On Sept. 21, 2008 Pat Paulo will make his MMA debute at 139lbs. Pat has been working very hard and earned his chance to fight for Anthracite CC. We all look forward to Pat's big day.

Jonathan Murphy will be taking on undefeated Brett Rogers in the first ever MMA event to be televiised live on Primetime television. The fight will be aired on CBS Saturday Night fights. Jim Bova will be competing in a preliminary bout to be aired live on Showtime. He will face off against Chris Liguori. For details, visit www.elitexc.com.

Diego Jimenez left on May 9th to compete latino reality show, similar to The Ultimate Fighter. Filming for the show begins on May 12th. Diego is expected to return to the states in June as El Campeon! For more information, please visit the promotions web site at grantorneo.com.

Shane Ott will be headlining the Battle Cage Xtreme fight in New Jersey in a 3 round title bout against the accomplished wrestling and football star Carlton Haselrig. Prior to fighting professionally and making appearances in the IFL, Shane Ott held the Amateur USKBA Heavyweight Title. We are expecting Shane to add the USKBA pro belt to his collection on April 19th at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. Please contact us for more information or tickets to this event.

The weigh-ins are complete and the bout order is set for tonight's IFL Grand Prix. Shane weighed in one half pound under the 265 pound weight class. His opponent, Antoine Jaoude, tipped the scale at 248 pounds. The sixth bout, on a ten bout card, well determine which fighter advances to the finals. We all wish Shane luck! Check back soon for updates!