Joe Warren finishes Joe Soto (video)
By now you know that last night Joe Warren dispatched Joe Soto to claim the Bellator featherweight championship. After losing the first round big, Warren came back in the second. Check out the video now…
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Richard Anderson Mann is an MMA journalist who makes his home in Chicago. He is a member of the Journalism Master’s degree program at Roosevelt University. Currently, he is a columnist for Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) and a news writer for adcombat.com. Richard can be reached by email at RichardAndersonMann@gmail.com or on Facebook at Facebook.com/RichardAndersonMann.
Bellator 27 Breakdown presented by BetUS
Tonight Bellator returns with one of their strongest cards this season. Featherweight champion Joe Soto will defend his title against season 2 tournament champion Joe Warren in the Bellator’s first title fight since promotion’s first season.
Sep 02, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Fickett vs. “Krazy Horse” set for Shine Fights tournament, Heun joins field
Shine Fights’ next card will feature a one-night eight-man lightweight tournament. The card will take place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. on Sept. 10. The promotion has announced the first first-round fight. UFC veteran Drew Fickett will faced the always-colorful Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett.
Sep 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Montreal’s Bell Centre to host St. Pierre vs. Koscheck II
The rematch between Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck will take place at Montreal’s Bell Centre on Dec. 11. The fight is expected to headline UFC 124.
Aug 31, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
World Victory Road completes SRC Asia bantamweight tournament
Today, World Victory Road, the parent company behind Sengoku Raiden Championships, finalized the participants in their inaugural SRC Asia Bantamweight tournament.
Aug 30, 2010 | 5 comments | View Post
Kimbo Slice and Gary Shaw reunited in the boxing world
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson has signed with promoter Gary Shaw in order to start a boxing career. Rumors have circulated for weeks about Ferguson in boxing, and now ESPN.com has confirmed the signing.
Aug 27, 2010 | 8 comments | View Post
Bellator 26 Breakdown presented by BetUS
Bellator Fighting Championships returns to one of the most interesting venues in MMA for Bellator 26. The card takes place at the Kansas City Power and Light District tonight. Fox Sports Net will broadcast the main card at 8 p.m. EST.
Aug 26, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Satoru Kitaoka to meet Kuniyoshi Hironka in Pancrase
A lightweight match between Satoru Kitaoka and Kuniyoshi Hironaka has been added to Pancrase’s Oct. 3 card. Both fighters will be looking to get back to the top after stumbling in Japan’s top promotions.
Aug 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Alistair Overeem chooses K-1 World Grand Prix over MMA bout with Fedor Emelianeko
M-1 Global has made their choice, but Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem is not on board. MMAFighting has reported that Overeem is not interested in fighting Fedor Emelianenko. Instead, he will enter the K-1 World Grand Prix for the second-straight year.
Aug 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Tarec Saffiedine and Brock Larson to meet at Shark Fights 13
Shark Fights has finally completed their first pay-per-view card. Strikeforce prospect Tarec Saffiedine will meet Brock Larson. Shark Fights 13 takes place on Sept. 11 at the Amarillo Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas.
Aug 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Jason Brilz to meet Vladmiri Matyushenko in Germany
Hot off the heels of his best career performance against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Jason Brilz will return to face Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 122. Although not officially announced, multiple media sources have confirmed that the card will take place on Nov. 13 at Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.
Aug 25, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Bellator 26 Breakdown presented by BetUS
Bellator Fighting Championships returns to one of the most interesting venues in MMA for Bellator 26. The card takes place at the Kansas City Power and Light District tonight. Fox Sports Net will broadcast the main card at 8 p.m. EST.
Aug 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Discussion over, Misaki vs. Santiago II is Fight of the Year
Several books have been written about individual boxing matches. Fights like Ali vs. Frazier or Tyson vs. Douglas are celebrated not just because they are entertaining scraps, but also because the stories they tell seem to transcend a simple melee.
Aug 23, 2010 | 12 comments | View Post
SRC 14 Live Results, Play by Play
Tonight, beginning at 2 a.m. EST, HDNet will broadcast Sengoku Raiden Championship 14. The card will feature a middleweight title fight, Akihiro Gono’s lightweight debut and bouts from two SRC tournaments. Join ProMMANow.com to follow along with the results.
Aug 21, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Sengoku Raiden Championship 14 Breakdown presented by BetUS
World Victory Road returns with SRC 14. The card, which will be broadcast live in the U.S. on HDNet, will take place on Sunday at 2 a.m. EST. Headlining the card is a middleweight title rematch. Jorge Santiago will defend his belt against Kazuo Misaki.
Aug 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Bellator 25 Immediate Reaction
ProMMANow.com writer Richard Mann is currently less than 10 feet from the Bellator cage. He will provide his immediate reaction to the main card fights as they happen live. While watching live on Fox Sports Net, get all the details here.
Aug 19, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Bellator 25 results, play-by-play
CHICAGO — Bellator Fighting Championships 25 takes place this evening at the Chicago Theater in Chicago. Headlining the card is a middleweight fight between Dan Hornbuckle and Brad Blackburn. The card also features two bouts in the first-ever Bellator heavyweight tournament and a bout from the 115-pound women’s tournament.
Aug 19, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
