Wednesday July 24, 2013

George Sotiropoloulous vs KJ Noons and Gabriel Gonzaga vs Shawn Jordan has been added to UFC 166. Which goes down October 19th live from the Houston Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. 

Wednesday July 24, 2013

Brian Melancon will replace the injured Paulo Thiago, and fight Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night in Indy on August 28th. Coming of a first round tko win over Seth Baczynski at UFC 162, Melancon will look to continue his win streak and leave his mark in the UFC.

Wednesday July 24, 2013

The X-Treme Fighting Organization (XFO) announces the main event of their highly anticipated Outdoor War 9 MMA event with a professional muay thai fight between Felice “Little Bulldog” Herrig and Amanda “Red Fox” LaVoy.

Felice Herrig is an American kickboxer, muay thai fighter and mixed martial artist who is currently the #5 ranked female strawweight (115lb) fighter in the world.  Felice is from Buffalo Grove, Illinois and trains out of Team Curran MMA in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

Amanda Lavoy, at one time was one of the fastest rising 125-pounders in the nation, having gone toe-to-toe with legitimate contenders; such as Jessica Eye and Michele Gutierrez.  Amanda is from Monroe, Michigan and trains with the Cheetah Caged Combat Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

XFO President, Dan Lardy explains, “We had been looking for a fight for Felice for nearly 2 months with out much luck.  We launched a new TV series, The Best of XFO MMA, on Comcast SportsNet a few weeks back and the premier episode just happened to feature Felice and Amanda fighting for the first time at XFO 37 back in 2010.  The airing of that fight started a bit of a ‘Twitter War’ with the fighters and their fans going back and forth about the outcome.  We talked to both fighters and they agreed to a Muay Thai or kickboxing match, so that’s our main event.”

The event will be held on August 10, 2013 at Sideout’s Bar and Grill in Island Lake, Illinois.  Tickets start at $25 and are on sale now at www.xfomma.com. 

Wednesday July 24, 2013

Luke Rockhold vs Tim Boetsch is set for UFC 166 in Houston, Texas. Which goes down October 19th at the Houston Toyota Center. 

Here is how the card looks thus far, 

• Champ Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos - for heavyweight title

• Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson

• Hector Lombard vs. Nate Marquardt

• Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez

• Tim Boetsch vs. Luke Rockhold

• Tony Ferguson vs. Mike Rio

Tuesday July 23, 2013

Newly Signed Welterweights Ian Stephens and Ryan Thomas Lock Up At XFC 25. Winner steps closer to title shot.

On September 6, 2013, two of Xtreme Fighting Championship's newest signees will face off LIVE on AXS TV, when undefeated Ian Stephens and MMA veteran Ryan "The Tank Engine" Thomas meet at XFC 25: Boiling Point.  The Welterweight match up will take place at the Albuquerque Convention Center, in Albuquerque, New Mexico and it will serve as an elimination bout, as the company draws closer to crowning its first 170 pound Champion.

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Tuesday July 23, 2013

The Funky Monkey (MMA) Mixed Martial Arts News is proud to once again sponsor Lehi "Soldado" Dominguez when he steps into the cage on August 23rd in Logan, Utah when he fights at The Clash MMA 7. From everyone at the Funky Monkey, we wish you the best Lehi, go out there and seize your moment!

Contact Lehi today to secure your tickets to this action packed event!

Tuesday July 23, 2013

Eric Moell will be the first guest on XFC on Air / XFC on Funky Monkey MMA Radio. This Thursday July 25, 2013. Be sure to tune in LIVE at 6pm EST http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thefunkymonkeymma/2013/07/25/eric-moell--xfc-on-funky-monkey-radio

Tuesday July 23, 2013

Paulo Thiago  is out UFC Fight Night 27 fight on Aug. 28 in Indianapolis,due to an injured left knee. No word yet on whether Kelvin Gastelum will remain on the card and if a replacement fight will be made, stay tuned to The Funky Monkey (MMA) Mixed Martial Arts News for the latest breaking news

Monday July 22, 2013

Kurt Pellegrino comes out of retirement to fight for Bellator MMA on November 15th, at the Revel in Atlantic City New Jersey, he will be taking on Saul Almeida.

Monday July 22, 2013

The Funky Monkey (MMA) Mixed Martial Arts News Radio is proud to announce we will now be holding weekly shows on Thursdays as part of the Official XFC on Air series. XFC is an amazing brand who has supported us from the very beginning. Go give them a like on facebook and tell your friends about the XFC. You can catch XFC on AXS TV 

On September 6th XFC 25: Boiling Point goes down in Albequerque, New Mexico

Stephanie "Snowflake" Eggink and Angela Maganabattle for the XFC Straw weight Championship title.

In the co-main event we will see Dhiego Lima against"THE Sniper" Ricky Rainey

we will also see Angelica Chavez vs Stephanie "The Scrapper" Skinner and many more!

The night promises to be an explosive night of action, catch it all on AXS TV or live at the AlbequerqueConvention Center

Monday July 22, 2013

Invicta Fighting Championships 145lb champion, Cris Cyborg SANTOS will be competing in not one, but two muay thai fights inThailand on August 25th. She will go three rounds against French Thai boxer, Angélique PITIOT - fighter, and two rounds against Italy’s, Annalisa No Fear Bucci. 

Also on the card is Kim Couture, she will be taking on Thailand’s own, Petchrocha Looksaikongdin. 

The fights will air via NET TV USA in the United States. All the action goes down live August 25th from the Chiang Mai, ThailandStadium.

Sunday July 21, 2013

Invicta Fighting Championships president, Shannon Knapp, says an Invicta reality series in currently in development

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do-ZV7tzZqM

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Ohio Fighting Championship 17 Results:

Main Event-OFC Light Heavyweight Championship fight
Tyler Bostick def Connor Hina via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 

Joe Rine def Tal Lytle via Submission (RNC) 01:06 of Rd 1

Nathan Witkin def Beau Spring via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Ben Peer def Steve Allen via Submission (RNC) 01:57 of Rd 2

Anthony Santiago def Tavon Hudson via Submission (RNC) 01:08 of Rd 1

Tylor Acheson def Kody Kidd via Submission (Guillotine) 01:48 of Rd 1

Mike Furnier def Sok Moun via Submission (Strikes) 02:04 of Rd 1

Mike Mason def Rockey Clark via Submission (Head & Arm Choke) 00:57 of Rd 1

Chris Settles def Bo Santiago via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Alex Baker def Jon Gee via Submission (Guillotine) 01:49 of Rd 1

Josh Jenkins def David Hicks via TKO (Strikes) 01:56 of Rd 1

 

Friday July 19, 2013

MAIN CARD
Matt Hobar def. Angel Huerta via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 3:05 - to claim inaugural Legacy FC bantamweight title
William Bush def. Larry Crowe via TKO (punches) - Round 2, 2:41 - to claim vacant Legacy FC middleweight title
Leonard Garcia def. Reynaldo Trujillo via knockout (strikes) - Round 3, 0:24
Holly Holm def. Allanna Jones via knockout (head kick) - Round 2, 2:22
Darrion Caldwell def. Gerzan Chaw via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jonathan Harris def. Matt Rogers via TKO (strikes) - Round 2, 0:47

PRELIMINARY CARD
Ricky Turcios def. Colin Wright via split decision
Scott Juarez def. Eric Valdez via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 3
Chris Lopez def. Kenny Burke via split decision
Eric Garcia def. Mark Garcia via unanimous decision