Archive for November, 2008

VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition and the exclusive television home of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), will air its next live event on Wednesday, December 3, at 8 p.m. ET. The championship bout that will headline the card features Miguel Torres as he defends his WEC Bantamweight title against Manny Tapia. The telecast will originate from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and is presented in HD and Spanish language SAP where available. Read the rest of this entry »

(GATINEAU, QUEBEC) — Warrior-1 MMA in co-operation Premier Entertainment are pleased to announce their debut event on March 28th, 2009 at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec. The event “W1: INCEPTION” will mark the unveiling of Canada’s newest MMA promotion and is expected to make a huge splash on the Canadian scene. Read the rest of this entry »

E. BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (November 26, 2008) – UFC lightweight contender Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon’s recent 12-day goodwill trip visiting U.S. military troops in Iraq and Kuwait was a knockout for everybody.

Lauzon (17-4, 4 KOs, 13 submissions), star of The Ultimate Fighter 5 television reality show, was on the trip with fellow mixed-martial arts fighters Jorge Rivera and Heath Herring, as well as some models and ring card girls. Read the rest of this entry »

In an effort to benefit the Life Rolls on Foundation, an organization that supports and benefits young people with spinal cord injuries, Convicted Artists is proud to present the “Extreme Sports & Artists Charity Event.” The Life Rolls on Foundation’s mission is to ensure that spinal cord injury patients live an active as well as fruitful life. Read the rest of this entry »

Following the news of his release from the UFC, Jon Fitch mentioned in an interview on Sports Rage with Gabriel Morency on Hardcore Sports Radio (SIRIUS 98) that the UFC status of both Josh Koscheck and Cain Velasquez were also in question. Since the news broke, Zinkin Entertainment has been able to renegotiate with the UFC and the contract of Jon Fitch has reportedly been reinstated. Read the rest of this entry »

On Wednesday evening, MMAMania.com reported that former top contender in the Welterweight division Jon Fitch was released suddenly from his UFC contract due to being unable to reach an agreement with the UFC on a lifetime contract for his video game likeness rights. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s official! Tickets for Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning” will be available to the public starting this Wednesday, November 19 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The event, which takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Saturday, January 24, features a dream match-up between World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko and top-ranked heavyweight contender Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski. The two adversaries will be battling it out in hand-to-hand combat for the WAMMA championship belt and to prove who will be recognized as the dominant heavyweight mixed martial artist of the world. Read the rest of this entry »

SAN JOSE, Calif. — There isn’t another fighter in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) whose physical appearance coincides with his character more so than that of Renato “Babalu” Sobral (30-7). At 33 years of age, the Brazilian native and Jiu-Jitsu black belt has firmly ingrained in the minds of his followers a look and demeanor that, coupled together, amount to a pretty startling and somewhat scary individual. Read the rest of this entry »

Randy Couture is back on everyone’s lips with his upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC) heavyweight title defense against former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar, Brock Lesnar but just two years ago, “The Natural” was a man looking for a reason to compete. MMAClassics invites you to witness martial arts history unfold as we present the Professional Submission League’s, “X-Mission”. Now available on DVD, “X-Mission” features the historic match that ignited Randy’s competitive fire, motivating him to re-enter Mixed Martial Arts competition and win back the UFC title at age 43. The PSL, “X-Mission” DVD is hosted by Eddie Bravo, American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu(BJJ) legend and founder of 10th Planet BJJ, along with the voice of the Seattle Mariners, sports radio personality Ian Furness. Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting closed out 2008 on a high note with its best fight card of the year providing highlight reel knockouts and some very slick submissions. In the featured fight of the night UFC veteran Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon put on a show in front of the 3,500 fans who packed the Shriners Auditorium on Friday by catching a kick from his opponent Justin “Sledge” Hammerstrom and countering with a straight right hand which staggered Hammerstrom. Lauzon, eager to finish the fight in convincing fashion, followed up with combinations that sent Hammerstrom to the canvas where Lauzon seemed to turn up the heat even more with power punches from the top position. Read the rest of this entry »

UFC Veteran Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon is set to have his final fight of 2008 on November 14th in Wilmington, MA. Lauzon is the youngest fighter to have ever competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at age 18 and is riding a six fight win streak coming into his fight with Justin “Sledge” Hammerstrom. Lauzon was originally slated for an October superfight with IFL veteran Chris Horodecki for the Affliction organization, but when the organization re-scheduled their event for late January, Lauzon was eager to keep busy and accepted a fight in his home state of Massachusetts. Lauzon will weigh-in for the event on Thursday November 13th in Wilmington, MA at 6:00PM. Weigh-ins are open to the public. This fight may be the final time local Massachusetts fans get to see Lauzon fight live before he begins fighting exclusively on Pay-Per-View events Nationwide and Overseas. Read the rest of this entry »

A broken toe will sideline Strikeforce World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion Josh “The Punk” Thomson from his scheduled title defense against Yves Edwards (34-14-1) in the main event of Strikeforce “Destruction” at San Jose’s HP Pavilion on Friday, November 21st. World Muay Thai champion and mixed martial arts (MMA) knockout artist, Duane “Bang” Ludwig (17-8), will step up to face Edwards in the cage at a catch weight of 164 lbs. Read the rest of this entry »

as Vegas, NV (USA) – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced the remaining fights for the upcoming UFC 91: COUTURE vs. LESNAR which features the return of legendary UFC® heavyweight champion Randy “The Natural” Couture against rising star Brock Lesnar. This championship bout, the biggest heavyweight title fight in years, will headline UFC 91: COUTURE vs. LESNAR, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition and the exclusive television home of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), will air the fight originally scheduled to take place on September 10 at 9 p.m. ET, but was postponed due to the threat of hurricane Ike in South Florida, live on Wednesday, November 5, at 8 p.m. ET. The two championship fights that will headline the night include Featherweight champion “The California Kid” Urijah Faber and Middleweight champion Paulo Filho as they both defend their WEC titles live on VERSUS. The telecast will originate, for the first time, from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. and is presented in HD and Spanish language SAP where available. Read the rest of this entry »

Boston, MA, Nov. 4 – World Championship Fighting (WCF) today announced the launch of its “Fight For Children In Need” campaign in association with WBCN, the Rock of Boston, to support Greater Boston’s Toys For Tots program. The Toys For Tots program, an annual toy drive created by the U.S. Marine Corps, has been collecting toys for needy children since 1948. Read the rest of this entry »