LatestNews| ISKA World Amateur Championships 2012 |
| Thursday, 16 February 2012 23:00 |
| Valkenburg, Netherlands 30th October - 3rd November 2012
Valkenburg the town of spas and sidewalk cafés, of caves and castles will host the 2012 ISKA Amateur World Championships. Tourists have been travelling to this city in the beautiful South Limburg region of the Netherlands for more than 150 years, the many attractions include 12th century castle ruins, the velvet marlstone caves, the Thermae spa with hot pools, steam baths and saunas. You can take a chairlift up the hill to the Wilhelmina Tower, and then ride a bobsled back down the hill.   
At the night the Centre of Valkenburg has many attractive restaurants and lively bars, sitting high above the town looking like a villain’s lair from a James Bond movie is Holland Casino if you want to gamble the night away. | |
| "I want the ISKA title the No.1 belt of the World" |
| Sunday, 12 February 2012 10:53 |
|  Yuta Kubo interview
K-1 MAX 63kg Champion Yuta Kubo will face Charles Francois to contest the vacant ISKA World light- welter weight (64.5 kg) championship as the main event on KRUSH 16 on the 17th February at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo. In the following interview Kubo talks a mental and physical preparation to headline a major Championship card and how he hopes to capture the World title.
Q: Your Championship fight is imminent, are you mentally prepared?
"I’m progressing step by step towards a victory working hard with my trainer, although | |
| ISKA Argentina vs Paraguay Kickboxing Showdown broadcast LIVE on FoxSports Latin America |
| Thursday, 16 February 2012 22:56 |
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ISKA Argentina's National Director Horacio Brest brought together kickboxers from Paraguay and Argentina for a country versus country showdown. The fights thrilled a large crowd gathered around the ring for the action. Several fights ended in knockouts and several more went down to the wire!
Fox Sports Latin America broadcast the event live across South America. Fox Sports is a 24 hour a day sports network broadcasting in Spanish. In Latin America it is only surpassed by the very largest international sports network, ESPN. Fox Sports Latin America is well-established, having been broadcasting for 15+ years. It broadcasts the premiere events, including South American, Mexican, and European soccer leagues, Formula 1 racing, and UFC.
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| Changes to ISKA weight divisions |
| Thursday, 02 February 2012 17:41 |
| ISKA have made changes to three weight division, the Super-cruiser-weight division will change from 91.8kg to 94.1kg, the Heavyweight division limit will change form 96.4kg to 101.4kg and Super-heavyweight will change to + 101.5kg. The new weight divisions already established in the USA will come in to effect in Europe on the 5th February 2012
Super-cruiserweight 88.3kg-94.1kg
Heavyweight 94.1kg-101.4kg
Super-heavyweight + 101.5kg | |
| KRUSH 16 Features 2 ISKA World title fights |
| Thursday, 02 February 2012 17:39 |
|  KRUSH 16 will feature as co-main events two ISKA World title fights on the 17th February at Korakeun Hall, Tokyo, Japan. K-1 MAX Champions Yoshihiro Sato and Yuta Kubo will challenge for ISKA World Championship belts, the title matches will be broadcast in Japan by Gaora Sports TV. | |
| ISKA will exclusively sanction Japan’s leading Kickboxing promotion KRUSH |
| Thursday, 02 February 2012 17:37 |
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ISKA have entered into an exclusive agreement to sanction ISKA World title fights on Japan’s leading Kickboxing promotion KRUSH in 2012. | |
| SHOWDOWN, Kick & Thaiboxing |
| Saturday, 21 January 2012 11:12 |
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| Featherweight Champ Cris 'Cyborg' Santos Wants To Rule Bantamweight, Too |
| Wednesday, 21 December 2011 21:31 |
|  After a seemingly interminable, 18-month trip to the sidelines during the prime of her career, Strikeforce women's featherweight champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos is finally heading back where she belongs: in the middle of the cage.
When Santos returns at December 17's Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal event, she'll have the respected Japanese fighter Hiroko Yamanaka standing across from her, hoping to wrest the belt away. But like always, Santos will enter as a huge favorite to retain her championship in dominant fashion, and a win could open the door for her to become a two-division champion. | |
| Gilbert Melendez Defends His Title Against Jorge Masvidal and Chris Cyborg takes on Hiroko Yamanaka December 17th at STRIKEFORCE San Diego |
| Wednesday, 21 December 2011 21:29 |
|  INTERVIEW: GILBERT MELENDEZ, STRIKEFORCE MMA CHAMP
By Art Garcia, Jr.
In what many believe will be his last fight before jumping over to the UFC, Gilbert Melendez will put his STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Championship on the line versus Jorge Masdival at Valley View Casino Center Dec. 17. Having amassed an impressive 18-2 record while battling his way to titles in both PRIDE and STRIKEFORCE, | |
| “LET’S GET IT ON!” A Must-Read for anyone who calls themselves an MMA fan!” |
| Wednesday, 21 December 2011 21:27 |
|  “Let’s Get It On!” co-written with veteran MMA journalist Loretta Hunt, is the autobiography of legendary MMA referee Big John McCarthy.
As much as this book is a treat for those who don’t know John personally it is an even more special treat for those who do. The book reveals an honest and objective view of the history of MMA through the eyes of a man (or should I say THE MAN) who has been no less than instrumental in the sports growth and development. | |
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