“Redbelt”, the latest movie to be based off of the world of mixed martial arts, was released in theatres nationwide earlier today. Unlike “Never Back Down”, which was released earlier this year, the cast of the film has some more notable names - Tim Allen and Chiwetel Ejiofor for starters.
MMA fans will be pleased to find that a wealth of major players in the sport are featured in the flick as well. Those who see the film may enjoy the presence of UFC commentator Mike Goldberg, grappling wizard Jean Jacques Machado, radio host Scott Ferrall, and longtime veteran Enson Inoue. However the biggest part played by an MMA presence is that of current UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, who plays the role of Dylan Flynn.
I haven’t seen the movie just yet, (I plan to this weekend and will give a full report afterwards) but early reports suggest that while the film may be lacking in action/fight scenes, it’s still a decent movie. James Brydon of Rogers Sportsnet gives his must-read take here.
David Loiseau served as the figurehead of HCF. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Edmonton-based Hardcore Championship Fighting has reportedly gone out of business according to recent comments made by promotional CEO Keith Crawford.
The news comes from Sherdog.com, which was informed by Crawford that the organization had been forced to fold after a potential sale to Canadian television network The Score fell apart.
Crawford believed that the promotion, which had essentially frog-leaped TKO Championship Fighting as Canada's premiere mixed martial arts show after signing a slew of big-name fighters over the past year, expected HCF to move into contention to become MMA’s next big company with the move.
An official announcement regarding the purchase was expected to come at some point this weekend, when Crawford and company were slated to have held their latest show, which based on the fighters rumored to have been participating, would have been the organization’s biggest showing to date.
The fates of those fighters under contract with HCF are unknown at this time. Crawford has also mentioned that he and business partner Dave Houshiar will continue promoting inside the sport, but as separate entities.
Ryan Ford. Photo courtesy of the Maximum Fighting Championship.
The official weigh-in results for tonight’s MFC 16: Anger Management show are below. Two fighters, Ryan McGillivray and Jeremy Martin failed to make their required weight limits. Both fighters will lose a quarter of their purse.
The card will be headlined by two co-main events: MFC undefeated welterweight contender Ryan Ford will attempt to capitalize on momentum gained from his last win over UFC veteran Pete Spratt in taking on C.J. Fernandes (Rogers Sportsnet has an interview with Ford here); longtime veteran heavyweight Eric Pele will go up against California prospect Chase Gormley.
HDNet will televise the main card portion of the event starting at 10:30 PM ET.
Main Card:
C.J. Fernandes (170.5 lbs) vs. Ryan Ford (171 lbs)
Chase Gormley (266 lbs) vs. Eric Pele (263 lbs)
Matt Veach (171 lbs) vs. Matt Macgrath (170 lbs)
Ben Henderson (155.5 lbs) vs. Mike Maestas (154.5 lbs)
Chris Camozzi (184.5 lbs) vs. Dwayne Lewis (186 lbs)
Aron Lofton (204 lbs) vs. Jason Kuchera (203.5 lbs)
Gavin Neil (165 lbs) vs. Ryan McGillivray (174 lbs)
Jeremy Martin (175.5 lbs) vs. Mike Sorensen (169.5 lbs)
Preliminary Bouts:
Brandon Curts (184.5 lbs) vs. Sean Wright (183.5 lbs)
Troy Sorenson (155.5 lbs) vs. Mike Tubbs (154.5 lbs)
Dave Nippard (151.5 lbs) vs. Evan Sanguin (154 lbs)
Diego Saraiva throws a right hand at Jorge Gurgel. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
California native Brian Cobb extended his current winning streak to six, earning a unanimous decision over UFC veteran Diego Saraiva to win the Palace Fighting Championship lightweight title at the organization’s latest show last night in Lemoore.
Cobb used his superior wrestling to take Saraiva down to the mat right from the start of the fight. While only having to fend off a handful of submission attempts, Cobb continually worked an effective ground-and-pound attack through three rounds en route to gaining his first taste of championship gold inside the promotion.
The three other title fights featured last night saw the belt change hands each time. Jorge Evangelista handed Art Arciniega his second career loss in winning the PFC featherweight title, Nate Loughran submitted Kenny Ento with a rear naked choke to earn the PFC middleweight belt, and Shawn Klarcyk forced Jason Georgianna to tap out courtesy of a second-round kneebar to capture the interim PFC bantamweight strap.
Complete results from the event:
Brian Cobb def. Diego Saraiva - Unanimous Decision
Jorge Evangelista def. Art Arciniega - Unanimous Decision
Nate Loughran def. Kenny Ento - Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Shawn Klarcyk def. Jason Georgianna - Submission (Kneebar)
Lodune Sincaid def. Rafael Del Real - Submission (Guillotine)
Olaf Alfonso def. Chris Solomon - KO (Punches)
Devin Cole def. Vince Lucero - TKO (Strikes)
Sergio Cortez def. Poppies Martinez - TKO (Injury)
Casey Olson def. Sergio Quinones - Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Dustin Akabari def. Cody Canterbury - TKO (Strikes)
Joseph Benavidez def. Maurice Eazel - Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Dan Russom def. Thonglor Armatsena - Majority Decision
James Jones (right) throws a right hand at Nick Agallar. Photo courtesy of BodogFight.
The undercard for Elite Xtreme Combat's upcoming "Primetime" event on May 31st seems to be nearly complete courtesy of a recently signed lightweight clash between BodogFight veteran James “Binky” Jones and Calvin Kattar, who will be making his EliteXC debut at the show.
The news comes from our friends at Five Ounces of Pain, who have been fortunate enough to have the first word on just about all of the scheduled preliminary bouts slated to take place at the event.
Along with the Jones-Kattar fight, a total of six other dark matches are expected to take place. Heavyweight sensation Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson is slated to headline the main card against PRIDE veteran James Thompson. EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler will also put his belt on the line against Scott Smith in a bout that will likely be a sure-fire war on the feet.
The current card for the event is as follows:
Main Card:
Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson
Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith - EliteXC Middleweight Title
Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young
Phil Baroni vs. Joe Villasenor
Jon Murphy vs. Brett Rogers
Preliminary Bouts:
Nick Serra vs. Matt Makowski
Chris Liguori vs. Jim Bova
Wilson Reis vs. Justin Robbins
James Jones vs. Calvin Kattar
Carlton Haselrig vs. Bryan Vetell
Zach Makovsky vs. Andre Soares
Mike Groves vs. Joe Sampieri
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