Kansas City, KS — The Titan Fighting Championship (www.TitanFighting.com) on Wednesday announced its finalized card for next Friday’s (March 25) seven-bout lineup to air live nationally on HDNet (www.HD.net). The show, branded Titan Fighting Championship 17, will emanate from the ... Read More »
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Feed Subscription<Dissecting Damkovsky’s title defense: Can “The People’s Champ” dethrone THE champ
25 year old Belarusian mixed martial artist Artiom Damkovsky walked away from his last battle carrying M-1 Global’s first-ever lightweight championship belt and extended his current win streak to five, improving his record to a respectable 11-4. Capping off a ... Read More »
Bellator 37 official weigh-in/pre-fight press conference scheduled for 5:00 p.m. CST Friday, March 18th at The Hyatt Place Oklahoma City – Northwest
Oklahoma City, OK – (March 17, 2011) — The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Saturday evening event at the Lucky Star Casino will take place FRIDAY at 5:00 p.m. CST in Meeting Room 1 at the ... Read More »
MMA prospect Jake Doerr seizes opportunity: Faces Vinny Magalhaes at M-1 Challenge: Damkovsky vs. Figueroa
Undefeated MMA prospect Jake Doerr (6-0) has his perfect record awarded with the toughest test in his career; the La Crosse, Wisconsin native will face BJJ ace, Vinny Magalhaes (6-5) on the televised main card of M-1 Challenge: Damkovsky vs. ... Read More »
Special edition of HDNet’s “Inside MMA” to provide comprehensive coverage of UFC’s purchase of Strikeforce
Exclusive Interviews with Dana White and Scott Coker – This Friday at 9:00 p.m. ET DALLAS (March 17, 2011) This week’s announcement that Forza, LLC, a subsidiary of Zuffa, LLC (which owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand) purchased Strikeforce™ has ... Read More »
Martin’s brains match his brawn
Well-educated challenger has eyes on Lima’s belt By MFC Staff One might not expect a heavy-handed brawler with a penchant for going toe-to-toe with his opponents to actually outthink an upcoming foe. But if there was ever a prime example ... Read More »
M-1 Global’s BJJ ace hits Showtime: Magalhaes eager to deepen his impact
Decorated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner, Vinny ‘Pezao’ Magalhaes (6-5) faces stiff competition at M-1 Challenge: Damkovsky vs. Figueroa where he’ll aim to hand undefeated Jake Doerr (6-0) his first loss and move one step closer to earning a shot at ... Read More »
BAMMA 6 live at Wembley Arena – Headlined by Tom “Kong” Watson vs. Murilo “Ninja” Rua
(London, 16th March) Europe’s leading MMA promotion BAMMA is proud to announce BAMMA 6 will take place on Saturday 21st May at Wembley Arena headlined by Tom ‘Kong’ Watson V Murilo ‘Ninja’ Rua in a clash for the BAMMA Middleweight ... Read More »
Bellator Fighting Championships returns to Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock three times in 2011 on MTV2
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 16, 2011) — Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the promotion’s newly signed multi-year alliance with its long-term Florida partner Redline Media Group, to produce a series of nationally televised MTV2 events in 2011 at the Seminole Hard ... Read More »
AFO Night of Champions 2011 set for April 22
The American Fighting Organization continues its 2011 season Friday April 22nd at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield, MA featuring a historic evening of 8 scheduled title fights. Read More »
MMA Fans Can Now Send Personalized Greetings from MMA Legend Bas Rutten through StarGreetz
Popular MMA personality Bas Rutten is happy to announce that he has partnered with StarGreetz, a content company that creates personalized, star-powered, audio and video messages for online and mobile platforms. MMA fans can now purchase and send party eInvitations, birthday eCards and even ringtones personalized by Bas Rutten himself! Read More »
Bellator signs undefeated world sambo champion Blagoi Ivanov to heavyweight roster
Chicago, Ill. – (March 15, 2011) — Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the signing of undefeated Bulgarian Heavyweight and world-class Sambo competitor Blagoi Ivanov. Ivanov won the 2008 Combat Sambo World Championships, notably defeating Fedor Emelianenko in the semifinals, reportedly ... Read More »
Alexander ‘The Tiger’ Sarnavskiy: Russia’s lightweight beast hits Showtime
Considered as one of the most promising young fighters coming out of Russia, Alexander ‘The Tiger’ Sarnavskiy is living up to his hype; with an unblemished 12-0 record, this highly talented lightweight will look to continue his winning ways at ... Read More »
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts comments on UFC/Strikeforce takeover
(LONDON, March 14th) The recent takeover of STRIKEFORCE by the UFC will have repercussions across the Mixed Martial Arts world as fighters, managers and fans alike come to terms with the new playing field. The MMA community is buzzing with ... Read More »
Zuffa, LLC subsidiary announces purchase of Strikeforce
Las Vegas, Nevada –Forza, LLC, a subsidiary of Zuffa, LLC, which owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand, announced today that it has purchased the assets of Explosion Entertainment, LLC dba Strikeforce®. Under the terms of the deal, all Strikeforce fighter ... Read More »
Two televised fights added to ‘Strikeforce Challengers 15′ Friday, April 1, LIVE on Showtime
NEW YORK (March 11, 2011) – Fights between lightweights (155 pounds) James Terry (9-2), of Livermore, Calif., and Conor “Hurricane” Heun (8-4), of Los Angeles, and welterweights (170 pounds) Damian Douglas (3-1), of Antioch, Calif., and Wayne Phillips (5-3), of ... Read More »
The Ultimate Fighting Championship proudly presents the remaining bouts for UFC 128 in Newark, N.J.
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® is pleased to announce the remaining bouts for its return trip to Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on March 19. The UFC® again brings a star-studded lineup to New Jersey featuring ... Read More »
Marloes Coenen continues Golden Glory’s worldwide prowess
At Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson, the Co-main event saw Golden Glory’s Marloes Coenen defended her Strikeforce Women’s Welterweight Championship for the first time. Her game opponent Liz Carmouche on short notice took the fight to the bigger champion before succumbing ... Read More »
Good Fight Entertainment is proud to welcome Quinton “Rampage” Jackson to the family as its first MMA fighter
Cream Ridge, NJ – March 7, 2011 – Good Fight Entertainment is proud to welcome Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson to its sports division as its first mixed martial arts fighter. The relationship with Good Fight Entertainment and Rampage is in partnership ... Read More »
Following great success, Everlast and Bellator renew partnership
NEW YORK, NY. (March 07, 2011) — Everlast Worldwide, the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer and licensor of fight sports equipment, apparel and footwear announced last Friday that it will continue its partnership with Bellator Fighting Championships, the nationally televised mixed ... Read More »
Champion Shamil Zavurov nabs M-1 Challenge XXIII’s knock out of the night
Successfully defending the welterweight strap in his first outing as M-1 Global’s 170-pound top dog, Shamil Zavurov notched his record to an impressive 19-1 after a complete domination of American scrapper, Tom Gallicchio this past Saturday night at M-1 Challenge ... Read More »
Guram decapitates Grishin and earns submission of the night at M-1 Challenge XXIII
M-1 Challenge heavyweight champ, Guram Gugenishvili, maintains perfection and improves to 11-0 after sinking in his trademark, suffocating rear-naked-choke on Maxim Grishin this past Saturday night at M-1 Challenge XXIII; the RNC win earned Submission of the Night recognition, a ... Read More »