Stories with the tag "VERSUS"

After beating Scott Smith in July, EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler said he might take the remainder of the year off.

Top-ranked middleweight Matt Lindland finally has an opponent for upstart promotion Affliction's second event.

As first reported on MMAjunkie.com, veteran welterweight Jay Hieron is set to make his debut for Affliction at the organization's Oct. 11 "Day of Reckoning."

The very-public feud between EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw and 160-pound champion KJ Noons' manager Mark Dion has now led to the official cancellation of the proposed Oct. 4 bout.

Veteran middleweight Jason MacDonald (20-10 MMA, 4-3 UFC) will replace an injured Jason Day (17-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and will fight Jason Lambert (23-8 MMA, 4-3 UFC) at next month's UFC 88 event.

Ben Rothwell versus Pedro Rizzo is the latest bout scheduled for the main fight card at "Affliction: Day of Reckoning" on Oct. 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

New York, N.Y. (August 12, 2008)—VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition and the national television home of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC™), presents all new episodes of WEC WrekCAGE™ the next two Wednesday nights (Aug. 13 and Aug. 20) at 9 p.m. ET. WrekCage is a show that features a mix of the top matches from WEC events never before seen on television and VERSUS' best live events. The episodes will be presented in High Definition where available.

Debbie Lee, UFC - This past April at UFC Fight Night, a sold-out crowd filed into Colorado's Broomfield Event Center for a highly-anticipated match between two East Coast alums of The Ultimate Fighter: the older, seasoned Kenny Florian versus the younger up-and-comer Joe Lauzon. According to Florian, the self-proclaimed "finisher," the Massachusetts showdown went exactly according to plan.

Three WEC Champions will put their belts on the line tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Welterweight champion Carlos Condit defends his crown against Hiromitsu Miura, Light Heavyweight boss Brian Stann squares off against Steve Cantwell, and Lightweight titleholder Jamie Varner makes the first defense of his belt against Marcus Hicks. The action begins on VERSUS at 9pm ET / 6pm PT.

When: Sept 10, '08 Where: Seminole Hard Rock; Hollywood, FL Watch: VERSUS channel; 9pm EST Current Champs Urijah Faber and undefeated Paulo Filho defend their respective belts. Jens Pulver vs. Leonard Garcia, are you kidding me?!?! Plus it's the WEC debut of Jake Rosholt and Johny Hendricks.

Already committed to boxing, kickboxing (in the form of Chuck Norris' World Combat League), and mixed martial arts coverage, the fledgling VERSUS network is increasing its presence in the combat sports field.

When: Friday, October 3, 2008 Where: Hard Rock Hotel; Las Vegas, NV Watch: VERSUS at 9 p.m. ET Here's the latest on WEC 35: Main Card Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura (Welterweight Title Fight) Brian Stann vs. Steve Cantwell (Light Heavyweight Title Fight) Jamie Varner vs. Marcus Hicks (Lightweight Title Fight) Brian Bowles vs. Damacio Page Josh Grispi vs. Micah Miller Undercard Brock Larson vs.

That's right, the gang at 5 Oz. is back to preview and predict tonight's live season finale of "The Ultimate Fighter 7." Evan Tanner vs. Kendall Grove David Andrest: Former champion versus struggling up and coming fighter. Grove has such and incredible upside despite losses to fighters that I do not believe are as tough as Tanner.

The World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) will stage its first title fight next month, with the winner of the Fedor Emelianenko versus Tim Sylvia bout emerging as the alliance's "undisputed world heavyweight champion."

Beginning Wednesday, June 4th, VERSUS turns up the heat with an all new episode of WEC™ WREKCAGE. Don't miss a second of the action at 9pm on June 4th or at midnight on June 5th as Damacio Page takes on Scott Jorgensen, Ian McCall battles Ox Wheeler, and Micah Miller squares off against Chance Farrar. Both airings of this hard-hitting edition of WEC™ WREKCAGE are followed by the rebroadcast of last Sunday's epic war between Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver and the Fight of The Year candidate between Miguel Torres and Yoshiro Maeda.

Sunday's "WEC: Faber vs. Pulver" broadcast set an MMA ratings record for the all-sports VERSUS channel.

This past weekend was a crucial spot for the long-term growth of MMA and the sport delivered with flying colors. Not only did EliteXC peak at 6.51 million viewers during Saturday's debut of "Saturday Night Fights" on CBS, but the WEC double its highest-ever rating on VERSUS.

If you're a fan of free MMA, then we have more good ratings news for you. According to World Extreme Cagefighting, it's broadcast on VERSUS this past Saturday that featured Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver for the WEC featherweight title recorded a 1.4 household rating and averaged 1,535,705 viewers.

WEC 34: "Faber vs. Pulver" takes place tonight from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California.  The event is being headlined by WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber and challenger Jens Pulver.  The televised portion of the card takes placed at 9pm ET and is being broadcasted live on The Versus Network.

Thanks to VERSUS and Sinuate Media, I was given an opportunity to host podcasts featuring both WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber and first-ever UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver. Pulver and Faber will be meeting each other for the title this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on VERSUS, live from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

Thanks to VERSUS and Sinuate Media, I was given an opportunity to host podcasts featuring both WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber and former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver. Pulver and Faber will be meeting each other for the title this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on VERSUS, live from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif.