XFC 24 Returns to Florida; Nick Newell vs. Scott Holtzman Title Fight Headlines
Xtreme Fighting Championships will return to Tampa Bay on June 14 for XFC 24 at the USF Sundome. The promotion has been touring the United States, outside of Florida, since December of 2011, and will...
View ArticleXFC Strips Nick Newell of Lightweight Championship; New XFC 24 Headliner on Tap
XFC president John Prisco on Friday revealed that he is stripping lightweight champion Nick Newell of his belt for refusing to defend it. Prisco said that Newell was expected to defend his belt against...
View ArticleNick Newell is Leaving the XFC; Decision Came Down to What’s Best for...
XFC president John Prisco on Friday revealed that he stripped lightweight champion Nick Newell of his belt for refusing to defend it. He placed Newell’s reasoning for turning down the fight on the idea...
View ArticleScott Holtzman Moves on From Nick Newell Saga, Faces John Mahlow for XFC Title
Following his win over Jason Hicks this past February at XFC 22, lightweight Scott “Hot Sauce” Holtzman was anticipating facing reigning 155-pound champion Nick Newell for his title, but it was not...
View ArticleAfter a Little Maintenance, Eric Reynolds Sees XFC 24 as Opportunity to Get...
It’s been nearly seven months since Floridian Eric “It’s A Wrap” Reynolds lost to Nick Newell for the XFC lightweight championship. And even though he’s had opportunities to return from that loss...
View ArticleScott Holtzman Moves Beyond Nick Newell Fiasco, Zeroes In On John Mahlow and...
When MMAWeekly.com last spoke to Scott “Hot Sauce” Holtzman, he had just found out that his originally scheduled XFC 24 opponent, lightweight champion Nick Newell, decided to not defend his title....
View ArticleXFC 24 Results: Scott Holtzman Makes a Statement, Captures XFC Lightweight Title
Scott Holtzman seized the night at XFC 24 on Friday night at the Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla., capturing the vacant XFC lightweight title. Holtzman had initially planned on facing XFC champion Nick Newell...
View ArticleXFC 25: Eggink vs. Magana Fight Card Rumors
XFC 25: Eggink vs. Magana Date: September 6, 2013 Venue: Albuquerque Convention Center Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Main Bouts (on AXS TV): -Stephanie Eggink (3-1) vs Angela Magana (11-5)†...
View ArticleXFC 25 Fighter Stephanie Eggink: “She’s Going to Wish That She Never Opened...
Admittedly, XFC 115-pound female fighter Stephanie “Snowflake” Eggink’s last performance for the promotion this past April against Brianna VanBuren was less than stellar, despite winning the fight. “I...
View ArticleXFC Standout Joby Sanchez Has Eric Moell in Front of Him, but Eyes...
Last year, flyweight prospect Joby Sanchez took a chance by travelling across the country to compete for an opportunity to fight for a nationally broadcasted MMA promotion. He succeeded. As the winner...
View ArticleRyan Thomas Poised for Rematch at XFC 25, Wants to Become Two-Promotion Champion
Heading into his scheduled fight against Ian Stephens at XFC 25 on Friday, former UFC and Bellator welterweight Ryan “The Tank Engine” Thomas had experienced opponents dropping out of fights, but...
View ArticleEmerging from Disaster, Angela Magana Takes Aim at XFC Strawweight Title
Angela Magana and Stephanie Eggink were originally scheduled to meet at XFC 23 in April, however, shortly before the fight was to take place, something unforeseen happened, derailing those plans. On...
View ArticleHaving Overcome Health Issues, Stephen Bass Ready for Friday Night XFC Debut
It’s been nearly two years since featherweight Stephen “Big Fish” Bass suffered the only loss of his career at the Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale in December of 2011. As Bass puts it, the time off was...
View ArticleXFC 25 Results: Stephanie Eggink Submits Angela Magana, Captures Strawweight...
XFC 25 took place Friday night from the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M., with the women’s strawweight championship headlining on AXS TV. Although Angela Magana overcame a tragic car...
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