The hype for MFC 24: Heat XC hits tops speed this week as the countdown to fight night ticks down.

On Tuesday, February 23, Maximum Fighting Championship Owner/President Mark Pavelich will join “The Jason Gregor Show” on Team 1260 airing at 5:30 ET/3:30 MT/2:30 PT. The discussion will range from the upcoming fight card featuring the lightweight showdown in the main event pitting Derrick “The Eraser” Noble and “The Texas Gunslinger” Yves Edwards, to what lies ahead for the MFC in 2010 including the move to a new venue, and many other current debates in the world of mixed martial arts. The show will live online at Read the rest of this entry »

- Cain Velasquez defeats Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira by KO in Rd1
- Wanderlei Silva defeats Michael Bisping by unanimous decision
- George Sotiropoulos defeats Joe Stevenson by unanimous decision
- Ryan Bader defeats Keith Jardine by KO in Rd3
- Mirko Cro Cop defeats Anthony Perosh by TKO in Rd2
- Krzysztof Soszynski defeats Stephan Bonnar by TKO (cut) in Rd3
- Chris Lytle defeats Brian Foster by submission (knee bar) in Rd1
- CB Dollaway defeats Goran Reljic by unanimous decision
- James Te Huna defeats Igor Pokrajac by TKO In Rd3

NEW YORK (Feb. 19, 2010) – A winner of four in a row, Shamar Bailey (10-1), of Chicago, will face Justin “The Silverback’’ Wilcox (8-3), of San Jose, Calif., on a stacked STRIKEFORCE Challengers mixed martial arts (MMA) fight card at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., on Friday, March 26.

Bailey is a replacement for Bryan Travers, who withdrew from the fight with a shoulder injury. The three-rounder between the promising prospects will be one of five fights featured on STRIKEFORCE Challengers live on SHOWTIME® (11:45 p.m. ET/ PT, delayed on the West Coast) and will be contested at a catch weight of 160 pounds. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo: Brain Halquist Productions: Mike Hanks (left) and Lloyd Woodard poise with the 155-pound CageSport championship title belt during Friday’s weigh-in at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA. Undefeated Lloyd “Cupcake” Woodard will square off against Mike Hanks for the CageSport MMA Lightweight championship Saturday at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma.

The 155-pound Woodard brings a perfect 7-0 mark into the title bout, while Hanks sports a record of 5-1.

The CageSport title fight highlights the 10-bout card, which begins at 7 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

Fighter Girls is proud to announce that Debi Purcell,MMA fighter and owner of the popular women’s MMA Website, will be on “Celebrity Fit Club” tonight Feb. 22 on VH1. Purcell is a highly rated fighter and grappler who has been on shows such as “Warrior Nation” on MSNBC, “Montel”, and just recently in the BBC documentary: “Cage Fighting Women”. Read the rest of this entry »

All 26 fighters who will compete in the STRIKEFORCE Challengers mixed martial arts (MMA) event on Friday, Feb. 26 at Civic Auditorium in San Jose, Calif., will weigh in the day before, Thursday, Feb. 25 at Hilton hotel in downtown San Jose. The weigh in is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE and will begin at 5:30 p.m. PT.

In the main event on SHOWTIME®, undefeated power puncher Sarah Kaufman (10-0) will clash with Japan’s Takayo Hashi (12-1) in the first STRIKEFORCE women’s world welterweight (135 pounds) championship matchup in history. Kaufman, a former professional ballet dancer, has KO’d 8 of her 10 opponents. Hashi is a former champion of Japan’s Smackgirl MMA promotion who has reeled off eight straight victories. Read the rest of this entry »

Reno — The Grand Sierra Resort/Casino and Let’s Get It On Promotions are pleased to announce “Reno Xtreme Fights III”, March 19th. Tickets are on sale.

This will be the third installment of the successful professional boxing/mma series and will feature top prospects. Boxers slated to fight on the card are Brandon “Flawless” Gonzales (10-0, 9 KOs), Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield (11-0, 7 KOs) and Omar Zalivdar (pro debut). Mixed martial Arts fighters currently slated are Reno’s own Rick “The Holy Terror” Reeves, Buddy Roberts, and Joshua Turner. Read the rest of this entry »

Wreck MMA along with Spectra Sonic, PunkOttawa.com and Revolution Rock are proud to present live at the Bronson Centre Theatre in Ottawa, one of the greatest standup comics of our generation Joe Rogan! Want to go see Joe Rogan from the first row?? All fans who respond correctly to the following trivia question by Wednesday February 17th at 1:00pm EST, will go into a random draw to win a free pair of VIP TICKETS to Joe Rogan’s Ottawa show on March 5th. Another draw will then be held and that winner will receive VIP Tickets to Wreck MMA: Unite for Brian’s Fight on April 16th in Gatineau! Read the rest of this entry »

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Trains For UFC 110! Check out Big Nog in is intense training regiment with trainer Todd Norman of Cutting Edge in Lake Forest CA.

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By Jesse Holland – How do you improve upon the success of Maximum Fighting Championship, Canada’s leading mixed martial arts promotion? Easy. You simply combine it with Heat XC, Canada’s second-leading mixed martial arts promotion.

That’s the premise behind the upcoming MFC 24: Heat XC event scheduled for the River Cree Resort and Casino on February 26.
Two all-star promotions, one star-studded event.

Just don’t tell any of the talent in Heat XC they’re second best, even to the big guns mixing it up under the MFC banner. You can be sure that fighters like Jason Kuchera, who’s ended his last two contests in violent fashion, will be looking to prove that he’s one of many up-and-coming Heat XC fighters on the precipice of superstardom. Read the rest of this entry »

(Tacoma, WA) Brian Halquist Productions brings the Northwest’s favorite combative sports event back to the Emerald Queen Casino for CageSport MMA on Saturday February 20. The doors open at 6 pm and the first fight is scheduled for 7 pm. This show will feature a talented mix of fighters including many from the Pacific Northwest. Read the rest of this entry »

Fitshop.ca and Wreck MMA are excited to announce some additions to Wreck MMA: Unite for Brian’s Fight that will take place on Friday April 16th, 2010 at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec. After a rocky-like Wreck debut, Ronin MMA’s Nick ‘The Ninja of Love’ Denis will now be headlining the event against Team Quest standout Ian ‘The Barn Owl’ Loveland for the Wreck Bantamweight Title. Denis is coming off an impressive come from behind victory against Sean Quinn and is looking to bring his world class talent to the ultra-exciting Loveland. A teammate of Chael Sonnen (#1 contender for the UFC Milddleweight Title) Loveland loves to stand and bang and recently won his fifth straight fight by knocking out UFC veteran Doug Evans with a head kick. The winner of this bout will be the first ever champion in Wreck history! Read the rest of this entry »

Grand Sierra Resort and Casino (GSR) welcomes the third installment of Reno Xtreme Fights (RXF) 8 p.m. Friday, March 19 in the Grand Theatre. Tickets for the event, presented by Grand Sierra Resort and Let’s Get It On Promotions, are on sale 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. Read the rest of this entry »

The Maximum Fighting Championship smashes its way into the 2010 campaign with MFC 24: Heat XC – a special joint promotion show featuring fighters from the MFC and Heat XC, the two organizations under the umbrella of Pavelich Sports Inc.

MFC 24: Heat XC will take place on Friday, February 26 at the River Cree Resort and Casino just outside Edmonton, Alberta, and will be streamed live online at www.maximumfighting.com. Read the rest of this entry »

The Maximum Fighting Championship welcomes all media, fans, and sponsors to a revealing and action-packed Open Training Session on Thursday, February 18. This special event featuring some of the MFC’s biggest names will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Hayabusa Training Centre located at 125 Carleton Drive in St. Albert, Alberta. This will be a great opportunity for everyone to get an up-close look at the final preparation of fighters who will be under the spotlight at MFC 24: Heat XC on Friday, February 26 at the River Cree Resort and Casino, as well as those getting ready for MFC 25: Vindication schedule live Friday May 7.2010 @ Edmonton Expo/Northlands, also live on HDNET TV. Read the rest of this entry »