[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jul 19, 2008]
WEC Invades Florida For The First Time

World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) announced today that two world titles will be on the line on Wednesday, September 10th when the organization makes its initial foray into the great state of Florida. In the main event, WEC Featherweight Champion “The California Kid” Urijah Faber defends his title against Florida’s own Mike Brown, and in the [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jul 16, 2008]
Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer Headlines First Ever UFC Event In Nebraska

Spike TV will be seeing Cornhusker red this fall as the network travels to Nebraska for the first ever UFC event in the state with an action-packed card featuring former “The Ultimate Fighter” champions Nate Diaz and Mac Danzig, and Omaha’s own, Houston Alexander. Spike TV’s live “UFC Fight Night” will emanate from the [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jul 14, 2008]
Spike TV Officially Announces UFC 84

The real elite mixed martial arts fighters in the world will be on display on Spike TV Saturday, July 26 (9:00pm-11:30 ET/PT) as the network presents a special presentation of “UFC 84: Penn vs Sherk.”
“UFC 84: Penn Vs Sherk,” which took place Saturday, May 24, features some of the greatest mixed martial arts talent ever [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jul 11, 2008]
EliteXC Open Media Workout Quotes From Robbie Lawler, Scott Smith, and Jake Shields

“Ruthless” Robbie Lawler of St. Louis will defend the EliteXC middleweight title against Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith of Sacramento in the main event on the second primetime broadcast of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS on Saturday, July 26, (9 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT).
In a second world title fight, Jake Shields of San Francisco and Nick [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jul 10, 2008]

It’s only appropriate that the greatest show in mixed-martial-arts history, “Affliction Banned,” has already set an MMA worldwide media interest record for a single event. The star studded pay-per-view, featuring the WAMMA heavyweight championship fight between the most dominating, lethal MMA heavyweight of all-time, Russian M1 legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (27-1), and former [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jul 9, 2008]
Shayna Baszler vs. Cristiane Cyborg Completes CBS Card For EliteXC Saturday Night Fights 2

The female bout between Shayna Baszler of Sioux Falls, S.D. and Brazil’s Cristiane Cyborg has been added to the lineup for the second primetime broadcast of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, live from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday, July 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Baszler and Cyborg, who are [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jul 8, 2008]
Jesse Taylor vs. CB Dollaway Officially Announced For UFC Fight Night 14

After one of the most controversial ousters in the history of “The Ultimate Fighter”, Jesse Taylor will make his return to the Octagon as he squares off against fellow castmember and “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ runner-up C.B. Dollaway in the first televised bout at UFC FIGHT NIGHT 14 in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 19 [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jul 8, 2008]
Affliction Announces Broadcast Team For

“Affliction Banned,” the greatest MMA show of all-time, will feature an all-star broadcast team for its July 19th pay-per-view event, featuring the WAMMA heavyweight championship fight between the most lethal MMA heavyweight of all-time, Russian M1 superstar legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (27-1), and former UFC heavyweight champion Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia (24-4), live [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jul 4, 2008]

Dueling MMA events will be shown within walking distance of each other July 19 for fight fans in Las Vegas as Affliction Entertainment presents “Affliction Banned” on closed circuit television at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino, directly across the street from where UFC’s Fight Night will be broadcast at the Palm Hotel and Casino.
The [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Jul 4, 2008]
Big John McCarthy Joins Affliction Banned as Color Announcer

Former MMA referee “Big” John McCarthy may have retired from working in the UFC Octagon but he will be a color commentator for the July 19th “Affliction Banned” pay-per-view event, featuring the WAMMA heavyweight championship fight between the most lethal MMA heavyweight of all-time, Russian M1 superstar legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (27-1), and [...]