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BREAKING NEWS DAVE "THE BADMAN" HUCKABA WILL BE
INDUCTED INTO THE MMA-KO HALL OF FAME Photos By Marrissa
Berry
Three
Time Heavyweight Champion and current IFC Warrior Challenge
Heavyweight Champion Dave "The Badman" Huckaba will be inducted
into the MMA-KO Hall Of Fame. The Badman who is from Rio Linda
Ca has a 14 - 4 - with 12 of his wins being by KO. Dave "The
Badman
Read More...
KJ Noons: Ready For Another Round With Nick
Diaz By Johnny Preston
Don’t
be scared, homie.” It’s become a catchphrase of sorts for
STRIKEFORCE Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz. For his next
opponent, recent STRIKEFORCE: Houston victor KJ Noons, it’s
become a rallying cry. On October 9th, live in San Jose,
California at HP Pavilion, televised on SHOWTIME®, Diaz and
Noons will engage in one of the most anticipated rematches in
MMA history.
Read More...
WEC ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF FIRST CHINESE FIGHTER
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- World Extreme Cagefighting® announced today the
signing of undefeated lightweight fighter Tiequan “The Mongolian
Wolf” Zhang of Beijing, China. Zhang, who will take on The
Ultimate Fighter® alum Alex Karalexis in his debut on Sept. 30
in Broomfield, Colo.
Read More...
King of the Cage
From
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to wrestling, Muay Thai to boxing, all
styles are encouraged, but in order to consistently win,
participants must be well versed in every aspect of the fighting
game. "King of the Cage" is about punches, kicks, elbows, knees,
big knockouts, technical submissions, takedowns and stragedy.
It's like no other sport you've ever seen! With over 300+ shows
in front of packed houses and now on national TV, "King of the
Cage" continues to strive to take the sport mainstream and the
sanctioning of mixed martial arts nationally has brought
credibility to the sport. Which style will reign supreme? Which
man will be left standing? Who will be King of the Cage?
http://www.mgmatfoxwoods.com/kotc.aspx
"Merciless" Ray Mercer future guest on MMA-KO's
The Thrill Hour
Check out are future guest on MMA-KO's The Thrill Hour Former
WBO World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist
"Merciless" Ray Mercer. Ray Mercer was truly the first boxer to
come in to MMA and did it with a BANG over Former UFC Champion
Tim Sylvia
New Champions Crowned at 4th Annual Rock N
Rumble
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- The NAAFS Nation was treated to a night that will be
remembered for a long time to come, as the Nautica Pavilion was
the site for an evening that combined the raw emotion of an
NAAFS event with the high energy of a live concert in what could
only be aptly named Rock N Rumble.
Read More...
Angel "Of Death" DeAnda Trains For His
Heavyweight Showdown James "The Sandman" Irvin
Photo Credit: Sugar Shayda Galata/MMA-KO
On
October 02, 2010 Angel "Of Death" DeAnda will be taking on James
"The Sandman" Irvin for the vacant Rebel Fighter Heavyweight
Championship. Angel DeAnda the Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight
Champion was set to face former Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight
Champion Dave "The Badman" Huckaba on September 18th but Huckaba
was released from the promotion after Defending his IFC
Heavyweight Championship against Mike "The Animal" Cook. Then
Angel DeAnda decided to pull out of his main event and will no
longer be fighting in Gladiator Challenge. With Huckaba no
longer in Gladiator Challenge DeAnda
Read More...
GC Heavyweight belt
vacated; new main event for "Undisputed"
Former
Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight Champion Dave Huckaba recently
broke his contractual agreement with the promotion, and was
dropped from the roster as a result. Now his opponent scheduled
to face him at "Undisputed" on September 18th has also pulled
out. Former GC Heavyweight Champion Angel De Anda has decided to
pull out of his contracted main event, and will no longer be
competing in Gladiator Challenge.
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AWESOME VIDEO: NICK DIAZ Vs. KJ NOONS II
UFC Hall Of Famer & 5 Time World Champion Randy " The
Natural" Couture will be at Oakdale MMA
Think
you've got what it takes? Come learn from the best. UFC Hall Of
Famer & 5 Time World Champion Randy "The Natural" Couture on
Saturday, October 9, 2010 8am to 11am at Oakdale MMA.
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Jacare plans to bring the "Alligator Chomp"
back to San Jose By Phil Lanides
Considered
to be one of the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners in the
history of the martial art, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza made the jump
to MMA in recent years. Now, following an epic five-round war
with Tim Kennedy at the August 21st “STRIKEFORCE: Houston”
event, he is the
Read More...
X-1 ANNOUNCES FINAL FIGHT CARD FOR BIGGEST HAWAIIAN MMA CARD IN
YEARS AS THEY PRESENT
Honolulu,
HI (USA): The top Hawaiian fight promotion, X-1 World Events,
today announced the full fight card for its next incredible
event, entitled “HEROES.” This exciting fight card will feature
a main event of X-1 World Middleweight Champion Falaniko Vitale
putting his belt on the line against devastating KO artist Kala
“Kolohe” Hose.
Read More...
Shark Fights MMA: Jardine vs. Prangley
Undercard Fights to Stream Live on Sherdog.com
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Shark Fight Promotions announced today that
Sherdog.com, a leading mixed martial arts website specializing
in MMA news, exclusive interviews and videos, will provide live
Internet coverage of the “Shark Fights MMA: Jardine vs. Prangley”
undercard
Read More...
Pair pumped for prime opportunity
Tyson
Steele and Ford Robertson are both slated to step into the
Maximum Fighting Championship ring for the first time at MFC 26:
Retribution, and while both have clear intentions on coming out
on top in their respective matchups, they certainly have
different outward approaches.
Read More...
CES BOXING ANNOUNCES FIRST BLOOD
CES Boxing has announced that the first ever
fully sanctioned MMA event will be held in RI.
Read more. . .
THE FIGHT CLUB PRESENTS FULL FORCE
Edmonton's favorite fight promotion, The Fight Club, presents
its next
offering, "FULL FORCE," will take place on Friday, September
10th at the Shaw Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The event
will feature a battle for the TFC World Light Heavyweight
Championship between current kingpin Martin "The Stress"
Desilets and Victor Valimaki. Also, the TFC Canadian Lightweight
title will be on the line as Mitch Clarke (7-0) and Josh Machan
(7-3) step into the cage. In addition, top Canadian welterweight
Ryan "The Kid" McGillivray will look to take
Read More . . .
SUGAR SHAYDA'S PHOTO GALLERY
FROM URC 16 FULL THROTTLE AUGUST 27,2010
OSMAR DELIMA THE REBEL FIGHTER FEATHER WEIGHT
CHAMPION POST FIGHT INTERVIEW
GLADIATOR CHALLENGE CHAMPION MICHAEL GONZALEZ
The next great rematch: Diaz-Noons II
Rematches
have been a part of the fight game since long before mixed
martial arts became an organized sport. Boxing has boasted
legendary rematches such as Gene Tunney-Jack Dempsey, Rocky
Marciano-Ezzard Charles, and Joe Louis-Max Schmeling, which have
set the bar high for combat sports.
Read More...
Tubby Toney cashes unearned check
By Dan Wetzel
BOSTON
– The only proof that boxer James Toney trained with any
reasonable effort for his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut
is anecdotal – supposedly he dropped 40 pounds just to enter the
Octagon at a bloated, bubbly 237
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A
full night of fights rocked Reno on Friday night see the full
results
here.
REBEL FIGHTER OWNER/PROMOTER ENRIQUE PEREZ
MMA-KO GET'S AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CHARLES GRACIE
MMA-KO BABE OF THE MONTH HEATHER JEAN INTERVIEW
MMA-KO PRESENTS THE THRILL HOUR HOSTED BY MARK BRILL THE
THRILL AND HIS BEAUTIFUL CO. HOST NICOLE SJOBERG
On
Wednesday August 25,10AM MMA-KO Presents The Thrill Hour. The
show is hosted by Mark Brill The Thrill and his beautiful Co.
Host Nicole Sjoberg. The Thrill Hour covers MMA news, boxing,
music updates, NFL, MLB, it has it all! This weeks guests are
Strikeforce fighter KJ Noons and IFC Heavyweight Champion Dave
"The Badman" Huckaba. KJ Noons who just registered a devastating
second round KO of Jorge Gurgel. Noons will also talk about a
possible rematch showdown with rival Nick Diaz.
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Tachi Palace Fights will
stream “High Stakes” on GoFightLive.tv
Lemoore,
Calif. – Tachi Palace Fights will return to GoFightLive.tv on
Thursday, September 9 with “High Stakes”, which will stream live
on pay per view for $9.99.
“As our shows
continue to grow, we want to be able to give fans the ability to
see what Tachi Palace Fights is all about and GoFightLive.tv is
a great avenue to do so,” said Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
Entertainment Coordinator Jeremy Luchau. “Our production and the
actual stream itself have been great for both shows we’ve done
with GoFightLive.tv and I expect the same come September.”
Read More . . .
SHINE FIGHTS GIVES FANS THE CHANCE TO BE THE MATCHMAKER
FAIRFAX, VA (August 23,
2010) -
In their quest to mold Shine
Fights Promotions into MMA's most fan-friendly organization, CEO
Devin Price and COO Jason Chambers have taken the unprecedented
step of allowing Shine fans to play matchmaker for the company's
upcoming Lightweight Grand Prix Tournament, which will be
televised nationally on Pay Per View. Eight of the fight
world’s best 155-pound competitors have been selected to put
their skills to the test against one another on Sept 10th
at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA.
Read More. . .
CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN
Benefit Event for Children’s Hospital
On
September 25th, 2010, Coors Light Presents "Champion's
For Children.”This will be the first annual Mixed
Martial Arts event produced by PureCombat on behalf of
Children's Hospital Central California. This event will
be benefiting the hospitals fund raising campaign,
Children are Champions. The non-profit hospital embraced
the idea that the fans and sponsors of Mixed Martial
Arts would also embrace this $42 million Campaign for
Children's Hospital. These dedicated people who work
hard to ensure that Children's Hospital remains strong
for generations to come and that no child is turned away
regardless of their ability to pay needs "YOU" to "Be a
Champion for Children's".
Read More . . .
V3FIGHTS BRINGS FOUR CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS TO DELTA FAIR
Memphis, TN.
-
For the past year, V3 Fights
has been putting on events in front of sellout crowds and have
attracted some of the top amateur fighters in the Mid-South
area. On September 4, V3 will be celebrating their one year
anniversary at the place where it all started, the Delta Fair.
Come witness V3’s biggest card to date where four titles will be
on the line and six of the eight fighters in this four fight
main event are ranked in the top 10.
Read More. . .
Ultimate Reno Combat 15: Results
August 23rd, 2010 10:40 am MT
Stateline, Nevada - The
Montbleu Resort and Casino was overflowing Saturday night for
Ultimate Reno Combat 15: King of the Mountain. Rick Collup
Promotions brought another action-packed fight card back to
Tahoe for the area's only all MMA Cage fighting event. The event
included the Ultimate Reno Combat Heavyweight Title Belt as the
Main Event.
Read the rest of Mike's article.
UFC® PRESIDENT DANA WHITE TO GIVE KEYNOTE SPEECH AT UFC® FAN
EXPO™
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- UFC President Dana White will give his keynote
speech at the UFC® FAN EXPO™ on Saturday, Aug. 28 at 1pm ET at
the main stage inside the John B. Hynes Convention Center in
Boston. Immediately following the keynote speech, White will
take part in a Question and Answer session with fans.
Read More...
REBEL FIGHTER FEARLESS LIVED UP TO THE HYPE!
Story By Mark Brill The Thrill/Photo
Credit: Sugar Shayda Galata/MMA-KO
August
21st was an amazing night of fights, just in general around town
with a total of 4 MMA events in nor cal. Rebel Fighter was one
of the four which was amazing and outstanding match making by
Rebel Fighter Promotion. With a total of 11 fights 6 amateur and
5
pro fights. It most definitely lived up to the hype! The event
started out with 6 amateur fights being you're typical amateur
bouts except for a few. What's great about watching these
fights, you get to see fighters mature and see when there ready
for the pros.
Read More... The gallery for Rebel Fighter "Fearless" will
be up soon. If you are looking to purchase photos of this event
contact Sugar Shayda at
shayda.galata@gmail.com or call 775.287.2678
FEIJAO SHOCKS KING MO TO APTURE STRIKEFORCE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TITLE; SOUZA WINS DECISION AGAINST KENNEDY AT STRIKEFORCE:
HOUSTON Photo Credit: Esther Lin / STRIKEFORCE
HOUSTON
– Hard-hitting striker Rafael Feijao shocked STRIKEFORCE World
Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Champion “King Mo” Lawal with a
devastating third round knockout in Saturday’s SHOWTIME®
televised main event at STRIKEFORCE: Houston at Toyota Center.
Read More... Check out photos
here
DIAZ & KAUFMAN RETURN TO ACTION
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- The STRIKEFORCE men’s and women’s Welterweight World
Champions Nick Diaz (170-pounds) and Sarah Kaufman (135-pounds)
will return to the cage on Saturday, Oct. 9 at HP Pavilion in
San Jose, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west
coast).
Read More...
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Three
Time Heavyweight Champion and current IFC Warrior Challenge
Heavyweight Champion Dave "The Badman" Huckaba will be inducted
into the MMA-KO Hall Of Fame. The Badman who is from Rio Linda
Ca has a 14 - 4 - with 12 of his wins being by KO. Dave "The
Badman
Don’t
be scared, homie.” It’s become a catchphrase of sorts for
STRIKEFORCE Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz. For his next
opponent, recent STRIKEFORCE: Houston victor KJ Noons, it’s
become a rallying cry. On October 9th, live in San Jose,
California at HP Pavilion, televised on SHOWTIME®, Diaz and
Noons will engage in one of the most anticipated rematches in
MMA history.
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- World Extreme Cagefighting® announced today the
signing of undefeated lightweight fighter Tiequan “The Mongolian
Wolf” Zhang of Beijing, China. Zhang, who will take on The
Ultimate Fighter® alum Alex Karalexis in his debut on Sept. 30
in Broomfield, Colo.
From
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to wrestling, Muay Thai to boxing, all
styles are encouraged, but in order to consistently win,
participants must be well versed in every aspect of the fighting
game. "King of the Cage" is about punches, kicks, elbows, knees,
big knockouts, technical submissions, takedowns and stragedy.
It's like no other sport you've ever seen! With over 300+ shows
in front of packed houses and now on national TV, "King of the
Cage" continues to strive to take the sport mainstream and the
sanctioning of mixed martial arts nationally has brought
credibility to the sport. Which style will reign supreme? Which
man will be left standing? Who will be King of the Cage?
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- The NAAFS Nation was treated to a night that will be
remembered for a long time to come, as the Nautica Pavilion was
the site for an evening that combined the raw emotion of an
NAAFS event with the high energy of a live concert in what could
only be aptly named Rock N Rumble.
On
October 02, 2010 Angel "Of Death" DeAnda will be taking on James
"The Sandman" Irvin for the vacant Rebel Fighter Heavyweight
Championship. Angel DeAnda the Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight
Champion was set to face former Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight
Champion Dave "The Badman" Huckaba on September 18th but Huckaba
was released from the promotion after Defending his IFC
Heavyweight Championship against Mike "The Animal" Cook. Then
Angel DeAnda decided to pull out of his main event and will no
longer be fighting in Gladiator Challenge. With Huckaba no
longer in Gladiator Challenge DeAnda
Former
Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight Champion Dave Huckaba recently
broke his contractual agreement with the promotion, and was
dropped from the roster as a result. Now his opponent scheduled
to face him at "Undisputed" on September 18th has also pulled
out. Former GC Heavyweight Champion Angel De Anda has decided to
pull out of his contracted main event, and will no longer be
competing in Gladiator Challenge.
Think
you've got what it takes? Come learn from the best. UFC Hall Of
Famer & 5 Time World Champion Randy "The Natural" Couture on
Saturday, October 9, 2010 8am to 11am at Oakdale MMA.
Considered
to be one of the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners in the
history of the martial art, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza made the jump
to MMA in recent years. Now, following an epic five-round war
with Tim Kennedy at the August 21st “STRIKEFORCE: Houston”
event, he is the
Honolulu,
HI (USA): The top Hawaiian fight promotion, X-1 World Events,
today announced the full fight card for its next incredible
event, entitled “HEROES.” This exciting fight card will feature
a main event of X-1 World Middleweight Champion Falaniko Vitale
putting his belt on the line against devastating KO artist Kala
“Kolohe” Hose.
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Shark Fight Promotions announced today that
Sherdog.com, a leading mixed martial arts website specializing
in MMA news, exclusive interviews and videos, will provide live
Internet coverage of the “Shark Fights MMA: Jardine vs. Prangley”
undercard
Tyson
Steele and Ford Robertson are both slated to step into the
Maximum Fighting Championship ring for the first time at MFC 26:
Retribution, and while both have clear intentions on coming out
on top in their respective matchups, they certainly have
different outward approaches.
Rematches
have been a part of the fight game since long before mixed
martial arts became an organized sport. Boxing has boasted
legendary rematches such as Gene Tunney-Jack Dempsey, Rocky
Marciano-Ezzard Charles, and Joe Louis-Max Schmeling, which have
set the bar high for combat sports.
BOSTON
– The only proof that boxer James Toney trained with any
reasonable effort for his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut
is anecdotal – supposedly he dropped 40 pounds just to enter the
Octagon at a bloated, bubbly 237
On
Wednesday August 25,10AM MMA-KO Presents The Thrill Hour. The
show is hosted by Mark Brill The Thrill and his beautiful Co.
Host Nicole Sjoberg. The Thrill Hour covers MMA news, boxing,
music updates, NFL, MLB, it has it all! This weeks guests are
Strikeforce fighter KJ Noons and IFC Heavyweight Champion Dave
"The Badman" Huckaba. KJ Noons who just registered a devastating
second round KO of Jorge Gurgel. Noons will also talk about a
possible rematch showdown with rival Nick Diaz.
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Lemoore,
Calif. – Tachi Palace Fights will return to GoFightLive.tv on
Thursday, September 9 with “High Stakes”, which will stream live
on pay per view for $9.99. /shine4-poster.jpg)
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On
September 25th, 2010, Coors Light Presents "Champion's
For Children.”This will be the first annual Mixed
Martial Arts event produced by PureCombat on behalf of
Children's Hospital Central California. This event will
be benefiting the hospitals fund raising campaign,
Children are Champions. The non-profit hospital embraced
the idea that the fans and sponsors of Mixed Martial
Arts would also embrace this $42 million Campaign for
Children's Hospital. These dedicated people who work
hard to ensure that Children's Hospital remains strong
for generations to come and that no child is turned away
regardless of their ability to pay needs "YOU" to "Be a
Champion for Children's".
Mike
Searson
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- UFC President Dana White will give his keynote
speech at the UFC® FAN EXPO™ on Saturday, Aug. 28 at 1pm ET at
the main stage inside the John B. Hynes Convention Center in
Boston. Immediately following the keynote speech, White will
take part in a Question and Answer session with fans.
August
21st was an amazing night of fights, just in general around town
with a total of 4 MMA events in nor cal. Rebel Fighter was one
of the four which was amazing and outstanding match making by
Rebel Fighter Promotion. With a total of 11 fights 6 amateur and
5
pro fights. It most definitely lived up to the hype! The event
started out with 6 amateur fights being you're typical amateur
bouts except for a few. What's great about watching these
fights, you get to see fighters mature and see when there ready
for the pros.
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- The STRIKEFORCE men’s and women’s Welterweight World
Champions Nick Diaz (170-pounds) and Sarah Kaufman (135-pounds)
will return to the cage on Saturday, Oct. 9 at HP Pavilion in
San Jose, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west
coast).
