Archive for June, 2008

Jeff Shamrock, nephew of MMA Legend Ken Shamrock, has signed a multi-fight deal with world championship fight promotion, Strikeforce. Shamrock’s first fight under the San Jose based organization will be announced soon. “I am definitely excited to have Ken Shamrock’s nephew as a part of the Strikeforce team,” said Strikeforce CEO, Scott Coker. “Jeff possesses that incredible Shamrock strength that his family is known for. I expect great things from Jeff and look forward to his professional debut.” Read the rest of this entry »

MMA veteran Jason Reinhardt is eyeing Miguel Torres and World Extreme Cagefighting’s 135-pound division. “I’m undefeated at 135 and Miguel Torres is not,” Reinhardt said during a promotional interview for his upcoming Courage Fighting Championships event in Decatur, Illinois. “He’s the best fighter in the world they say, so I would love the chance to compete against him and fight him in the WEC.” Read the rest of this entry »

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia in “Affliction Banned” – The Cold War might be over, but old rivalries die hard. On July 19th at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, two of the world’s greatest MMA super powers will collide when Russia’s Fedor Emelianenko faces off with America’s Tim Sylvia for the WAMMA heavyweight championship.

These two formidable heavyweight champions finally make it into the ring together, in an event as impressive as the two athletes heading the bill — “Affliction Banned.” These two heavy hitters are so accomplished it’s a challenge for them to find competitive opponents. The two are almost perfectly matched in number of professional bouts they’ve fought in, with Sylvia compiling 24 wins and only 4 losses, and Fedor recording 28 wins and 1 loss. It’s hard to imagine what it will be like in the ring with these two monsters of MMA go head-to-head. Read the rest of this entry »

Fans seeking to participate in the most significant sporting event in the recent history of Stockton, Calif. — an exciting evening of mixed martial arts, which includes two EliteXC world title fights — have the opportunity to reserve their seats now. Tickets, starting at $35 for the Saturday, July 26 fight card at the Stockton Arena go on sale tomorrow/this Friday, June 27. The pre-sale for tickets continued today/Thursday, June 26. The fight card is presented by Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC. Read the rest of this entry »

FightZone Media is once again proud to announce another partnering with Tampa Bay’s longest running MMA Promoter – Real Fighting Championships (RFC). RFC’s next event RFC XIII “Title Bound” on Friday, July 11, 2008, at the A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa, FL will continue their unparalleled tradition of Sellout Events while bringing their legions of fans another night of exciting, professional MMA fights. Read the rest of this entry »

CBS and EliteXC announced today that the next CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS will be broadcast live from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday, July 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The four-fight broadcast will be highlighted by the highly anticipated rematch between “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler and Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith for the EliteXC Middleweight Title. Read the rest of this entry »

Fighters, trainers and all media are invited to the formal press conference/weigh-in for promoter Joe Donofrio’s “2 COUNTRIES, 1 SCORE TO SETTLE” event.

§ It will be held at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites located at 3990 Baldwin Road in Auburn Hills, MI at 6:30 pm on Friday, June 27, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

By Rahul Deb: MMA recently got its first exposure on network television when CBS broadcast the EliteXC fight card headlined by none other than internet sensation Kimbo Slice. It was a big step for MMA towards gaining mainstream recognition as a sport and some claim it is a matter of time before MMA passes boxing in popularity. Boxing as we know hasn’t had network tv airtime in many years. I had the pleasure of watching Kimbo Slice pop open the alien ear of James Thompson on route to a highly questionable stoppage. Read the rest of this entry »

Boston, MA – Fans once again packed the Shriners Auditorium Friday night for the third installment of World Championship Fighting. The night was filled with action packed fights from start to finish and a special autograph session with UFC Fighters: Marcus “the Irish Hand Grenade” Davis, Kenny “KenFlo” Florian, Jorge “El Conquistador” Rivera, Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon, and Internet Legend Sean “The Gladiator” Gannon the only man to beat Kimbo Slice. The night’s action included UFC veteran Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon and Brendan Hoxie engaging in a battle that continuously saw Lauzon get the better of the exchanges. Not one for backing down, Hoxie displayed incredible resiliency and was able to endure the punishment being dished out by Lauzon. Lauzon was able to finish the fight late in the second round by TKO improving his record to 10-2 and extending his win streak to six straight. Read the rest of this entry »

After six grueling weeks of training and living in The Ultimate Fighter® house, Amir Sadollah and C.B. Dollaway have advanced to the finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage Vs Team Forrest, and will square off on Saturday, June 21 at 9:00 PM ET on Spike TV LIVE from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. The fight is a rematch of one of the semifinals, in which Team Forrest’s Sadollah caught Team Rampage’s #1 pick Dollaway in an armbar to advance to the finals. Jesse Taylor’s subsequent disqualification gave CB an opening, and after defeating Tim Credeur, he gets a chance to avenge his earlier defeat, as he and Sadollah step into the Octagon™ for the biggest fight in either’s career. Read the rest of this entry »

Boston, MA – World Championship Fighting is proud to announce a special autograph signing to ticket holders for the June 20th event. Participants in the special autograph signing include UFC Fighters: Marcus “the Irish Hand Grenade” Davis, Kenny “KenFlo” Florian, Jorge “El Conquistador” Rivera, Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon and internet legend Sean “The Gladiator” Gannon, the only man to beat Kimbo Slice. The autograph session will begin at 5:00PM and will conclude at 6:00PM, so get your tickets now and be first in line for the autograph session! Read the rest of this entry »

Affliction Entertainment, scheduled to make MMA history on July 19th at Honda Center in Anaheim with the greatest line-up of mixed-martial-arts fights ever presented in one night, keeps building this event with the latest news—heavy metal band Megadeth, led by frontman, guitarist, and songwriter Dave Mustaine, will be performing live at the event.
 
The platinum selling band, Megadeth has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide and will electrify the audience with a special highlight performance.  Known for their distinctive, in-your-face guitar solos, snarling vocal style and dark lyrical themes, Megadeth is sure to resonate with the “Affliction Banned” fan base and intensify the already action-packed event. Read the rest of this entry »

Home to some of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts, the UFC® light heavyweight division is without question the most competitive in the sport. On Saturday, September 6th, two of the weight class’ best – legendary former champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and unbeaten rising star “Sugar” Rashad Evans – will finally meet in the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization’s historic first trip to Atlanta for UFC 88: BREAKTHROUGH, live at Philips Arena.

“Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans is a battle between the former champion looking to get a shot at reclaiming his crown and the undefeated contender looking to earn his first title shot,” said Dana White, UFC President. “Chuck is a great wrestler and Rashad has shown improved striking skills so there is no way of telling what will happen when two fighters of this caliber collide. This is going to be another incredible fight, and I am so excited to bring UFC 88 Atlanta.” Read the rest of this entry »

Boston, MA – World Championship Fighting announced today that HDNet, NBCSports.com and ESPN will be filming this Friday June 20th at the Shriners Auditorium. HDNet will be filming for their flagship program “Inside MMA” which airs on the HDNet Television Network. Inside MMA covers the Nation’s best Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) shows in the country to provide the most comprehensive coverage to MMA fans across the US. Read the rest of this entry »

2000 U.S. Olympic Silver Medal Wrestler, Matt “The Law” Lindland would bring the same dogged determination that made him one of the world’s top professional mixed-martial-artists to a job in the Oregon House of Representatives.

The 38-year-old resident of Oregon City may be near the end of his fighting career, but his political life is just beginning. Recently winning the Republican nomination for House District 52 in Oregon, Lindland received 58-percent of the votes in the primary and has begun his campaign for the general election in the fall. Read the rest of this entry »