Press Release from Elite XC:

LOCAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MMA STANDOUTS SCOTT SMITH, NICK DIAZ
AND JAKE SHIELDS TO HOLD OPEN MEDIA WORKOUTS IN SACRAMENTO, CA.,

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 11 A.M-1 P.M. PT

EliteXC Middleweight Champion, Robbie Lawler, Also Attending the Media Event

Event to be Held at Scott Smith’s Gym,

“Ultimate Training Center,” Located in Roseville, CA

Read more! »

Press Release:

For Pits' Sake, Inc. has teamed up with Mixed Martial Arts fighters from the American Kickboxing Academy to "Knock Out Dog Fighting" by teaching kids that it is not a symbol of strength, power, or greatness to abuse or fight animals.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) June 11, 2008 -- Josh "The Punk" Thomson, Mixed Martial Arts Lightweight Champion, speaks out against dog fighting with a new PSA as part of the "Knock Out Dog Fighting" campaign by For Pits' Sake, Inc. He will be fighting for the Strikeforce World Lightweight Championship title on June 27, 2008 at 8:00pm at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA.

Read more! »

Click on the photo below to view the full album:

Robert M. Tindall, writer (sojero01@yahoo.com)

Last week during an interview Dana White released a few bombs onto the MMA landscape, and I’m not talking about his typical F-bombs; the biggest being, Anderson Silva’s decision to move up to 205lbs. However, there were two things that stood out as more important. White stated, “Right now is a great time to be a MMA fan.” Then he reiterated a previous announcement that, “In the next eight years MMA will be the biggest professional sport on the globe.” What I witnessed on June 27th at the Warrior Retreat in Simi Valley, CA is evidence that suggests Mr. White just might be the second coming of Nostradamus. This retreat contained two key ingredients that will make Mr. White’s statements a reality; ethnic and cultural diversity of a fan base and the accessibility that those fans have to the sports biggest stars.

Read more! »

Click on the photo below to be taken to the photo album:

Photos from Cage Combat: Mayhem. All photos property of Tony Rotundo (tonyrotundo@gmail.com). Please do not use elsewhere without permission.

So...anyone have any details on this show other than what's printed on the fliers? Also, is anyone else largely confused by the idea that Drew Fickett is apparently booked to be on this show about a week after the MFC that caused the whole cluster fuck at Strikeforce last weekend?

Before I begin I just want to give a shout out to Eddie and Aaron of ProMMA for providing much entertaining commentary during the show.

Eric Jacob vs. Alexander Trivino

Trivino, as per his usual routine is sporting the baby pink shorts and Cup O Doom.

Round 1. Trivino comes out aggressive with a couple of shots, but Jacob goes can grabs the body. Jacob gets the fight down on the ground from where Trivino grabs an arm bar form the bottom. Jacob taps.

Read more! »

From Stand Alone:

StandAlone MMA is pleased to announce a Guerrilla
Jiu-Jitsu seminar with David Camarillo July 12th
from 2:00-4:00pm. David is a world renowned black
belt in Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has trained and
prepared many notable fighters including Mike Swick,
Josh Koscheck, Paul Buentello, Jon Fitch, and Josh
Thomson.

The cost of this seminar is $35 for the public and $25 for
StandAlone members. Non-StandAlone attendees may
purchase a roster spot at:

http://www.StandAloneMMA.com

Please look under the "News and Update" section on the home page for the button

to purchase tickets. If you have any questions please email us at:

StandAloneMMA@gmail.com

MMA California reader Will has posted on the MMACalifornia message board looking for feedback from Southern California MMA fans in regard to showing televised MMA shows at a local casino. Check out this thread for the full details.