IFL: International Fight League

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Jay Larkin, the former head of the Showtime boxing program, and more recently the CEO of the International Fight League (IFL) mixed martial arts company. Once the second most popular mixed martial arts company in America,...

By Luke Thomas Britt, a product of Virginia Beach’s Hybrid Academy of Martial Arts, is best known for his concrete hands and knock-out ability. The agile striker recently shed more than 30 pounds to enter the light heavyweight division.  An acute cage presence and tenacious fighting ability caught the...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman focuses on the appointment of longtime boxing judge Melvina Lathan as head of the New York State Athletic Commission. We start with a commentary on the significance of this appointment, and what it means for the sports of boxing and mix...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses with our colleague Kid Peligro, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, a senior editor of theADCC News, and a correspondent for our show, the origins and history of the renowned Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championsh...

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 Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by commenting again on the growth of the sport of roller derby in the U.S. This Saturday, June 14, EliteXC has another major televised mixed martial arts show. This one will be shown on Showtime in the U.S. and be held in the Blaisdell Ar...

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 Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by discussing the beating received this past Friday by former Chris Byrd in his ESPN2 bout with Shaun George. Byrd, a former heavyweight champion, was fighting at light heavyweight, and was stopped in the ninth round after look...

By Larry Vollmer I had the opportunity to speak with the International Fight League light heavyweight champion Roy “Big Country” Nelson. Roy will defend his title against Brad Imes this Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena ; the fight will air live on HDNet.

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 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...

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 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 Eddie Goldman On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman speaks with mixed martial arts and jiu-jitsu legend Wallid Ismail. Wallid is the driving force behind the newly-formed Mixed Martial Arts World League (MMAWL) (http://www.mmawl.com). This organization has recently begun offering w...

By Eddie Goldman On this special edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, the second so far this week, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Kid Peligro, senior editor of the ADCC News (http://www2.adcombat.com) and the worldwide advisor to the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC). This coming weekend, May 5 and 6, the 2007 ADCC Submis...

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.