KOTC: King of the Cage

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)) The injury, suffered 45 seconds into the match, brought a premature end to the first regulated mixed martial arts event in the city’s history. Fighting for the second time in three weeks, Clementi injured himself while attempting a takedown against the WEC veteran. The bout was stopped im...

By bknapp@sherdog.com (bknapp@sherdog.com (Brian Knapp)) The injury, suffered 45 seconds into the match, brought a premature end to the first regulated mixed martial arts event in the city’s history. Fighting for the second time in three weeks, Clementi injured himself while attempting a takedown against the WEC veteran. The bout was stopped im...

By bknapp@sherdog.com (bknapp@sherdog.com (Brian Knapp)) The injury, suffered 45 seconds into the match, brought a premature end to the first regulated mixed martial arts event in the city’s history. Fighting for the second time in three weeks, Clementi injured himself while attempting a takedown against the WEC veteran. The bout was stopped im...

By bknapp@sherdog.com (bknapp@sherdog.com (Brian Knapp)) The injury, suffered 45 seconds into the match, brought a premature end to the first regulated mixed martial arts event in the city’s history. Fighting for the second time in three weeks, Clementi injured himself while attempting a takedown against the WEC veteran. The bout was stopped im...

 CA Faber's next fight was a submission victory over Charlie Valencia, who had been the dominant fighter under 155 pounds in the King of the Cage ranks. By the time WEC was bought by UFC parent company Zuffa and launched its presence on cable television, ...

 OH Kyle, who steps into the bout with less than two weeks' notice, is an American Kickboxing Academy fighter who has fought in the UFC, WEC, Pancrase and King of the Cage. Kyle has fought twice previously for Strikeforce, losing by submission to Wayne ...

 OH Kyle, a former heavyweight and two-time Strikeforce veteran, has also fought for the UFC, WEC, Pancrase and King of the Cage. The American Kickboxing Academy product is currently riding a two-fight win streak after suffering through a stretch four ...

 CA I had the King of the Cage title and the Gladiator Challenge title. Because we didn't have a real place to shine at that point I was just going to go around and get all the belts and establish myself as the best lighter weight fighter and make a name ...

By Brian Oswald Urijah Faber: At that time, the WEC was not quite to the level that it is now. For me, it was a step toward unifying the tiles. I had the King of the Cage title and the Gladiator Challenge title. Because we didn’t have a real place to shine at that point I was just going to go around and get all the belts...

 UK Rodrigues holds UFC wins over Randy Couture Jeff Monson and Andre Arlovski and is also a KOTC, Pride, WEC, IFL and Elite XC veteran, as well as ADCC World Champion. Broughton is a firm UK fan favourite and will be keen to avenge his recent loss to ...

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On the wall to my left was a series of posters commemorating the events overseen by the Northern California mixed martial arts organization, King of the Cage. On the one nearest me was Urijah Faber, a Sacramento-based fighter who had won the WEC ...

jiu-jitsu world champion Rani Yahya and King of the Cage mainstay Thomas Denny. Another bout of interest will pair top featherweight prospect Rafael Assuncao with Pancrase and Adrenaline MMA veteran Jameel Massouh in his promotional debut. ...

In the tournament's opening round, early favorite Hatsu Hioki will take on WEC veteran Chris Manuel, while undefeated Brazilian and featherweight King of Pancrase Marlon Sandro meets KOTC standout Matt Jaggers. Former Shooto world champion Hideki ...

 OH The 27-year-old had reeled off nine-straight wins in King of the Cage and the WEC before suffering a TKO loss to bantamweight champion Miguel Torres in the main event of December 2008's "WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia." Dias will be seeking his first win in ...

ICF will be the first regional promotion to bring professional mixed martial arts to US Bank Arena. In a co-main event, MMA legend and former UFC, WEC and KOTC veteran Shonie Carter will take on ICF pro Victor O'Donnell. Carter is a vet of the cage and ...

 OH Ruediger, best known for his appearance on "The Ultimate Fighter 5" is a UFC, WEC and King of the Cage veteran. After dropping the first bout of his career, Ruediger earned wins in his next nine-stright bouts. "Godzilla" is currently on a two-fight ...

 - Paixao, meanwhile, is a Brazilian-born fighter who hasn't competed since a first-round submission victory over EliteXC and King of the Cage veteran Thomas ...

 OH Paixao, meanwhile, is a Brazilian-born fighter who hasn't competed since a first-round submission victory over EliteXC and King of the Cage veteran Thomas Denny in May 2007. After signing with the WEC in 2008, Paixao was expected to fight rising ...

 OH - Nov 26, 2008 Undefeated contender Tapia (10-0-1 MMA, 2-0 WEC) started his career with King of the Cage in 2005. Now facing his biggest challenge yet, Tapia said he's ...

 OH - Nov 18, 2008 He now meets undefeated King of the Cage veteran Manny Tapia, who owns a 10-0-1 career mark (2-0 in the UFC). The Torres-Tapia winner could next fight ...

By Alan Conceicao Urijah Faber was well known due to his success on the west coast in promotions such as Gladiator Challenge and King of the Cage, and up till tonight, it seemed that the faith of Zuffa in him was more than justified. ...

By MMAmania Tapia is a former King of the Cage star who has kept his perfect record intact since joining the WEC with two exciting wins over Brandon Foxworth and Antonio Banuelos. “The Mangler” often tends to live up to his nickname, preferring to stand and bang it out rather than take his fights to the gr...

The EliteXC specials, which will air Sunday nights at 9:00pm local, will not only air fights from the promotion but also from sister promotions King of the Cage and Cage Rage. Old fights with current stars the likes of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (Cage Rage) and WEC featherwe...

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