Tick tock, tick tock…July 14th cannot come soon enough. I had a hard and productive week in the gym; working my game plan and polishing up my skills. This fight camp has been great and I could not have done it without the help of my team. Read More »
HDNet becomes AXStv on July 2nd. First announced in January, the move will see Ryan Seacrest Media, Creative Artists Agency and AEG combine to re-brand the already successful network and add many more live concerts and behind the scenes access to live events. Read More »
Coming off a highly successful show in Nashville, Tenn., Xtreme Fighting Championships will take their traveling band of warriors to the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, N.C., for "XFC 19: Charlotte Showdown" on Aug. 3. XFC 19 will be headlined with a welterweight match-up between The Ultimate Fighter season 5 veteran Corey "The Real Deal" Hill (5-4), of Brookfield, Fla., and undefeated Jason "The Mover" South (8-0), of West Jordan, Utah. Read More »
Tune into Fisttacuff Radio tonight for Episode 145 as we are joined by Eric Coleman, John Alessio, Anthony Njokuani, and Fabricio Camoes at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT. Read More »
Kelvin Hunt highlights some of the best posts and top articles from the Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) staff this week. We know people are busy, so here are a few things you may have overlooked. Read More »
“Resurrection Fighting Alliance 3” takes place this evening at the Viaero Event Center in Kearney, Nebraska, and is headlined by a bout between UFC veteran Joe Stevenson and Dakota Cochrane. ProMMAnow.com will provide live results and play-by-play commentary of all the action. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) reporter Gary Thomas caught up with rising middleweight Reggie Pena (10-5) following his second round submission victory over UFC veteran John Salter (8-3) in the "XFC 18: Music City Mayhem" main event in Nashville, Tenn. Pena discussed his victory over Salter and where he goes from here. Read More »
Heavyweight prospect Scott "The Bear" Barrett (13-3) added another feather in his winner's cap with a rather oddly-scored split decision win over Mike Russow training partner, Gabriel Salinas-Jones (5-3), at "XFC 18: Music City Mayhem" last Friday night in Nashville, Tenn. ProMMAnow.com reporter Gary Thomas caught up with Barrett after the bout to talk about his performance, to get his take on the judges' scorecards and find out what's next. Read More »
Olympic medalist and Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey (5-0) was a guest this morning on 102.5 The Game's 1st Quarter MMA segment. Ronda discussed a number of topics including her upcoming title defense against Sarah Kaufman (15-1) on Aug. 18 in San Diego. Read More »
After taking a week off Pro MMA Now Radio is poised to return and bring you up to speed on all things MMA. The PMN gang had an excellent experience at XFC 18 in Nashville last week and we have ... Read More »
Jordan Rinaldi talks with ProMMAnow.com about his upcoming bout this Saturday at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 3 and what life has been like since his loss to Joe Proctor on the season premier of "The Ultimate Fighter Live." Read More »
It took Albuquerque's Heather Jo Clark, of Team Jackson/Winkeljohn, under two minutes to get the fight to the ground and submit Avery Vilche this past Friday night at "XFC 18: Music City Mayhem" in Nashville, Tenn. It was a bit of redemption for Clark who suffered a TKO loss in her last fight against Marianna Kheyfets at XFC 16 in February when the doctor stopped the bout after the first round due to concern over Clark's eye being swollen. Read More »
Nashville MMA featherweight Luke Sanders improved his undefeated record to 4-0 this past Friday night with a first round TKO stoppage of Reaction MMA's Zach Sanders on the HDNet televised main card of "XFC 18: Music City Mayhem" in Nashville, Tenn. ProMMAnow.com reporter Gary Thomas caught up with Luke Sanders after the bout to talk about the win. Read More »
Bowling Green, Kentucky's Donald "High Intensity" Wallace handed Nashville, Tennessee's Jason Blackford his first professional loss last Friday night at "XFC 18: Music City Mayhem" live on HDNet from the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) reporter Gary Thomas caught up with Wallace immediately after the bout to talk about his win. Read More »
Olympic medalist and current Strikeforce bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey (5-0) will put her title on the line when she takes on former champion Sarah Kaufman (15-1) on Aug. 18 in San Diego. Rousey has had five pro fights and has ended them all in the first round via armbar. Her opponents know what is coming, yet still are unable to stop the assault of the 25-year-old judoka. Rousey won the Strikeforce women's 135 pound title in March by snapping the arm of Miesha Tate. Read More »
I’m a little less than three weeks out until I am back in the cage. I have to say I am grateful to be showcasing my skills in my hometown area of the Pacific North West against another veteran of the sport, Sally Krumdiack, who is definitely a worthy opponent. Read More »
News has emerged today that middleweight fighters Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (15-3) and Derek Brunson (9-1) are expected to square off at a Strikeforce event scheduled for August 18 at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. The main card will air on Showtime with the prelims expected to air on Showtime Extreme. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com's Gary Thomas caught up with Xtreme Fighting Championships lightweight Scott "Hot Sauce" Holtzman following his first round TKO victory over Matt Metts, of Lexington, Ky., at "XFC 18: Music City Mayhem" in Nashville over the weekend. Read More »
It was almost one year ago now when ONE Fighting Championship was beginning its quest to bring back martial arts to Asia in the grandest fashion possible and to ignite the Bushido spirit of best mixed martial artists from around Asia. ONE FC had a very bold goal and it was simply to be the biggest and best mixed martial arts promotion in Asia. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com's exclusive XFC 18 post-fight interviews keep on coming as our own Gary Thomas talks with American Top Team middleweight Joe Ray following his second round submission of Nashville's Dustin West. Ray talks about the fight and also calls out Jeremy Smith who gave him his first pro loss in 2010. Read More »
Submission specialist Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio (5-2) of San Jose, Calif. will replace injured Kelly Kobold in a bantamweight (135 pound) matchup against streaking superstar Vanessa Porto (14-4) of Sao Paulo, Brazil on the main card at the Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann all-women’s professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan. on Sat., July 28. Read More »
Former UFC lightweight contender Roger Huerta fought under the One FC banner this weekend and suffered one of the most brutal knockout losses you'll ever see. Below you'll Zorobabel Moreira throw an obviously tired an worn down Huerta to the canvas and then soccer kick himin the head to put him away. Read More »
