Real fighting Championships (RFC) , Florida’s oldest active MMA promoters, presents their 23rd live cage fighting event in Tampa Bay on March 18, 2011 sponsored in part by FightZone TV.

This will be a night of drama, excitement, and entertainment with 9 action packed cage fights.

The Main Event is Undefeated Patrick “Lights Out” Cenoble 5-0 record vs. UFC’s TUF veteran Paul “The Wheel” Barrow with a 4-1 record.

Both fighters have a strong MMA background.

Cenoble is trained by the fighting Bertos’ Tigers World who produce nothing but champions, Berto says “he is the hardest hitting 155lb in the world, no one in Florida can beat him.” Cenoble is fighting for a shot at the vacant light weight RFC title.

Barrow was a fighter on the UFC Spike TV show the Ultimate Fighter (TUF), trained by UFC fighter Matt Arroyo and Rob Khan from Gracie Tampa. Barrow needs this win for a shot at the RFC title and national exposure. Both of these training camps bring fighters that have pride, experience, and excitement.

This fight is rated as a top ten fight in every MMA, magazine, and radio networks in Florida.

Co main event: Tom “Showtime” Crowther. vs. Jared Crawford

This is Crowther’s pro MMA debut having been a former boxer, MMA promoter and 50 yr. old cancer survivor. Crowther says he “trains harder than a 25 year old fighter, looks better than majority of them, and refuses to fight someone his age.”

Crowther, who fought for his life after being diagnosed with cancer and beat the odds, now is looking to defeat the odds again, as he faces a young opponent in James Crawford. Says Crowther “I will beat Crawford as I beat cancer because this time it’s it for fun.” In his corner will be the famous former UFC fighter Dan “The Beast” Severn.

Crawford’s pro debut background includes wrestling and ground and pound. Trained by well known Chris Hickman, Crawford says he “has respect for older people but will slap grandpa around before he takes him to the ground for a submission .”
This fight is shaping up to be to be the “fight of the night.”

Other fights on the action packed card include:
Rocky Shallcross vs. Mike Rideout.
Shallcross, 170lb from Ocala. FL is a stand-up fighter with one punch knockout power.
Rideout 170lb is also a stand-up fighter who likes to go blow for blow and see who’s standing at the end.

Joe Valdez. Matchmaker states “this will be a crowd pleaser as both fighters will go punch for punch with both having tremendous knockout power.”

Heavyweight bout : Kevin Shane Brooks vs. Mike “The Animal” Greeson

Shane with a record 9-7 from Georgia wants to be known in Florida and wants RFC to give him a title shot at the RFC heavy weight title.

Greeson 3-0 a MMA stand up fighter and pro boxer with a 2-0 record, in his last fight in the RFC knocked out and broke opponent’s leg with one punch. He is one of if not “The” hardest hitting heavyweights in Florida.

Joe Johnson (Gracie Tampa) vs. Travis McGee (USA Martial Arts Of Ocala)

Josh Conner pro-debut joining two of his brother who are pro MMA fighters vs. Stephan Cummins who won “Fight of the Night” in the last RFC event. This will make for a perfect storm.

Andrew Conner (Gracie Barra) undefeated 2-0 135lb vs. Geane (La Pulga) Herrera Spartan Gym – home of RFC middleweight champion Yosmany Cabezas. Trainer Bill Banks believes Conner is the best 135lb he has ever trained and is better than the RFC middle weight champion when he started.

RFC favorite Alex Cruz is aggressive and his best punch “overhand right” is deadly. He is trim, lean and ready to fight out spoken Robert “Black Irish Red” Washington who has waited a long time to fight in the RFC. He comes from a hard life a foster child with no mother or father all of his life. Finding mixed martial arts has made him who is today — a changed man and an asset to society with a passion to fight. Now he can fight without getting in trouble and get paid for too.

J “Lightning” Lee needs to win or find another career. His favorite move – fast, flying kick comes from Tiger’s World training by former RFC light weight champion Edson “Little Tiger” Berto, Lee needs to win to keep his career open in the MMA world with a rematch vs Calvin Martin.

RFC promotes some of the best fights in the state of Florida with fighters from around the world.

RFC 23 which will be streamed live is expecting 20,000 viewers in addition to a pack house of 1,500 . Live streaming on the web at www.rfcmma.com

RFC 23 “BREAKING POINT”

WHEN: Friday March 18th 2011

WHERE: A La Carte Pavilion 5040 Dana Shore Dr. Tampa Florida

Doors open @ 7:00 pm fight starts @ 8:00 pm

For Tickets or table call the RFC office @ 813-964-9818 or Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com

For more Information Visit www.rfcmma.com

FightZone TV has announced that co-owners Jay Adams and Al Martino have committed to donating $25,000 of National commercial airtime to be included in their programs airing during the month of March to Outback Steakhouse’s national promotion to support U.S.. troops and their families with $1 million donation.

The 30 sec spots feature Country Star Tim McGraw. Watch Spot

Outback Steakhouse, a longtime supporter of U.S. military troops, has committed to donate $1 million to Operation Homefront, a non-profit organization that provides emergency and morale support for active troops, veterans and their families.

“The sacrifices that our troops and their families make so we can enjoy the freedoms we have in the United States is something Outback employees have recognized and appreciated since we opened our doors 22 years ago,” said Liz Smith, CEO of OSI Restaurant Partners, parent company of Outback Steakhouse. “Our commitment to donate $1 million to Operation Homefront reflects our appreciation to those who give so much.”

For the month of March, Outback is holding a month-long “Thanks for Giving” effort in participating restaurant locations in the U.S. and Hawaii. Restaurant-goers are invited to express their appreciation to our country’s dedicated servicemen and women by visiting Outback restaurants this month and ordering from the “Red, White and Bloomin’” menu. Proceeds from menu sales during the month of March will help to meet the $1 million commitment to Operation Homefront. The menu will be available through March 31.

Operation Homefront’s mission is to provide emergency and morale assistance for our troops, the families they leave behind, and for wounded warriors when they return home. A nonprofit 501(c)(3), Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 30 chapters nationwide and has met more than 105,000 needs of military families. Operation Homefront also hosts the Web community, Operation Homefront Online, at www.HomefrontOnline.com.

“As a retired member of the U.S. military and on behalf of our troops serving in locations far and wide, I’d like to thank Outback Steakhouse for its support over the years,” said General Tommy Franks (Ret.). “This support, coupled with the current effort to help our active and retired servicemen, women and their families, is greatly appreciated.”

To further raise awareness about this important cause, Outback has partnered with country music superstar Tim McGraw on his Southern Voice concert tour, scheduled to visit more than 60 U.S. cities this spring and summer. Proceeds from a Southern Voice commemorative t-shirt will also be donated to Operation Homefront.

“When I learned about Outback’s commitment to the troops and history of helping our local communities, it really felt like the perfect fit to partner with them in their efforts,” said McGraw. “Together with Outback, our shared goal is to help raise awareness and funds to help our selfless servicemen and women.”

For more information about the program, please visit Outback.com.

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FightZone TV enters their fourth year of broadcasting the best of MMA events from around the country and UK with the premier of AFL1: “Unconquered Begins, Rumble At The Rock” which was held recently at the Seminole Hard Rock in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and features some of the top Florida MMA teams’ champions such as Ariel Gandulla of Bradenton, Fl. who took on Danny Babcock from Palm Bay, Fl. Bounmy Somchay of West Palm Beach as he squared off against Miami Street fighting and Youtube sensation Rene “Level” Martinez in his first professional MMA fight.

And as is often the case, the girls fight between Jessica Pene (6-0) who fought in Bellator and Angela Magana was one of the highlights of the evening.

Fight Zone TV’s Jay Adams, as always, was there to call the action and was joined by well known “E Hollywood True Stories” and “Celebrity Poker” television host A.J. Benza and former UFC veteran Din Thomas with Guest Announcer – Damian Pinto, longtime voice of Big Vision/Don King Productions in the cage.

An interesting impromptu challenge was caught on tape during Jay’s interview in the cage with celebrity guest, 3 times Boxing Heavyweight Champion of the World Michael Moorer who wound up challenging Kimbo Slice, also in the house, to a $5 million epic clash of the titans (see video below). Tune into Unconquered and FightZone TV’s next presentation to see where the callout goes.

Mixed martial arts is on the cusp of mainstream sports and although it is still illegal to compete in the state of New York, the MMA World Expo is positioned to prove just how large the MMA fan base truly is in NYC and why it is the world’s fastest growing sport. FightZone TV is proud to be a part of this MMA milestone event.

Excitement is growing as the MMA community is getting ready to convene in Midtown Manhattan this Saturday and Sunday, October 24th – 25th at the historic Jacob Javits Center in New York City. For the 1st time in NYC history an event dedicated exclusively to the sport of mixed martial arts will gather legions from the martial arts disciplines including: Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Karate, Boxing, Wrestling, Muay Thai and dozens more for business opportunities, networking and learning.

Autograph and Photo Signings:
On Saturday, October 24th meet world-famous UFC Fighter and former Pride Champion, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva (Session 2) and former TUF cast members: Pete Spratt, Phillipe Nover and Pete Sell (Session 1). On Sunday, October 25th meet 9-time UFC World Welterweight Champion, Matt Hughes (Session 4) and current TUF Season 10 members Darrill Schoonover and Justin Wren (Session 3). Autograph and photo sessions are $20/session and include headshot and photo op with each fighter. Other celebrity appearances include: Rich Celementi, Everlast booth # 211, Kit Cope, Leonard Garcia, Duane Ludwig and Scott Jorgensen, Bodybuilding.com booth # 200. More celebrity fighters TBA.

Live Presentations by Expert Athletes & Coaches
Martial arts masters from various disciplines will demonstrate their signature styles in front of an audience of fans and fellow athletes for 2 hours each exhibit day. Among the celebrity presenters will be Judo Legend, Jimmy Pedro; Jiu-Jitsu Phenom, Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro; Muay Thai Master, Kru Phil Nurse; World-Renown BJJ Teacher & Competitor, Marcelo Garcia; Olympic Gold Medalist & American Top Team’s Head Boxing Coach, Howard Davis Jr.; UFC, World and Olympic Champ, Mark Schultz; Martial Arts Hall of Famer, Maurepaz Auguste; Contender Asia Coach, Thanongsak Sor. Plantalae; 3rd Degree Machado Black Belt, Marcos Santos; Internationally renowned Strength & Conditioning Coach and Judo Olympian, Dr. Rhadi Bullard Ferguson; 2-Time Olympian Judo Specialist, Taraje Williams-Murray; BJJ Black Belt and Pan American Super Heavy Champ, Fabio Clemente displaying world class skills on the center mats for all to watch.

Educational Sessions
Offering education about the sport, in fact, is one of the key goals of the MMA World Expo. On tap for the weekend event are educational sessions, which will appeal to a broad range of attendees-from those just discovering the sport’s excitement to experienced athletes. “We also hope state legislators will pay a visit to attend our classes -and come to realize that this is a healthy form of competition, enjoyed by a wide spectrum of state residents-and that the ban on competitions should be removed as quickly as possible,” said event founder and director, Paul Paone.

One of the educational highlights, in fact, is a panel discussion entitled, “The Future of MMA”, which will include the Chairwomen of the New York State Athletic Commission, Melvina Lathan, discussing the road to the sport’s legalization. Mixed martial arts training and business seminars will also be offered and will include topics on: “Nutrition for the MMA,” “Fighter Injuries: Prevention & Treatment,” “Preparing to Compete,” and “Business Round Table Discussion for MMA Business Owners.”

MMA Marketplace
Designed for both on-the-spot-sales and business-to-business interaction, the MMA World Expo will feature an exhibit hall filled with vendors representing virtually all aspects of martial arts products, supplies, services and schools. Business-only hours for wholesale buyers are scheduled for 9 am – 11 am of each day followed by 9 hours of consumer exhibit time. Meet with event sponsors: Bodybuilding.com, Zebra Mats, Princeton Brain & Spine Care, FightZone.TV

Exhibitors Include: Alliance BJJ NYC Inc., American Top Team, BAMF Mouthguards, Battle of the Coasts, Bioage, Combat Sports International, Everlast MMA, Defense Soap, Dr. Adam Silk DC, Dymatize, Elite Plus Fitness, Ferguson Marketing Systems, Fighter Warehouse NY, GlideBoxx, Knockout Athletics, KNP Marketing & Travel, KRU Training, Marcelo Garcia BJJ Academy, Martial Arts Development Corp., Merrill Lynch, MET-Rx, MMADogma, Modern Gladiator Fight Gear, Modern Martial Arts, Moriah Herbs Corp., NeuLion, New York Jiu Jitsu, NYBJJ Academy, PowerBlock Dumbbells, Pro Muay Thai Gear.com, Red Arme, Ring To Cage Fight Gear, Split Lip Gear, Take On Productions, The Vitamin Shoppe, Ind., 92.3 NOW, The WAT, US ARMY, US Grappling, USA Wrestling/Grappling, Warrior House, Woldorf USA Inc. and more TBA.

Affordable and Accessible
“We also designed the show to be as affordable and value-packed as possible”, said Paone. “With general admission ticket prices at just $25 per day, we are removing any financial barriers for our attendees. And locating the show at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in midtown Manhattan means accessibility to millions by public transportation alone–not to mention, we are reachable within 30 minutes of 3 international airports for out-of-town guests.”
For more info on the Expo visit: www.mmaworldexpo.com
or visit www.FightZone.TV

FightZone TV, one of the nation’s largest Independent Distributors of MMA Programming, recently celebrated their 1000th Broadcast TV airing.

FightZone TV, entering their fourth year of MMA related broadcasting, is now available to over 23 million homes on Fox Sport Net’s (FSN) affiliates SunSports, SportSouth, and nationally on DIRECTV, The Dish Network and AT&T U-verse, reaching over 20% of US homes with cable TV.

Mirroring the explosive growth of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), FightZone TV has also added 5 new Promoter Partners to their already impressive line-up. These include Vendetta, X1 Hawaii, Art Of Fighting, Action Fight League and Pure Combat.

Debuting in October is the FightZone TV premier of Vendetta Fighting Championship’s tournament “A Night of Vengeance,” recently held on Aruba, which featured a stacked light heavyweight card that helped propel North Carolina fighter Rodney Wallace to a four fight UFC contract after going 3-0 against some tough competition that night.

The event was held tournament style featuring an 8 man light heavyweight tournament with some of the most promising fighters in the world. Carmello Marerro, Antwain Britt and Rodney Wallace were just a few of the fighters on the card. Other fights include Mr. International Shonie Carter facing off against Derrick “The Eraser” Noble as well as the always spectacular girl fight featuring Sarah Maloy and Rosa Columbo.

Along with FightZone’s Jay Adams in attendance were El Guapo himself, Bas Ruten & Kenny Rice providing Play By Play with ring announcer Tom Looney, voice of ESPN’s Best Damn Sports Show.

Vendetta and FightZone TV are set to return once again to the beautiful island of Aruba in February of 2010 and again in April for more explosive tournament action.

Also debuting in October is X-1 World Events, Hawaii’s premier fight promotion’s presentation of “Champions.” Several X-1 World titles are on the line, and some of the fighters showcased at the event include UFC/Rumble on the Rock veteran Wesley “Cabbage” Correira, The Ultimate Fighter alum Anthony Torres, UFC veteran Niko Vitale, former UFC/Pride heavyweight Ron “H2O” Waterman, big-time female boxer Mia St. John, and well-known island fighters Eddie Yagin and “Sugar” Shane Nelson.

A four-man tournament for the X-1 World Middleweight belt is also on the line, as Falaniko Vitale, Joey Guel, Ricky Shivers, and Kenny Ento all battle for the strap.

Rounding out this month’s action is Pure Combat’s “Home Turf” and Xtreme Fighting Association’s “XFN 3″ Kickboxing from Las Vegas.

November’s debuts include Art Of Fighting 4 from Tampa. Fl which features Seth Petruzelli vs. Chris Baten and Action Fight League’s exciting, sold out event, Rumble At The Rock, held at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL.

FightZone TV December Airings will feature new Pure Combat and Cage Wars Championship UK events.

Add to these airings, Jay Adams’ Brawl Call plus MMA 30 with Dave Farra and you have one of the most intense schedules of MMA content in the US with over 60 hours of national MMA programming monthly. FightZone TV is now available on almost a daily basis somewhere in the US.

For Airing Schedules and Commercial availability and Media Kit, visit www.FightZone.TV or email FightZoneMedia@aol.com or call 727-577-5500.

Contact Info

Vendetta Fighting Championship www.mmavendetta.com

X1 World Events www.x1events.com

PureCombat www.purecombatmma.com

Art Of Fighting www.artoffighting.tv

Xtreme Fighting Association www.xfalive.com

Cafe Wars Championship UK www.cagewars.co.uk

Mixed Martial Arts history is about to explode in South Florida and FightZone TV’s Jay Adams will be their to call all of the action for a future broadcast as some of the nations top teams send their best champions to Rumble at the Rock on Friday, September 25 at 8 PM at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL.

Fights will feature Miami native Keith Johnson vs. Michael Bernhard, Ariel Gandulla of Bradenten, Fl. takes on Danny Babcock from Palm Bay, Fl. and Bounmy Somchay of West Palm Beach will square off against Rene Martinez of Miami.

Several other mixed martial arts fighters from South Florida will appear on the card including Steve Bruno (Coconut Creek, Fl.), Nico Perella (Sunrise, Fl.), John Kelly (Miami, Fl.), Christian Rios (Sunrise, Fl.), Donovan Ciolfi (Plantation, Fl.), Brann Redi (Boca Raton, Fl.) and Rodrigo Ramos (Coconut Creek, Fl.). Tickets are on sale now at the Hard Rock Live box office or Ticketmaster.com.

For more information on FZTV visit www.FightZone.TV

With the explosion in MMA Events and the rapid expansion of FightZone TV’s roster of Promoter Partners, FightZone TV’s co-owner and head commentator, Jay Adams is rapidly becoming the Matt Lauer of MMA.

Having just finished events for Pro Battle in Arkansas, Art of Fighting in Tampa, Intimidation in Cincinnati, Vendetta in Aruba and X1 in Hawaii. Jay is preparing to leave to call the Action Fight League event at the Seminole Hard Rock in Ft. Lauderdale (9/25) then headed to Washington, DC for Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC (10/03) , California for Pure Combat (10/17), back to AOF in Ft. Myers, FL (10/23) and Belfast Ireland for Cage Wars Championship UK (CWC) (11/29).

Jay is on TV more than the Geico Caveman. Maybe they could do The Amazing Race together.

FightZone TV, now airing every day somewhere in the US, is available to over 25 million homes on Fox Sport Networks’ Sun Sports (FL), Sport South (GA, AL, MS, TN, NC, SC) and nationally on DIRECTV, The Dish Network and ATT U-verse.

AT&T U-verse is being expanded in California thanks to legislation supported by California Legislators. The “Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006″ signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger provides an environment that encourages new video providers, such as AT&T California, to invest in the state to compete against incumbent cable providers.

Currently airing on FightZone TV is UWC “Capital Punishment” which features UWC Bantamweight Championship: Mike “The Hulk” Easton against Josh “Taz” Ferguson. Also on the card were: War Machine vs Reshad Woods; Joey Kirwan vs Marcus Foran; Damian “The Reach” Dantibo vs Ron “Choir Boy” Stallings among others. Tito Ortiz was in the house and can be seen cageside.

Next up is Pure Combat “Home Turf” followed by Art of War featuring Kimbo Slayer Seth Petruzelli recently held in Tampa, FL and then Action Fight League and Cage War Championships UK to round out the year.

Also airing this month are classic events from Real Fighting Championships (RFC-Tampa, FL); Cage Wars Championships (CWC UK) Ultimate Warrior Championships (UWC – Washington, DC); Xtreme Fighting Association (XFA Las Vegas), Mainstream (Iowa); Reality Combat Championships (RCC – Jacksonville); Gladiator Challenge (CA); Bonecrunch Fighting League (FL); World Fighting Championships (WFC, Tampa, FL) and Combat Fighting Championships (CFC – Orlando, FL)

For more information visit www.FightZone.TV

The Event will be held At USF Sun Dome in Tampa, FL on August 22nd and taped for a later airing.

Art of Fighting is proud to present its fourth mixed martial arts (MMA) event in the state of Florida and its first event in Tampa Bay. After three successful events in Sarasota, to include the first ever MMA light heavyweight Florida State Title, Art of Fighting has put together a bout worthy of a large scale venue in Tampa. Marcio “Pe de Pano” Cruz vs. Tom “Trauma” Sauer for the first ever WFO World Title and a Headline Bout worthy of large scale attention, Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli vs. Tampa Area police officer Chris Baten.

CRUZ VS. SAUER
Sherdog.com, the most visited MMA website, rated this fight one of the top 10 in the WORLD to see!

Marcio Cruz is a 6’4″ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu phenom who has conquered the world’s best fighters inside the cage to include current UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, UFC Veteran Dan Christison, and Japanese legend Mu Bae Choi. However Marcio Cruz is better known in the Jiu-Jitsu community as a six time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, 5 time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Champion, and 8 time Pan-American Champion. Also as a world class grappler, “Pe de Pano” has defeated Jeff “The Snowman” Monson, Roger Gracie, Paulo Filho, Marcelo Gracie, and many others.

Tom Sauer is a 6’1″ Greco Roman Wrestler with outstanding striking and submission ability. He has over 40 professional MMA fights and has beaten some of the best in the world including Jeff “The Snowman” Monson, Enson Inoue, Crafton Wallace and many more in his 30 professional wins. “Trauma” is on a 5 fight win streak and has hoisted himself as the hands down number one heavyweight in the state of Florida and possibly on the east coast. What may be more astonishing is Tom Sauer has Tourette syndrome. Outside of the cage he has very noticeable symptoms but inside the cage he is focused and poised as a possible world champion should be. Tom Sauer was featured on the VS channel Tapout show (Season 2 Episode 9) as the trainer of the recent winner of the Florida State Light Heavyweight Title Holder, TJ Cook.

This bout will be the first ever WFO(World Fighting Organization) world title. The WFO is the same sanctioning body as the IBO (International Boxing Organization), who’s boxing champions include Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao, Vladimir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko, and Chad Dawson. The IBO is looking to sanction MMA and aid in its lacking rank structure. Many believe the future of the sport is run through sanctioning bodies like the IBO and the Art of Fighting is proud to host the first ever World Title for the WFO.

PETRUZELLI VS. BATEN

Seth Petruzelli is a seasoned MMA fighter with appearances in the WEC, UFC, and EliteXC. Petruzelli is well known as the “Kimbo Killer” after his October 2008 destruction of street fighting youTube star Kimbo Slice. Petruzelli wasn’t even scheduled to fight Kimbo, but after a cut opened above MMA legend Ken Shamrock’s eye, Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli stepped in to fill his spot and fill it he did. Now seen as the “Rocky” of MMA, Petruzelli KO’d Slice in an astonishing 14 seconds of the first round in front of a stunned crowd of millions on CBS. The August 22 bout at the USF SUN DOME will be Petruzelli’s first fight since defeating Kimbo Slice.

Chris Baten is no Kimbo. Baten is a seasoned MMA fighter who has made appearances in the now extinct IFL. At 205 lbs. Baten will be an entirely different opponent for Petruzelli as fans should expect to see a standup war. Baten is also a Tampa Area police officer who has a large following in the area. Baten will seek to defeat a big time name in the sport cementing his name as one of the world’s best fighters.

OTHER MATCHUPS
Other matchups include the IFL vet Delson “Pe de Chumbo” Heleno versus the heavy handed pride of Kansas Tyler Stinson. This fight is going to be extremely exciting as Stinson has already put on a great show of skill in his first AOF vicotry against the Swiss Muay Thai Champion Yasubey Enomoto. Delson Heleno is an extremely well rounded fighter who brings a nuclear amount of energy into the cage. These two fighters are amongst some of the other elite athletes to be in the Sun Dome on August 22.

UPDATE:

EliteXC star American Top Team Trainer, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo black belt Nicolae “Armor” Cury slated to fight WEC vet Justin Haskins at 170 lbs.

Lightweight State Champion, Eric Reynolds has been just added to the card to fight Ireland’s Greg Loughran. Both fighters did a short stint on ESPN Deportes’ Bellator Promotion. Eric is the Florida State Lightweight Champion, the belt is not on the line since Loughran is not from Florida.

TV
AMP Film Studios, a division of Active Media partners, has negotiated a distribution agreement for Art of Fighting 4 – Cruz vs. Sauer. The show, produced by AMP Film Studios Creative Director, Edward Isin, will be available in its entirety in over 44 million homes in the US, Canada, and parts of Mexico and the Caribbean using Pay Per View On Demand services on popular cable and Telco outlets, including ATT Uverse, Verizon Fios, Time Warner, Cox Communications, Comcast and More.

FightZone TV will air the event at a later date on Sun Sports, Sport South, DIRECTV, The Dish Network and ATT U-verse to over 25 million homes.

11 fights total
Doors Open at 7pm
All Ages Welcome

For more info on Art of Fighting, email info@aofmma.com or call the USF Sun Dome ticket office at 813-974-3002.

FightZone TV is proud to announce that they will once again be providing national television coverage for World Fighting Championships “Battle of the Bay 8,” an action-packed Mixed Martial Arts extravaganza at Tampa’s USF Sundome to be held on Friday, July 10, 2009.

The taped event, featuring cageside commentary by Fight Zone’s Jay Adams, will be aired nationally at a later date by FightZone TV to over 21 million homes on Fox Sport Net’s (FSN) affiliates SunSports, SportSouth, and nationally on DIRECTV, The Dish Network and AT&T U-verse, reaching over 20% of US homes with cable TV.

Famed music promoter Ted Lucas of Slip-N-Slide Records and fight promoter and WFC President, Tom Crowther have joined forces to present “Battle of the Bay 8 which will will feature a main event showdown with former UFC Champion and “Celebrity Rehab” star Ricco Rodriguez and Mario “Big Hurt” Rinaldi along with thrilling bouts from some of the top mixed martial artists in the country. To make the evening even more exciting, it will be hosted by special guest cage girl Amber Smith, star of VH-1 TV’S two hit reality series, “Celebrity Rehab” and “Sober House.” With Ricco and Amber Smith, both stars on “Celebrity Rehab,” the July 10th event will aim on creating anti-drug awareness and promote a world free of both recreational and sports-related drugs.

Tickets priced from $25 -$75 are on sale now and available at www.ticketmaster.com or www.mmawfc.com. VIP tables are also available starting at $1,000. Showroom doors open at 7pm, preliminaries start at 8pm, and main event commences at 11:30pm. The USF Sundome is located at 4202 East Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620. Phone is (813) 974-3002. A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, or CADCA whose mission is to create and maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities.

The main bout of the evening features former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight and “Celebrity Rehab” star Ricco Rodriguez (29-10-0) against Mario “Big Hurt” Rinaldi (8-02-01). This is Rodriguez’s first fight since becoming clean and sober and losing his UFC belt. “After recovery comes redemption,” says Ricco. “I’m in great shape and ready for the ultimate comeback.”

Ricco Rodriquez is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He has also competed in PRIDE Fighting Championship, EliteXC, International Fight League, World Extreme Cagefighting and King of the Cage and holds notable wins over Andrei Arlovski, Jeff Monson and Randy Couture.

Rodriguez wrestled in high school while living in New York. He later moved to California and began training in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Rigan and Jean Jacques Machado. He competed and won many Jiu Jitsu tournaments before moving on to MMA. In 1997, Ricco Rodriguez became the first American to win a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship. He won the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in the Absolute (open weight) division in 1998. In the following year Rodriguez began his MMA career with a win against Rocky Batastini. He won several of his first matches before losing to Bobby Hoffman at the Superbrawl 13 event in Hawaii. He later fought in the PRIDE Fighting Championship before moving on to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Rodriguez’s first UFC match was at UFC 32 against Andrei Arlovski which he won by TKO. Rodriguez went on to beat Williams, Jeff Monson (UFC 35) and Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (UFC 37) to earn a title shot against heavyweight champion Randy Couture at UFC 39. Rodriguez was losing on the scorecard in the initial rounds. In the fifth round Rodriguez was able to achieve a ground-and-pound victory with a stoppage by verbal tapout.

Voted “One of the Sexiest Women in the World” by Maxim Magazine, Tampa- native Amber Smith will be the special guest cage girl. Amber has graced the covers of over 300 magazines worldwide, including Playboy, Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and Maxim, with her initial fame concurrent with her appearances in two Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues. An internationally recognized supermodel and actress for almost 20 years, today Amber Smith is perhaps even more recognizable as one of the top reality TV stars in America for her participation in the VH-1 TV series “Celebrity Rehab” and its sequel “Sober House.” For more information on Amber, go to www.ambersmith.com.

“Battle of the Bay 8” will feature some of the most talented MMA fighters to step into the ring including Regino Pena vs. Dustin Winterhalt, Frankhad Sharapov vs. Chris Manuel, Brian Eckstein vs. Ralph Acosta, Zack Light vs. Patrick Mikesz, Alex Caceres vs. Matt McCook, Erik “War Face” Covik vs. Caleb Archer, James Wynn vs. Giovani Moljo, Joe Ricart vs. Malachy Freidman, Gino Tutera vs. Andrew Parker and James Powell vs. TBA.

The official “Battle of the Bay 8” WEIGH-INS will be held on Thursday, July 9 at 6pm at the Embassy Suites on USF campus, next to the Sundome and are OPEN to the public. The weigh-ins will include a meet and greet with the fighters as well as on-on-one interviews with the press, available upon request.

A portion of the proceeds Go To Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America.

ABOUT CADCA
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, or CADCA, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works to strengthen the capacity of community coalitions in their effort to create and maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities. CADCA supports its members with training and technical assistance, public policy advocacy, media strategies and marketing programs, conferences and special events. For more information, go to www.cadca.org.

FightZone Media, consisting of FightZone TV, Magazine, Radio and Internet, has joined UFC Fan Expo as an Official Sponsor.

In support of the event. FightZone TV will air over 100 TV commercials nationwide on over 30 of their airings from now until the day of the event.

The first-ever UFC Fan Expo being held in Las Vegas in celebration of UFC 100 is a two-day fan exposition of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) activities starting Friday, July 10th and leading right up to the start of the historic fights on Saturday, July 11th.

UFC Fan Expo will take place inside the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, and will be the first event of its kind for UFC fans.

Among the UFC Fan Expo two-day roster of activities will be meet and greets with legendary UFC and WEC fighters, MMA demonstrations, fan-inspired special events, training and development sessions, a grappling tournament and other exciting opportunities and entertainment such as Limp Bizkit. All the UFC Fan Expo activities will be planned in conjunction with UFC 100, including the free-to-the-public weigh-in event on Friday, July 10th.

Expected to attract over 130 companies and brands, UFC Fan Expo will span more than 200,000 gross square feet of space exhibiting apparel, electronic gaming, food & beverages, fight gear and fitness equipment, MMA training and development, nutritional supplements, lifestyle products, and much more.

Currently seen on television in over 120 countries and territories in 17 different languages, UFC is the world’s largest pay-per-view content provider, and is the fastest-growing sports franchise in history. UFC programs are often the highest-rated television sports shows among the coveted male 18-34 and 18-42 demographic. UFC Fan Expo and UFC 100 are expected to attract tens of thousands of sports fans from throughout North America and abroad.

The event is produced for UFC through Reed Exhibitions, the largest global producer of high-profile and highly targeted events, Ed Gallo, event director of the UFC Fan Expo. says “Drawing on our experience in pop-culture inspired events such as New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival, the UFC Fan Expo will deliver an unprecedented all-access pass to loyal UFC fans, and new fans discovering their passion for mixed martial arts.”

“We are pleased to work with Reed Exhibitions to present UFC Fan Expo in conjunction with UFC 100,” said UFC President Dana White. “The UFC 100 event is a milestone for us, for the sport of mixed martial arts, and for fight fans around the world, this will be an amazing weekend for UFC fans.”

For more UFC Fan Expo information and to purchase tickets, visit UFCfanexpo.com.

About Fight Zone Media
FightZone TV is now available up to 6 times weekly to over 21 million homes in over 127 cities on Fox Sport Net’s (FSN) affiliates SunSports, SportSouth, and nationally on DIRECTV, The Dish Network and AT&T U-verse, reaching over 20% of US homes with cable TV.

Presentations include FightZone Presents and Jay Adams’ Brawl Call.

FightZone TV, in their third year of broadcasting the Best of MMA Programming from around the country, will celebrate their 500th airing on FSN affiliates this month with “Ultimate Warrior Challenge’s (UWC) “Man ‘O’ War,” an event that was so packed with exciting fights, it had to be split into two hour and a half shows.

Production values on these shows rival anything on the air today. Promoter Marcello Foran spared no expense to bring UWC fans the best video presentation possible and FightZone TV is proud to bring this historic event to their viewers.

The Washington, DC show was taped before a SRO crowd on February 21st, 2009 at the George Mason University Patriot Center Arena in Fairfax, VA breaking all UWC attendance records.

Of course, FightZone’s Jay Adams was cageside to call all the action along with Bloody Elbow’s Luke Thomas. Another UWC/FightZone first was reached when the show was streamed live for free on www,Sherdog.com, the world’s premier MMA site, to over hundreds of thousands of viewers.

Highlight include:
Mike Easton in the UWC inaugural bantamweight title against late replacement Justin Robbins substituting for a totally unexplained “No Show” by scheduled headliner Bebe Chase.

In the co-main event, IFL veteran Jamal Patterson took on TUF alumni Antwain Britt.

Other action saw John Dodson vs. Jose Villarisco, an exciting but controversial “No Contest” in the fight between TUF vet Richie Hightower and Marcus Foran resulting in a confirmed rematch in the next event.

A definite crowd pleaser was the women’s fight between Moroccan born Iman Achhal and HIT Squad’s Felice Herrig, a first for UWC.

UWC’s next show “Capital Punishment” takes place April 25th, also at the Patriot Center, tickets for which are on sale now. Visit www.uwcmma.com for more information.

Coming soon on FightZone TV, look for Pure Combat “Backyard Brawl” from Tulare, CA, which was also hosted by Jay Adams and shown live on Sherdog, Pro Battle MMA “Return To Glory ” from Ft. Smith, AK, Mainstream MMA’s “Pinnacle II” from Iowa

FightZone TV is now available to over 21 million homes on Fox Sport Net’s (FSN) affiliates SunSports, SportSouth, and nationally on DIRECTV, The Dish Network and AT&T U-verse, reaching over 20% of US homes with cable TV.

For Updates Airing Schedule, Commercial availability and Media Kit, visit www.FightZone.TV or email FightZoneTV@aol.com or call 727-577-5500.

FightZone TV is proud to announce that once again they will be partnering with Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) as world-class professional mixed marital arts action makes its highly anticipated return to the GMU Patriot Center on Saturday, February 21, 2009, when Ultimate VIP International and Sherdog present UWC 5 – “Man ‘O’ War.”

FightZone’s Jay Adams will be cageside to bring fans all the exciting Play By Play action of the Mid Atlantic Region’s biggest, all pro MMA Ultimate Cage Fighting Event for future airings to over 25 million homes on Sun Sports, SportSouth and ATT U-Verse.

UWC – “Confrontation ” held last October entertained nearly 5,000 fans at the Patriot Center and drew rave reviews from the MMA community for its nonstop action from start to finish and highly charged and celebrity-filled environment. The event featured a mix of accomplished fighters, UFC veterans and local stars putting on an outstanding and highly talked about show. Superstars such as Urijah Faber, Carlos Condit, and others traveled across the country to get a firsthand look at the UWC presentation.

“Based on the success of our last two DC-area shows, we’re very optimistic and looking forward to continuing our growth and putting on an even greater event with “Man ‘O’ War.” said Ultimate Warrior Sports Development CEO S. Marcello Foran.

“Man ‘O’ War”” will feature ten All Pro cage-fights with a collection of UFC, Pride, IFL and Bodog vets as well as world-class athletes from across the country and from the greater Washington area’s top MMA schools/teams including Gracie – Renzo; Team Lloyd Irvin; American Top Team; Team Matt Hughes – Hit Squad; Yamasaki Academy; Greg Jackson’s MMA; Lionheart MMA; MMA Institute; Hybrid Academy; Gold Medal Grappling and more…

Main Event World Championship Title Fight – Mike “The Hulk” Easton Vs. Chase “The Rage” Beebe. Co Main Event: Antwain “The Juggernaut” Britt Vs. Jamal “The Suit” Patterson.

Fans can once again expect to see some of their favorite MMA superstars in attendance for the star-studded event such as 9x UFC World Champ Matt Hughes; Elite XC World Champ Robbie “Ruthless” Lawler among others.

Tickets are available for $35.00, $58.50, $78.50 and $128.50 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster by going online at www.ticketmaster.com, calling 703-573-SEAT, 202-397-SEAT or 410-547-SEAT or by visiting any Ticketmaster outlet, including the Patriot Center box office. Exclusive UltimateVIP ($500) and VIP ($250) ticket packages that include cage side seats, fighter meet-and-greets, UVIP status at official celebrity pre-and after-parties, and fully catered food and beverage services are available online at www.uwcmma.com and www.myspace.com/uwcmma or by sending an email at info@uwcmma.com. For more info and news please contact custsvc@uwcmma.com.

About UWC

The Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) is the Mid Atlantic Region leader in providing fans with the best, most competitive and highest quality professional mixed martial arts (MMA) events. In addition to featuring elite fighters from the top MMA teams across the country, UWC also showcases and builds the careers of many top pro fighters from the leading Virginia, DC and Maryland teams and gyms by giving them an opportunity and platform to challenge the very best in their highly competitive hometown area. UWC’s fighters and events will serve as the catalyst for turning the Washington region into a powerful and highly regarded MMA east coast destination.

About FightZone® TV

FightZone TV is one of the largest Independent Distributors of MMA Events. Their weekly programs include FightZone Presents The Best of MMA Events from around the country and Jay Adams’ “Brawl Call” Interview Show.

FightZone TV is available to over 20 million homes weekly on SportSouth (Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and SunSports (Florida) as well as nationally on DIRECTV, The Dish Network and AT&T U-Verse.
For more info visit www.FightZone.TV

UWC 4 “Confrontation” will be airing 9 times in February. Check local listings for time and channel.

XCF ONLINE PAY PER VIEW TO AID INJURED MMA FIGHTER

With the excitement of the Dyna-Pep Rumble In Race Town being only days away, Xtreme Cagefighting Federation has answered the requests of MMA fans throughout the country, by broadcasting this historic event live with streaming video on Saturday, February 14th at 7:30pm.

FightZone TV is pleased to support the event and worthy cause as FightZone’s Jay Adams will be there to bring fight fans all of the cageside commentary..

“Not only do we want to offer the opportunity for everyone to see this event, but more importantly, Xtreme Cagefighting Federation wants to help raise money for Corey Hill, by providing him with a percentage of the streaming video proceeds.” says Doug Bland, Founder of Xtreme Cagefighting Federation.

Corey Hill who fights out of Rob Kahn’s Gracie Tampa stable, was a junior college national wrestling champion and is considered one of the top up and coming fighters in his division. Hill broke his leg in what many are calling one of the most gruesome sites in MMA history. Hills injury took place in December while fighting on a national televised event for the UFC®.

“This is awesome; I can’t believe the folks at XCF are putting something like this together for me. The doctors say I could be out for 12-18 months so any kind of money coming in is going to be a huge help for me and my family.” says Corey. Rob Kahn, Hill’s trainer / manager also commented, “It has been an incredible experience dealing with XCF on the Daytona event, I can’t get over the generosity and professionalism the Bland brothers have shown in the promotion of this event.”

Fans will be able to access the live video stream at the XCF website by logging onto www.xcfmma.com. The cost to view the live event is $9.95 and can be paid with by Visa®, MasterCard® or PayPal®.

“Xtreme Cagefighting Federation has the deepest appreciation for all MMA fighters. It doesn’t matter what organization you are part of or what school you train with, at the end of the day, we all need to better this sport by helping to support each other.” said Bland.

Scheduled to fight on the card are former UFC® fighter’s Frank Trigg, Terry Martin, Jesse Taylor and Jeremy May. Also competing is former All-Pro Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive End, Marcus Jones and Daytona residents Todd Cutler and Byron Byrd.

Tickets for the Rumble In Race Town are on sale now via www.Ticketmaster.com by phone at 407-839-3900 or at the Ocean Center box office.

Dyna Pep, makers of the “World’s First Supercharged Energy Micro Shot” is the primary sponsor for the Rumble in Race Town, more information at www.dynapep.com

For more information on the event, please visit www.xcfmma.com or call (704) 701-0904.

FightZone TV recently added to its impressive portfolio as one of the largest independent distributors of MMA content, with the airing of their 300th national broadcast presentation — an industry milestone surpassed only by UFC.

FightZone TV, entering their third year of broadcasting, is now available to over 20 million homes on Fox Sport Net’s (FSN) affiliates SunSports, SportSouth, and nationally on DIRECTV, The Dish Network and AT&T U-verse, reaching over 20% of US homes with cable TV.

Based in Tampa Bay, FL, FightZone welcomes UFC Fight Night 17 to Florida. The event, to be held at the USF SunDome in Tampa on February 7th, will be the first time the UFC has held an event in Central Florida.

For the past two years, FightZone TV has aired multiple MMA events from the SunDome, working with several promoters, including Real Fighting Championships (RFC) and World Fighting Championships (WFC). To give nationwide viewers a taste of what’s in store for them from Tampa, FightZone TV is currently airing WFC 6 with Jay Adams, Ben Glossop and guest commentator Dan Severn, while an Encore Presentation of RFC 8 “Invasion Of The Cage,” including a special appearance by UFC’s Chuck Liddell, is also airing multiple times prior to the UFC event.

In February, FightZone TV will present the much anticipated Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) 4 “Confrontation.” This was the spectacular MMA event recently held in Washington, DC. Promoter “Extraordinaire,” S.Marcello Foran has developed and grown his events into the premier Mid-Atlantic MMA showcase.

In other news, FightZone TV is proud to announce an agreement with their newest Promoter Partner, The Xtreme Fighting Association (XFA), a professional full-contact standup fighting organization. XFA President, Chris Reis has put together a fantastic professional group that showcases the excitement of stand up fighting with knock down, knock out action from some of the world’s most talented athletes. Based out of Las Vegas, XFA will provide our viewers another combat form of the exploding MMA market.

And heading even further west to California, FightZone TV would also like to welcome PureCombat out of Visalia, CA to the FightZone TV family.

Since their first event “From The Ashes” on December 1, 2007, PureCombat has had 6 more events in California, all with great media reviews. Look for them to air shortly. Owner Al Joslin and partner Rodney Partridge say future plans include expansion to other parts of the country – Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Florida as well.

Also look for FightZone TV to be partnering with Art of Fighting who will be holding their premier event at Robard’s Arena in Sarasota on January 24th.

And don’t forget to check out FightZone TV Presents Jay Adams’ Brawl Call Interview Show also aired on the same networks.

FightZone TV provides weekly MMA events and has partnered with some of the best MMA promoters in the country including: Real Fighting Championships (RFC-Tampa, FL); Ultimate Warrior Championships (UWC – Washington, DC); Mainstream (Iowa); Reality Combat Championships (RCC – Jacksonville); Gladiator Challenge (CA); Bonecrunch Fighting League (FL); World Fighting Championships (WFC, Tampa, FL) and Combat Fighting Championships (CFC – Orlando, FL).

FightZone.TV produces and airs over 35 hrs monthly of the hottest sport in the world today – Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) — on SunSports (6,000,000+ FL Homes) and nationally on the FSN Sports Package carried by DIRECTV and The Dish Network (2,000,000+ subscribers).

Plus FZTV programming is carried to an additional 9 million homes 3 times weekly on FSN’s SportSouth which includes Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and regions of central and western North Carolina with its 39+ Major Cities including Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, Birmingham. Memphis, Charleston, Chattanooga, Savannah, Mobile, Biloxi-Gulfport, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and 27 others with their surrounding areas.

For Commercial availability and Media Kit, visit www.FightZone.TV or email FightZoneMedia@aol.com or call 727-577-5500.

Xtreme Fighting Association www.xfalive.com

PureCombat www.purecombatmma.com

Art Of Fighting www.artoffighting.tv

What: UltimateVip International Presents UWC – Confrontation

When: Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Doors 5pm / Fights 6pm

Where: George Mason University – Patriot Center – Fairfax, VA

FightZone TV and UWC Team Up For “Confrontation”

FightZone TV is proud to announce that once again they will be partnering with Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) as world-class professional mixed marital arts action makes its highly anticipated return to the Patriot Center on Saturday, October 11, 2008, when Ultimate Warrior Sports Development, LLC, and WJFK – 106.7 present UWC – “Confrontation.”
FightZone’s Jay Adams will be cageside to bring fans all the exciting Play By Play action of DC’s biggest all pro MMA Ultimate Cage Fighting Event for future airings to over 25 million homes on Sun Sports, SportSouth and Comcast/PA/NJ/DE.

UWC – “Invasion” held last April entertained nearly 5,000 fans at the Patriot Center and drew rave reviews from the MMA community for its nonstop action from start to finish and highly charged and celebrity-filled environment. The event featured a mix of accomplished fighters, UFC veterans and local stars putting on an outstanding and highly talked about show. Superstars such as Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Andre “The Pitbull” Arlovski, Brandon “The Truth” Vera and others traveled across the country to get a firsthand look at the UWC presentation.

“Based on the success of our first DC-area show last April, we’re very optimistic and looking forward to putting on an even greater event with Confrontation,” said Ultimate Warrior Sports Development CEO S. Marcello Foran.

“Confrontation” will feature ten All Pro cage-fights with a collection of UFC, Pride, IFL and Bodog vets as well as world-class athletes from across the country and from the greater Washington area’s top MMA schools/teams including Fit-NHB / Team Lloyd Irvin / American Top Team / Greg Jackson’s MMA / Lions Den / MMA Institute / Ground Control / One Spirit / Hybrid Academy / Gold Medal Grappling / Combat Sports and more…

Fans can once again expect to see some of their favorite MMA superstars in attendance for the star-studded event such as Urijah “The California Kid” Faber, Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit, Nate “The Great” Marquardt and more…

General admission tickets are available for $28.50, $42.50, $58.50, $88.50 and $128.50 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster by going online at www.ticketmaster.com, calling 703-573-SEAT, 202-397-SEAT or 410-547-SEAT or by visiting any Ticketmaster outlet, including the Patriot Center box office. Exclusive UltimateVIP ($250) ticket packages that include cage side seats, fighter meet-and-greets, UVIP status at official celebrity pre-and after-parties are available online at www.uwcmma.com or by sending an email at info@uwcmma.com. For more info and news please contact custsvc@uwcmma.com.

About UWC
The Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) is the greater Washington, DC area’s leader in providing fans with the best, most competitive and highest quality professional mixed martial arts (MMA) events. In addition to featuring elite fighters from the top MMA teams across the country, UWC also showcases and builds the careers of many top pro fighters from the leading Virginia, DC and Maryland teams and gyms by giving them an opportunity and platform to challenge the very best in their highly competitive hometown area. UWC’s fighters and events will serve as the catalyst for turning the Washington region into a powerful and highly regarded MMA east coast destination.

About FightZone TV
FightZone TV is one of the largest Independent Distributors of MMA Events. Their weekly programs include FightZone Presents The Best of MMA Events from around the country and Jay Adams “Brawl Call” Interview Show.

FightZone TV is available to over 17 million homes on SportSouth (Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and SunSports (Florida) as well as nationally on DIRECTV and The Dish Network.

For More Info:
www.FightZone.TV

www.uwcmma.com – Main Website Home

www.uwcmma.com/uwc4 – Event Website (FLASH)

www.uwcmma.com/contact – Dept Contacts

www.uwcmma.com/events/tickets.html – Tickets and VIP Packages

www.uwcmma.com/media_center – Fight Video and Interviews

www.myspace.com/uwcmma – MySpace Link

www.ultimatevipclub.com – UltimateVIP International

After two highly successful years of broadcasting the best in Mixed Martial Arts from around the country on SunSports, FightZone TV has announced that starting on Sunday, October 5, 2008, their programming will be carried weekly on SportSouth, one of the largest sports networks in the country.

This will add Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and regions of central and western North Carolina with 39+ major cities including Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, Birmingham, Memphis, Charleston, Chattanooga, Savannah, Mobile, Biloxi-Gulfport and their surrounding areas.

SportSouth is broadcast to 9,000,000+ cable and satellite homes.

SunSports is aired to 6,000,000+ Florida homes and nationally on DIRECTV and The Dish Network (2,000,000+ FSN Sports Package subscribers).

This means FightZone TV will now be available weekly to over 18,000,000 homes/subscribers, which represents 20% of all the US homes with TVs.

SportSouth will air the entire FightZone Library with a different show each week, repeated 3 times – Sunday at 2:00 PM, Tuesday at 8:00 PM and Friday at 11:00 PM.

FightZone’s “Jay’s Brawl Call” will air weekly at 7:30 PM on Tuesday and 12:30 AM Saturday immediately following the Friday event broadcast.

SunSports will continue to air one new “FightZone Presents” Event and one new Jay Adams Brawl Call Show per month repeated 6-9 times.

FightZone’s Promoter Partners include Real Fighting Championships (RFC-Tampa, FL), Ultimate Warrior Championships (UWC – Washington, DC), Mainstream MMA (Iowa), Reality Combat Championships (RCC – Jacksonville), Gladiator Challenge (CA), Bonecrunch Fighting League, World Fighting Championships (WFC, Tampa, FL) Combat Fighting Championships (CFC – Orlando, FL) and newest partner Pro Battle (Springdale, AR, Wichita, KS; Dallas, TX; Paris, TX; Kansas City, MO; St. Louis, MO; Denver, CO; Birmingham, AL; Nashville, TN; Dekalb, IL, Louisville, KY; and Chicago, IL).

FightZone’s marketing resources include TV, Radio, Print Magazine and a 12,000+ email list to Fight related Fans, Fighters, promoters, Schools, Gyms, Retail Outlets and Media.

For extremely reasonable advertising packages that include TV, Radio, Print Magazine, Internet and a 12,000+ email list, please contact FightZoneMedia@aol.com

FightZone TV will be airing the “Best of RFC,” an exciting collection of their most memorable fights during September on SunSports. Also can be seen nationally on DIRECTV Channel 653 and The Dish Network Channel 422. Check your local listings for more times.

For More Info visit www.FightZoneMedia.com

Mark The Date: RFC XIV “The Countdown” September 19th

What: RFC XIV “The Countdown”
When: Friday, September 19th
Where: A La Carte Pavilion, 4050 Dana Shores Dr., Tampa FL
Doors Open 7 PM, Fights Start at 8 PM

FightZone Media is once again proud to announce another partnering with Tampa Bay’s longest running MMA Promoter – Real Fighting Championships (RFC).

Real Fighting Championship’s (RFC) XIV “The Countdown” on Friday, Friday, September 19th, at the A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa, FL will continue their four year tradition of bringing their loyal fans another night of exciting, unparalleled professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competition.

Yosmany “The Spartan” Cabezas (5-1) tries to keep his title contention hopes alive to face the winner of Greco vs. Babcock in RFC’s next event in November. In his way is Tony Sousa (4-2 from Jacksonville, FL who has been training eight weeks for this fight.

Eddie “The Hulk” Hernandez (3-0) steps up in competition to test himself against Roger “Old School” Krahl (5-3) from Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Andrew Parker (3-0) faces the biggest test of his career against Brett Chism (6-3) of Valdosta, GA.

Hard hitting heavyweight Mike Greeson goes up against wrestler Darrell Kennington.

Talented Gracie Tampa’s Jeff Bailey vs. Justin Benton.

Tigers World’s J Lee in a “do or die” bout coming off three consecutive loses will try and reverse that trend against Jason Gates.

Rounding out the card will be: Andy “The Crazy Greek” Paragois vs. Marcello Mastroianni; Mike Vallery vs. Brandon Brashears and Roger “Potage” Medel vs. Marcello Cabral; ;

Represented will be fighters from: The Spartan Gym, American Top Team, World Class Martial Arts, Champions MMA, Viper’s Pit, Team SPMF, Wolf Pack, Elite Training Center, Tampa Mauy Thai, Gracie Tampa, Valdosta MMA, Top Dog MMA, Tiger’s World and Team Animal.

Card Subject To Change.

Tickets can be purchased through RFC at 813-964-9818 and all Ticketmaster locations, or by visiting Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket Prices start at $25.00 for general admission.

For more information contact Denise at Denise@Realfightingchampionships.com or visit www.rfcmma.com

For Media Inquiries, Interviews, Credentials or Sponsorship Information contact FightZone Media at 727-577-5500 or FightZoneMedia @aol,com.

FightZone TV is currently airing the Best Of RFC on SunSports (6,000,000+ Florida Homes) and nationally on DIRECTV and The Dish Network (2,000,000 FSN Sports subscribers). Check your local Cable Guide for channel. Aoring Schedule listed below.

Over the past 2 years FightZone TV has brought MMA fans the finest in regional fights from around the country, but this month we have the extreme pleasure of presenting the best production ever with Ultimate Warrior Challenge UWC 3 – “The Invasion” from Washington, DC airing nationally throughout the month of August on FightZone TV.

UWC Promoter, Marcello Foran, already known for his first class productions and Celebrity packed shows pulled out all the stops in the largest MMA event ever held in the Washington, DC area.

The Video Production and Graphics rival or surpass any MMA event ever televised. And did we say Celebrities in the house? How about Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (taped previous to his recent troubles), Andre “The Pit Bull” Arlovski, Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit, Hermes Franca and Mauricio “Sho Gun” Rua to name a few.

The Fight Card certainly lived up to the hype featuring Pete “Secret Weapon” Spratt, Jason “Live Wire” Von Flue, Thomas Schulte, Zach Light, Carlo “Neo” Prater, Marcelo Brito, Aaron Riley and Thiago Minu just to name a few.

Fight Zone’s Jay Adams was there to call all the action along with MMA Celebrity Commentator UFC/Pride Veteran Frank Trigg.

In addition to the event broadcasts, FightZone TV Presents the latest Jay Adam’s “Brawl Call” show which this month features an exclusive interview with Banner Promotion’s President, Art Pelullo. Jay was in Las Vegas for the UFC Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale when he caught up with Art before the “Free for All, A Night of Combat” which was the first combined professional boxing and mixed martial arts show at the Thomas Mack Center in Las Vegas. Some very interesting insights from one of the sport’s premier boxing promoters on the explosive growth and appeal of MMA.

The current issue of FightZone Magazine is available in its entirety at www.FightZoneMedia.com along with the latest MMA and Boxing News, Worldwide Fight Links, OnLine Shopping, Hot Links to Events and one of the largest Fight Galleries in the world with over 30,000 photos.

Make sure you tune in to Nancy Evans’ weekly Radio Interviews with the top names in the Fight Business on Danny and Theresa Zaino’s Martial Arts Radio Hour. Visit www.actionradio.net for more info.

FightZone – Covering the Fight News Almost Before It Happens!

FightZone TV is aired weekly on Sun Sports (6,000,000+ FL Homes) and nationally on DIRECTV and The Dish Network (2,000,000+ FSN Sports Package subscribers)

FightZone TV National Airing Schedule
08/04/2008
10:30PM
(MRL) FIGHTZONE Presents: 16 UWC – Invasion MMA (D) 04/27/2008

08/05/2008
3:00PM
(MRL) FIGHTZONE Presents: 16 UWC – Invasion MMA (R) 04/27/2008

5:00PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 6 Banner Promotions (R)

08/06/2008
11:00PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (D)

08/09/2008
3:30PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

08/11/2008
11:30PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 6 Banner Promotions (R)

12:00AM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

08/16/2008
6:30PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 6 Banner Promotions (R) NON-MARLINS

7:00PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R) NON-MARLINS

7:30PM
(MRL) FIGHTZONE Presents: 16 UWC – Invasion MMA (R) NON-MARLINS 04/27/2008

08/22/2008
12:30AM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

08/26/2008
4:00PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

11:30PM
(MRL) FIGHTZONE Presents: 16 UWC – Invasion MMA (R) 04/27/2008

08/29/2008
12:00AM
(MRL) FIGHTZONE Presents: 16 UWC – Invasion MMA (R) 04/27/2008

08/31/2008
1:30PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

09/01/2008
11:30AM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

09/08/2008
12:00AM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

09/10/2008
3:00PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

8:00PM
(MRL) FIGHTZONE Presents: 17 Cage Warriors – Unleashed (D)

9:30PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (D)

09/12/2008
12:00AM
(MRL) FIGHTZONE Presents: 17 Cage Warriors – Unleashed (R)

09/13/2008
11:00PM
(MRL) FIGHTZONE Presents: 17 Cage Warriors – Unleashed (R)

12:30AM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

1:00AM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 6 Banner Promotions (R)

09/17/2008
12:00PM
(MRL) FIGHTZONE Presents: 17 Cage Warriors – Unleashed (R)

1:30PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

09/20/2008
11:30PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

12:00AM
(MRL) FIGHTZONE Presents: 17 Cage Warriors – Unleashed (R)

09/22/2008
12:00AM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

09/24/2008
4:00AM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 6 Banner Promotions (R)

4:30AM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

09/27/2008
4:00PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 6 Banner Promotions (R)

4:30PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

09/29/2008
11:00PM
(MRL) FIGHTZONE Presents: 17 Cage Warriors – Unleashed (R)

09/30/2008
3:00PM
(MRL) Jay Adams Brawl Call 7 Affliction-Banned (R)

Bertos Fighting Family Makes History at RFC XIII
By Nancy Evans – FightZone Media

Fight History was made in Tampa, FL as the First Family of Fighting Champions, the Bertos from Winter Haven, FL added yet another fighter to their family legacy…..Revelina “Nana” Berto won her Pro MMA debut at Real Fighting Championships’ (RFC) XIII “Title Bound” at the A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa, FL on Friday, July 11th.

Nana is the daughter of legendary Trainer and former fighter, Dieuseul “Tiger” Berto and sister to Undefeated WBC Welterweight Boxing Champion Andre Berto (22-0, 18 KOs), RFC MMA Lightweight Champion Edson “Little Tiger” Berto, and Cleveland Berto, the former Florida Wrestling Champion.

Andre and Edson also made Fight History last year becoming the first brother team to ever have their fights televised nationally on the same night – Andre in New York On HBO Boxing and an hour later Edson on Showtime fighting for EliteXC in California.

RFC Matchmaker Joe Valdez paired Nana against Jessica Bednark, an IFL Kickboxing veteran. Nana’s victory came via squeezing the air out of her opponent like a giant anaconda. Submission via front choke is the “official” term from the Battlebase network coming at 2:36 in the first round.

Of course the whole Berto clan ringside and Tiger’s World of Martial Arts’ J. Lee and students who were there to support Nana went berserk along with the entire partisan sold out crowd.

And as usual at an RFC Event the audience was packed with sports celebrities such as Shaquille O’Neal (there to support his Gracie Orlando Team); WEC bantamweight champion, Miguel Torres; Kickboxing Legend Olando Rivera; Pro Boxer (and now movie star). Jeff Lacy; UFC TUF’s Matt Arroyo, RFC, IFL veteran Chris Baten, Carlos “Rooster” Gonzalez; and of course Fight Zone’s own Jay Adams and Nancy Evans.

Proud papa Dieuseul Berto was seen smiling from ear to ear the rest of the night.

Congratulations to Nana and also Andre, who now holds the belt vacated by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and to the entire Berto family on their hard work and contribution to the sport.

FightZone is proud to have been part of this memorable night and wish the Bertos continued success as well as RFC Promoter Jason Freyre, Matchmaker Joe Valdez and Executive Administrator Denise Oldham, who every time out continue to set the standard for MMA live events.

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