By James Gilliland Porterville’s David Sierra has pulled out of the fight with “King” David Bollea at Tachi Palace Fights 8: All or Nothing. Sierra’s replacement is Ryan Burton. Burton is undefeated at 3-0 and trains with Team Carnage with Jaime Jara. He is also the son-in-law of former UFC fighter, Cal Worsham. Burton’s last [...]
By James Gilliland Cole “The Apache Kid” Escovedo (16-6) will return to action on January 28 for the Showdown fights promotion in Utah. “The Apache Kid” will be fighting Steven Siler (18-8) at featherweight (145 lbs.). He is looking to get back on the right track after suffering back-to-back losses. First was a knockout loss [...]
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By James Gilliland A scientist is kidnapped and the government sends in an elite squad to save him. Team leader, Captain Kyle Fierson (A.J. Draven) is the lone survivor after his team is ambushed and he stumbles upon a conspiracy that involves high ranking members of the government. Kyle has to rescue the scientist’s assist [...]
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By: James Gilliland World Extreme Cagefighting is now in the history books with the last show being a memorable one. The kick seen around the world as Anthony Pettis jumps off the cage kicking Ben Henderson in the face it looked like something out of an action movie. It didn’t finish the fight but Pettis [...]
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By James Gilliland Lemoore, Calif. – In the spirit of the holiday season, Tachi Palace Fights (TPF) presented Deck the Halls. Some of the fighters would find the gift of victory under the tree, while their opponents found nothing but coal. The card was supposed to feature two title fights. The first was for the [...]
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There has been a lot going on in MMA since I wrote my last blog. First, let me say congrats to Madera’s Zoila Frausto who won the Bellator Women’s Championship after winning a split decision over previously unbeaten fighter, Megumi Fujii. Also, news out of the next season of the Ultimate Fighter, Warrior’s Cage fighter, [...]
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By James Gilliland Fresno, Calif. – The Strikeforce Challengers Series returned to the Save Mart Center. The card featured a rematch between Bobby Voelker vs. Roger Bowling in the main event. Central Valley favorites, Billy Evangelista, Lavar Johnson, and Brandon Cash were also on display. In their first meeting, Bowling won by a technical decision [...]
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By James Gilliland While being a fan of MMA, I have become a boxing fan. I don’t have a favorite boxer that is currently active. The stars of boxing are few and far between no heavyweight has the verbal skill of Ali. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a lighter weight fighter who people love to hate. People want [...]
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By: James Gilliland Lemoore, Calif. – The Tachi Palace hosted another installment of their MMA brand, Tachi Palace Fights (TPF). The card featured three title fights; one of the fights introduced a new lightweight title. Cole Escovedo returned to defend his title since winning the belt at TPF 3. Undefeated welterweight, David Mitchell fought fan [...]
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