LIDDELL vs. ORTIZ 2
December 29th, 2006
Las Vegas – In his tenure as UFC® World Light Heavyweight Champion, Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell has sent a legend into retirement (Randy Couture), avenged a defeat (Jeremy Horn), and annihilated his number one challenger (Renato Sobral). But when the man standing across the Octagon™ from Liddell is his former training partner and friend [...]
Who Is The Best Middleweight? Miranda, Taylor, Wright, Abraham or Sturm?
December 28th, 2006
By Federico Murillo: With Jermain Taylor holding the WBC and WBO middleweight titles, along with a bronze medal in the 2000 Olympics, it would seem apparent to many that he is the best among the top middleweights in the division. However, he has looked less than unbeatable since turning professional, struggling to beat an old [...]
Calzaghe/Hopkins In July 2007?
December 28th, 2006
By Manuel Perez: According to the latest boxing gossip, IBF/WBO Super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (42-0, 31 KO’s) is considering a fight with recently retired former middleweight & light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, (47-4-1, 32 KO’s) possibly to take place in July 2007, and to be shown on HBO PPV. In truth, however, aside from [...]
Pyle signs 3-fight deal with Showtime; O’Brien, Kampmann receive UFC extensions
December 28th, 2006
Pavia, Ciscone & Associates, LLC, in conjunction with MMAagents.com, is pleased to announce that Mike “Quicksand” Pyle has signed a three-fight deal with the new Showtime organization, Elite Xtreme Combat. Pyle is scheduled to fight Ross “The Boss” Ebanez on Showtime cable at the first-ever EXC event on February 10, 2007.
Pyle was most recently competing [...]
Toney/Peter: Boxing’s Big Men Fight In WBC Eliminator Bout
December 26th, 2006
By Bryan Amador: Former middleweight and Cruiserweight champion James Toney (69-5-1, 43 KO’s) fights meets up with Samuel Peter (27-1, 22 KO’s) on Janaury 6th, 2007, in an mandated WBC heavyweight eliminator bout, in which the winner gets the right to fight Oleg Maskaev, the WBC heavyweight champion. For those unaware, this is a rematch [...]
International Fight League Wolfpack-Silverbacks Final on FSN on New Year’s Eve
December 26th, 2006
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 26, 2006 - International Fight League, Inc. (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, will give its fans another way to ring in the New Year, with an evening of exciting MMA action on Fox Sports Net. The IFL “World Team Championship” final between the Wolfpack, based [...]
International Fight League To Raise $24 Million of Common Stock
December 22nd, 2006
NEW YORK, December 22, 2006- International Fight League, Inc. (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts sports league, announced today that it has entered into definitive private placement agreements with certain institutional and accredited investors to sell 19,376,000 shares of common stock, at a price of $1.25 per share. IFL expects [...]
Karo outlasts Fickett in UFN 7 “Fight of the Night”
December 19th, 2006
With millions of viewers watching on Spike TV, Karo Parisyan won a unanimous decision over Drew Fickett (30-27 on all three scorecards) after three grueling, bloody rounds at Ultimate Fight Night 7 on Wednesday night at the Miramar Marine Corps Base in San Diego.
Parisyan is best known for his highlight-reel judo tosses, but “The Heat” [...]
Chris Byrd: Who’s Next?
December 17th, 2006
By Henry Stewart: It’s hard to believe that it’s been 8 long months since we last heard from former two-time heavyweight champion Chris Byrd (39-3-1, 20 KO’s), yet it’s true. After being brutally destroyed in a one-sided, 7-round destruction by Wladimir Klitschko in April 2006, Chris Byrd has seemingly disappeared, almost as if he is [...]
IT’S OFFICIAL: SHOWTIME, PRO-ELITE TO TELEVISE EliteXC, MMA EVENTS LIVE
December 15th, 2006
(HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Dec. 14, 2007) — At a jam-packed press conference Thursday at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, SHOWTIME and Pro-Elite, Inc., officially announced the formation of Elite Xtreme Combat (EliteXC). Beginning Feb. 10, 2007, Los Angeles-based EliteXC will exploit the growing phenomenon of mixed martial arts by staging world-class live events on SHOWTIME.
Legends Frank [...]
MMA Story Helps “60 Minutes” Garner 16 Million Viewers, Top-Five Finish!
December 15th, 2006
NEW YORK, December 14, 2006- Two of the International Fight League’s (OTC.BB: IFLI) legendary coaches, Renzo Gracie, world Jiu-Jitsu champion and coach of the IFL’s New York-based Pitbulls team, and Pat Miletich, coach of the IFL’s Moline, Illinois-based Silverbacks team, were prominently featured in Scott Pelley’s report on the growth of Mixed Martial Arts on [...]
Roy Jones Jr. Wants To Fight Wladimir Klitschko
December 14th, 2006
By Richard Rodriguez: Roy Jones Jr. (50-4, 38 KO’s), the former middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, has expressed an interest in fighting Wladimir Klitschko, according to the latest boxing news around the net, further saying “No one can whoop me.” Jones, 37, last fought on July 29, 2006, easily winning a 12 round decision [...]
Oleg Maskaev To Fight Wladimir Klitschko?
December 14th, 2006
By Henry Stewart: According to the Russian website “Kommersant,” a fight is being arranged between Oleg Maskaev (34-5, 26 KO’s), the WBC heavyweight champion, and Wladimir Klitschko (47-3, 42 KO’s), the IBF heavyweight champion, with the fight possibly taking place in Moscow, Russia. Apparently, the promoter of Maskaev, Dennis Rappaport, is trying to arrange for [...]
Ivan Calderon: The Biggest Secret In Boxing
December 14th, 2006
By Jason Kim: Unknown to many boxing fans is a hidden gem, a fighter by the name of Ivan Calderon (27-0, 6 KO’s) who fights in the Minimum weight class (formerly known as the “straw weight division), the lowest weight class in boxing, with an upper weight limit of 105 lbs. Much like the Junior [...]
Showtime & Pro Elite Announcing 1st MMA Event at Hollywood
December 11th, 2006
HOLLYWOOD, CA (December 11, 2006) — SHOWTIME and Pro Elite will host a Hollywood news conference This Thursday! December 14, at Cinegrill at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028) to announce the highly-anticipated new generation of mixed martial arts plus details on the very first SHOWTIME broadcast [...]
Kimo Therapy - New Era Fighting Tryouts this weekend in Costa Mesa, CA
December 11th, 2006
SANTA ANA, California (December 11, 2006) - New Era Fighting (NEF), the fledgling mix martial arts organization, featuring combat fighting legend Kimo Leopoldo, has scheduled fighter and female model tryouts for this weekend (Dec. 16-17) at the South Coast Martial Arts Facility in Cosa Mesa, California.
Shane Mosley: Who’s Next For Shane? Baldomir or Cintron?
December 9th, 2006
WBA light middleweight champion Shane Mosley (43-4, 37 KO’s) has an open date on his fight calender for February 10th, with only the prospects of fighting either Carlos Baldomir or Kermit Cintron during that open date. Previously, Mosley had slim hopes of fighting either Floyd Mayweather or Antonio Margarito. However, Mayweather opted for a fight [...]
Falaniko Vitale signs with Pavia, Ciscone & Associates, LLC
December 8th, 2006
Pavia, Ciscone & Associates, LLC, in conjunction with www.MMAagents.com, is pleased to announce the signing of Falaniko Vitale. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, “Niko” has compiled a 21-6 professional MMA record, including wins over Matt Lindland, Dave Menne, Masanori Suda, Yushin Okami and Aaron Riley.
‘60 Minutes’ To Air MMA Story Sunday
December 8th, 2006
NEW YORK, December 8, 2006- Two of the International Fight League’s (OTC.BB: IFLI) legendary coaches, world Jiu-Jitsu champion and coach of the IFL’s New York-based Pitbulls team Renzo Gracie, and Pat Miletich, coach of the IFL’s Moline, Illinois-based Silverbacks team, will be featured as part of Scott Pelley’s report on the growth of Mixed Martial [...]
Fight Promoter University: Boxing and MMA
December 8th, 2006
NEWPORT BEACH, CA, December 7th – Unprecedented in its scope and far-reaching in its impact, Roy Englebrecht’s Fight Promoter University set the fight world upside down when it launched in February of 2006 with the intention of educating a new generation of individuals in the art of promoting a fight event.
Demand was so great for [...]
