Courtesy of Bellator.com

Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that the nationally televised mixed martial arts promotion will return to the Windy City for a Season 3 event at the historic Chicago Theatre on Aug. 19th.

Bellator 25 will mark the Chicago landmark’s second-ever mixed martial arts event – the first being Bellator 14 which took place on April 15, 2010.  The Bellator 25 card will feature two quarterfinal fights in both the Season 3 Heavyweight and Women’s World Championship… Continue reading

MMA Fighter Challenge recently posted the fight videos from their Babes & Brawls III event, which was held at the Atlantis Gentlemen’s Club on June 26th and featured 3 title fights.  Watch the 3 featured fights below, where Brian Booth, Lance Surma, and Manny Camacho were crowned the champions of the Middleweight, Lightweight, and Bantamweight divisions (respectively).

Click here to view all fight videos from the event and here for results and photos.

Main Event: 185

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June 26, 2010 at the Atlantis Gentleman’s Club, Ford Heights, IL

• Babes & Brawls 3 Photo Gallery

Results:

• 155 lbs: Brian Gomez def Angel Cervantes, TKO 1:52 Round 2
• 125 lbs: Danielle Hobeika def Crystal Hilderman, Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) :32 Round 1
• 190 lbs: Billy Carrol def Jesse Burkshire, KO 1:13 Round 1

Braulio Corral is known by most Chicagoans involved in MMA as the promoter of C3 Mixed Martial Arts Fights and Grappling Tournaments, as well as for his elite instruction at Team Corral’s Martial Arts Academy. But this black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Tae Kwon Do has taken on a new venture: opening up a Mixed Martial Arts themed sports bar and grill on 260 East 84th Drive in Merrillville, IN.

Knock Outs Sports Bar & Grill will be opening in… Continue reading

Chicago, IL, June 11, 2010

• Click Here for the Complete Photo Gallery (New photos from each fight added 6/13/10)

Results:

• 175 lb: Glenn Evans def Justin Ochoa, Submission (Choke), 1:30 Round 2
• 155 lb: Matt Brax def Angel Cervantes, Submission (Triangle Choke), 1:40 Round 1
• 145 lb: Efrain Vasquez def John Mitsis, Submission (Armbar), :30 Round 2
• 185 lb: Gojko Milutinovic def Gene Garcia, TKO 2:45

It has been a long journey for John Kolosci since December 8th of 2007, Kolosci’s fight with Matt Arroyo at the Ultimate Fighter 6 finale.  After compiling a 5-1 record since that night, John Kolosci faced and defeated his biggest challenge of his entire career, Luigi Fioravanti.  In a matter of just 42 seconds, John Kolosci was able to rattle the seasoned 9x UFC vet with a hard right cross, dropping Fioravanti to the canvas.  With Fioravanti on the canvas nearly out… Continue reading

While the majority of fight fans tend to watch UFC events at their local sports bar or at a friend’s house, Fathom Events is bringing MMA fans a new way to watch the fights: in high definition on the big screen.

Many Chicago area movie theaters are showing UFC 115, including 4 different theaters in the city of Chicago as well as theaters in Evanston, Niles, Addison, Bloomingdale, Lincolnshire, Woodridge, Deer Park, Barrington, Warrenville, Naperville, and more. For a full list of theaters… Continue reading

XFO made its return to the Copernicus Center in Chicago, IL, featuring nine mixed martial arts bouts.  The event started off with one amateur fight, ending in only a matter of 20 seconds, where Mike Ryan defeated Bill Blackwell via armbar.  On his second pro fight, Carson Beebe advanced his professional record to 2-0, defeating Joe Voitik in the very first round by rear naked choke.  Beebe was able to secure a takedown, and control position.  On a scramble and takedown attempt done by Voitik, Beebe was able to sprawl and transition to the back of Voitik, securing his hooks… Continue reading