- Xtreme Couture wins Tuff-N-Uff amateur team competition
- Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010
- Xtreme Couture established itself as one of the premier amateur MMA gyms in the nation Friday after defeating California’s Team Quest Fight Club at Tuff-N-Uff’s Amateur Fighting Championships at The Orleans.
- Fighting teams of MMA legends Randy Couture and Dan Henderson to meet
- Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010
- Eleven years ago, mixed martial arts legends Randy Couture and Dan Henderson - along with fellow U.S. World Greco Roman Wrestling Team member Matt Lindland - founded Team Quest Fight Club. But this Friday, Couture's new fight team, Xtreme Couture, is set to do battle with his old fight team, Henderson's Team Quest.
- Cummins wins Tuff-N-Uff 115-pound women's championship
- Saturday, May 29, 2010
- Ashley Cummins became the first ever Tuff-N-Uff 115-pound women’s champion Friday, following a unanimous-decision victory over Gabriella Lakoczky at The Orleans.
While both fighters came into the fight at the same weight, Lakoczky (1-2) was the more physically imposing fighter. But Cummins (5-0) overcame her size disadvantage with a tenacious performance. - Thousands attend second UFC Fan Expo
- Friday, May 28, 2010
- Thousands of fans, dozens of fighters and more than 200 exhibitors gathered at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Friday for the second-ever UFC Fan Expo.
- Wren overcomes stomach ailment and opponent to win fight
- Sunday, May 23, 2010
- Heavyweight boxer Reggie Higgins (3-1) was not the only thing Justin Wren (8-2) had to overcome in the main event of Saturday’s MMA Xplosion: Fight Night II at the Hard Rock.
- Former UFC fighter ready for MMA Xplosion event
- Friday, May 21, 2010
- For most fighters, signing a UFC contract is the chance of a lifetime. But for TUF 10 cast member Justin Wren, being released from the promotion was just what his career needed.
- Vegas rugby club enters into player agreement with French pro team
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
- Seta Tuilevuka has parlayed his success with the Las Vegas Blackjacks amateur rugby team into a roster spot with a professional club team in France. He might not be the lone local making the move.
- Bishop Gorman grad Eric Schambari looks to improve impressive record
- Thursday, April 29, 2010
- While many aspiring fighters come to Southern Nevada to begin their careers, Las Vegas native Eric Schambari had to do things the other way around.
- Fighter Jimmy Jones becomes champ in two weight classes
- Saturday, April 24, 2010
- After starting his amateur career with three straight losses, Xtreme Couture’s Jimmy Jones (6-3) is now just the second fighter in Tuff-N-Uff history to become a champion in two weight classes.
- Fighter out to prove he is more than an Internet video sensation
- Friday, April 23, 2010
- When John Gettle broke the arm of William Kowalski in an amateur mixed martial arts fight last February, he received enough publicity to make him one of nation’s most well-known fighters. Footage of the brutal break racked up thousands of views on Youtube.com, and the gruesome clip was also replayed several television programs.
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