Fox Sports World Canada to Broadcast IFL World Grand Prix Live Saturday
October 31st, 2007
The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league, and Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) today announced that Fox Sports World Canada will air this Saturday’s “IFL World Grand Prix” live from the Sears Centre in Chicago from 9-11 p.m. ET/8-10 CT. It will mark the first [...]
A Hellrazor of a Night (Main Event)
October 30th, 2007
Some promotions are spectacle, some keep a lid on the emotions of fighters, and some are pretty cut and dry. Then you have Rocky Mountain Bad Boyz and Premier Championship Fighting: they kick the lid off, shove the can over, and run like hell down the street screaming. No one is mixed [...]
A Hellrazor of a Night (full card)
October 30th, 2007
The fight of the night was the war between Chris Camozzi and Tony Barker. In the first minute, Chris and Tony went back and forth trading huge bombs. Not combinations or jabs but giant hits that made that unmistakable sound of leather against flesh. Eventually Camozzi found himself in mount position on [...]
CSAC Under Fire & Scrambling in response to New Era Fighting lawsuit
October 29th, 2007
After being named in a lawsuit filed by New Era Fighting (NEF) for $500,000,000, embattled California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) Executive Director Armando Garcia responded by announcing a review of NEF’s promotional licensing renewal, incredibly, 10 months after the CSAC cashed NEF’s check for its 2007-2008 promoter’s license, and two weeks after a legal claim [...]
IFL Storms into Chi. for Events Leading to First Live MMA Network Broadcast
October 29th, 2007
The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league, will hit the Chicago area hard with a week of partner activations and media activity, all leading up to Saturday night’s live broadcast on MyNetworkTV at the Sears Centre in suburban Hoffman Estates, Ill., the first-ever live Mixed Martial [...]
SpikeTV And UFC Extend Partnership
October 28th, 2007
Spike TV, a division of MTV Networks, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization have agreed to a new, three-year extension of their strategic partnership, it was announced jointly today by Kevin Kay, President, Spike TV and Dana White, President, Zuffa, LLC d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Championship. The deal maintains Spike TV as the basic cable [...]
ShoXC: Hamman Wins, Vazquez Retires
October 27th, 2007
On a night when Tito Ortiz’s protégé Aaron Rosa suffered his first loss to undefeated Jared Hamman, Javier “Showtime” Vazquez shocked the Mixed Martial Arts world by announcing his retirement Friday on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series on SHOWTIME. “I am better suited as a coach than I am as a fighter,” said Vazquez (12-2) following [...]
“Tap or Snap”: Tough Men, Soft Hearts
October 26th, 2007
The Douglas County Event Center will be host to some of the toughest men in the world who also have the softest hearts, on Saturday November 3, 2007. During “Tap or Snap” mixed martial arts event, Matt Serra, the current UFC Welterweight Champion, will be presenting Trevor Carron and Nikko Landeros gifts that [...]
ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series/ProElite.Com Final Quotes
October 26th, 2007
Two undefeated 205-pound fighters with nearly identical records will clash when Aaron Rosa (10-0) faces Jared Hamman (9-0) in one of the co-featured bouts on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series on SHOWTIME Friday, Oct. 26, at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). In another excellent matchup in the other co-feature, Javier “Showtime” Vazquez (11-2) [...]
IFL World Grand Prix Fight Card Changes
October 26th, 2007
Due to injury, Brad Blackburn will not compete at welterweight; he will be replaced by Gideon Ray, who will battle Delson Heleno.
Also because of injury, Reese Andy will not fight; he will be replaced by Shane Ott, who will fight No. 1 seed Antoine Jaoude. The other heavyweight bout pits No. 2 Roy Nelson [...]
Thursday’s Randy Couture Press Conference Live On ProElite.Com At 1:30 P.M. PT
October 25th, 2007
So, what were the real reasons why he left Ultimate Fighting Championships? Is the Mixed Martial Arts legend really retired? What is his opinion of his former boss, Dana White, and his reaction to the UFC president bolding proclaiming he “owned him’’?
Was his intention to resign to put pressure on White to let [...]
UFC 79: Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva
October 24th, 2007
It’s official. Tonight during the on 2007 Scream Awards on the Spike TV, UFC President Dana White made the official announcement that the long-awaited light heavyweight clash between Wanderlei Silva and Chuck Liddell will occur on December 29th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada at UFC 79: “Nemesis”.
For years, UFC” fight [...]
IFL, Stats LLC Partner To Create “FiteStats,” The Most Comprehensive Statistical Program in Fight Sports
October 22nd, 2007
The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league, and STATS LLC, the world’s leading sports information provider, today announced the creation of FiteStats, the most comprehensive statistical analysis program in the history of fight sports.
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Lindland Broadcast On Free TV
October 22nd, 2007
It was one of the most talked about fights ever when it aired on pay-per-view last April. Now, you can see it free! Tuesday, October 23 at 11 p.m. / 10 p.m. Central, tune in to the ION Television Network in the U.S. and The Fight Network in Canada for a special presentation of Bodog [...]
Athletes Come From Far and Wide for IFL Draft 2008 in New York
October 22nd, 2007
Nearly 150 mixed martial athletes residing in 20 U.S. states - hailing from at least 10 other countries - came to the L.A. Boxing gym in Mamaroneck, N.Y. today, looking for spots on International Fight League teams at the IFL 2008 Draft. It’s likely that none of those had a more rewarding trip [...]
Opening Night of the World Combat League
October 22nd, 2007
Do you like spinning back kicks, spinning back punches, and axe kicks? Or how about spinning in general? If yes, then this is the sport for you. This isn’t MMA, this isn’t K-1, this is modified Kickboxing using their “full-throttle” rules. You first have 12 rounds, a 20 minute intermission, [...]
Brock Lesnar Signs With UFC
October 21st, 2007
International superstar Brock Lesnar has already achieved high grades for his transition from pro wrestling to mixed martial arts. Now the former NCAA Champion and four-time All-American is ready for the next step in his career - taking on the best heavyweights in the world in the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization.
UFC President Dana [...]
UFC 77 Results
October 21st, 2007
-Anderson Silva beats Rich Franklin via TKO (knee) at 1:07 of Round 2
-Tim Sylvia beats Brandon Vera via Unanimous Decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
-Alvin Robinson beats Jorge Gurgel via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
-Stephan Bonnar beats Eric Schafer via TKO (strikes) - Round 2.
-Matt Grice beats Jason Black via Split Decision (29-28 Grice, 29-28 Black, [...]
Tremendous EliteXC Cage Fight Card Friday, Oct. 26, At Chumash On Showtime
October 20th, 2007
Two undefeated 205-pound fighters with nearly identical records will clash when Aaron Rosa (10-0) faces Jared Hamman (9-0) in one of the co-featured bouts on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series on SHOWTIME Friday, Oct. 26, at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
In another excellent matchup in the other co-feature, Javier “Showtime” Vazquez (11-2) [...]
Cage Rage Fighters To Be Tested For Drugs Starting With Dec. 1 ProElite.com Card
October 18th, 2007
All fighters competing on upcoming Cage Rage fight cards will be subject to random drug testing, it was announced Wednesday. Cage Rage, which recently was purchased by Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc. (PELE.PK), is the biggest and most prestigious Mixed Martial Arts organization in the UK. [...]
