Tag: MMA

Newest MMA promotion iKON Fighting Federation To Launch Sept. 24 in Mississippi  

LAS VEGAS (August 10, 2020) - Veteran combat sports promoter Keith Veltre has announced the debut of MMA's newest promotional company, iKON Fighting Federation (iKON), September 24 at Biloxi Civic Center in Biloxi, Mississippi.  All iKON events, held in association with Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions, will be streamed live on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports. Veltre, who also announced the hiring of Dean Toole as iKON's matchmaker, is the CEO and co-founder of RJJ Boxing Promotions and Kinektic submission grappling, both streaming events exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS. "I have always lived by the motto, when businesses are downsizing during tough times, I either acquire or expand," Veltre said. Read more [...]

Soukhamthath Hopes to Silence Critics Friday

LINCOLN, R.I. (Dec. 4th, 2013) -- Long before he made his professional debut in mixed martial arts, Andre Soukhamthath was already a polarizing figure on the local circuit.  At first, critics said he didn't have the ground game necessary to succeed in such a competitive region. Now that he's 6-1 with six consecutive wins on his resume -- some of them against top-flight wrestlers or jiu-jitsu black belts -- now the knock on Soukhamthath is he's taking the "easy route" to the top.  What will it take for the Woonsocket, R.I., featherweight to silence the critics?"I don't care what they say," said Soukhamthath, who is looking to close out the year with another win Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 on the undercard of Classic Entertainment & Sports' 20th mixed martial arts show at Twin River Casino."I'm Read more [...]