James "Lightning" Wilks

Lightning wins unanimous decision over Sobotta!

Lightning Web Team — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:41:53 +0000

James defeated Peter Sobotta by unanimous decision on Saturday at UFC 115 in Vancouver, Canada. While James was happy with the victory he feels that he underperformed and plans to train hard and perform better next time.

Lightning to fight Peter Sobotta UFC 115

Lightning Web Team — Sun, 02 May 2010 05:29:08 +0000

Lightning is set to fight German grappler at UFC 115 in Vancouver, Canada June 12th 2010. Sobotta last fought in the UFC against Paul Taylor at UFC 99. It should be interesting to see if James tries to keep the fight on the feet or take it to the ground to test Sobotta’s Jiu Jitsu.

See official UFC 115 fight card here: http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventdetail.home&eid=2958

James in UFC Magazine

Lightning Web Team — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:05:19 +0000

James was featured in the Feb/March issue of the UFC magazine. James has since been given offers to model but has declined stating “…fighting and coaching is much more enjoyable that posing for photographs all day…” Check out the latest UFC magazine in stores now

Referee stoppage against Matt Brown

Lightning Web Team — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:52:34 +0000

After a tough battle in the first 2 rounds Wilks almost secured a Kimura in the 3rd, but Brown established mount and punched his way to a well deserved victory winning by TKO, referee stoppage. This was an exiting fight between two gritty competitors. James would like to thank Matt for this battle in which he feels he learnt a lot.

James to fight Matt Brown

Lightning Web Team — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:22:00 +0000

James is set to fight Matt Brown at UFC 105 in Manchester, England on November 14th, 2009. Matt was on Ultimate Fighter season 7 and had fought in the UFC 4 times with great success since the show. He is agressive and well rounded and this should be a great fight. Be sure to watch!

James wins TUF 9

Lightning Web Team — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:49:44 +0000

After the filming of TUF 9 James had the chance to rest up and then train for the finale. This was live at the Palms casino in Vegas, on June 20th.

James outclassed his opponent, Damarques Johnson, in all areas of MMA. Striking, takedowns and on the ground. Johnson was forced to tap out by rear naked choke with only seconds to go at the end of round 1.

Wilks in TUF 9 Finale

Lightning Web Team — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:28 +0000

In the rematch with Frank Lester, on episode 12 tonight, James Wilks won a convincing victory over Frank Lester, finishing him by TKO in round three. Catch James on Satuday in the live Finale to see who will become the next Ultimate Fighter.

Wilks versus Lester rematch!

Lightning Web Team — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:42:19 +0000

In the last episode of the the Ultimate Fighter, Wilks must faceoff once again with comeback fighter Frank Lester. This is the fight to see who makes the finale. Check it out wednesday at 10pm on spike.

UK changes for TUF 9

Lightning Web Team — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:06:42 +0000

TUF 9 will now be premiering on Virgin 1 in the UK on Sunday instead of Setanta. However it will be repeated on Setanta 4 days later.

Spike TV leaks clip!!

Lightning Web Team — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:13:56 +0000

Spike TV has leaked a 5 minute clip of the first episode of the Ultimate Fighter. The show officially starts April 1st at 10PM on Spike TV in the USA and April 2nd on Setanta in the UK.

Click the link to get a sneak peak:

http://www.spike.com/video/leak/3137823