(PRESS RELEASE) -- Fifty of Hawaii’s top young MMA fighters will look to put each other’s “LIGHTS OUT” this Saturday, November 21st as X-1 World Events presents its next fight extravaganza at the Kekuaokalani Gym in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- X-1 World Events, Hawaii’s premier fight promotion, presented “SCUFFLE ON SCHOFIELD II: HOMEBOUND HEROES” this past Saturday, November 7th, live from the Tropics Recreation Center on Schofield Barracks. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Fight Engine continues to change the way mixed-martial-arts promoters, managers and fighters market themselves. The revolutionary www.FightEngine.com is conducting a worldwide search for fighters to participate in two internationally staged shows set in December. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- X-1 World Events, Hawaii’s premier fight promotion, will hold a special press conference this Saturday, October 24, live at the Tropics Recreation Center on Schofield Barracks. ... Read More
His UFC tenure, and his MMA career for that matter, may not be anything to write home about. However, Vinny Magalhaes did come through with the most sensational and shocking moment of the first day on the mats in Barcelona.
The TUF 8 alum turned in a strong performance in his opening round bout, leglocking Rodrigo "Cavaca" Henriques. However, coming into his 99-kilogram quarter-final against Marcio "Pe De Pano" Cruz, he was a considerable underdog and it was unclear how exactly Magalhaes would go about exploiting the 2003 divisional champ. ... Read More
Former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez forced Justin Howard to submit to first-round strikes at King of Kombat 7 “Judgment Day” on Saturday at the Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas.
Rodriguez has won eight of his past 10 fights, including two straight. The 32-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling world champion landed a knee to Howard’s head and followed up with punches that sent his foe crashing to the canvas. The submission came soon after. Rodriguez has now delivered 22 of his 37 career wins by submission.
Meanwhile, Strikeforce veteran Nick Gonzalez defeated Dustin Neace by first-round technical knockout to capture the KOK featherweight championship. After struggling to his stool at the end of the opening period, Neace was deemed unfit to continue by the referee. The victory snapped a two-fight losing streak for Gonzalez. ... Read More
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture pocketed matching $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses after their memorable three-round main event at UFC 102 on Saturday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Ore. The two legends took a welcomed chunk out of the $1.92 million gate, drawn from the 16,088 in attendance.
Nogueira rebounded nicely from his technical knockout loss to Frank Mir in December, as he worked over Couture standing and on the ground. He nearly submitted the UFC hall of famer twice, first with a brabo choke and then with an arm-triangle choke. Nogueira has now defeated five former UFC heavyweight champions.
The ageless 46-year-old Couture, meanwhile, has lost back-to-back fights for the first time since he lost to Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett in a six-month span back in 2002.
Nogueira and Couture were not the only combatants to profit from the event. ... Read More
Former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez will lock horns with HDNet Fights and Art of War veteran Justin Howard in a featured bout at King of Kombat 7 “Judgment Day” on Saturday at the Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas.
Rodriguez has won seven of his last nine fights, including a rear-naked choke submission victory against John Brown at a Reality Combat show in July. The 32-year-old has not been finished since succumbing to strikes against Tim Sylvia at UFC 41 in February 2003. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling world champion, Rodriguez has struggled with weight and substance abuse issues throughout his career. He has delivered more than half (21) of his 36 career wins by submission and holds victories against UFC hall of famer Randy Couture, former UFC heavyweight titleholder Andrei Arlovski and American Top Team’s Jeff Monson. ... Read More
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