Mar
31
NELSON, McGIVERN, SCHULTZ TO DEFEND TITLES AS INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE RETURNS TO CONNECTICUT ON MAY 16
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Two New Camps Join Team Quest, World Class Fight Center In Bouts at Mohegan Sun Arena
NEW YORK, March 31, 2008 - Two IFL stars, Roy Nelson (Las Vegas) and Ryan Schultz (North Platte, Neb.) will make their second respective title defenses and another, Ryan McGivern (Bettendorf, Iowa) will make his first when the International Fight […]
Mar
27
NBC TO PREMIERE NEW ADRENALINE-FILLED MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CAGE FIGHT SERIES ‘STRIKEFORCE ON NBC’ APRIL 12
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BURBANK — March 27, 2008 — In a major step for the fastest-growing sport around the globe, NBC has partnered with world championship promotion company Strikeforce to be the first to premiere a weekly mixed martial arts cage fight series on broadcast television. “Strikeforce on NBC” will premiere the night of April 12 from 2-2:30 […]
Mar
22
ShoXC: Malaipet vs. Denny Full Results
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SANTA YNEZ, Calif. (March 22, 2008) – The rules are abundantly clear: in mixed martial arts, a fighter is not permitted to deliver an elbow in a downward motion (ceiling to floor). Nor is a fighter allowed to strike an opponent behind the back of the head.
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Mar
20
THE FIRST “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON SATURDAY, MAY 31 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK.
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EliteXC Heavyweight Sensation, Kimbo Slice, Will Headline an Exciting Night of Mixed Martial Arts
Middleweight Champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler will Defend His Title Against Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith
LOS ANGELES, March 20 — CBS and ProElite, Inc. today announced that the first live primetime mixed martial arts event will be broadcast Saturday, […]
Mar
13
The upcoming World Extreme Cagefighting event on March 26, 2008 featuring middleweight champion Paulo Filho in a rematch title defense against Chael Sonnen has changed. As of this writing, defending champion Filho has given sufficient notice to the organization that he will be unable to defend his championship on the proposed date, due to […]
Mar
11
JAKE SHIELDS, DREW FICKETT READY TO BELT IT OUT FOR VACANT ELITE XC WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
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Joey Villasenor, ‘Cyborg’ Santos Clash in One of Top ‘Shamrock vs. Le’ Undercard Bouts
On Fantastic Event Saturday, March 29, At HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.; Tickets On Sale
LOS ANGELES (March 11, 2008) – Weeks after he was awarded a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, Jake Shields will try to add another belt […]
Mar
10
MUAY THAI KICKBOXING LEGEND MALAIPET TO MAKE MAIN EVENT DEBUT AGAINST THOMAS DENNY FRIDAY, MARCH 21, AT CHUMASH CASINO RESORT.
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Popular, Talented Youngster to Face Toughest MMA Test on ShoXC on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, Delayed on the West Coast)
LOS ANGELES (March 10, 2008) –Malaipet will try to continue his transformation from world-class superstar Muay Thai kickboxer to mixed martial arts world champion when he faces Thomas “Wildman” Denny of Hesperia, Calif., Friday, March 21, […]
Mar
9
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Ken Shamrock Suffers First KO Loss at EliteXC Presents Cage Rage 25
LONDON (March 9, 2008) – South London native David Haye disposed of Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli in less than two rounds to unify the cruiserweight division. Haye entered London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night with the WBA and WBC belts and collected Maccarinelli’s WBO […]
Mar
4
VERSUS
It was heavily rumored, but had yet to be confirmed officially by the Ultimate Fighting Championships that Maurico “Shogun” Rua would face the former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell at UFC 85 in London, England on June 7, 2008. Now not only has the UFC officially confirmed that Rua was scheduled […]
Mar
3
VERSUS
At UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION, two big announcements regarding Mark “The Hammer” Coleman, one of the great pioneers of the sport of mixed martial arts and the Ultimate Fighting Championships organization were made. Coleman, who has the honorable distinction of being the very first UFC heavyweight champion, was inducted into the UFC […]
