Aspiring mixed martial artists, take note: The XFC wants YOU!

Premier Martial Arts of Knoxville Tennessee has paired with the Florida-based Xtreme Fighting Championships organization to host an open tryout on January 23rd, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Royal Oak, Mi, – The Royal Oak Music Theatre will play host to mixed martial arts powerhouse Xtreme Cagefighting Championship (XCC) on Saturday, January 16th, 2010 at 7pm. Tickets are $30 – $100
This event will be taped live for a future FSN broadcast and also features a LIVE worldwide Internet webcast on Cage Fighting Live Read the rest of this entry »

If Urijah Faber is the Tyreke Evans of the lighter weight classes, you can expect that “The California Kid” will be looking to hit the game-winning shot when he faces Raphael Assuncao at ARCO Arena on Sunday night. An explosive, speedy fighter who is considered among the best 145-pounders in the world, Faber (22-3) has his sights set on reclaiming the featherweight title. And while many believe a Faber win this weekend would lead to a mega-fight with champion Jose Aldo, the 30-year-old Sacramento native isn’t thinking that far ahead just yet. Read the rest of this entry »

Knockout artists “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (16-5) and Melvin “No Mercy” Manhoef (24-6-1) will square off with each other in a middleweight (185 pounds) contest at the STRIKEFORCE: Miami mixed martial arts (MMA) event at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday, January 30. Wrestling powerhouses Joe “Diesel” Riggs (32-10) and Jay “The Thoroughbred” Hieron (18-4) will face off at welterweight (170 pounds).

The 27-year-old Lawler, one of MMA’s most explosive punchers, will attempt to rebound from the first round (2:02) submission (guillotine choke) he suffered at the hands of Jake Shields in the main event the first-ever STRIKEFORCE fight card in St. Louis, Missouri on Saturday, June 6, 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

VERSUS, the cable television home of World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC®), will air its first live fight card of the year on Sunday, January 10, at 9 p.m. ET. The action-packed night, with five televised fights over two and a half hours, features a main event headlined by reigning lightweight champion Jamie Varner (16-2-2) as he defends his title against interim champion Ben Henderson (10-1). The live event will originate from ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif. and will be presented in HD and Spanish language SAP where available. Read the rest of this entry »

MMA Expo comes to Philadelphia January 9 and 10 and despite the fact that most individuals have become very selective about the Facebook Groups they join, in just the past two weeks alone an impressive 2,000+ Philadelphia area MMA fans have already signed up to the MMA Expo Philly Facebook group. But that doesn’t surprise show manager and MMA Expo producer, Gerald Chopik. Read the rest of this entry »

Two world titles will be on the line for the first time in 2010 when the Ultimate Fighting Championship® returns to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey for UFC 111: ST-PIERRE vs HARDY, Saturday, March 27th, live on Pay-Per-View and presented by TapouT. In featured bouts, one of the best fighters in the game today, UFC® welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, looks to extend his reign and his six fight winning streak against British bomber Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy, and former heavyweight champion Frank Mir looks to become only the second man in UFC history to win the championship three times when he takes on number one contender Shane Carwin for the interim UFC heavyweight title.

“UFC 111 will see our first two title fights of 2010, and they’re both incredible matchups,” said UFC President Dana White. “Georges St-Pierre is pound for pound one of the very best fighters in the world and has been dominant as welterweight champion, but Dan Hardy has the punching power and the confidence to score an upset on March 27th. And I can’t say enough about a fight that has undefeated powerhouse wrestler Shane Carwin taking on former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir for the interim belt. This fight pits Carwin’s one punch KO power versus Mir’s fight-ending submission game. Both of these matches are ‘can’t miss’ fights in terms of action.” Read the rest of this entry »

When FightZone TV began airing MMA events in 2006, they began with a modest four shows per month on FSN Affiliate Sun Sports, wired into 6 million plus Florida Homes and 4 million national subscribers on DIRECTV and The Dish Network.

There were four original Promoter Partners: Real Fighting Championships (RFC), Mainstream MMA, Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) and Combat Fighting Championships (CFC). Now there are sixteen with new leagues and events being added monthly. Read the rest of this entry »

This event will feature FCF Champions Joey Gorzcynski and Ryan McClain, and 5 time UFC and MFC veteran David Heath and MFC veteran Aron “The Poster Boy” Lofton.

Main Event: 170lb FCF Title fight – Joey “The Takedown Wizard” Gorczynski vs. Chad “The Boss” Leonhardt

Joey is a three time state wrestling champion from Oologah, OK and has an mma record of 14-7 and is the current FCF 170lb Champion.. Read the rest of this entry »

- Rashad Evans def. Thiago Silva by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), R3
- Paul Daley def. Dustin Hazelett by TKO (Strikes) at 2:24, R1
- Sam Stout def. Joe Lauzon by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27), R3
- Jim Miller def. Duane Ludwig by Submission (Armbar) at 2:31, R1
- Junior Dos Santos def. Gilbert Yvel by TKO (Strikes) at 2:07, R1
- Martin Kampmann def. Jacob Volkmann by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 4:03, R1
- Cole Miller def. Dan Lauzon by Submission (Kimura/Inverted Triangle) at 3:05, R1
- Mark Munoz def. Ryan Jensen by Submission (Strikes) at 2:30, R1
- Jake Ellenberger def. Mike Pyle by TKO (Strikes) at :22, R2
- Rafaello Oliveira def. John Gunderson by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Exciting UFC lightweight contender Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon (18-4, 5 [T]KOs, 13 submissions), only 10 months after undergoing knee surgery to repair his ACL, enters the Octagon once again Saturday night to fight Canadian veteran Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout (14-5-1, 8 [T]KOs, 1 submission) on the UFC 108 pay-per-view show, live from MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Lauzon (5-1 in UFC), star of The Ultimate Fighter 5 television reality show, is a 25-year-old from Massachusetts, who has a computer networking degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He is pumped to be fighting again, especially in Las Vegas, where he’s fought once but at a much smaller venue than the famed MGM Grand. Read the rest of this entry »

Mixed Martial Arts Expo, LLC – The Original MMA Expo since 2005 – today announced HDNet, “Your Home for MMA,” as the title sponsor of MMA Expo Philadelphia taking place January 9-10, 2010 at the Valley Forge Convention Centre. “HDNet has an impressive track record of providing MMA Fans with some of the most exciting coverage in the sport”, commented Gerald Chopik, president of MMA Expo. “I’m an avid fan of HDNet’s Mixed Martial Arts coverage and ‘Inside MMA’ with Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten, and we are thrilled to be working with the network as the title sponsor of our Philadelphia event. The color commentary and fight analysis by Michael Schiavello and Guy Mezger are second to none – always high energy, insightful, creative and informative. This is the level of content that the sport demands and HDNet is known for delivering.” Read the rest of this entry »

Fans of Mixed Martial Arts are in store for a real treat when we get to see 2009 DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix Champion, Lithuainia’s explosive striker, Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis (13 – 3) take on MMA bad boy and BJJ expert, Stockton, California’s very own, Nick Diaz (20 – 7).

Zaromskis – Diaz is scheduled to headline Strikeforce’s January 30th card in Miami, as an added incentive, the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight title will also be on the line. Read the rest of this entry »

Naha, Okinawa (Japan) – On Saturday, January 30th, 2010, history will be made as American Mixed Martial arts comes to the birth place of Karate – Okinawa, Japan; Ronin Productions presents King of the Cage: Toryumon. Featuring the American Pay-Per-View debut of Shooto Legend, Mamoru Yamaguchi who takes on undefeated sensation Frank Baca for the vacant King of the Cage World Junior Fly weight championship. This event also heralds the return of former King of the Cage Light weight Champion Tony “Lion Heart” Hervey, who is set to collide with Krazy Bee fighter, Kotetsu Boku. Read the rest of this entry »

With the pivotal light heavyweight war between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva already slated to headline the card, The Ultimate Fighting Championship®(UFC®) confirms the remaining bouts for UFC 108: EVANS VS. SILVA, which is presented by “Bayonetta” on Saturday, January 2, 2010 and live on pay-per-view from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Starting off the New Year in style, UFC 108 will feature a card stacked with explosive battles such as Dustin Hazelett vs. Paul Daley, Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout, Jim Miller vs. Duane Ludwig, Junior Dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel, Martin Kampmann vs. Jacob Volkmann, Cole Miller vs. Dan Lauzon, Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Steve Cantwell, Mark Munoz vs. Ryan Jensen, Mike Pyle vs. Jake Ellenberger and Rafaello Oliveira vs. John Gunderson. Read the rest of this entry »