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Popular Japanese fighter Minowaman (53-34-8) has been booked in a Catchweight Superfight tilt with South-Korean, Yuk Jin Soo (9-2), for the upcoming ROAD FC 009: Beatdown event which is set to go down on September 15th. The South Korean-based promotion made the announcement through its official ...
Full Contact Championship, an MMA promotion that’s based in India, recently held its 6th event on June 30th at the Famous Studios in Mumbai, India. Along with the Super Fight League, FCC is one of the premier Mixed Martial Arts organizations in India. It was founded by Prashant Kumar, a martial a...
It is a joyous time to be a MMA fan in British Columbia. On May 31, the Provincial Government passed Bill 50 “The Commissioner’s Act” through the provincial legislature. The Liberal Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Ida Chong, who was a big part of the creation of the bill, f...
In a move that both shocked and delighted the MMA scene in British Columbia, the provincial government recently tabled Bill 50, which would set up a provincial athletic commission to oversee and regulate professional combat sports, taking the responsibility from the mish-mash of municipal athleti...
Once again the State of New York has shut the door on Mixed Martial Arts. Unfortunately fans will have to wait that much longer to ever see their favourite UFC fighters head to the octagon inside Madison Square Garden. Earlier today The New York Daily News reported that The Assembly Democratic co...
Courtesy of Dave Teixeira of Dave.ca Today the British Columbia Government is introducing Legislation (Bill 50) to form an Athletic Commission to regulate combat sports Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Boxing, Kickboxing, etc. – in the Province. After years of working with various stakeholders including...
Chael Sonnen came within seconds of being crowned the first UFC middleweight champion not named Anderson Silva in over four years at UFC 117. For the better part of twenty-five minutes Sonnen did exactly what he said he would do but he let his guard down a moment too long and the Brazilian threw ...
The rumor mill has been running rampant over the past few days with reports that former UFC heavyweight kingpin Brock Lesnar would be making his return to his former home in the WWE. Tonight those rumors were confirmed as Lesnar marched into Miami, Florida, as thousands of screaming fans went bal...
Pound-for-pound one of the most entertaining fighters on the planet, Ben Saunders has had no troubles staying in the mainstream spotlight despite not being cuddled by the warm arms of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. “Killa B” was a part of the UFC for three years beginning on The Ultimate Fig...
When you hear Friday Night Fights most will reflect on the glory days of boxing but as of last week Friday’s prime time slots will be loaded with a smorgasbord of mixed martial arts action. On FX the Ultimate Fighting Championship presented The Ultimate Fighter Live with Spike TV counter-programm...
There are some events that hold a different level of importance than your average event, you won’t be able to tell the story of the Ultimate Fighting Championship without the first UFC tournament or the first appearance on FOX, the inaugural Grand Prix Pride held in 2000 is one of those events. A...
UFC’s debut on Fuel TV debuted last night with a six-bout offering on the station capped off with an early Fight of the year candidate when Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger put on an instant classic that left the pro-Ellenberger crowd begging for another 10 minutes of action. UFC on Fuel TV 1: ...
Japan has some of the richest traditions in combat sports. Between kickboxing and mixed martial arts alone countless unforgettable moments have taken place in the land of the rising sun. During this series I will be documenting the history of the sport. When I left off last I spoke of the infamou...
UFC on Fuel TV 1 delivered with action in all shapes and forms whether it be back and forth bloodbaths like our main event saw or seesaw affairs and crushing submissions, it delivered a bit of everything. The 170-pound main eventers collected the Fight of the Night for their fifteen minute battle...
The co-main event features two heavyweight behemoths squaring off when Stefan Struve battles Dave Herman – Struve walks into the cage having won 3 of his last 5 bouts, choking out heavy-handed kickboxer Pat Barry in his last outing. The 6-foot-11 giant has had an on-off record in his career winni...
Two middleweight hopefuls looked to move up the UFC ladder tonight as Aaron Simpson fought Ronny Markes — Simpson has been in the UFC since 2009 only losing to elite middleweights in Chris Leben & Mark Munoz. Markes got the opportunity to fight in the UFC following a victory over former WEC middl...