MMA Fighting reports that Shine Fights is moving its September 10th lightweight tournament from Fairfax, Virginia to a yet to be determined venue in Oklahoma. The reason for the change appears to be its promoted fan voting for matchups. From MMA Fighting: According to a source close to the promotion, the issue at the heart […]
WEC signs first Chinese fighter for Sept. 30th event
In a press release sent out Friday the WEC announced the signing of Tiequan “The Mongolian Wolf” Zhang of Beijing, China. He is the first fighter from mainland China signed by the WEC. Zhang will fight TUF alum Alexis Karelexis at WEC 51 in Bloomfield, Colorado on September 30th. According to the WEC Press Release: […]
Lesnar-Velasquez going Primetime on Spike TV
The UFC announced that its Primetime show on Spike TV will return this October to hype the much anticipated Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez fight set for October 23rd in Anaheim, California. This is the fourth installment of the series which provides viewers with behind-the-scenes coverage of each camp as they prepare for their big […]
NY Assemblyman Bob Reilly speaks out about MMA
New York’s most vocal politician against the regulation of mixed martial arts in New York state recently spoke in depth about why he is against MMA. In the first part of a two part interview that will appear on today’s installment of “Inside MMA” on HD Net, Reilly articulated his opposition to regulating MMA in […]
FightMetric becomes official provider of stats to the UFC
FightMetric announced today that it became the official statistic and analysis provider for the UFC. The Washington D.C. company will provide live fight statistics for UFC events. Compustrike provides live statistics for Strikeforce and HD Net Fights. According to FightMetric’s news release: “We are very proud to be the official statistics provider of the UFC, […]