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Fight Me MMA Announces Fight Me 1 Will Be Streamed Free Via Internet.

O’FALLON, MO – The recently-formed Fight Me MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) league announced that its debut show, “Fight Me 1 – The Battle Begins! Finney vs. Neer,” will be broadcast in its entirety for free to fight fans on its website, www.FightMeMMA.com.
Fight Me 1 will take place on Saturday at the Family Arena in St. […]

Fight Me 1 will take place on Saturday at the Family Arena in St. Charles, MO in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 10,000 people. The explosive main event will feature Strikeforce veteran Jesse Finney and UFC veteran Josh Neer in what will surely be an action-packed fight.

The free, all-access online video broadcast will feature every intense bout, from the opening round of the first fight to the final decision of the highly-anticipated Finney vs. Neer main event.

The live broadcast will also feature a high quality picture with multiple camera angles and incredible behind-the-scenes action in between each fight.

The full access includes pre- and post-fight interviews from all of the night’s winners and losers and exclusive training and locker room footage before each fight. The evening will feature entertainment from the Fight Me MMA Knockout Girls and live music, along with a variety of celebrity guests as well.

There will also be added incentive for the fighters to keep the fight entertaining, as fight of the night bonuses will be awarded during the night to ensure a night of memorable fights. In addition, head-kick knockout and knockout of the night will also be awarded.

“The best part for fight fans is they won’t have to pay at all to watch this incredible action. Instead of paying $40 for a pay-per-view, MMA fans can watch the entire Fight Me card free of charge thanks to our generous sponsors,” Fight Me President and CEO Kenny Nowling said.

Fight Me is the latest venture from the founders of the American Drag Racing League (ADRL), which has exploded in popularity. Its most recent event, the ADRL Hardee’s Gateway Drags III, drew more than 100,000 fans, and its free online video broadcasts have been a smash hit.

More than 200,000 live viewers tuned in at some point during the two-day Gateway Drags.

FIGHT ME 1 FIGHT CARD

Main Event: Jesse Finney vs. Josh Neer
Co-Main Event: Fransisco “Kiko” France vs. Cale Yarbrough
Lucas Lopes vs. Brendan Seguin
Rocky Vercher vs. Chuck Parmelee
Darryl Cobb vs. Sean Huffman
Booker DeRousse vs. Brian Green
Jimmy Donahue vs. Luke Gwaltney
Abel Trujillo vs. Dave Cochran
Josh Sampo vs. Eric Acuna

Bellator XXIV Weigh-In Results

Bellator Fighting Championships third season is about to kick off with “Bellator 24″ tomorrow night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Kicking off the event will be the first round of the women’s 115 pound tournament featuring two bouts, and also included will be the opening round for Bellator’s heavyweight tournament. […]

Bellator Fighting Championships third season is about to kick off with “Bellator 24″ tomorrow night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Kicking off the event will be the first round of the women’s 115 pound tournament featuring two bouts, and also included will be the opening round for Bellator’s heavyweight tournament. Headlining the event will be a non-title fight between Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard who takes on Herbert “Whisper” Goodman.

The MMA News recently provided a ticket giveaway for the event on our Facebook page. Look for more giveaways like this one and more in the future!

We were unable to catch the live weigh-ins over at Bellator.com, but BloodyElbow.com had the full results.

MAIN CARD
Hector Lombard (185.5) vs. Herbert “Whisper” Goodman (183.5)
Eddie Sanchez (244.5) vs. Neil Grove (n/a)
Megumi Fujii (115.5) vs. Carla Esparza (115.25)
Jessica Aguilar (113.5) vs. Lynn Alvarez (114.5)

UNDERCARD
Yves Edwards (154.5) vs. Luis Palomino (154.5)
Eric Luke (154.5) vs. Farkhard Sharipov (144)
Brian Eckstein (n/a) vs. Tulio Quintanilla (135.5)

* Bellator did not immediately disclose a weight for Grove. More info as it’s available.

Dana White Talks About UFC 120 Matches.

UFC president Dana White recently did an interview with Telegraph.co.uk where he defended UFC 120 and the matches that make up the card. With the fight going to the O2 Arena, London, on October 16 and featuring British fighter Michael Bisping as he takes on Yoshihiro Akiyama many British fans have been questioning the […]

For those of you at work who can’t access the video, or those who just don’t want to, here’s a little of what was said:

“You can look down the list and say whatever you want but we are going to bring a bad*** show that you are going to love to be at live and the fights are going to kick a** and you are going to leave the arena or turn off your tv that night and go ‘I didn’t just waste my Saturday night’…Yeah, we do showcase English talent when we are there in England, but we do it here too. We have Brits fighting over here, too. We have just had a card in Oakland [UFC 117] with five Brazilians against five Americans…How can anyone b**** with Akiyama fighting. Akiyama-Leben [a few weeks ago] is one of the best fights I have ever seen in my life. And Every time Akiyama comes, he brings it, man. This guy comes to fight…And Bisping…Listen, whether you don’t like Bisping, or you love Bisping – first of all the first thing I love about Michael Bisping, is that Michael Bisping wants to be the best. He wants to win a title so bad. Michael Bisping is not afraid to come out and bang with you. He’ll go toe-to-toe with you, he’ll go to the ground, and that’s going to be a fun fight too…And at the end of the day, man, this guy is going to come out and give it all he’s got and Akiyama is a beast. I love that fight.”

Bellator Adds Kenny “The Tooth Fairy” Foster To Promotion Roster.

CHICAGO, Ill. (August 11, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships officially announced today the signing of New York native Kenny “The Tooth Fairy” Foster to its fast growing list of up-and-coming fighters. Foster joins the promotion with an impressive 7-2 professional record, including a six fight win streak which he compiled from July 2009 […]

After a three-year 149 lbs. wrestling career at Carson Newman College, Foster found that he still had a hunger for competition. He filled that void by competing in tough man competitions but was eventually drawn to MMA when UFC fighter Clay Guida started training at his wrestling gym. After a successful amateur career in which he held a regional championship lightweight belt, Foster decided to begin training fulltime. The 25 year old relocated from Georgia back to his New York roots to train with Team Bomb Squad.

“Kenny Foster has a great competitive spirit mixed with powerful wrestling skills and ever evolving striking skills which makes it very hard to count him out of match-ups at featherweight,” said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney.

Although Foster has no problem drawing from his prior wrestling experience to win fights, he admittedly does not like to be categorized as a wrestler.

“I hate to even put it out there, but I’m a striker. Categorizing me as a ground fighter isn’t a fair assumption at all. All of my submission victories for my past 5 or 6 fights have come after I dropped my opponent with strikes,” said Foster. “Once I drop someone my wrestling instincts kick in and I just look for the finish.”

Whichever discipline Foster decides to use, it’s clear that he is going to “bring it” in his upcoming fights with Bellator.

“I feel like all the years I’ve been doing this have been building up to this point,” said Foster. “I feel like when I signed the contract today, it was the biggest blessing of my life. Today is the first time I truly felt like a professional. Signing a contract with an amazing organization like Bellator and now my trainer is talking about organizing my fight camp; I feel like I’m really getting the treatment now.”

Although Foster competed at lightweight the entirety of his amateur career and for his first professional fight, he plans to fight in the featherweight division for Bellator.

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator.

About Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.

Joe Riggs Unhappy with Recent Inactivity

Although most casual MMA fans probably won’t be ‘shifting a few things around’ to make sure they catch this Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers card, long time observers might be interested in seeing how UFC vet Joe Riggs fares against Louis Taylor in the main event. Training partners of Riggs have consistently stated that the guy is a terrifying […]

Although most casual MMA fans probably won’t be ‘shifting a few things around’ to make sure they catch this Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers card, long time observers might be interested in seeing how UFC vet Joe Riggs fares against Louis Taylor in the main event. Training partners of Riggs have consistently stated that the guy is a terrifying beast, and we’ve seen some of that like in his wins over Phil Baroni and Nick Diaz, but in other tilts he hasn’t exactly lived up to the hype (cue footage of loss to Diego Sanchez).

Riggs had been making some waves again, courtesy a 4 fight winning streak he was on, but in January he lost by UD to Xtreme Couture’s Jay Hieron. The fighter recently appeared on Sherdog’s “Beatdown” radio program, to discuss this Friday’s 182lb. catch-weight bout with Taylor, and it doesn’t sound like Riggs is too thrilled about going half a year plus without fighting.

“I’ve been training hard, but Strikeforce just didn’t give me a fight,” said Riggs. “I’ve been training, been on ‘Bully Beatdown’ on MTV and stuff like that, but I haven’t been able to fight. Strikeforce has been talking about this card in Phoenix for like five months and kept talking about it and I didn’t know it was going to be here for sure until like a month ago. I’ve been trying to fight, but they didn’t give me a fight.”

Dude wants to fight! Riggs also shared some of his less than kind thoughts on Strikeforce 135lb. women’s champion Sarah Kaufman; curious as to why? Head here.

UFC Fighter Mike Swick Answers Questions About His Health And Weight.

Straight from the horses mouth, UFC fighter Mike Swick answers questions about his health as it relates to a esophageal spasm he suffered and also talks about weight and his fighting future. Swick had run a four fight win streak inside the Octagon but has since then lost his last two matches, the first […]

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