Xtreme Fighting Championships will return to the state of Kentucky for the first time since 2008, for the promotion’s next event XFC 23: Louisville Slugfest. Scheduled for Friday April 19, the AXStv broadcast will include the first ever XFC Strawweight WMMA title fight between former US Boxing team member Stephanie “Snowflake” Eggink and veteran Angela Magana.
One of the most anticipated fights of the night is a Welterweight matchup between local favorite Roger Carroll and regional challenger Josh Eagans as Xtreme Fighting Championships returns to Charlotte for XFC 22: Crossing the Line on February 22. The fight will be Carroll’s second with the XFC and Eagans XFC debut. The two will face off on the live side of the promotions event, televised on AXS TV.
(Tampa, FL) – XFC Welterweight Luis “Sapo” Santos agreed to terms for a long-term, multi-fight, deal with the XFC in early January and today the promotion announced the Brazilians first opponent. Santos will fight UFC veteran Shamar Bailey in the main event of XFC 23: Louisville Slugfest, which will also mark the promotions first event in the state of Kentucky since 2008.
Xtreme Fighting Championships has been at the forefront of WMMA since 2008, when it introduced their WMMA division with world class boxer, turned MMA fighter, Chevelle Hallback. Instant popularity of female fights in the XFC began to spread throughout the MMA industry, and the company known for finding the Next Generation of MMA Fighters followed up their promise of finding and building rising stars, by signing Marianna Kheyfets following their Open Fighter Tryout in 2010. Soon after, Kheyfets had her first fight live on national television to the HDNet viewers and thousands in attendance at the St. Pete Times Forum.
Xtreme Fighting Championships will return to AXS TV on February 22 for XFC 22: ‘Crossing the Line’. Just announced for the upcoming card will be a Women’s MMA matchup in the 125-pound Flyweight division, between newly signed Pearl Gonzalez and Suzie Montero. This will mark the XFC debut for both ladies and could mark the beginning of a busy year for WMMA under the XFC banner.
The eight remaining contenders in the GLORY World Series single-elimination tournament will travel from the four corners of the earth to battle it out on NOV 3 2012 at the historical PalaLottomatica venue, where Muhammad Ali won his Olympic gold medal.
BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) returns to the Wembley Arena in London, UK on September 15th, 2012 for BAMMA 10. It will have been nearly 16 months since BAMMA 6 was at Wembley and the promotion will bring a World Lightweight Championship bout as the night’s main event in their return.
Coalition Fight Music announced earlier today that the group has finalized a strategic partnership agreement with Shark Sports Management. The new partnership agreement will allow the Atlanta-based sports agency to offer Coalition Fight Music’s vast array of marketable services to the company’s growing list of clients within the MMA industry.
UFC on FOX 9 Weigh in Photo Gallery
Photo gallery from the UFC on FOX 9 weigh-ins featuring the UFC flyweight championship bout between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez. Also on the card are local favorites Urijah Faber, Chad Mendes, Danny Castillo and Roger Bowling.
Bellator 100 Weigh-in Pictures
Last night the fighters for tonight’s Bellator 100 stepped onto the scales with all 24 fighters making weight. The historic 100th event for Bellator takes places tonight from the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona and features an all welterweight main card on Spike TV.
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Weigh-in Pictures
Due to a previously scheduled Arena Football game at the HP Pavilion, today’s UFC on FOX 7 weigh-ins were held less than a mile away at the California Theater. The small theater was completely filled with cheering fans and all the fighters they came to see made weight.
The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Weigh-in Pictures
Amidst everything else going on, the UFC has themselves a busy day today with the UFC on FX 6 taking place in Australia and The Ultimate Fighter 16 finale weigh-ins. All 24 fighters made weight today for tomorrow’s event that will crown The Ultimate Fighter 16 welterweight winner.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 Weigh-in Results and Photos
SAN JOSE, Cal. – Still recovering from Saturday’s UFC 148, MMAValor.com was inside the HP Pavilion for today’s UFC on FUEL TV 4 weigh-ins. A few of the fighters would need to step onto the scale behind a towel but all 22 fighters on the UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card made weight.
