Quarterfinal.
Win	13–1	Amade ! Andre Amade	TKO (punches)	Dream 1	02008-03-15March 15, 2008	1	6:47	Saitama, Japan	Dream Lightweight GP Opening Round.
Win	12–1	Ebanez ! Ross Ebañez	KO (punches)	ShoXC	02008-01-21January 21, 2008	2	2:32	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	165 lb catchweight bout.
Win	11–1	Lee ! Matt Lee	Decision (unanimous)	BodogFIGHT: Alvarez vs. Lee	02007-07-14July 14, 2007	3	5:00	Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Loss	10–1	Thompson ! Nick Thompson	TKO (strikes)	BodogFIGHT: Clash of the Nations	02007-04-14April 14, 2007	2	4:32	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Lost BodogFIGHT Welterweight Championship.
Win	10–0	Henze ! Scott Henze	TKO (corner stoppage)	BodogFIGHT: Season 3 "Costa Rica"	02007-02-16February 16, 2007	1	4:13	Costa Rica
Win	9–0	Riley ! Aaron Riley	KO (punches)	BodogFIGHT: USA vs. Russia	02006-12-02December 2, 2006	1	1:05	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Won MFC Welterweight Championship, later promoted to BodogFIGHT Championship.
Win	8–0	Koike ! Hidenobu Koike	TKO (punches)	GCM: Mars New Deal	02006-08-26August 26, 2006	1	1:26	Tokyo, Japan
Win	7–0	Noble ! Derrick Noble	KO (punches)	Mix Fighting Championship 7: Russia vs. USA	02006-06-03June 3, 2006	1	1:01	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	6–0	Hanazawa ! Daisuke Hanazawa	TKO (strikes)	Mix Fighting Championship 5: USA vs. Japan	02005-11-05November 5, 2005	1	4:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	5–0	Veselov ! Danil Veselov	TKO (punches)	Mix Fighting Championship 4: Russia vs. USA 2	02005-05-14May 14, 2005	2	2:15	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	4–0	Ikemoto ! Seichi Ikemoto	TKO (punches)	Mix Fighting Championship 3: USA vs. the World	02005-02-26February 26, 2005	2	4:25	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	3–0	Schlesinger ! Chris Schlesinger	Submission (punches)	Reality Fighting 7	02004-10-16October 16, 2004	1	1:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	2–0	Fearon ! Adam Fearon	Submission (strikes)	Ring of Combat 6	02004-04-24April 24, 2004	1	2:06	Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
Win	1–0	Ladonna ! Anthony Ladonna	KO (punch)	Ring of Combat 5	02003-12-14December 14, 2003	1	3:57	Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States