The Shine Fights Sept. 10 lightweight tournament, originally scheduled to take place in Fairfax, Va., will instead go down in Oklahoma, due to licensing issues. Read More »
Tag Archives: Mixed Martial-Arts
Feed SubscriptionRhode Island MMA fans to taste “First Blood” in historic show
Campbell-Almeida headline inaugural R.I. MMA show Sept. 17 at Twin River Event Center, RI PROVIDENCE (Aug. 31, 2010) – History will be made Friday night, Sept. 17 when “First Blood” becomes the first sanctioned, professional Mixed Martial Arts show ever ... Read More »
M-1 Selection Americas Finals set for Sept. 18 in Atlantic City
M-1 Selection Americas Finals are set to take place Saturday, Sept. 18 at Bally’s Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. Ten fighters from five weight classes will compete for the opportunity to move on to the larger international stage. Read More »
Lesnar trainer, Erik Paulson talks Carwin fight and game plan for Cain Velasquez *VIDEO*
Former Shooto champion and owner of CSW Training Center, Erik Paulson shares his thoughts on Brock Lesnar's fight with Carwin and his upcoming title defense against Cain Velasquez. Read More »
Joe Warren defeats Joe Soto by devastating knockout to become new Bellator featherweight champion
Joe Warren (6-1) took Joe Soto's Bellator featherweight title by force Thursday night at Bellator 27 in San Antonio, Texas. No decisions here my friend. Read More »
New York Assemblyman Bob Reilly explains why he wants to outlaw MMA *VIDEO*
If you're an MMA fan, this video interview with New York Assemblyman Bob Reilly might just cause you to rip your hair out. This lily-livered politician, if it were up to him, would probably have Andy Griffith and Father Knows Best reruns as the only programs allowed on American television. Read More »
Joe Soto on fighting Joe Warren at Bellator 27: “I never want to lose to a dirt bag like that”
Undefeated Bellator featherweight champion Joe Soto will defend his title tonight for the very first time, as he takes on Bellator's season two 145-pound tournament champion Joe Warren. Read More »
HDNet’s “Fighting Words with Mike Straka” to feature Greg Jackson
MMA coach Greg Jackson is the featured guest on "Fighting Words with Mike Straka," this Friday, September 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET on HDNet, Your Home for MMA. Read More »
James Toney talks about loss at UFC 118, claims he will fight MMA again *VIDEO*
Although UFC President Dana White has stated that Toney will not be fighting any more for the promotion, Toney says he still wants to compete in MMA. Read More »
James Toney humble in defeat, loves the MMA fans and says he’s “in it for the long run”
Considering the things he was saying prior to the fight, James Toney seems to be handling his defeat to Randy Couture at UFC 118 relatively well and is finally showing signs of humility. Read More »
UFC announces operations in Asia
The UFC has officially announced they are opening operations in Asia and have hired sports industry veteran Mark Fischer as their Executive Vice President and Managing Director for the new division. Read More »
Eliot Marshall gets the win in Ring of Fire 39 main event
In his first fight since being released from the UFC back in March, Eliot Marshall defeated UFC and Ultimate Fighter veteran Josh Haynes in the Ring of Fire 39 main event Friday night. Read More »
Strikeforce allows portable breathing oxygen from Oxygen4energy.com at ringside during featured fights
LAKE FOREST, CA, August 26, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — The MMA Blogs and message boards lit up after this weekend’s Strikeforce MMA event in Houston, Texas due to two of the headline fighters, King Mo Lawal and KJ Noons using canned breathing oxygen ... Read More »
Countdown to UFC 118 (full episode) *VIDEO*
The episode takes an in-depth look at the main event title fight between lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and B.J. Penn as well as the highly anticipated MMA vs. boxing match between Randy Couture and James Toney. Read More »
MMA fighters and boxers give predictions on Randy Couture vs. James Toney
Personalities such as Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Rashad Evans and many more share their thoughts and predictions on Toney vs. Couture which takes place this Saturday at UFC 118. Read More »
Michigan lawmakers consider regulating amateur MMA
Michigan lawmakers may decide to regulate amateur mixed martial arts in the state, according to the Grand Rapids Press. The state currently regulates professional MMA but doesn’t do the same for events featuring unpaid combatants. Read More »
Gary Shaw says Kimbo Slice is coming to boxing *VIDEO*
Thankfully, Gary Shaw has not made an announcement of his return to MMA. Instead, he plans to take his former pet project, Kimbo Slice, and bring him into the boxing world. Shaw says stay tuned the announcement. Read More »
Judging ain’t easy; a look at the WEC 50 Cruz vs. Benavidez decision
There is often controversy when close fights go the distance, but did the level of dismay over the split decision ruling, which favored WEC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz, go a little overboard? Read More »
Strikeforce officials contemplate event at Cowboys Stadium
Since acquiring EliteXC's assets, including a CBS television deal, and signing heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko, Strikeforce has certainly tried to up the promotional ante. Read More »
Boxing vs. MMA; inside James Toney’s UFC 118 training camp *VIDEO*
As Aug. 28 gets closer, the rhetoric from James "Lights Out" Toney continues. Without question, the professional boxing champion believes he is going to knock out MMA legend Randy Couture. Read More »
Kentucky Fighting Challenge presents KYFC 65 full Mixed Martial Arts show this Saturday
“Kentucky’s oldest and original MMA company presents KYFC 65 at the Somerset Center for Rural Development this Saturday. In addition to fights fans will be treated to the 2nd Annual Kentucky Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductions.” “Fight fans ... Read More »
Southern California gets its first exclusively SoCal MMA promoter
Lords of Combat poised to build Southern California’s MMA nerve center by arranging fight cards with all SoCal fighters. Orange County is now home to Lords of Combat — the first exclusively Southern California (SoCal) MMA event promotion company dedicated ... Read More »