IFL: International Fight League

By CagE Cro Cop (25-7-2) is coming off a disappointing verbal submission loss to Junior dos Santos at UFC 103. He continues to state that a mental block is the reason preventing him from being the great fighter he was in PRIDE and has since seeked psychiatric therapy.

The WEC announced yesterday that Donald Cerrone (10-2) will be back in action on December 19th against Ed Ratcliff (7-1). In a second lightweight battle, former IFL star Chris Horodecki (13-1) will meet KO artist Anthony Njokuani (12-2). In addition...

By Tom Ngo At only 22 years of age, “The Polish Hammer” is one of MMA’s best kept secrets. He boasts an impressive 13-1 mark with his only blemish coming at the hands of Ryan Schultz in the Finals of the IFL Lightweight Grand Prix back in 2007. Bart Palaszewski vs. TBD Chris Horodecki vs. Anthony Njokuani

By greg@sherdog.com (greg@sherdog.com (Greg Savage)) The WEC announced Thursday on Twitter that it has signed former IFL champion Chris Horodecki.

By Tim Ngo When the IFL was still around, Ben Rothwell was the cream of their heavyweight crop, amassing a 9-0 record in the process. Since their demise, Rothwell has gone 1-1 including a devastating KO loss to former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. He has been given new life as he looks to ma...

By fightlinker This isn’t the first time Zuffa has brought it’s fighters together to teach them how to act like grown ups. They did it for sure in November 2007, although I dunno if it’s an annual or once every two years thing. Regardless, it seems like November is officially fighter education month at Zuffa...

By Tim Ngo The UFC’s return to Southern California is complete as the organization has officially confirmed the nine remaining bouts on the card. UFC 104 will feature a light heavyweight title bout between undefeated champion Lyoto Machida and former Pride middleweight Grand Prix champion Ma...

By Leland Roling McKee's conveyed the same sentiments in his interview, but he has stated that if he were paid more... he would be a more exciting fighter because he knows he'll take some damage if he tries to be more exciting. He talked about how he's been working to improve his submission game in order to finish...

By Leland Roling MFC 22: Payoff will take place on Friday, October 2nd from the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The card will feature a main event middleweight clash between former UFC fighters Jason MacDonald (21-12) and Travis Lutter (9-5), and a MFC Lightweight Championshi...

By Leland Roling His opponent, Zak Cummings, will get the opportunity to prove he belongs in a major organization, but it'll be a huge test for him as Kennedy is truly coming into his own as a top middleweight fighter. Cummings' experience isn't great, but he did manage to take a split decision againsnt form...

By Larry Vollmer Millions of YouTube views later, Slice transitioned into mixed martial arts in order to provide for his fiancée and six children. He fought for the now-defunct EliteXC, headlining the first ever mixed martial arts card on broadcast television. He compiled a 3-0 record before losing to Se...

By Leland Roling Darrill Schoonover (10-0) is one of the fighters that I'm most looking forward to observing on this season. At 6'2", 250 lbs, he isn't the biggest heavyweight on the show, but his skill-set is one of the most well-rounded we'll see out of most of the contestants. He comes from a wrestling back...

By Shawn Dennis Hallman has signed a four-fight deal to return to the UFC. A veteran of 55 mixed martial arts contests, Hallman is known mostly for two quick submission wins over Matt Hughes. I wonder how long it’s going to take before Hallman is announced as Hughes next opponent.

By fightlinker Strikeforce is one promotion willing to co-promote with M-1 Global. Scott Coker, Strikeforce’s CEO, told Sherdog.com that it was his understanding that Emelianenko and M-1 Global have “four or five offers on the table,” including ones from boxing promotions and television networks. Co...

By CagE Today the UFC and SpikeTV announced the full cast the 10th season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. This season features some know fighters – street fighter Kimbo Slice, 4 former NFL Players (Wes Shivers, Brendan Schaub, Marcus Jones and Matt Mitrione) and the former IFL heavyweight...

By Nick Thomas Circus comes to town: 'Cops vs. Cons' MMA So far, the event's website lists seven confirmed fighters, including Lamont Lister, a onetime IFL fighter who is a Philadelphia police officer, as well as ex-UFC fighter Kevin Jordan, who is apparently an ex-con."

 CA If you get injured and can't fight, there are no unemployment benefits to turn to. Well many MMA fan's have heard of this young fighter before. He practically ruled the now defunct IFL (International Fight League). Like he said “I train hard, ...

By ben — Exciting welterweight rising star Anthony Johnson and impressive prospect John Howard have agreed to meet at the TUF 9 finale in June. Johnson is riding a two-fight win streak after his first-round TKO over Luigi Fioravanti at last month's UFC Fight Night 17, and his highlight-reel hea...

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By Luke Thomas Jamal "The Suit" Patterson (4-2), a jiu-jitsu black belt under the legendary Renzo Gracie, fights out of the Gracie Academy in New York, New York. A former football player at Colgate University and All American wrestler out of Blair Academy, Patterson is an accomplished but young vetera...

By ChrisNelson He just signed a four-fight deal with the UFC, making him the youngest fighter under contract in the organization. And he's facing the also-undefeated Renzo Gracie-trained IFL product Andre Gusmao - on about a week's notice, replacing Tomasz Drwal - this Saturday in Minnesota. Check it:

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by commenting on the discussion we had on the most recent edition of this show with the award-winning boxing writer and author, Thomas Hauser of SecondsOut.com, about his views on UFC and the mixed martial arts. While we obviousl...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic wrestling team, who will compete this August at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. They were in New York last week for a media tour, which included promoting the Fuel the Dream program to assist fam...

By Luke Thomas However, there doesn’t appear to be a bias, as in recent months the UFC has selected former IFL fighters such as Gerald Harris, Mike Dolce, and Dante Rivera for the cast of its seventh installment of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality TV show. Now, with the recent signings of other former IFL fi...

By Kid Nate My prediction for Thursday is this: White will announce next that the UFC has signed a long-term agreement with FOX to televise fights on a quarterly basis on network primetime television along with a option to buy a portion of the company over time. I’m betting that the first show will be th...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by commenting on the recent exposure of what goes on behind the scenes of UFC's "The Ultimate Fighter" show by cast member and fighter Mike Dolce. Here, once again, the true, anti-social nature of that show is laid bare. Next, we re...

By bfowlkes MMA Payout reports that Keith Evans, IFL VP of Operations, and Lisa Faircloth, Director of Events, have both been let go. This is a significant blow to the IFL’s Las Vegas office, which handles the bulk of event operations and includes tasks like signing fighters and organizing live event...

By Larry Vollmer Current Titleholder I just got off the phone with 6’7” heavyweight fighter Brad Imes. You may remember Imes as a runner up in “The Ultimate Fighter” season 2; he lost a close split decision to Rashad Evans and was a hair away from becoming the “The Ultimate Fighter” from season 3. Imes will be c...

By gorgeousgeorge@taggradio.com (Gorgeous George) Feb 28, 2008 - Josh Haynes, former TUF 3 vet and current IFL fighter out of Xtreme Couture gym in Las Vegas, was our guest today. Also, GG debuted MMA insider, "Lynchman" and he came through with some good info re: the Elite XC/ CBS deal.

By Tim Ngo Mark Miller gets a title shot this Friday at the IZOD Center in New Jersey when he takes on current IFL Welterweight champion Jay Hieron. Miller was supposed to fight Hieron during the IFL Grand Prix but had to pull out due to a hand injury that he told us, “it (hand) gets a little bit sore when...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman begins by previewing the mixed martial arts fight between Frank Shamrock and Cung Le. This will be held Saturday night, March 29, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. It will be shown in the U.S. as the main event of a joint EliteXC and Strike...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman begins by reviewing the new mixed martial arts-themed film, "Never Back Down" (http://www.neverbackdownthemovie.com/), which opens in theaters Friday, March 14. Next, we speak with one of the top freestyle wrestlers in America and...

Shawn Tompkins and Roy Nelson join Gary Alexander on this episode of The Ultimate Podcast. Gary Recaps The IFL show from Vegas and also the UFC from Ohio. www.theMMAshow.com donate to the walk america fund click the banner on the site. gary@themmashow.com

By MMA Junkie With Harris, the latest rumored cast includes: Paul Bradley (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Matt Brown (7-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Steve Byrnes (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Timothy Credeur (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Mike Dolce (3-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC)C.B. Dollaway (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Gerald Harris (6-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Mike Marrello (6-1-1 M...

The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) and HDNet Fights today announced an agreement to televise the first three IFL events of 2008 live, beginning with the Friday, February 29 card from the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

When the IFL returns to Las Vegas, Nev. on February 29 for the league’s first event of 2008, it will be with a new format and new champions.

By Sam Caplan The IFL announced on Tuesday that three of its champions will be defending their newly won crowns during the promotion’s first show of 2008 on February 29 in Las Vegas at the Orleans Arena. Lightweight champion Ryan Schultz, ...

By The Fighting Life It's a big weekend in MMA, which is only fitting considering the year we've had.  I'm in Connecticut for the final round of the IFL Grand Prix, while across the country the UFC has one of their best offerings of 2007.  That's enough great MMA in one night to last you several months, but if you rea...

By Steve Sievert(cycling.notebook@earthlink.net) The most notable employee who has parted ways with the company is co-founder Gareb Shamus, who has resigned as IFL chairman and CEO. Jay Larkin gets bumped up to the big chair as new CEO. After six months in his previous position as chief operating officer, Larkin was set to pull down an annual...

By Sam Caplan I also followed up with Cox in regards to a previous statement that the promotion would be announcing several fighter sightings following their New York press conference several weeks back. According to Cox, the promotion wants to focus on securing a television deal before they start fi...

IFL's World Grand Prix hits live network TV tonight at 9 p.m. EST on MyNetworkTV. The one hour of coverage represents the first time in the history of this country that MMA will be covered live on network television (don't forget that IFL has had a weekly show called IFL Battleground on MyNetwo...

Q&A with 20-year-old MMA fighter Chris Horodecki  - Born in Poland and raised in Ontario, Horodecki currently fights for the Los Angeles Anacondas in the International Fight League (IFL), which is among the ... Q&A with IFL president Jay Larkin CBSSports.com all 2 news articles

By Sam Caplan Alex Marvez, who covers the NFL and MMA for FoxSports.com, has dedicated his latest syndicated column to Angle’s ongoing flirtation with mixed martial arts. The current object of Angle’s MMA affection appears to be the International Fight League:

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By Sam Caplan Now comes recent word that Rodriguez will be fighting in the main event of New Jersey-area fight promotion Battlcage Xtreme’s next card on Oct. 20 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. According to the promotion’s website, Rodriguez will be fighting Kauai Kupihiea for the USKBA heavywe...

By Sam Caplan Many you might be familiar with Lierley following his stunning June match vs. Chris Horodecki at the IFL’s show in Everett, Wash. Lierley lost via unanimous decision but he boosted his stock tenfold by participating in what was probably the greatest match in IFL history and one of the best m...

By Sam Caplan But can the team concept allow the IFL to be a viable number two? No doubt about it. The crowd was pretty good. The IFL benefited from having Renzo Gracie’s New York Pitbulls fighting in their backyard as there were a ton of red ...

The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league, today announced the rosters ...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Dr. Margaret Goodman, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Dr. Goodman, a neurologist who is also the former chief ringside physician for the Nevada commission, has just written a...

MyNetworkTV\'s new schedule for the Fall 2007 season includes four reality programs, as well as a host of “Access Hollywood” produced specials and live sporting events. With the announcement, MyNetworkTV President Greg Meidel stated, “MyNetworkTV strides forward this Fall as we off...

By Steve Sievert NEW YORK - The International Fight League, the world's first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Southern California Condors middleweight Jeremy Williams, 27, of Laguna Niguel ...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Maurice Smith joins TJ De Santis and Sherdog.com editor Josh Gross on Renzo Gracie"s Pitbulls in the first ever mixed martial arts league. "Mo" talks about the format of the IFL, his team, and how the IFL is treating their fighters opposed to other promoters.