The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
With only one arm Nick Newell has been pretty darn successful. According to CombatDocket.com he has returned to an organization called LFA. The Legacy Fighting Alliance may not be as well known as some of the organizations out there, but it has garnered media attention for signing Newell. Here’s what was reported: Ex WSOF title challenger, and … Read more
Any respectable superhero needs their own comic book. That’s a given. And Seattle superhero / pro mixed martial arts fighter Phoenix Jones (aka Ben Fodor) is no different. The World Series of Fighting crime buster has been helping keep the streets of Seattle safe for several years and has now been honored with his own comic. … Read more
Johnathan Ivey. If you’re an MMA fan and you don’t know that name, you’re really a football fan who likes MMA sometimes. He’s been around the sport longer than you, fought more people than you (or probably anyone you know) and has definitely won more fights by leglock than you — 28 to be exact. … Read more
WSOF president Ray Sefo announced Tuesday that World Series of Fighting welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares was being stripped of his title and suspended indefinitely following his actions inside the cage at WSOF 22 Saturday night in Las Vegas. Palhares was taking on UFC vet Jake Shields and repeatedly gouged him in the eyes when they … Read more
WSOF was left with no choice but to suspend Rousimar Palhares indefinitely and strip him of his welterwight title after yet another infraction. He held on to his kimura finish of Jake Shields this past weekend for a little longer than he should have after the ref informed him that Shields tapped. He was also … Read more
At World Series of Fighting 16 this Saturday Rousimar Palhares will put his Welterweight strap on the line against Jon Fitch. Palhares obtained the WSOF Welterweight title when he defeated Steve Carl via Heel Hook at WSOF 9. Palhares has proven to be an absolute nightmare on the mat winning 13 Mixed Martial Arts bouts … Read more
At the World Series of Fighting Event in Tampa, Florida WSOF 15 on the 15th of November, Tony Way of Gracie Tampa West defeated BJJ Black Belt Frederico Moncaio. Dr. Rhadi Ferguson has an opportunity to catch up with Tony Way and his instructor Bamboo Wissman after his fight.
Kalindra Faria (15-3-1) is a 28-year-old Brazilian strawweight with an impressive resume, including a submission win over Carina Damm (22-11) last year. Faria is currently riding an 11-fight winning streak, most recently having won a unanimous decision over Sanja Sucevic (4-3) at XFCi 4 in April. She also fought for XFCi the month prior, scoring … Read more
The World Series of Fighting is back this Saturday from Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with a big welterweight showdown. Jake Shields will make his first appearance since signing with the company. Shields meets heavy handed Ryan Ford in the main event. The heavyweight title will be on the line when Derrick Mehmen takes on … Read more
In a radical move that could forever change the earning potential of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, World Series of Fighting (www.wsof.com) has announced that it will enter the pay-per-view business in the second half of 2015 with an unprecedented revenue sharing model that will pay 50 percent of all net revenue earned from live … Read more