Archive for September, 2008

VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition and the exclusive cable television home of World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC®), will air WEC’s Greatest Knockouts, an hour-long special that features the hardest-hitting knockouts in WEC history on Wednesday, October 1, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Read the rest of this entry »

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Sept. xx, 2008) – Sycuan Ringside Promotions (SRP) is diversifying its business portfolio by jumping into the hot-as-ever world of mixed martial arts.

Sycuan Ringside Promotions in association with Total Combat Entertainment will present Total Combat “Notorious” on Thursday, Oct. 2 live from the Sycuan Resort & Casino, located just fifteen miles east of downtown San Diego. Read the rest of this entry »

Gina Carano, will be a guest on “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson” on CBS, Monday night (September 29th). The show airs at 12:35am PST.

Other scheduled guests are Melina Kanakaredes (of “CSI:NY”) and Marg Helgenberger (from “CSI”). Gina will be promoting her upcoming EliteXC fight this Saturday, October 4th on CBS. Other fights on that card include Andrei Arlovski vs Roy Nelson and the much-anticipated Kimbo Slice vs Ken Shamrock.

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. (Sept. 27, 2008) – In an excellent, competitive matchup between skilled, determined, well-conditioned fighters, unbeaten Brazilian Wilson Reis (6-0) of Philadelphia registered a close, unanimous five-round decision over Abel Cullum (11-2) of Tucumcari, N.M., to capture the first-ever EliteXC bantamweight title Friday in the main event on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series.

Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC presented the crowd-pleasing event from the Chumash Casino Resort. It aired on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). Read the rest of this entry »

The first-ever EliteXC bantamweight (140-pound) champion will be crowned when promising, undefeated Brazilian Wilson Reis (5-0) of Philadelphia faces streaking King of The Cage titleholder Abel “The Silent Assassin’’ Cullum (11-1) of Tucumcari, N.M., in a solid matchup in the main event on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series tomorrow/Friday, Sept. 26, live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) at the Chumash Casino Resort at Santa Ynez, Calif. Read the rest of this entry »

Incredibly popular YouTube fighting legend and undefeated mixed martial arts superstar, Kimbo Slice, will face legendary Hall Of Famer, Ken Shamrock, on Saturday, Oct. 4, on CBS at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. First, however, Kimbo, will appear on a new, two-hour primetime special, David Blaine: Dive of Death tonight and will be a special guest on the nationally televised late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” the following night, tomorrow/Thursday, Sept. 25. Read the rest of this entry »

CBS, EliteXC, and Trump’s Affliction Entertainment jointly announced today that a fifth fight has been added to the lineup for CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS on Saturday, Oct. 4 featuring top-ranked MMA heavyweights Andrei Arlovski against the last reigning IFL heavyweight champion Roy “Big Country” Nelson. Arlovski, who was originally slated to fight in the main event of the Oct. 11 Affliction card, is the No. 4 ranked heavyweight in the world, according to MMAWEEKLY.com. A native of Belarus, Arlovski was last seen ending Ben Rothwell’s 13-fight winning streak during the inaugural “Affliction Banned” show, which was held on July 19, 2008. Arlovski is a former UFC heavyweight champion and currently has a record of 13-5. Read the rest of this entry »

Fans at the Shriners auditorium were once again treated to a night of stunning submissions and lightning quick knockouts as World Championship Fighting produced its fourth show in the past year. The night’s festivities kicked off with a special autograph session including UFC Fighters: Marcus “the Irish Hand Grenade” Davis, Kenny “KenFlo” Florian, Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon, Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon, WEC featherweight contender Josh “The Fluke” Grispi and Internet Legend Sean “The Gladiator” Gannon the only man to beat Kimbo Slice.

In one of the nights featured bouts undefeated John Benoit (5-0) made a statement to all lightweight fighters in the WCF by dropping down from the 170lb division to take on the very dangerous Davin Wesinger (4-1). Wesinger came out strong taking the action to Benoit punishing him with combinations on the feet. Once the fight was on the ground Benoit, a Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu student, was able to take Cushman’s back and secure a rear naked choke. Benoit has been quoted as saying, “Now that I’m at 155lbs, I’m going to clear out this division!” Read the rest of this entry »

KJ Noons of San Diego has been stripped of his EliteXC lightweight title. The announcement was made late Friday by EliteXC Head of Fight Operations, Jeremy Lappen. The foremost reason EliteXC is taking this action, Lappen said, was due to Noons’ reluctance to defend against leading 160-pound contender Nick Diaz of Stockton, Calif. Read the rest of this entry »

By Steven Shabo, Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS – If Andy Warhol were alive, he might say that Kevin Ferguson has lived the fame of a million men and he would probably be right. On October 4, 2008, Kevin Ferguson, better known as Kimbo Slice, continues his MMA run when he faces the “World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock in a nationally televised network bout. However, questions are already being raised regarding the competency of the forty-four year old Shamrock who has lost seven of his last eight fights, including five by first round stoppages. Read the rest of this entry »

Photos: Monty Brinton/CBS – Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano participated in a well-attended open media workout Wednesday at Legends Mixed Martial Arts Center in Los Angeles. The fighters will appear on the upcoming third installment of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, broadcast live from the BankAtlantic Center, in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 4 (9-11 p.m., ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Read the rest of this entry »

The first-ever EliteXC bantamweight (140-pound) champion will be crowned when promising, undefeated Brazilian Wilson Reis (5-0) of Philadelphia faces streaking King of The Cage titleholder Abel “The Silent Assassin’’ Cullum (11-1) of Tucumcari, N.M., in a solid matchup in the main event on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series Friday, Sept. 26, live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) at the Chumash Casino Resort at Santa Ynez, Calif. Read the rest of this entry »

There was a tremendous turnout at the Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano open media workout Wednesday at Legends Mixed Martial Arts Training Center in Los Angeles. The fighters will appear on the upcoming third installment of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, broadcast live from the BankAtlantic Center, in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 4 (9-11 p.m., ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

A major attraction, the undefeated, incredibly popular Kimbo, of Perrine, Fla., near Miami, will 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. Read the rest of this entry »

History will be made when EliteXC crowns its first 140-pound champion on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series, Friday, Sept. 26, live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). Abel “The Silent Assassin” Cullum (11-1), of Tucumcari, N.M., will face undefeated Brazilian Wilson Reis (5-0) of Philadelphia in the main event for the bantamweight title at Chumash Casino Resort at Santa Ynez, Calif.

ShoXC, a presentation of EliteXC, showcases young, developing fighters in tough matchups. A springboard for the future stars and champions of EliteXC, ShoXC is patterned after the popular SHOWTIME boxing series ShoBox: The New Generation. Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting today announced that local recording artist Patrice Peris will be singing the National Anthem for the September 19th event. A Shrewsbury Mass native, Patrice has taken New England by storm with soaring vocals and boundless energy. She is currently at Bristol Studios working with renowned producer and development coach Ric Poulin to develop original songs for her upcoming CD. Read the rest of this entry »