Archive for September, 2007

Undefeated World Kickboxing Champion and Strikeforce mixed martial arts superstar, Cung Le (20-0), will be featured during a segment of The Human Weapon, The History Channel’s hit martial arts documentary series, on Friday.

Le’s appearance on the 9th episode of the 17 part weekly series, will showcase the 34-year-old middleweight (185 lb. limit) knockout artist as he educates co-hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff in powerful kicking techniques as the pair attempt to learn the various components of mixed martial arts by visiting several, top training sites in California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Read the rest of this entry »

Yahoo! Sports To Stream the Event Live to a Worldwide Audience

Beverly Hills, Calif., September 26, 2007 – World championship mixed martial arts federation, Strikeforce, will stream its September 29th “Strikeforce at the Mansion” event live to a worldwide audience exclusively at Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com).

Strikeforce will be the first mixed martial arts event held at the world-famous Playboy Mansion. The Strikeforce fight card will be headlined by the return of undefeated World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion, “El Nino” Gilbert Melendez (12-0) as well as the Strikeforce debut of middleweight (185 lb. limit) star, Joe “Diesel” Riggs (26-9, 1 NC), who will battle fan-favorite Eugene “The Wolf” Jackson (15-7-1). Read the rest of this entry »

Move over UFC, there’s a new league entering the fastest growing sport in the world, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), and it’s called Cage Fighting Championships (CFC). Rage in a Cage Promotions has assembled some of the finest up and coming talent in MMA to kick off its first ever CFC fights at the new Nova SE University Center “Shark Tank” Arena. No better name could be fighting in the Shark Tank for the championship belt than “The Shark” Emyer Bussade vs. “The Beast” TJ Cook. Bussade stands 6”0”, weighs in at 185 lbs and has a record of 9 wins and 4 losses. His fighting style is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and he trains with American Top Team. Cook, his opponent, also stands at an even 6 feet and weighs 185 lbs with a record of 8 wins and only 1 loss utilizing a striking style and fighting wi! th Team Trauma should prove to be an exciting title fight. Nine other fights are scheduled featuring Carlos Gonzales vs. Eric Reynolds, along with exciting new comers Moyses Gabin, Nicholas Tortora, Marcos Dematta and Rex Payne. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK, September 25, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one professional mixed martial arts league, will conduct IFL 2008 Draft, a series of combine-style workouts for aspiring professional mixed martial artists to be held in conjunction with L.A. Boxing on successive Saturdays in October in Southern California, Metro New York, and Chicagoland. IFL Coaches will conduct the sessions, which are open to MMA athletes ages 18 and over with a minimum of one professional MMA bout to their credit, seeking potential spots on the 2008 IFL team rosters. Read the rest of this entry »

The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league, and broadcast partner MyNetworkTV announced that they will present live the World Grand Prix semi-finals from the Sears Centre in Chicago on Saturday, November 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT/MT). This is the first time a Mixed Martial arts fight will be carried live in prime time on broadcast television. Read the rest of this entry »

What happens when two of the undisputed heavy-hitters in mixed martial arts join forces? Fans of the world’s fastest growing sport are about to find out!

MMA powerhouse Bodog Fight has signed on to become a Presenting Sponsor of three upcoming Strikeforce promotions, including the first-ever mixed martial arts event to be held at the world-famous Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California on Saturday, September 29. Read the rest of this entry »

Beverly Hills, CA; September 23, 2007…. Undefeated Strikeforce World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion, “El Nino” Gilbert Melendez (12-0), will take on former Shooto star, Tetsuji Kato (18-7), in a non-title bout during the highly-anticipated Strikeforce extravaganza at The Playboy Mansion on Saturday.

“This is definitely a challenge because it’s a bigger guy dropping down in weight and he’s got a lot of experience,” said the 25-year-old Melendez, whose start on the first-ever mixed martial arts fight card at the world-famous home of entertainment mogul Hugh Hefner, will be his first of 2007. “It’s been a while since I fought so I’m super pumped about coming back.” Read the rest of this entry »

- Keith Jardine beats Chuck Liddell via Split Decision after 3 Rounds
- Forrest Griffin beats Mauricio Rua via Submission at 4:45 of Round 3
- Jon Fitch beats Diego Sanchez via Split Decision after 3 Rounds
- Ryoto Machida beats Kazuhiro Nakamura via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds
- Tyson Griffin beats Thiago Tavares via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds
- Jeremy Stephens beats Diego Saraiva via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
- Rich Clementi beats Anthony Johnson via Submission at 3:05 of Round 2.

Where is the best mixed martial arts training facility in the world? The next episode of the hit series Bodog Fight: New Jersey, may answer that question.

Airing Tuesday, September 25 at 11 p.m. / 10 p.m. Central on the ION Television Network, the episode features a pair of middleweight fighters, from two of the best gyms in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Colorado Springs, CO — September 21, 2007 — Before deciding that MMA (mixed martial arts) is nothing but a violent and barbaric sport, check with the current UFC Welterweight Champion of the World, Matt Serra. Whether you are a fan or a critic, Matt can show you just why mixed martial arts is the fastest growing sport in the world. Matt will be holding a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu clinic at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Sunday, November 4, 2007. Read the rest of this entry »

The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league, today announced that longtime television executive, event producer and boxing industry icon Jay Larkin has been named to the newly-created position of President and Chief Operating Officer. Larkin will report directly to IFL CEO Gareb Shamus and will oversee all the day-to-day operational details of the IFL.

“Jay has been very helpful advising us in our first year and we are elated that he will be joining us in a larger full-time role as we enter our second full season,” said Gareb Shamus, IFL co-founder and CEO. “Jay’s experience in the television, live event promotion, international television, entertainment industry and corporate business worlds will be a huge plus not only to the IFL, but to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts both now and into the future.” Read the rest of this entry »

The New York Pitbulls completed an unbeaten season, topping the two-time defending champion Quad Cities Silverbacks, 3-2, to claim their first International Fight League World Championship, before 3,470 at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Fla. Delson Heleno, Deividas Taurosevicius and Andre Gusmao recorded wins for the second-seeded Pitbulls, coached by Renzo Gracie, en route to the title, with Gusmao’s dramatic first-round knockout over Mike Ciesnolevicz at light heavyweight in the decisive fifth match breaking a 2-2 tie. Read the rest of this entry »

For the past seven months, “IFL Battleground” viewers have followed the 12 teams from the International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one professional mixed martial arts league, through the regular season and the 2007 World Championship semifinals. This Monday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT/MT), the program chronicles the highly-anticipated finals matchup between Renzo Gracie’s New York Pitbulls and Pat Miletich’s defending champion Quad Cities Silverbacks. “IFL Battleground” airs every Monday night, with a replay on Saturday, on MyNetworkTV. Read the rest of this entry »

Team Takedown, an elite MMA fighter management company, today announced that its “Ultimate Night of Champions” fight card (part of the “Masters of the Cage XVI” series) will be broadcast live on the Internet as a streaming-video Pay-Per-View (PPV). The event takes place Friday, September 28th and is close to selling out the Coca-Cola Bricktown Event Center in downtown Oklahoma City, OK. Read the rest of this entry »

Strikeforce World Light Heavyweight (205 lb. limit) Champion and The Ultimate Fighter reality series semifinalist Bobby Southworth (7-4) will square off with Canadian striker Bill “The Butcher” Mahood (15-5-1) in a non-title bout during the highly-anticipated Strikeforce mixed martial arts event at The Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California on Saturday, September 29th. Undefeated heavyweight and former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star Daniel Puder (5-0), meanwhile, will lock horns with Richard Dalton (3-2) during the star-studded affair. Read the rest of this entry »