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Durban teenage MMA prodigy adopts 'messy' Dricus fight style
Coach Greg Thomas of Bushido Gym and Abigail Deneys in Abu Dhabi Coach Greg Thomas of Bushido Gym and Abigail Deneys in Abu Dhabi after she received the gold medal for the 77kg class. AMANZIMTOTI teenage MMA fighter Abigail Deneys thinks her messy fight style can take her all the way to the top, just like it did with current South African-born UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis. Deneys, 15, just returned from Abu Dhabi where she fought in the World Youth MMA Championship for South Africa in the 77kg class. Deneys won gold by default because her opponent pulled out of the fight. "Definitely, having a messy and clumsy fight style can work in your favour...I feel like if it has worked for Dricus then why can't it work for me." Deneys said she was disappointed she didn't get to throw down in the octagon, a place she's grown familiar with since joining the sport just under a year ago. Under the careful direction of her coaches, Greg Thomas and Amanda Lino from Bushido Gym in Amanzimtoti, Deneys is hopeful to leave her mark on the sport. 'I really wish I could have fought in Abu Dhabi because it's not about medals for me. I genuinely enjoy getting into that cage and on the mat and just fighting. I feel like if I got the chance to fight, whether I got the gold or not, I would have been happy. Getting it by default kind of makes me feel like I cheated. 'I also felt like I was robbed of those small moments with my coaches and teammates. But the experience has taught me that there's always going to be something that happens that I didn't want to happen (Murphy's Law). 'I think going forward for my next fight I'm going to drop down to the 66kg category and in the future try to go lighter. It was still an honour for me to bring home gold, even if it wasn't in the way I wanted,' Deneys told Independent Media. The Toti' resident landed in South Africa last night and plans on getting back into the gym soon after she is done sleeping off the jetlag. Reaching for the stars Deneys has admitted that she's not academically inclined and was always the type to try out a new sport or hobby instead. And now that she's found one she likes, and has committed to, she plans on giving it a 110% effort. In short, she would much rather wake up and choose violence instead of the pen. 'I don't really juggle it. I do MMA and school is just kind of there. When school gets hard, I just focus extra on MMA. MMA is my top priority. 'I definitely want to end up UFC one day but obviously I'm way too young to even think about that right now. I think my short term aim would be to get signed by the EFC but the UFC is definitely a bigger goal. 'I feel like I can trust my coach to get me there. Especially looking at how far he got me in such a short space of time. One of my other coaches, Amanda Lino, recently fought in the EFC and got a new title. So I feel like Lino and coach Greg will get me far as long as I work hard for it,' Deneys said. Messy works, at least for Dricus it does... Before Deneys left for Abu Dhabi, she mentioned in the interview that she has a 'kind of messy fighting style'. After returning, she said she just may give the messy fight style a go, given how successful Dricus Du Plessis turned out with a similar stance in the ring. Du Plessis, in the past three years in the UFC, has defeated the biggest names in the sport when it comes to the Middleweight Class, including Robert Whitaker, Derek Brunson, Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya. All with a 'messy' fight style, according to numerous fellow UFC fighters and pundits. While the world of UFC has been put off from Du Plessis's style of fighting, Deneys has embraced it and hopes it can bring her glory in the octagon some day. 'Definitely, having a messy and clumsy fight style can work in your favour. Your opponent doesn't know your next move. And I feel like if it worked for Dricus then why can't it work for me. I've made it a bit far already just by getting disqualified and tripping on myself. 'I think I have to start working extra hard on my ground game. Next year I will be allowed to ground and pound and that works to a fighter's advantage when you can't submit them,' Deneys said.
Globe and Mail
14-07-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Great Basin Metals Inc. Announces Name Change and Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 14, 2025) - Great Basin Metals Inc. (the " Company" or " Great Basin") is pleased to announce that it has changed its name from "Regal Resources Inc." to "Great Basin Metals Inc.") effective July 10, 2025. In connection with the name change, the Company has a new CUSIP and new ISIN number: 390130102 and CA3901301026. Results of AGM The Company is pleased to announce that it held its annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) on June 20, 2025. A total of 30,258,653 shares representing 45.49% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company at the record date of the AGM were voted. Shareholders passed the resolutions set out in the management information circular of the Company dated May 16, 2025, including setting the number of directors at four and electing four directors. The directors elected include three incumbents, Drew Brass, Tony Louie, and Greg Thomas, as well as a new director, David Kirk. The percent of votes in favor of the various motions ranged from 75.23% to 100%. About the Company Great Basin Metals Inc. is a junior mineral exploration and development company based in Vancouver, British Columbia whose sole mineral project is its interest in the Sunnyside Project near Nogales, Arizona. Great Basin Metals Inc. is a reporting issuer in the provinces of British Columbian, Alberta, and Ontario. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD Greg Thomas Chief Executive Officer
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Regal Resources Inc. Announces Revocation of Cease Trade Orders
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 23, 2025) - Regal Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Regal") is pleased to announce that it has been successful in its applications to the British Columbia Securities Commission ("BCSC") and the Ontario Securities Commission (the "Securities Regulators") to revoke the cease trade orders issued on December 11 and 30, 2015 respectively by the Securities Regulators (the "Cease Trade Orders"). The Company previously announced its intention to make application to revoke the Cease Trade Orders on December 23, 2024. The Cease Trade Orders were issued as a result of the Company's failure to file its audited annual financial statements and related management's discussion and analysis and other materials for the year ended July 31, 2015. The Company has filed its audited annual financial statements, management's discussion and analysis and related certifications for the years ended July 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023 and its interim financial statements, management's discussion and analysis and related certifications for the quarter ended January 31, 2025, and has otherwise met its continuous disclosure obligations pursuant to securities laws (collectively, the "Disclosure Documents"). Accordingly, the revocation of the Cease Trade Orders has been granted by the Securities Regulators. The Disclosure Documents are available for review online under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ ( Corporate Activity The Company significantly reduced its business activities following the Cease Trade Orders. On January 25, 2016, the Company's shares were suspended from trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") as a result of the Company being in default of the CSE's requirements, and on April 25, 2016, the Company was delisted from the CSE. In August 2017, the Company entered into definitive agreements (the "Sunnyside Agreement") with Barksdale Resources Inc. (TSX-V: BRO) ("Barksdale") for Barksdale to acquire up to a 67.5% undivided interest in the Sunnyside Project in two stages, with Barksdale entitled to acquire an initial 51% interest in the Sunnyside Project upon making certain cash payments, issuing a number of Barksdale shares and incurring certain qualified expenditures during the first two years of the option, following receipt of all required governmental permits. Following acquisition of the initial 51% interest in the Sunnyside Project, Barksdale will have the option to increase its interest to 67.5% of the Sunnyside Project upon payment of additional cash and share consideration and the incurring of additional qualified property expenditures. Following signing of the Sunnyside Agreement, in 2018 Barksdale made cash payments to the Company in the aggregate amount of $750,000 and issued to the Company 1,250,000 common shares of Barksdale. In August 2020, the Company held its annual general meeting, at which a change of management and board occurred. Greg Thomas, the chief executive officer and president and a director of the Company did not stand for re-election at the meeting. Matthew Sauder, Martin Carsky, Derek Daly, Tony Louie, and Drew Brass were elected as directors, and following the meeting Matthew Sauder was appointed as chair of the board, president and chief executive officer and Derek Daly was appointed as chief financial officer. In May 2021, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement with Barksdale providing for Barksdale to indirectly acquire 100% of the Sunnyside Project. The transaction required approval from 2/3 of the Regal shareholders to move forward. At a special general meeting called to consider the sale in July 2021, the required 2/3 shareholder approval was not obtained and the transaction was subsequently terminated. On October 1, 2021, Matthew Sauder, Martin Carsky, and Derek Daly resigned from the Company's board and as officers of the Company. On October 4, 2021, Barksdale, as assignee of various debt owed by the Company, delivered a notice of intention to enforce security pursuant to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and on October 14, 2021, the Company entered creditor protection under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada). In January 2022, Greg Thomas, the former chief executive officer and president of the Company from 2010 to 2020, was reappointed as chief executive officer, president and a director of the Company. In January 2022, the Company applied to the BCSC and obtained a partial revocation of the CTO in British Columbia to permit it to complete a private placement financing (the "Debenture Financing") under which it raised $2,885,000 through the issuance of secured convertible debentures (the "Debentures") to four investors in British Columbia and Yukon. The Debentures bear interest at 12% per annum and are convertible into units at a conversion price of $0.10 per unit. Each unit will be comprised of one common share and one-half share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to acquire one common share for $0.20 for a period of two years from the date of issuance. Using the proceeds from the Debentures and other funds, the Company repaid a total of $3,048,504 to various secured and unsecured creditors and was able to exit creditor protection. In Q1 of 2023, pursuant to a second partial revocation of the CTO in British Columbia granted by the BCSC the Company raised a total of $350,000 from the sale of $0.10 units of its securities to investors in British Columbia and Colorado USA. Each unit was comprised of one common share and one half share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to acquire one common share for $0.20 for a period of two years from the date of issuance. All the warrants expired unexercised in Q1 2025. In September 2023 Barksdale received its last regulatory approval to commence exploration at the Sunnyside Property and in September 2024, pursuant to the Sunnyside Agreement, Barksdale fulfilled year 1 of its earn-in to the Sunnyside Project by completing C$3,000,000 in qualified exploration expenses, making a net payment of C$717,071, and issuing 3,850,000 Barksdale shares to the Company. In February 2025 the Company's trustee in bankruptcy filed its final report to the bankruptcy court and the final order discharging the trustee was received on April 30, 2025. Following the revocations of the CTOs, the Company will prepare for the expected vesting of Barksdale's 51% interest in the Sunnyside Project in September 2025. Assuming it completes its 51% earn in, Barksdale will have 120 days to elect to increase its interest to 67.5% in consideration for making an additional cash payment of $550,000, issuing an additional 4,900,000 Barksdale shares, and incurring an additional $6,000,000 in qualified expenditures, including 25,000 feet of drilling within the following two years. Once the joint venture commences with Barksdale at either 51% or 67.5%, Regal will hold two seats of a four person management committee that will oversee work programs to advance the Sunnyside Project. Regal will evaluate several financing options in order to participate fully in upcoming exploration programs to maintain its 49% or 32.5% interest, as the case may be. About Regal Resources Inc. Regal Resources is a junior mineral exploration and development company based in Vancouver, British Columbia whose sole mineral project is its interest in the Sunnyside Project near Nogales, Arizona. Regal Resources is a reporting issuer in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD Greg ThomasChief Executive Officer For further information contact: Regal Resources (604) 512-6041Email: info@ To view the source version of this press release, please visit Sign in to access your portfolio
