Bud Light Enters the Octagon™ As Exclusive Beer Sponsor of UFC
February 29th, 2008
This spring, millions of Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) fans will see a new heavyweight take the center of the Octagon(TM). Today Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) and UFC(R) announced that Bud Light, the world’s best-selling beer, will become the new exclusive beer sponsor for the UFC.
Bud Light’s three-year deal with Zuffa, LLC, owner of the UFC brand, makes [...]
UFC Fight Night On April 2
February 29th, 2008
Fellow New Englanders and rising stars in the UFC® lightweight division, The Ultimate Fighter® alumni Kenny “Ken Flo” Florian and Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon will meet each other where the Ultimate Fighting Championship® all began, and headline the first UFC fight in the state of Colorado in thirteen years live on Spike TV Wednesday, April 2 [...]
It’s Official: EliteXC Fights To Be Televised On CBS-TV
February 28th, 2008
The CBS Television Network and ProElite, Inc., a Los Angeles-based leading entertainment and media company that produces world class mixed martial arts (MMA) events, today jointly announced a multi-year agreement that will bring one of the fastest growing spectator sports to a major broadcast television network for the first time.
CBS will broadcast four MMA [...]
Video: Silva vs. Henderson Predictions
February 28th, 2008
Video interview of 5 fighters giving their predictions for this weekend’s Silva vs. Henderson fight. The fighters are Randy Couture, Denis Kang, David Loiseau, Rogerio Nogueira, Thomas Schulte and Announcer Mauro Ranallo. Video courtesy of www.mmaringreport.com
HDNet Fights and the Xtreme Fighting League Team Up to Highlight Mixed Martial Arts in Oklahoma!
February 27th, 2008
HDNet Fights announced today that it is teaming with the Xtreme Fighting League for the upcoming “HDNet Fights Presents: Xtreme Fighting League” on March 15 at the Expo Square Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event will air live, exclusively on HDNet. This announcement is the latest is a series of new partnerships formed between HDNet [...]
UFC & Joe Hand Promotions Extend Agreement
February 27th, 2008
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. and Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced a multi-year extension of their closed circuit television/pay per view agreement. The deal maintains Joe Hand Promotions as the exclusive commercial distributor in the United States for the UFC, the premiere brand in the sport of mixed martial arts, through [...]
Strikeforce Shatters Live Gate Records In Washington State
February 27th, 2008
TACOMA, WA.—With a live audience of 7,089 at Tacoma Dome on Saturday, February 23rd, “Strikeforce At The Dome” surpassed the dollar amount grossed by any boxing, mixed martial arts, or kickboxing gate in Washington State history.
“It’s an honor that the people in the Tacoma and Seattle area welcomed us with such open arms our first [...]
UFC Fight Night Sold Out
February 26th, 2008
– The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced that UFC® Fight Night™ – the event marking UFC’s long-awaited return to Colorado, the state where UFC debuted more than 15 years ago – is officially sold out. The UFC and Spike TV also announced the April 2 card will expand to three hours, the [...]
IFL Forms Video Sharing Partnership With Social Media Network Imeem
February 26th, 2008
The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) and leading social media network imeem today announced a video sharing partnership that will give imeem’s growing global community of 23 million users the opportunity to view and interact with media from IFL’s action-packed fighting league at www.ifl.imeem.com.
UFC: Yahoo New Online Distributor For UFC live PPV Events
February 21st, 2008
Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced Yahoo! will be the new online distributor for UFC live Pay-Per-View (PPV) events, via Yahoo! Sports. Fans can view the next UFC event, UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION, on March 1, 2008 at http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/ufcppv/82.
“This relationship with Yahoo! is an important step for the UFC to build its [...]
FightZone TV To Air RFC XI
February 20th, 2008
FightZone TV is once again proud to announce another partnering with one of Tampa Bay’s Pioneer MMA Promoters - Real Fighting Championships (RFC).
Past televised events and featured articles in FightZone Magazine have been instrumental in highlighting the talents of many RFC fighters who have gone on to national prominence such as Alan “Monstah Lobstah” Berube [...]
EliteXC On Showtime: Kimbo Blows Up Tank In 43 Seconds
February 17th, 2008
All Photos by Tom Casino/EliteXC: Surfs up, beach boy, and tanks for the memories. Before a sellout crowd of 6,187 that produced the single largest gate in the history of the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami, Kimbo Slice registered a spectacular 43-second, first-round knockout over David “Tank” Abbott Saturday on SHOWTIME.
The exciting [...]
Kimbo-Tank Photos And Weigh In Results
February 16th, 2008
Photos: TOM CASINO/EliteXC
Kimbo Slice (left), EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw, and Tank Abbott pose after Friday’s weigh-in at the Holiday Inn at Coral Gables, Fla. Kimbo takes on Tank in EliteXC’s eagerly anticipated main event Saturday at the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami. Tickets for a spectacular 11-bout event start at [...]
EliteXC Final Press Conference Quotes: Kimbo/Tank And More
February 15th, 2008
In what will be a thrilling and entertaining heavyweight fight for as long as it lasts, the incredibly popular Pride of Perrine, Fla., Kimbo Slice (1-0), will face hard-hitting Mixed Martial Arts icon, David “Tank’’ Abbott (9-13), of Huntington Beach, Calif., in a must-see showdown this Saturday, Feb. 16, at the BankUnited Center at the [...]
Tank Abbott Training Photos
February 14th, 2008
Photos: TOM CASINO/EliteXC
Tank Abbott works out at the Paradise Gym in Coral Gables, Fla., Wednesday night as he winds down preparation for his gigantic, long-awaited, must-see fight against Kimbo Slice Saturday at the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami.
Tickets for a spectacular 11-bout event, presented by Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s EliteXC, start at $35 [...]
Kimbo Slice Open Workout Quotes And Photos
February 14th, 2008
Photos: Esther Lin/For ProElite, Inc.
In what will be a thrilling and entertaining heavyweight fight for as long as it lasts, the incredibly popular Pride of Perrine, Fla., Kimbo Slice (1-0), will face hard-hitting Mixed Martial Arts icon, David “Tank’’ Abbott (9-13), of Huntington Beach, Calif., in a must-see showdown this Saturday, Feb. 16, at [...]
World Extreme Cagefighting returns with championship doubleheader
February 14th, 2008
LAS VEGAS – Their first fight captivated the mixed martial arts world and the end result was debated for weeks. But on Wednesday, March 26, WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho wants to leave no doubts in the minds of anyone, especially challenger Chael Sonnen, about who the superior fighter is when these two 185-pound standouts [...]
Miletich Fighting Systems, American Top Team and Renzo Gracie Academy
February 13th, 2008
IFL titleholders Vladimir “The Janitor” Matyushenko (Belarus), Jay “The Thorobred” Hieron (Freeport, N.Y./Las Vegas) and Wagnney Fabiano (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will defend their belts when the International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) returns to the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J., with a nine-bout card on Friday, April 4. In addition to the three [...]
Embrace the MMA/Boxing Debate
February 13th, 2008
Raymond Markarian: There is an on-going trend in the fighting world today. The MMA and boxing are in the midst of a ratings war. March 1st will mark the third time in the same amount of months that a live MMA show is being held on the same date as a major boxing event. Here [...]
Haynes to Replace Radach at IFL Event in Las Vegas
February 12th, 2008
MMA veteran Josh “Bring the Pain” Haynes (Las Vegas), who has competed for a dozen professional mixed martial arts organizations, including the UFC, will compete at 185-lb. against Leopoldo Serao (San Francisco) at the International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) event at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, February 29. Haynes replaces popular IFL [...]
