In the meantime, Merriman is enjoying the ride as his company allows him to pursue a new passion while also maintaining some of the same competitiveness of his football days. Given the positive momentum Merriman’s promotion has produced, fans should expect to see more lights out in the near future.
With his Lights Out Xtreme Fighting organization making waves throughout the MMA industry, Merriman has once again put himself in the center of the sports world. 20, 2009 San Diego, CA, USA San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman is surrounded by photographers in the tunnel prior to the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. You just look at the AFC West and whole and it’s an uphill battle to get that championship now, but it’ll be fun to watch.” Sep. “Now we’re talking about bringing in Aaron Rodgers to the Jets, Josh Allen, even Trevor Lawrence is starting to pick up his game. KC is KC, as long as you’ve got Patrick Mahomes you’re going to be a contender but Denver’s gotten better bringing in Sean Payton and that’s just the AFC West side,” Merriman said. Even the Raiders got better with Jimmy Garraopolo going up there, they’ve got Davante Adams. Though Merriman admits that the Chargers pursuit for a championship will be a difficult one, especially going up against top teams in the AFC West division and with so much talent in the AFC as a whole, he feels it will be an entertaining season for NFL fans.
TCU star WR Quentin Johnston is heading to L.A. Whenever you’ve got a quarterback like Justin Herbert with Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Gerald Everett, Joshua Palmer coming on and now Johnston, how are you going to deal with this team? They’re going to be so explosive on the offensive side of the ball.” “I think the first biggest move was getting Kellen Moore the offensive coordinator from Dallas. “They’ve been on fire this offseason,” Merriman said. Following last week’s NFL draft, the retired linebacker likes the way things are going for Los Angeles.
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While Merriman has had his hands full with Lights Out, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have one eye on football, particularly his former Chargers team. They’re coming out banging right away trying to make a name for themselves.” “Sometimes in this sport, you have really big names, a lot on the line and sometimes you can have guys who are a little tentative. “What’s cool about this is that these guys are trying to make their way,” Merriman said. Many are up-and-comers just looking to establish themselves in the MMA world and Merriman believes that passion shows up in the ring. It’s been a fun ride so far.”įor fans who will be taking in a Lights Out event for the first time, Merriman wants them to understand the mindset of the athletes competing. Now fighters all over the country are reaching out to us because they want to come fight for us, they like the shows we put on. “I think we’re 100 tickets away from being sold out on Saturday so our last couple ones have been sellouts. I’m happy they come and take a couple of fights with Lights Out Xtreme Fighting before they go off to UFC or wherever they end up going. “We’ve got about four guys on here that I think in my opinion will be superstars in the sport. “This card we’ve got coming up Saturday is our biggest one yet,” Merriman said. For Shawne and his team, the event is just another sign of the positive momentum the Lights Out brand is building. Lights Out Xtreme Fighting will host its biggest event to date Saturday in Los Angeles, with the card also being streamed on Fubo. (Credit: Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY via Imagn Content Services, LLC) It’s all about the fans and them watching and putting on a show for them.” Shawne Merriman said he hopes Lights Out Xtreme Fighting can one day rival Bellator in popularity. I want the fans to have as much engagement as possible.
“For me, I’ve always been about the fans. “I started training back in 2005, 2006 with Jay Glazer, Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz, Chuck Lidell, Tyron Woodley soI’ve been around this sport for a very long time so I know this game,” Merriman said. The former NFL standout founded his own MMA company, fittingly named Lights Out Xtreme Fighting, back in 2019 and has since seen some major success including a partnership with Fubo Sports. Now, Merriman is using his nickname for a completely different sport: mixed martial arts. Nobody who watched Merriman can forget his aggressive play and his recognizable Lights Out dance. That nickname became a calling card for Merriman through the rest of his football career from his college days with the Maryland Terrapins to his eight-year NFL career with the Chargers and Buffalo Bills. “I remember about 20 students coming up to me after the game saying ‘Man, you knocked those kids’ light out.’ and I was like, ‘Yeah, call me Lights Out.’” “My sophomore year in high school I knocked out four kids in one game,” Merriman said.
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