Xtreme Fighting Championships is not one of the biggest MMA promotions in the United States, but thanks to an important network television deal in Brazil, fighting for XFC International can be great for your career.
Allan Nascimento, a 13-2 flyweight from Chute Boxe team, will headline his first XFCi card on Nov. 1 in Sao Paulo against Ruslan Abiltarov (16-4-1). The winner could earn a shot at the vacant 125-pound title, and “Puro Osso” wants to make a career at XFCi.
“I will headline a card right next to my house, so I’m happy with everything that is happening for me at XFCi,” Nascimento told MMAFighting.com. “XFCi likes the way I fight, so I want to make a long career here. Millions of people watch XFCi on RedeTV!.”
Nascimento, who won 12 of his 13 professional victories by submission, plans to tap Abiltarov on Saturday night, but won’t be asking for a shot in the UFC like many Brazilian fighters do.
“I want to fight for the XFCi title first. I want to win this title,” he said.
“I won’t know much about (Abiltarov), but I know that he’s a wrestler, and I believe he will try to grapple with me. But I’m cool. I have a great jiu-jitsu game, and he will have to worry with my submissions even if he’s on top. I will try to submit him.”
Nascimento will fight for the first time since pulling out from a title fight against Legacy FC flyweight champion Damacio Page on Oct. 17. Legacy FC owner Mick Maynard told Sherdog he decided to remove the Brazilian from the title bout due to communication issues.
“I had some personal problems in Brazil,” Nascimento explains. “My manager (Jorge Patino) ‘Macaco’ was negotiating with them, but I had to leave the card. I’m focused on XFCi now, and I’m happy to be fighting again.”
Xtreme Fighting Championships is not one of the biggest MMA promotions in the United States, but thanks to an important network television deal in Brazil, fighting for XFC International can be great for your career.
Allan Nascimento, a 13-2 flyweight from Chute Boxe team, will headline his first XFCi card on Nov. 1 in Sao Paulo against Ruslan Abiltarov (16-4-1). The winner could earn a shot at the vacant 125-pound title, and “Puro Osso” wants to make a career at XFCi.
“I will headline a card right next to my house, so I’m happy with everything that is happening for me at XFCi,” Nascimento told MMAFighting.com. “XFCi likes the way I fight, so I want to make a long career here. Millions of people watch XFCi on RedeTV!.”
Nascimento, who won 12 of his 13 professional victories by submission, plans to tap Abiltarov on Saturday night, but won’t be asking for a shot in the UFC like many Brazilian fighters do.
“I want to fight for the XFCi title first. I want to win this title,” he said.
“I won’t know much about (Abiltarov), but I know that he’s a wrestler, and I believe he will try to grapple with me. But I’m cool. I have a great jiu-jitsu game, and he will have to worry with my submissions even if he’s on top. I will try to submit him.”
Nascimento will fight for the first time since pulling out from a title fight against Legacy FC flyweight champion Damacio Page on Oct. 17. Legacy FC owner Mick Maynard told Sherdog he decided to remove the Brazilian from the title bout due to communication issues.
“I had some personal problems in Brazil,” Nascimento explains. “My manager (Jorge Patino) ‘Macaco’ was negotiating with them, but I had to leave the card. I’m focused on XFCi now, and I’m happy to be fighting again.”
Tavares, who successfully cut down to 145 pounds with submission win over Robbie Peralta in August, spoke to MMAFighitng.com about his recently calling out Holloway on Twitter.
“I believe it’s going to be a great fight because he’s a complete athlete and always does great fights,” Tavares told MMAFighting.com. “He’s always well trained and has dominated his opponents.
“I want this fight because it would be a great one, and both have a great shot at winning,” he continued. “But what I really want is work and fight against the best. I really like challenges, and I know I can beat him.”
Tavares, who fought only once this year due to back-to-back injuries, is willing to fight in December or early 2015.
“I can fight anytime UFC wants,” he said, “but I would like to fight from December.”
Holloway finished every opponent in his current four-fight streak, stopping Will Chope, Andre Fili, Clay Collard and Akira Corassani, and Tavares believes he wouldn’t run from a fight against him.
“I think it would be a great match-up,” Tavares said. “He doesn’t go in there with to play by the book, he simply goes there to fight and does everything he can to win.”
Tavares, who successfully cut down to 145 pounds with submission win over Robbie Peralta in August, spoke to MMAFighitng.com about his recently calling out Holloway on Twitter.
“I believe it’s going to be a great fight because he’s a complete athlete and always does great fights,” Tavares told MMAFighting.com. “He’s always well trained and has dominated his opponents.
“I want this fight because it would be a great one, and both have a great shot at winning,” he continued. “But what I really want is work and fight against the best. I really like challenges, and I know I can beat him.”
Tavares, who fought only once this year due to back-to-back injuries, is willing to fight in December or early 2015.
“I can fight anytime UFC wants,” he said, “but I would like to fight from December.”
Holloway finished every opponent in his current four-fight streak, stopping Will Chope, Andre Fili, Clay Collard and Akira Corassani, and Tavares believes he wouldn’t run from a fight against him.
“I think it would be a great match-up,” Tavares said. “He doesn’t go in there with to play by the book, he simply goes there to fight and does everything he can to win.”
Wallid Ismail, one of the most charismatic figures in MMA, will give fans an all-access pass to his MMA promotion Jungle Fight.
In a documentary called “Enter the Jungle,” produced by Alexander Harvey and Tommy Sowards and narrated by Ice-T, it shows how things work in the biggest Brazilian MMA promotion.
“It’s a hard job to go to the favelas, the heart of the favela, to look for new fighters. Now, I do this in Sao Paulo, Belem,” Ismail told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “Most of the fighters in this documentary are in the UFC right now. So many fighters… We put more than 100 fighters in the UFC.
“Alexander and Tommy are doing a great job. They did all the work,” Ismail said. “I just played real Wallid, going to the favelas, going to the cities, trying to discover new talent for the UFC and Jungle Fight. All the credit to the directors.”
“In Brazil, MMA is the second-biggest sport, losing only to soccer,” Ismail said. “The trials for TUF: Brazil 4 had 600+ fighters. This is unbelievable. Brazil is the land of MMA. Brazil is not the land of soccer. The land of soccer is England. Brazil is the land of MMA.
“We have the best fighters. Even if we’re not getting a lot of UFC belts, Brazil is really well represented. I still work to develop and discover new fighters. If people wanna see how I do it, watch ‘Enter the Jungle.’”
Wallid Ismail, one of the most charismatic figures in MMA, will give fans an all-access pass to his MMA promotion Jungle Fight.
In a documentary called “Enter the Jungle,” produced by Alexander Harvey and Tommy Sowards and narrated by Ice-T, it shows how things work in the biggest Brazilian MMA promotion.
“It’s a hard job to go to the favelas, the heart of the favela, to look for new fighters. Now, I do this in Sao Paulo, Belem,” Ismail told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “Most of the fighters in this documentary are in the UFC right now. So many fighters… We put more than 100 fighters in the UFC.
“Alexander and Tommy are doing a great job. They did all the work,” Ismail said. “I just played real Wallid, going to the favelas, going to the cities, trying to discover new talent for the UFC and Jungle Fight. All the credit to the directors.”
“In Brazil, MMA is the second-biggest sport, losing only to soccer,” Ismail said. “The trials for TUF: Brazil 4 had 600+ fighters. This is unbelievable. Brazil is the land of MMA. Brazil is not the land of soccer. The land of soccer is England. Brazil is the land of MMA.
“We have the best fighters. Even if we’re not getting a lot of UFC belts, Brazil is really well represented. I still work to develop and discover new fighters. If people wanna see how I do it, watch ‘Enter the Jungle.’”
Gabi Garcia wants to make her transition to MMA, but she wants to face a real challenge.
Garcia, a nine-time jiu-jitsu world champion and ADCC winner, has signed a deal with Japanese promotion Real Fight to make her MMA debut in Tokyo on Dec. 23. It was announced that Garcia would be facing 42-year-old Japanese fighter Megumi Yabushita, who competes in the bantamweight division.
Garcia, who is willing to cut down from 226 to 198 pounds for her first MMA bout, told Tatame that she hasn’t agreed to face Yabushita.
“We have been negotiating fight purse, opponents, etc, and they suddenly announced me on this card without talking to me,” Garcia said. “I haven’t even heard about this girl. They surprised me as well. I was in talks to fight on Dec. 23, but I had no opponent yet.”
“Yabushita offered herself to fight me, because she has fought bigger girls before, but I won’t take (the fight),” she continued. “I’m anxious to make my debut, but I need an opponent of my size. Some girls want to fight me to get attention, but can’t make a joke, a circus out of this. I want a real fight.”
Garcia suggests Amanda Lucas (5-1) or Lana Stefanac (6-0) as opponents for her MMA debut, and is open to fight in Brazil if Real Fight can’t find her a proper opponent.
“I want to fight MMA as a challenge, it’s not about money or anything like that,” Garcia said. “I didn’t take this fight because of the weight, size and strength difference. People always judged me for being stronger, so I think that accepting this fight wouldn’t be good for my career and my image.
“I think I can make 192 pounds. For this fight in Japan, I said I would be willing to cut down to 198. The problem is that Real Fight wants me to fight a Japanese fighter. There are a few promotions in Brazil making me offers, like XFC. I just want to fight. I even looked at potential opponents. There’s Amanda Lucas, a girl that fought for DEEP, and Lana, that I fought a few times in jiu-jitsu. Those are big girls, but, if they can’t find opponents for me (in Japan), I will make my debut here in Brazil.”
Gabi Garcia wants to make her transition to MMA, but she wants to face a real challenge.
Garcia, a nine-time jiu-jitsu world champion and ADCC winner, has signed a deal with Japanese promotion Real Fight to make her MMA debut in Tokyo on Dec. 23. It was announced that Garcia would be facing 42-year-old Japanese fighter Megumi Yabushita, who competes in the bantamweight division.
Garcia, who is willing to cut down from 226 to 198 pounds for her first MMA bout, told Tatame that she hasn’t agreed to face Yabushita.
“We have been negotiating fight purse, opponents, etc, and they suddenly announced me on this card without talking to me,” Garcia said. “I haven’t even heard about this girl. They surprised me as well. I was in talks to fight on Dec. 23, but I had no opponent yet.”
“Yabushita offered herself to fight me, because she has fought bigger girls before, but I won’t take (the fight),” she continued. “I’m anxious to make my debut, but I need an opponent of my size. Some girls want to fight me to get attention, but can’t make a joke, a circus out of this. I want a real fight.”
Garcia suggests Amanda Lucas (5-1) or Lana Stefanac (6-0) as opponents for her MMA debut, and is open to fight in Brazil if Real Fight can’t find her a proper opponent.
“I want to fight MMA as a challenge, it’s not about money or anything like that,” Garcia said. “I didn’t take this fight because of the weight, size and strength difference. People always judged me for being stronger, so I think that accepting this fight wouldn’t be good for my career and my image.
“I think I can make 192 pounds. For this fight in Japan, I said I would be willing to cut down to 198. The problem is that Real Fight wants me to fight a Japanese fighter. There are a few promotions in Brazil making me offers, like XFC. I just want to fight. I even looked at potential opponents. There’s Amanda Lucas, a girl that fought for DEEP, and Lana, that I fought a few times in jiu-jitsu. Those are big girls, but, if they can’t find opponents for me (in Japan), I will make my debut here in Brazil.”
One FC 23 will feature the return of bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes, and the debut of longtime UFC veteran Brandon Vera.
One FC officials announced on Friday that Fernandes will put his 135-pound title on the line in the main event of One FC’s return to Manila on Dec. 5 against undefeated Korean. Dae Hwan Kim.
Speaking to MMAFighting.com in September, Fernandes said he expected to meet Kim in his next One FC bout.
“I don’t know who I’m fighting next, but there’s this guy, Dae Hwan Kim, who is really good,” Fernandes said. “He has a good muay thai Igor Subora.”
Fernandes (16-3) looks to defend his title a second time after scoring a unanimous decision win over Masakatsu Ueda in May. Kim (10-0-1) enters the title fight coming off a pair of submission wins under the One FC banner.
One FC 23 also features Vera’s promotional debut in a heavyweight contest against Igor Subora. Vera (12-7, 1 no-contest) returns to action for the first time since a TKO loss to Ben Rothwell in 2013, while Subora (5-1) makes his One FC debut riding a five-fight finishing streak.
“One Fighting Championship will hold nothing back as it returns for another night to remember at the state-of-the-art Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines,” One FC CEO Victor Cui stated in a release. “Brandon Vera is a global Filipino mixed martial arts superstar, and One FC will finally give fans in the Philippines the opportunity to see him in action live for the first time!
“He’ll be tested against heavyweight standout Igor Subora. Also, bantamweight champ Bibiano Fernandes will have his hands full against the unbeaten and dangerous Dae Hwan Kim. We have some awesome fights lined up for fans in Manila as Warrior’s Way promises to be the biggest fight card of 2014!”
One FC 23 will feature the return of bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes, and the debut of longtime UFC veteran Brandon Vera.
One FC officials announced on Friday that Fernandes will put his 135-pound title on the line in the main event of One FC’s return to Manila on Dec. 5 against undefeated Korean. Dae Hwan Kim.
Speaking to MMAFighting.com in September, Fernandes said he expected to meet Kim in his next One FC bout.
“I don’t know who I’m fighting next, but there’s this guy, Dae Hwan Kim, who is really good,” Fernandes said. “He has a good muay thai Igor Subora.”
Fernandes (16-3) looks to defend his title a second time after scoring a unanimous decision win over Masakatsu Ueda in May. Kim (10-0-1) enters the title fight coming off a pair of submission wins under the One FC banner.
One FC 23 also features Vera’s promotional debut in a heavyweight contest against Igor Subora. Vera (12-7, 1 no-contest) returns to action for the first time since a TKO loss to Ben Rothwell in 2013, while Subora (5-1) makes his One FC debut riding a five-fight finishing streak.
“One Fighting Championship will hold nothing back as it returns for another night to remember at the state-of-the-art Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines,” One FC CEO Victor Cui stated in a release. “Brandon Vera is a global Filipino mixed martial arts superstar, and One FC will finally give fans in the Philippines the opportunity to see him in action live for the first time!
“He’ll be tested against heavyweight standout Igor Subora. Also, bantamweight champ Bibiano Fernandes will have his hands full against the unbeaten and dangerous Dae Hwan Kim. We have some awesome fights lined up for fans in Manila as Warrior’s Way promises to be the biggest fight card of 2014!”
Paulo Filho was shot in the leg during a party Tuesday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The former WEC champion had a discussion with a man during a party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was shot in the leg by a man when he left the house. Psicoticos por VT first reported the news, and sources close to the situation, confirmed the story to MMAFighting.com.
Filho was rushed to the Miguel Couto hospital and underwent surgery, but his current status is still unknown as multiple contacts made by MMAFighting.com to Filho and his family went unanswered.
The Brazilian veteran hasn’t fought since a decision loss to Andre Muniz in February, going 1-4-2 over his past seven MMA bouts.
Paulo Filho was shot in the leg during a party Tuesday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The former WEC champion had a discussion with a man during a party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was shot in the leg by a man when he left the house. Psicoticos por VT first reported the news, and sources close to the situation, confirmed the story to MMAFighting.com.
Filho was rushed to the Miguel Couto hospital and underwent surgery, but his current status is still unknown as multiple contacts made by MMAFighting.com to Filho and his family went unanswered.
The Brazilian veteran hasn’t fought since a decision loss to Andre Muniz in February, going 1-4-2 over his past seven MMA bouts.
