Archive for August, 2008

by J.T. “Sugarngold” McRoberts: Despite losing every one of his last 5 fights by first round KO – the world’s one time premiere shootfigher Ken Shamrock has been given one last chance to steal the mixed martial arts world spotlight. Shamrock has signed to face Internet brawling sensation – turned mixed martial artist – Kimbo Slice on October 4th on primetime CBS. Kimbo Slice managed to carry his Internet popularity over into the world of MMA pay-per-views and prime time television. In addition to having a popular run on WWF television during the height of it’s popularity in the late 90′s, Ken Shamrock was catered to by the early UFC in the creation of the UFC superfight format in order to give the Pancrase champion (and two time UFC tournament loser) a chance to shine. Since then, Shamrock has had a storied road of success and failures. Does this fight against Kimbo represent a final chance at redemption for the UFC Hall of Famer?

I imagine that some long time fans like myself were early fans of Ken Shamrock. He came into the first UFC touted as the best shootfighter from Japan. The term “shootfighter” possessed a certain mystique in those days. No one knew exactly what it meant. Before I saw Ken fight – I became a fan of his highlight reel moments in the PPV promo to UFC 1. Ken’s fights in the first UFC were at least entertaining. He quickly submitted the fierce Pat Smith with an ankle lock. Like any first time fan – I had no idea what an ankle lock was at the time – but I did understand the pain etched on Pat Smith’s face as Ken torqued his ankle. After losing a lighting quick grappling match to Royce Gracie via rear naked choke – a popular theme in many early Gracie fights – Ken missed the second UFC due to a hand injury. Ken returned with strong showings in UFC 3 – but dropped out of the tournament in lieu of entering the finals. Shamrock later claimed that he dropped out of UFC 3 due to the fact that Royce Gracie did not continue his tournament bid after his quarter-finals fight with Kimo Leopoldo. Read the rest of this entry »

Tickets are selling quickly and anticipation is building for Donofrio Entertainment’s “Meadow Brook Cage Fight Festival” at Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Having recently teamed up with top-notch matchmaker Anne Morell, the State’s premier mixed-martial-arts promoter says everything is falling into place for what will surely be the Midwest’s show of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Incredibly popular hometown hero Kimbo Slice returns to 305 to face legendary Hall Of Famer Ken Shamrock in a featured fight on a stellar, star-studded mixed martial arts card that includes women’s superstar Gina “Conviction” Carano and MMA standouts Jake Shields, Paul Daley and Murilo “Ninja” Rua Saturday, Oct. 4, at the BankAtlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Read the rest of this entry »

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27 — The third installment of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS will be broadcast live from the Bank Atlantic Center, in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 4 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. A four-fight broadcast will feature two main events: undefeated heavyweight sensation Kimbo Slice faces legendary Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock and EliteXC Welterweight Champion Jake Shields makes his first defense against Cage Rage Welterweight Champion Paul Daley. Read the rest of this entry »

In a relatively short period, 24-year-old Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon has gone from computer geek to starring on The Ultimate Fighter 5 television reality show, upsetting a former world mixed-martial-arts champ, and then headlining UFC Fight Night 13. Read the rest of this entry »

Bombs are bound to be exchanged when K-1 kickboxing veterans Patrick “HD” Barry (3-0) and Andre “The Silencer” Walker (2-3) face off with one another in the cage during Strikeforce “Payback” at Denver, Colorado’s Broomfield Events Center on Friday, October 3rd. Read the rest of this entry »

When Gan “The Giant” McGee last fought on American soil, he was competing in the octagon for the UFC world title against heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia at UFC 44′s “Battle of the Giants.” The fight proved highly controversial; Sylvia won by TKO, but tested positive for the illegal steroid Stanozolol in his post-fight drug test. The Nevada State Athletic Commission immediately stripped Sylvia of his world title and suspended him for six-months, but UFC refused to expunge the loss from McGee’s record and denied his request for a second shot at the title. Deeply disappointed with how the controversy was handled, McGee left UFC and American MMA, fighting twice with the Japanese-based PRIDE Fighting Championships before retiring for good in 2004. Or so he thought at the time. Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting would like to congratulate Jon Jones for his recent victory at UFC 87. Jones made a statement in his fight against undefeated fighter Parker Porter at WCF 3 in June, knocking his opponent out in just 36 seconds of the first round. With the win, Jones served notice to the light heavyweight division that we was ready for a shot in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Read the rest of this entry »

Affliction Day Of Reckoning features former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski who looks to further his road to victory after a viscous knockout performance. Faces Josh “The Baby Faced Assassin” Barnett who redeemed a loss by devasting his opponent with a savage second round knockout. Affliction Day Of Reckoning Saturday October 11th from Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center. Arlovski vs Barnett along with a 10 fight loaded undercard and a special live performance by heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, IBC cruiserweight champion Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn challenged Chuck Lidell to a bare knuckle stand up fight on “The Biggest Radio Show in the World”, which is hosted by Michael Demarco. On the air to hear the challenge was Liddell’s friend and MMA legend Ken Shamrock, who became angry and left the airwaves upon hearing Gunn’s proposal. Read the rest of this entry »

The California State Athletic Commission announced Thursday morning it had suspended Antonio Silva for 12 months and fined him $2,500 for testing positive for the banned anabolic substance Boldenone after a fight on July 26 in Stockton.

Shortly thereafter, Silva’s co-manager Alex Davis issued a statement claiming not only that his fighter was clean but that he had no idea how Silva could have tested positive. Read the rest of this entry »

Donofrio Entertainment Returns September 6 at Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester Hills, Michigan, with another installment of his Caged Warrior Combat series featuring live, full-contact MMA action. On Saturday, September 6, promoter Joseph Donofrio of Donofrio Entertainment will return to the Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester Hills, Michigan, for another of his sensational mixed martial arts extravaganzas. Read the rest of this entry »

This time, there was no controversy.

In an inspired and impressive performance, once-beaten light heavyweight Jared Hamman (11-1) got his revenge against Po’ai Suganuma (9-2), winning by 2:34, first-round TKO in a fast-paced, exciting main event on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series Friday on SHOWTIME at the Table Mountain Casino. Read the rest of this entry »

In a rematch of a fight that demanded one, promising, once-beaten light heavyweights Po’ai Suganuma (9-1) of Hilo, Hawaii, and Jared Hamman (10-1) of San Bernardino, Calif., will clash in the main event on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series Friday, Aug. 15, live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) at Table Mountain Casino at Friant, Calif. Read the rest of this entry »

LOS ANGELES (Aug. 2, 2008) – Fans seeking to participate in the highly anticipated South Florida homecoming of incredibly popular and exciting mixed martial arts superstar Kimbo Slice of Perrine, Fla., near Miami, have the opportunity to reserve their seats now. Read the rest of this entry »