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M-1 Global Returns to US July 8, Featuring Jose Figueroa and Pat Bennett
European promotion M-1 Global announced its return to US soil, today, as the next M-1 Challenge event will be held stateside on July 8. Both headlining bouts of the event will feature competitors from M-1's first successful venture on American soil, the M-1 Americas Selection Series. At the top of the card, New York's own Team Bombsquad heavyweight Pat Bennett will be stepping into the ring against the undefeated M-1 heavyweight champion and grappling phenom Guram Gugenishvili. In the co-main event, ATT exponent and only member of America's team to win an M-1 title, Jose Figueroa, will defend his title against the German fighter Daniel Weichel. Bennett made his M-1 contract t...Add Comment -
USA versus Russia Freestyle Wrestling Dual Meet Hits Times Square on Thursday
This Thursday in New York City's Duffy Square, national teams from the USA and Russia will face off in a dual freestyle wrestling meet. The event is free to the public and will also be shown on the largest LED screen in Times Square. USA versus Russia wrestling meets have been a tradition stemming from formerly more serious Cold War rivalries into the contemporary sports culture. Now the sporting competition has far less political impact, but the athletes matched up are far from a novelty in these two international freestyle powerhouse teams. The USA versus Russia freestyle wrestling dual meet will begin at 6 PM. Leading up to the big event will be a card of exhibition matches featuri... -
The Beatdown For Berwick Youth Premieres First All-Benefit MMA League
The regional combat sport's circuit kicks off the month of May with the debut of the Mid-Atlantic's first fund-raising MMA League. Raging Warrior Promotions, started by husband and wife duo Tim and Kimberly Waltman, will be holding The Beatdown for Berwick Youth this Saturday, May 7 in Berwick, Pennsylvania with a portion of the proceeds going to the town's elementary school wrestling team. For promoter Tim Waltman, the idea for an all fund-raising MMA promotion came off the cuff. "We want to help people," said Waltman of himself and his wife. "We had the idea of starting with the elementary school. Our son is actually on the wrestling team. I figured if I co... -
Virginia Fighters Dean Lavin and Keyon Wilkins to Make Pro Debuts at Shogun Fights IV
One has been in the fight game for a little more than eight years while the other just over two, but Virginia-based fighters Dean Lavin and Keyon "Hands of Stone" Wilkins will both make their professional debuts at Shogun Fights IV this Saturday, April 30, at the First Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The 28-year-old Lavin made his amateur mixed martial arts debut April 19, 2003 in Oregon for Full Contact Fighting Federation — a promotion started by Team Quest. Since then Lavin has come a long way with his comfort in the cage. "I just have a sense of confidence when I step in there," said Lavin, the striking coach at Striking Unrivaled in Fredericksburg, Virginia. ... -
Lights Out Combat puts four titles on the line Saturday in "Vengeance"
Two title defenses are scheduled and two more vacant titles will be up for grabs as Lights Out Combat returns to Warrenton, Virginia on Saturday, April 23 for “Vengeance.” The promotion’s third amateur mixed martial arts show in Fauquier County will be held at the Fauquier Fair Grounds and will be headlined by title tilts in the flyweight, featherweight, middleweight, and heavyweight divisions. The main event will be a rematch between defending 170-pound champion Brandon Dunivan (4-3) and Eddie Green (3-1). Dunivan submitted Green in their previous bout. “Brandon got him last time, but Eddie has put down a couple of American Top Team guys since then,” Lights Out promoter Jamie Clegg said. ... -
Mid-Atlantic Professional MMA Rankings Announced
US Combat Sports is proud to announce its professional MMA rankings for the Mid-Atlantic. The top ten regional fighters in each weight class are ranked based on their overall quality as an up and coming regional prospect. All professional mixed martial artists who compete primarily in Mid-Atlantic regional promotions are eligible to be ranked. Fighters currently under contract with a national level promotion, such as the UFC, will not appear. Athletes who have competed on a national stage but have returned to the regional level for multiple fights are eligible to be ranked. Ranking criteria includes win/loss record, quality of competition, and the general attractiveness of the prospect to ... -
USCS Fight of the Week: Feud Between James Warfield and Sherron Leggett Erupts
Over the past few years a foreseeable storm has been not so quietly brewing within the state of Wisconsin. With a war of words keeping the rivalry heated, James Warfield and Sherron Leggett prepare for a lightweight battle at the Combat USA State Finals in Green Bay. -
New York Mixed Martial Arts Documentary Selected for Bronx Film Festival
The Coalition to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts in New York announced today that a documentary they have been producing with local MMA film maker Kahleem Poole about the process of legalizing MMA in the Empire State has been accepted into this May's 2011 Bronx Week Film Festival. The film, titled New York Mixed Martial Arts, will be the second MMA documentary to appear in the spring film festivals in the area, with the Anderson Silva documentary Like Water premiering at Tribecca this evening. New York Mixed Martial Arts follows local athletes and the trials of not being able to fight in their home state. While the film contains interviews with such MMA staples as Bas Rutten and UFC presid... -
Warrior Fighting Championship Puts Two Titles up For Grabs at "Rumbe in the Cage"
Virginia MMA promotion Warrior Fighting Championship will crown two new champions on Saturday, April 23, as it returns to Culpeper, Virginia for the promotion’s fifth amateur mixed martial arts event, "Rumble in the Cage." The lightweight and bantamweight titles will be up for grabs as the WFC holds its second show at Germanna Community College’s Daniel Technology Center. A portion of the proceeds from each of the WFC’s previous shows has been donated to Hearts Helping Autism, and WFC owner and matchmaker Eric Zamora plans on making the promotion’s largest donation to date after Saturday’s event. "It’s a privilege to be able to put on a show and help out even more during Aut... -
Lyman Good versus Dan Hornbuckle Tops off Bellator's Atlantic City Card
Tournament-style MMA promotion Bellator officially announced the entirety of its televised main card for Bellator 44, today. Topping off the organization's first visit to Atlantic City, New Jersey, is former welterweight champion Lyman Good and reoccurring Bellator competitor Dan Hornbuckle. Both Good and Hornbuckle are coming off of tight upset decision losses in their respective welterweight tournament bouts this season and are looking to get back on the winning track. The athletes also share an interesting common thread in that they are among the few fan favorites that the young MMA promotion has been able to establish in the welterweight division. In many ways, the matchup between...
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