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MMA-KO gets an Exclusive Interview with Elite
Combat's Ben Corsaro
 On
Friday March 26th at the Sliver Legacy Casino, on this night
Elite Combat's Ben Corsaro will be taking on
Carnage MMA's DJ Roberson in a
middleweight show down. MMA-KO met up with Ben Corsaro in
a exclusive interview at Elite Combat in Lodi Ca. Corsaro is an
explosive striker with an awesome ground game. Ben talks about
this up and coming fight with DJ Roberson
and about being part of this huge King Of The Cage event in
Reno. Check out this must see interview at
MMA-KO's
official youtube channel
here
Check out Ben Corsaro training photo shoot
here |
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Tony "Kryptonite" Lopez and KOTC's event
"Legacy"
By MMA-KO Writer Art Rodriguez
 On
Friday March 26 at the Silver Legacy Casino, King of the Cage
will be throwing what promises to be a very exciting Mixed
Martial Arts event. Featuring Two championship fights, also
five-time former champion Jamie Jara taking on Tim Means in a
middleweight bout.
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MMA-KO's Get an Exclusive Interview with Tony Johnson who
will be taking on Tony "Kryptonite" Lopez for the KOTC
Championship
By MMA-KO Eric Morrison
 Tony
Johnson is about to partake in five rounds of Heavyweight action
against long time belt holder Tony Lopez. Tony Lopez holds both
the Heavyweight and light-heavyweight belts with King of The
Cage and Johnson wants to lighten Lopez's load. This is certain
to be the fight of Johnson's career.
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MMA-KO Hall of Famer
Jaime "El Cucui" Jara
By MMA-KO Writers Art Rodriguez/Leif Carlson
 It
was May 9th in Stockton California, and Mixed Martial Arts
history had just been made. By defeating Steve Heath via
Technical Knockout in the third, Jamie Jara won the PureCombat
Middleweight title making him a five time champion. Jaime Jara
also became the first fighter to win a championship in four
separate weight divisions.
Read More...Check out the official KOTC Legacy fight card
here |
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UFC SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH ASIA’S ASN HD SPORTS CHANNEL
 Las
Vegas, NV (USA) – UFC® today announced it has reached a
long-term agreement with ASN, the first 24-hour HD sports
channel in Asia to distribute UFC programs in Hong Kong, Taiwan,
Malaysia, Macau, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos,
Cambodia and Thailand.
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Unbreakable's David Barnett back in action
for King of the Cage Uppercut on March 13th
By
Matt Clarmont
 Brian
Warren has been a busy man thus far in March, cornering one of
his Unbreakable Gym prospects on the Smackdown at the Shrine
card on March 4th, then announcing his own involvement with an
April contest under the same promotional banner (he'll fight
Roman Mitichyan on the 29th).
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NORTH AMERICAN FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP
By Phil Lanides
 UFC
veterans Jason Dent, Nick Agallar, and Sherman Pendergarst, plus
former WEC title challenger Joe Pearson to compete Milwaukee,
Wisconsin (USA): Formerly known as Gladiators Cage Fighting, MMA
fight promotion North American Fighting Championship will make
its debut on Saturday, April 3rd with "Stand Your Ground" at
Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, WI.
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Toby Imada returns to Bellator Fighting
Championships
 (PRESS
RELEASE) -- Toby Imada, whose jaw-dropping “Submission of the
Year” helped put Bellator Fighting Championships on the map
during its debut season, will return to the promotion for its
upcoming Season 2 lightweight tournament.
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MMA-KO Sponsor's a Local
Pro Wrestling Show In Stockton CA
 On
Saturday May 29th at the Impact Teen Center 725 N. El Dorado St,
Stockton CA MMA-KO Sponsor's a Local Pro Wrestling event.On this
night it will be featuring former WWE Superstar Al Snow and TNA
Knockout ODB. See seven exciting matches. Don't not miss this
awesome night of Pro Wrestling. For More info on how you can get
tictets go to
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Kimbo Slice will return, but not against
James Toney
By Phil Lanides
 In
MMA, the rumor mill is as much an institution in the sport as
trainers and cages. And when it comes to Kimbo Slice, those
rumors seem to fly a little more furious than for most.
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Tarec Saffiedine among
top earners at Strikeforce Challengers 6
By
Matt Clarmont
 Team
Quest prospect Tarec Saffiedine earned the 4th largest sum for
the night, cashing out at $8,000 while local prospect Luke
Rockhold earned himself $9,000. The two men got win bonuses of
$4,000 and $4,500 respectively and can likely expect much larger
paydays in the not too distant future.
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The Legendary Cal "The Silverback" Worsham
Will Be Inducted In to the MMA-KO Hall Of Fame
 (PRESS
RELEASE) --On May 1, 2010 Gladiator Challenge
present "Champions" live from Redhawk Casino in Placerville,
California. On this historic night MMA-KO will be inducting the
legendary Cal "The Silverback" Worsham in to the MMA-KO hall of
fame. Cal Worsham is a MMA Legend and a former Heavyweight
Champion who has helped define combat sports today.
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Purchase tickets in advance and get two free
weeks of gym membership at...
Power
Balance and Pound for Pound presents a night of mixed martial
arts MMA cage fighting March 12th at 6pm at the Radisson hotel
off the 160 fwy. This is going to be the biggest MMA event to
hit Sacramento so buy your tickets in advance at these
participating gyms: : Carnage, Marinobles , Huckaba’s Next
Generation, Muscle Systems, Coaching Kids MMA Club gym
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Jeff "The Stallion" Gallion interviews Dave
"the BADMAN" Huckaba
 MMA-KO’s
very own Jeff “The Stallion” Gallion interviews Dave “the BADMAN”
Huckaba at the Coaching Kids MMA Pankration event . Big Dave
talks about his future in MMA. Check out this interview
on
MMA-KO's
official youtube channel
here
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WEC 47: Pulver gets pulverized, Benavidez bounces
back, Cruz is crowned By Phil Lanides
 WEC
47 took place last night in Columbus, Ohio, and what promised to
be an exciting card full of quality fights certainly delivered.
Some of the biggest names in the promotion took part in 47,
including former UFC fighters Leonard Garcia and George Roop,
Bart Palaszewski, Javier Vasquez, future Hall of Famer Jens
Pulver,
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WAR OF THE HEROES 5 RESULTS
 On
Mar 06, 2010 Fairtex & USMF,
the War Of Heroes 5 event
was jammed packed at Santa Clara Convention Center in
Santa Clara, CA.
Many big names like Cung Le, Scott Smith and even Dave Huckaba
was in the
Convention Center supporting there fighters competing at the
event. The main event was Tim McKenzie vs Mike Arellano. The
fans were going crazy and they exploded when McKenzie entered
the ring. It only took 42 Sec. of the very first round for Tim
McKenzie to put away Mike Arellano by an armbar. Here is the
full fight result
here |
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Carnage MMA Take Over At
Gladiator Challenge's Domination
 On
March 6th at the Gladiator Challenge's Domination event it was
an awesome night. The night was truly a big night for Carnage
MMA. We already know how bad ass this school is already with
names like Jaime Jara, James Franshier, Drew Montgomery and Mike
Rumsey .On this night Carnage MMA Fight Team went 5 and 0. Only
one fight went out of the first round. Mike Bingaman 3-0 head
and arm choke, Troy Kusanovich 1-0, TKO round 1, Ryan Burton 2-0
TKO round 3, Mike Gonzalez 2-1 TKO round 1 and became the new
205 Native American Champion. That was a great night of fights
for Carnage. Also Hitboy won in the first round by north and
south choke,
undefeated Cesar Gracie's Josh Thornburg won by split decision
over Team Stockton's Manny Rocha and Hunter
Worsham, the son of MMA legend and future MMA-KO Hall Of Famer
Cal Worsham took home another championship belt. |
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WEC 47 Results By Nate
Lawson
 his
evening’s event features a bantamweight championship fight
between the 135-pound champion Brian Bowles and Dominick Cruz,
along with the return of mixed martial arts legends Miguel
Torres and Jens Pulver,
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UFC signs undefeated heavyweight prospect Travis
Browne By
Matt Clarmont
UFC has discovered what many southern Californians already knew:
Travis Browne (9-0) is a talented mixed martial artist and the
world's top fight promotion has signed him in kind. The signing
comes as no surprise to those who have watched him tear through
the highly competitive local scene for the last year
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WEC 47 Weigh-In Results
World
Extreme Cagefighting has rolled into Columbus, Ohio this week
for WEC 47, set to air live on Versus from the Nationwide Arena
on Sat. night March 6th. The card is headlined by a championship
bout between bantamweight belt-holder Brian Bowles and top
contender Dominick Cruz.
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StrikeForce vs. UFC:
the battle for your MMA buck
By Phil Lanides
Counterprogramming rival promotions has become standard fare
for Dana White and the UFC. So hearing the news that the UFC is
planning an event for the same night as the recently announced
April 17th StrikeForce on CBS show, taking place in Nashville,
Tennessee, is not big news.
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Team Quest's Krzysztof Soszynski and Stephan
Bonnar may get rematch in July
by Matt Clarmont
 Krzysztof
Soszynski (19-9-1) and Stephan Bonnar (11-7) may, indeed, finish
what they started at UFC 110 where a hard fought battle by both
men ended prematurely due to a cut on Bonnar's forehead.
According to mmafrenzy.com, The rematch is now tentatively
scheduled to take place and possibly co-headline The Ultimate
Finale 11,
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Smackdown at the Shrine to return on April
29; Brian Warren and Roman Mitichyan to headline
by Matt Clarmont
Smackdown at the Shrine will return on April 29th to the
Shrine Exhibition Hall and once again both Boxing and Mixed
Martial Arts will be on display for a hybrid night of combat
sports. Ring announcer Tom Looney announced the show at their
most recent event March 4th.
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V3 FIGHTS-BACK IN ACTION
 MEMPHIS,
Tenn. (March 5, 2010) – Memphis-based mixed-martial-arts group
V3Fights is bringing the action back to the Highland strip on
Saturday, March 13 for its first ever weekend fight night at
Newby’s Memphis.
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"Mark Burnett Presents King Of The Cage Legacy"
Will Be Second KOTC Live HDnet Braodcast
by Matt Clarmont
 “Mark
Burnett Presents King of the Cage Legacy” will be the second
event held by the 12 year old MMA promotion that will be aired
live on Hdnet since the reality show king joined the ownership
ranks of the southern California-based fight promotion. The show
will air on March 26th at 10pm ET (7pm PT) and features bout
between Mike Kyle (14-7-1) and Jon Murphy (5-3).
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Team Stockton's Manny Rocha set to face undefeated Josh
Thornburg of camp Diaz brothers of Lodi
 Gladiator
Challenge present "Domination," live from Red hawk Casino in
Placerville Ca. It is already an awesome card and now just added
is Team Stockton's Manny Rocha vs undefeated Josh Thornburg with
Cesar Gracie's camp in Lodi with the Diaz Brothers. This will be
the very first time that Team Stockton has faced a Cesar Gracie
Camp senses the break up between Phil Torres and Cesar Gracie.
This is going to be a war and the battle field starts at Red
hawk Casino. MMA-KO has a one on one interview with Team
Stockton's Manny Rocha about this huge must see match up. Check
out this exclusive interview on
MMA-KO's
official youtube channel
here
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GLADIATOR
CHALLENGE PRESENTS“Domination”
Apple
Valley, CA (USA) - Gladiator Challenge (GC), one of the top MMA
promotions in California, is proud to showcase an action-packed
night of mixed martial arts fights as they present "Domination,"
live from Red hawk Casino in Placerville, California on
Saturday, March 6th
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Reno Xtreme Fights III
 Reno,
Nevada based "Let's Get It On" Promotions was founded in 2000 by
legendary boxing referee Mills Lane. In early 2005 he was joined
by sons Terry and Tommy in the operations of the company. Along
with super middleweight contender Jesse Brinkley, Let's Get It
On Promotions also promotes middleweight prospect Brandon
Gonzales
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Boxer James Toney signs with the UFC By Phil Lanides
 41
year-old boxing champion James “Lights Out” Toney (72-6-3, 44
KO’s) has signed a multi-fight contract with the Ultimate
Fighting Championships. After some verbal sparring involving the
boxer and UFC President Dana White, which included Toney telling
FightHype.com just this past week that,“Dana
White is a straight up ho!,” an
agreement has been reached. Read
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Exclusive interview with local StrikeForce middleweight Luke
Rockhold By Phil
Lanides
 Though
she came out technically the only champion at the StrikeForce
Challengers event this past Friday, Sarah Kaufman was not the
big star of the card. That distinction belongs to local favorite
Luke Rockhold (7-1). He destroyed Ultimate Fighter alum Paul
Bradley in the 1st round, earning his very first TKO victory.
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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. 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 (On March 12th 2010).
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Jaime "El Cucui" Jara Gets Inducted into The
MMA-KO Hall of Fame On March 12th 2010
(PRESS
RELEASE)-On
March 12th 2010 at the Sacramento Radisson Coaching Kids MMA
Presents Amateur Full Contact Mixed Martial Arts. At this up and
coming event Jaime "El Cucui" Jara will be the first inductee
into the MMA-KO Hall Of Fame.
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MMA-KO Get's An Exclusive
Interview With Dominique "Fallen Angel"
Robinson
 MMA-KO
gets a much anticipated one on one exclusive interview with
Dominique" Fallen Angle" Robinson. The Fallen Angle talks about
the his last fight at the Tachi Palace and his future in MMA.
Check out MMA-KO's very first interview with are
home town favorite
Dominique" Fallen
Angle" Robinson
on
MMA-KO's
official youtube channel
here
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COACHING KIDS MMA FEBRUARY 26 RESULTS
 On
February 26th 2010 at the Sacramento Radisson C.K. Promotions
had another night of MMA Amateur fights. By popular demand
Delicia Valazquez made her long awaited return when she faced
Brianna Van Buren. It was a back in forth fight with Brianna Van
Buren coming away with the win by decision over the popular
Delicia Valazquez. In the main event it was Jerry Ribeira vs
Emilio Gonzales. It was an awesome fight with Team Stockton's
Emilio Gonzales also winning by decision. You can see all the
fights at
http://www.youtube.com/user/MMAKOmedia. Here is the full
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Will MMA become an Olympic sport? By Phil
Lanides
 In
what many consider to be one of the most exciting events in
Winter Olympic history, Canada defeated the U.S. in the hockey
gold medal game yesterday. The American team went down 2-0
before clawing back to a one-goal deficit by the end of the
second period
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Former Olympian Hawne grabs hard-fought win at
WCF 9
 World
Championship Fighting action drew another packed house at the
Shriner's Auditorium in Wilmington, Massachusetts Friday night
(February 26th). Promoter Joe Cavallaro once again proved why
his event is consider among the best on the east coast,
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Charles Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament in Lake Tahoe
 Be
sure to join us on Saturday, March 13, 2010 for The Lake Tahoe
Open. This will be the first ever West Coast Team Challenge and
a NEW format for Team Competition. Register NOW! In addition to
saving money All teams that register by February 28th are
guaranteed a shirt with the team name on the back!
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SARAH KAUFMAN DEFEATS TAKAYO HASHI TO BECOME
FIRST STRIKEFORCE WOMEN’S WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION
 SAN
JOSE, Calif. (Feb. 27, 2010 – Before a sold out crowd of 2,322,
former ballet dancer turned undefeated professional mixed
martial arts (MMA) star Sarah Kaufman (11-0) became the first
STRIKEFORCE Women’s Welterweight (135 pounds)
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Spectacular finishes ignite MFC 24: Heat XC
By MFC Staff
 Yves
Edwards marked himself as the top contender for the MFC
lightweight belt yet it was a pair of spectacular knockouts that
stole the show at the Maximum Fighting Championship’s MFC 24:
Heat XC on Friday night at the River Cree Resort and Casino,
just outside Edmonton, Alberta.
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MMA FOR CHARITY TO HOLD
HAITI BENEFIT EVENT
 Richmond,
VA (USA): On January 12th, 2010, a vicious earthquake struck the
country of Haiti. As of this writing, an estimated 3,000,000
people have been affected by magnitude 7.0 quake. The Haitian
Government has reported that between 217,000 and 230,000 people
have died, an estimated 300,000 have
been injured,
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Dan"The Beast"Severn's MMA WEEKEND CAMP!
 UFC
Hall of Famer, Dan Severn will host his next MMA Camp in
Coldwater Michigan's "Michigan Sports Camps" in March 2010. This
camp will consist of over 12 hours of training geared for Mixed
Martial Arts. This camp is not only for those who intend on
competing in MMA,
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Strikeforce Challengers Weigh-In Results
 Friday,
Feb. 26, 2010; Telecast Begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The 24 mixed martial arts fighters all
made weight for the
historic STRIKEFORCE: Challengers fight card tomorrow Friday,
Feb. 26 on SHOWTIME®
(11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) at the San Jose Civic
Auditorium. Friday,
Feb. 26, 2010;
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Shields will defend the belt against
Henderson, Fedor fight put off till May By Phil
Lanides
 StrikeForce
Middleweight Champion and local star Jake Shields confirmed on
MMAWeekly Radio that he will be scrapping with former UFC star
Dan Henderson for the belt in April. The question is whether or
not the fight will be shown on CBS or Showtime.
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UFC DEBUTS live ON THE BIG SCREEN NATIONWIDE
PRESS
RELEASE) -- For the first time in UFC® history, UFC fans can
head to their local movie theater and take in all the action in
the Octagon™, live and broadcast in high definition on the big
screen starting with UFC 111: St- Pierre vs. Hardy on Saturday,
March 27 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern / 7:00 p.m. Pacific. Read
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Kilkenny backs out of clash with Kuchera/Weigh-In
Results
The
MFC 24: Heat XC bout between Jared Kilkenny and Jason Kuchera
has been cancelled after Kilkenny backed out of the fight the
day of the weigh-in.
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Gladiator Challenge
present “Domination,” live from Redhawk Casino
Gladiator
Challenge (GC), one of the top MMA promotions in California, is
proud to showcase an action-packed night of mixed martial arts
fights as they present “Domination,” live from Redhawk Casino in
Placerville, California on Saturday, March 6th. With 21 bouts
scheduled featuring some of the top young GC fight talent,
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TIM HAGUE vs TYLER EAST
Tim “The Thrashing Machine” Hague will take on heavyweight
Tyler East March 19th at TFC 10 HIGH OCTANE. East last fought
Feb 12, 2010 back home in Mascalero, New Mexico for the King of
the Cage heavyweight world title,
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"WORLDS COLLIDE: MAYORGA VS THOMAS"
 New
York, N. Y. - February 24, 2010 - 'The craziest man in boxing"
is
bringing his unique brand of insanity to MMA. Some people call
him "El Matador." Others refer to him as "the Madman
fromManagua." Sometimes, they use rougher language in referring
to Ricardo Antonio Mayorga Perez,
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Bay Area fighter Anthony "Rumble" Johnson
undergoes surgery
 San
Jose welterweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (8-3) was scheduled
to face John “Doomsday” Howard at the UFC Live on Versus event
on March 21st in Colorado. Their rivalry has grown to become
quite personal, as trash talk has passed back and forth between
the two competitors.
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