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 …...
Phantom Fight Promotions Ready For ‘Six Corner Collision’
Phantom Fight Promotions debuts Saturday night with “Six Corner Collision” at the Portage Theater on the north side of the city. The owners got a quick taste of what running an MMA promotion is like when they were forced to cancel their scheduled June 14 event after the city of St. Charles turned them away. …...
Upcoming Chicago Jiu Jitsu and Grappling Tournaments
So you’re starting to hit that omoplata with regularity when you roll. Time to try it out in competition. Here’s a look at upcoming Chicago grappling tournaments and Chicago Jiu Jitsu tournaments. Click the links or posters to register and get more information. US Grappling US Grappling – September 13, 2014, Oak Lawn,...
Ricardo Lamas Dominates the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
UFC featherweight contender and Team Top Notch fighter Ricardo Lamas took the ALS ice bucket challenge — to a whole new level. Lamas created a hilarious Kung Pow-like video complete with the horrible lip-sync of the classic martial arts movies. Ricardo Lamas Ice Bucket Challenge Lamas continues to recover from the broken hand he...
Matt “Sunshine” Fiordirosa Back to Brawl at XFO 52
by Matt Lo Cascio Back in the day, before FS1 and FS2 and TUF China, TUF Nations and TUF Schaumburg, before Bar Rescue, Gym Rescue, Fight Master and Grill Master, there was an excellent, weekly documentary series on up-and-coming MMA prospects. It was simply called “TapouT.” The show gave fight fans a chance to hang …...
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 …...
Robbie Lawler Lays Out Bobby Voelker
Ruthless Robbie Lawler lays out Bobby Voelker in this Killer Finish from UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Moraga. Lawler shows off some dynamic striking in this bout. The patented left hand is there, but Robbie also lands a jump knee and a few head kicks. This was his second fight back in the UFC — …...
Kenny Booker Done With MMA, But Not Fighting
Rockford fighter Kenny Booker is putting down the 4-oz. gloves for good. The MTC fighter recently retired from MMA, but he’s not done fighting — just changing gloves. We talked to him recently about giving up MMA to focus solely on Muay Thai and K1 fights. “You know in all honesty I never really liked MMA. I …...
Comprido, Curran Ready for ADCC Chicago
ADCC Chicago takes place this Saturday at Frontier Park Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge. Besides kids and adults of all ages competing in both gi and no-gi matches, two of the Chicago area’s most well-known teachers will be competing in super fights. Seven-time BJJ world champion Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros will go up...
Bellator Title Shot Changes Announced
Changes announced today regarding eligibility for Bellator title shots. Chicago’s Will Brooks is quoted as saying he is all in favor of how these changes. Read the press release for his quotes and all the new details on Bellator title shots. Newport Beach, Calif. (June 12, 2014) – With Bellator’s 2014 Summer Series having just...
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