Posts Tagged ‘King of the Cage’
Flynn Departs King of the Cage – Takes Position with Heavy-Hitting New Outfit
It is with mixed emotions that XCC President and Founder Matt Flynn announces he is leaving the King of the Cage promotion to accept the position of Director of Operations for the brand-new East West Fighting Championships organization.
“I’d like to thank King of the Cage owner, Terry Trebilcock, for all his support and partnership through the years. The time we spent together was a tremendous learning experience and I will continue to do all I can to support Terry and his wonderful organization.” Read the rest of this entry »
King of the Cage: Three title fights in one night
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 »
HDNet announces partnership with Mark Burnett Presents: King of the Cage
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 »
King of the Cage invades Japan!
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 »