Feb
29
Zuffa Press Release - Randy Couture
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The following is courtesy of www.ufc.com
In a ruling made early last evening, Las Vegas District Court Judge Jennifer Togliatti granted the request of Zuffa, LLC, owner of the UFC, for a preliminary injunction preventing Randy Couture and those acting in concert with him from violating Couture’s contractual commitment not to promote competing mixed martial arts […]
Feb
28
Today, three big fights were officially confirmed for May 24th’s UFC 84: ILL WILL card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the main event, BJ Penn defends his lightweight championship for the first time against former champion Sean Sherk.
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These two excellant lightweights have legitimate bad blood between them stemming […]
Feb
28
CBS AND PROELITE JOIN FORCES TO BRING MIXED MARTIAL ARTS TO PRIMETIME BROADCAST TELEVISION
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One of the Fastest-Growing Spectator Sports Comes to CBS
With Four Live, Two-Hour Events Per Year
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 — The CBS Television Network and ProElite, Inc., a Los Angeles-based leading entertainment and media company that produces world class mixed martial arts (MMA) events, today jointly announced a multi-year agreement that will bring one of […]
Feb
26
TACOMA, WA.—With a live audience of 7,089 at Tacoma Dome on Saturday, February 23rd, “Strikeforce At The Dome” surpassed the dollar amount grossed by any boxing, mixed martial arts, or kickboxing gate in Washington State history.
“It’s an honor that the people in the Tacoma and Seattle area welcomed us with such open arms our first […]
Feb
26
“I am staying here until I become the WWE Champ.”
In a recent interview with the website TheSweetScience.com World Boxing Council welterweight champion and perhaps the best pound for pound best boxer in the sport today, Floyd Mayweather has hinted that his foray into the world of professional wrestling at the upcoming Wrestlemania 24 show […]
Feb
25
Versus
The following is from the Associated Press:
LOS ANGELES - Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a champion boxer and has tested his moves on “Dancing With the Stars.” Now the man many consider the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is preparing to drop the gloves and do some wrasslin.’
A $20 million payday awaits the […]
Feb
17
EliteXC: STREET CERTIFIED RESULTS AND REVIEW
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Saturday, Feb. 16, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME
The BankUnited Center at The University of Miami
MIAMI (Feb. 17, 2008) – Tonight, the Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc’s EliteXC aired an event on SHOWTIME that eminated from the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami, which registered a sellout crowd of 6,187. […]
Feb
16
*The following predictions are for entertainment value only and should not be used to influence or promote gambling or odds making of any kind.
David “Tank” Abbott vs. Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson:
In order to estimate the outcome of this fight, our experts considered several crucial factors: professional mixed martial arts experience, physical preparation, mental […]
Feb
15
EliteXC: STREET CERTIFIED Weigh In Results
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CORAL GABLES, Fla., Feb. 15 - EliteXC presents Street Certified.
Saturday’s Showtime-televised EliteXC card will be from the United Bank Center on the campus of the University of Miami. The 11-bout card begins at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the Showtime portion picking up at 10 p.m.
A lot of speculation arose prior to the weigh in that […]
Feb
14
Riggs Steps Up To Face Devela At Strikeforce
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Ellis Replaces Ludwig In Matchup With Berger
TACOMA, WA.—Middleweight (185 lb. limit) star Joe “Diesel” Riggs (27-9) has been called up to take on Cory “The One” Devela (12-2) during the Bodog Fight Presents: “Strikeforce At The Dome” mixed martial arts mega-card at Tacoma, Washington’s Tacoma Dome on Saturday, February 23rd.
“Fast” Eddy Ellis (12-14-1), […]
