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HyeFighter Darchinyan Talks About His Upcoming Fight
Two division world champion and current IBO bantamweight champion HyeFighter Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan (37-3-3, 27 KOs) challenges WBA bantamweight super champion Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno (31-1-1, 11 KOs) on December 3 at the Honda Centre in Anaheim California. Darchinyan is aiming to add yet another belt to his impressive career. The big hitting southpaw [...]
Happy Birthday To HyeFighter Art Hovhannisyan
On Thursday night November 17th, HyeFighter Art “Lionheat” Hovhannisyan celebrated his 30th birthday with close friends, family and fellow HyeFighters.
His birthday celebration was attended by follow HyeFighter pugilists like Vic Darchinyan, Vanes Martirosyan, Gapo Tolmajyan, Azat Hovhannissyan, Arman Ovsepyan and Vacho Avagyan. Most of whom have fights coming up within a couple of weeks. This [...]
Arthur Abraham Back In Action On January 14th
The next fight of former world champion, HyeFighter Arthur Abraham is scheduled for January 14, 2012, in Germany. Abraham is ona mission to get back his Championship Belt. After 2 or 3 qualification fights, he will be eligible to challenge the current champion of the world for the strap.
Outside of the ring, Abraham is very [...]
HyeFighter Haik Petrosian Ready For His Revenge Match
HyeFighter Haik Petrosyan of Spain is ready to take on Fernando Luz on Friday night November 18th in Valencia Spain. Petrosian last fought Luz to a draw in July of this year and is looking for a victory in this, their latest matchup.
HyeFighter Giorgio Petrosyan Wins Again
HyeFighter Giorgio Petrosyan added another win to his record by defeating Zeben Diaz via Split decision in Spain.
This was Petrosyan’s first fight back after his hand injury, but the results were they same as they always are. Petrosyan methodically took apart his opponent, although he got cut above his eyebrow via an head but. The [...]
Nunes Starts Trash Talking Towards Gamburyan
With the Gamburyan, Nunes fight about a month and a half away, Nunes has started an unprovoked trash talking campaign against his opponent HyeFighter Gamburyan which even crosses racial lines. Some of the things that he has said are completely off base and simply childish.
When asked about his expectations for the fight, Nunes said “I [...]
HyeFighter Giorgio Petrosyan Finally Back In Action
HyeFighter Georgio Petrosyan is arguably the BEST in the world today. The Armenian fighter and 2 time K1 Max Champion boasts an amazing record of only one defeat in 72 fights. Petrosyan will be the main attraction at the It’s Showtime event this Saturday in Hall James Martin.
The physical and mental strength of this extraordinary [...]
HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan To Fight For The WFCA Title
The second edition of the URBAN KO will be held on Saturday November 12 at the municipal sports center in Barakaldo Sesarre at 20:30 h.
The Main Event will be for the WFCA world title in professional kickboxing, where the current European champion, Peter Philip of Portugal will fight against the WUFC world title holder HyeFighter [...]
HyeFighters At Wildcard With Kobe Bryant
Freddy Roache’s Wild Card Boxing Gym has always been a mecca for boxing in the southland. It is the place where the best of the best come to train. HyeFighter trainer/coach Edmond Tarverdyan, has been taking his fighters to Wild Card for a while now. They have sparred with the likes of Manny Pacquao, Jolio [...]
HYEFIGHTER of the Month: October 2011 David Graf (Vahagn Sahakyan)
Congratulations to HyeFighter David Graf (Vhagn Sahakyan) for being named the HyeFighter of the month for October 2011 in recognition of his 1st round TKO.
HyeFighter Martirosyan Still Undefeated
WBC #1 super welterweight contender HyeFighter Vanes Martirosyan (31-0, 19 KOs) won a workmanlike ten round unanimous decision over Richard Gutierrez (26-8-1, 16 KOs) on Saturday night at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Martirosyan was in command all the way en route to a 100-90, 100-90, 99-91 victory.
With the win, Vanes record stays [...]
HyeFighters Magakian and Tsaturyan Both Win In Burbank
HyeFighters Sevak Magakian and Haik Tsaturyan both emerge victorious at National Fight Alliance’s “Valley Invasion” show in Burbank CA.
The local crowd was filled with HyeFighter supporters and made for an exciting and loud time whenever HyeFighters were in the cage.
The night started out with HyeFighter Haik Tsaturyan taking on Octavio Morales. Although this match went [...]
HyeFighter Lemieux Returns To The Ring On December 10th
Montreal middleweight HyeFighter David Lemieux, who has not fought since suffering a shocking upset loss to Marco Antonio Rubio in April, is set to return.
2 HyeFighters On Same MMA Card In Burbank
by MANOUK AKOPYAN
This Saturday, a pair of HyeFighters (MMA) mixed martial artists will enter the cage in Burbank, California in a promotion titled “Valley Invasion.”
Former UFC “The Ultimate Fighter” contender Sevak “The Silverback” Magakian (8-3), who has recovered from a two-year injury, will make his long-awaited return to the cage against Dave Gardner in the [...]
HyeFighter Vanes Martirosyan Going For A KO in OK On Oct 29th.
HyeFighter Vanes Martirosyan speaks with Manouk Akopyan of Yerevan Magazine about his upcoming fight in Oklahoma.
HyeFighter Kentikian Adds Another Title To Her Collection
Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Brandenburg, Germany – HyeFighter Susi “Killer Queesn” Kentikian (29-0, 16 KOs) added another Championship Belt to her ever-growing collection of titles after a one-sided beat down of tough 19-year old Thai boxer Teeraporn Pannimit (14-4, 5 KOs). Kentikian gradually turned more and more aggressive and was close to stopping the Thai fighter [...]
HyeFighter Gamburyan Featured In UFC Undisputed 3 Video Game
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan will be featured as one of the featherweights in the upcoming UFC Undisputed 3 video game.
Gamburyan started out in the UFC by appearing on the Ultimate Fighter reality series where he went all the way to the finals where he fought against Nate Diaz. He was wining that fight and on his [...]
HyeFighter Papazian On The Rise
Jared Papazian (14-6) is a name you should remember. Currently the King of the Cage Bantamweight Champion, many consider the hungry young combatant to be the most talented 135er competing outside the UFC.
HyeFighter Darpinyan Victoriuos In Holland
HyeFighter Hrach Darpinyan gets back on the wining track by beating Santana Ou in Holland at the BoW 9 – Battle of Wormer event on October 9th.
Darpinyan stopped his opponent in the 2nd round via TKO.
HyeFighter Vanes Martirosyan Training At GFC For His Upcoming Fight
Saturday mornings at GFC is always full of HyeFighters and students working out and training side by side. This Saturday was no different. As Vanes Martirosyan was getting prepared for his upcoming fight in Oklahoma on October 29th, the gym was filed with its students and some very notable up and comers like professional female [...]
HyeFighter Sarkisjan vs Doorje in Amsterdam on October 16th
Up and commer HyeFighter Raz Sakisjan will be in action against Pietje Doorie on Sunday the 16th of October at 8:00 PM in Amsterdam.
HyeFighters Khoren Gevor and Karen Avdaljan Win Via TKO in Amsterdam
Former EBU middleweight champ, HyeFighter Khoren Gevor was in action at the professional boxing event in Amsterdam on Monday night October 3rd. Gevor faced Latvia’s Oleg Fedotovs in a 10-round bout.
As always, Gevor put on a very aggressive attack throughout the entire fight and beat his Latvian opponent by a technical knockout in round number [...]
HyeFighter Murat and Campillo Fight To A Draw
Tonight’s clash between former WBA light heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo (21-3-1, 8 KO’s) and German based HyeFighter Karo Murat (24-1-1, 14 KO’s) ended in a disappointing 12 round majority draw on the udnercard of the Steve Cunningham vs. Yoan Pablo Hernandez bout at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
The judges’ scores were as follows: 115-113, 111-117 [...]
HYEFIGHTER of the Month: September 2011 Alexander Miskirtchian
Congratulations to HyeFighter Alexander Miskirtchian for being named the HyeFighter of the month for September 2011 in recognition of his winning the the EBU (European) featherweight title.
HyeFighter Alexander Miskirtchian Is The New EBU (European) Featherweight Champion
HyeFighter Alexander Miskirtchian has become the new EBU Featherweight Champion Europe by beating Frenchman Sofiane Takoucht in Charleville-mézières . Hyeighter Miskirtchian, 25 years old improves his record to 20 wins, with 7 KO’s with only 2 losses and 1 draw. The scored for this fight were 115-113 and 115-114 by two judges, the third giving [...]
HyeFighter Karo Murat Makes Weight Title Fight
HyeFighter Karo Murat weighed in at 174.8 today for his IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight Championship fight against the Spaniard Gabriel Campillo who weighed in at 173.9. Murat gives up 4 inches to the taller Campillo. Both fighters are coming off back to back wins and are eager to leave their marks on this rematch.
Murat and [...]
HyeFighter Gennady Martirosyan Hospitalized
Our thoughts and prayers are with HyeFighter Gennady Martirosyan. Martirosyan was hospitalized after yesterday’s brutal fight against Dmitry Pirog for suspected internal bleeding in his head.
“These suspicions have not been confirmed, but the doubts remain,” Gennady’s manager, Alexander Yagulov said. “We are staying in the hospital, the doctors say there is improvement, he is conscious. [...]
HyeFighter Gennady Martirosyan Loses to Pirog
Dmitry Pirog remains in possession of the WBO middleweight belt after stopping HyeFighter challenger Gennady Martirosyan in Krasnodar, Russia.
The 31 year-old was on top throughout the contest and never looked like losing his title in his second defense. The end arrived after he gave the former Russian champion, Martirosyan, a tough time in the tenth [...]
HyeFighter Martirosyan to Fight Gutierrez Oct. 29 in OK
“The Nightmare’s” fight with Gutierrez (26-7, 16 KOs), is scheduled to be the televised main event on Fox Deportes as part of the Top Rank Live series. Martirosyan is coming off a remarkable seventh round knockout victory over Saul Roman at Staples Center in June. Gutierrez is coming off three straight losses, and is another opponent the 25 year old should easily outpoint.
Marat Grigorian Wins, But Brother Harut & Gago Drago Fall
It’s Showtime’s biggest event of 2011 featured 3 HyeFighters in Belgium today.
The much anticipated card features a eight man, one night tournament at 70kg. Among the names featured in the tournament were Andy Souwer, Gago Drago, Artur Kyshenko, Chris Ngimbi, Harut Grigorian and Robin van Roosmalen. In addition to that, there was a super fight [...]
3 HyeFighters Fighting In Burbank, CA On October 29th
Save the date: October 29, 2011 – 3 HyeFighters on the same card in Burbank CA.
King Of The Cage 135 pound Champion HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian is the 3rd HyeFighter added to Alberto Crane’s National Fight Alliance MMA Promotion “Valley Invasion” which will take place in Burbank California on October 29th.
Papazian, is coming off [...]
HyeFighter Darchinyan To Fight In LA on December 3rd
HyeFighter Vic “The Raging Bull’ Darchinyan will be back in the Los Angeles are to fight Panamanian Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno (31-1-1, 18 KOs) on December 3rd at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Darchinyan (37-3-1, 27 KOs) will be challenging for Moreno’s “super” version of the WBA bantamweight title. Showtime is going to televise the fight. [...]
HyeFighter Mousasi To Fight Perux On Dec 17
Ovince St. Preux and his management team asked to fight HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi last month, and Mousasi recently said he’d be cool with that. Strikeforce has apparently booked the fight for their yet-unannounced December 17th event, according to a report by MMA Junkie.
OSP has looked quite impressive lately, rattling off five straight wins in Strikeforce [...]
2 HyeFighters Fighting in Burbank On October 29th
Alberto Crane’s National Fight Alliance MMA Promotion will be holding it’s next professional MMA fights in Burbank California on October 29th, and will feature 2 HyeFighters. Headlining the show will be UFC veterna HyeFighter Sevak Magakian and Haik Tsaturyan will also be featured on the card.
Come out and support our HyeFighters!!!!
Location: Burbank Marriott Convention Center
Time: [...]
Interview With HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi learned a lesson in his April draw against Keith Jardine, and he applied it in his July win over Hiroshi Izumi.
HyeFighter Papazian Successfully Defends His Title
HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian was successfull in his first title defense against previously undefeated Marvin Garcia at San Manuel Casino on Thursday, September 15th. The two combatants put on an amazing performance, and at the end, it was the HyeFighter who had his arm raised in victory.
Here is a play by play of the [...]
HyeFighter Papazian Ready For Title Defense Tonight
King of the Cage, Inc. and Magnaflow Exhaust products present “First Defense”. The professional MMA card will be held at San Manuel Casino on Thursday, September 15th at 7:30PM. Fans can attend the official weigh-ins the night prior at 7:30pm in the Tukut Lounge.
MMA fans are in for a treat, as newly crowned champion, HyeFighter [...]
HyeFighter Parisyan Comes Up Short in Brazil
HyeFighter Karo Parisyan came up a little short in Brazil in his fight against Jordan Smith. The action packed fight saw Parisyan lose via split decision. The play by play is below.
HyeFighter Karakhanyan to Fight for The Vacant Tachi 145 Belt on Dec. 2
With recently crowned Tachi Palace Fights featherweight champion Eddie Yagin UFC-bound, officials from the Californian promotion revealed Monday that Bellator veteran and HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan will take on former champ Isaac DeJesus for the now-vacant 145-pound strap.
“It took some time and a lot of work, but we are very happy with this fight,” Tachi Palace [...]
HyeFighter Martirosyan Explains Decision To Pass On Angulo
Team Martirosyan would like to offer an explanation as to why an offer to face Alfredo Angulo was rejected. While it is always an honor to fight on HBO and to face a great fighter such as Angulo, the circumstances have to be right.
Serge Martirosyan, who is both Vanes’ uncle and manager stated, “Both Angulo [...]
HyeFighter Papazian Ready For His First Title Defense
There weren’t many who thought HyeFighter Jared Papazian (13-6) would win when he stepped into the cage this past June and challenged then champion Abel Cullum (18-5) for the King of the Cage Flyweight Championship. But while Papazian walked in as the underdog he walked out with title gold and the gratification of knowing that [...]
HyeFighter Mousasi Talks About the UFC and Getting His Strikeforce Title Back
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi says he’s “definitely” intrigued by the possibility of a move to the UFC, but he also plans on getting his Strikeforce light heavyweight title back first.
“If you’re the Strikeforce champion, then you have a lot more possibilities,” Mousasi said on the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show. “I still have a contract with [...]
HyeFighter Parisyan Ready To Battle In Rio
It’s been a long road for HyeFighter Karo Parisyan. After public battles with anxiety and pain killer addiction the judoka says he’s finally escaped the demons that once crippled him. As he readies for a bout against Jordan Smith at Amazon Forest Combat, Parisyan spoke to MMA Nation about his past, present, and what he [...]
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Slated for Dec 17th Fight in The US
Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi (31-3-2 MMA, 2-1 SF) is again returning to the states in hopes of leaving under better circumstances this time around.
The Armenian fighter has been targeted to fight on an as-yet-unannounced Strikeforce card set for Dec. 17, a source close to the fighter confirmed to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). An [...]
HyeFighters Undefeated In Armenia in Vic Darchinyan’s Promotion
HyeFighter IBO bantamweight boxing world champion Vic Darchinyan made a triumphant return to the country of his birth with a dominant unanimous points win over South African Evans Mbamba in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Saturday evening in Armenia.
Darchinyan, who hadn’t fought in Armenia for over a decade since his amateur days, knocked the [...]
HyeFighters Make Weight in Armenia – Darchinyan Ready
All 5 HyeFighters, Vic Darchinyan, Agnesse Boza, Azat Hovhannesyan, Gabriel Tolmajyan and Hovhannes Zhamkochyan make weight for ther respective matches in Armenia set for Saturday September 3rd.
Azat Hovhannisyan (Armenia) 55kg 30gr vs Sergei Pasimov (Lithuania) 55kg 25gr.
4-rounds
Gabriel Tolmajian (Glendale, CA via Armenia) 60kg 800gr vs Yevgeni Fedorov (Estonia) 60kg 100gr.
8-rouns
Hovhannes Zhamkochyan (Armenia) 60kg 900gr vs [...]
HYEFIGHTER of the Month: August 2011 Sahak Hak Parparyan
Congratulations to HyeFighter Sahak “Hak” Parparyan for being named the HyeFighter of the month for August 2011 in recognition of his 2 victories in the Enfusion Gladiators Challenge Tournament in Macedonia where he beat David Radeff of France via Points and also beat Eddie Walker of the USA via 1st Round KO at the [...]
HyeFighter David Graf (Vahagn Sahakyan) Wins In Germany
HyeFighter Cruiserweight David Graf (4-0, 4 KOs) needed just 91 seconds to demolish Viktor Szalai (16-36-4, 4 KOs) in Germany. Szalai down three times.
HyeFighter Parparyan Advances At The Enfusion Challenge in Macedonia
HyeFighter Sahak “Hak” Parparyan advances at the Enfusion, the trail of the Gladiators in Ohrid / Macedonia by beating David Radeff of France via Points and also beating Eddie Walker of the USA via 1st Round KO at the 1:40 mark.
His next fight is on the 24th of Septeber in Alkmaar Nederland.
Historic Bout In Armenia – 5 HyeFighters Headlined By Vic Darchinyan
September 3rd, 2011 will the first time a professional boxing match has taken place in Armenia! To make things even more interesting, this event will be headlined by world champion HyeFighter Vic Darchinyan’s fight against Evans Mbamba for the International Boxing Organization bantamweight title.
Injured HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan out of UFC 135 fight with Diego Nunes
An injured shoulder has forced HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan (11-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) out of next month’s UFC 135 event, the fighter announced via Twitter and confirmed to HyeFighters.com (video coming soon).
His opponent, featherweight Diego Nunes (16-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), now awaits a replacement.
UFC 135 takes place Sept. 24 at Denver’s Pepsi Center.
“I hurt my shoulder [...]
HyeFighter Karo Parisyan To Fight Against Jordan Smith In Brazil
former-UFC standout HyeFighter Karo “The Heat” Parisyan (19-7) will be returning to the cage on September 14th. “The Heat” will be facing Jordan Smith (15-2-1) at the first event of newly christened promotion, Amazon Forest Combat, in Brazil.
Parisyan was last featured at May’s MMA Live 1 card against Canadian fighter Ryan Ford, where he lost [...]
Exclusive Interview With HyeFighter David Lemieux
One of the fastest rising stars in boxing today is Canadian HyeFighter David Lemieux. David has been a professional Middleweight boxer since 2007, and since that time he has amassed an incredibly impressive record of 25 Wins with only 1 loss. The impressiveness of this record lies in the fact that 24 of his 25 [...]
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian On The Rise
Proud Armenian HyeFighter Gor Harutunian already holds a notable title in a foreign promotion at a young age. In November, the seven-time French freestyle wrestling champion defeated 26-fight veteran Mikhail Malyutin for the ProFC lightweight crown. The James Schiavo protégé has worked diligently on his boxing and is starting to develop Dan Henderson-like power in [...]
HyeFighter Mnatsakanyan Puts Up A Great Fight in Spain
HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan puts up a great fight in Spain, but comes up short against Ruben Almeida.
HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan to fight at World Ultimate Full Contact championship
HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan has signed a contract to fight for WUFC title at 17th WUFC World Ultimate Full Contact championship’s К-1 tournament on August 27 in Viseu, Portugal.
As Mnatskanyan said, he’ll be fighting Portugal’s Luis Neves, Russia’s Rustam Abakarov and Dagestan’s Magomed Gadzhiev in 63 kg weight category, with the first opponent to be determined [...]
Vic Darchinyan Putting On A Fight In Armenia
YEREVAN. – It is very difficult to hold professional boxing fight. It requires a total of $1 million, approval by the International Federation and agreement by the TV channels, Vic Darchinyan, World IBO champion of super flyweight, told at a press conference. The Armenian boxer held 40 professional fights.
Yerevan will hold “Armenia vs. world” professional [...]
HyeFighter Hovhannisyan Still Undefeated, But Fight Ends In A Draw
The battle between undefeated junior lightweight HyeFighter Art “Lionheart” Hovhannisyan (14-0-2, 8 KOs) and former world champion Cristobal “Lacandon” Cruz (39-12-3, 23 KOs) ended in a four round technical draw. The fight was stopped due to a head clash that left Cruz with a vertical cut over the right eye. Scores were 39-37, 37-39 and [...]
HYEFIGHTER of the Month: July 2011 Gegard Mousasi
Congratulations to HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi for being named the HyeFighter of the month for July 2011 in recognition of his TKO of Hiroshi Izumi at 3:29 of the 1st round at Dream 17 in Japan to successfully defend his Light Heavyweight Championship
HyeFighter Boza Wins Women’s Championship
Former WIBF World title-challenger HyeFighter Agnesse Boza, from Armenia but residing in Latvia, won the Female International Featherweight title by outscoring Julija Cvetkova unanimously over eight rounds. Scores were 80-71, 80-71 and 80-72.
Boza used here superior experience to dominate the willing but outgunned Cvetkova, and won all rounds with good combinations and speed.
Cvetkova never stopped [...]
HyeFighter Hovhannisyan Gets His Title Shot
Undefeated HyeFighter Artyom Hovhanissyan (14-0, 8 KO’s ) will face Cristobal Cruz (39-12, 23 KO’s ) on August 5th, at Chumash Casino in CA.
Hovhannisyan is coming off an impressive KO win over highly touted prospect Archir Ray Marquez on June 10th.
The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds for IBF International Title in the Lightweight Division [...]
Armenia vs Iran MMA Fights in Armenia
An 11 fight MMA card featuring Armenian fighters against Iranian fighters will take place in Armenia at the Hamalir Club on July 30th.
HyeFighter Gamburyan To Face Off Against Diego Nunes On UFC 135 In Denver
It’s official, HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan (11-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) faces Diego Nunes (16-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at UFC 135 which takes place on Sept. 24 at Denver’s Pepsi Center. A title fight between light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson headlines the pay-per-view main card.
It’s not yet clear if Gamburyan vs Nunes will factor [...]
HyeFighter Giorgio Petrosyan Wins Again
At It’s Showtime’s inaugural Japanese event, HyeFighter Giorgio Petrosyan was able to cruise past rising star HINATA on scores of 30-27, 30-25(x2) and 30-26(x2).
For Petrosyan, this is yet another dominating win in what has been a near perfect career thus far. He is currently riding a 4 and a half year unbeaten streak, capturing two [...]
HyeFighter Mousasi Defends His Title By TKO In The 1st Round
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi defends his Dream Lightheavy weight championship by beating Olympic Silver Medalist in Judo Hiroshi Izumi via TKO at 3:29 of the first round. Below is the play-by-play from the fight, and below that check out the gallery of pictures which include some exclusive behind the scenes pictures:
Round 1:
Izumi takes the first swipe [...]
HyeFighter Khoren Gevor Is Upset In Germany
In an upset, former world title challenger HyeFighter Khoren Gevor lost a really lackluster twelve round unanimous decision against unbeaten Nikola Sjekloca from Montenegro. The taller Sjekloca controlled the action from the outside, while Gevor had his moments when both combatants stood toe-to-toe. However, his attacks were mostly wild and he lacked accuracy and steam [...]
HyeFighter Mousasi Ready For Title Defense in Japan
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi, the Dream light-heavyweight champion, always wants to be exciting, but these days he’ll settle for a victory regardless of its entertainment value.
Mousasi’s first defense of his title belt is scheduled for Sunday at Dream 17 in Tokyo, where he’s slated to face undersized light-heavyweight Hiroshi Izumi (4-1). Though his judo resume includes [...]
HyeFighter Mnatsakanyan In Action On August 13th in Spain
HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan will be facing off against Ruben Almeida in a kickboxing match on August 13th, 2011 at the Palau D Esports De Benidorm in Spain.
HyeFighters Give Back To The Community At Gokor’s
On Saturday July 8th, 2011 in North Hollywood at Gokor‘s gym, HyeFighters Manny Gamburyan and Karen Darabedyan along with their long time instructor Gokor Chivichyan put on a seminar to help victims of domestic abuse by showing them some self defense techniques.
The event was well attended and even better received by the attendees who very [...]
HYEFIGHTER of the Month: June 2011 Jared Papazian
Congratulations to HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian for being named the HyeFighter of the month for June 2011 for winning the King Of The Cage Flyweight Championship on June 24th, 2011.
HyeFighter Martirosyan Looking At Other Fights
Undefeated junior middleweight HyeFighter Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (30-0, 19KO’s) is looking to secure a major fight this fall. The WBC’s top rated 154-pounder had his sights set on a Mexican Independence Day show down with Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez but that might not come to fruition any time soon. “Canelo and I would [...]
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan Gets Robbed in Pitsburgh
Simply put….Griffin gets a GIFT in Pittsburgh. PERIOD!!!! I am not able to see how and why the judges scored the way they did and the referee for that match needs to have his license suspended (not so much for his inaction in the Gamburyan fight, rather his inability to govern an MMA match in [...]
HyeFighter Jared Papzian WINS the King Of The Cage Fly Weight Championship
HyeFighter Jared Papazian is the KOTC Fly Weight Champion
HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian goes five grueling five minute rounds against Abel Cullum in Oklahoma at the King Of The Cage Fly Weight Championship match and wins a very close Unanimous Decision to become the NEW KOTC BANTAM WEIGHT CHAMPION. All three judges had the match [...]
HyeFighter Jared Papazian In Title Fight This Friday
HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian will get a shot at the King Of The Cage Featherweight Title on Friday June 24th in Oklahoma against Abel Cullum (18-4) of New Mexico in a 145-pound title fight.
Jared has been working and training very hard for this opportunity and will undoubtedly be making us proud. Friday June 24th [...]
Welcome Raz Sarkisyan To The HyeFighters Family
The talent pool of Armenian Muay Thai fighters and Kickboxers just gets getting better and better!!
It is our pleasure to introduce a very strong up and coming Kickboxer Razmik “Raz” Sarkisyan (Sarkisjan) to our fans. Raz fights out of the Netherlands and has had a number of Championships and appearances in K1.
We will be following [...]
HyeFighters Go 1 and 1 In Kickboxing Action In Spain
HyeFighters win one and lose one at It’s Showtime in Spain. Although Gago Drago lost the match on points, it was crystal clear, that his opponent, Abraham Roqueni , wanted absolutely no part of him and basically ran away and danced the entire match refusing to fight. Gago was his usual “seek and destroy” [...]
HyeFighter Grigor Aschugbabjan wins via KO in Austria
HyeFighter Grigor Aschugbabjan racks up another victory in his MMA career by knocking out Kalmár István in the 2nd round of their scheduled 3 round match.
HyeFighter Giorgio Petrosyan in Action in Japan on July 18th
It’s Showtime will be teaming up with Japanese kickboxing promotion REBELS for an event to be held on July 18th. The news was recently announced on the REBELS official blog and confirmed by Nightmare of Battle.
The event, which will feature both kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts under the banner of both promotions, is set to [...]
HyeFighters Celebrate Vanes’ And Art’s Victories
HyeFighters, family and friends gathered at Phoenicia restaurant in Glendale to celebrate the victories of Boxers Vanes Martirosyan and Artyom Hovhannisyan on Tuesday night.
The jubilant environment set the stage for us fans and friends to show our appreciation of their hard work and celebrate their spectacular results and wish them luck in their quests for [...]
HyeFighter Hovhannisyan Destroys Marquez, Then Knocks Him Out
In a battle of unbeaten lightweights, HyeFighter Art Hovhannisyan (14-0-1, 8 KO’s) overwhelmed Archie Ray Marquez, dropping him a total of four times to earn a sixth round KO victory. Hovhannisyan dropped WBA #11 Marquez (11-1 1NC, 7 KO’s) once in the first, third, fifth, and finished matters with a devastating right-left combination to the [...]
HyeFighter Art Hovhannisyan Makes Weight, Ready For Battle
HyeFighter Art “Lionheart” Hovhannisyan has made weight and is ready for his Friday night fight LIVE on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Marquez (12-0, 8 KOs), of Albuquerque, N.M., and Armenian-born Art “Lionheart” Hovhannisyan (13-0, 7 KOs), of Glendale, Calif., will clash in an eight-round battle of unbeaten [...]
HyeFighter Gevorg Khatchikian Captures The IBO Title in the Netherlands
HyeFighter Gevorg Khatchikian successfully defends his IBO Youth super middleweight title against Ugandan Farouk Daku by defeating him via TKO in the 4th round of a scheduled 10 round fight. With this win, Khatchikian extends his undefeated win streak to 15. The future seems bright for this HyeFighter in the Netherlands.
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HyeFighter Vanes Martirosyan TKO’s Saul Roman
On Saturday night, it was the ongoing rise and undefeated story of HyeFighter Vanes Martirosyan, who catapulted his name into every boxing circle and stole the show when he dismantled Mexican Saul Roman with a seventh round TKO in a career-defining victory.
HyeFighter Tolmajyan Fights to Draw Against Suazo
Putting on the most action-packed fight to grace the Woodland Hills War 4 card at the Warner Center Marriott, the Armenian-born fighter, who trains at the Glendale Fighting Club, and his opponent Juan Suazo battled to a six-round draw in their co-main event lightweight bout.
HyeFighter Darpinyan WINS In Holland
It did not take long for HyeFighter Hracho Darpinyan to pick up another win in his MMA career on the night of June 2nd.
Darpinyan fought Johan Romminga of France in a bout that went the distance and had a little bit of everything. At the end however, Darpinyan was the winner via points.Look for [...]
HYEFIGHTER of the Month: May 2011 Sahak Parparyan
Congratulations to HyeFighter Sahak Parparyan for being named the HyeFighter of the month for May 2011 with a WIN over Amir Zeyada to capture the 85MAX World Title Championship at It’s Showtime in Amsterdam on Saturday May 21, 2011
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Set To Face Izumi at Dream 17 on July 16, 2011
DREAM’s first event of 2011 has announced a host of bouts, including two title fights, for DREAM.17 to be held at Ariake Colosseum on July 16.
In title matches, HyeFighter light heavyweight, former DREAM middleweight champion and reigning DREAM light heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi is set to defend his strap against Olympic silver medalist judoka Hiroshi [...]
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