A Comeback 10 Years in the Making: Nick Janowitz Returns at XFO 62
by Matt Lo Cascio Ten years is a long time. Ten years ago, Ronda Rousey was an Olympic Judoka, not a UFC champion, nor a WWE superstar. Donald Trump was not the POTUS, but a reality TV star/businessman who wanted to meet Fedor and promote MMA. I still had a full head of hair — …...
APFC 17 Results
by Jason Belyew and Matt Lo Cascio APFC 17 went down at the Sears Centre Saturday night, with Chicago Fight Team’s Louis Taylor submitting former UFC fighter Brian Houston in the main event. Taylor locked in a guillotine that forced Houston to tap just over two minutes into the first round. Taylor received a $1,000 bonus for...
APFC 16 Results
Results from APFC 16 at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, April 5, 2014. PRO CARD: – Jeremy Horn def. Dan McGlasson, Tap-RNC, 3:45, rd. 1 – Louis Taylor def. Robert Gotreau, Tap-Guillotine, 2:06 rd. 1 – Carson Beebe def. DeAndrew Jones, TKO-ref stoppage, strikes, 3:31 rd. 2 – Melvin Blumer def. Dennis Dombrow,...
Jeremy Horn Returns to Lead Stacked APFC 16 Card
by Matt Lo Cascio APFC promoter Rich Seldal could not contain his excitement during a phone call about Saturday’s APFC 16 at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park. He went through each of the matchups and explained why each bout was significant or was going to be exciting. But all you really had to …...
APFC Goes Pro, Live on Pay-Per-View
by Matt Lo Cascio American Predator Fighting Championship is going pro. APFC 11: Champion vs. Champion will be the promotion’s first foray into pro MMA, and they’ll do it with fighters that have done battle in the UFC, Strikeforce and Bellator MMA. The event will also feature six amateur title fights and can be seen …...
Flawless FC Debuts with Fight of the Year Candidate
Flawless FC made its debut Saturday night at the UIC Forum in Chicago and wasted no time in producing a “Fight of the Year” candidate. Gilbert Grappling’s Adam Ward and Macedonian fighter Oliver Petrovski shook the house. The crowd went wild for this fight from the walkouts. Petrovski had a huge fan base that came...
Jason Belyew vs. Daniel Szwab for APFC Light Heavyweight Title
Jason Belyew and Daniel Szwab will fight for American Predator FC’s vacated light heavyweight title on September 22nd at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, according to a source close to the promotion. Both fighters are coming off victories. Midwest Training Center’s Szwab powered through Dan Almario at Summer Brawl,...
Josh Estrada on Turning Pro, Moving to Middleweight
Josh Estrada is one of the best young fighters in the Chicagoland area. Now fighting out of the Midwest Training Center, Estrada was undefeated as an amateur at 6-0 and was set to make his pro debut at XFO 44. But he recently injured his ankle and had to withdraw from the fight. We spoke …...
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 …...
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Jun 22, 2013
Results: APFC 11: Champion vs. Champion
Results from APFC 11: Champion vs. Champion, Max Sports Complex in McCook, Il, June 22, 2013 PRO CARD Louis Taylor vs. Eric Hammerich – Taylor def. Hammerich via guillotine, rd. 1 Dan McGlasson vs. Dan “The Anvil” Stittgen (Striking Arts Academy) – Stittgen def. McGlasson via guillotine at 3:11 of rd. 3 Jordan...