Bellator adds another submission specialist in the form of Vitor Vianna
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (May 4, 2011) — In its continuing effort to scout and sign the best talent the sport has to offer, Bellator Fighting Championships has signed fast rising Brazilian middleweight Vitor Vianna to its already impressive roster. Previously known as one of top unsigned middleweights in the world, Vianna enters Bellator ready to show the fight world what he is truly capable... [Read More...]
Undefeated Sambo champion Blagoi Ivanov signs with Bellator
Chicago, Ill. – (March 15, 2011) — Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the signing of undefeated Bulgarian Heavyweight and world-class Sambo competitor Blagoi Ivanov. Ivanov won the 2008 Combat Sambo World Championships, notably defeating Fedor Emelianenko in the semifinals, reportedly ending an eight-year undefeated streak for Emelianenko in Combat Sambo. Ivanov has also competed... [Read More...]
Richard Hale latest light heavyweight added to Bellator Season 4 Tournament
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (February 23, 2011) — Bellator Fighting Championships continues to add to its Light Heavyweight Tournament, this time adding powerful Ohio native Richard “Rare Breed” Hale to the competition that airs LIVE Saturdays on MTV2. Hale now has the opportunity at picking up a $100,000 paycheck while becoming the first Bellator World Light Heavyweight Champion. “Richard... [Read More...]
Abe Wagner draws Aaron Rosa at TFC 17 after January TKO of Tim Sylvia
PRESS RELEASE / Kansas City, KS — A heavyweight tilt between Abe Wagner and Aaron Rosa is the latest matchup to be confirmed for Titan Fighting Championship 17 , scheduled to take place on Friday, March 25 and to be televised live on HDNet. “Both Abe and Aaron like to stand in the pocket and trade,” said Titan Fighting CEO Joe Kelly. “Fans attending the fight at Memorial Hall... [Read More...]
Bobby Lashley to make his return on March 25 at Titan FC 17
Kansas City, KS — Former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Bobby Lashley has signed to headline Titan Fighting Championship 17 (www.TitanFighting.com), set for Friday, March 25 at the Historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Titan Fighting CEO Joe Kelly made the news official late Thursday night. Lashley will be competing for the first time since a Strikeforce event on August 21,... [Read More...]
Patricky Freire joins brother Patricio as Bellator Season 4 Tournament fighter
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (February 11, 2011) – Bellator Fighting Championships have reunited “The Pitbull Brothers,” as the promotion has confirmed Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Patricky “Pitbull” Freire as a participant in the upcoming Bellator Season 4 Lightweight Tournament, which will air LIVE on MTV2 starting in March. His brother Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has already been... [Read More...]
5-0 Michael Chandler added to Bellator Season 4 Lightweight Tournament
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (February 7, 2011) – Bellator Fighting Championships today confirmed the addition of undefeated Bellator veteran Michael Chandler to its upcoming Season 4 Lightweight Tournament, airing LIVE on MTV2 starting March 5th. With a pair of impressive wins under the Bellator banner in 2010, Chandler’s opponents have never made past the second round, as the Missouri native... [Read More...]
Season 2 Semi-Finalist Carey Vanier added to Bellator Season 4 Lightweight Tournament
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (February 3, 2011) – Bellator Fighting Championships today confirmed the addition of Bellator Season 2 semi-finalist Carey Vanier to its upcoming Season 4 Lightweight Tournament, airing LIVE on MTV2 starting March 5th. Vanier will be looking to carry the momentum from an impressive victory over dangerous UFC veteran Rich “No Love” Clementi at Bellator 28 into the... [Read More...]
Bellator finalizes featherweight tournament field with addition of 19-0 newcomer Malegarie
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. — Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the final participant in the Season Four Featherweight Tournament, adding undefeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Nazareno “Naza” Malegarie to the already impressive list of featherweight fighters. Malegarie joins Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, Wilson Reis, Daniel Straus, Georgi Karakhanyan, Zac George, Kenny Foster,... [Read More...]
BJJ expert Wilson Reis returns for Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (January 28, 2011) — Six-time Bellator veteran Wilson Reis will have a chance to become a nine-time vet in early 2011. Bellator Fighting Championships today confirmed Reis as the sixth competitor in the Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament which airs LIVE on MTV2 beginning in March 2011. Reis made it to the semifinal round of both the Season 1 and Season 2 Featherweight... [Read More...]
Bellator signs undefeated heavyweight Ron Sparks to long-term agreement
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (December 28, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the signing of fast-rising heavyweight knockout artist Ron “The Monster” Sparks to an exclusive long-term promotional agreement. The hard-hitting Sparks earned his spot on the Bellator roster with a devastating 50 second knockout of the previously undefeated Greg Maynard during Bellator 30 in September.... [Read More...]
‘The Italian Tank’ Keeps Rolling with Three Wins in a Row
PRESS RELEASE / Notching his third straight win after bringing the fight to Arthur Guseinov at M-1 Challenge XXII, Luigi ‘The Italian Tank’ Fioravanti is feeling pretty festive this holiday season. “These last fights have been steadily building confidence and I want to keep this rolling,” said the Orlando, Florida native and famed American Top Team fighter who’s fought a lengthy list of notables With... [Read More...]
Heavy-handed middleweight Drew McFedries confirmed for Titan Fighting Championships 16
The Titan Fighting Championships confirmed Wednesday that a middleweight encounter has been added to its scheduled broadcast debut on HDNet for January 28 between UFC veteran Drew McFedries (8-6) and rising prospect Gary Tapasua (6-1). The McFedries vs. Tapasua match-up joins the previously-announced main event for Titan Fighting Championships 16 between hard-hitting heavyweight Todd Duffee (6-1) and... [Read More...]
Strikeforce adds bout between Benji Radach and Ovince St. Preux to December 4 event
PRESS RELEASE / NEW YORK (Nov. 30, 2010) – Fresh off his fifth straight victory less than two weeks ago, former University of Tennessee standout linebacker turned rising Mixed Martial Arts star Ovince St. Preux will re-enter the cage to face hard-hitting Benji “Razor” Radach this Saturday, December 4, at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, live on Showtime 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). The... [Read More...]
Mike Kyle steps in for injured Valentijn Overeem this weekend against Antonio Silva
PRESS RELEASE / NEW YORK (Nov. 29, 2010) – Streaking Strikeforce star Mike “Mak” Kyle (18-7) will replace the injured Valentijn Overeem and take on former heavyweight world champion Antonio “Big Foot” Silva (14-2), in one of the featured televised fights on “Strikeforce – Henderson vs. Babalu” this Saturday, December 4, at Scottrade Center in St. Louis,... [Read More...]
Strikeforce partners with “Toys for Tots” in St. Louis
PRESS RELEASE / ST. LOUIS (Nov. 24, 2010) – In an effort to make the holiday season a happy time for as many St Louis residents as possible, world championship Mixed Martial Arts promotion Strikeforce has joined forces with “Toys For Tots”, the Marine Corps-managed, non-profit organization, to collect new, unwrapped toys for local underprivileged youth during the star-studded “Henderson... [Read More...]
Marius Zaromskis added to November 19th Strikeforce Challengers Event
PRESS RELEASE / New York, NY (Nov. 4, 2010) – An already stacked “Strikeforce Challengers” card just got that much stronger with the announcement that DREAM world champion Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis will take on battle-tested Waachiim Spiritwolf on November 19th, at Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Mississippi, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, (delayed on... [Read More...]
Bellator adds rising featherweight Daniel Straus to Season 4 Featherweight Tournament
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (October 28, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships has announced the signing of fast-rising mixed martial artist Daniel Straus to its already impressive roster. The Cincinnati native will compete in Bellator’s Season 4 Featherweight Tournament for a chance to face current Bellator 145-pound champ Joe Warren. “We’re very happy to add another talented featherweight... [Read More...]
UFC absorbs WEC divisions, announces deal with Versus
PRESS RELEASE / Las Vegas, NV (USA) – In a media conference call today, Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White announced the UFC is adding two new championship divisions at bantamweight and featherweight, while also announcing a new television deal with the VERSUS Network to air four UFC fights in 2011. “As the UFC continues to evolve and grow globally, we want to be able to give fans... [Read More...]
Bellator 34 title-fights official as all contenders make weight
PRESS RELEASE / Hollywood, FL. (October 27, 2010) — On the eve of Bellator Fighting Championships’ return to Hollywood, the fighters competing in tomorrow’s event participated in an official weigh-in earlier this afternoon. Bellator 34 is headlined by a pair of twin title-clashes featuring Hector Lombard defending his middleweight belt against Season 2 winner Alexander Shelmenko, as well as undefeated... [Read More...]
