IFL World Grand Prix video highlights
December 31st, 2007
Ryan Schultz talks about fight with Chris Horodecki: Both fighters start carefully, trading punches from distance. Schultz shoots in for a takedown and puts Horodecki down. “The Lion” goes to work inside Horodecki’s guard, posturing up and landing some heavy right hands from the top. Horodecki is unable to break his posture as [...]
UFC 79 Results
December 30th, 2007
- Georges St. Pierre beats Matt Hughes via Submission in Round 2.
- Chuck Liddell beats Wanderlei Silva via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) 3 Rounds.
- Eddie Sanchez beats Sao Palelei via TKO (ref. stoppage) in Round 3.
- Ryoto Machida beats Sokoudjou via Submission in Round 2.
- Rich Clementi beats Melvin Guillard via Submission in Round [...]
Five IFL Athletes Claim World Grand Prix Titles
December 30th, 2007
Ryan “The Lion” Schultz (North Platte, Neb.) knocked out previously undefeated 20-year-old Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (London, Ontario), capping an exciting night of action by winning the lightweight (155-lbs.) championship at the inaugural International Fight League World Grand Prix finals, held tonight in front of 5,731 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. [...]
IFL, Headblade, Real Fighter Combine To Host Troops and NYC Police, Firemen at WGP
December 21st, 2007
The International Fight League, HeadBlade and Real Fighter Magazine are combining with the group Tickets For Troops to assist local military vets and New York City Police and Fireman affected by the tragedies of September 11 at next week’s IFL World Grand Prix at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. HeadBlade and Real [...]
UFC “All Access” Wanderlei Silva On Spike TV & MTV 2
December 21st, 2007
On Thursday, December 27, anyone who has ever been curious about what it’s like to hang out with the “Axe Murderer” will get the chance, as Rachelle Leah goes behind-the-scenes to take an inside look at the lifestyle and training methods of UFC® light heavyweight fighter Wanderlei Silva in UFC All Access. Leah visits [...]
HDNet: “Fedor Returns”
December 21st, 2007
HDNet’s presentation of “HDNet Fights: Fedor Returns” has been set for 6:00 a.m. ET. The broadcast, which will be coming to viewers LIVE from Tokyo, Japan will include the entire Yarennoka event, including the return of Fedor Emelianenko - considered by many to be the best fighter in any weight class.
Fedor’s opponent for this [...]
HBO Latin America First IFL Broadcast Partner
December 17th, 2007
The International Fight League and Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) today announced that HBO Latin America, one of the fastest growing entertainment channels in Latin America will begin showing IFL content beginning in 2008. It is the IFL’s first Spanish Language partnership, and will cover Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean.
GSP gets his Title Shot
December 17th, 2007
Mack Kay: Matt Serra is out with an injury for the Dec 29 fight against Matt Hughes (the most dominant welter weight in UFC history).
Hughes is a machine. He has won 41 fights with the same wrestling style over his career which says something for the guy. Most fighters with one style get picked [...]
Chuck ‘Iceman’ Liddell vs. Wanderlei ‘The Axe Murderer Silva’ at UFC 79
December 16th, 2007
M. Kay: Having a hard time picking a winner on this one! There is an interesting background to it all. This fight has been in the works since early `06 and likely prior to that, we just do not know about. It has the makings of a great war and hopefully can [...]
ProElite Acquires ICON Sport
December 16th, 2007
Sensational news for Mixed Martial Arts fans in Hawaii. ICON Sport, Hawaii’s original MMA brand and leader since 1995, is about to get bigger – and better. ProElite, Inc. [PELE.PK], an entertainment and media company dedicated to producing world-class MMA events, today announced the acquisition of ICON Sport, Hawaii’s first and most lucrative MMA organization.
The [...]
Gunderson Out With Hand Injury; Schultz To Take On Horodecki For Lightweight Championship
December 14th, 2007
NEW YORK, December 14, 2007 - Veteran Ryan “The Lion” Schultz (North Platte, Neb.), will replace John Gunderson (Medford, Ore.) in the International Fight League World Grand Prix lightweight championship against undefeated (11-0) star Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (London, Ontario) on Saturday, December 29, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Five [...]
IFL Partners with Paltalk for Scheduled Live Shows, Video Chat
December 13th, 2007
The International Fight League and PaltalkT, the leading real-time, video-based online community, today announced a partnership designed to expose IFL content to a larger worldwide audience and to allow the millions of Paltalk members to get up close and personal with the league’s athletes and coaches.
Gunderson to Replace Lierley at IFL World Grand Prix Dec. 29
December 13th, 2007
John “Guns” Gunderson (Medford, Ore.), standout for the Lions, will replace Shad Lierley (Seattle) in the International Fight League World Grand Prix lightweight championship against undefeated (11-0) star Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (London, Ontario) on Saturday, December 29, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Lierley broke a toe in training and [...]
EliteXC Signs Exciting Middleweight Scott “Hands Of Steel” Smith
December 13th, 2007
A fighter responsible for perhaps the most dramatic, unlikely, snatching-victory-from-the-brink-of-defeat finishes in the history of Mixed Martial Arts, Scott Smith, has signed a long-term contract with Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live division, EliteXC.
The announcement was made today by EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Team Hughes vs. Team Serra” finale Draws 2.5M
December 12th, 2007
Spike TV’s live telecast of “The Ultimate Fighter®: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra” finale on Saturday, December 8 (9:00-12:12am) drew 2.5 million viewers and reached more men in the hard-to-reach demographics of 18-34, 18-49, and 25-34 than anything else on television (broadcast or cable) in its timeslot. The telecast peaked with an impressive 2.9 [...]
Swick-Burkman on UFC Fight Night
December 12th, 2007
Two of the UFC welterweight division’s rising stars, Mike “Quick” Swick (10-2) and Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman (20-4) will square off in the Octagon™ on Spike TV’s “UFC Fight Night” on Wednesday, January 23 at 9:00pm, ET/PT from the Palms Casino Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Swick (Season 1) and Burkman (Season [...]
Lawler Tears Bicep, Saturday’s Event Cancelled
December 12th, 2007
This Saturday’s fight between EliteXC and ICON Sport middleweight champion Robbie Lawler and Kala Kolohe Hose was officially cancelled Monday. The announcement was made during a late afternoon press conference in Honolulu.
“We were all really looking forward to this event and to this fight because, style-wise, Lawler-Hose was going to be a great one,’’ said [...]
The World Fighting Organization Debuts Dec 11
December 12th, 2007
The World Fighting Organization (WFO), mixed martial art’s (MMA’s) first world recognized independent sanctioning body, is proud to announce the sanctioning of it’s inaugural fight on Tuesday, December 11th at the Crazy Horse Saloon in Miami, Florida. The main event for “Worlds Collide” 1, a joint boxing and MMA card, will be a heavyweight [...]
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Forrest Griffin: Season 7 TUF Coaches
December 11th, 2007
The landmark reality series The Ultimate Fighter®, has launched the UFC® careers of some of mixed martial arts’ brightest young stars, including Kenny Florian, Rashad Evans, Josh Koscheck, Michael Bisping and Joe Stevenson. Season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter will feature perhaps its most famous alum, Season 1’s champion and top light heavyweight contender [...]
HDNet Fights: Four Blockbuster MMA Events
December 11th, 2007
Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights, today announced four new blockbuster partnerships and fight cards - all to be aired LIVE on HDNet in the month of December. Simon shared the following schedule with the industry: December 15, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. ET - “HDNet Fights: Reckless Abandon,” sponsored by Rob Zombie’s Halloween. [...]
