After more than two years on the sidelines athletic heavyweight Chris "Beast Boy" Barnett (7-1) will have to wait even longer for his return to MMA action. In fact, his career as a pro mixed martial arts fighter could be in serious jeopardy. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionMaximum Fighting Championship announces press conference for MFC 37
Maximum Fighting Championship Press Conference Heavyweight title fight, brother vs. brother bout highlight MFC 37 lineup The Maximum Fighting Championship is pleased to invite the media to the official press conference for the introduction of several main-card fighters who will ... Read More »
Pro MMA Now Radio returns with Smealinho Rama, Chris Barnett and Francisco Rivera tonight at 10 p.m. ET
Is it Sunday already? Yes it is and it means that Pro MMA Now Radio is back with another episode to quench your MMA thirst. Tonight we welcome MFC 37 main event fighters Smealinho "The Prince" Rama (6-0) and Chris "Beast Boy" Barnett (7-1) to the program. Read More »
MFC 37 prelim bouts to stream LIVE on Facebook
For the first time in Maximum Fighting Championship history, the Canadian MMA promotion will offer a free LIVE stream of the "MFC 37: True Grit" preliminary card bouts on Facebook. Read More »
Heavyweight brothers Mike and Thomas Treadwell to make pro MMA debut at MFC 37 — against each other!
Maximum Fighting Championship has announced an unprecedented heavyweight match-up between two brothers for the upcoming "MFC 37: True Grit" event scheduled for Friday, May 10, at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Read More »
Chase Degenhardt collides with Sam Alvey at MFC 37
Middleweight matchup added to stacked True Grit lineup The Maximum Fighting Championship is excited to announce the addition of a middleweight bout to the lineup for MFC 37: True Grit taking place on Friday, May 10 in Edmonton, Alberta. Hometown ... Read More »
Maximum Fighting Championship announces four fights for MFC 37
Four fights fired up for MFC 37 Heavyweight title fight plus three main card bouts named to True Grit lineup The Maximum Fighting Championship, one of the world’s premier mixed martial arts organizations, is excited to announce four major bouts ... Read More »
Chris ‘The Beast Boy’ Barnett Signs 4 fight deal with MFC, faces Rama for title at MFC 37 May 10, 2013
If you’ve never heard of the name Chris Barnett, it’s probably because he hasn’t fought in MMA since April 22nd, 2011. He was sidelined by an unethical promoter: “Every time I had another MMA fight scheduled, this promoter would call the ... Read More »
Poland MMA: Chris ‘Beast Boy’ Barnett vs. Michal Kita headline Fighters Arena 3 on Sept. 29
One of the best European heavyweights and Bellator veteran, Michal "Masakra" Kita (12-6) will face XFC veteran Chris "Beast Boy" Barnett (7-1) in the Fighters Arena 3 main event Sept. 29 in Lodz, Poland. The fight, along with two others on the card, are being promoted as Poland vs. USA. The rest of the card is being promoted as Lodz vs Warsaw, with fighters representing both cities facing off against one another. Read More »
XFC President John Prisco on new HDNet deal and organization’s future – Exclusive
ProMMAnow.com's Josh Cross spoke with XFC founder and president, John Prisco, about the promotion's success, their new deal with HDNet, and how some upcoming partnerships could change everything. Read More »
XFC 13: Unstoppable quick results and live play-by-play
XFC 13: Unstoppable takes place tonight in Tampa, Fla., with XFC featherweight champion Jarrod “The Wild Card” Card (12-4-1) defending his title against Bellator and XFC veteran Luis “Baboon” Palomino (13-6) in the main event. Read More »
Jarrod Card vs. Luis Palomino headlines XFC 13 this Friday live on HDNet
Florida's largest and most successful MMA promotion, Xtreme Fighting Championships, is back with "XFC 13: Unstoppable", this Friday, Dec. 3, at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. Read More »
Resorts World Sentosa Martial Combat 11 and 12 results
Resorts World Martial Combat 11 and 12 took place in the Compass Ballroom at the Resorts World Sentosa Convention Centre in Sentosa, Singapore on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 15-16. Read More »
Kim Couture choked out, Micah Miller knocks out – XFC 11 results
"XFC 11: The Next Generation" took place at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., Friday night featuring a main event between WEC veteran Micah Miller (14-4, 1 NC) and XFC veteran Bruce Connors (8-2). Read More »
“XFC 10: Night of Champions” live results & play-by-play
TAMPA, Fla. – Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) will provide live results and play-by-play commentary for tonight’s “XFC 10: Night of Champions” taking place at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. Tonight’s main card will be televised live on ... Read More »
“XFC 9: Evolution”- play by play and quick results
The XFC is back in action tonight with “XFC 9: Evolution”, taking place in Tampa, Florida and broadcasting live on HDNet. It has been nearly a year since the XFC has been back on their home turf after taking the ... Read More »
Shine Fights, VFC, XFC, and ShootBoxing Picks
Recap Last weekend was a pretty solid effort on my part. I went 11-3 with 1 NC, which brings my overall record to 35-8 (6NC). For those keeping track at home that is an 81% picking rate. However, I failed ... Read More »
Chris Barnett fights at “XFC 9: Evolution” this Saturday, Sept. 5 on HDNet – PRO MMA exclusive interview
7-0 as an amateur, 1-0 as a professional, heavyweight prospect Chris Barnett will look to keep his undefeated MMA record in tact this weekend as he goes up against Daniel Perez at “XFC 9: Evolution” at the St. Pete Times ... Read More »
War Machine vs. Mikey Gomez headlines “XFC 9: Evolution” Sept. 5 on HDNet
WHAT: HDNet presents exclusive LIVE coverage of “HDNet Fights Presents: XFC 9: Evolution” from the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. The XFC returns to HDNet with a card full of talented young fighters (combined record of 51-15-1) looking ... Read More »
XFC returns to Tampa Sept. 5, 2009
AFTER MONTHS OF TRAVELING THE SOUTHEAST, XFC RETURNS WITH ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE FIGHT CARDS OF THE YEAR. On September 5th, 2009 the XFC will reward its fans with one of the most highly competitive fight cards of the ... Read More »
MMA Flashback: 2002 – Ben Rothwell vs. Johnathan Ivey
The year was 2002. The organization was UNITED STATES MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. The name of the show was “USMMA 2: RING OF FURY” and it took place in Lowell, Massachusetts on September 21st at the Tsongas Arena. In this edition of ... Read More »
Jarrod Card earns XFC Featherweight Title, Lashley signs with the XFC, & Barnett impressive in pro debut
Jarrod Card used a relentless attack earning him the right to take home the XFC featherweight belt against the very game Bruce Connors. The main event for “XFC 8: Regional Conflict” did not disappoint, with the fight going the entire ... Read More »