- Tom Atencio: Affliction ‘Banned’ PPV buys to top 100,000
Vice President Tom Atencio doesn’t have any final numbers, however he reveals the the pay-per-view (PPV) buys for “Banned” on July 19 will “definitely” surpass 100,000. That’s a figure that may...
- UFC Quick Quote: St. Pierre ‘needs to prove himself’ before fight against Anderson Silva
“That sounds great … I think GSP is an incredible fighter. But I think GSP needs to prove himself. He still hasn’t had a successful title defense [at 170 pounds]. I don’t really feel that he...
- September EliteXC Event To Air On Showtime + Several Fights/Fighters Rumoured
After this weekend's "EliteXC: Unfinished Business" event at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif., ProElite Inc. officials will begin preparations for its next major event, which will take place in...
- Baroni-Alfonso Inked for Fall PFC
Fresh off his successful welterweight debut earlier this month, Phil Baroni will attempt to stay undefeated in his new weight class when he faces former World Extreme Cagefighting mainstay Olaf...
- UFC Veterans Headline XP3 Saturday
XP3 Promotions, will hold their inaugural event this Saturday night, entitled “The Xtreme Pro Challenge”, at the Hofheinz Pavilion on the campus of the University of Houston. The show will feature a...
- Has the UFC ALREADY acquired the IFL's Assets?
http://www.mmatraining.com/featured/has-the-ufc-already-acquired-the-ifls-assets/ Interesteing read here. If true, does the IFL have anyone worthy of fighting in the UFC?
- California Event Headlined By 6 Second KO
James Irvin's 8 second KO may have been fast, but he was outdone by AKA fighter Nate Moore at Gladiator Challenge's event this past Friday in San Francisco. In the main event, Moore KO'd Kurt...
- ProElite May Sign Deal With FSN
ProElite, the parent company of EliteXC, is reportedly close to signing a deal with cable network Fox Sports Net (FSN). It's not known if any content on FSN as a result of a deal would be live,...
- Keith Jardine: I'm Fighting Brandon Vera At UFC 89
Making an appearance on an Albuquerque radio show today, Keith Jardine said he's fighting Brandon Vera at UFC 89 in England. The fight has not yet been announced by UFC. Article
- Fedor Emelianenko vs Andrei Arlovski Confirmed
DreamFighters.com Fedor Emelianenko has just recently made public his next fight with Affliction. Affliction, has yet to confirm, nor the other fighting party, but this comes from the mouth of Fedor...
- Frank Shamrock on Jim Rome Show - Talks of Tito Rematch
TOPICS: The next EliteXC show on CBS; ratings expectations / Kimbo Slice a not good representation of the sport of MMA / Kimbo Slice’s future as an MMA fighter / Length of time it will take for Kimbo...
- Miller Time: 2 More Millers Signed By UFC
As part of the continuing exodus of IFL talent to the UFC, UFC today signed IFL Middleweight Champion Dan Miller and his brother Jim Miller to 4-fight exclusive deals. Terms were not disclosed and no...
- Does a Weak Economy Make For a Strong Fight Game?
"San Diego Union-Tribune has an interesting article linking the rough economic times with a booming combat sports environment." Basically it shows how boxing became popular during the depression and...
- AFFLICTION NEARING OCT. 11 DATE IN LAS VEGAS
Despite much speculation about a possible Nov. 8 date for the next event from fledgling MMA promotion Affliction, MMAWeekly.com has learned from multiple sources close to the negotiations that the...
- EliteXC/CBSPreview: Robbie Lawler and the H.I.T. Squad
From BloodyElbow.com: I found this short, but cool video that's a look into the HIT Squad Gym in Granite City, Illinois as well as Robbie Lawler's training camp. The most interesting part of the...
- EliteXC's Shayna Baszler fighting for what's hers
Fight of the night. Those four words are music to the ears of a professional fighter and words that have more often than not been associated with the lone female bouts on some recent high-profile...
- Babalu Against Ortiz ?
One of the more interesting comments to come from the recent Affliction show was from Renato “Babalu” Sobral. Babalu made it very clear who he wants to fight next. I told Tom Atencio who the one guy...
- EliteXC has plans for PPV
During a recent media conference call, Doug DeLuca confirmed that EliteXC is looking to get onto pay-per-view. Pay-per-view is our goal,” said Deluca, “Broadcast TV builds stars for PPV.” Really, at...
- Diaz still wants to fight Sakurai
One of the feature matches at the previous DREAM 5 card was set to have Hayato “Mach” Sakurai take on Nick Diaz. Due to Diaz’s upcoming fight with Thomas “Wildman” Denny on Saturday’s EliteXC show,...
- Phil Baroni scheduled for ICON Sport card on Aug. 2
“The New York Badass” Phil Baroni is slated to return to the ring for ICON Sport promotion on Aug. 2 when he competes during the promotion’s “Hard Times” card in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Blaisdell...
- Josh Thomson Interview: The Punk wants The Legend
Coming into his fight against former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Gilbert Melendez, the man they call “The Punk” had a 17-2 overall MMA record with six (T)KO’s and eight submission victories to...
- 'Wildman' is preparing for the biggest fight of his life
When Thomas “Wildman” Denny takes on Nick Diaz at the second CBS- EliteXC Saturday Night of Fights set to take place on July 26th, there is likely to be a lot of emotion in the ring. First off,...
- Elite XC and Affliction to SAVE MMA
When you take at look at MMA, mixed martial arts, from an average fans point of view, what do you see? UFC or Ultimate Fighting (Championship)? Besides the hardcore fans of this rapidly growing and...
- Robbie Lawler vs Scott Smith (1st fight) video now on ProElite.com
Elite XC Middleweight Champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler and Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith slugged it out in Newark, N.J. on May 31 during the network mixed martial arts debut on CBS. It was without a...
- EXC May Return To CBS October 4; Carano Likely To Fight
Although it hasn't yet been confirmed by the promotion, EliteXC is likely to return to CBS on October 4 from Las Vegas. The good news for most fans: It's been confirmed by her management that Gina...
- Catching Up With Travis Lutter
While it seems like an eternity ago, it’s only been three months since the UFC decided to release Travis Lutter following his disappointing loss to former middleweight champion Rich Franklin in...
- Dean Lister vs Thales Leites fight set for UFC Fight Night 15 in Omaha
Middleweight Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts, Dean Lister (11-5) and Thales Leites (14-1), will each look to climb another rung in the 185-pound division when the two meet at UFC Fight Night 15 at...
- GSP says Fitch Is Good, But Not Good Enough (TSN.ca)
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- GSP Video - (Sportsnet.ca)
LINK GSP doing his Canadian media rounds as per usual.
- Donald Trump: "We have finalized the second fight card"
DreamFighters.com Interview with Donald trump, talks about Fedor and next affliction shows!
- It's a Good Time to Be a Free Agent in Mixed Martial Arts
The Vancouver Sun has a piece up discussing Georges St. Pierre's contract negotiations: "Before it expires, they'll want to negotiate because they won't want me to be a free agent, let the Japanese...
- Thiago Tavares vs. Kurt Pellegrino at UFC 88
Lightweight submission specialists Thiago Tavares (13-2) and Kurt Pellegrino (15-4) will tangle at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga. on September 6. It’s a match up between...
- Shayna Baszler and Cris Cyborg Hammer Dana White on Women's MMA
"He wants to question the depth of the female division, but every female fight that ProElite has put on has been a showcase of women's talent and has been 'fight of the night' type material,"...
- A Closer Look at Pay-per-view Distribution
In discussing the most recent bond rating for the UFC, it was mentioned that Zuffa has been able to negotiate favorable terms with their PPV partners and that this has lead to greater profitability...
- Dave Herman likely to return in September
Undefeated EliteXC heavyweight title contender Dave “Pee Wee” Herman is expected to fight for the promotion again in September. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was informed of the news by Herman’s manager, Mike...
- EliteXC trying to lure Javi Vazquez out of retirement
After a planned swing bout between lightweight competitors Malaipet Team Diamond and David Douglas fell through after Malaipet was forced to bow out due to injury, EliteXC officials have been left...
- WEC 35 Preview: Jamie Varner vs. Marcus Hicks
An event that is getting absolutely slept on is WEC 35 coming up on August 3. Three title fights are being shown: Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura, Brian Stann vs. Steve Cantwell, and Jamie Varner...
- Ford-Healy Headlines MFC’s Latest Sellout
Rising prospect Ryan Ford will try to make good on his bid for Maximum Fighting Championship’s welterweight title this weekend as he takes on longtime veteran Pat Healy in the promotion’s latest...
- Lightweight GP matchups set for 'Sengoku' 4
World Victory Road announced Thursday Takanori Gomi's opponent and the matchups for the start of its Lightweight Grand Prix at "Sengoku" 4 on August 24. Gomi will face DEEP lightweight champion Pang...
- Affliction II - Set to take place at the Thomas and Mack center, Las Vegas.
DreamFighters.com Affliction II is now officially set for the Thomas and Mack center in Las Vegas!
- How many WORLD champs can we have?
This speaks the truth. http://www.mmatraining.com/featured/how-many-world-heavyweight-champions-is-too-many/
- Razor Sharp ‘Hell-bows:’ MMAmania.com Exclusive UFC 87 Interview with Kenny Florian
We caught up with “The Finisher” to get his take on his upcoming opponent, see how his game continues to improve with each fight, and find out what the future has in store for his ESPN and UFC...
- Afflictions gate numbers and PPV buys might be inflated
"The big question we’ve been waiting to hear an answer to this week is, what of Affliction’s pay-per-view numbers? VP Tom Atencio claimed they did “well over” 100,000 buys. He also said, in the...
- Vitor Belfort Interview: Will be fighting at Afflcition 2 - Official!
DreamFighters.com Its official. Vitor Belfort will be fighting at Affliction II - His hand will be all better in 4 weeks!
- Anthony "Rumble" Johnson has laser eye surgery. - MORE INFO
"Anthony “Rumble” Johnson had to get laser surgery today because Kevin Burn’s finger damaged the retina of his eye." Man, I hope he has a full recovery and is back soon! Knoxxgear's Blog A couple of...
- UFC 87 video: Georges St. Pierre on Jon Fitch fight
Interview with GSP... Link
- No Horodecki: Gomi to fight Pang at "Sengoku 4"
Longtime PRIDE champion and highly ranked lightweight Takanori Gomi (28-3) will fight reigning DEEP lightweight champion Sung Hwan Pang (5-1) at next month's Sengoku 4 event. The Japanese-based World...
- Official: IFL Down for the Count (Bought By Zuffa)
From IFL Senior VP, Joe Favorito: I apologize for this mass email but I wanted to take a second to let you know that as of July 31 my role at the IFL will be no more as the company goes into its...
- Gina Carano Fighting Kelly Kobald In October ?
Sherdog is reporting that Gina Carano’s management has confirmed to them that she will return on EliteXC’s October 4 card which is likely to be televised on CBS. Carano last fought on May 31 when she...
- UFC 90: Stephan Bonnar to miss Chicago event October 25
Quoteworthy: “My first reaction was pretty much that I couldn’t believe that the UFC was finally coming to my hometown. Right after that I said to myself, ‘God damn why can’t I be ready to fight?’ …...