Washington, D.C. (September 1)… FightMetric® is now the official statistics provider of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), supplying the world’s first comprehensive mixed martial arts (MMA) statistics and analysis system to the largest MMA organization in the world. The inclusion of official FightMetric data into the evaluation of both fights and fighters will, for the first time ever, provide media members and fans with a chance to track the history and performance of UFC competitors beyond simple wins and losses. Read the rest of this entry »

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 held in Rhode Island.

“First Blood,” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc., (CES) will be held at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI. All fights feature three, 5-minute rounds. Read the rest of this entry »

By MFC Staff – Though they come from the same camp in the same town, they are two vastly different personalities.

Yet these two fighters have a common goal – a successful and lasting first impression in their MFC debuts.

Tyson Steele and Ford Robertson are both slated to step into the Maximum Fighting Championship ring for the first time at MFC 26: Retribution, and while both have clear intentions on coming out on top in their respective matchups, they certainly have different outward approaches. Read the rest of this entry »

Honolulu, HI (USA): The top Hawaiian fight promotion, X-1 World Events, today announced the full fight card for its next incredible event, entitled “HEROES.” This exciting fight card will feature a main event of X-1 World Middleweight Champion Falaniko Vitale putting his belt on the line against devastating KO artist Kala “Kolohe” Hose. Also taking place at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena that night will be the much-anticipated second round of the X-1 World Light Heavyweight title tournament, as the pairings have been set. Russia’s Vitaly Shemetov (7-7), coming off a brutal KO victory over Japanese MMA pioneer Shungo Oyama, will battle Hawaii’s own Poai Suganuma (10-3). Also coming off a big KO win is South Korea’s Sang Soo Lee (14-9), who will lock horns with California’s Roy Boughton (4-0), an undefeated submission specialist. “HEROES” will also showcase two anticipated world title fights, as both the featherweight and bantamweight belts will be up for grabs. Read the rest of this entry »

VERSUS, the cable television home of World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC®), will re-air the explosive bantamweight championship battle between Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez on Thursday, August 26 at 9 p.m. ET. Read the rest of this entry »

A grudge rematch that fans, media, and the confident fighters themselves have been clamoring for since the first fight ended in bloody controversy nearly three years ago, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 9, when KJ Noons (9-1), fresh off a knockout victory last Saturday, challenges STRIKEFORCE World Welterweight (170 pounds) Champion Nick Diaz (22-7, 1 NC) in the main event at HP Pavilion here, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Read the rest of this entry »

Everlast Worldwide Inc., the global leader in fight sports and fitness, today announced the signing of an exclusive equipment contract with MMA standout Jon “Bones” Jones. Widely recognized as the best young talent in MMA today, the 23-year old Jones has a record of 11-1 and trains out of the renowned Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts Gym in Albuquerque, NM. Read the rest of this entry »

In their quest to mold Shine Fights Promotions into MMA’s most fan-friendly organization, CEO Devin Price and COO Jason Chambers have taken the unprecedented step of allowing Shine fans to play matchmaker for the company’s upcoming Lightweight Grand Prix Tournament, which will be televised nationally on Pay Per View. Eight of the fight world’s best 155-pound competitors have been selected to put their skills to the test against one another on Sept 10th at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA. History will be made, as fans have never been given the opportunity to actually choose the fights they want to see. Now, they can mix and match those eight fighters in order to create the four opening-round bouts that they want to see. The combinations with the most votes will be selected as the official bouts. Suggestions should be emailed to GrandPrixPick@Shinefights.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Tacoma, WA) Brian Halquist Productions presents: Fight Night to the Playboy Mansion, as a part of the Battle at the Boat professional boxing series. The 78th installment is August 28, 2010 at the Emerald Queen Casino. The EQC will welcome seven of the most beautiful playmates in the world to this event, and will feature a ring card girl competition that will give one lucky lady the chance to represent the EQC at the Playboy Mansion! These girls will highlight a boxing show that will already be filled with 6 action packed fights, headlined by main event fighters Brent “Hurricane” Urban (6-2-1, 4 KO’s) and Jason “Friday the 13th” Douglas (7-2, 3 KO’s). Read the rest of this entry »

Hard-hitting striker Rafael Feijao shocked STRIKEFORCE World Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Champion “King Mo” Lawal with a devastating third round knockout in Saturday’s SHOWTIME® televised main event at STRIKEFORCE: Houston at Toyota Center.

In a tactical co-feature, world-class submission specialist Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza captured the vacant STRIKEFORCE World Middleweight (185 pounds) Championship with a unanimous decision over American military hero Tim Kennedy. Read the rest of this entry »

SAN JOSE, CALIF. (Aug. 21, 2010) – The STRIKEFORCE men’s and women’s Welterweight World Champions Nick Diaz (170-pounds) and Sarah Kaufman (135-pounds) will return to the cage on Saturday, Oct. 9 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

Diaz will face an opponent to be named in the coming week while Kaufman will defend her title against Dutch superstar Marloes Coenen. Read the rest of this entry »

By MFC Staff Mike Nickels, co-winner of the 2009 Maximum Fighting Championship’s Fight of the Year, is stepping in to replace an injured Wilson Gouveia for a showdown against Dwayne Lewis at MFC 26: Retribution.

The owner of the Colorado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy returns to the MFC fold for the first time since he squared-off against David Heath at MFC 22 last October. A surprising stand-up war electrified the sold-out crowd and earned the nod as the organization’s best bout of the year. Nickels eventually posted the victory, coaxing a third-round submission out of Heath via rear-naked choke. Read the rest of this entry »

By BEAST – Rob Kimmons [b]vs[/b] Steve Steinbeiss

Rob Kimmons (22-5) is predominantly a wrestler who looks to get the submission, and considering 12 of 14 of his submission victories were via choke, it wouldn’t be ludacris to think he might catch Steve Steinbeiss in a gulletine in the clinch; especially when you take into consideration Steve’s tendacy to leave it out there when he shoots. When two wrestlers get in there clinching, usually someone’s head winds up getting grabbed, and someone winds up tapping.

In Steve Steinbeiss WEC debut he lost via split decision to Carmelo Marrero, then the UFC picked him up. In his UFC debut he lost to Ryan Jensen via, you guessed it, gulletine choke in the first. Coming off of two straight losses fighting for Zuffa, and having an overall record of 4-3, I think Steve Steinbeiss will be more than desperate for the win; fearing potientially getting cut. However that same motivation that drives some fighters to victory, could cause Steinbeiss to be over agressive and get caught by the veteran submission artist in Rob Kimmons. Steve Steinbeiss gets cut if he loses. Read the rest of this entry »

In a city like Las Vegas where celebrity sightings are as common as taxis on the Strip, it’s not unusual to see Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) personalities receiving the same recognition and adulation usually reserved for rock legends, TV and Hollywood stars.

But for members of the MMA Community to be included by “Las Vegas Weekly” in their recent Top 50 list of “Personalities who define Las Vegas” — this is a sign of how the fastest growing sport in the world has become such a prominent part of the Mainstream culture. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK, N.Y. (July 29, 2010)-VERSUS, the fastest growing sports cable network in the country, will air a special episode of The Daily Line after the network’s second live UFC® fight on Sunday, August 1. The network will go live at 9 p.m. ET from the San Diego Sports Arena with an action-packed card headlined by a light heavyweight battle between Jon ‘Bones’ Jones and Vladimir Matyushenko.

After the action in the cage, viewers can settle into The Daily Line studio for a special episode that will feature ringside interviews, VIP guests and expert analysis from some of the biggest names in MMA. Former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir, will be in the studio all night as a guest host and analyst. Daily Line correspondent and MMA reporter Ariel Helwani will provide viewers with post-fight, ringside conversations with the likes of Dana White, Randy Couture and Joe Rogan, along with a few other surprises, via satellite from the San Diego Sports Arena. Read the rest of this entry »