XFC 25 was another great night of fights in Albuquerque left us with a new champion, a few fighters reeling from decisions, and a list of rising stars. With some of these men and women being the stars of the future, watching their progress now will make their path all the more clear down the road.
XFC will take to the road once again, setting up a show in Greg Jackson’s back yard for their latest installment, XFC 25. The Women’s Strawweight title is up for grabs, as hot prospect Stephanie Eggink looks to use her furious striking to put a stop to veteran fighter Angela Magana. We also have a clash with XFC’s own Ricky Rainey taking on road warrior Dhiego Lima in a pivitol fight in both men’s careers.
On September 6, 2013, two of Xtreme Fighting Championship’s newest signees will face off LIVE on AXS TV, when undefeated Ian Stephens and MMA veteran Ryan “The Tank Engine” Thomas meet at XFC 25: Boiling Point. The Welterweight match up will take place at the Albuquerque Convention Center, in Albuquerque, New Mexico and it will serve as an elimination bout, as the company draws closer to crowning its first 170 pound Champion.
Xtreme Fighting Championships upped the ante at XFC 25: Boiling Point, with the addition of a Featherweight elimination bout between Stephen “Bigfish” Bass and Farkhad Sharipov. The 145 pound match up takes place on Sept 6th, LIVE on AXS TV, from the Albuquerque Convention Center. The winner of the Bass/Sharipov showdown will now face the winner of and Oct 18th matchup between Jason Hicks versus Deivison Ribeiro, for the undisputed XFC Featherweight Title.
It’s been over 18 months since the former UFC featherweight Stephen Bass has fought. A member of The Ultimate Fighter’s 14th season, Bass lost an entertaining fight at the TUF 14 finale to Marcus Brimage and hasn’t fought since.
What’s better than two highly skilled women climbing in a cage and throwing down for a national television audience? How about FOUR highly skilled women climbing in a cage and throwing down for a national television audience!
Fresh off his impressive win at Collision Course, XFC sensation Ricky Rainey wasted no time sending out his invitation for XFC 25, to former MFC Welterweight Dhiego Lima, and Lima has gladly accepted.
Bellator 100 Weigh-in Pictures
Last night the fighters for tonight’s Bellator 100 stepped onto the scales with all 24 fighters making weight. The historic 100th event for Bellator takes places tonight from the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona and features an all welterweight main card on Spike TV.
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Weigh-in Pictures
Due to a previously scheduled Arena Football game at the HP Pavilion, today’s UFC on FOX 7 weigh-ins were held less than a mile away at the California Theater. The small theater was completely filled with cheering fans and all the fighters they came to see made weight.
The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Weigh-in Pictures
Amidst everything else going on, the UFC has themselves a busy day today with the UFC on FX 6 taking place in Australia and The Ultimate Fighter 16 finale weigh-ins. All 24 fighters made weight today for tomorrow’s event that will crown The Ultimate Fighter 16 welterweight winner.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 Weigh-in Results and Photos
SAN JOSE, Cal. – Still recovering from Saturday’s UFC 148, MMAValor.com was inside the HP Pavilion for today’s UFC on FUEL TV 4 weigh-ins. A few of the fighters would need to step onto the scale behind a towel but all 22 fighters on the UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card made weight.
TUF Live Finale Live Results and Event Pictures
The long grind of the first live version of The Ultimate Fighter ends tonight at the TUF Live Finale in Las Vegas. Featuring 12 of the 16 TUF Live contestants, the 10 bout card will be headlined by an important match-up in the welterweight division between Jake Ellenberger and Martin Kampmann.
