XFO 58 Results and Recap: Diehl Wins Strawweight Title
by Matt Lo Cascio XFO 58 went down Friday night in Wisconsin before a packed crowd at the Grand Geneva Resort, and in front of fight fans watching on UFC Fight Pass. The card featured the inaugural XFO Strawweight Championship, the return of Rory Markham, and nine finishes in 11 pro fights. Let’s break down …...
XFO 57 Results
Results from XFO 57, Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. XFO 57 Results – Pro Card Manny Vazquez (Team 110) def. Cory Galloway (Team Curran) – KO, 3:34 rd. 2 David Sachs (MTC) def. Joe Pearson – Sub-strikes, 3:53 rd. 1 Larry Digiulio (Gilbert Grappling) def. Joey Diehl (Team Curran)...
XFO 54 Results and Recap
by Jan Louis Gaetjens XFO 54 Results and Recap Shaena Cox def. Ricarda Gomes (Unanimous Decision) The evening kicked off with an amateur kickboxing bout featuring Shaena Cox and Ricarda Gomes. From the opening bell to the closing seconds of the match, these two worked at an absolutely breakneck pace. Although both women landed...
Joey Diehl Ready to Make Run at Strawweight
The annual XFO Outdoor War is set to go down Saturday at Sideouts in Island Lake. Team Curran’s Joey Diehl will be there, making his second appearance as a strawweight. Yes, you read that right — strawweight. It’s not often you hear of a male fighter dropping down to 115, at least not here in …...
XFO 50 to Feature Fallon Fox, Danny Aguirre vs. Cory Galloway
by Matt Lo Cascio The XFO will celebrate its 10-year anniversary in a big way — putting on their 50th pro show featuring a veritable who’s who of Chicago’s best MMA fighters. The show will take place on Friday, March 21 at the UIC Pavillion, the first MMA show there since the WEC came to town …...
Big Names and Big Finishes Highlight XFO Outdoor War 9
by LJ Tabano XFO, the Midwest’s longest running professional Mixed Martial Arts promotion, produced yet another memorable show at its annual summer extravaganza at Sideouts Bar & Eatery in Island Lake. “Outdoor War 9” saw several spectacular finishes on a card featuring more than 30 matches, as well the induction of the...
Jeff Curran Teaches the Rear Naked Choke with Felice Herrig, Joey Diehl
Watch Jeff Curran teach everything you ever wanted to know about the rear naked choke with Felice Herrig and Joey Diehl. Curran goes through the different ways the choke can work physically against your opponent, then demonstrates the proper set-up and technique of application with Herrig and Diehl....
XFO 45 – Outdoor War 8 Preview
XFO’s annual “Outdoor War” returns this Saturday at Sideouts in Island Lake for a day — and night — filled with amateur and pro MMA fights. This is the eighth edition of the event, with amateur bouts starting at 2pm and then a pro card at 7pm. All the fights are outside in a cage …...
XFO 43 Photos
Photos of XFO 43 from the Copernicus Center in Chicago, taken by Herb Staten of Scales Off Media. imagebrowser id=3...
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Aug 9, 2013
Herrig, LaVoy XFO Fight Canceled
UPDATE: XFO tweets that Herrig vs. LaVoy fight not approved by the state and has been canceled. by Matt Lo Cascio If we were to rewrite the old ‘sticks and stones’ comeback for the modern MMA fighter, it might go like this: “Lefts and rights may ruin my night, but Tweets will never hurt me.” …...