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Ultimate Warrior Fighting’s tournament finale now set; Top prospects also featured June 30th in Corpus Christi

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, June 1, 2012 – The finals are set as Ultimate Warrior Fighting brings the ‘Tournament of Warriors’ back to the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi on June 30, 2012. The finale will be the culmination of two 8-man grand prix style tournaments that started earlier this summer at the same location. [...]

Recapping May in Houston MMA and a look ahead at the month of June – IMKF and Elite Amateur Combat up next

Dale Mitchell and son after winning at IMKF 2

HOUSTON, TX, May 31, 2012 – It’s shaping up to be another exciting summer in Houston MMA as we move into the month of June.   May 2012 Houston MMA Events Recap   This past month saw two exciting events hit the Bayou City with Legacy Fighting Championship 11 and Cage Combat 9 both taking [...]

UWF 3 – Chris Quitiquit vs. Flavio Alvaro (video)

American Revolution’s Dustin Adams seeks first pro win at XKO 15; Facing Travis Lutter student Zack Board

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, May 30, 2012 – It’s been nine months since American Revolution’s Dustin Adams made his pro debut at XKO 12. It was on that night that he and Octagon MMA’s Andrew Parker (a fellow debut fighter) engaged in a back-and-forth three round war that left both men exhausted, battered and bruised but [...]

Longview’s Josh Foster seeking respect and title shot should he get past Matt Jones at XKO 15 this Saturday

Josh Foster after choking out JJ Holmes at XKO 13 | photo: Veronica Cortez

LONGVIEW, TX, May 30, 2012 – Next up in focus for XKO 15 is East Texas fighter Josh Foster of Team Jorge Gurgel Texas. Ever since debuting as an amateur in November 2009, this fighter has shown flashes of brilliance in the MMA cage – such as his blistering knockout of Terrance Ferguson at XKO [...]

Octagon MMA’s Klayton Mai talks about his passions leading up to XKO 15 this Saturday

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DALLAS, TX, May 30, 2012 – “To me each fight is like a snake shedding its skin,” says Octagon MMA’s Klayton Mai when asked about his evolution as a fighter. The 25 year old featherweight has only been in the sport for little over a year but has already shown plenty of promise while racking [...]

Finalists Mike Chiesa and Al Iaquinta set to decide season winner on The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale this Friday

Al Iaquinta (left) faces Mike Chiesa (right) face off in the TUF 15 finals this Friday | photo: UFC.com / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

And then there were two… That’s what we are left with after the 32-man field of TUF 15 contests has finally withered down to the finalists with only Mike Chiesa and Al Iaquinta left standing. The two will do battle this Saturday night to decide this season’s winner on The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale – [...]

Undefeated prospect Chas Skelly returns at XKO 15; Looking to reassert top Texas featherweight status

Chas Skelly | photo: personal archives

KELLER, TX, May 29, 2012 – Undefeated DFW-based prospect Chas Skelly (Team Takedown) finally makes his long-awaited return to the cage at XKO 15 this Saturday night in Arlington. It was little less than two years ago that Skelly was poised to take the next step when he was scheduled for a bout against Georgi [...]

XKO 15 Pre-Fight Interview – Joseph “The Black Rooster” Salas

Joseph Salas | photo: personal archives

IRVING, TX, May 28, 2012 – We’re less than a week away from MMA action in the DFW area with XKO 15 set to take place this Saturday, June 2nd at The Gym in Arlington. The card features some great matchups including UFC veteran Jake Rosholt taking on Matt Thompson and more. We’ll profile several [...]

XKO 15 Pre-fight Interview – Armando “The Latin Assassin” Servin

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Update (May 28, 2012) – Armando Servin has pulled out of this fight due to undisclosed reasons. (injury?) Keith Miner is now fighting on another card the following weekend.   IRVING, TX, May 28, 2012 – We’re less than a week away from MMA action in the DFW area with XKO 15 set to take [...]

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