KOTC: King of the Cage

By MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] Two former UFC fighters desperately needed a win but only one got it when Matt Horwich topped Jason Lambert via split decision over the weekend. Notable light heavyweight Cyrille "Snake" Diabate and World Victory Road/KOTC veteran Nick Denis also picked up wins.

By Justin H Vale Tudo Japan, which is set to take place on October 30th, in Tokyo, is still taking shape. An opponent for lightweight fighter Takanori Gomi, was recently announced. Gomi will be taking on King of the Cage lightweight champion Tony Hervey, in his alleged final fight in Japan. Other expect...

By Kris Karkoski According to MixedMartialArts.com, newcomers Mike “Joker” Guymon and Rory MacDonald, both King of the Cage champions who recently signed with the promotion, are likely to square off on the card. For the latest UFC news and UFC rumors stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.

By MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] Undefeated King of the Cage champion Rory MacDonald (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC. The Canadian's coach, David Lea of Team Toshido MMA in Bristish Columbia, Canada, announced the signing on the popular MMA forum, The Underground.

In what could be his last fight in Japan for the near future, former PRIDE lightweight champion Takanori Gomi has been booked to take on King of the Cage lightweight titleholder Tony Hervey at Vale Tudo Japan 2009 on Oct. 30 at the JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan. read more

By Kris Karkoski The UFC has added King of the Cage welterweight champ Mike “Joker” Guymon to its 170-pound roster, according to Guymon, who announced the four-fight deal on Friday on The Underground: Guymon (11-2-1), who has won five-straight and 9 of his last 10 dating back to 2004, holds a notable win o...

By MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] Longtime King of the Cage fighter and current 170-pound title-holder Mike "Joker" Guymon (11-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC. No debut date or opponent has been determined for the welterweight fighter, who enters the UFC with five consecutive wins via stoppag...

By TJDeSantis@sherdog.com (TJDeSantis@sherdog.com (TJ De Santis)) Vazquez,a former King of the Cage and Gladiator Challenge champion, said the bout will kick off a five-fight contract he agreed to with the promotion on Thursday. Javier Vazquez will square off against IFL veteran L.C. Davis in a featherweight bout on Aug. 9 at WEC 42 at the Hard Rock Hotel and C...

By bknapp@sherdog.com (bknapp@sherdog.com (Brian Knapp)) Kerr (15-10, 1 NC), who rose to prominence in the early days of Pride and the UFC, will carry a four-fight-losing streak into the bout -- his first since a September 2008 submission loss to American Top Team’s Jeff Monson. Mark Kerr has some fight left in him. The 40-year-old UFC and Pride Figh...

 Canada Baker has a pro fight lined up during the next King of the Cage event slated for Rexall Place in Edmonton. Another Grande Prairie fighter, Scott Chetman will join him at the event, July 18. Raph Bergman is also making strides in the mixed martial arts ...

 UK In actuality, Galbraith was a 13 fight veteran of MFC, TKO and King Of The Cage (amongst others) going into this fight, with his highest profile outings coming by virtue of losses to Georges St Pierre, Joe Doerksen and Jonathan Goulet, although he did ...

By news@sherdog.com (news@sherdog.com) By King of the Cage Canada on Sunday, April 5, 2009 KOTC Canada - Dog Eat Dawg (King of the Cage Canada) on 4/17/2009

 CA a crash course of MMA exposure. Next I saw Pride Fighting Championships and enjoyed that as well though in a ring with different rules than UFC it was no less impressive. I literally watched everything I could Rumble on the Rock, King of the Cage ext.

KOTC and TKO veteran Jacob MacDonald was found dead on Wednesday in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. The police are investigating the death of the 28-year-old fighter out of Drury Lane.  MacDonald fought in sixteen professional MMA fights, compiling a record of 4-12. MacDonald's final figh...

By news@sherdog.com (news@sherdog.com) By King of the Cage Canada on Friday, March 6, 2009 KOTC Canada - Turbulence (King of the Cage Canada) on 3/13/2009

 OH 31 Chevrolet Centre show. Even the Jan. 17 mixed martial arts show (King of the Cage) exceeded expectations, said Wolsonovich. The arena expected 1300 to 1400, but wound up with about 1850. “I was surprised at the number of kids at that show,” she said.

By Jim Genia In 1996 there was BAMA Fight Night, an unsanctioned Shootfighting and no-holds-barred event in Northern New Jersey where Matt and Nick Serra got their start. Promoter Lou Neglia began adding limited-rules bouts to his New York and New Jersey kickboxing cards in 2000 (where Phil Baroni f...

Victor "Joe Boxer" Valenzuela, most known for his EliteXC feud with Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett, retained his King of the Cage lightweight title Thursday night at King of the Cage "Immortal" in San Bernardino, California. Valenzuela won a unanimous decision over Donald Sanchez in...

As an MMA fan, I'm elated that Scott Coker and Strikeforce bought the assets of ProElite. The fact that KOTC and Cage Rage will continue to run and operate is also good news. Many hardcore fans hated on upstart promotions like the IFL, Affliction, ...

By MMASuPreMaCy LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Bellator Fighting Championships, a first of its kind Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion, officially announced today the exclusive signing of undefeated MMA fighter Lyman Good. As the newest addition to the Welterweight (170 lb.) division of Bellator’...

  Canada - The King of the Cage mixed martial arts card packs the house at Frank Crane Arena. Nanaimo’s Nick Hinchliffe is defeated by Coquitlam’s Dan MacIver in the ...

 VA - Dec 22, 2008 not many of them matter save for King of the Cage (KOTC) and Gladiator Challenge (GC), which have produced some of the world’s greatest fighters. ... INSIDE MMA SI.com all 2 news articles

By Pitman Lightweight (155 lbs.) - John Ulloa vs. Johnny Gomez Lightweight (155 lbs.) - Julio Sotomayor vs. Dominic Verdugo Bantamweight (135 lbs.) - Yosuke Koreeda vs. Anthony Guerra Light Heavyweight (205 lbs.) - Dave Cryer vs. Anthony Jones Welterweight (170 lbs.) - Wachiim Spiritwolf vs. Rick Legere

By itsallgood013 Rumble on the Rock: Superstar Collection. Featuring UFC Champions BJ Penn and Anderson Silva, former EliteXC Champion Jake Shields, and former Pride Champion Takanori Gomi, this set is jam packed with good fights from the first minute to the last.

By MMASuPreMaCy Was Terry Trebilcock wrong about all other promotions being paid for in full? Cage Rage was supposed to go down in flames along with ProElite. Now, it appears Geer wants Cage Rage back, although his good friend and partner Dave O'Donnell already moved on with his Ultimate Challenge brand.

By Simco BOOYAA Inc. manages and sells merchandise for both entities at all King of the Cage events. We also assist with all aspects of the production including managing the website, sponsorship coordination, marketing, merchandise and matchmaking.

By Kris Karkoski Thiago Alves The remaining assets of ProElite are expected to be sold by the end of the month. Potential buyers reportedly include King of the Cage founder Terry Trebilcock and Marc Ecko.Light heavyweight Mark Munoz will be making the jump to the UFC.M-1 has announced the the finals of M-1 Ch...

By Stefan Manojlovic At only 23 years old, Grant can only get better. Armed with an already formidable skill set, look for the Canadian grappler to become a force to be reckoned with as he builds on his experience in King of the Cage (KOTC) and TKO Major League MMA.

By MMASuPreMaCy According to sources, as many as three groups are believed to be vying for ProElite. Only the identity of one of the groups is certain, with multiple sources stating that a group led by King of the Cage promoter Terry Trebilcock has made a bid.

By Jesse Holland PRIDE FC continues its return to DVD with the release of PRIDE: Bushido 12 . PRIDE Bushido 12 (also known as PRIDE Bushido Survival 2nd Round) was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. The event consisted of the second round of the 2006 BUSHIDO Welterweight (183 lb...

 Canada - The co-main event features the eleven-time Champion and UFC veteran Joe “Diesel” Riggs (28-10), who will be battling the undefeated KOTC veteran Chad Davis ...

  Canada - Nanaimo's Colin Davis from Impact MMA will also fight out of this category. Curtis LaJeunnesse of Cedar was supposed to fight in the MMA King of the Cage ...

By ben The primary reason that Pro Elite/Elite XC’s and King of the Cage’s licenses have been placed on suspension is because of their financial states and the fact that Pro Elite, the owner of King of the Cage, has suspended operations and their tangible and intangible assets are being auction...

By Jesse Holland Confessions of a Pit Fighter, starring former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, is a tale about one man’s struggle to find redemption and revenge in the world of underground pit fighting. Check out a video trailer of Confessions of a Pit Fighter after the jump.

By Jesse Holland UFC 86 ‘Jackson vs. Griffin’ was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: 205 lbs.: Quinton Jackson (28-6) vs. Forrest Griffin (15-4)

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By MMASuPreMaCy So it looks like that is some great news for KOTC, ICON, Cage Rage, Spirit MC, etc. The problem is that the fighter contracts will be held as assets. The problem is that we don't know which fighter contracts this applies to. Is it only EliteXC contracted fighters that fought on Showtime or CBS?

By Ben Leeson THE SAULT STAR Even at this early stage of his mixed martial arts career, Brent Fryia has put in no small number [...]

  Canada - Ironside, the 41-year-old former street fighter from Nanaimo, will be making his King of the Cage debut Saturday night when the Mixed Martial Arts card ...

In our latest MMAjunkie.com and HDNet's DREAM.6 video release, we take a look at a heavyweight bout of Jimmy Ambriz vs. Sergei Kharitonov. Ambriz, a last-second addition to the card, took on PRIDE veteran Kharitonov. Ambriz stepped in on extremely short notice after Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga...

By Bruz First and foremost is the elimination of all these smaller organizations under the same ownership.  By combining the rosters of Affliction + EliteXC + King of the Cage + Cage Rage into one organization ("the new EliteXC"), you automatically have an MMA superpower on your hands.

By gorgeousgeorge@taggradio.com (Gorgeous George) April 22, 2008 - The guys were back on track today after having technical problems yesterday. Joker Guymon stopped by and talked about his big win at KOTC last saturday. TAGG also recapped UFC 83 and discussed the fallout from the show.

By James Iannotti Whatever the case may be, it’s becoming apparent how difficult it is for the little guys to survive as organizations in mixed martial arts. And despite Showtime’s apparent attempt to salvage its investment, Pro Elite may already be a sinking ship.

By yacman1 At the recent King of the Cage event entitled, "Bio Hazard", a strong fight card was headlined by a rematch between Aaron 'Slam' Wetherspoon (former Welterweight Champion) and Anthony 'The Recipe' Lapsley (The New KOTC Welterweight Champ). Their first fight, a great battle, ended on a c...

By news Starting on a dusty tennis court, Trebilcock soon made a deal with a local casino and started playing to sold-out houses. Seeing a real opportunity, he contacted casinos in other areas and within just a few years was promoting nearly 30 shows a year. Branching out to international markets a...

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By MMA Junkie He’ll now take on Villasenor, a former King of the Cage middleweight champion who earned a ticket to Japan with the now-defunct PRIDE Fighting Championship after posting a 15-fight win streak. After a victory over David Loiseau in EliteXC’s first-ever show, the Team Jackson fighter ear...

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By MMA Junkie “The Ultimate Fighter 6” cast member Mac Danzig (17-4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will return to action for the first time since defeating Tommy Speer at the show’s live finale to take on Mark Bocek (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC). The fight takes place at UFC 84, which is slated for Montreal’s Bell Centre on April 19.

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