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DEL ROSARIO TKOS MAHE TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED; KAUFMAN DEFENDS TITLE WITH DEVESTATING BODY SLAM KNOCKOUT OF MODAFFERI FRIDAY ON STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS
EVERETT, WASH. (July 23, 2010) — Fast-rising heavyweight prospect Shane Del Rosario kept his perfect record in tact with a first round knockout over Lolohea Mahe in the main event of Friday’ STRIKEFORCE Challengers MMA event on SHOWTIME® from the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Wash.
In the co-main event, undefeated Sarah Kaufman defended her STRIKEFORCE Women’s Welterweight World Championship with a thrilling third round knockout of challenger Roxanne Modafferi.
IT’S FINALLY GOING TO SNOW IN SOUTH FLORIDA!
JEFF “The Snowman” MONSON TO FIGHT ON “FIGHT TIME 1”
July 22nd, 2010 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Former UFC Heavyweight Contender and American Top Team MMA fighter Jeff “The Snowman” Monson will step into the cage on Saturday, August 21st for what’s being billed as one of the most exciting MMA fight cards in South Florida in some time.
The event called: “Fight Time 1” is being promoted by Howard Davis Jr.’s Fight Time Promotions and Jeff Gibson’s Elite Promotions. The two companies recently joined forces to make MMA a permanent sport in the South Florida market.
STRIKEFORCE Challengers, Friday, July 23 from Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Wash.; Five-Fight Telecast Live on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT
EVERETT, WASH. (July 22, 2010) — The fighters who will compete in the STRIKEFORCE Challengers mixed martial arts (MMA) event on Friday, July 23 weighed in on Thursday at the Ice Box at Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Wash.
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Shane Del Rosario (9-0) faces Lolohea Mahe (6-1-1) in the main event on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Both talented fighters are looking for a big win to help them break through to the next level of STRIKEFORCE Heavyweights, a stacked division that features Alistair Overeem, Fedor Emelianenko, Fabricio Werdum, and Antonio Silva, among others.
Bombs away for Buentello and Sylvia
in ‘War on the Mainland’ headliner
Three PWP Title fights featured on Aug. 14 PPV show in Irvine, CA
SAN DIEGO (July 22, 2010) – Former UFC and Strikeforce heavyweight title challenger Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello believes his August 14 showdown against 2-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim “Maine-iac” Sylvia, headlining “War on the Mainland,” is the type of match-up MMA fans have been clamoring for when the power striking pair battle for the vacant Powerhouse World Promotions (PWP), LLC Heavyweight Championship, live on Pay-Per-View from Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.
Sylvia vs. Buentello headlines
‘War on the Mainland’ PPV event
Three PWP Title fights Aug. 14 in Irvine, CA
SAN DIEGO (July 8, 2010) – Two-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim “Maine-iac” Sylvia takes on former UFC and Strikeforce heavyweight title challenger, Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello, in the main event for the vacant Powerhouse World Promotions (PWP), LLC Heavyweight Championship, August 14 on Pay Per View live from Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.
Jeff Gibson's ELITE PROMOTIONS & Howard Davis Jr.'s FIGHT TIME PROMOTIONS Have Joined Forces!
(IB - June 28, 2010) - KGC Marketing Team is proud to announce that two of the most sought after gentlemen in the fight game have come together to form a partnership and promote professional MMA events in South Florida. 1976 Boxing Olympic Gold Medalist, Boxing Director of Coconut Creek’s American Top Team, featured trainer on Spike TV's "Ultimate Fighter", Boxing Trainer for Season 11 TUF Champion Court McGee and recently seen onBRAZIL’S FABRICIO WERDUM SHOCKS MMA WORLD BY SUBMITTING FEDOR EMELIANENKO IN ONE MINUTE TO CAP A SPECTACULAR NIGHT OF EXCITING FIGHTS
CRIS CYBORG RETAINS STRIKEFORCE FEMALE TITLE, CUNG LE EXACTS REVENGE AGAINST SCOTT SMITH, JOSH THOMSON OUTLASTS PAT HEALYBEFORE 12,649 FANS AT HP PAVILION ON SHOWTIME®
SAN JOSE, Calif. (June 27, 2010) – On a historic night of Mixed Martial arts presented by STRIKEFORCE and M-1 GLOBAL and televised on SHOWTIME®, two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum (14-4) registered the most spectacular upset in MMA history with a 1:09, first-round submission (triangle choke) over the world’s No. 1 heavyweight and pound-for-pound fighter, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (31-2) before 12,649 Saturday at HP Pavilion.
Fedor, a six-footer, had Werdum in trouble in the opening moments after dropping him with a right uppercut that was followed with several more punches. But from his back, Werdum, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and member of Brazil’s vaunted Chute Boxe fight squad, got Fedor into a combination triangle- and arm-choke. Within seconds, the fight was over. The famed Fedor had tapped out.
New season of WEC WreCage premieres tonight
NEW YORK, N.Y. (June 15, 2010)—VERSUS, the fastest growing sports cable network in the country and the cable television home of World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC®), will debut a fourth season of WEC WrekCAGE on Thursday, June 17, at 10 p.m. ET. The new season kicks-off just days before VERSUS’ third live WEC fight of the year, on Sunday, June 20, which is headlined by a lightweight battle between former weight class champion Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus. The fight will originate from Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and airs live on VERSUS at 9 p.m. ET. All WEC live events and WrekCAGE episodes are produced and shown in HD where available. (more)
UNDERDOG, PAT CURRAN WINS BELLATOR SEASON 2 LIGHTWEIGHT TOURNAMENT By Laz Izada
HOLLYWOOD, FL (IB-June 10, 2010) – MMA fight fans from South Florida came out to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Arena in Hollywood, Fl this Thursday night to see the Bellator Fighting Championship Season 2... (more)
BABALU SOBRAL TAKES CLOSE, UNANIMOUS
DECISION OVER “RUTHLESS’’ ROBBIE LAWLER
TIM KENNEDY WINS EASILY, EVANGELISTA CYBORG TRIUMPHS IMPRESSIVELY, KJ NOONS OUTLASTS CONOR HEUN ON UNIQUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT STRIKEFORCE FIGHT CARD (more)
