http://mmanews.tk: July 2008

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Shawn Bias makes his return to PFC action

Photo by Sherdog
Former PFC featherweight champion Shawn Bias (12-6)makes his return to PFC action at a Boxing/mma Event August 21st/08 at The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore Ca. After the 22-year-old suffered a heart attack just two days after losing his title to Art Arciniega after being submitted with a triangle choke at PFC 6: No Retreat No Surrender on 1/17/08, And then lapsed into a coma the next day. Great to see he's doing good and ready to fight. An opponent has yet to be determined.

Summer Time Black & Blues
AUGUST 21, 2008
TACHI PALACE HOTEL & CASINO
LEMOORE, CA

Also in Action
10 Rd WBC CABOFE Heavyweight Bout ~
Champion
MANUEL “El Toro” QUEZADA VS. “King” ARTHUR WILLIAMS

10 Rd WBC / WIBA Women’s Minimumweight Championship Bout

CHAMPION
CARINA “La Reina” MORENO VS. YAHAIRA MARTINEZ

~ 10 Rd Cruiserweight Bout ~

DEWEY COOPER VS. JONATHAN CORN

~ 4 Rd Jr Welterweight Bout ~

MIKE DALLAS JR. VS. TBA

8 Rd Vacant WBC International Women’s Super Bantamweight Championship Bout ~

ANA “The Hurricane” JULATON VS. DONNA BIGGERS

6 Rd Super Bantamweight Bout ~

RICO RAMOS VS. TBA

~ 6 Rd Jr Welterweight Bout ~

JAMES VENTRY VS. TERRENCE JETT

~ 4 Rd Bantamweight Bout ~
AARON ALAFA VS JOSE PACHECO

3 Rd PFC Featherweight MMA Bout ~

SHAWN BIAS VS. TBA

3 Rd PFC Featherweight MMA Bout ~

TITO JONES VS. TBA

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

ELITE XC FIGHTER SALARIES

The California State Athletic Commission released the salaries for the Elite XC/CBS event that took place in Stockton, Calif. on July 26.

Jeremy Freitag - $2,500
Anthony Ruiz - $5,001 ($2,001 + $3,000 win bonus)
Shayna Baszler - $8,000
Cristiane Cyborg - $6,000 ($3,000 + $3,000 win bonus)
Jake Shields - $45,000 ($35,000 + $10,000 win bonus)
Nick Thompson - $25,000
Nick Diaz - $60,000
Thomas Denny - $8,500
David Douglas - $4,000 ($2,500 + $1,500 win bonus)
Marlon Mathias - $2,500
Brandon Tarn - $2,000
Drew Montgomery - $3,000 ($1,500 + $1,500 win bonus)
Mike Cook - $2,000
Carl Seumanutafa - $4,000 ($2,000 + $2,000 win bonus)
Wilson Reis - $5,000 ($2,500 + $2,500 win bonus)
Bryan Caraway - $2,000
Rafael Feijao - $20,000 ($10,000 + $10,000 win bonus)
Travis Galbraith - $5,000
Antonio Silva - $200,000 ($100,000 + $100,000 win bonus)
Justin Eilers - $20,000
Robbie Lawler - $90,000 ($45,000 + $45,000 win bonus)
Scott Smith - $14,000

Total payouts were $533,501

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

JAMES IRVIN TESTS POSITIVE

Following his UFC Fight Night 14 bout against Anderson Silva on July 19, James Irvin tested positive for banned substances, the Nevada State Athletic Commission confirmed to MMAWeekly today.

Following the loss to Silva, Irvin submitted to a urinalysis, and the urinalysis reflected the presence of Methadone and Oxymorphone.

Oxymorphone is a pain reliever prescribed to alleviate moderate to severe pain. Methadone is most commonly prescribed to recovering heroin addicts or for the management of chronic pain.

None of the fighters who competed on the July 19 card were subject to the NSAC's out-of-competition drug testing policy, which could have been due to the event being put together on relatively short notice.

Eleven of the 22 fighters who competed on the card were tested at the event. Anderson Silva, James Irvin, Hermes Franca, Cain Velasquez, Brandon Vera, CB Dollaway, Tim Credeur, Frankie Edgar, Shannon Gugerty, and Nate Loughran were all tested for steroids, drugs of abuse, and stimulants. Irvin is the only competitor who tested positive for a banned substance.

Irvin has 20 days to formally respond to the NSAC. Previous cases of fighters testing positive for drugs of abuse in Nevada have typically resulted in suspensions of eight or nine months.

Affliction 2: Tito Ortiz vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral

According to YahooSports, Affliction is close to signing a fight between former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz (15-6-1) and Renato “Babalu” Sobral (30-7) at the promotions next event slated for October 11, from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. Affliction has not confirmed or denied the fight, but a press conference for the event is scheduled for August 6.

Sources have told Yahoo! Sports that free agent Tito Ortiz will fight Renato “Babalu” Sobral in the co-main event at Affliction’s next fight card, on Oct. 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas.

Afflictions second event is expected to be headlined by the heavyweight superfight between Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski.

Monday, July 28, 2008

PureCombat is "BACK" to Visalia Ca.

HARD CORE is coming and they're not going to play nice!...August 15th at the VisaliaConvention Center...with the main event sure to appease a hungry crowd. Emanuel "Hard Core Kid" Newton, who fought Kyacey Uscola for the Gladiator Challenge Light Heavy Weight belt and won and has also fought in the IFL, is fighting UFC Veteran and Ultimate Fighter Season 1 competitor, Lodune Sincaid. Emanuel is on a 6 fight winning streak, and is known for his love of slamming his opponent to the mat as many times possible. He is equally efficient in his striking and his ground game while Lodune has fought guys such as Nathan Quarry, Kyacey Uscola, James Irvin and Doug Marshall. Lodune is sure to push Emanuel to his limits to see what he's really made of.

Scott Lighty, who styles his striking after his training partner Chuck Liddell, has an impressive record in the K-1 of 23-8-2 (6 KO's), steps into our cage for the second time to further his 2-0 MMA career. You may have seen him at our event Feb. 29th in Visalia "Lights Out" where he devastated Paul Mince in the main event with his vicious strikes and overbearing ground and pound that ended the night with Lights Out for Paul. http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/scott-lighty-vs-paul-mince/7676614 We also have Jason Von Flue, now fighting out of the Fresno Kickboxing Academy, is coming back to prove he's still in the game...by going back to his roots he plans on giving Bryson Kamaka, from the 808 Fight Factory, the fight of his life.

We have an equally exciting under card with Chuck Liddell's younger brother making his debut with PureCombat. Dan Liddell will step into the cage weighing 280 lbs and with a lot to prove. His opponent, Charles Hodges will be weighing in at 340 lbs....this fight should be very entertaining as these super heavyweights stand and bang it out. Another one of Chuck's teammates, Cruz Gomez with only one fight under his belt since his 6 year absence from the cage and after losing to a controversial decision against Isaac de Jesus in our May 9th event, Bring The Pain, in Stockton. He's very eager for this fight against Gigo Jara, Jaime Jara's little brother. Cruz plans on finishing this fight and says he'll make the decision on this one. Of course, Chuck will be there to support his brother and his other teammates so come on out and see the last event of the year in this are for PureCombat.

The weigh ins for this event will be at the Cellar Door in downtown Visalia on the corner of Main St. and Court. Come early and be a part of the filming as Knockout TV brings their High Definition cameras capturing the crowd and the fighters as they prepare for the next evenings event. The weighing in officially starts at 8PM but come early and be a part of the excitement.

We will be having an after party in the Ballroom of the Convention Center immediately following the fights...There will be 4 full bars, food available and music to dance to....With a special $1000 bonus being given away to the fighter who had the "Best Move of the Night". We just don't want the night to end but to have the opportunity for everyone to hang out, talk, dance and maybe get a picture with your favorite fighter of the night.

Don't miss the last fight of the season for PureCombat here in this area...the VisaliaConvention Center Friday, August 15th. The doors open at 6pm and fights start at 7:30pm. For tickets, call 559-713-4040 or go online at www.purecombatmma.com.

Shelly Matlock
Administrator
PureCombat LLC
www.myspace.com/purecombat

PFC "Fight Day" Returns Sept 20, to Hanford Mall

A day dedicated to fans of Mixed Martial Arts returns to The Hanford Mall on September 20.

"Fight Day at the Mall" returns to the Hanford Mall on September 20, 2008 and will be presented in the Hanford Mall's Food Court beginning at 1pm.

J-Live Entertainment, the creators of "Fight Day" will partner with popular mixed martials arts company the Palace Fighting Championship to showcase the official press conference for the PFC's upcoming "Explos!ve" event that will take place at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino on September 26.

"Fight Day was created for fans of mixed martial arts, and here locally the fan favorite, and the company that continues to produce the best fight cards in the Valley is the PFC", said Joey Perez, Founder of J-Live Entertainment. "The PFC is quickly becoming one of the elite MMA organizations in the country, and now televised nationwide on Comcast SportsNet, we felt that Fight Day could not be produced without having the PFC on board".

The "Fight Day" event will feature live music, the beautiful PFC Ladies, mall giveaways, Mixed Martial Arts related vendors, local gyms with tips on the "Do's and Don'ts" of a Healthy Diet, special offers, free t-shirts, and lots of Mixed Martial Arts activities.

Expect to see some heated confrontations and Face-Off's from Palace Fighting Championship fighters during the live press conference. Media are welcomed to attend event and seating for Press Conference will be provided.

For further information and updates on FIGHT DAY AT THE HANFORD MALL please call 559-362-4046