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By Felix Rodriguez, Staff Writer MAY 17, 2013 – Mixed Martial Arts is in its final phase of transitioning from niche sport to a fully mainstream and globally enjoyed combat sport. Zuffa has been heading the charge into this new stage, and has made some compromises to shed the label of “Human Cockfighting” and [...]

VINTON, LA, May 2, 2013 – Scott Dawson and Chris Reed’s International Extreme Fight Association (IXFA) returns with their latest show, IXFA 9, at the Delta Downs Casino in Vinton, LA this coming May 18th. Although this is a Louisiana-based show, IXFA has strong ties to Texas with both Reed and Dawson residing in the [...]

Direct from Microsoft, we received a reminder that beginning today, April 25th, through April 28th, it’s Xbox LIVE’s Big Sports Weekend – with all sports apps on Xbox unlocked for use by both free and paid subscribers. Of interest to MMA fans are 7 fights of Jon Jones’ and Chael Sonnen’s leading up to this [...]

April 23, 2013 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to pay-per-view this Saturday night with UFC 159, featuring light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones returning to Newark to defend his title for the fifth time against unlikely challenger Chael Sonnen. This bout marks the conclusion of their saga coaching opposing teams on Season 17 of [...]

April 19, 2013 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to network television this Saturday, April 20, 2013 for UFC on FOX 7 – to be held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Headlining the card in San Jose will be UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson defending against a local favorite Gilbert “El Nino” [...]

ODESSA, TX, April 17, 2013 – Professional Mixed Martial Arts action once again returns to West Texas this coming Friday night with Fabian Butler’s Twenty Four Seven Entertainment MMA bringing their latest to at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa. Entitled 24/7: Enemy of the State, this event has high hopes of being the most [...]

By Mike Calimbas, Editor/Partner YREKA, CA, April 8, 2013 – “We both have something to prove,” says D.J. “Da Protege” Linderman ahead of his clash with Robert Drysdale at Legacy Fighting Championship 19. The two meet in the co-main event of the event scheduled or the Allen Event Center in Texas and LIVE on [...]

CORPUS CHIRSTI, TX, March 25, 2013 – There was no shortage of mixed martial arts action going on around the state this past weekend and the Rio Grande Valley was no different with Rock Balboa (XCP) bringing his Rocks Xtreme MMA 2 event to the American Bank Center this past Saturday. Featuring some of South [...]

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CA, MARCH 17, 2013 – UFC 158 came and went at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada last night with Georges St. Pierre successfully defending his title against would-be nemesis Nick Diaz. It was a dominating experience for the highly-lauded GSP with him combining his wrestling acumen and ground control with quick-footed [...]

By Anthony Pepe, Staff Writer MARCH 13, 2013 – On Saturday, March 16th, The Ultimate Fighting Championship finds itself in George Rush St-Pierre’s backyard once again at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is there that St-Pierre is scheduled to defend his UFC welterweight belt against Nick Diaz, but not before a [...]
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