Light Heavyweight bout: Benji Radach vs Ovince St. Preux No pick. St Preux is no pushover. Heavyweight bout: Antonio Silva vs Mike Kyle Even though Mike Kyle is the heavyweight King of the Cage champion, I think Antonio Silva here is a nice pick. Too big, has much improved cardio and has found his jab. […]
Light Heavyweight bout: Benji Radach vs Ovince St. Preux
No pick. St Preux is no pushover.
Heavyweight bout: Antonio Silva vs Mike Kyle
Even though Mike Kyle is the heavyweight King of the Cage champion, I think Antonio Silva here is a nice pick. Too big, has much improved cardio and has found his jab.
Welterweight bout: Paul Daley vs Scott Smith
Awesome fight. Daley is the better technical puncher. Foot work as well. I just like Scott Smith and want to root for him. I’m picking Scott Smith, but I think this is going to be super tough for Smith ala the Lawler fight.
Middleweight bout: Robbie Lawler vs Matt Lindland
Lawler 100% here. Lindland is practically over the hill at this point, while Robbie Lawler is peaking. If Lindland can get this fight to the ground though, Lawler has to be concerned as Lindland’s top game is pretty sick.
Light Heavyweight bout: Dan Henderson vs Renato Sobral
Press Release
Eastside Cannery Casino & Hotel presents renowned Mixed Martial Arts “King of the Cage” on Saturday, November 13. Doors for the event will open at 6:30 p.m. with the fights starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Casablanca Event Center. Professional cage fighters will roll into the Eastside Cannery bringing an arsenal of kicks, punches, […]
Press Release
Eastside Cannery Casino & Hotel presents renowned Mixed Martial Arts “King of the Cage” on Saturday, November 13. Doors for the event will open at 6:30 p.m. with the fights starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Casablanca Event Center. Professional cage fighters will roll into the Eastside Cannery bringing an arsenal of kicks, punches, knees and knock-outs. With nine hard hitting, no holds barred, mixed martial arts cage fights this event will air on a month later on Pay-Per-View in December.
From 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Thursday, November 11th, there will be a free public meet and greet with all four main event fighters and all of the King of The Cage Cage Girls. You will be able take pictures inside the cage and get autographs and pictures with the fighters and Cage Girls. This event will take place inside of the Casablanca Event Center, at the Eastside Cannery Casino & Hotel. After the meet and greet will be the pre-fight party in Club One Six, at the Eastside Cannery Casino & Hotel, which will also be attended by the fighters and Cage Girls. The pre-fight party is free and open to the public.
On Friday, November 12th, the official weigh-ins and press conference will be held at the Casablanca Event Center, inside the Eastside Cannery Casino & Hotel, beginning at 5:00pm. This event is also free and open to the public.
The two co-main events will feature four of the best athletes in the heavyweight division while the seven undercard bouts will feature California talent facing off against top Nevada fighters for territorial bragging rights. One of the main events features Nick “Afro Zilla” Gaston vs. Tyler “The Beast” East in a duel of champions. Gaston is a fighter from Columbus, Ohio with a record of 5-0-0 who specializes in Wrestling, Boxing and Muay Thai. He has also been featured the last two seasons on MTV’s smash series Bully Beatdown. East is a young fighter holding a record of 7-3-0. This 6 foot 5 inch, 230 pound, heavyweight is strong, quick, and full of potential.
The other main event of the evening has Anthony Johnson battling Boban Simic in another heavyweight fight. Measuring in at 265 pounds and 6’1” frame Tony Johnson with a record of 4-1-0, is a monster in the cage. His quick hands and feet are counter to his stature and often surprise his opponents. A strong wrestling pedigree eventually netted him an Olympic training invitation and multiple championships. Boban Simic with a record of 8-4-0 and fighting out of Russia, is a King of the Cage veteran who took home the win at the King of the Cage show this past summer. His ground and pound tactics are brutal for his opponents.
King of the Cage (KOTC) is the most prolific mixed martial arts promotion in the world today having promoted more than 350 live events over the past 12 years. KOTC features elite professional fighters from around the globe in hand-to-hand battles of skill and honor. From Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to Wrestling, from Muay Thai to Boxing, KOTC matches are filled with punches, kicks, takedowns, submissions and knockouts.
Tickets are available now for $60, $75, $90 and $150. Tickets can be purchased by calling (702) 856-5470 or by visiting www.eastsidecannery.com or the Eastside Cannery box office located at the front desk. Ticket prices do not include tax and applicable fees.
About Cannery Casino Resorts
Cannery Casino Resorts, LLC, owns and operates the Cannery Casino & Hotel in North Las Vegas; the Rampart Casino within the Resort in Summerlin, also home of the J.W. Marriott Resort; and Eastside Cannery Casino & Hotel. The company also owns and operates the Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Washington County, PA. Cannery Casino Resorts can be reached at (702) 856-5300. The specific property websites are as follows: Cannery Casino & Hotel and Eastside Cannery Casino & Hotel, www.cannerycasinos.com; Rampart Casino, www.rampartcasino.com. The Meadows Racetrack & Casino can be reached at (724) 503-1200, (877) 824-5050, or by visiting www.meadowsgaming.com.
By Joyce Lynda Valdes
A great leader, named Malcolm X said, “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.”
There are many battles MMA fighters face going into the cage, like that of a standup war or ground and pound, but every battle for these self-made warriors is by choice. There are others […]
ByJoyce Lynda Valdes
Dylan Woods at Tuff-N-Uff in March 2010
A great leader, named Malcolm X said, “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.”
There are many battles MMA fighters face going into the cage, like that of a standup war or ground and pound, but every battle for these self-made warriors is by choice. There are others of us in the world who are faced with fights that are unwanted and unasked for and it is the truest test of our character when we meet those challenges with will and defiance. For most of us in our lifetime, we will know someone or be someone inflicted with cancer. In my life, I have been blessed to know very few people who have fought and lost to this disease. Last night, the most influential person I have ever met, a young 13 year-old warrior named Dylan Woods who had brain cancer passed away.
I met Dylan through a non-profit organization called It Aint Chemo run by a cancer survivor, Kevin Hoyt. Hoyt, who is a friend of Randy Couture and helped Couture set up a paintball charity event for his GI Foundation, decided to open his organization to help and support MMA fighters, with the request that the fighters give their time to train young warriors who battle cancer daily. Hoyt thought that by kids like Dylan meeting MMA fighters, it would influence them to keep fighting their disease. The surprise ended up being that these kids like Dylan were the ones who inspired the MMA fighters. Dylan Woods went on to support fighters like Ryan Couture, Jimmy Jones, and Gil Guardado. He went to their Tuff-N-Uff amateur fights, cheering in the crowd, and when he could no longer travel, he watched Ryan Couture make his pro-debut in Strikeforce: Challengers on Showtime. Dylan’s story touched even UFC Heavyweight, Frank Mir who volunteered to be auctioned off in a charity MMA Bachelor/Bachelorette event held by It Aint Chemo earlier this month.
Dylan Woods did not go gently. He rose to the challenge. When it seemed he wouldn’t make it through another day, Dylan showed us he was not one to be beat and in August, at 50 lbs and wheel-chair bound, he made it to see Jones and Guardado victorious in their final amateur fights in Las Vegas. Both Jimmy Jones and Gil Guardado will be making their pro-debuts this November 13th in King of the Cage, which can be seen on PPV. Ryan Couture will be going for his second win in Strikeforce: Challengers on November 19th. Dylan fought his fight admirably and now helps science continue the fight as he gave his brain to cancer research. Most notably, he gave men who chose to fight, a solid ground to stand on and something to fight for and believe in; that ground is called It Aint Chemo and throughout these fighters careers, you will learn a lot more of the organization. It is time for Dylan to rest, but for Couture, Jones, and Guardado, it is time to stand and engage.
If you would like to help It Aint Chemo, please visit their website here or vote here for a Pepsi Refresh grant.
("King of the Cage? I thought you said ‘King of the Players Ball.’ My bad.")
When Ray Mercer didn’t show up for a scheduled appearance on MMA Live last week, everyone figured that the boxer-turned-mixed martial artist, who is in the thick o…
("King of the Cage? I thought you said ‘King of the Players Ball.’ My bad.")
When Ray Mercer didn’t show up for a scheduled appearance on MMA Live last week, everyone figured that the boxer-turned-mixed martial artist, who is in the thick of training for a scheduled King of the Cage fight this coming Friday night must have mixed up his schedule.
Now it seems, there may be more to the story.
King of the Cage east coast representative Keith Creed revealed to usacombatsports.com that Mercer has not been in contact with anyone from his management team or his family since last Tuesday morning when he left his North Carolina home to complete the last leg of his training camp for his September 17 bout with Ron Sparks at "King of the Cage – No Mercy," in Mashantucket, CT.
(Reached for comment, Peoples stood by his assertion that the MagnaFlow Exhaust Products corner is the most prestigious corner in the world. VidProps: YouTube/ZombieProphetMMA)
Man, is it really too much to ask that Cecil motherfucking Peoples just re…
(Reached for comment, Peoples stood by his assertion that the MagnaFlow Exhaust Products corner is the most prestigious corner in the world. VidProps: YouTube/ZombieProphetMMA)
Man, is it really too much to ask that Cecil motherfucking Peoples just referees and/or judges one fight without doing or saying something ridiculous to make himself the center of attention? Apparently yes, it is. Witness this video, in which MMA’s favorite head-in-the-clouds official puts on a command performance of his own tenuous grasp of reality prior to Friday night’s King of the Cage heavyweight title match. Not only does Peoples mutter something into the microphone about the KOTC championship being “the most prestigious belt in the world” during his prefight instructions to Daniel Cormier and Tony Johnson Jr., but then he does some kind of weirdo karate chop bullshit to start the bout. I swear, this guy.
Thankfully Peoples — who ends his comments to the fighters by saying “Let’s dance!” — doesn’t do anything to screw up the actual fight. You have to consider that a cut above his average appearance as an MMA judge/ref. Seriously though, what’s it gonna take before state athletic commissions start looking at Sensei Cecil and thinking, “Do we really want this jackass representing us in any way?”
