Philadelphia, PA – May 16, 2013 – At Cage Fury Fighting Championships 24 this past Saturday night, though the main card featured two title fights, it was the undercard showdown between Brazen Boxing & MMA’s Paul Felder out of Philadelphia and the highly acclaimed AMA Fight Club’s top prospect, Corey Bleaken, that stole the show…. [Continue Reading]
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‘The Neighborhood Legend’ Ready to Face the Monster at EFC Mania May 18 at Trump Taj Mahal
Christopher Vallaro (5-2) says he’s not treating his upcoming fight as anything special, but it’s not easy to rattle a tough Italian from Brooklyn who’s earned the nickname “The Neighborhood Legend”. Vallaro is set to face Paterson, New Jersey’s “Monster” Mohammad for the EFC Light Heavyweight Championship in the main event of The Darwish Brothers… [Continue Reading]
THE UFC® LAUNCHES UFC FIT™
Las Vegas, Nevada – The secrets of the Ultimate Fighting Championship®’s elite athletes are finally revealed in UFC FIT™ – the UFC’s first ever in-home fitness and nutrition program. Developed with renowned strength and conditioning coach Mike Dolce, UFC FIT is a lifestyle program based on the same methods the world’s greatest athletes use to… [Continue Reading]
FEATHERWEIGHT STARS CHRIS GRUETZEMACHER AND JERROD SANDERS FACE OFF IN WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING PRELIMINARY CARD ACTION AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS FRIDAY, JUNE 14
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (May 15, 2013) – Surging KO artist Chris “Gritz” Gruetzemacher (11-1) of Glendale, Ariz. will square off with fellow fast-rising star Jerrod Sanders (11-1) of Oklahoma City, Okla. in a World Series of Fighting featherweight (145 pounds) preliminary card bout at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, June… [Continue Reading]
NEW YORK KO ARTIST WAYNE BARRETT TO MAKE GLORY KICKBOXING DEBUT AGAINST TOURNAMENT CHAMP MIKE LEMAIRE
NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 14, 2013) – Hard-hitting upstart Wayne Barrett (1-0, 1 KO) of Queens, N.Y. will compete on the biggest stage of his young professional fight career when he faces off with fellow undefeated Muay Thai stylist Mike Lemaire (9-0, 3 KOs) of San Diego, Calif. in a middleweight (187 pounds/85 kilograms) Superfight… [Continue Reading]
Legendary Diving Horse Club to Provide Round-Card Girls at EFC MMA Mania in Atlantic City
Promoter Hani Darwish of The Darwish Brothers proudly announces that the Diving Horse Cabaret and Steakhouse (www.divinghorseclub.com) will be providing the beautiful round-card girls and hosting the 21+ After Party for The Darwish Brothers Presents: “Extreme Fighting Championships: MMA MANIA” on Saturday, May 18, in the Xanadu Theater at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City…. [Continue Reading]
Rocktagon XXVII Rescheduled, National Pro Tour Announced
LAS VEGAS – MAY 13, 2013 Rocktagon Worldwide is taking flight and soaring to new heights, and it all begins with a major announcement that is guaranteed to rock the promotion to its very core. After 26 shows in two and a half years, Rocktagon MMA CEO James Jeda has announced the promotion would be… [Continue Reading]
UFC® RETURNS TO KEYARENA AS SEATTLE’S ‘MIGHTY MOUSE’ JOHNSON DEFENDS HIS TITLE ON SATURDAY, JULY 27
Las Vegas, Nevada – Inaugural UFC® flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson will make his second title defense against surging contender John Moraga on Saturday, July 27 when the UFC heads back to KeyArena in Seattle, Wash. At only 26 years old, Johnson earned the division’s title last September with a win over Joseph Benavidez…. [Continue Reading]
Monster Mohammad Facing Big Decision at EFC MMA Mania, May 18 at Trump Taj Mahal
Popular New Jersey MMA battler Montsir “Monster” Mohammad has a big decision to make after his upcoming fight. Should the Patterson, NJ, native return to the family restaurant in Baltimore or should he put his all into fighting and make it a career? “You want to be a fighter you should be a 100% fighter,”… [Continue Reading]
ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP™ SIGNS EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH INTERCONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION
09 May 2013 – Manila: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC), in cooperation with Asian Television Content Corporation and its President Rey Sanchez, has agreed to a blockbuster deal with Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation 13 (IBC13), one of the largest media organizations in the Philippines. As part of the agreement, IBC 13 will broadcast one hour of… [Continue Reading]
ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP™ FINALIZES ONE FC: RISE TO POWER CARD WITH THREE EXCITING UNDERCARD BOUTS
08 April 2013 – Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC), presented by Casino Filipino and in association with Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC), announced today three undercard bouts for ONE FC: RISE TO POWER. Up and coming Lowen Tynanes will battle the seasoned Felipe Enomoto while MMA veteran Tim Sylvia is back in action against… [Continue Reading]
HARD-HITTING SUPERSTAR TYRONE SPONG ENTERS GLORY 9 NEW YORK LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT KICKBOXING TOURNAMENT
SINGAPORE (May 7, 2013) – Twenty-seven year-old martial arts fighting superstar Tyrone “King of the Ring” Spong (69-6-1 43 KOs) of Boca Raton, Fla. via Suriname will compete in the one-night, single-elimination GLORY 9 New York tournament featuring a lineup of the world’s top light heavyweight (209 pounds/95 kilograms) kickboxers, at Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan… [Continue Reading]
TYSON STEELE TO FACE OFF WITH STEVE CARL IN WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING CO-MAIN EVENT FOLLOWING TYRONE SPONG WITHDRAWAL FRIDAY, JUNE 14 LIVE ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (May 3, 2013) – World Series of Fighting announced today a new co-main event matchup between streaking, prolific welterweight (170 pounds) rising stars and fearsome submission aces Tyson “Man of” Steele (10-1) of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada and Steve Carl (19-3) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion’s… [Continue Reading]
POUND-FOR-POUND KING ANDERSON SILVA RETURNS JULY 6 TO DEFEND MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST CHRIS WEIDMAN AT UFC® 162
Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship is once again taking over Fourth of July weekend in Las Vegas. The organization formally announced today that UFC® middleweight champion and undisputed pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva will return to the Octagon® on Saturday, July 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena to face undefeated No. 1… [Continue Reading]
ROAD TO GLORY USA CONTINUES SEARCH FOR KICKBOXING’S FUTURE STARS WITH MAY 11TH MILWAUKEE 8-MAN LIGHTWEIGHT TOURNAMENT
INGAPORE (May 2, 2013) – Glory Sports International (GSI), the parent company of the world’s premier kickboxing league, announced today that it will bring its developmental Road To GLORY USA tournament series established to identify America’s next great Kickboxing superstars, to the historic Rave Eagles Club Grand Ballroom, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave in Milwaukee, WI… [Continue Reading]
ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP™ FORGES EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH YAHOO! PHILIPPINES
02 May 2013 – Manila: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) has formed an exclusive agreement with Yahoo! Philippines, the number one news site in the Philippines. Yahoo! Philippines will feature exclusive content on its website all year long, including exclusive interviews with fighters, behind the scenes footage and feature highlight stories. Yahoo! readers will also… [Continue Reading]
TWO-TIME “FIGHT OF THE NIGHT” WINNER LESLIE SMITH SIGNS MULTI-FIGHT AGREEMENT WITH INVICTA FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 1, 2013) – On the heels of her second-career Invicta Fighting Championships “Fight of the Night” performance, crowd-pleasing, prolific striker Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith (5-3-1) of Pleasanton, Calif. has signed a new, multi-fight agreement with the women’s world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion and will drop from bantamweight (135 pounds)… [Continue Reading]
ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP™ FORGES EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH YAHOO! PHILIPPINES EXCLUSIVE ONE FC CONTENT FOR YAHOO! PHILIPPINES
02 May 2013 – Manila: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) has formed an exclusive agreement with Yahoo! Philippines, the number one news site in the Philippines. Yahoo! Philippines will feature exclusive content on its website all year long, including exclusive interviews with fighters, behind the scenes footage and feature highlight stories. Yahoo! readers will also… [Continue Reading]
CageSport XXIV Quick Results
CageSport Interim Bantamweight Championship Cory Vombaur def. Josh Rettinghouse RD5 Rear Naked Choke 3:38 Cruiserweight Co-Main Event Brent Knopp vs. John Heath RD3 Accidental blow to the head by Knopp (NC) UNDERCARD Alfonso Gonzales def. Darrio Mobley RD1 Triangle Choke 3:13 Austin Springer def. Aaron Martin RD1 TKO(punches) 1:30 Julian Erosa def. Jason Gybels RD2… [Continue Reading]
GLORY HITS NEW YORK CITY’S HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM WITH WORLD-CLASS KICKBOXING EVENT FEATURING EIGHT-MAN, LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT SATURDAY, JUNE 22
SINGAPORE (April 23, 2013) – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league that is home to the greatest martial arts stand-up fighters on the planet, today announced that it will bring its championship fight series to The United States for the first time ever with a one-night, eight-man, light heavyweight (209 pounds/95 kilograms) tournament at Hammerstein… [Continue Reading]
Special Deal for Ticket Buyers of MMA MANIA @ Trump Taj Mahal on Saturday, May 18
The Darwish Brothers and the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City are announcing a very special $10 Bonus Slot Dollar opportunity to attendees of their next sensational MMA show. Ticket buyers to the Saturday, May 18, “Extreme Fighting Championships: MMA MANIA” event in the Xanadu Theater at Trump Taj Mahal can bring their ticket to… [Continue Reading]
ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP™ PRESENTS ONE ASIA MMA SUMMIT 2013 FROM THE MARINA BAY SANDS RESORT AND CASINO ON MAY 2-4
23 April 2013 – Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship™, the Eastern giant of the Mixed Martial Arts world, will again host the exclusive, invitation-only ONE Asia MMA Summit 2013, on May 2 to 4 at the prestigious Marina Bay Sands Resort & Casino. The Summit is a high-profile, premier platform for leaders of Asian MMA to… [Continue Reading]
GLORY 7 MILAN TO AIR IN OVER 861 MILLION HOMES ACROSS 162 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE
SINGAPORE (April 19, 2013) – The highly-anticipated GLORY 7 Milan kickboxing event headlined by a lightweight (70 kilograms/154 pounds) showdown between world No. 1 ranked Giorgio “The Doctor” Petrosyan (77-1-1, 35 KOs) of Italy and fellow sensation Hafid “The Hyena” El Boustati (67-7-3, 19 KOs) of Morocco, tomorrow, Saturday, April 20 will be televised in… [Continue Reading]
ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP™ ANNOUNCES THREE ADDITIONAL BOUTS FOR ONE FC: RISE TO POWER
18 April 2013 – Manila: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC), presented by Casino Filipino and in association with Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC), announced today three additional bouts for ONE FC: RISE TO POWER. Kevin Belingon will battle Masakatsu Ueda in the final of the Bantamweight Grand Prix. The winner will get a shot at… [Continue Reading]
GLORY SIGNS TELEVISION AGREEMENT WITH CBS SPORTS NETWORK TO SHOWCASE WORLD’S PREMIER KICKBOXING ACTION
SINGAPORE (April 17, 2013) –Glory Sports International and CBS Sports Network have reached an agreement to showcase action from the world’s premier kickboxing league, beginning with the star-studded GLORY 7 event in Milan, Italy on Saturday, April 20. The CBS Sports Network telecast of the nine-bout GLORY 7 Milan kickboxing event from Mediolanum Forum, headlined… [Continue Reading]
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® ON FX WINS BY WAY OF KNOCKOUT
LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2013 – The Ultimate Fighter® went out on top, as FX’s last telecast of the series (4/13/2013) scored FX series highs in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, while the entire 17th installment was FX’s highest-rated of the series. The TUF™ 17 finale, which saw Kelvin Gastelum named “The Ultimate Fighter” with… [Continue Reading]
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING HITS HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS WITH STAR-STUDDED MIXED MARTIAL ARTS (MMA) EVENT FRIDAY, JUNE 14 LIVE ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 16, 2013) –World Series of Fighting will hit The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas with a stacked world-class Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event, headlined by a welterweight (170 pounds) rematch between superstars Jon Fitch (24-5) of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman (25-9)… [Continue Reading]
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® MOVES TO FOX SPORTS 1 IN SEPTEMBER
LAS VEGAS – A new network, new day and time, new coaches and new captivating storylines. The Ultimate Fighter®, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s® (UFC®) signature reality series, moves to FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports’ newly minted multi-sport national cable channel, when it returns in September. The series, featuring UFC® women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and… [Continue Reading]
Olson beats Chattelle again in stunner; Howard rocks Louck to sleep in opening round
LINCOLN, R.I. (April 12th, 2013) – John “Doomsday” Howard punched out Jason Louck, and, quite possibly, punched his ticket back to the big stage, while Dennis Olson sent Todd Chattelle back to the drawing board Friday at Twin River Casino. Howard (18-8, 9 KOs) the former Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) veteran from Boston, knocked out… [Continue Reading]
WEIGHTS FROM TWIN RIVER
LINCOLN, R.I. (April 11th, 2013) – Listed below are final weights for all the participants in Friday night’s professional mixed martial arts event, “Path Of Destruction,” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports on April 12th, 2013. JOHN HOWARD Boston, Mass. 17-7, 8 KOs 185 JASON LOUCK Davenport, Iowa 15-10, 7 KOs 184 ½… [Continue Reading]


