Archive for November, 2007

In a perfect illustration of EliteXC’s willingness to integrate its fighters with other organizations, former EliteXC middleweight champion Murilo “Ninja” Rua (murilorua.proelite.com) of Brazil will try to stump local favorite Xavier “Professor X” Foupa-Pokam (xavierpokam.proelite.com) when they collide in the main event of “Cage Rage 24: Feel The Pain’’ tomorrow/ Saturday, Dec. 1, at Wembley Arena in London, England.

Other top bouts streamed live on pay per view at ProElite.com at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT: Abdul Mohamed (abdulmohamed.proelite.com), who is perhaps the best wrestler in UK MMA, defends his British lightweight crown against former Cage Rage champion Robbie “The Flame’’ Olivier (robbieolivier.proelite.com), UK legend Mark “The Wizard’’ Weir (markweir.proelite.com) faces Drew “The Master’’ Fickett (drewfickett.proelite.com), Tom “Kong’’ Watson (tomwatson.proelite.com) takes on Mark “The Beast’’ Epstein (markepstein.proelite.com) and exciting heavyweight Neil Grove (neilgrove.proelite.com) collides with hard-hitting Robert “Buzz’’ Berry (robertberry.proelite.com). Read the rest of this entry »

VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition in all its forms and the cable television home of World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™), today announced details of the network’s fourth live event on December 12. With three world titles on the line as well as the return of a true mixed martial arts legend, this WEC event is not only the biggest and best show of the year, it’s the greatest card in the history of the organization. The fights will air live on VERSUS Wednesday, December 12, at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and will originate from The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The event will be presented in HD where available. Read the rest of this entry »

With the sold-out success of Bodog Fight: Clash of the Nations, a return to Russia was inevitable for Calvin Ayre’s hard-hitting mixed martial arts promotion. Following last April’s incredible live event at the ICE Palace in St. Petersburg, Bodog Fight presents Bodog Fight: Russia vs. USA Friday, November 30 at the MegaSport Ice Arena in Moscow.

While Bodog Fight: Clash of the Nations marked the historic homecoming of Russian Red Devil teammates Fedor and Aleks Emelianenko, Bodog Fight Russia vs. USA features the remarkable return of legendary Russian fighter, Oleg Taktarov. Read the rest of this entry »

DALLAS, TEXAS—Mark Cuban’s HDNet FIGHTS has inked a promotional deal with Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN UNRATED to sponsor “RECKLESS ABANDON,” scheduled for December 15th at Dallas’ American Airlines Center. The ten-bout mixed-martial-arts event will feature two of the sports top middleweights, Frank Trigg and Jason “Mayhem” Miller, in separate co-main event fights. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK, November 26, 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 ITV4 has begun carrying IFL programming on Saturday nights. It is the IFL’s second European broadcast partner, joining TV4 in Sweden.

“The United Kingdom is a growing market for the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, and we think that our programming, which is different from the cage fighting that has been the norm, will have a much greater mainstream appeal,” said IFL CEO Jay Larkin. “We are very pleased to be able to join the ITV lineup.” Read the rest of this entry »

New York— Jennifer Santiago- age 24, 2003 and 2004 Golden Gloves champion and undefeated contender of Chuck Norris’ new World Combat League is fighting in front of thousands of fans this Saturday at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City to preserve her undefeated record. In early 2008, she will be staring in the first ever women’s contender series “Million Dollar Lady”. Elected officials such as Adam Clayton Powell IV will gather for a press conference and sendoff workout at Printing House Fitness & Squash Club in the West Village tomorrow, Thursday, November 29th 10:30AM in support of her perfect record and upcoming fight. Read the rest of this entry »

Bodog Fight: The Vault offers up all-new hard-hitting webisodes this Tuesday and Saturday on Bodog TV’s multi-award winning website, bodoglife.net/fight. Tune in Tuesday, November 20 for an exciting middleweight bout between Scott Henze (20-9-2) and Steve Connelly (12-3), filmed September 29 in Evansville, Indiana.

Henze was looking to rebound from a devastating loss to former Bodog Fight Welterweight Champion Eddie Alvarez, who KO’d the Indiana native in Costa Rica earlier this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s Live Fight Division, EliteXC, sponsored a charity event Tuesday in which turkeys were distributed to needy and underprivileged people who’d otherwise go this week without a turkey dinner and all the trimmings. Two days before Thanksgiving Day, six of the most popular stars in EliteXC donated their time and muscles as well as turkeys to charitable organizations in their respective hometowns. “This is our way of reaching out and helping people that may not be as fortunate or well off as some others,’’ EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw said. “If EliteXC and our fighters made the day better for one person, if we put a smile on one face, we will have done our job. Read the rest of this entry »

Expanding rapidly to meet fan demand, Bonecrunch Fighting is proud to announce the addition of veteran mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and trainer Josh Odom to the league. Odom’s Tallahassee Warriors are the eighth team in the Bonecrunch Fighting league.

A standout athlete growing up in Tallahassee, Odom earned an Ed Parker Kemp Karate black belt in high school. However, he did not realize his calling as a MMA fighter until training with his fellow troops during a tour of duty in Iraq with the Florida National Guard. Upon his return, Odom began training with MMA superstar Frank Shamrock and the Tallahassee Fight Club to earn a spot on the Frank Shamrock fight team, a roster spot in the International Fight League (IFL) for the 2006-2007 season. Continuing his career as a professional fighter with a current record of 6-5-0, Odom is currently a full-time instructor at Tallahassee MMA. Read the rest of this entry »

By Danny Serratelli, ringside, Brickcityboxing.com: The UFC returned to New Jersey for the first time in several years with UFC 78 billed as “Validation” and they rocked the house. The house this time was in the Brick City, Newark New Jersey’s new Prudential Center Arena, also known as “The Rock”. It is a great venue for both sporting events and concerts and after recently opening with 10 dates with Bon Jovi, serving as the new home to the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and the indoor soccer club the New Jersey Ironmen, a professional boxing show should come soon. After experiencing a very successful show put on by the UFC, I plan to work towards personally bringing a world class professional boxing card to “The Rock” at some point in the future. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK, November 20, 2007 – The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league, today announced a change in its senior leadership, naming Jay Larkin acting Chief Executive Officer. Larkin, who had joined the IFL as President and Chief Operating Officer on September 21, 2007, replaces IFL co-founder Gareb Shamus, who resigned his positions as chairman and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Shamus will remain available to the IFL as a consultant. Read the rest of this entry »

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Seen by many as the premier middleweight in the world today, Brazilian powerhouse Paulo Filho returns to the World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) organization on December 12 to defend his WEC Middleweight Championship against seasoned veteran Chael Sonnen in what has the makings of a Fight of The Year showdown. All the action takes place live from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »

Following the smash success of its live stream from the world-famous Playboy Mansion, Strikeforce will again deliver to fans around the globe, world championship mixed martial arts action, LIVE on Yahoo! Sports (www.sports.yahoo.com), from the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Friday. Available to all internet users located beyond a 150 mile radius of San Jose, the live stream, free of charge to viewers, will begin at 8 PM PST (11 PM EST) and include the entire Strikeforce four-man, single-elimination tournament, featuring middleweight (185 lb. limit) stars Trevor Prangley (16-4), Falaniko Vitale (24-7), Yuki Sasaki (21-13-1), and Jorge Santiago (14-7). Each tournament bout will consist of two, five-minute rounds. Read the rest of this entry »

With Mixed Martial Arts growing into a mainstream sporting power, a team of business and combat sport veterans today launched WAMMA, the first sanctioning body for the burgeoning sport. The World Alliance of Mixed Martial (WAMMA) will create the first weight division ranking system for MMA fighters, establish unified rules for the sport, ensure the safety and welfare of the fighters, and sanction world championship bouts. Most important, it will provide unifying legitimacy to the sport by enabling the best fighters in the world to face off against each other, no matter the promotion they work for. Read the rest of this entry »

The International Fight League the world’s number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league, and YouTube, the world’s leading video sharing Website, today announced a video sharing partnership designed to expose IFL content to a larger worldwide audience. It is the first partnership YouTube has formed in the sport of mixed martial arts, and follows the path of similar partnerships with the NBA, NHL, CBS and EA Sports among others. Read the rest of this entry »