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On June 11, 2010 World Championship Fighting knocked it out of the park with their WCF 10 event, live from the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA.

The card was stacked with nine action packed fights, and fans left the event raving about how it was the most exciting event World Championship Fighting has ever had. Whether it was the four minute frenzy Bustar Crandall and Chris Madden put forth, the three round war between Joel Ly and Billy Walsh, or the stunning knockout provided by rising prospect Noah Weisman, this event had something for everyone. Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting today announced their full fight card for WCF 10, which takes place June 11, 2010 live from the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA. The card is filled with the hottest prospects and up and coming stars New England has to offer, and you do not want to miss this-these guys are the future of the sport. 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 »

by Brian Bradbury – World Championship Fighting action drew another packed house at the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, Massachusetts Friday night (February 26th). Promoter Joe Cavallaro once again proved why his event is consider among the best on the east coast, putting on a show free from controversy in front of a well-behaved and excited crowd. There were a lot of twists and turns on the night, but little that affected the quality of the event. Read the rest of this entry »

Come on…. a little snow? The Fights are on! The weather man is saying it will turn to rain by Friday.

Former Olympian and undefeated MMA fighter Rick Hawn is scheduled to fight New Jersey native Tom Gallicchio on 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 »

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 »

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 »

Fresh off a win at WCF 8, WEC Veteran Mike “The Beast” Campbell is set to headline WCF 9 when he takes on tough NY native, Marc Stevens. Campbell is 7-2 overall, and is 2-0 in the WCF with 2 first round TKO wins. Campbell moves down to his optimal fight weight of 155 lbs. to take on his toughest opponent to date in the new weight class. Stevens is a dominant wrestler with fantastic ground and pound, and was 4-0 in 2009 (12-4 overall) with big wins over Hitalo Machado and “Mr. Big” Al Buck. Stevens is currently ranked #2 in New England at 155 lbs. and he looks to continue his rise to the top on February 26, but standing in his way is “The Beast.” Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting today announced four featured fights for their upcoming show, dated Friday, February 26th at the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, Mass.

In what promises to be a war, Pro-Elite/Elite-XC Veteran Fred Belleton makes his return to World Championship Fighting when he takes on the Team Santos product, Keith Jefferey. When Belleton last fought for WCF, he was victorious in one of the night’s featured fights with a viscous head kick KO. While this is Jefferey’s WCF debut, he’s no stranger to MMA and has been one of the very best 185 pounders in New England for years. A match up like this is truly not something you see too often. Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting today announced more fights for their September 26th show at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, Mass.
Local 7 Iron Worker, and frequent WCF Fighter John Benoit takes yet another tough fight when he takes on American Top Team’s Hitalo Machado. Benoit was very impressive in his recent win at WCF 7 over Damien Trites, and he looks to keep the train rolling against Machado. Machado makes his WCF debut, but is no stranger to the local fans. He’s a Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt, and is also an accomplished striker. This highly anticipated fight is sure to please. Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting today announced four featured fights for their September 26th show at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, Mass.

In what promises to be a war, WEC Veteran Mike Campbell makes his return to World Championship Fighting when he takes on the ultra-tough brawler, Mike Medrano. When Campbell last fought for WCF, he was victorious in the night’s main event, knocking out Rich Moskowitz in les than 90 seconds. Read the rest of this entry »

On June 27, 2009 World Championship Fighting presented what many fans are calling their best fight card ever, live from the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA. While there was no marquee main event featuring fighters who already have national recognition, the card was filled with fighters ready to break into the national spotlight. As usual for WCF, the crowd was filled with a who’s who of MMA stars. UFC Fighters Jorge Rivera and John Howard joined Mark DellaGrotte, Sean Gannon and former Middleweight Boxing Champion Dana Rosenblatt were in attendance, along with actor Kevin James, who is filming a movie locally. Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting today released their full fight card for WCF 7, which is set to take place on June 27, 2009 from the Aleppo Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA. More information can be found at www.wcffighting.com. In addition to the four previously announced featured bouts, three more were released. Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting today released an updated fight card with some changes to the previously released featured bouts for their June 27th show live from the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA. WCF Previously announced a bout between Dan Keefe and Ronnie Wuest, but that bout has been scratched and both Keefe and Wuest have been matched with other opponents. Read the rest of this entry »

World Championship Fighting today announced four featured fights for their June 27th show at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, Mass. In a fight that will no doubt have title implications, lightweight Calvin Kattar from Premier Fight Team in Derry, NH makes his return to the WCF stage to take on undefeated Rodrigo Almeida. Calvin has been on fire as of late, winning 3 fights in a row, all in less than a minute. One of those 3 wins took place at WCF5, and was a 49 second submission win over Bobby Dias. Almeida has managed to keep his record unblemished at 4-0 in his young career and was impressive in his WCF4 victory over Jose Lopez. The winner of this fight will take one step closer to the WCF 155 pound title. Read the rest of this entry »