Vazquez, Cherep Dominate at XFO 59
by Matt Lo Cascio You can always come home. Manny Vazquez (10-2) returned to the Chicago scene and wrapped up a whirlwind of a year with a thrilling victory in the main event of XFO 59 Friday night at the UIC Forum. Vazquez asserted his dominance quickly over Chris Haney, choking out the veteran fighter …...
XFO 47, Hidden Talent’s Who’s Next? This Weekend
The XFO heads back to the North side of the city for XFO 47 at the Copernicus Center Friday night, and Hidden Talent MMA presents Who’s Next 3 in Lake County. XFO 47 features some of the top local pro fighters looking to take that next step: – Midwest Training Center’s Andre Feliciano tries to …...
XFO 44 Results
The fighters on the card for XFO 44 provided a good night of competition despite the fact the biggest name on the promotional poster was referee “Big” John McCarthy. Lightweight Will Brooks put on another dominant performance continuing his hype as the next figure to likely break out of the Chicagoland MMA scene and onto...
Chase Beebe vs. Jeff Golden at XFO 44
For the first time in almost six years, Chase Beebe will be fighting in the XFO. The XFO announced that Beebe will take on Jeff Golden at XFO 44 on June 16th from the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. Beebe has twice fought in the XFO as a pro. He dropped a unanimous decision to …...
XFO 44 at Sears Centre, June 16, 2012
It’s back to the burbs for the XFO, with another pro card on June 16 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. XFO 44 will feature undefeated Will Brooks against Tory Bogguess in what should be an exciting main event. Bogguess beat Mikey Santiago at XFO 43, locking him up with a guillotine and putting …...
Carson Beebe vs. David Sachs at XFO 42
Carson Beebe will be fighting at XFO 42 on December 10th. “So the #getCarsononXFO campaign worked. I’m fighting Dec 10th for @XFOMMA!”, read the tweet that Beebe sent Sunday evening. Beebe said his opponent will be David Sachs, who won the Combat USA 145 championship this past July by submitting Josh Sterry with a...
XFO 42 – December 10 at Sears Centre
The XFO returns to the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates on December 10 with XFO 42. Here’s the first published card. Mike Marrello vs Miodrag Petkovich Mike Pitz vs Kent Rexford Jr. Daniel Aguirre vs TBD Kevin Knabjian vs Brandon Adamson Will Brooks vs Chris Tickle Vincent Ramos vs Guillermo Serment Adam Ward vs Daniel …...
XFO 41 Pro Results
Results from XFO 41 pro card: Chris Haney defeated Dexter Wright by knockout at 0:10 of round 1 Mike Marrello defeated Brad Scholten by rear naked choke at 1:16 of round 1 Kent Rexford defeated Quartus Stitt by TKO at 1:17 of round 2 Joey Diehl defeated Josh Epps by arm triangle choke at 1:57 …...
CHICAGO CAGEFIGHTING RELEASES MARCH 5TH CARD
Chicago Cagefighting Championship just released the card for their March 5th show, and it looks excellent. Besides Jens Pulver and Chase Beebe, fans get to see the return of Dan Gilbert. Gilbert has fought only sporadically since 2004, but he is a veteran of Shooto, XFO, Ironheart Crown and Brawl at Bourbon Street. He has …...
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