XFO Outdoor War 17 Results
by Matt Lo Cascio (Photo by Tom Barnes/Tomba Images) XFO Outdoor War 17 Results (175) Mazin Polus (Hybrid Martial Arts) def. Antonio Orlando (Primal MKE), Ref Stoppage/Verbal sub due to knee injury, 2:32 rd. 1 (155) Martez Hall (Fearless MMA) def. Alex Balas (Avila Combat Laboratories), RNC, :29 rd. 1 (155) Sahel Ibrahami (Hybrid Martial...
XFO Outdoor War 17
by Matt Lo Cascio The XFO returns Saturday at Sideouts in Island Lake with Outdoor War 17. The XFO’s signature event returned last year after a six-year hiatus, and it was an electric event filled with spectacular finishes, capped off with a dominant performance by Austin Cloe winning the first title of the new XFO …...
XFO Return of the Outdoor War Recap
by Matt Lo Cascio Welcome back, XFO. The Xtreme Fighting Organization (XFO) made a triumphant return last Saturday at Sideouts in Island Lake, hosting its first event since 2019. It was like they never left. A sold-out crowd got rowdy early and often as the XFO returned with its signature event – Outdoor War. Non-stop …...
Chicago’s Cub Hawkins Defends Title at BYB Extreme 29
by Matt Lo Cascio Chicago’s Cub Hawkins defends his light heavyweight title Saturday night at BYB Extreme 29: Brawl at the Pines III. Hawkins (5-0) will fight Gregoris Cisneros (3-1), who has finished his last two opponents in the first round. The combatants are familiar with each other and certainly not mutual admirers. Hawkins...
XFO Legends Ceremony 2013
The first XFO Legends ceremony took place in 2013 at XFO Outdoor War 9. The first inductees into this newly-formed hall of fame were Bart Palaszewski, Clay Guida, Pat Curran, and Jeff Curran. All were present for the ceremony except for Guida, whose parents accepted the award on his behalf. The now world-famous Ray Flores …...
XFO 53 Results and Recap
by Jan Louis Gaetjens Results and Fight Recaps from XFO 53 at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago, Illinois on October 11, 2014. Tim Cho def. Bowden XFO Ammy featherweight title rd3 2:01 TKO Team Curran product Tim Cho looked like anything but an amateur in this bout. Alexander Bowden looked to push the pace of …...
Erik Paulson Seminar at Comprido BJJ
The master of catch wrestling, Erik Paulson, will be back in Chicago next month to teach another seminar. Southside Kali’s Sifu Marcus Charles has done it again, bringing Paulson in to teach at Comprido BJJ in Bloomingdale on June 21. More details on the poster below. Sign up sooner rather than later, as spots are likely …...
Jeremy Horn Returns, Scores 90th Win at APFC 16 [Video]
by Matt Lo Cascio Jeremy Horn made his return to the cage at APFC 16 on Saturday. Horn, fighting for the first time in nearly three years, took on Iowa’s Dan McGlasson in a light heavyweight match. Horn got the fight to the ground within thirty seconds. He threw a 1-2 at McGlasson, then faked …...
Louis Taylor Takes Us For a Ride at APFC 16 [Video]
by Matt Lo Cascio After getting his hand raised following an exciting victory, Chicago Fight Team’s Louis Taylor was asked by cage announcer Ray Flores to describe the fight. “Well, we went for a ride!” Taylor said. As Horatio Sanz says in the famous SNL “More Cowbell” sketch, “He speaks for all of...
The Brief But Destructive Wake of Praetorian Fighting Championships
by Matt Lo Cascio This is a journey into the short but shady history of Alex Martinez and his Praetorian Fighting Championships promotion. While Praetorian’s time in the Chicago MMA scene was brief, it damaged a wide wake of people. Promoters, vendors, managers. Fighters and their friends and families. All frustrated. Some asking...
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