Source: MMAweekly.com After months of legal wrangling and precedents being filed, the Nevada State Athletic Commission finally ruled on Nick Diaz’s positive marijuana test and they dropped the hammer on the Stockton, Calif. fighter. Following a 3-hour plus hearing in which Diaz spoke to the commission at length about everything including his history with [...]
By Frank Curreri FAIRFAX, VA, May 15 – The Tuesday fight between lightweights Cody McKenzie and Marcus LeVesseurat the Patriot Center lasted three minutes and five seconds. McKenzie maybe won 15 seconds of the action. But it was the 15 seconds that mattered, as The Ultimate Fighter vet survived some heavy leather early before cinching in his signature “McKenzietine” choke [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (May 11, 2012) – All 24 fighters, including main event opponents Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (12-2, 10 KO’s) of Los Angeles, Calif. and Simon Marcus (26-0, 19 KO’s) of Toronto, Ontario Canada, made weight today at Body English at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for the Lion Fight Muay Thai VI: [...]
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PLUS EIGHT OTHER MATCHUPS FROM HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS (May 7, 2012) –The star-studded, 12-bout Lion Fight Muay Thai VI: Schilling vs. Marcus II, WBC full-rules Muay Thai event, headlined by a much-anticipated grudge rematch between WBC Interim Light Heavyweight (175 pounds) Champion Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (12-2, 10 [...]
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Rematches and a clearer framework of the Maximum Fighting Championship’s title picture were the end results of a wild night of action at MFC 33: Collision Course. Held before a sold-out crowd at the Mayfield Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, and live on HDNet Fights across the United States, MFC 33 was topped by a [...]
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Orillia, Ontario. (May 4, 2012) — Reigning Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler proved once again how dangerous he is in the cage – and this time he needed only 56 seconds to make his point as the undefeated mixed martial artist crushed proven MMA veteran Akihiro Gono with a big right hand and pounced [...]
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Lewiston, Maine (April 27, 2012) – New England Fights! (NEF) is proud to announce the return of “THE” Ryan Sanders (3-1) at Fight Night III on June 16th at The Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Sanders is set to face Ray Shawdee (2-1) in a professional welterweight bout that will serve as the evening’s [...]
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One of the premier Midwest MMA organizations makes its debut on GFL.tv on April 28 as Cage Fighting Extreme (CFX) presents “Japan VS Minnesota” at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CFX is owned by former UFC and WEC fighter Brock Larson and has featured a plethora of top level fighters throughout its existence including, [...]
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San Jose, California (USA): Rising Midwest fight promotion North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS) and sports PR firm Crossfire Media Group (CMG) have agreed to terms on a pact, it was revealed today. Through this agreement, CMG will facilitate media for NAAFS starting with its highly-anticipated June 2nd event, “Fight Nite at the Flats VIII.” [...]
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LAS VEGAS (April 8, 2012) – Lion Fight Promotions announced today that it has completed its Lion Fight Muay Thai VI: Schilling vs. Marcus II main fight card at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday, May 12 with six additional full-rules Muay Thai bouts, which will lead [...]
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