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Wednesday 05.15.2013 4:05pm ET | View Full Article
Event: WSOF 3: "Fitch vs. Burkman"Date: Friday, June 14, 2013, at 11 p.m. ET on NBC Sports NetworkLocation: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
Main event:
170 lbs.: Josh Burkman vs. Jon Fitch
Main card:
155 lbs.: Brian Cobb vs. Justin Gaethje170 lbs.: Steve Carl vs. Tyson Steele155 lbs.: Brian Cobb vs. Justin Gaethje265 lbs.: Rolles Gracie vs. Dave Huckaba
Preliminary card:
155 l...
Sunday 05.05.2013 7:00pm ET | View Full Article
Remember Jon Fitch? He used to be a UFC welterweight contender, but then he failed to win 3 of his final 4 fights and the UFC cut him. The reason for the shock release? He's "very f**king expensive" according to Dana White. Now he's with World Series of Fighting, and he gets to rematch Josh Burkman in the main event of WSOF 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fitch finished Burkman by rear naked choke at UFC...
Wednesday 05.01.2013 12:32pm ET | View Full Article
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(Quite possibly the strangest reaction to Pig Destroyer's "Gravedancer" that we have ever seen.)
Bad news, Potato Nation, as it has been recently announced that the upcoming World Series of Fighting 3 card has taken a major hit in the form of Tyrone Spong, who has allegedly been pulled from the event due to visa issues. The kickboxing powerhouse was expected to face 11-2 Angel DeAnda in the c...
Friday 04.19.2013 9:00pm ET | View Full Article
World Series of Fighting (WSOF), the budding mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion headed by kickboxing legend Ray Sefo, is for its third event on NBC Sports Network as "Fitch vs. Burkman" goes down on June 14, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Check out the latest version of the fight card here.
Leading the charge is the debut of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight contender Jon Fit...
Wednesday 04.17.2013 9:39am ET | View Full Article
Event: WSOF 3: "Fitch vs. Burkman"Date: Friday, June 14, 2013, at 11 p.m. ET on NBC Sports NetworkLocation: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
Main event:
170 lbs.: Josh Burkman vs. Jon Fitch
Main card:
155 lbs.: Brian Cobb vs. Justin Gaethje205 lbs.: Angel DeAnda vs. Tyrone Spong265 lbs.: Rolles Gracie vs. Dave Huckaba
Preliminary card:
155 lbs.: John Gunderson vs. Dan Lauzon185...
Wednesday 04.17.2013 8:00am ET | View Full Article
Nick Diaz may be retired, but that isn't stopping the rest of the welterweight division from calling him out.
According to a report from MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani on Tuesday night's edition of UFC Tonight, Brazilian submission wizard Demian Maia has officially requested a match-up with Stockton's favorite son.
A former middleweight title challenger, the 35-year-old Maia has ripped off thr...
Tuesday 04.16.2013 3:21pm ET | View Full Article
The next World Series of Fighting event is all set for Friday, June 14th in Las Vegas. WSOF 3 takes place at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, and officials made the card official today in a press release. Former UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch headlines the show against fellow ex-UFC veteran Josh Burkman. The two men fought on a UFC Fight Night card in 2006, with Fitch winning by 2nd round subm...
Tuesday 04.16.2013 3:00pm ET | View Full Article
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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
The World Series of Fighting will return to Las Vegas for their third event, as they officially announced on Tuesday that WSOF 3 will take place from The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Friday, June 14.
The event will be headlined by the welterweight bout between Jon Fitch and Josh Burkman...
Tuesday 04.16.2013 12:43pm ET | View Full Article
The World Series of Fighting's third promotional effort is shaping up in short order.
The company already announced the main event for the June 14 event at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, as Jon Fitch makes his WSOF debut against Josh Burkman. And Monday, MMAFighting.com broke the news of kickboxing superstar Tyrone Spong's second pro mixed martial arts bout, against 11-2 Angel De...
Tuesday 04.16.2013 12:39pm ET | View Full Article
Tickets for World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 3, which was recently announced for "The Joint" at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 14, 2013, go on sale at noon PT this Friday (April 19) at the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office, as well as all Ticketmaster locations.
Just $29 to start!
WSOF 3 will be headlined by a 170-pound rematch featuring former UFC welterweight number one conten...
Monday 05.07.2012 9:46am ET | View Full Article
Though the weekend was dominated by the UFC fights on Fox, there were plenty of other fights over the weekend, including this quick knockout Michael Chandler pulled off at Bellator:
In his first fight since beating Eddie Alvarez for the Bellator lightweight title, Chandler needed just 0:56 to TKO Akihiro Gono. After the bout, Gono said he was retiring from his 18-year MMA career that included bo...
Saturday 05.05.2012 9:00am ET | View Full Article
Bellator Fighting Championships was at it again last night (May 4, 2012) with Bellator 67 from Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada, with the continuation of the welterweight tournament and a big non-title fight between reigning 155-pound champion Michael Chandler taking on Akihiro Gono.
Fighting for the first time since defeating former Lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez back on Nov., 19, 2011,...
Friday 05.04.2012 11:20pm ET | View Full Article
Bellator 67 took place tonight from the Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada. Though his title was not at stake, lightweight champion Michael Chandler took on crafty Japanese veteran Akihiro Gono in the main event and fan-favorite Ben Saunders battled Bryan Baker in a welterweight tournament semifinal.
Gono stressed the need to stay relaxed in his pre-fight interview and may have over-committed. Chand...
Friday 05.04.2012 11:01pm ET | View Full Article
Bellator Fighting Championships returns TONIGHT (May 4, 2012) to Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada with the continuation of the welterweight tournament and a big non-title fight.
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of Bellator 67 below, beginning with the MTV2 telecast at 8 p.m. ET. In addition, we'll deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the undercard...
Friday 05.04.2012 9:57pm ET | View Full Article
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Join us for LIVE play-by-play from Bellator 67 occuring at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. The event will air live on MTV2, EPIX and the Armed Forces Network with the prelims airing on Spike.com
The headliner features Bellator Lightweight champion Michael Chandler in a non-title fight with UFC and Pride veteran Akihiro Gono. The co-main event of the night is a Welterweight season six tournam...
Friday 05.04.2012 9:15pm ET | View Full Article
Bellator Fighting Championships returns TONIGHT (May 4, 2012) to Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada with the continuation of the welterweight tournament and a big non-title fight.
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of Bellator 67 below, beginning with the MTV2 telecast at 8 p.m. ET. In addition, we'll deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the undercard...
Friday 05.04.2012 9:01pm ET | View Full Article
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Join us for LIVE play-by-play from Bellator 67 occuring at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. The event will air live on MTV2, EPIX and the Armed Forces Network with the prelims airing on Spike.com
The headliner features Bellator Lightweight champion Michael Chandler in a non-title fight with UFC and Pride veteran Akihiro Gono. The co-main event of the night is a Welterweight season six tournam...
Friday 05.04.2012 8:36pm ET | View Full Article
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Join us for LIVE play-by-play from Bellator 67 occuring at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. The event will air live on MTV2, EPIX and the Armed Forces Network with the prelims airing on Spike.com
The headliner features Bellator Lightweight champion Michael Chandler in a non-title fight with UFC and Pride veteran Akihiro Gono. The co-main event of the night is a Welterweight season six tournam...
Friday 05.04.2012 8:30pm ET | View Full Article
Bellator Fighting Championships returns TONIGHT (May 4, 2012) to Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada with the continuation of the welterweight tournament and a big non-title fight.
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of Bellator 67 below, beginning with the MTV2 telecast at 8 p.m. ET. In addition, we'll deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the undercard...
Friday 05.04.2012 8:08pm ET | View Full Article
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Join us for LIVE play-by-play from Bellator 67 occuring at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. The event will air live on MTV2, EPIX and the Armed Forces Network with the prelims airing on Spike.com
The headliner features Bellator Lightweight champion Michael Chandler in a non-title fight with UFC and Pride veteran Akihiro Gono. The co-main event of the night is a Welterweight season six tournam...