by John Morgan | source: mmajunkie.com White has previously stated he believes that new division will most likely be at 115 pounds, the UFC boss now says the continued success of Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has him second-guessing his stance on women’s MMA. “I am warming up to women’s MMA,” White …
Source | MiguelTorres.com I am writing this letter to inform you that as a result of my last loss, I was cut from the UFC. My next fight will be in Hammond, Indiana for Titan Fighting Championship on November the 2nd. I am excited to continue fighting, to regain my …
source | mmajunkie.com “K-1 is excited to join forces with Spike TV, a powerful and highly experienced cable network known nationally for its combat sports programming, presenting our live K-1 events,” K-1 CEO Doug Kaplan stated. “Spike is the perfect television home and stage to introduce our K-1 warriors and the …
by Jerry Sullivan | source: ocbj.com The launch of Primetime 360 Entertainment & Sports Management Inc. comes about a month after Ortiz was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. George Prajin, an attorney and longtime friend of Ortiz’, is a partner in the agency, which will seek to represent mixed …
Source | Facebook I want to let all my fans know. I fought my last fight injured. i wasnt 100% sure but i when to the doctors… I have a fracture sternum with a torn cartilage, i got this injure in training for my fight with Tim Boetsch. I have to …
by Jack Bratcher | source: prommanow.com Former Pride and UFC fighter Franklin Dewey Trigg IIIwas arrested Wednesday on charges of battery resulting from an alleged domestic violence altercation that occurred back in October 2011.ProMMAnow.com (http://prommanow.com) has confirmed with law enforcement Trigg is being held at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas on …
by Dann Stupp | Source; MMAJunkie.com It’s Sylvia’s first booking since the 36-year-old recently was offered a Strikeforce contract and a fight with Daniel Cormier that was later rescinded. Sylvia recently told MMAjunkie.com(www.mmajunkie.com) he was “shocked” that the contract, which would have allowed him to move into the UFC after the Strikeforce fight, was ultimately …
Source MMAJunkie.com FOX Sports officials on Wednesday announced the two-hour event will feature the debut of a UFC “Ref Cam.” UFC on FOX™ 4 takes place at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The main card airs live on FOX at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). Preliminary-card fights air on …
source: usatoday.com USA TODAY Sports confirmed with UFC and Strikeforce officials that Mir has agreed to meet Strikeforce grand prix winner and former two-time Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier (10-0 MMA, 7-0 SF) in the co-main event of September’s Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy fight card, on Sept. 29 at Power Balance Pavilion …
Source | TheUngerground The NBC coverage of combat sports is below. All times are EST. WRESTLING Sunday August 5th: MSNBC 12:15pm – 1:00pm Greco Roman Qualifiers taped MSNBC 4:20pm – 5:15pm Greco Roman Finals taped Monday August 6th: MSNBC 11:151m – 12:15pm Greco Roman Qualifiers taped MSNBC 2:30pm – 3:30pm Greco …
by Kirik Jenness | source: The Underground Blog The Association of Boxing Commission MMA Judging Committee spent the past year reviewing 1/2 point scoring and theUnified Rules judging criteria. Chaired by Tennessee’s Jeff Mullen, the Juding committee consists of Aaron Davis, Ed Garner, Dale Kliparchuk, Josef Mason, Todd Neal, Nick Lembo, Andy Foster, Terry …
XFC President John Prisco had an interview with MMA Inside the Cage Cyrus Fees, where predicts he will surpass the UFC. source | mmainsidethecagetv “We feel like a rock band these days,” related Prisco, in reference to the XFC expansion from its base in Tennessee across the Southeast. “We are the top promotion on …
by Mike Chiappetta | source: mmafighting.com On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Showtime sports president Stephen Espinoza surprisingly put forth a hope of matching Strikeforce champions against UFC champions. “I hope that we’re getting the story out there clearly enough that these are two high-level organizations, he said. “You can make …
Source | abcboxing.com Summary of Changes: I. Effective Defense Removed as a criteria: Effective Defense will no longer be considered a requirement for the following reasons: 1. The committee believes that offensive actions should be the only criteria used to score MMA matches. Offensive fighters are fighters which carry the …
Source | MMAJunkie.com Former WWE star and longtime MMA enthusiast Dave Bautista is slated for his pro-fighting debut on Oct. 6. The 43-year-old, perhaps best known as “Batista” during a WWE title reign, will fight New York-based heavyweight Rashid Evans (1-2 as an amateur) at a CES MMA event …
During Silva vs Sonnen on this weekend there was a questionable knee thrown while Chael was down against the cage. The initial perception is that Anderson threw an illegal knee to a downed opponent, but replays later prove this is false. The angle that was aired on PPV placed Yves Lavigne directly in front …