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KING OF THE CAGE- MAKING WAVES AND RIDING
THEM INTO RENO
RENO,
NV – This has been an interesting week for MMA-KO. On February
4th I get a phone call telling me that Jamie "El Cucui" Jara
signs a 6 fight contract with King of the Cage. For those of you
who don’t know Jamie, you soon will. He is a tatted up warrior
with a bit of wild in his eyes and a genuine nice guy that is a
future MMA-KO Hall of Famer.
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Ultimate Reno Combat 10
Rick
Collup Presents Ultimate Reno Combat 10 March Meltdown at the
Knitting Factory. This
event is
in Reno on Friday
March 5th - Doors open at 7pm,
fights start at 8pm. This is going to be an awesome event with
three title fights. This is a must see event with explosive
fights between Memo Vasquez vs Nick Thompson and D-Lo Heaivilin
vs Casey Parlett.
Purchase Tickets
Online now @http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/4413
or Call
1-877-435-9849 to Order by phone. For more info go to
www.ultimaterenocombat.com
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Wilson Reis
Returns Bellator Fighting
Championship
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that
9-1 featherweight standout
Wilson Reis will return for Bellator’s Season 2
featherweight tournament looking to avenge his Season 1 loss to
Bellator Champion Joe Soto.
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Bellator Fighting Championship Signs Bryan
Baker
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Bellator Fighting Championships continued to bolster
its roster of Season 2 middleweight tournament fighters today
with the signing of 11-1 former WEC standout Bryan “The Beast”
Baker.The 6-foot, 3-inch-tall Baker will be familiar to many
Bellator fans thanks to his dominating victory during a special
feature fight at Bellator VIII last June.
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C.C.F. RESURRECTION 5
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- This will not be your average Ma and Pop Mixed
Martial Arts (MMA) event! After careful scrutiny by the Edmonton
Combative Sports Commission (ECSC) and much controversy, Lino
Santoro, president of Colleseo Championship Fighting (CCF) is
proud to announce the highly contentious Japanese DREAM rules
or,
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REAL FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS - STACKED
Come
witness another explosive night of fights. Featuring two Florida
state title fights, and two female fights. In the main event Fl
state middleweight champ Yosmany Cabezas defends his title. Co
main event local Tampa favorite Jack " mafia " Murphy will
fight for vacant bantamweight title against russian star Frank
Sharipov. Undefeated female star Nana Berto (sister of WBC champ
Andre Berto). Also on the card model Caroline " rare ninja"
Portugal.Plus many more bouts. For full bout card and tickets
visit
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The Heat’s on Heath Humorous
chat with serious guy
There’s
a lot on David Heath’s mind heading into MFC 24.The likeable
light heavyweight from Tulsa, Oklahoma, is riding a two-fight
losing skid in the Maximum Fighting Championship, while his
upcoming opponent, Dwayne Lewis,
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MMA BIG SHOW SHOWCASES ITS BRIGHTEST STARS AT "TRIPLE THREAT"
Indiana(USA):
MMA Big Show, one
of the top fight promotions in the Midwest, will present one of
its biggest shows ever when it brings
“TRIPLE THREAT” to
the Belterra Casino on Saturday, February 20th. In the main
event, MMA Big Show heavyweight contender
Dave Hess (3-1) will
battle UFC veteran and Indiana native
Jake O’Brien (11-3)
in a bout that will certainly have future title implications.
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CONGRATULATIONS FROM MMA-KO TO NICK DIAZ ON BECOMING THE STRIKEFORCE
WORLD WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!
Nick
Diaz became the first ever Strikeforce World Welterweight
Champion with an excellent performance
by a first round TKO over Marius Zaromskis. Diaz
overwhelmed Zaromskis with explosive striking that forced a
referee stoppage at 4:38 of the 1st round.
Now Nick Diaz joins Jake Shields and Gilbert Melendez as
Strikeforce World Champions who are all with Cesar Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu. MMA-KO presented Nick Diaz with it's highest honor
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TEDD WILLIAMS AND TACHI PALACE FIGHTS PRESENT "CHAMPIONS
COLLIDE" TONIGHT!!!!
Gladiator Challenge Owner/Promoter Tedd Williams, in addition to
his duties with GC, is the executive producer of Tachi Palace
Fights. Their next event, "Champions Collide," will take place
this Thursday in Lemoore, California at the Tachi Palace.
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WATCH TACHI PALACE FIGHTS LIVE ON CAGE RADIO
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Takanori Gomi Makes His UFC Debut VS Kenny
Florian
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Two of the world’s best lightweight (155 lb.) mixed
martial arts fighters, Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi, will
square off in the main event of Spike TV’s “UFC Fight Night” on
Wednesday, March 31 at 8:00pm ET/PT. Emanating from the
Bojangles Colisuem in Charlotte, NC, the bout marks the
long-awaited UFC debut of the Japanese lightweight mixed martial
arts star, Gomi. Read
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Jose Aldo VS Urijah Faber It's On
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- In what will be one of the biggest nights in MMA
history, World Extreme Cagefighting® presents its most explosive
card ever. On Saturday, April 24, live on Pay-Per-View from the
ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif., hometown hero “The California
Kid” Urijah Faber attempts to capture the featherweight title
from feared Brazilian knockout artist and ESPN’s 2009 Fighter of
the Year Jose Aldo.
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Harley-Davidson Presents WCF 9
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Don't blink in this one. Two of the areas lightest
and most talented fighters have been added to WCF 9. USMMA's
Matt Martin is set to take on Bombsquad's Peter Cole at 125
pounds. Matt had a recent win for WCF over Nik Patnaude, in a
fight in which he used his wrestling and Brazilian Jui-Jitsu to
out work Patnaude and win a unanimous decision.
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Playboy Fight Night
Exclusive
ART "KING ARTHUR" ARCINIEGA VS
TOM PETERSON
Former
PFC featherweight champion Art "King Arthur" Arciniega will
be making his highly
anticipated return on
Friday night March 5th in Visalia
at the Playboy Fight Night. Art is scheduled to face Tom
Peterson from Turlock. This is going to be an awesome event.
Do not miss this show get your tickets at the
Visalia Convention Center box office, all
tickets.com outlets and at Visalia’s MMA gear store located
at 2935 South Mooney Blvd. All general admission tickets are
priced at $30 and VIP cage-side Playmate party seats are
$125. Each floor party seat includes five drink tickets
which can be redeemed for any beverage of choice. For more
info contact Christian Printup, Vice-President of Operations
at christian@pbfn.tv
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SHINE
FIGHTS AGREES TO TERMS WITH MMA VETERAN NICK “THE GOAT” THOMPSON
Debut Expected to Take Place in Early 2010
Miami,
FL (USA): Shine
Fight Promotions (Shine
Fights) is excited to announce the signing of UFC and
StrikeForce veteran and former Bodog Fight world champion Nick
“The Goat” Thompson.
Thompson broke into the national MMA scene in October 2005 with
a rear-naked choke victory over UFC veteran Josh
Neer at
Extreme Challenge.
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Rules of Engagement Risk vs. reward in a battle for Uniformity
In
late December 2008, mainstream mixed martial arts (MMA) was
headed back to Canada nearly one year after it debuted in
Montreal.
In his first appearance across the northern border since 2005,
MMA superstar Georges St. Pierre disposed of Matt Serra in front
of his fellow countrymen and set a North American attendance
record for the sport at 21,390 people.
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STRIKEFORCE GOES GLOBAL
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Shine International has expanded the STRIKEFORCE
brand internationally, selling more than 70 hours of
STRIKEFORCE's mixed martial arts (MMA) programming in six
markets across Europe, Australia and Latin America.
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SHINE
FIGHTS AGREES TO TERMS WITH ABU DHABI GRAPPLING WIZARD BRAULIO
ESTIMA
Miami,
FL (USA): Shine Fight Promotions (Shine Fights) has secured the
services of another top-level grappler, as they have signed the
2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club 88-kilogram and Absolute division
champion Braulio Estima (0-0 MMA) to an exclusive contract in
the United States.
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HDNet announces a multi-year partnership with King of the
Cage
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- HDNet announces a multi-year partnership with "Mark
Burnett Presents: King of the Cage," in which, under terms of
the agreement, the network will feature LIVE "King of the
Cage"events every month.
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Playboy Fight Night On Friday night March 5th
in Visalia

Woodlake, CA-The wait is nearly over.
On Friday night March 5th in Visalia, California the much talked
about and highly anticipated Playboy Fight Night® (PBFN)
live event will provide fight fans in Central California with
their initial offering of the very best in combat sports
entertainment.
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Gladiator Challenge presents "Domination"

Gladiator Challenge presents "Domination" mixed martial arts
fight event at the RedHawk Casino on March 6th, 2010. Main
fights are Gary LaFrankie vs Rick Verdell and Chris Brown vs
Hunter Worsham. For more info on this even go to
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Fight Promoter University
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- With the next Fight Promoter University less than
two months away, FPU founder Roy Englebrecht announced the date
for FPU VII. It is set to begin Tuesday, March 30th and run thru
Friday, April 2nd at the Irvine Marriott Hotel in Irvine,
California
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UFC FIRST EVER SPANISH PPV
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Ultimate Fighting Championship® today
announced that for the first time ever, UFC® will broadcast its
Pay-Per-View event fully in Spanish. From the moment UFC
announcers Troy Santiago
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CONGRATULATIONS TO NICK DIAZ ON BECOMING THE
NEW AND FIRST EVER STRIKEFORCE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!
SUNRISE,
Fla. (Jan. 31, 2010) – Nick Diaz (21-7) of Stockton, Calif., won
his sixth straight and the first-ever STRIKEFORCE welterweight
championship with a 4:38, first-round TKO over Marius Zaromskis
(13-4) of London, England, and the first and only STRIKEFORCE
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IMPRESSIVE NICK DIAZ WINS STRIKEFORCE
WELTERWEIGHT BELT, CRIS CYBORG RETAINS STRIKEFORCE FEMALE CROWN

In an excellent performance, talented Nick Diaz captured the
first ever Strikeforce World Welterweight title by first round
TKO over Marius Zaromskis.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO
Miss Rara is 2009 MMA-KO Babe of the year
On
January 22nd at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento an amateur
event, presented by Coaching Kids MMA, MMA-KO made it
official by presenting Miss Rara an award for
becoming 2009 MMA-KO Babe Of The Year!! Miss Rara was MMA-KO's
Miss August driving the biggest total hits of the year
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MFL 2 Battleground
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- The Mixed Fight League is extremely proud to reveal
the MFL 2 : Battleground’s lineup, which will take place on
February 27th 2010 at the Complexe Sportif Claude-Robillard
(located at 1000, ave. Emile-Journault in Montreal, Quebec).
Battleground will be the second event to be presented by the
Mixed Fight League
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Dogboxer Sponsors Nick Diaz
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Dogboxer, a new company based out of Reno, Nevada
developed for the purpose of supporting fighters in their
endeavor to be world class athletes launched their website
Saturday, January 30th and ceased an opportunity that same day
to sponsor Strikeforce fighter Nick Diaz for the championship.
The decision paid off.
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Dominique “FALLEN ANGEL” Robinson
IS
ON THE NOT SO HAPPY HOUR SHOW
Dominique
“FALLEN ANGEL” Robinson will be a special guest this week on the
Not So Happy Hour show on Sunday Night 7 PST. Dominique will be
fighting on this all star event at the
Tachi Palace
Fights 3’s “Champions Collide”
on
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 at Tachi Palace Hotel
and
Casino in
Lemoore. Come join
the
media coalition
Mots with Cage Radio
http://cageradio.com/ Chris with FU NEWS
http://www.funews.net/ Mark "The Thrill" Brill with MMA-KO.
Do not miss this live show. For more info go to
http://thenotsohappyhour.com/
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Empire Fighting Championship
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Harrah's Casino & Resort and Empire Fighting
Championships announce “ A Night of Reckoning II” at the Harrahs
Event Center in Tunica, MS. The Main Event between two of the
most exciting and talented upcoming Welterweight fighters in
world; Charlie Rader (10-3) vs. Jake Hecht (5-1). In addition,
Empire Fighting Championships will bring 10 more stacked MMA
bouts to Tunica to battle it out in the 30 ft. steel cage.
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Strikeforce Fighters Weigh-in
In one of two world title fights on a stacked card, Marius Zaromskis
and Nick Diaz clash for the first-ever Strikeforce welterweight
championship in the co-featured bout on SHOWTIME® Read
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MMAKO presents a preview our February babe of the month; Jessie
Deville

To see more of Jessie right now visit her website at
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Brittany Christian VS Mandy Ybarra Super Fight
Rematch???
Photos by Chris Staggs
Coaching Kids MMA Amateur event fight of the
night went to Brittany Christian from Overcome MMA and Mandy
Ybarra from Fresno Kickboxing and wow it was one to remember. We
here at MMA-KO have had so many E-Mails from people wanting to
see a Super Fight rematch between these two girls
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UP CLOSE WITH THE OFFICIAL MMA-KO PHOTOGRAPHER CHRISTOPHER STAGGS
When
you see MMA-KO at a event then you will also see Christopher
Staggs the official Photographer for MMA-KO. Chris joined team
MMA-KO one year ago and has been a huge success. Chris has
covered shows like Gladiator Challenge, Striker's Battle Of The
Valley shows and PureCombat. Christopher Staggs is also the one
that did the photo shoot with 2009 MMA-KO Babe Of The Year Miss
Rara. It is an honor to work with Chris Staggs, he is a true
professional and awesome to work. We are lucky to have him as
part of the MMA-KO team said Jeff Gallion Co.Owner of MMA-KO.
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Mark Brill The Thrill Pick's for Strikeforce
Nick
Diaz vs Marius Zaromskis- I believe Nick Diaz is at the top
of his game. He only ever looses by decision. But he is on a
roll. Marius is a very strong dynamic fighter who could be
Diaz's toughest challenge yet. My concern on this is Diaz does
do allot of up and down weight limits. But other than that I see
Diaz winning this fight by submission. Don't know the round.
Since there are 5 but Diaz will win this fight. Read
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Las Vegas, NV (USA)
– Two world titles will be on the line for the first time in
2010 when the Ultimate Fighting Championship® returns
to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey for UFC
111: ST-PIERRE vs HARDY, Saturday, March 27th,
live on Pay-Per-View and presented by TapouT.
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Dave"The Badman" Huckaba returns to MMA-KO
Two
Time Heavyweight Champion Dave "The Badman" Huckaba makes his
return for the IFC Warriors Challenge Heavyweight Championship.
MMA-KO
gets a exclusive interview with Big Dave Huckaba. This two time
Heavyweight Champ talks about what is next for his
career. MMA-KO's Jeff Gallion the Stallion has another one on
one entertaining interview with the Badman on
MMA-KO's
official youtube channel
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Bellator Fighting Championship signs Eric
Schambari
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In the latest addition to its growing Season
2 fighter roster, Bellator Fighting Championships announced
today the acquisition of middleweight and former WEC standout
Eric Schambari
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IFC WARRIORS CHALLENGE 27 SET FOR MARCH 27 AT GOLD
COUNTRY
January 25, 2010 – GOLD COUNTRY CASINO, OROVILLE, CA – The
popular IFC WARRIORS CHALLENGE MMA series returns to Gold
Country Casino with its 27th edition on Saturday, March 27
beginning at 4:00 PM.
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UFC to make history in Abu Dhabi at UFC 112
Abu Dhabi, UAE – The world’s
greatest indoor sporting event goes outdoors on April 10 as the
Ultimate Fighting Championship® organisation lands in Abu Dhabi
in the United Arab Emirates for the first time.
Some of the world’s greatest mixed martial artists will appear
on the historic open-air UFC 112 event at the Concert Arena,
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Lavar Johnson is
making a return
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Six months ago, Lavar Johnson lay in a hospital bed,
clinging to his life after he was gunned down while attending a
family barbeque during the July 4 holiday. On Friday, March 26,
the 32-year-old will enter a new chapter in his incredible
recovery Read
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Wednesday's media workout photos -- MMA
Strikeforce Miami Saturday on
SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT delayed on the West Coast)
Two-time
NFL Pro Bowler and former Heisman trophy winner Herschel Walker
signed autographs and took in a Florida Panthers hockey game
Tuesday night. Walker will make his MMA Strikeforce debut
against Greg Nagy. Read
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Bobby Lashley and Bazi
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Bazi, a division of XELR8 Holdings, Inc. (OTC
Bulletin Board: XELR) is pleased to announce its newest
ambassador, undefeated American Heavyweight Mixed Martial
Artist, Bobby Lashley. An International icon with a global
following
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MMA-KO gets a exclusive interview with five
time world champion
Jamie "El Cucui"
Jara
MMA-KO
gets a exclusive interview with
Jamie
"El Cucui"
Jara. Jaime Jara
is a five time world champion and the current PureCombat
Middleweight Champion. Jaime became the first fighter in MMA
history to own titles in four different weight classes. Jaime
talks about what is next for him and his future in MMA.
Check out this one on one interview with the future MMA-KO
Hall Of Famer Jaime "El Cucui"
Jara
on MMA-KO's
official youtube channel
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Don Frye Signs with Shark Fight
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- In 2009 popular Texas fight promoter Shark Fight
Promotions and ESPN 1440 radio secured their place in MMA
history by airing the first live MMA broadcast in the U.S. Shark
Fight Promotions announced today that they have joined forces
with ESPN 1440 once again, this time to sign the legendary Don
Frye to a ten fight commentating deal.
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Round 5 UFC Series
(PRESS RELEASE) -- With its first series of collectible UFC-branded
figurines due to hit shelves throughout North America by next
month, Round 5 today unveiled the members of its UFC Series 2,
as announced by Barron Lau, Round 5 CEO and co-founder and Damon
Lau, president and co-founder.
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Battle In The Ballroom
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Tickets go on sale today for Opening Night of the
26th season of Battle In The Ballroom shows at the Irvine
Marriott, so make plans now to be at the Marriott on Wednesday,
February 10th for a great night of boxing with a little mixed
martial arts thrown in.
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UFC INKS DEAL WITH SOHU.COM
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Hundreds of millions of sports fans in China will
now have the opportunity to see UFC superstars like Randy
Couture, Georges St-Pierre and “Minotauro” Nogueira fight in the
UFC® Octagon™. The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization
today .
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W-1 ANNOUNCES DENIS KANG VS. VERNON WHITE
(PRESS
RELEASE) -- Warrior One MMA (W-1) has signed Vernon “Tiger”
White to appear against Denis Kang at W-1 Bad Blood on March
20th in Montreal, Quebec Canada. White has fought against some
of the biggest names in MMA today including Chuck Liddell, Frank
Shamrock, Bas Rutten and current U.F.C. Light Heavyweight
Champion Lyoto Machida. Read
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WARLORDS Omaha Civic Auditorium, Friday March
5th!

(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Midwest's Ultimate Mixed Martial Arts
event is coming to the Omaha Civic Auditorium, Friday March 5th!
TAPOUT, FULL TILT POKER and BLEACHERBROTHERS.com present Ring of
Fire 37: WARLORDS.
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EA Sports To Offer Free, Live Stream of Riggs
vs. Hieron From STRIKEFORCE: Miami This Saturday
NEW
YORK (January 26, 2009)– For the first time in history,
Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) will offer live mixed
martial arts (MMA) fight action online with a free of charge
stream of the highly anticipated STRIKEFORCE welterweight
(170 pounds) matchup between wrestling powerhouses Joe
“Diesel” Riggs (32-10) and Jay “The Thoroughbred” Hieron
(18-4) from BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida this
Saturday, January 30.
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Second UFC Gym to open in California this
summer
Las
Vegas, NV (USA) – When the doors opened at the first UFC® Gym™
in Concord, Calif. late last year, the response from fitness
enthusiasts was overwhelming. From the time membership
enrollment began in June 2009, nearly 3,500 people signed up to
take part in UFC Gym’s incredible experience.
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HERSCHEL WALKER, BOBBY LASHLEY, NICK DIAZ, CRIS CYBORG &
ALL THE FIGHTERS TO WEIGH IN
PRESS
RELEASE All 24 fighters will participate in the
final weigh in on Friday, Jan. 29, just one day prior to the
STRIKEFORCE mixed martial arts (MMA) fight card on Saturday,
Jan. 30 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., live on
SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT). The weigh in....
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Travis Galbraith: 2010 will be the year of
"The Gladiator"

On February 26 Travis "The Gladiator" Galbraith will be
aiming to put an exclamation mark on his performance against the
heavy hitting Tom "Kong" Watson in Edmonton, Alberta, as the
twenty-seven year old middleweight submission specialist
promises that his upcoming "MFC 24: HeatXC" bout will mark a new
beginning
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Vanier Signs with Bellator Fighting
Championship
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The lightweight division of Bellator Fighting
Championships’ upcoming Season 2 tournament continued to take
shape today with the addition of Carey Vanier, a former
All-American wrestler and student of prominent MMA coach Greg
Jackson.
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Miami Conference Call: Quotes from Nick
Diaz, Marius Zaromskis, Cris Cyborg, and Marloes Coenen
PRESS
RELEASE Nick Diaz : (When asked for an opening
statement to the media) "Am I supposed to have something to
say?" "Training is going good. I'm ready to go. I'm happy to
fight at 170. I have been waiting for a long time to fight in
this weight class. The last two...
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StrikeForce brings its Challenger Series to
San Jose

StrikeForce is bringing MMA back to the Bay Area, as their
“Challenger Series” makes its San Jose debut on Friday, February
26th. The Civic Auditorium will play host to a main event that
will feature South African middleweight Trevor Prangley (22-5)
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Bobby Lashley finally has his opponent at "StrikeForce:
Miami"

Around and
around we go…and the wheel has finally stopped. Bobby Lashley
has his opponent: recent Ultimate Fighter contestant
and UFC veteran “The Project” Wes Sims. The San Jose-based
promotion will stage an event in Florida for the first time at
“StrikeForce: Miami” on January 30th.
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Below are the official results for Friday nights Coaching Kids
MMA Amateur fights. The event took place at the Radisson Hotel
in Sacramento. Special guests were in attendance like two time
heavyweight champion Dave "The Badman" Huckaba, five time
champion and future MMA-KO hall of famer Jaime Jara, Dan Freeman
president of Fight Labs and Miss Rara MMA-KO 2009 babe of the
year.
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