UFC Fight Week Las Vegas 2013

Fight Week Comes To Las Vegas July 3-6 It's the ultimate week-long experience for UFC fans! Featuring the largest gathering of fighters and unprecedented access to UFC stars, the biggest UFC Fan Expo® to date, an Ultimate Poker® tournament, UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony, a free Three Days Grace concert presented by Bud Light®, an exclusive UFC fan party, autograph signings, weigh-ins and UFC® 162. Ask Ronda! Facebook Chat With The Champ Brought To You By MetroPCS LIKE MetroPCS on Facebook and tune in on Wednesday, June 26th at 8pm ET / 5pm PT Tickets Available For Upcoming UFC Events At Ticketmaster.com Tickets for Silva vs Weidman in Vegas - Condit vs Kampmann 2 in Indianapolis and Shogun vs Sonnen in Boston on sale now!

UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman - LIVE on Pay-Per-View - Sat. July 6 - Las Vegas, NV FOX UFC Saturday: Johnson vs Moraga - LIVE on FOX - Sat. July 27 - Seattle, WA

King of the Cage Future Legends 14

Future Legends 14 to be Held on May 25 at Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel in Las Vegas Rancho Cucamonga, CA (May 3, 2013) On Saturday, May 25, 2013 King of the Cage brings a powerhouse lineup of MMA action back to Las Vegas at the Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel. The main event for the Light Heavyweight Title will feature Jonathan Wilson who will put perfect record on the line. Wilson is from Icon MMA in Riverside, California and is known for his vicious striking and quick finishes. His opponent will be LJ Torres who hails from the Technique Training Center in Indio, California. In other action, Abraham Nava from Knuckleheadz Boxing in Ventura, California will take on Eric Wilson from Victory MMA. Also from Knukleheadz Boxing will be Saul Ayon against King of the Cage veteran, Ramos Cruz, who trains under the guidance of Ron Frazier from the House of Ryu in Las Vegas. There will also be  two female battles featuring Tiffany Easley vs. Molly Wren-Holmes at 115 lbs. and Veronica Luna vs. Becky "Cheyenne" Monty at 135 lbs. Other fighters appearing include Cory Hendricks, Ray Jauregui, Roberto Hernandez, Jordan Salvador, Justin Hernandez, Dale Jackson, John Flores, JJ Torres, Castle Williams, Eddie Guerrero, Jonathan Noriega, Sean Simcik, Jordan Christiansen, Kurt Cabacungan, Sului Maagua, Brandon Gallego, Samuel Montiel, Abraham Ferrer, Moses Betancourt, Arthur Powell, Sean Christopher Morgan, Mikey Thom, Mike Balderas, Chris Sherley, Sean Collins, Tommy Ayala. Upcoming Events 25 MAY Las Vegas, NV "Future Legends 14" at Eastside Cannery Casino 25 MAY Scottsdale, AZ "World Championships" at Talking Stick Resort 1 JUNE Laughlin, NV "Future Legends 15" at Edgewater Casino 8 JUNE Hawaii "Unsigned" at Maui War Memorial 13 JUNE Worley, ID "It's Personal" at Couer d'Alane Casino 15 JUNE Towaoc, CO Ute Mountain Casino 22 JUNE Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater 29 JUNE Bishop, CA Paiute Palace Casino About King of the Cage King of the Cage is a mixture of several different martial arts, which pits one person's martial arts style versus another. It is a full contact sport, which has slowly but surely made its way to the mainstream public and most importantly into our living rooms every day. Today, King of the Cage is available weekly to over 50 million homes in the United States on cable and satellite television and also airs in more than 60 countries worldwide which include Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Mongolia, Thailand, South Africa, and most of Europe to name a few.  After performing 400+ events of blood, sweat and tears, King of the Cage has proven to be an integral part in the evolution of Mixed Martial Arts. No other production has promoted more fights than King of the Cage. KOTC has and continues to promote hundreds of shows throughout the world, including 17 of the United States and far-reaching countries such as: England, Singapore, South Africa, Canada, Japan, and Australia. King of the Cage has been a career staple for countless stars:  Forrest Griffin, Quinton Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans, Krazy Horse, Keith Jardine, Mac Danzig, Urijah Faber, Joe Stevenson, and Diego Sanchez.  Sustainability is the key factor in any production, King of the Cage continues to operate because of a multitude of key factors with one of the most important being its allegiance to the fighters and the fans. King of the Cage is one of the founding fathers of not only a Sport, but a Lifestyle!http://www.kingofthecage.com

King of the Cage at the Palms Las Vegas - October 19th 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE King of the Cage Announces Live International Television Event at The Palms in Las Vegas on October 19, 2013 Rancho Cucamonga, CA (April 22, 2013) King of the Cage (KOTC) is excited to announce that they have secured a live international television broadcast event in Las Vegas on October 19, 2013 in the Pearl Theater at the Palms Casino Resort. Terry Trebilcock, owner and CEO of King of the Cage, states, “King of the Cage is proud to be announcing this live televised event to be held in October of this year. The event details will have a unique twist to the normal KOTC event, and will include more than $250,000 in prizes. Further details will be announced soon.” Upcoming Events 25 MAY Las Vegas, NV "Future Legends 14" at Eastside Cannery Casino 25 MAY Scottsdale, AZ "World Championships" at Talking Stick Resort 1 JUNE Laughlin, NV "Future Legends 15" at Edgewater Casino 8 JUNE Maui To Be Announced 13 JUNE Worley, ID "It's Personal" at Couer d'Alane Casino 15 JUNE Towaoc, CO Ute Mountain Casino 29 JUNE Bishop, CA Paiute Palace Casino About King of the Cage King of the Cage is a mixture of several different martial arts, which pits one person's martial arts style versus another. It is a full contact sport, which has slowly but surely made its way to the mainstream public and most importantly into our living rooms every day. Today, King of the Cage is available weekly to over 50 million homes in the United States on cable and satellite television and also airs in more than 60 countries worldwide which include Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Mongolia, Thailand, South Africa, and most of Europe to name a few.  After performing 400+ events of blood, sweat and tears, King of the Cage has proven to be an integral part in the evolution of Mixed Martial Arts. No other production has promoted more fights than King of the Cage. KOTC has and continues to promote hundreds of shows throughout the world, including 17 of the United States and far-reaching countries such as: England, Singapore, South Africa, Canada, Japan, and Australia. King of the Cage has been a career staple for countless stars:  Forrest Griffin, Quinton Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans, Krazy Horse, Keith Jardine, Mac Danzig, Urijah Faber, Joe Stevenson, and Diego Sanchez.  Sustainability is the key factor in any production, King of the Cage continues to operate because of a multitude of key factors with one of the most important being its allegiance to the fighters and the fans. King of the Cage is one of the founding fathers of not only a Sport, but a Lifestyle!http://www.kingofthecage.com

World Series of Fighting

World Series of Fighting 

November 3rd 2012 ~ Planet Hollywood Resort Las Vegas

I'm not really sure where the World Series of Fighting is going to fit in to the International MMA scene.

Is it going to be like Bellator which is helping bring fighters through to lead them on to bigger things (UFC) to help create future stars or sift that those not good enough for the final step,or is it going to go down the road of bringing out fighters who are past their best or are journeymen in the lesser organisations?

Is it a seed organisation for up coming fighters or a rest home for those on the way down.

The Fight Card has been announced for their first event and let's have a quick look at it and see what is happening.

Preliminary Card

Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante (16-6-1-2) vs TJ O'Brien (18-5-0)

Cavalcante has been a star in K1, almost unbeatable but almost every time he takes a step up he falls short. His record looks solid until you delve deeper. In the last four years he has had nine fights and has just two wins both via split decision. One at Dream and one at Strikeforce. The simple fact is DREAM is nowhere near UFC quality and he has one win in four fights there in the last 4 years and the same in Strikeforce. I guess he's never going to make the UFC.

O'Brien is a submission specialist with 17 of his wins coming that way, He has had a couple of UFC fights but fell short both times. This looks to be an interesting match-up.

Tyrone Spong (no record) vs Travis Bartlett (7-2-0) 

Waylon Lowe (13-4-0) vs Fabio Mello (11-6-0) 

David Branch (10-3-0) vs Dustin Jacoby (8-2-0) 

Steve Carl vs (18-3-0) vs Ramico Blackmon (8-1-0)

Gregor Gracie (7-2-0) vs Tyson Steele (9-1-0) 

Gracies last three fights have been in Asia's ONE FC where he is 2-1. Steele is a submission expert so expect these two to take it to the ground.

Brian Cobb (19-7-0) vs Ronys Torres (25-4-0) 

Cobb, has had one shot at the UFC, he fell short beaten by Terry Etim in 2009 and he has not been brought back, he has a lot to prove. Torre is unbeaten in his last eleven fights, this could be a very exciting bout.

Josh Burkman (23-9-0) vs Gerald Harris (21-4-0) 

Burkman is another UFC veteren although he has not fought under that banner for four years after a three fight losing streak, in the lesser leagues he has been an impressive 5-1.  Harris had a solid 3-1 UFC record and his only loss was a decision but he was still dropped, since then he has been working his way back up however he's doing it the hard way his last six fights have all gone the distance.

Anthony Johnson (13-4-0)  vs DJ Linderman (14-3-0) 

Johnson blew his UFC contract by continually missing weight three times even after stepping up a class, when he missed it my and even wider magin. However since then he has gone 3-0. Nobody can be sure what Johnson will turn up, the one who is ready to fight or the one who is badly prepared. The one who is ready to fight has a great record. Linderman has yet to hit the heady heights of the UFC but outside of that he has proven himself a durable fighter maybe too many of his fights go to decision, but that proves he has the stamina to go all the way. Does Johnson?

Miguel Torres (40-5-0) vs Marlon Moraes (8-4-1) 

This is all about Torres, his massive experience should be too much for Moraes who has never fought at the highest level.

Andre Arlovski (17-9-0)  vs Devin Cole (20-9-1) 

I'm not keen on this fight as the Main Event, it's a fading UFC star who last fought a no contest at Asia's ONE FC against Tim Sylvia against Cole who is best described as a Strikeforce veteren and he is coming in on a two fight winning streak. Whilst Arlovski may be on the way down and never likely to grace a UFC cage again he is six years younger and much more experienced than Cole.

I will be interested to see how WSoF progresses, how it matures, for now I guess we just sit back and enjoy the show.