XFC officials announced the co-main event of the second Night of Champions event as a welterweight bout between two XFC vets, Corey "The Real Deal" Hill and Ryan "The Tank Engine" Thomas. Set for December 7 and broadcasting live from Nashville on Axstv, the bout has been added to the already stacked line up that also features a Lightweight Championship bout between Eric Reynolds and Nick Newell, Females Stephanie Eggink vs Heather Clark, as well as Open Fighter Tryout winner Jason Hicks vs recent signee Kevin Forant. Corey Hill was last seen in the XFC cage in December of 2011 when he defeated fellow TUF veteran Charlie Rader with a first round Brabo choke. Hill followe...

Amateur mixed martial arts reached a brand new audience this weekend as the new combative sports themed "WI MMA Today" television program debuted on WCGV My24 throughout Milwaukee households. Focusing primarily on the recent North American Fighting Championship "Armageddon" card that took place at Wisconsin State Fair earlier this month, the new show featured a handful of bouts as well as an informative technique segment featuring Anthony Pettis and Duke Roufus. Make sure to watch the complete version of the inaugural episode below and catch new episodes each Saturday night on My24 Milwaukee or online every Monday through the youtube page of WI MMA Today.

The Big Ten is the best conference in college wrestling. Need proof? Last year, Penn State University repeated as National champions and all but three individual champions came from the Big Ten Conference. As well, a Big Ten school has served as National Champion over the past six years. According to NCAA.com's rankings, four out of the top five teams are Big Ten. Oklahoma cracked the top five sliding into third. Eight teams overall are ranked in the polls with six (Minnesota, PSU, Iowa, Illinois, OSU, Nebraska) in the top ten and the last two (Michigan, Northwestern) falling into the 13, 14 ranked spots. At the 2012 NCAA National Championships, Penn State advanced five wrestlers to t...

As Malcolm X once said, "The future belongs to those who prepare for it today." A seemingly simple notion, but one that can often be overlooked in today's "what have you done for me lately?" sports society. One organization determined to prepare youngsters for a promising combative sports future is the North American Fighting Championship. Owned and operated by Duke Roufus and Scott Joffe, the Milwaukee-based promotion is set to host its latest event tomorrow on November 3 at Wisconsin State Fair Park. Set to showcase a full day of Wisconsin's up-and-coming talent through Pankration and amateur mixed martial arts, NAFC "Armageddon" provides the area&...

The tenth edition of the Combat Corner Grappling Championship once again lived up to the hype and was full of surprises and exciting matches, most notably in the two absolute divisions. Hosted at Greenfield High School on Saturday afternoon, the tournament witnessed a breakout performance from Andy Kazik as well a trio of Red Schafer MMA grapplers place in the 170-pound and below division that was ultimately won by Scott Sievewright. Over the past few months 360 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu head coach and black belt Scott Huston has praised the potential and abilities of Andy Kazik. And his claims proved legit over the weekend as Kazik earned top honors in the unlimited absolute division.