Fight Michigan just found out that Matt Flynn and XCC have signed the legendary Butterbean to fight for the XCC Super Heavyweight Championship at Michigan’s second Professional MMA event. XCC 46 – Beatdown at the Ballroom 9 happens this Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Emerald Ballroom in Mt. Clemens. Matt tells me he might be able to get us the full fight card before the event, and if he does, we’re gonna pass it right along to you. Keep reading for the full press release about Butterbean and XCC 46. Read the rest of this entry…

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Published by Shannon Hale in: Professional Events

The weather is still a little chilly out there, but this is gonna be another hot weekend for MMA in this great State of ours. We’ve got no less that five awesome events around the state and one that happened Tuesday night (unfortunately we found out a little to late, and we apologize but will strive to do better from here on out). Now on to the information you came here for…
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Published by Shannon Hale in: Amateur Events Professional Events

Ground and Pound put on another great show north of Grand Rapids in Grandville, MI at the Rivertown Sports Complex. There were a lot of new faces in the cage, both fighting and refereeing, but that didn’t detract at all from the action. There were 17 well-matched fights on the card, and some really impressive talent was on display for the crowd. Now, here are your results:
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Published by Shannon Hale in: Amateur Event Results

Fight Michigan received the following via Press Release last night:

Flynn Departs King of the Cage

Takes Position with Heavy-Hitting New Outfit

It is with mixed emotions that XCC President and Founder Matt Flynn announces he is leaving the King of the Cage promotion to accept the position of Director of Operations for the brand-new East West Fighting Championships organization.

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Published by Shannon Hale in: News

Great things are happening this weekend in the Great Lakes state, at least where Mixed Martial Arts is concerned. Last weekend was a little quiet, but this weekend, we’ve got three great events in three parts of the state, so don’t miss out on the MMA action. Keep on reading for everything you need to know about what’s going on around the state, and who’s going to be punching who this weekend.
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Published by Shannon Hale in: Amateur Events Seminars

This weekend we know of one show happening, and it’s bound to be a good one.

XCC is hosting another Battle at the Border in Port Huron, MI.

Located inside the Port Huron Armory, Battle at the Border 7 will feature 24 fights with USA’s best amateurs vs. Canada’s best amateurs.

The Port Huron Armory is located at 2525 Dove St., in Port Huron MI. Tickets are $25-$60.

CageFightingLive.com will have a Pay-per-View of the event for around $20 – less than $1 per fight!

Keep reading to see who’s on the fight card for this Saturday’s Battle at the Border… Read the rest of this entry…

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Published by Shannon Hale in: Amateur Events

XCC brought one hell of a Fight Card to the Ramada in Lansing on Saturday night, including two awesome title matches with Justin Houghton and Ricky Mathis competing for a Junior Lightweight Championship, and Brandon Johnson trying to keep his Welterweight belt from challenger Dequan Townsend.

Don’t miss the video of this fight, over at XCCLive.com, when it becomes available – with 26 fights, this was an MMA Marathon you don’t want to miss.

Here are your results:

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Published by Shannon Hale and T.J. Corwin in: Amateur Event Results

Fight XC couldn’t have chosen a better venue for Friday night’s St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. The Crystal Ballroom is an elegant building, decorated with a lot of chandeliers, and located in Howell, Michigan. The night started off on the right foot with some pre-show entertainment by Michael Carluccio, the one-man legend. Then, at 7:30, the war began.

There were some all-out wars on this card, One fight even went five torturous rounds and ended in a brutal split decision. Keep reading for your results…
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Published by Shannon Hale and T.J. Corwin in: Amateur Event Results

We’re getting caught up, slowly, but surely.

Over at UnfilteredMMA.com, Miss MMA (Jennifer Marie) had a chance to interview Gray Maynard. They talk about Wrestling at MSU, Rashad Evans, and his MMA Career.

Head over to UnfilteredMMA.com to check out the Miss MMA Podcast.

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Published by Shannon Hale in: Interviews

As promised, things are picking back up in Michigan, and we’ve got six great events happening this week around the state. As usual, you have no excuse for missing out on some great MMA action, whether you’re in the greater Detroit Area, or in the Lansing Area, we’ve got you covered. Heck, there’s even a show in Howell, MI. So, get out there and support your favorite sport.

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Published by Shannon Hale in: Amateur Events