Shields, Pariente, Wiezorek, Persey: “Dynamite!! USA”
May 31st, 2007
Four of the MMA fighters who’ll appear on EliteXC’s portion of Saturday’s SHOWTIME telecast at the Coliseum arrived in Los Angeles Wednesday. Rising welterweight Shields will make his ProElite/EliteXC debut against Pariente and Wiezorek takes on Persey, a replacement for Antonio Silva, in a super heavyweight match. The one-hour SHOWTIME telecasts begins at 9 p.m. [...]
Toyo’s Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Becomes New UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion by Defeating Chuck Liddell
May 31st, 2007
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation has another champion under its belt as Toyo-sponsored Quinton “Rampage” Jackson defeated Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell during UFC 71 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on the evening of May 26th.
Jackson became the new UFC® (Ultimate Fighting Championship®) light heavyweight champion by surprising Liddell [...]
IFL Battleground Features Best IFL Submissions Monday
May 31st, 2007
The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one professional mixed martial arts league, takes a look at the league’s top submissions and tap-out artists, in the next episode of “IFL Battleground” on Monday, June 4, at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT/MT). “IFL Battleground” airs every Monday night on MyNetworkTV.
The show [...]
IFL Athletes, Coaches Meet Troops During Fleet Week New York
May 31st, 2007
The scene was one that seemed pretty familiar to most anyone. It was a warm mid-spring evening and a group of maybe 300 young men and women had gathered for a fairly social evening of casual athletic competition. On one end, with the sound of music filling the air, was a spirited whiffle [...]
Warner Home Video to Release IFL DVD in September
May 31st, 2007
BURBANK, Calif.–Finally a DVD that packs a punch! Warner Home Video (WHV) and the International Fight League (IFL), the world’s number one professional Mixed Martial Arts league, are teaming up to give mixed martial arts fans an exclusive all-access pass to all the heart-stopping action from the IFL’s first ever season. IFL: Greatest Knockouts & [...]
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson stops Chuck Liddell in 1st round at UFC 71
May 27th, 2007
(Referee Big John McCarthy, seen here helping a dazed Chuck Liddell up off the mat seconds after stopping the fight in the 1st round) 26.05.07 - Once again, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (27-6) has shocked the UFC world, this time with a 1st round knockout over Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell (20-4) on Saturday night at UFC [...]
Ex-Hippie Kid Jake Shields Set To Rock ‘N Roll On ”Dynamite USA” On June 2
May 27th, 2007
LOS ANGELES (May 26, 2007) – Jake Shields (http://jakeshields.proelite.com) was bred to be a beast in the ring. The life-long vegetarian always has lived a lifestyle that has provided him with the type of brute strength, determination and tremendous heart required to be a successful Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter.
So far, Shields has met with [...]
Chuck Liddell on Azteca America
May 12th, 2007
In anticipation of UFC 71: LIDDELL vs. JACKSON taking place May 26th in Las Vegas, Azteca America – the fastest growing Hispanic Television Network in the United States – will present a one-hour special dedicated to this UFC® mega-fight of the summer. “La Venganza de Chuck Liddell,” hosted by Troy Santiago, will telecast Saturday May [...]
UFC Fight Night in Florida on June 12
May 11th, 2007
Las Vegas, NV (USA) The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization brings its UFC® Fight Night™ series of live events telecast on Spike TV back to Hollywood, Fla. for its third event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hard Rock Live. Headlining the South Florida card is Spencer “The King” Fisher vs. [...]
Royce Gracie Conference Call
May 11th, 2007
In a highly anticipated grudge rematch, Royce Gracie will face Japan’s Kazushi Sakuraba in the semi-main event of the spectacular “SoftBank presents Dynamite!! USA’’ MMA event Saturday, June 2, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It is presented by FEG (Fighting Entertainment Group), ProElite and SHOWTIME Networks. Tickets, priced from $10 [...]
IFL To Honor Military in Chicago Area as Part of Armed Forces Day
May 10th, 2007
NEW YORK, May 10, 2007 - The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, announced today a series of promotions honoring Chicago-area servicemen and women in conjunction with the first-ever “Windy City” IFL event at the Sears Centre on Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m.
“This is [...]
Knockout Artists and ‘Knockout’ Ring Girls On “IFL Battleground” Monday
May 10th, 2007
NEW YORK, May 9, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, looks at two kinds of “knockouts,” those dished out by its world-class athletes, and the young ladies trying to become the next IFL Ring Girl in the next episode of “IFL Battleground” on Monday, May [...]
World Extreme Cagefighting and VERSUS host nine-city media tour
May 10th, 2007
World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) and VERSUS will host a nine-city media tour coast to coast in local gyms to promote the first ever live televised WEC event. VERSUS first live WEC event will feature “The California Kid” Urijah Faber and the “Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit. The fight will originate from the Hard [...]
New Era Fighting announces dates for “World’s Toughest Man” contest tryouts
May 9th, 2007
SANTA ANA, California (May 9, 2007) - New Era Fighting (NEF), the hot organization exploding on the mixed martial arts scene, combining the UFC’s raw brutality with the WWE’s entertaining theme, will hold the initial tryout session on July 18-20 for its “World’s Toughest Man” contest, NEF president Ron Kort announced today.
NEF’s international level tryouts [...]
Gracie-Sakuraba Rematch on Dynamite
May 9th, 2007
Los Angeles, May 8, 2007 – MMA legends Royce Gracie and Kasuzshi Sakuraba, who fought an exhausting 90-minute battle seven years ago, will meet once again, this time as the co-main event at “Softbank presents Dynamite!! USA in association with ProElite” in the Los Angeles Coliseum on June 2 (live SHOWTIME® PPV, 10 p.m. ET/7 [...]
UFC 73 on July 7th
May 6th, 2007
Tired of paying your hard-earned cash for events packed with hype and little else? Sick of sitting down for a pay-per-view event and finding out that you’re paying over $50 for just three fights that include a showcase and a mismatch? The Ultimate Fighting Championship® has the cure for what is ailing fight [...]
IFL Confirms Passing of Condors’ Jeremy Williams
May 6th, 2007
NEW YORK, May 6, 2007 - The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Southern California Condors middleweight Jeremy Williams, 27, of Laguna Niguel, Calif. The Orange County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department - Coroner Division confirmed that Williams died Saturday [...]
The UFC 70 Media Fallout
May 3rd, 2007
By Mark Pickering: In the wake of the world’s fastest-growing spectator sport hitting British shores at a teeming MEN Arena the dissenters have once again aired their typically misinformed, reactionary opinions in the public domain.
Across the pond the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the leading brand within mixed martial arts, has superseded boxing as the authoritative [...]
IFL Battleground Highlights Pitbulls, Wolfpack Monday
May 2nd, 2007
NEW YORK, May 2, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, will bring viewers behind the scenes and into the ring as two of the league’s unbeaten squads, the New York Pitbulls and Portland Wolfpack, battle at Mohegan Sun Arena in the next episode of “IFL [...]
Rosters Set for IFL Chicago May 19
May 2nd, 2007
NEW YORK and CHICAGO, May 2, 2007 - Postseason spots are on the line as the International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, holds its first-ever event in Chicago on Saturday, May 19, with an 11-bout card at the Sears Centre, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The [...]
