Brett Rogers (left) and Alistair Overeem square off and pose during Friday’s free public weigh-in at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Overeem will defend his STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Championship against Rogers in the main event tomorrow/Saturday at Scottrade Center on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Read the rest of this entry »

STRIKEFORCE stars Brett Rogers and Jesse Finney (in Cardinals’ jersey) threw out the ceremonial first pitches before Thursday’s Cardinals-Houston Astros game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Both fighters will be in featured bouts Saturday during the eagerly anticipated “STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery” MMA event at Scottrade Center live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

A stacked 13-bout card will begin at 6:30 p.m. CT. Doors open at 6 o’clock. Tickets are on sale at Scottrade Center ticket office, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and STRIKEFORCE’s official website (www.strikeforce.com). Read the rest of this entry »

ST. LOUIS (May 12, 2000) – Six of the fighters who will compete on this Saturday’s stacked mixed martial arts event at Scottrade Center, including hard-hitting Brett “The Grim” Rogers, who will challenge STRIKEFORCE heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem in the STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery main event, participated in an open media workout Wednesday at Finney’s MMA here.

The other fighters were “Smokin’’ Joey Villasenor, Antwain “The Juggernaut’’ Britt, Jesse Finney, Booker DeRousse and Francisco “Kiko’’ France. Read the rest of this entry »

WORCESTER, Mass. (May 14, 2010) – The first major mixed-martial-arts show in Massachusetts history, the May 21st “Moosin: God of Martial Arts” pay-per-view event, offers much more than the much-anticipated super heavyweight showdown between 2-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim “Maine-iac” Sylvia and 5-time World’s Strong Man, Mariusz “Dominator” Pudzianowski, at the DCU Center in Worcester.

Fans in attendance, as well as PPV viewers, will watch entertaining fights featuring many of the leading MMA fighters in the world. The main event between Sylvia (25-6-0), a native of Eastbrook, Maine, and Polish sports icon Pudzianowski, promises to climax an evening of explosive action. Read the rest of this entry »

WORCESTER, Mass. (May 12, 2010) – In only his third professional mixed-martial-arts fight, iconic Polish powerhouse Mariusz “Dominator” Pudzianowski makes his U.S. debut against former 2-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim “Maine-iac” Sylvia, headlining the May 21st “Moosin: God of Martial Arts” pay-per-view event, at the DCU Center in Worcester.

Pudzianowski, 5-time World’s Strongest Man, is arguably the most popular Polish sports personality today, even hotter than boxer Tomasz Adamek, Formula One driver Robert Kubica, tennis player Agnieszka Radwanska, swimmer Otylia Jedrzejczak and NBA player Marcin Gortat.

The 6-1, 275-pound chiseled Pudzianowski practices karate, boxing and even finished second last year in Poland’s version of “Dancing With The Stars.” Taking on a super heavyweight such as the 6-8, 300-pound Sylvia (25-6-0), however, rates as an ambitious challenge for the relatively inexperienced Pudzianowski. Read the rest of this entry »

As an actor Jason David Frank was used to battling alien villains as a star on the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” television series. Now, the former action hero-turned-Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter will battle the real thing when he takes on 205-pound warrior James Handy inside the cage at UWC® 8 JUDGEMENT DAY on May 22 at the Patriot Center. Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting today announced four featured fights for their WCF 10 event, scheduled to take place June 11 from the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA. Fresh of a stunning knock out win at WCF 9, Wilmington’s own Dan Bonnell takes on WCF new comer Christian Rivera. Christian is a veteran of over 10 mixed martial arts fights, and though the majority of his wins have come by submission, Christian has been known to stand and bang. The combination of these two will make for a very exciting fight on June 11. Read the rest of this entry »

Local sensation and MMA pioneer Jesse Finney and STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Championship Challenger Brett Rogers will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals game against the Houston Astros at 12:40 p.m. CT at Busch Stadium. 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 May 15. The doors open at 6pm and the first fight is scheduled for 7pm. This show will feature a talented mix of fighters including many from the Pacific Northwest.

The main event features Tacoma’s own Matt “The Attack” Kovacs (4-3) who will fight Corey Williams (5-2) for the Heavyweight CageSport Championship. Kovacs, who trains with Arlington Kickboxing Academy was featured at Strikeforce: “At the Dome,” back in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

Warrior One MMA (W-1) has signed an exclusive agreement with TapouT Energy.

The partnership between W-1 and TapouT ENERGY features two organizations that have built their success around the fastest growing sport in the world, mixed martial arts. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (May 10, 2010) – Popular, unbeaten welterweight Jesse Finney (5-0) of St. Louis will try to cash in against Justin DeMoney (14-2-1) of Ottumwa, Idaho, in the top non-televised undercard fight when Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) returns to The Gateway City with STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery at Scottrade Center this Saturday, May 15.

The remaining six non-televised fights will include nine fighters from St. Louis or the surrounding areas: The St. Louis fighters are Michael Chandler (2-0), Tom Aaron (6-2), Eric Steenberg (3-0 and Matt Ricehouse (1-0). The others are Darryl Cobb (3-1) of East St. Louis, Lee “Manimal’’ Brousseau (4-1) of Wood River, Ill., Booker DeRousse (2-2) of St. Genevieve, Mo., Sal Woods (4-7) of Granite City, Ill., and Greg Wilson (pro debut) of Cobden, Ill. Read the rest of this entry »

Honolulu, HI (USA): X-1 World Events, the top entertainment company in Hawaii, is proud to announce that on Saturday, May 15th, 2010, they will be bringing MMA back to the island as they present “Showdown at Waipahu II,” featuring some of Hawaii’s top professional and amateur MMA fighters and kickboxers. Read the rest of this entry »

SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 9, 2010) – A special pre-sale ticket purchase opportunity for the eagerly awaited fight between the world’s No. 1 heavyweight and pound-for-pound Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (31-1),and two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion and top-ranked superstar Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum (13-4) will take place for “STRIKEFORCE Insider” e-newsletter subscribers (http://strikeforce.com/insider.html) from 10 a.m. PT tomorrow/Monday, May 10, until 10 p.m. PT on Thursday, May 13. STRIKEFORCE Insiders will receive an e-newsletter with the pre-sale code.

Tickets for an event co-promoted by STRIKEFORCE and M-1 GLOBAL will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. PT this Friday, May 14, at the HP Pavilion box office, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) as well as www.strikeforce.com. For more information, please also visit www.M-1GLOBAL.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Thales Leites made quick work of Jesse Taylor, and Ryan Jimmo made a huge statement with a convincing victory at the Maximum Fighting Championship’s MFC 25: Vindication.

In front of more than 4,000 fans at the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, and live on HDNet, Leites (17-3) submitted Taylor with an impressive triangle choke at the 2:27 mark of the first round. Taylor (14-6) initially forced Leites to the mat with a double-leg takedown, but the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, product scored big a strike from the bottom that opened a deep gash on Taylor’s eyebrow. That was the beginning of the end as Leites smoothly transitioned into the submission manoeuvre and forced the tapout.

It was a second straight win in the Maximum Fighting Championship for Leites and moved him to the top of the contender list for the MFC middleweight title. Read the rest of this entry »

The Maximum Fighting Championship announced today that welterweight Luigi Fioravanti has been released from his contract.

Fioravanti has lost both of his fights in the MFC and the decision was made that the American Top Team product from Coconut Creek, Florida, was no longer a viable figure in the organization’s 170-pound ranks. Read the rest of this entry »