Former IFL champ Ryan McGivern joins Bellator's season-two middleweight tourney (3/18/2010 8:05:00 PM)
Ryan McGivern (13-6 MMA, 0-0 BFC), a former International Fight League champion, has joined the field for Bellator's Fighting Championships' season-two middleweight tournament, Bellator officials today announced. McGivern is the sixth fighter to join the eight-man tourney and looks to claim $100,000 and a guaranteed title shot with season-one winner and current champ Hector Lombard. McGivern enters Bellator with three wins in his past four fights, though he'll enter the tourney on a 16-month layoff.
IFL vet and NCAA champ Shad Lierley takes slot No. 7 in Bellator's 145-pound tourney (2/18/2010 6:00:00 PM)
Seven of the eight slots in Bellator Fighting Championship's season-two eight-man featherweight tournament are now filled with the organization's signing of former IFL fighter and NCAA Division III national wrestling champion Shad Lierley. Lierley (5-2), who's undefeated (5-0) at featherweight, makes his second appearance for Bellator. The 29-year-old most recently competed at Bellator IX in May 2009, when he defeated Nathan Murdock via unanimous decision in a non-tournament fight.
Bellator Adds IFL Vet to Featherweight Draw (2/18/2010 8:02:23 AM)
Bellator Fighting Championships on Thursday announced it had signed International Fight League veteran Shad Lierley to compete in its Season 2 featherweight tournament. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Six-time IFL vet Jamal Patterson signs multi-fight deal with Shine Fights (11/9/2009 9:45:00 PM)
Six-time International Fight League veteran Jamal Patterson (5-2) is the latest fighter to sign with the upstart Shine Fights promotion. MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the organization that the deal is a three-fight, non-exclusive agreement. After hosting two events in 2009, Shine Fights is expected to host its third show in early 2010.
HDNet Fights Video Vault: Roy Nelson vs. Fabiano Scherner IFL title fight (10/6/2009 10:30:00 PM)
In our latest installment of HDNet Fights Video Vault, we revisit a February 2008 title fight between IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson and challenger Fabiano Scherner. Nelson, currently a cast member on "The Ultimate Fighter 10" who recently defeated Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson in an opening-round bout, for the first time defended his IFL belt, which he had won two months prior to the Scherner fight with a second-round knockout of Antoine Jaoude. Check out the full fight after the jump.
HDNet Fights Video Vault: Jay Hieron vs. Mark Miller at April 2008 IFL event (8/11/2009 7:20:00 PM)
In anticipation of this weekend's "Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg" event and his fight with late replacement Jesse Taylor, this week's HDNet Fights Video Vault installment features Jay Hieron. In the embedded video, Hieron (14-4 at the time) puts his IFL welterweight title on the line against challenger Mark Miller (8-2) at an April 2008 event in the now-defunct IFL organization. Each week HDNet and MMAjunkie.com release a new and exclusive fight from the ever-growing HDNet Fights video library. Stunning knockouts, slick submissions and shocking finishes are the norm for this weekly feature, and the Hieron vs. Miller bout is no exception.
HDNet Fights Video Vault: Bart Palaszewski vs. Jim Miller at April 2008 IFL event (8/6/2009 12:20:00 PM)
In our latest installment of HDNet Fights Video Vault, our "Fight of the Week" features current UFC fighter Jim Miller against recent WEC competitor Bart Palaszewski. Before heading to the Zuffa LLC-owned promotions, though, both lightweights competed in the now-defunct International Fight League, where they met in an April 2008 event in New Jersey. The highly anticipated bout initially appeared to be over just seconds after it began, but watch as one competitor overcomes early trouble and keeps the fight alive.
HDNet Fights Vault: Rafael Dias vs. Santino Defranco from February 2008 IFL event (7/28/2009 8:30:00 PM)
In our latest "HDNet Fights Video Vault" installment, we take a look at the February 2008 bout in the now-defunct International Fight League between "The Ultimate Fighter 9" cast member Santino Defranco and current WEC fighter Rafael Dias. Both fighters had proven themselves comfortable on the ground in prior bouts, but only one fighter would walk away with the submission win. Each week HDNet and MMAjunkie.com release a new and exclusive fight from the ever-growing HDNet Fights video library. Stunning knockouts, slick submissions and shocking finishes are the norm for this weekly feature.
HDNet Fights Video Vault: Chris Horodecki vs. Nate Lamotte from the IFL (7/22/2009 8:20:00 PM)
In anticipation of next week's "Affliction: Trilogy" event and the fighter's bout with Dan Lauzon, IFL veteran Chris Horodecki is featured in this week's installment of HDNet Fights Video Vault. In our "fight of the week" feature, we watch an April 2008 bout between Horodecki, a 21-year-old MMA prodigy who was coming off his first career loss, and dangerous ground fighter Nate Lamotte. Each week HDNet and MMAjunkie.com release a new and exclusive fight from the ever-growing HDNet Fights video library. Stunning knockouts, slick submissions and shocking finishes are the norm for this weekly feature, and the Horodecki vs. Lamotte fight is no exception.