World Extreme Cagefighting: Faber vs. Pulver
April 29th, 2008
A full lineup of the mixed martial arts world’s most exciting and respected athletes will be in action at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California on Sunday, June 1, as World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) is pleased to announce a high-impact undercard for the upcoming WEC: FABER VS. PULVER event.
The card is headlined by the [...]
TUF 7 Season Finale Match Ups
April 27th, 2008
Former UFC® middleweight champion and one of the sport’s pioneers, Evan Tanner, takes on rising star and The Ultimate Fighter® Season 3 victor Kendall Grove as the main event of the live The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale fight card on Saturday, June 21 live from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. [...]
North American Boxing Council Sues Mark Cuban’s HDNet For Theft
April 25th, 2008
Press Release - “HDNet Fights”, the unifying mixed martial arts organization televised on Mark Cuban’s HDNet cable channel, should cease operations immediately because it was born out of a breach of trust, misappropriation of trade secrets, and other harmful actions on the part of HDNet, the North American Boxing Council (NABC) said in a lawsuit [...]
Seven Added to Complete IFL Mohegan Sun Card May 16
April 24th, 2008
Veterans Joey Guel, Jim Miller, Josh Souder, Two IFL Draft Competitors Among Additions
Seven mixed martial arts professionals have been added to the nine-bout card as the International Fight League returns to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Friday, May 16. HDNet will again have live television coverage of the event. The added fighters [...]
Tickets On Sale For EliteXC May 31 Card At Prudential Center In Newark
April 24th, 2008
Kimbo, Gina Carano, Robbie Lawler, ‘Hands Of Steel’ Smith, Phil Baroni, Joey Villasenor Among The Standouts Featured On First-Ever MMA Card on Primetime Network Television
Fans seeking to participate in what some regard as the most important fight card in mixed martial arts history, presented by Los Angeles-based ProElite Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC, have [...]
USA vs. Canada in MMA Showdown
April 24th, 2008
Final preparations are underway for the “2 Countries 1 Cage” mixed martial arts extravaganza scheduled for this Saturday, April 26 at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Event promoter Joseph Donofrio of Donofrio Entertainment will be making his debut in the MMA arena after a long and successful run in professional boxing. Complete with pyrotechnics, [...]
“IFL Fight Night” Continues With Matyushenko-Schoenauer Title Bout
April 24th, 2008
The first-ever International Fight League individual title bout between light heavyweights stars Vladimir Matyushenko (Belarus) and Alex Schoenauer (Las Vegas) and IFL World Grand Prix semifinal contests featuring stars Jay Hieron (Las Vegas), Delson Heleno (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Roy Nelson (Las Vegas) will be among those featured in the next edition of [...]
UFC 83 - Results
April 21st, 2008
Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Serra by TKO at 4:45, Round 2
Rich Franklin defeated Travis Lutter by TKO at 3:01 of the second round
Nate Quarry defeated Kalib Starnes by unanimous decision
Michael Bisping defeated Charles McCarthy by TKO at 5:00 of the first round.
Mac Danzig defeated Mark Bocek by submission at 3:48 of the first round [...]
EliteXC Signs Talented Australian, Hector “Shango” Lombard
April 19th, 2008
One of Australia’s most promising young fighters at both middleweight and welterweight and one of the world’s most prolific Judo players, Hector “Shango” Lombard, signed a long-term contract with Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live division, EliteXC.
The formal announcement was made today by EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw. Terms of the long-term, multi-fight agreement were [...]
MMA Star, Team Quest Coach Running for State Representative in House District 52
April 18th, 2008
Mixed martial arts star and Olympic silver medalist Matt “The Law” Lindland has launched a campaign for the vacated Oregon State Representative seat in District 52 in the upcoming election. Lindland, 37, a silver medalist in wrestling at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and again at the 2001 World Championships, owns the Team [...]
2008 FSN Coverage of IFL Debuts Saturday with Horodecki vs. Palaszewski
April 18th, 2008
International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) stars Chris Horodecki (London, Ontario), Bart Palaszewski (Wonder Lake, Ill.), Benji Radach (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) and Wagnney Fabiano (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will be among those featured as Fox Sports Net (FSN) will present the season debut of the one-hour “IFL Fight Night” show on Saturday, April 19, at midnight [...]
Kimbo, Gina Carano And Robbie Lawler Re-Sign With EliteXC
April 15th, 2008
Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME
Photo: Kimbo Slice, who headlines the EliteXC mixed martial arts fight card on Saturday, May 31, on CBS, and WBC super welterweight champion Vernon Forrest, who looks to defend his title against Sergio Mora on Saturday, June 7, on SHOWTIME, pose together at Saturday night’s light heavyweight world championship doubleheader in [...]
IFL Camp Trainer and Author Martin Rooney Takes MMA Skills to the NFL
April 14th, 2008
As the International Fight League (IFL) readies for its next event at Mohegan Sun Arena on May 16, IFL Camp Trainer Martin Rooney has his eyes set on several additional goals, including the top of the sports bestseller list and the top picks in the NFL Draft. The Fair Lawn, N.J., resident, one of [...]
Catch Entertaining, Enlightening The Yac & J’s Show Live Mondays At 10 p.m. PT
April 14th, 2008
In February 2008, The Yac & J’s MMA and BOXING SHOW launched as a part of a line-up of new Internet TV Programming on interactive, fledgling network, THESTREAM.TV. The series is co-hosted by ProElite.com Correspondent/Commentator ‘The Yacman’ Ron Yacovetti, Pundit and Practitioner Randy Johnson (aka Randy J) and MMA.TV’s Underground Queen Miss RaRa.
Live MMA Comes to the Palace!
April 10th, 2008
On Saturday, April 26 at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Donofrio Entertainment will proudly present “2 Countries 1 Cage” a mixed martial arts extravaganza featuring some of the best new MMA fighters from The United States and Canada. “I’m a die-hard boxing fan, but I see a void for mixed martial arts done in a [...]
Fedor vs Tim? Not Yet!
April 9th, 2008
Vadim Finkelstein commented on the rumors regarding the possibility of the fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia: “At the moment we can’t certainly say the bout will take place come July because the contract is not signed. However, the both parties are involved in the negotiation process and we are about to break the [...]
International Fight League Partners With IPTV Service Provider NeuLion For Its End-To-End Service
April 8th, 2008
IPTV service provider NeuLion and the International Fight League (IFL) announce today a new partnership to deliver The IFL Network to fans worldwide. The International Fight League is one of the world’s premier Mixed Martial Arts fighting organizations, currently in its second year of operation. The new IFL Network brings fans closer to the [...]
LIVE Chat with Mirko Cro Cop on April 09
April 7th, 2008
On April 09, at 8 AM Eastern Standard time (GMT-5), www.mma-id.com will host a LIVE online chat session with Mirko Cro Cop. The chat will be available only for MMA-ID members and all questions and comments will be submitted to the chat moderators before appearing on Mirko’s screen. The chat session will last at [...]
Suganuma Wins In 15 Seconds
April 6th, 2008
There were highlights aplenty during the latest EliteXC presentation of ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series Saturday on SHOWTIME at the Table Mountain Casino.
In a tough, hard fight, undefeated Giva “The Arm Collector’’ Santana established what is believed to be a mixed martial arts world record with his 10th consecutive victory by first-round [...]
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin
April 5th, 2008
After thirteen intense weeks of serving as opposing coaches for The Ultimate Fighter® Season 7, UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and the winner of the first-ever season of The Ultimate Fighter , Forrest Griffin, will continue their competition in the Octagon™ this summer in a battle for light heavyweight supremacy. The Ultimate Fighting [...]
