Because we’ve been major fans of Lion Fight since we covered its East Coast debut in May of 2014, LF 26 is going to be kind of bittersweet ~ without a doubt, it’s destined to be yet another night of incredible LF match-ups, but it’s also the outfit’s final fight card of 2015.   Check out the […]

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  Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a live broadcast of WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami from, for the second time this year, Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT., this Saturday, October 17: The live NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” will begin at 8:30 […]

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  Talk about pulling double duty, photographer Drew Pion, shooting the whole time, managed to text me his comments throughout night so that we could pass them along to you, so here they are (along with his photos, of course!), just as he sent them to me…unedited and from right next to all the action~ […]

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    Every time the Bellator promotion visits Connecticut (not often enough as far as East Coast fans, ourselves included, are concerned!) it more than lives up to its promise of world-class MMA entertainment, and last night was certainly no exception. Excited fans filled the Mohegan Sun Arena for Bellator 140 and got more than their money’s worth […]

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    Four preliminary bouts featuring prime East Coast fighters have been added to complete the full card of “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov,” which takes place July 17 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.   The additional bouts include a featherweight faceoff between Waylon Lowe (15-6, 1 NC) and Ryan Quinn (10-5,1 NC), Billy “Wolverine” Giovanella (8-3), who faces Rodrigo […]

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   The largest (42 obstacles this year!) and only permanent obstacle course site in Québec will put sporting enthusiasts to the ultimate physical tests on September 12 & 13 / St-Calixte (Lanaudière).   Event production giant evenko is proud to partner with 45 Degrés Nord  for COURSE EXTRÊME,  taking place on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13 in St-Calixte. Sporting challenge […]

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  The highly anticipated “Bellator 138: Unfinished Business,” which went down last night, June 19, 2015, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, took over Spike TV with one hell of a string of fights.  In case you weren’t there in person and haven’t yet been able to catch a rebroadcast, don’t worry ~ […]

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      Click here to read all about Lion Fight‘s plans for the event and how they earned the distinction of being one of the only non-UFC owned outfits (if not THE only) that the MMA titan has ever promoted, courtesy of an excellent article by Mike Sloan of Sherdog.com.   And great news, Muay Thai […]

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  The newly renovated Mendon Twin Drive-In, located at 35 Milford St. in Mendon, MA, will be a closed circuit site for this Saturday night’s UFC 186 from historic Bell Centre in Montreal.   You can purchase tickets at the Mendon Twin Drive-In gate the day of the event only (gates open at 6 p.m. […]

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  CES Boxing was back in Rhode Island last Friday to present another packed fight card, headlined by a double-championship fight between Shelly Vincent and Christina Ruiz. Both the Universal Boxing Federation and the (vacant) International Boxing Association titles were at stake, and Vincent (now 14-0) earned the unanimous decision to bring both belts back home with […]

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  By Drew Pion   Once again, CES MMA put together an exciting event chock full of great match-ups at Twin River Casino (with the main event broadcast on AXS- TV), and, media credentials around my neck, I was there to capture all the action for our FlashWounds readers…and even take some notes while shooting! […]

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  Hear UFC Fighter Matt “The Immortal” Brown’s New Entrance Song!    Catch JASTA at the 2015 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival!    Internationally-recognized Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta’s side project JASTA has just unleashed the new track today “The Immortal,” written as the new entrance song for UFC fighter Matt “The Immortal” Brown. The […]

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  CES MMA XXVII, held on January 30 at Twin River Casino, was yet another night of twists, turns, and non-stop action, the only kind we’d expect from CES ~ and thanks to Drew Pion, our lead MMA photographer, we get to share with you what some of that action looked like!     CES […]

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  It’s about time…we REALLY need something to heat us up this winter, and CES is coming to the rescue in the nick of time with some incredible match-ups for their season opener at Twin River Casino.  You’re not going to want to miss any of the action, so get your tickets NOW and be […]

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    Foxwoods Resort Casino hosted yet another successful Lion Fight Productions Muay Thai event last Friday night. Despite having to scrub the original main event due to champion Fabio Pinca contracting the flu, the show went on with Jo Nattawut flying in on less than a day’s notice to fight Sean Kearney in a catchweight bout […]

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So are you up for a few shots from Lion Fight 19 Muay Thai, held last night at Foxwoods Casino?  Cool, ‘cause we’ve got teasers from the main event (Jo Nattawut def. Sean Kearney) and co-main event (Chajmaa Bellakhal def. Jeri Sitzes).  Enjoy, and stay tuned for lots more photos and fight details headed your way! […]

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    Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents the latest installment of the Enfusion Live kickboxing series, as Enfusion 22 emanates from Groningen, Netherlands, headlined by a blockbuster 70 kg world championship showdown pitting legendary former two-time K-1 MAX champion Andy Souwer against top Iranian […]

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    It’s not often that we throw our support behind fighter, but we’ve known Nuchem Fischer for a while and from what we’ve seen, he’s has everything it takes to become one of the top names in the MMA world…and soon.  It’s all there ~ the fierce dedication, passion, instinct, knowledge of and respect […]

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  The North American Grappling Association (NAGA) is the world’s largest mixed grappling tournament circuit with over 250,000 competitors worldwide. This will be the 19th year NAGA has brought the North American Grappling Championship submission tournament to the Tri-State region. The event will take place at the beautiful 2,000 seat Nat Holman Gymnasium located at […]

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  Fight Network, a 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports. It airs programs focused on the entire scope of the combat sports genre, including live fights and up-to-the-minute news and analysis for mixed martial arts, kickboxing, professional wrestling, traditional martial arts, boxing, fight news, as well as fight-themed drama series, documentaries […]

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Classic Entertainment & Sports delivered another hard-hitting night of MMA to New England fans this past Friday. From the opening undercard bout’s first-minute TKO to the main event’s gorgeous armbar from the bottom, the action was non-stop. The Welterweight belt was up for grabs in the main event, a fight between UFC alumni Ricardo Funch […]

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  Worcester was treated to a great night of MMA fights this weekend when Premier Fighting Championship came to The Palladium, and the fans responded by packing the place. And despite a couple of scrubbed fights, the card was also packed, with a total of 14 match-ups that culminated in a main event pitting Dirlei […]

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Lion Fight comes back to Foxwoods Resort Casino Friday, November 21 to showcase Professional Muay Thai at LION FIGHT 19. In the main event, Lion Fight Welterweight Champion Fabio Pinca (90-21-4) from Lyon, France defends his title against top contender Sean Kearney (29-9-1) from Vancouver BC, Canada. In the co-main event, Lion Fight Women’s Featherweight Champion Caley Reece(50-5-0) from Perth, Australia defends […]

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  Classic Entertainment & Sports returns to Twin River Casino on Friday, October 10 for another exciting night of MMA action! See Andre “The Asian Sensation” Soukhamthath (7-2, Providence, RI), Todd “The Hulk” Chattelle (12-10, Pawtucket, RI), “Big” John Johnston (6-0, Boston, MA.), Luis “Rockstar” Felix (11-8, Cranston, RI), Dinis “Sweetbread” Paiva (5-5, Providence, RI) […]

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  Over 7000 enthusiastic MMA fans filled the Mohegan Sun Arena last weekend for the season opener of the Scott Coker era Bellator promotion. With the tournament format now a thing of the past, the fight card was packed with marquee fights featuring some of Bellator’s top talent. There were plenty of celebrities in attendance, […]

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On August 8, CES MMA once again delivered a night of great match-ups, perfect for its “AXS-TV FIGHTS” debut, and FlashWounds was there to capture some of the best action moments.  For those of you who weren’t able to make the fights in person at Twin River Casino in Providence, RI or catch them on […]

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  Last night we were once again (check out our coverage of Lion Fight 15 here) invited to cover Lion Fight Muay Thai (LF 17) at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in CT ~ and we so appreciate the opportunity because it was a GREAT night of fights…the action was non-stop from the first amateur match-up […]

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This past Friday, the Lion Fight Muay Thai promotion returned to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT (we’re sure you saw our teaser here) with a packed fight card that promised much and delivered even more. The main card started off with another stellar performance by Pedro Gonzalez. This MMA veteran turned Muay Thai newcomer proved […]

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  Eighteen different countries were represented at the annual World MMA Association (WMMAA) Congress held July 3-5 in Amsterdam.   Confirmation of WMMAA President Vadim Finkelchtein, also the president of M-1 Global, the largest MMA group in Russia and Europe, was approved unanimously. WMMAA’s honorary president is legendary Fedor Emelianenko, considered by many to be […]

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Providence Native Greg Rebello will return to the cage Friday, June 27th to face Bellator vet Aaron Johnson on the undercard of “CES MMA XXIV” at Twin River Casino. Rebello also has two Bellator fights under his belt and is looking to make it back to the big stage in what is shaping up to […]

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By The Arbiter Photos by Frank Poulin May 23rd, 2014 ~ Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT The biggest Muay Thai promotion outlet in North America has finally brought its great product, Lion Fights, to the East Coast.  The event brought some of the biggest established names in North American Muay Thai ~ as well as some […]

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Lion Fight and Foxwoods Resort Casino have joined forces to bring Lion Fight’s hard-hitting world class Muay Thai action to fight fans on the East Coast for the first time ever. The action-packed night will feature main event matchups between World Muay Thai Champion and Brazilian MMA superstar Cosmo Alexandre and World Muay Thai Federation Champion and former UFC fighter Mark Holst.  Former Featherweight Champion Tiffany Van Soest, Muay […]

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By Frank Poulin Classic Entertainment & Sports put on another hard-hitting MMA event for the Twin River Casino fans last Friday — and the crowd was even more into the action than usual which added to the excitement. The show was a bit slow to get underway due to unfortunate circumstances (more on that later), but […]

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  Hard Work, Dedication Put Font in Position to Rule the Featherweights  Not every workout for a professional fighter is ripped from the pages of a Hollywood movie script with sparring partners crashing to the canvas one-by-one like trees in a forest.  Training can be rather humbling, even for CES MMA featherweight champion Rob Font, […]

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Like it or not, Andre Soukhamthath doesn’t care what you think. You won’t find him online much these days reading what other people have to say about whom he fights, how he fights, or what they think about his latest opponent. “It’s not important,” he stated. “I’m not trying to prove anything to anyone. I just want […]

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 Joe Pacheco Will Be Sporting The Coldcock Colors in The Ring This Friday, April 11, 2014   COLDCOCK American Herbal Flavored Whiskey, known for making great whiskey and working with athletes and musicians, announces the partnership with MMA Fighter Joe “The Juggernaut” Pacheco. Joe (7-1-0) will be sporting the COLDCOCK colors as he gets in […]

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  Trying to top the streak of knockouts that made March such a memorable month (check out Flashwounds’ coverage of March 14th’s event here), CES MMA returns April 25th with an even bigger, bolder fight card. “CES MMA XXIII” will feature the return of reigning featherweight champion Rob Font, hard-hitting heavyweight Josh Diekmann, and the CES […]

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  Promoter John “The Quietman” Ruiz, former two-time World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, has announced the postponement of the new American Fighting Championship’s (AFO) inaugural Pro-Am mixed-martial-arts show that was scheduled on Saturday night, April 26 at Tyngsboro Sports Center in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. AFO’s launching of “The Battle Series: AFO Redemption” amateur tournament, which will […]

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 4-Man Pro and Two Free Trips to UFC Fan Expo Announced Grapplers Quest’s “Beast of the East” returns Saturday, March 29 at Queens College in Fitzgerald Gymnasium, located at 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, in Flushing, New York. This is the 10th anniversary of “The Beast of the East,” the Official East Coast Submission Grappling and Brazilian […]

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We at Flashwounds have been covering MMA for years now (and thoroughly enjoying ourselves), focusing our coverage primarily on two well-known MMA outlets and their appearances at two large casinos each about an hour and a half’s drive from our main office in Massachusetts. Then, last week, after having been added to the press release […]

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When heavyweight John Johnston made his professional mixed martial arts debut three years ago at the age of 40 with only a few Muay Thai fights under his belt, competing for a title was the last thing on this mind. “It was one of those things I always thought about,” he said, “but never imagined […]

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Tom Egan was just a wide-eyed, 20-year-old novice with an ear-to-ear grin when he fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championships in his native Ireland four years ago, unaware of the pressure he was about to face. “I had literally just put on a pair of gloves for the first time less than two years before […]

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Johnston, Felix ready to face toughest tests of their careers at CES MMA XXII  “CES MMA XXII” will be a judgment night of sorts for two of the region’s brightest stars as they prepare for a challenge unlike any other. Hard-hitting heavyweight John Johnston will put his undefeated record on the line against a former Ultimate […]

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By Frank Poulin What better way to say goodbye to a coooold February than to ring in the 10th season of the Bellator Championship Tournament cage-side at the Mohegan Sun Arena! The place was absolutely packed with pumped-up MMA fans ready for the Light Heavyweight semifinal headliner fights and the Featherweight quarterfinals. After two quick […]

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It’s no secret that we here at Flashwounds are HUGE Bellator fans ~ so imagine our excitement when the outfit announced that Bellator MMA would be taking over Mohegan Sun Arena once again on February 28.  This will be the night Bellator returns to Spike TV ~ with a bang ~ as the promotion kicks […]

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*ATTENTION BANDS! MemoryTag is looking for people to endorse in the entertainment community. Contact MemoryTag below with interest.* MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Champ Urijah Faber has partnered with The MemoryTag to prepare for his next fight in this new video clip. Watch it here. We send a huge thank you to Urijah Faber, Al Iaquinta, […]

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Reality Fighting returns to Mohegan Sun Arena on June 8, 2013 for another night of action packed MMA action. The fight card will be headlined by a welterweight bout between Roger Zapata (Tostes BJJ) and Chip Moraza-Pollard (CCFA). Both of these fighters like to stand and trade, so this fight is bound to be a […]

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