SHOWTIME will premiere “Countdown to Rua vs. Lawler”—profiling EliteXC’s anxiously awaited mega-MMA event ‘Uprising’, the biggest and most collaborative event in Hawaiian history—tonight at 1 a.m. ET/PT (morning of Saturday, Sept. 1).

The dramatic and hard-hitting 30-minute documentary will air at various times on the premium network until Sept. 15, when Murilo “Ninja” Rua makes his initial title defense of the EliteXC Middleweight Championship against “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler. (See next page for complete schedule) Read the rest of this entry »

In the wake of Jake Rosholt and Eric Bradley’s stunning SRO victories at ‘Masters Of The Cage XV’ last month, Team Takedown (TTD) is preparing its latest fighting machines, OSU-NCAA wrestling champ Johny Hendricks and his OSU-NCAA/Big 12 teammate Shane Roller, to headline a ten-fight card for ‘Masters Of The Cage XVI’ on September 28, 2007 at the Coca-Cola Bricktown Event Center in Oklahoma City. Read the rest of this entry »

In less than seven months, ProElite’s respected live fight division, EliteXC, has gained the reputation for delivering consistently competitive, thrilling and memorable live Mixed Martial Arts events that showcase the world’s top fighters.

Under the watchful eye of Live Events President, Gary Shaw, EliteXC and SHOWTIME already have produced many significant accomplishments and has made MMA history on a couple of occasions; the most noteworthy of which: EliteXC is the first and only MMA organization on premium television. Read the rest of this entry »

With a growing legion of loyal fight fans in Canada, Bodog Fight and Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) are pleased to announce that the hardest hitting mixed martial arts show on television will now be available in Canada on The Score Television Network. The Score is a national specialty television service providing sports, news, information, highlights and live event programming, and is available across Canada in over 6.2 million homes. Read the rest of this entry »

VICKSBURG, Miss. (Aug. 26, 2007) – For two agonizing, long years, Victor “Joe Boxer” Valenzuela waited to get fast-talking, loud-mouth Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett back in the cage.

It was worth the wait.

In an impressive performance, Valenzuela (6-2-2) rallied from an early knockdown to register a stunning 3:23 first-round submission (tap out due to strikes) over Bennett (18-14-2) of Ocala, Fla., in their highly anticipated grudge rematch in the main event on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

Results from the the Mandalay Bay Events Center

Randy Couture defeats Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (strikes) in Round 3 to retain the UFC Heavyweight title.

Patrick Cote defeats Kendall Grove via TKO (strikes) at 4:45 of Round 1.

Joe Stevenson defeats Kurt Pellegrino via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 Rounds.

Roger Huerta defeats Alberto Crane via TKO (strikes) in Round 3.

Georges St. Pierre defeats Josh Koscheck via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds

One of the nation’s premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promoters, Real Fighting Championships (RFC) will present another sensational championship fight card on Saturday, September 15th, in Tampa’s Sun Dome. The International Main Event will feature James Edson Berto defending his Lightweight Title against Juan Barrantes, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter trained by Ryan Gracie in Costa Rica. Berto who has fought on several previous RFC cards, is coming off a spectacular debut win over John Shackleford in February 2007 on Showtime’s Inaugural EliteXC series Read the rest of this entry »

In the most highly anticipated MMA grudge rematch in years, “Krazy Horse” Charles Bennett (18-13-2) faces Victor “Joe Boxer’’ Valenzuela on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series tomorrow/Saturday, Aug. 25, on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
In an excellent co-feature at Vicksburg Convention Center in Vicksburg, Miss., Seth “The Dr.’’ Kleinbeck (7-3) faces Jaime Jara (16-4).

In other bouts on the telecast, David Huckaba (5-1), who is a replacement for Tony Bonello, who withdrew due to medical reasons, meets Jon Murphy (3-2), Ray Lizama (5-4) will be opposed by Hector Urbina (8-3) and Umar Love (5-1) takes on Brandon Tierney (5-0). Read the rest of this entry »

The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one professional mixed martial arts league, goes behind the scenes at the training camps of each of the semifinal teams in the next episode of “IFL Battleground” on Monday, August 27, at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT/MT). MyNetworkTV cameras follow Renzo Gracie’s New York Pitbulls, Ken Yasuda’s Tokyo Sabres, Pat Miletich’s Quad Cities Silverbacks and Shawn Tompkins’ Los Angeles Anacondas as they prepare for their IFL World Championship playoff competition. “IFL Battleground” airs every Monday night, with a replay on Saturday, on MyNetworkTV. Read the rest of this entry »

The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced that UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva will travel to the hometown of the man he took the title from, Rich “Ace” Franklin, to defend his crown against the popular former titlist in a highly anticipated rematch entitled UFC 77: HOSTILE TERRITORY. This event will take place at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Saturday, October 20. UFC 77 marks the UFC’s second fight in Ohio this year, and its first fight ever in Cincinnati.

“Anderson Silva has shown he is probably one of the most deadly 185 pounders we’ve ever seen,” said Dana White, UFC President, “and he has shown no signs of slowing down in his two fights since beating Rich Franklin last year. But Rich told me that he has never trained harder for a fight than he is for this one, and he is determined to not only win his title back, but to do so in front of his hometown fans on October 20th.” Read the rest of this entry »

To infer that “Krazy Horse” Charles Bennett and Victor “Joe Boxer” Valenzuela do not like each other would be an understatement of classic proportions. “I don’t want to say I hate the guy because the word hate is a little harsh, but I definitely don’t like him,” said “Krazy Horse” (18-13-2), of Ocala, Fla.

“He thinks he beat me in our first fight. I am going to hush ‘Joe Boxer’ up. All he is doing is using my name to try to make himself look good and to make a name for himself. He’s trying to take the spotlight away from me, but that’s impossible. Read the rest of this entry »

Dana White, UFC® President, today announced he has signed the mixed martial arts superstar Wanderlei Silva, and that UFC fans could see the Brazilian legend fight by the end of this year.

“This is the pinnacle of my seven year career in this company,” said White. “I’m so excited to have Wanderlei under contract. He grabbed my arm and looked me in the eyes like one of his pre-fight staredowns and he said ‘I’m gonna fight so good for you, you’re gonna see the best fights ever from Wanderlei Silva.’” Read the rest of this entry »

Between Monson and Rizzo, they come into the September 1st showdown with 21 UFC bouts. Both are also veterans of Pride Fighting Championships and numerous other mixed-martial arts organizations.

Monson (23-6…Olympia, Washington) is coming off one his biggest career wins when he choked out Japan’s Kazuyuki Fujita in PRIDE 34 this past April 8, 2007. Three of the 36 year old Monson’s losses in the UFC were to mma stars Tim Sylvia, Ricco “Suave” Rodriguez and Chuck Liddell. His decision loss to Sylvia (UFC Heavyweight title on Nov. 18, 2006) was Monson’s only loss in his last 18 fights – dating back to July, 2003. Read the rest of this entry »

After crossing the frozen tundra of St. Petersburg, Russia, and storming the beaches of Costa Rica, the hardest-hitting show on TV is infiltrating the home of The Sopranos and Goodfellas … and you better not fuggedaboutit!

Bodog Fight: New Jersey marks the mixed martial arts series debut on American soil. Filmed in Trenton, the show features two championship fights, with Trevor Prangley taking on Japanese superstar Yuki Kondo for the middleweight belt and Tara LaRosa squaring off against Kelly Kobold for the women’s 135lb title. Read the rest of this entry »

The Truth hurts. Just ask those who have ever stepped into the Octagon™ with rising heavyweight star Brandon “The Truth” Vera, who, after a prolonged absence due to managerial issues, will finally return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization to put his perfect record on the line as he resumes his chase for the World Heavyweight Championship. Dana White, UFC President, who was pleased to make the announcement of Vera’s return today, expects the Californian to be back in action as soon as October of this year. Read the rest of this entry »