KIMBO WILL BE ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE TONIGHT
Posted on | February 7, 2008 | No Comments
This just in: The incredibly popular YouTube fighting legend and Mixed Martial Arts superstar, Kimbo Slice, will be a special guest on the nationally televised Jimmy Kimmel Live show TONIGHT/Thursday at 12:05 a.m. ET/PT on ABC.
The always entertaining Kimbo (kimboslice.proelite.com), who scored a 19-second, first-round knockout in his EliteXC and MMA debut in November, will discuss, among other things, his eagerly anticipated, long-awaited grudge fight with David “Tank” Abbott (tankabbott.proelite.com) set for Saturday, Feb. 16, at the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami on SHOWTIME.
Besides Kimbo, who is on the cover of the current edition of “Fighters Only,” a top British magazine, Jimmy’s guests Thursday/tonight will include TV personality “Dr. Phil” McGraw.
FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES FROM FEBRUARY 6TH AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON
Posted on | February 7, 2008 | No Comments
Philadelphia (February 6th, 2008)-Quotes from Wednesday’s final press conference at The Legendary Blue Horizon for Friday night’s show that will feature Lenny DeVictoria taking on Derrick Moon; Gee Cullmer battling John Michael Terry and Ran Nakash squaring off with Ray Ruiz. There will be four other bouts plus a ceremony honoring Randall “Tex” Cobb.
DeVictoria is coming off his fight of the year with Elad Shmouel that took place last December 7th at The Legendary Blue Horizon
Vernoca L. Michael (Promoter)
“DeVictoria and Shmouel was an exciting fight. People talk about it being one of the best fights of the year and that’s something that Lenny can be proud of.”
Don Elbaum (matchmaker)
“DeVictoria and Shmouel was one great fight.”
“Terry & Cullmer should be a war.”
“This looks to be another action packed card.”
“Ran Nakash is a 200 lb. piece of steel.”
“Ruiz is one double-tough guy.”
“DeVictoria reminds me a lot of (former world champion) Freddie Pendleton.”
Ran Nakash (10-0, 6 KO’s ; cruiserweight from Haifa, Israel)
“I am very excited about this fight on Friday night.”
Ran Taal (manager for Nakash and Shmouel)
“I am very happy to see DeVictoria”
“Hopefully everything will turn out the best for everyone”
Lenny DeVictoria (10-10, 3 KO’s ; Jr. Welterweight from Philadelphia)
“I am taking boxing seriously now”
“I trained very hard and good things came out of it and I continued that for this fight.”
Ticket prices for this great night of boxing are $200 for Queen Seating, $125 for Presidential seats, $65 for VIP, $55 for Ringside, and $45 for General Admission and can be purchased by calling The Legendary Blue Horizon at 1-215-763-0500 or by logging on to comcasttix.com. Doors open at 6:30 PM / 1st bout begins at 7:30 PM
The Legendary Blue Horizon is located at 1314 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA
For more information, log on to www.legendarybluehorizon.com
OPEN WORKOUT TO THE PUBLIC WITH WORLD CHAMPIONS ROBERT GUERRER0 AND CARINA MORENO
Posted on | February 7, 2008 | No Comments
Press Release For Immediate Release
Gilroy Ca, February 6, 2008
Two-Time world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero and WBC Female “Fighter of the Year” Carina “La Reina” Moreno will hold an open workout for the public from 11am-1pm Saturday February 9, 2008 at the Krutar Boxing Gym located at 1715(C) Freedom Blvd. Watsonville ,CA.
The two warriors are scheduled to fight February 29, 2008 at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore CA. Guerrero will defend his title against Jason “The American Boy” Litzau, while Moreno is working on a new opponent. For ticket information call the Tachi Palace at (559) 924-7751 or visit www.GoossenTutor.com
Cardona the new welterweight gatekeeper
Posted on | February 7, 2008 | No Comments
Fights unbeaten Decarie Saturday night in Montreal
HARTFORD (February 6, 2008) – Former world lightweight title challenger Israel ‘Pito’ Cardona has become a gatekeeper of the welterweight division since returning to the ring nearly two years ago after being retired 3 1/2-years.
Hartford-native Cardona (36-8, 28 KOs), now 33, heads north of the border for a 10-round test in the main event Saturday night at the Montreal Casino against unbeaten prospect Antonio Decarie (17-0, 5 KOs), the 25-year-old former Canadian light welterweight champion.
‘Pito’ won his first 24 pro fights, 18 by knockout, including an IBO super featherweight winning performance against Jeff Mayweather and Cardona later defeated Steve Larrimore for the IBO light welterweight crown.
In 1997, ‘Pito’ stopped ‘Mighty’ Ivan Robinson (23-1) in the third round of their USBA lightweight title bout and three fights later, Robinson beat Arturo Gatti for the first of two times in their 1998 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
After his win against Robinson, Cardona extended his win streak to six, including four USBA title defenses against Sam Girard, Richard Kiley, Golden Johnson, which was also fought for the NABF belt, and Joel Perez. In his only major world title fight, though, Cardona lost a 12-round decision to undefeated Paul Spadafora (26-0) for the vacant IBF lightweight championship in 1999.
Cardona retired in mid-2002 at the age of 27, sporting a 34-6 record, due to his frustrations with boxing politics. He returned to the ring two years ago with a new manager, Bret Hallenbeck, and new trainer, John Scully. Cardona’s first two comeback fights resulted in a pair of TKO victories before he became a gauge for young, talented welterweights to measure themselves. ‘Pito’ lost an eight-round decision to 13-1-1 Juan Maniel Buendia and was stopped in the third round of his last fight to 11-0 Mike Jones last November.
‘I understand if people think of me as a gatekeeper,’ Cardona said, ‘but that’s not what I am. I’m at the end of my career with maybe a couple of years left. Each fight is a must win for me; I can’t afford to lose. I’m shooting for gold and I can’t waste my time waiting around for a big fight to happen. I need to win a few in a row to get a big fight and that’s why I’m willing to go
into this guy’s backyard in order to get back to where I was.
‘The stoppage in my last fight was ridiculous. I fought an undefeated kid (Jones) who was nothing. The ref didn’t know me and stopped the fight before I ever got started. I was on my way to knocking him out. It was only a matter of time. I was sitting on the ropes like I usually do. I even threw a nasty hook but the ref stopped it and damaged my career. Now, I have this opportunity, and I have to go in and be an animal. I have to destroy him to make some noise in this division. This fight I will be the judge and referee. I want to shut a few mouths, too. It’s all about getting bigger and better fights. I’m a veteran, so I don’t mind going into his backyard. All of the pressure is on him. He’s undefeated and fighting at home. I’m focused on him and have trained hard.’
Cardona works nights as a lieutenant for a Hartford-based security company, as well as a boxing trainer at LA Boxing in Hartford.
MIKE TYSON TRIED TO KILL MY DADDY BOOK REVIEW
Posted on | February 6, 2008 | No Comments
People remember Mitchell Rose for his unexpected knockout of then-undefeated media magnet Butterbean. Rose’s autobiography “Mike Tyson Tried To Kill My Daddy” is a brutally honest account of a man leading his step by trial and error, while overcoming odds with the fighting spirit he developed in the tough streets of Brooklyn, New York.
Not once in his memoirs does Rose ever claim to be without fault. Rose recalls incidences of delinquency, drug use, street violence, as well as his career as a crack dealer. He tells the story like a man who is not ashamed of his past having accepted it as the road that led him to self-actualization. Vividly he describes his lust for something more, transcending Lafayette Gardens projects with the only tools he had as a teenager, through infamy.
Rose uses his first hand perspective to analyze, just as much as he narrates the world and circumstances that he was exposed to in Brooklyn’s inner city. He allows the reader into a world that is seldom accurately portrayed in media in a way that people of all walks can identify with on a common human thread. Not just touching on fisticuffs, Rose delves into the cultural clashes and societal ills that he confronted daily in a manner that lends dignity to his environment.
The detail Rose goes into depicts the maturation of a boy, into a man-child, then finally into a man. It was through boxing that Rose transitioned through life stages. And it was through boxing that Rose finally rose above his ghetto restraints to see a world larger than the urban squalor that once imprisoned him.
The story apexes with Rose’s quick washout of Eric Esch AKA Butterbean, the gargantuan slugger who had yet to meet adversity until he ran into Rose’s straight one-twos. What most attracts the boxing fan is what follows, as Rose chronicles his struggle to make a living as a black-listed “spoiler”, a journeyman who upsets stars. It is a story rarely heard by fans, but is stunningly portrayed by Rose’s firsthand perspective.
Throughout, Rose remains true to himself and rarely shies away from candor. “Mike Tyson Tried To Kill My Daddy” is a story that many can relate to, and all can enjoy.
INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE, HDNET FIGHTS TEAM UP TO TELEVISE FIRST THREE IFL EVENTS OF 2008 LIVE
Posted on | February 6, 2008 | No Comments
Events From Las Vegas, New Jersey and Connecticut to be seen Live
NEW YORK, February 5, 2008 – The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) and HDNet Fights today announced an agreement to televise the first three IFL events of 2008 live, beginning with the Friday, February 29 card from the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. HDNet Fights will also air the April 4 card live from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J., and the May 16 event from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Each two hour show will carry a minimum of five of the eight fights on the card, including no fewer than two championship fights. This is the latest partnership between the IFL and HDNet, which began with the December 29, 2007, IFL Championship event from Mohegan Sun.
“We are very pleased to be able to offer our fans around the country these next three events live and in HD,” said IFL President and CEO Jay Larkin. “The quality of our broadcasts is second to none, highlighting the outstanding athletes and exciting bouts as we start 2008 in Las Vegas, live on HDNet.”
“The first event we did with the IFL was a great success, and we are very pleased to be able to expand that relationship into the first quarter of 2008,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “HDNet Fights Presents: The IFL is a fantastic addition to MMA action on HDNet.”
The Feb. 29 card will be the first in the IFL’s new camp vs. camp format, with Ken Shamrock’s Lion’s Den meeting Matt Lindland’s Team Quest, and Mario Sperry’s World Class Fight Center against Xtreme Couture. The night will also feature three individual championship defenses, with lightweight titleholder Ryan Schultz, who defeated previously unbeaten Chris Horodecki for the belt, meeting John Gunderson, middleweight champ Matt Horwich, a surprise winner over Benji Radach, defending his crown against Ryan McGivern of Miletich Fighting Systems, and heavyweight champ and Las Vegas native Roy Nelson battling Fabiano Scherner. The two hour show will air live on HDNet at 11 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. PT.
About HDNet
HDNet Fights (www.hdnetfights.com) is one of the leading Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organizations in the country. Founded by Mark Cuban, HDNet Fights promotes, produces and airs over 24 live MMA events annually for broadcast on HDNet. HDNet Fights is unique as a unifying force in the MMA industry partnering with leading promoters, including M1, Sportfight, IFL, Ring of Combat and others to offer the quality match-ups and productions that MMA fans demand.
Founded in 2007, HDNet Fights is led by CEO Andrew Simon while company operations are handled by Dallas MMA legend and former UFC champion, Guy Mezger.
HDNet (www.hd.net) is the home for HDNet Fights and is the leader in offering live MMA broadcasts and the leading news and information show for MMA fans, “Inside MMA”.
In addition, HDNet provides viewers with the best in original news, sports, music and entertainment programming. From “Dan Rather Reports”, to championship sports coverage from the NHL, NASCAR and Major League Soccer to “Guys Night In” every Friday and the HDNet Concert Series every Sunday, HDNet offers great programming with the world’s best picture quality.
Launched in 2001 by Mark Cuban and General Manager and COO Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on AT&T, Bright House Networks, Charter Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit www.hd.net.
If you don’t already have HDNet, call your local cable, satellite or video provider and order it today!
About the IFL
International Fight League™ (IFL) has its headquarters in New York and offices in Las Vegas. For more information about IFL, please see: www.ifl.tv.
Zuffa, UFC, Xyience Bankruptcy Scandal
Posted on | February 5, 2008 | 4 Comments
By: Rich Bergeron
It may just be all over for Xyience and the UFC. It appears that the company is fast-tracking a sale of the supplement and energy drink maker, and early indications reveal that anyone hoping to get a piece of the scandal-ridden company must have at least $50 million in assets. UFC 81 was the first event in years that had no Xyience advertising attached to it. Previously Xyience ads were bumped from the center of the mat to the post pads, but last Saturday those ads vanished.
Burned shareholders are still mounting a fight for the company, but the outlook is bleak. The company’s reputation is shattered, and the whole debacle has also tarnished the image of one of the wealthiest families in Las Vegas. The Fertitta Enterprises role in the foreclosure has only recently been given front page press in “The City of Sin” despite our reports here on this site proclaiming knowledge of their investment plans as early as August of 2007.
The Fertitta Family and Zuffa officials have been strangely silent about their recent activities, leaving their appointed representatives at Xyience to do the public commenting. Meanwhile all kinds of allegations and rumors are swirling around the entire financial picture of the UFC. For the first time ever there is talk of the entire outfit following in Xyience’s footsteps and declaring bankruptcy themselves. Zach Arnold and Judge Jeff Thaler both raised the possibility in their recent Xyience discussion on Fight Opinion Radio. There are even rumors that the UFC might be for sale, though Dana White did recently deny any formal sales negotiations coming anytime soon. He simply admitted that anything is for sale for the right price.
Yet, it seems there may be a very real possibility of rough waters ahead for the UFC as the Mixed Martial Arts boom shows no signs of slowing down and other outlets continue to make strides in the marketplace. One of the major roadblocks for the UFC in the future will be their overall treatment of their fighters. The Randy Couture departure may just be the tip of the iceberg.
The Xyience situation elucidates the problem perfectly. Once Fertitta Enterprises bought into Xyience the first transaction they made involved sponsorship of the UFC. Millions of dollars went into past-due payments and a whopping $15 million premium for the 2008 Xyience sponsorship that would see them taken off the mat. Meanwhile, nobody took the time to address the concerns of the fighters sponsored by Xyience with disputes over their payments. For one, pictures of disgruntled fighters are still on the site as if they are all in full support of the struggling supplement maker. According to Adam Swift of MMAPAYOUT.COM and SHERDOG.COM a group of high-profile UFC fighters is still owed a grand total of $112,666.66 by Xyience. Yet, the infusion of Fertitta capital went directly to the sponsorship of the organization rather than first addressing the less costly needs of the fighters that put the whole show on the map in the first place. They put payments for advertising on an inanimate object ahead of paying their own fighters who take the most risk for the least return.
Even worse, after the Xyience sponsorship extension came to pass, officials at Xyience made no serious moves to find any funding to continue any expansion of the brand. They told the public that’s what they were planning to do with the Fertitta money, but they didn’t come through and actually do that. They put the cart before the horse and paid for marketing before production and distribution of goods to the marketplace. These men know business. They have billions of dollars in deals under their belts. How could they honestly claim to be bankrupting the company because they couldn’t stretch over $20 million into an operating budget? They easily could have gone without the 2008 sponsorship if they truly wanted to keep the company in business.
Unfortunately, it now appears that the $25,000,000 lawsuit against me played a huge role in this latest chapter of the ongoing scandal. Without the court’s injunction against me, the Fertittas may not have wanted to get involved. According to the initial complaint against me, there were certain investors who wanted to invest $15 million each, but only if my stories were removed from cyberspace. It’s clear now that Xyience had no plan to actually try and win the case or prove the merits of it after that injunction came through.
Xyience has now burned through one lawyer and is working on racking up even more fees with their new lawyer that they might not be able to pay. All told, they now claim over $84,000 in legal fees fighting a guy who’s representing himself. They have recently been trying to pursue what’s called a default judgment, basically a win by technicality. However, they don’t even meet the terms of that technicality. Two hearings loom ahead, and they should determine the final outcome of this litigation once and for all.
February 7th at 9:00 AM in Department 16 of the Clark County Courthouse, Judge Timothy Williams will oversee a hearing to determine whether I can actually get my chance to appear telephonically at a motion to dismiss hearing on February 14th at the same time and place. Xyience’s latest lawyer is trying to block the hearing with bogus motions and affidavits trying to claim that the default prevents me from defending myself in this matter. Not only is the new lawyer claiming I have no standing to defend myself, she is also trying to get me to pay for her legal fees of over $14,000. I’m lucky if I can pay my $19 a month hosting fees these days, so I had a good laugh over that one.
The bottom line is I’ve had hundreds of hours of my life wasted trying to defend myself against these frivolous charges. Look back at my reporting and you will see it was entirely accurate every step of the way. I predicted the future time and time again. I raised an issue other people in the press have now taken up as their own. I fought for bloggers’ rights, free speech, and victimized shareholders I’ve never even met even when I might have been better off walking away from UFC 78 with a $5,000 check and no case hanging over my head.
The saddest part of this whole situation is that I’ve had to put off a book project about a woman who desparately needs my help. Lucille Iacovelli, one of the stars of the HBO Documentary Plastic Disasters, is literally dying before her story can be told to the world to inspire someone to reach out to help alleviate her medical condition. Because of this case I have been unable to devote enough time to chronicling her experience with botched plastic surgery and the refusal of the medical establishment to address and fix her problems. I always wanted to help people with my writing, and her story was just the kind of work I’ve always enjoyed doing. Yet, there was always the threat of being hit with a $25 million judgment I’d spend the rest of my life paying off if I didn’t devote enough time to defending myself in this Xyience case. Lucille’s condition continues to deteriorate, and I’m still fighting this junk case against me.
I’m looking forward to finally putting all this behind me come February 14th, and I’m calling on everyone who believes in truth, justice, and freedom of speech to help spread the word. Stand up and be counted. If you are in the Las Vegas area and can make it to either one or both of my hearings this month, it would be a great help to me. It’s time for the little guy to come out on top for once.
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BATTLEQUEST RETURNS
Posted on | February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment
www.COLORADOFIGHTEVENTS.com presents BATTLEQUEST 7: RESURRECTION!
On Friday February 22, BATTLEQUEST returns to the Denver area with its seventh installment entitled Resurrection.
BATTLEQUEST is known as a breeding ground for new talent and is the feeder show to the popular RING OF FIRE Championship Fighting promotion. The night will feature 10 matches and will take place at the Softball Country Sports Pavilion. The Sports Pavilion is a great venue for fight events as it also the home of Poor Boys Professional Boxing series.
In the main event Easton BJJ fighter Tyler “Thunder” Toner will take on Brett “B-Roller” Roller of Colorado Springs. Toner has a 6-1 record and last appeared on Battlequest 6 when he finished Wyoming collegiate wrestler Nick Mamalis. Roller (7-1) is coming off an impressive victory of Matt Hughes team fighter Jacob Hey.
In the feature bout of the evening Cody “Donnybrook” Donavon will face undefeated Ted “The German Tank” Von Roll of Oakland, CA. These two powerhouses will face off for the vacant BATTLEQUEST LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. The under card is filled with some of the area’s most talented fighters such as the charismatic Kenneth Seegrist, the powerful Ian Berg, and the athletic Brian Wood. Former professional football player Brendan Schaub makes his Heavyweight MMA debut against the veteran Drew “The Vanilla Gorilla” Knapp. BATTLEQUEST will also returns to its roots and feature K-1 rules bouts, highlighted by a match up between ROF veterans Sean Doherty and Aaron Trujillo.
Tickets can be purchased at any KING SOOPERS location or online at www.ticketswest.com. You can also charge by phone at 866-464-2626. Doors will open at 6:30 and the first bout will start promptly at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket Prices:
Rows 1-2 $50.00
Rows 3-6 $35.00
Rows 7-14 $25.00
Bleachers $25.00
Visit www.rofmma.com and www.coloradofightevents.com over the next few weeks for updates to the fight card, in depth interviews and fighter bios.
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