[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Mar 25, 2008]
Jake Shields vs. Drew Fickett EliteXC Title Bout Cancelled

From ProElite.com:
ProElite.com has learned that the EliteXC Welterweight Championship bout between Jake Shields and Drew Fickett has been canceled. The bout was cancelled due to an undisclosed injury sustained by Jake Shields. The bout was scheduled to take place on the EliteXC/Strikeforce event airing on Showtime this Saturday March 29th. No word on whether there [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Mar 22, 2008]
ShoXC

Thomas Denny def. Malaipet via disqualification (illegal strikes)
Conor Heun def. Marlon Mathias via unanimous decision
Jaime Fletcher def. Aaron Rosa via unanimous decision
Shane Del Rosario def. Analu Brash via TKO - Round 1, 3:18
Mark Oshiro def. Chris Cariaso via KO - Round 1, 2:38
Brandon Tarn def. Jason Williams via submission - Round 2, 1:05
Devin Howard def. [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Mar 19, 2008]
Bryan Baker To Face Sonnen At WEC 33

Since Paulo Filho will no longer be defending his middleweight title at WEC 33, challenger Chael Sonnen will now face 22-year-old Bryan Baker at the March 26 event in a non-title bout.
Baker (6-0) is a product of the Team Wildman Vale Tudo camp and is currently undefeated in his short MMA career. Baker has [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Mar 16, 2008]
Strikeforce Strikes Deal With NBC

Growing MMA promotion Strikeforce and NBC are reportedly on the verge of announcing a major partnership, according to MMA Junkie. Details of the expected venture are slowly coming out, but here is what we know so far:
“As part of the NBC deal, fight footage from past Strikeforce events will likely be shown in “highlights” [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Mar 16, 2008]
Paulo Filho Checks Into Rehab, Will Not Defend WEC Middleweight Title in March

WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho will not be able to defend his title on March 26th due to “chemical dependency” and depression according to Sherdog. Filho, who was originally scheduled to face Chael Sonnen in a highly anticipated rematch at WEC 33 in Las Vegas, has reportedly checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic in [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Mar 16, 2008]
ICON Sport:

Kala Kohole Hose def. Phil Baroni via TKO - Round 5
Jeremy Williams def . Auggie Padekan via KO - Round 1
Sadhu Bott def. Bronson Pieper via submission - Round 1
Russell Doane def. Tyson Nam via TKO - Round 1
Koa Ramos def. Wayne Perrin via submission - Round 1
P.J. Dean def. [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Mar 15, 2008]
DREAM 1 Official Results

Gesias “J.Z.” Calvancante vs. Shinya Aoki - No contest (illegal elbow)
Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kultar Gill via unanimous decision
Eddie Alvarez def. Andre “Dida” Amade via TKO - Round 1, 6:47
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Tatsuya Mizuno via TKO - Round 1, 0:56
Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Bu-Kyung Jung via unanimous decision
Katsuhiko Nagata def. Artur Oumakhanov via unanimous decision
Luiz [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Mar 13, 2008]
Cro Cop’s Opponent Changed For DREAM 1

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, who was previously rumored to be facing Yoshihiro Nakao at DREAM 1, will instead be taking on a different Japanese fighter by the name of Tatsuya Mizuno.
The change was made after DREAM released their official fight card for the March 15 event several days ago.
Tatsuya Mizuno (3-2) has only competed in [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Mar 9, 2008]
Shamrocks Come Up Short At Cage Rage 25

Many thought it was a peculiar and unwise move when ProElite announced that they had signed 44-year-old Ken Shamrock to a multi-fight deal. Perhaps those people had a point.
Ken Shamrock didn’t make it out of the first round last night at Cage Rage 25 in London, where he got knocked out shortly after [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Mar 7, 2008]
Ken Shamrock Returns To The Cage Tomorrow Night

UFC veteran Ken Shamrock will return to MMA action tomorrow night in London when he faces Robert Berry in a heavyweight bout at Cage Rage 25. The event will be broadcast on Showtime and will also feature Ken’s 19 year old son Ryan Shamrock, who will be competing on the undercard earlier in the [...]