Just a few days after Strikeforce HW champ Alistair Overeem was released by Strikeforce’s parent company Zuffa, MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko and three additional teammates of Overeem from the famed Golden Glory camp (Marloes Coenen, Valentijn Overeem, & John Olav Einemo) were all released. Zuffa released Fedor Emelianenko after losing three fights in a row […]
MMAterial Facts (07/29/11) : Fedor vs Henderson, K-1 Sale, SportFight Returns
Welcome to this edition of MMAterial Facts, where we feature articles from around the MMA community. *** This week’s MMAterial Facts: – Scott Coker Talks Fedor vs. Henderson, Alistair Overeem and K-1’s Sale (MMA Fighting) – A new drug testing option soon for UFC & boxing (Fight Opinion) – By the numbers: The career statistics […]
ProElite Announces Arlovski vs Lopez On August 27
ProElite announced today that they would be revealing more details on their “ProElite 2.0” 8/27 event during a conference call this Friday morning. WHAT: PRO ELITE MMA – PRESS CONFERENCE WHEN: FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011 – 10:00AM WHERE: RUM FIRE, SHERATON WAIKIKI BEACH, HAWAII . LOS ANGELES, CA–Jul. 26, 2011— ProElite, Inc. (PELE:PK), today announces […]
Ranger Up “Out” As Sponsors for Strikeforce/UFC Fighters: Kennedy, Carmouche
MMAPayout recently reported that Zuffa had imposed a sponsor “fee” – similar to the UFCs – that impacted several Strikeforce fighters heading into the Strikeforce HW GP: Overeem vs Werdum event. This time, the sponsor fee will prevent MMA fighters Tim Kennedy and Liz Carmouche from wearing the Ranger Up brand during their upcoming bouts. […]
MMAterial Facts (07/15/11) : Overeem Wants to Box, Rare UFC 4 Footage, & K-1 Financial Woes
Welcome to this edition of MMAterial Facts, where we feature articles from around the MMA community. *** This week’s MMAterial Facts: – Jose Aldo Defends Featherweight Title Vs. Kenny Florian at UFC 136 (MMA Fighting) – The financial troubles & image blows won’t stop for K-1 (Fight Opinion) – Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) lands two-year […]