On May 7, Berwick, Pennsylvania hosted Raging Warrior Promotions first MMA benefit card, The Beatdown for Berwick Youth, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Middleschool wrestling program. Below are the highlights of the evening's mixed professional and amateur card: The main event of the evening pitted Chase Owens against Moses McCraney at 185 pounds. The bout was a grappling exhibition, characterized by McCraney scoring high amplitude takedowns and Owens reversing the position. McCraney quickly set the pace scoring a suplex on Ownes in the first exchange. Owens reversed the position and stood right up. After some cage work, Owens threw a leg kick, but McCraney timed it and h...

All-benefit MMA promotion, Raging Warrior, makes its debut today in Berwick, Pennsylvania, for the Beatdown for Berwick Youth, card. Below are the quick results of the evening: Jerimiah Wells def. Thomas Myers 1:38 of round three via submission (triangle choke) Adam Renn def. Lance Slaterbeck 0:26 of round three via submission (guillotine choke) Jordan Morales def. Christian Caldwell 1:25 of round one via submission (rear naked choke) Mike Sees def. Zach Beam via unanimous decision Chase Owens def. Moses McCraney 3:38 of round three via submission (D'Arce choke)

This past Saturday, April 30, Yankee Lake Brawl Room returned to Ohio for its 28th iteration. Below are the photohighlights of the event, courtesy of Rob Lynn Photography.

This Saturday, among the many spectacles of the UFC 129 Pay Per View was one sight that most die-hard MMA fans probably still aren't used to: an advertisement for a Strikeforce card on a UFC broadcast. Since acquiring their leading competitor, Zuffa Entertainment has began taking steps to push the Strikeforce brand onto the main stream with minimal changes to the actual product. One particular bit of business as usual that stuck out in the Strikeforce ad was the announcement that the card would be co-headlined by "the return of Gina Carano" to mixed martial arts after starring in the Lions Gate film, Haywire. At least as far as the organization's female divisions are con...

Two new champions were crowned in exciting fashion on Saturday, April 23, during Warrior Fighting Championship’s “Rumble in the Cage” at the Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper, Virginia. Walking away with their respective amateur straps were Cameron Hoback and Dale Arnold. Dressed for battle in a traditional Cherokee warrior’s breast plate and wrist cuffs, Hoback channeled his Native American ancestors on the way to the cage for his lightweight title fight. “It’s a spiritual thing to go into the cage and get sacred and bless yourself before the fight,” Hoback said. “I’m Cherokee and Hawaiian, so the spiritual side of fighting is big for me.” Hoback said he ran 84 miles in three weeks t...