Category Archives: Interview

Exclusive Interview with Lion Fight Promotions CEO, Scott Kent

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Imagine being only 50 years old and a Corporate Executive in the Casino industry?  Would you coast along the rest of your life and be perfectly happy knowing you hold a great position and the title of Vice President?  Would you take the risk of leaving your job in order to start your own fight promotion in hopes that a sport you love, catches on in the US?

Interview with American Muay Thai Fighter, Joe Schilling

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Joe Schilling has been in the fight game since he was 17 years old.  His devastating knockout of highly touted Muay Thai fighter Kaoklai Kaennorsing catapulted him into stardom in the Muay Thai scene.  Schilling is hoping his rise to fame can help thrust the sport into the American spotlight, with the help of Lion Fight Promotions.  Looking to avenge a highly controversial loss to Simon Marcus which you can see here, Schilling hopes to settle the score with Simon, once and for all.

Vanessa Mariscal: Hopeful Invicta FC Stays Around, Could Care less about Ronda Rousey

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This Saturday, Invicta Fighting Championships will hold its debut show in Kansas City, KS.  The card features accomplished women, such as, former 135-pound Strikeforce champion, Marloes Coenen, as well as, former title challenger Liz Carmouche.

Efrain Escudero Gives His Thoughts on the UFC in Mexico, Training with Bendo and Seth Baczynksi Fighting Drunk.

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Whether or not you feel Efrain Escudero should have been released during his first UFC run is up to you.  To Escudero it wasn’t personal, it was just business.

Pascal Krauss: Fact or Hype?

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In the first part of 2010 Pascal Krauss could be found atop many “Top Prospects” list and with a 9-0 record and all of his wins coming by way of submission or knockout, the young 22 year-old German appeared to be a sure lock as the best fighter to not fight inside the octagon. Then in August 2010 he signed with the UFC and shortly after made his debut, in his home country of Germany versus Mark Scanlon.  The fight earned both fighters “Fight of The Night” bonuses with Krauss coming out victorious via unanimous decision.

Lloyd Woodard: What a Difference a Day Can Make

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“An overnight sensation” is a saying often used in sports to describe an athlete that has come out of relatively nowhere to bust onto the scene literally overnight. Think Jon Jones after he submitted Jake O’Brien at UFC 100 or Ronda Rousey’s Strikeforce debut against Sarah D’alelio. After the quarterfinal round of the lightweight tournament at Bellator 62, you can add the name Lloyd Woodard to that list.