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Five Things To Pay Attention To This Friday Night At King Of The Cage “Rise”

by PhilJuly 9, 2014no comment

King of the Cage has always been a premier stomping ground for up-and-coming fighters and that has not changed this go-round for the “Rise” event to be held inside the Las Cruces Convention Center this Friday night, July 11th. The promotion is a popular platform for amateurs to get their feet in the cage so […]

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King Of The Cage “Throwdown” Results: Castillo Picks Up A TKO In Controversial Fashion, Another Exciting KOTC Event

by PhilApril 21, 2014no comment

The King of the Cage promotion delivered yet another exciting fight car for the fight fan’s enjoyment. This time, the popular MMA promotion took their show to the deep South of New Mexico as they invaded the Las Cruces Convention Center for their “Throwdown” event. The event had a solid turnout from the Las Cruces fight […]

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King of the Cage “Rumble” Is First Of Several Events Scheduled For Promotion, Features Stacked Card Of Locals

by PhilFebruary 3, 2014no comment

King of the Cage has always been a staple of combat sports in New Mexico since the early days of MMA within the region. They will make their 2014 debut on February 8th inside the Crowne Plaza Casino in Albuquerque. New Mexico and as always the promotion will feature a whole line-up of local fighters […]

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Five Possible “Superfights” We’d Like To See In 2014

by PhilJanuary 8, 2014no comment

With a new year comes new opportunities. After an exciting 2013 for local MMA fans, we can now start gazing towards a new year of potentially even more excitement. With the emergence of Bellator MMA in New Mexico to compliment the local promotions who have already made their mark in the area, fans should be […]

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2013 Southwest Fight News: MMA Fighter Of The Year

by PhilJanuary 1, 2014no comment

Kevin Croom Rolls Out A Memorable Year And Captures Fighter Of The Year Honors The record of 8-0 sounds typically like a fighter who has had a few really solid years competing in MMA action. Traditionally, a fighter will fight between once to four times a year and that is being generous considering injuries and […]

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The Monday Morning Recap

by PhilDecember 9, 2013no comment

It was one of the busiest weekends in recent memory for the Southwest’s combat community as there was so much going on all-around the world. Boxing and MMA, regional shows and the UFC; New Mexico especially had so much going on that we as a staff couldn’t touch on everything going on despite our best […]

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King Of The Cage “Driven” Set For December 7th Inside Ute Mountain Casino

by PhilDecember 5, 2013no comment

The King of the Cage promotion has its normal destinations amongst their nationwide pathway throughout the year. In addition to the promotion making stops in New Mexico, one of those stops is in Towaoc, Colorado at the Ute Mountain Casino & Resort. This Saturday’s event will feature fighters from Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii and […]

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What Would A UFC Event Look Like In Albuquerque?

by PhilNovember 13, 20131 comment

It is a topic that has plenty of debate behind it; is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ever going to make its way to New Mexico? Often considered the MMA “Mecca”, Albuquerque has been long awaiting the opportunity to host the sports biggest and best promotion for some time and the 14-thousand plus seats of […]

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Quinn Mulhern Set To Make Lightweight Debut Against Katsunori Kikuno In Singapore

by PhilNovember 5, 2013no comment

Injuries have kept him inactive for most of 2013 but Quinn Mulhern (18-3) will finally get his chance at competing within a new weight class. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is making its way to Singapore for the very first time on January 4th and the year’s very first UFC event will pit Mulhern in the classic grappler versus striker match […]

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Bellator 105 Live Results And Play-By-Play

by PhilOctober 25, 2013no comment

Tonight is the night for Bellator 105 inside the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Orhtrus Promotions in conjunction with Bellator MMA is invading Rio Rancho for the third time in 2013. Amongst the notable local competitors set to compete are Adrian Cruz, Steve Garcia and Frank Baca. The main card features […]