Pearls Super Fight League, India's premier professional MMA organization, has signed heavyweight journeyman Bobby Lashley to a multi-fight deal that will see the former WWE star competing exclusively in the SFL cage for the foreseeable future. Read More »
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Feed Subscription‘ROAD TO GLORY USA’ middleweight tournament confirmed for Feb. 9
GLORY have announced a date and venue for their "ROAD TO GLORY USA" middleweight tournament. The one-night, eight-man tourney is set to take place at the Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles, on Feb. 9. Read More »
GLORY 4 Tokyo: Jhonata Diniz steps in to replace Aoki against Daniel Ghita on NYE
Brazilian heavyweight Jhonata Diniz has stepped in as a replacement for Fabiano ‘Cyclone’ Aoki, and now faces Daniel Ghita at the GLORY 4 Tokyo event on New Years Eve. Read More »
The Vidonic Chronicles: Time to serve up some humble pie
Had a promoter call yesterday and offered me a semi-pro K-1 kickboxing match here in Montana against a girl that I have written about in a previous blog. Read More »
GSI announce top 8 seeds for ‘GLORY 4 Tokyo: Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament’
GLORY Sports International has announced the top 8 seeds for their GLORY 4 Tokyo: Heavyweight Grand Slam, 16-man, single-elimination tournament at the Saitama Super Arena on Dec. 31. Read More »
GLORY open corporate office in Tokyo to help pioneer operations in Japan
GLORY Sports International have announced the opening of a new corporate office in Tokyo, Japan. They have also announced a newly established subsidiary entity, GLORY Sports Japan KK. Read More »
Tyrone Spong discusses his ‘flawless’ pro MMA debut at WSOF 1 *VIDEO*
ProMMAnow.com talks with kickboxing phenom Tyrone Spong following his successful pro mixed martial arts debut at World Series of Fighting's inaugural event. Read More »
GLORY 3 Rome results: Giorgio Petrosyan wins lightweight tourney and $300,000 grand prize
Georgio Petrosyan manages to battle his way through three opponents to take home the GLORY 3 Rome ‘Final 8’ lightweight tournament championship and grand prize of $300,000. Read More »
GLORY 3 Rome: Four opening-round bouts drawn for ‘Final 8′ tournament on Nov. 3
The draw results to determine the opening matches for the GLORY 3 Rome 'Final 8' one-night tournament have been confirmed. Read More »
The weekly best of Pro MMA Now
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 »
Kickboxer Tyrone Spong signs with GLORY
Heavyweight kickboxing KO artist and former Ernesto Hoost protégé Tyrone “The King of the Ring” Spong (68-6-1, 42 KO’s) of Amsterdam, Netherlands has signed a multi-fight, two-year exclusive deal with GLORY to compete in the world’s premiere kickboxing league. He is slated to make his GLORY debut at the GLORY World Series mega-event in Tokyo, Japan on a December date to be announced soon. Read More »
Spike TV and K-1 join forces in a new multi-platform partnership
It was announced today that Spike TV and K-1, the world's premier kickboxing organization, have agreed to a strategic partnership. The first fights to stream live on Spike.com will beginning Saturday, September 8 at the U.S. World Grand Prix Championships in Los Angeles. Read More »
Remy Bonjasky vs. Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva headlines ‘GLORY 2 Brussels’ in October
The headline bout for GLORY's upcoming event in Belgium has been announced as returning kickboxing legend Remy Bonjasky (75-14) squares off against Brazilian standout Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (32-7). The event will take place at the Vorst National Arena in Brussels, Belgium, on Oct. 6. Read More »
More on the takeover of It’s Showtime by Glory Sports International
As was reported Sunday, Glory Sports International has purchased the European kickboxing promotion It's Showtime. Now It's Showtime founder Simon Rutz has released a lengthy statement explaining his reasons for selling the promotion which was founded in 1989. Read More »
Monday Morning Fights: Cung Le, Mark Hunt, Gary Goodridge, Mirko Cro Cop
What better way to start off a Monday than by watching a few of MMA's top strikers showcasing their skills in these stand-up K-1 classics. Read More »
Cro Cop decisions Sefo in ‘Final Fight’ – fight video and full event results
It was billed at Mirko Cro Cop's retirement party, one 'final fight', a main event K-1 rules match against Ray "Sugarfoot" Sefo Saturday night in front of his home crowd in Zagreb, Croatia. Read More »
Video: Melvin Manhoef vs. Tyrone Spong at It’s Showtime 55
Check out this strike-fest between Melvin Manhoef and Tyrone Spong from Friday's It’s Showtime 55 event at the WTC Expo in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Read More »
Video: Watch Badr Hari knock out Gokhan Saki then retire
Heavyweight kickboxing legend Badr Hari (78-11, 64 KO's) went out the way legends are supposed to go out, in spectacular fashion, Friday night at It's Showtime 55 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Read More »
UFC 141 preview: Brock Lesnar looks to give Alistair Overeem his first UFC loss
We breakdown the UFC 141 main event which features a heavyweight fight between former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and former Strikeforce, DREAM, and K-1 heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem. Read More »
Super Heavyweight Sunday: Bob Sapp vs. Alexandru Lungu *VIDEO*
Super Heavyweight Romanian judoka and MMA fighter Alexandru Lungu made his pro kickboxing debut against Bob Sapp Saturday at SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV in Romania. Read More »
Rick “The Jet” Roufus to face “Mighty Mo” for the WCK World Heavyweight Title
Kickboxing Legend Rick “The Jet” Roufus to Face Top K-1 Contender “Mighty Mo” for the WCK World Heavyweight Title – Oct. 22 Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV – October 13, 2011 - For the third consecutive year, Dennis Warner and ... Read More »
K-1 veteran ‘Mighty Mo’ signs with Superior Cage Combat
Kickboxer "Mighty Mo" has signed with Superior Cage Combat to continue his MMA career. He will bring a 3-2 record into action in November. Read More »