The MMA Show Live Joins The Martial Arts Show Live in Birmingham
Kenny Florian, Che Mills, Tom Watson, Sokoudjou, Ian Freeman and Simeon Thoresen Confirmed! Birmingham, UK – February 3, 2012 – It was confirmed today that MA Inc will be presenting the first ever MMA Show Live at The NEC in Birmingham May 12-13 in a separate hall, alongside The Martial Arts Show Live, giving fans [...]
Randy “The Natural” Couture and Ryan Couture Host Kountermove Charity Tournament
Randy “The Natural” Couture and Ryan Couture Host Kountermove Fantasy MMA “It Ain’t Chemo” Charity Tournament San Francisco, CA. – February 2, 2012 – Kountermove is very proud to announce that Randy “The Natural” Couture and his son Ryan Couture will be hosting a Kountermove charity tournament during UFC® 143 to benefit the ‘It Ain’t [...]
Bellator and theScore(r) Announce Expanded Programming Partnership
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 1, 2012) —Bellator Fighting Championships today announces that it has extended its programming partnership with Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) through its upcoming sixth season, starting on March 9, it’s Summer Season as well as its seventh later in the year. The extension gives Canadian mixed martial arts fans access to another [...]
Bellator Fighting Championships Continues Partnership with Armed Forces Network
AFN will air Bellator’s highly-anticipated Sixth Season starting March 9 CHICAGO, Ill. (January 30, 2011) — In a continuing effort to bring premier sports and entertainment to those who serve in the United States Armed Forces, Bellator Fighting Championships has once again partnered with the Armed Forces Network, extending a relationship that was formed in [...]
Bellator & MTV2 Bring Heavyweight Revenge To Bossier City March 16
This time it’s personal as Prindle faces Santos for the Heavyweight Tournament Championship CHICAGO, Ill. (January 27, 2011) — Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Bayou State on Friday, March 16 for Bellator 61 live from Bossier City at the Horseshoe Riverdome. The night will feature the long awaited rematch between “The American Solider” Eric [...]
ProElite and DREAM Form New Partnership
FIGHTER EXCHANGE PROGRAM KICKS OFF AT ‘PROELITE PRESENTS: DA SPYDER VS. MINOWAMAN’ JANUARY 21 IN HONOLULU LOS ANGELES, CA. (January 17, 2012) – ProElite MMA (PK:PELE) and DREAM, the largest Japanese MMA organization, have initiated a promotional partnership and fighter exchange program, jointly announced today. The alliance will foster co-promoted events, both in the United [...]
UFC 142 Prelims: Tavares Moves Into Title Contention With Win Against Stout
Courtesy of Fight Bulletin With the winner moving from a prospect to a contender in the Lightweight division Brazilian Thiago Tavares recorded his 21st win against Sam ‘Hands of Stone’ Stout who was fighting for the first time since the death of his longtime trainer and friend-Shawn Tompkins in the final preliminary bout. Tavares scored [...]
Bellator Signs World’s Top Welterweight Prospect Andrey Koreshkov
For 2nd straight year, Bellator signs long-term contract with world’s top welterweight prospect CHICAGO, Ill. (1/9/12) — As Bellator Fighting Championships prepares for its highly anticipated sixth season, the promotion has once again added a premier talent from across the globe, this time signing undefeated Russian welterweight phenom Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov. Last year, Bellator signed [...]
Rockhold Retains Strikeforce Title With Knockout Over Jardine
By Josh Mercer/Fight Bulletin Strikeforce Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold showed why he is the future of MMA when he defended his title against UFC veteran and Chuck Liddell conqueror Keith Jardine. In what was a match of contrasting styles, Jardine was using his awkward brawling style to good effect in the opening minutes landing some [...]
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Jardine Preliminary Card Report
Burrell Edges Out Terry In Split Decision In the final Sho Extreme preliminary bout at Welterweight Nah-Shon Burrell scored a controversial 3 round split decision win over James Terry who is after a Lightweight title shot (29-28, 29-28, 28-29). Fast rising prospect, Burrell now 8-1 spent much of the first 2 rounds on his back [...]
