King of the Cage Fighter Facts

145lb:

Charlie Valencia: 19-0 Record retired this year at age 28 as the undefeated KOTC World Champion

Uriah Faber: Record 243-3 as a NCAA Division I wrestler and a 2-time runner up for the National College Champion- ship. He is presently 9-0 in Mixed Martial Arts and is being called the best pound for pound fighter today. On the last KOTC PPV in Las Vegas Uriah destroyed Pride's 145lb star Hiroyuki Abe.

155lb:

Jens Pulver, UFC Champion, who beat B.J. Penn held out with the UFC belt and took a fight in Canada with Duane Ludwig, who previously had only fought for KOTC. Pulver was the UFC's star and their last 155lb Champion got knocked out in 90 seconds into the first round. KOTC has five fights on tape of Duane Ludwig. Then the UFC stripped Pulver's belt and has not crowned a 155lb Champion since.

170lb:

Matt Hughes is the UFC Champion with only four losses in about 60 fights. Two of the losses were to Dennis Hallman with both fights over in less then 2 minutes. Hallman was under contract with KOTC for 18 months after his wins over Hughes. However Hallman only managed to win 1 of his 3 fights in KOTC.

Karo Pariysian is presently becoming a UFC star. He is 4-1 in the UFC and has won his last 3 fights in the UFC.  Pariysian had fought in KOTC prior to his success in the UFC including his pro debut.

185lb:

Joey Villasenor is the most explosive fighter in the game with a 9-0 record in his last 9 fights, all by devastating knock outs. The UFC has contacted him on a monthly basis. The problem for the UFC is Villasenor has an 18 month
exclusive contract with KOTC and the only competitive 185lb fighter is with Pride. Villasenor is the master of the one punch knock out!

Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez who was the star of the Ultimate Fighter T.V. show and the Champion. Diego was 8-0 in KOTC and only fought for KOTC before dominating everyone he faced in the Ultimate Fighter tournament. He is now being marketed by the UFC as the "Nightmare".

Look for the King of the Cage one hour Pay Per View special "Ultimate Nightmare" in September 2005 featuring all Sanchez's fights.

205lb:

King of the Cage has produced Quinton Jackson (5 fights on tape), Forrest Griffin, (Ultimate fighter TV Champion), (2 fights on tape), and Undefeated KOTC World Champion Australian Tony Bonello, who is on the cover of two Mixed Martial Arts magazines, now. Also Jeremy Horn, who has never been exclusive with KOTC, has fought 3 times with KOTC in the last two years. Horn is fighting UFC Champion Chuck Liddell for the UFC 205lb World Title in an upcoming show. (Bet on Horn)

Quinton Jackson continues to be a main draw for Pride after knocking out the present 205lb UFC Champion Chuck Liddell, former UFC Champion Kevin Randleman, and Murillo Bustamante. (Beat 3 UFC Title holders in the last 2
years. Also Dean Lister who won the Jui Jitsu World Title while he was with KOTC (7 Fights on Tape)

HVY:

Former KOTC World Champion Ricco Rodriguez (3 fights on tape) leaves KOTC to go 3-0 in Pride and win the UFC Heavyweight World title. Rodriguez also won the Jui Jitsu Worlds while with KOTC.

Tim Silva barely squeaked out a win in KOTC before going onto winning the UFC Heavyweight World Title belt. (Tim will be on a one hour KOTC special in July)

Present KOTC World Heavyweight Champion Paul Buentello (6 fights on tape) has won both his UFC fights, both within the last 4 months and both early in the first round. Justin Eilers the guy he beat in two minutes of the first round, fought for the title in the last UFC show, got knocked out by Paul 3 months prior, in a first round KO. Buentello looks like he will be fighting on the next KOTC Pay Per View show.

Super HVY:

Daniel Bobish, Jimmy Ambriz, Bob Sapp, Eric Pele, Dan Christianson, and Scary Jerry are among the top super heavyweights in the World. Five of the Six Fighters have been under exclusives with KOTC in the last two years. (21 fights on tape) KOTC is the only organization with a true super heavyweight division.

Also UFC has brought 3 fighters to their show in the last year; Edwin Dewees, Nate Quarry, and Mike Kyle. These fighters have a combined 0-7 record in KOTC. I believe they already have 3 wins in the UFC.

In conclusion King of the Cage fighters are a combined 9-3 in the last 4 UFC shows. Pride fighters who have come to the US to fight for KOTC are a combined 4-8.

King of the Cage combines top World class fighters with different styles and characters like Thomas "The Wildman" Denny, Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett, and Jeff "Karate Man" Newton. Creating an option to a Prototype Show, were almost every fighter looks like a wrestler with cauliflower ears and a shaved head. The building of characters along with some of the top fighters in the World and the only show with a true super heavyweight division has given King of the Cage a dominating edge in truly producing entertainment for the fans!

We have to remember that this is a business and should be entertaining for the Fans.

Krazy Mike

The views and opinions in this article are strictly those of Krazy Mike.