Posted on 20 May 2013
With a division already boasting the likes of Ben Askren, Paul Daley, Douglas Lima, Ben Saunders, Andrey Koreshkov and Karl Amoussou, Matt Riddle knows he will be swimming in “Deep Waters” when he enters the Bellator Welterweight Tournament this Fall as Bellator has signed a long-term promotional agreement with the controversial Pennsylvania native. Riddle joins [...]
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Posted on 17 May 2013
Good things come to those who wait! For over a week, XFC Lightweight contender Scott Holtzman has waited patiently to find out what his future holds, after former champion Nick Newell refused to defend his title at XFC 24, on June 14th. The wait is finally over. In an ironic twist, Scott Holtzman’s future will [...]
Posted on 15 May 2013
As Bellator prepares for its long awaited Summer Series return, the full fight card has been completed as Bellator MMA returns to WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma Wednesday, June 19th live on Spike TV. The night will feature a Lightweight World Championship fight between reigning Bellator Champion Michael Chandler, as he defends his belt against Dave Jansen.
Posted on 15 May 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 14. A bantamweight (135 pounds) contest between emerging force Carson “Little Juggernaut” Beebe (13-2) [...]
Posted on 11 May 2013
Jorge de la Noval, CEO and Founder of Championship Fighting Alliance (CFA) today confirmed that Valentijn Overeem injured his rib during training this week and has been pulled from the main event of the organization’s May 24 card. Travis Wiuff, who previously battled Mike Kyle to a no-contest in 2010, will replace Overeem and rematch [...]
Posted on 09 May 2013
Today marks the start of the 100-day countdown to the launch of FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports’ new 24-hour sports network. As its August 17 debut approaches, FOX revealed the Day 1 schedule which is complete with more than 8 hours of UFC programming. “We’ve been working for months now, but a lot has come together in the [...]
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Posted on 09 May 2013
Super Fight League is back in action on Friday May 10th, 2013 for another action packed Friday Fight Nights event. Anup Kumar vs. Tom McKenna for the SFL Bantamweight Championship will headline SFL 17. Kumar holds a 4-1 professional MMA record and since coming over to SFL has gone on a four-fight winning streak. McKenna [...]
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Posted on 09 May 2013
The Maximum Fighting Championship’s first bantamweight takes center stage as both fighters cleared the scales with ease at the official weigh-in for MFC 37: True Grit taking place Friday night in Edmonton, Alberta. Airing live on AXS TV Fights from the Shaw Conference Centre, MFC 37 will feature the organization’s debut encounter in the 135-pound [...]
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Posted on 09 May 2013
Scott Kent, CEO of Lion Fight Promotions, today announced that he has signed Thai fighting legend and World Muay Thai Champion Malaipet Sasiprapa to an exclusive, multi-fight contract with his organization. Malaipet now competes only for Lion Fight and will return to the ring against Hakeem Dawodu at “Lion Fight 10” taking place Friday, July 26 live [...]
Posted on 07 May 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 Center in New York City on Saturday, June 22, Glory Sports International (GSI) announced [...]
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