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In sport of all kinds, specific proving grounds are where stars earn the ignition of their burning inferno. Traditionally in the United States, there are clear pathways for athletes to ascend from amateur status to high profile professional. In American Football, Baseball, Hockey, Basketball, eve...
The landscape of mixed martial arts broadcasts is changing. From the UFCs deal with ESPN, to ONE Championship signing with B/R Live and TNT, fights are finding new homes. As the industries largest organizations make a shift, so does CES. Per a release from the organization, CES inked a multi-year...
New England just got another exciting title bout set for summer’s end. This afternoon, CES officials announced Nate Andrews‘ first lightweight title defense for the upcoming CES 51 in August. At the event, Andrews will defend his title against D’Juan Owens. Two Title Fights A few weeks earlier, A...
LFA 36 was live tonight at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California. On paper, the card was a sure-to-be-fun one, but after the fact, it is safe to say it exceeded expectations on all fronts. After a fun four-fight prelim portion, the seven-fight main card kicked off on AXS TV. Seve...
Ashley “Gio” Gooch will be defending his Heavyweight Title at CES 45 in Rhode Island when he takes on Juliano “Banana” Coutinho. The bout was announced early Tuesday. Ashley Gooch vs. Juliano Coutinho Gooch (10-5) is a perfect 2-0 in the CES MMA cage. After a first round submission win over Josh ...
UFC vet Jon Manley and former CES MMA World Welterweight Championship challenger Manny Walo will face off in 170-pound action at CES 44 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., LIVE on AXS TV Fights, with a potential title shot hanging in the balance. Manley (9-3) is a veteran of the UFC and The Ul...
“The Mangler” Matt Bessette has been given his next title defense, and it comes in the form of Oklahoma’s Jeremy Spoon. The featherweight title bout was announced on Friday. Matt Bessette vs. Jeremy Spoon Bessette (21-7) is an eight-fight veteran of the Bellator MMA cage, as well as a six-fight v...
After a one-off, co-promoted event between great AXS TV promotions RFA and Legacy in May of 2015, fans were told that they could expect more ‘AXS TV: RFA vs. LEGACY’ super fight cards in the future. Well, for more than a year none were announced. But in September 2016, MMA fans received big news ...
Following Legacy Fighting Championships 49 on AXS TV, WSOF President Ray Sefo appeared on Inside MMA to announce two title fights that will top WSOF 29 on April 1. The vacant welterweight title will be on the line as veterans of the division Jon Fitch and Jake Shields meet in the main event. The ...
On Friday’s episode of AXS TV’s Inside MMA, UFC welterweight contender Johny Hendricks talked about his controversial loss to Georges St-Pierre. St-Pierre may have trouble sleeping, but Hendricks doesn’t care and wants a rematch after the controversial decision at UFC 167 last week. In his interv...
The welterweight title is up for grabs inside the RFA Octagon this Friday night as Mike “Biggie” Rhodes takes on Alan Jouban. Mike “Biggie” Rhodes: Dream and reality the same – winning the title The Team Roufus Sport talent has lost just one fight in his very young mixed martial arts career and t...
RFA and AXS TV to honor Pat Miletich with lifetime achievement award on Oct. 25 Ed Soares, President of Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) today announced that on Friday, October 25th, the RFA and AXS TV will join together to honor former UFC Welterweight Champion, coaching legend and current l...
On Friday, May 16, 2013, AXS TV will be airing another episode of the “The Voice Versus,” where noted combat sports personality Michael “The Voice” Schiavello sits down for a candid, long-form interview with various subjects. What makes this episode so special, however, is that he’ll be sitting d...
Over the years Michael “The Voice” Schiavello has sat down with some of the biggest names in fights and on May 17th, Schiavello sits down with one of sports’ most powerful men, Dana White. The next episode of The Voice Versus is a MUST-SEE as “The Voice” asks about the early days of the UFC, boxi...
TORONTO, August 20, 2012 – The Score Fighting Series (SFS) today announced a deal which sees US-based television network AXS TV become a broadcast partner for its live MMA events. AXS TV, the largest independently owned and operated network, is the premier television destination with the best eve...
Maximum Fighting Championships 33 – “Collision Course” took place at the Mayfield Trade Center in Edmonton Alberta last week. Unfortunately, unless you were there in attendance nobody in Canada had the opportunity to watch it live on television. You have to believe that MFC took a bit of a hit in...