Spring Break
Colgate's Own Ultimate Fighter
Jeff Fein
Issue date: 11/16/06 Section: Sports
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Jamal Patterson '97 leads a double life. By day, he sells dental supplies. By night, he administers beatdowns. He's very good at both, and he says that he owes his successes to his Colgate education. Go figure. I hope they invite him to Real World.
Patterson works for Invisalign, a company that offers an alternative to braces ("the easy way to improve your smile," according to its website). He is responsible for selling its products to dentists and orthodontists in and around New York City. Patterson develops relationships with his clients first by charming them with his affability, then by inviting them to watch him beat opponents into submission in his International Fight League matches.
A light heavyweight for the New York Pitbulls, Patterson went undefeated in the league's inaugural year. He practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and takes pride in his technique. He wins most of his matches before the first four-minute round is over.
In his Colgate days, Patterson was an all-League safety who finished his football career the year Dick Biddle took over as the team's head coach. "It was the start of what we now call Colgate football," Patterson said of the 1996 squad, which placed second in the Patriot League. "We haven't had a losing season since."
Patterson's team did have a losing season this year though. The Pitbulls finished 4-6 in 2006.
The IFL is made up of eight teams. Its matches work like mini high school wrestling contests-they consist of five bouts between individual fighters of different weight classes. The team that wins three of the five bouts wins the match. There are no ties.
The league's competitors are allowed to bust out any technique that falls under the umbrella term "mixed martial arts." Certain practices are prohibited, however. According to the league's website, these include "downward pointing of elbow strikes," "small joint manipulation" and "intentionally placing a finger in any opponent's orifice."
Patterson works for Invisalign, a company that offers an alternative to braces ("the easy way to improve your smile," according to its website). He is responsible for selling its products to dentists and orthodontists in and around New York City. Patterson develops relationships with his clients first by charming them with his affability, then by inviting them to watch him beat opponents into submission in his International Fight League matches.
A light heavyweight for the New York Pitbulls, Patterson went undefeated in the league's inaugural year. He practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and takes pride in his technique. He wins most of his matches before the first four-minute round is over.
In his Colgate days, Patterson was an all-League safety who finished his football career the year Dick Biddle took over as the team's head coach. "It was the start of what we now call Colgate football," Patterson said of the 1996 squad, which placed second in the Patriot League. "We haven't had a losing season since."
Patterson's team did have a losing season this year though. The Pitbulls finished 4-6 in 2006.
The IFL is made up of eight teams. Its matches work like mini high school wrestling contests-they consist of five bouts between individual fighters of different weight classes. The team that wins three of the five bouts wins the match. There are no ties.
The league's competitors are allowed to bust out any technique that falls under the umbrella term "mixed martial arts." Certain practices are prohibited, however. According to the league's website, these include "downward pointing of elbow strikes," "small joint manipulation" and "intentionally placing a finger in any opponent's orifice."
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Jerry Atchkins
posted 11/16/06 @ 9:04 AM EST
Nice! Jamal is the man!!
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