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 »

HDNet announces the fight card to be featured in the first “Mark Burnett Presents: King of the Cage” event entitled “Vengeance.” The event will feature three title fights in one night! In the heavyweight division, champion Tony “Kryptonite” Lopez (17-2) puts his 15-fight win streak on the line against Tyler East (4-2). KOTC Bantamweight champion and DREAM veteran Abel Cullum (16-3) faces a rising star in undefeated Joe Coca (7-0). Wrapping up the championship bouts, Lightweight champion Donald Sanchez (18-10) who’s on a 3-fight win streak, takes on Victor “Joe Boxer” Valenzuela (9-4-2). Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting today announced that former Olympian and undefeated MMA fighter Rick Hawn is scheduled to fight New Jersey native Tom Gallicchio in the Co-Main event of WCF 9, which takes place Friday, February 26 2010 from the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA. Hawn is a four time national champion in Judo, and finished in the top 10 at the 2004 Olympics. He trains under both Jimmy Pedro and Mark Dellagrotte, and has started his MMA career at a blistering pace, going 5-0 is less than a year. Gallicchio has won 7 out of his last 8 fights, and has the majority of his wins by submission. He represents a step up in competition for Hawn, and the crowd is sure to love this one. Read the rest of this entry »

– Randy Couture defeats Mark Coleman via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2
- Chael Sonnen defeats Nate Marquardt via Unanimous Decision
- Paulo Thiago defeats Mike Swick via Submission (Darsce Choke) Round 2
- Demian Maia defeats Dan Miller via Unanimous Decision
- Matt Serra defeats Frank Trigg via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
- Mac Danzig defeats Justin Buchholz via unanimous decision
- Melvin Guillard defeats Ronnys Torres via unanimous decision
- Rob Emerson defeats Phillipe Nover via unanimous decision
- Phil Davis defeats Brian Stann via unanimous decision
- Chris Tuchscherer defeats Tim Hague via majority decision
- Joey Beltran defeats Rolles Gracie via technical knockout (strikes) in round two

ndiana (USA): MMA Big Show, one of the top fight promotions in the Midwest, will present one of its biggest shows ever when it brings “TRIPLE THREAT” to the Belterra Casino on Saturday, February 20th. In the main event, MMA Big Show heavyweight contender Dave Hess (3-1) will battle UFC veteran and Indiana native Jake O’Brien (11-3) in a bout that will certainly have future title implications. Featured in the co-main event, MMA Big Show Welterweight Champion Roger Bowling (6-0) will fight for the final time before he makes his StrikeForce debut. He will defend the Big Show belt against rising newcomer Jerrod Appenzeller (1-0 – pro, 7-1 – amateur). Also showcased will be former MMA Big Show Middleweight Champion Mojo Horne (7-2) as he takes on tough, experienced StrikeForce veteran Lucas Lopes (18-8). In addition, local favorite TJ Ball will make his long-awaited pro MMA debut, and MMA Big Show Amateur Lightweight Champion “The Samurai” Chris Bennett (17-1) will fight in a special welterweight attraction. Tickets for “TRIPLE THREAT” are priced at $25, $40, $45, and $75, and are available through Ticketmaster, as well as http://www.mmabigshow.com/. 21 and over only, please. Read the rest of this entry »

Humorous chat with serious guy – There’s a lot on David Heath’s mind heading into MFC 24.

The likeable light heavyweight from Tulsa, Oklahoma, is riding a two-fight losing skid in the Maximum Fighting Championship, while his upcoming opponent, Dwayne Lewis, is soaring with a six-fight winning streak. Heath has called this bout a must-win but yet at this very moment there’s a more pressing issue at stake.

“Do you like Feta cheese?” was the inquiry from Heath in between questions about his February 26th fight. “There’s Feta in my salad and it’s pretty good. I’ve never had it before.” Read the rest of this entry »

Check out Rob Emerson training for UFC 109 with Rafael Cordiero at the Affliction Training center!
Affliction asked him a few questions…here is what he had to say. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t blink in this one. Two of the areas lightest and most talented fighters have been added to WCF 9. USMMA’s Matt Martin is set to take on Bombsquad’s Peter Cole at 125 pounds. Matt had a recent win for WCF over Nik Patnaude, in a fight in which he used his wrestling and Brazilian Jui-Jitsu to out work Patnaude and win a unanimous decision. He’s currently ranked among the top 5 fighters in New England under 135 pounds. His opponent, Peter Cole is a fireball and swings for the fences from the opening bell, and his fights are always exciting. Read the rest of this entry »

It will be something for every fight fan on Wednesday Feb 10th as Boxing and MMA take to the ring at the Irvine Marriott as we start our 26th Year in the Ballroom. With only about 150 tickets left to purchase fans in attendance will witness four boxing bouts, including the Return of undefeated Heavyweight Joe “The Future” Hanks now 10-0 with 6ko’s. Read the rest of this entry »

HDNet announces a multi-year partnership with “Mark Burnett Presents: King of the Cage,” in which, under terms of the agreement, the network will feature LIVE “King of the Cage”events every month. The first event will air on HDNet on Friday, February 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET.

“King of the Cage and Mark Burnett are pioneers in their respective fields, and we are excited to feature ‘Mark Burnett Presents: King of the Cage’ on HDNet as part of our commitment to being the home of MMA,” said Mark Cuban, Chairman and Co-founder of HDNet. “The award-winning story telling of Mark Burnett will bring the personalities of MMA to life in a way that has never been seen before.” Read the rest of this entry »

With a bold new format that promises to uncover some of the world’s best up and coming mixed martial artists, M-1 Global is just 5 days away from holding the first Selection event of 2010 season.

Western Europe Round 1 will take place on February 5, 2010 at Studio 31 in Hilversum, The Netherlands.

The M-1 Selection European rirst round will kick off a global tournament unrivalled in size and scope. The tournament will feature 160 of the most promising fighters from all around the world competing in 5 weight classes. Selection is a knockout competition. You lose once fight, you’re out. Win three fights and then the final, in your weight class, and you’re through to the M-1 Challenge. Read the rest of this entry »

The Mixed Fight League is extremely proud to reveal the MFL 2 : Battleground’s lineup, which will take place on February 27th 2010 at the Complexe Sportif Claude-Robillard (located at 1000, ave. Emile-Journault in Montreal, Quebec). Battleground will be the second event to be presented by the Mixed Fight League and it already promises to be one of the better fight card that has ever been announced in Quebec for a long time. Read the rest of this entry »

SUNRISE, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2010) – Nick Diaz (21-7) of Stockton, Calif., won his sixth straight and the first-ever STRIKEFORCE welterweight championship with a 4:38, first-round TKO over Marius Zaromskis (13-4) of London, England, and the first and only STRIKEFORCE Female lightweight champion, Cris Cyborg (9-1) of Curitiba, Brazil, successfully defended her 145-title for the initial time with a third-round TKO over Marloes Coenen (17-4) of Deventer, Holland, in the co-featured matches of an action-packed mixed martial arts card before 8,156 at BankAtlantic Center Saturday on SHOWTIME®.

In other results on the main portion of Strikeforce’s first event in 2010, former pro and college football superstar Herschel Walker of San Jose, Calif., made his pro MMA debut at age 47 a winning one, registering a third-round TKO (2:17) over Hungarian-born Greg Nagy (1-2) of Phoenix, Ariz., former two-time world champion “Ruthless’’ Robbie Lawler (17-5, 1 NC) of Granite City, Ill., rallied from the brink of defeat to score a spectacular 3:33, first-round knockout (punches) over Melvin Manhoef (24-7-1) of Amsterdam and unbeaten Bobby Lashley of Coconut Creek, Fla., won his Strikeforce debut and improved to 5-0 with a 2:06, first-round TKO over Wes Sims (22-13-1, 2 NC) of Lancaster, Ohio. Read the rest of this entry »

Several hundred fans showed up early and stayed late for a free autograph session that preceded Friday’s free public weigh-in for STRIKEFORCE: Miami tomorrow/Saturday at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. Popular Strikeforce stars Dan Henderson, Scott “Hands” Of Steel” Smith, Gegard Mousasi and “King Mo” Lawal participated in the autograph session.

In one of two world title fights on a stacked card, Marius Zaromskis (left) and Nick Diaz clash for the first-ever Strikeforce welterweight championship in the co-featured bout on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m., ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Read the rest of this entry »