Xtreme Fighting Championships announces two more fighters headed for a June 14th Collision Course. Recent Lightweight Title contender Jason “The Ronin” Hicks is set to collide with, the always dangerous, Shah Bobonis, at the promotions much talked about homecoming show. The XFC’s 24th event takes place at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida and can be seen Live on “Your Home for MMA”, AXS TV. Read More »
Tag Archives: Mixed Martial-Arts
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Now members of the clergy are getting involved to try and prevent the legalization of mixed martial arts in New York. Seriously? Clergy visited lawmakers Tuesday in Albany to lobby against MMA, calling professional fights public displays of "hate". Read More »
Trevor Prangley to Fight Tony Lopez in Rematch on June 13 at Coeur d’Alene Casino
Trevor Prangley defends his King of the Cage Light Heavyweight World Championship in a highly anticipated rematch against Tony Lopez June 13th at the Coeur d’Alene Casino in Worley, Idaho. Read More »
One Fighting Championship forges exclusive partnership with Yahoo! Philippines
EXCLUSIVE ONE FC CONTENT FOR YAHOO! PHILIPPINES 02 May 2013 – Manila: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) has formed an exclusive agreement with Yahoo! Philippines, the number one news site in the Philippines. Yahoo! Philippines will feature exclusive content on ... Read More »
CWFC secures services of Whiteford and Glover
CAGE Warriors Fighting Championship has further boosted its rapidly expanding roster of talent with the capture of UK pair Robert Whiteford (pictured) and Mark Glover. Read More »
The ‘Baby Dragon’ returns to the V3 cage
On May 11, the V3 ‘Legion’ welcomes the return of the “Baby Dragon” Sammy Lua as he steps into the cage to face arguably the best pound for pound fighter in the mid-south area, Ronnie Lawrence (champion) for the bantamweight title. Read More »
Video: History of Women’s MMA
Videographer Cynthia Vance has assembled scenes from some of the most memorable fights and key characters in women's MMA history in this 5-minute video montage that's sure to tug at your heart strings. Read More »
Chael Sonnen spurns retirement talk, sets sights on Wanderlei Silva at light heavyweight
UFC light heavyweight Chael Sonnen has no plans to retire after his UFC 159 dismantling at the hands of Jon Jones according to his appearance on FUEL TV's "UFC Tonight". Sonnen mentioned that he has plans to stay to light heavyweight simply because he has fought pretty much everyone in that division, including his two fights in which he lost to the champion Anderson Silva. However, he did state that he has some unfinished business with the one and only Wanderlei Silva Read More »
Nicolae Cury vs. Reggie Pena tapped for XFC 24 co-main event
Xtreme Fighting Championships has announced their co-main event for XFC 24 as a middleweight showdown between fellow Floridians Reggie Pena (10-5) and Nicolae Cury (7-4). XFC 24 is scheduled for Friday, June 14, at the USF Sundome in Tampa, Fla., and will broadcast LIVE on AXStv. Read More »
What now for Leonard Garcia after his fifth straight loss?
Leonard Garcia's loss to Cody McKenzie this past weekend at UFC 159 could mark the end of his time with the promotion. To be honest Leonard did get his fair share of chances to return to the win column, but unfortunately came up short in his last five consecutive fights. Read More »
Cage Warriors 55: Chris Fields vs. Norman Paraisy confirmed for June 1
A new bout has been added to the Cage Warriors 55 card as Chris Fields (10-5) faces Norman Paraisy (11-3-1) in a middleweight battle. The event is set to take place at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland, on June 1. Read More »
Koji Ando wins Legend Lightweight Title at Legend 11; full results
Asia-Pacific mixed martial arts promotion Legend Fighting Chamionship made their Malaysian debut with Legend 11 at Chin Woo Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday night, April 27. Read More »
UFC 159 post-fight show on Fuel TV quotes – 4/27/13
STANN: “JONES CHAEL SONNEN’ED CHAEL SONNEN.” Evans and Stann Break Down UFC 159 Fights, Plus Jones, Bisping and Nelson Interviews LOS ANGELES, CA – The following quotes are from tonight’s UFC 159 POSTFIGHT SHOW ON FUEL TV. The show was hosted by Jay Glazer, with former UFC ... Read More »
James Head vs. Nick Catone fight scratched from UFC 159 card
New Jersey native Nick Catone will not get the chance to fight in front of his home crowd at UFC 159. After being hospitalized due to dehydration, Catone's welterweight bout with James Head has been pulled from the card at the last minute. Read More »
Jack Mason now faces Collin Reuter at CWFC Fight Night 8
A new bout has been formed for the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) Fight Night 8 card as Jack "The Stone" Mason (23-11) now faces Collin Reuter (9-1-1) in a welterweight battle. Mason's original opponent, David Bielkheden, was forced to withdraw due to an injury. The event is set to take place at Al Fujairah’s Mirbeh Sports Hall in the United Arab Emirates on May 11. Read More »
CWFC Fight Night 8: Antoni Chmielewski vs. Faycal Hucin confirmed for May 11
A new bout has been added to Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) Fight Night 8 as Antoni Chmielewski (23-9) faces Faycal Hucin (8-3) in a middleweight battle. The event is set to take place at Al Fujairah’s Mirbeh Sports Hall in the United Arab Emirates on May 11. Read More »
UFC 159 preview: How Chael Sonnen can beat Jon Jones
The UFC 159 event is set to take place on Saturday, April 27, from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event will consist of the UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. Read More »
UFC 159 preview: Can Alan Belcher finally beat a top 10 middleweight in Michael Bisping?
The UFC 159 event is set to take place on Saturday, April 27, from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event will consist of the UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. However, the co-main event will feature a middleweight grudge match between top 10 middleweight Michael Bisping and the always tough Alan Belcher. Belcher has been asking for this fight for quite a while, so it'll be interesting to see if he can rise to the occasion. Read More »
Legend 11 Weigh In Results Out: Three Championship Finals Set
Legend 11 fighters weigh in at Swiss Garden Hotel International MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) organization Legend Fighting Championship held their pre-event weigh-in for Legend 11 today at the Swiss Garden Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. All twenty-four fighters made weight and ... Read More »
ONE Fighting Championship announces the final two main card bouts for ONE FC: Rise to Power
REY DOCYOGEN VS YASUHIRO URUSHITANI GEJE EUSTAQUIO VS ANDREW LEONE LIVE ON 31 MAY FROM THE MALL OF ASIA ARENA IN MANILA PHILIPPINES 26 April 2013 – Manila: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC), presented by Casino Filipino and in association ... Read More »
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship adds three new fighters to their roster
European MMA promotion, Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC), have added three new fighters to their already talent filled roster. Valentino Petrescu (12-3), Spencer Hewitt (10-5) and Chad Griffiths (4-0) have all joined the organization on five-fight deals, committing them exclusively to the organisation for the next 18 months. Read More »
Ronda Rousey on The Jeff Probst Show *VIDEO*
UFC women's bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey made an appearance on The Jeff Probst Show earlier this week where she discussed her judo and MMA background and demonstrated her signature armbar for the audience. This is just one more example of how the Rowdy one is crossing over into the main stream and introducing the world of MMA to a whole new demographic. Read More »