Lviv, Ukraine;  on September 18th ISKA UKRAINE president Viktor LAZURKO is again promoting an international event in Lviv state Circus. Yuri RAK / UKR  challenge Nr. 10 in the European ranking Predrag LAZAREVIC / Austria  for the vacant World title  in Oriental rules.  Rak is Nr. 13 and Ukraine Champion.

Second World title is for the Ukraine Super star and MMA European Champion Olena OVCHINIKOVA -56,40 Kg in Oriental rules. Her opponent comes from Morocco, Iman CHAIRI CHABALOU is a very strong fighter and for the very first time an African Champion is fighting in Ukraine for a Kickboxing title.

Beside this two major fights is a team fight Ukraine vs. Austria on the fight card.  Show, beautiful girls, top fights, two world titles ….and more. Doors open 6pm show starts at 7pm  

The Angola team under head of team ISKA Angola President Mr. Ronaldo Ribeiro has been the great sensation in the Brazil martial arts open .

In fact with 4 athletes Angola made a great demonstration of the African level of fighters and a championship with huge participation , 1.200 athletes fight for the Victory, and made a first great performance in the international world of sport.

“This is just the beginning” said Mr. Ronaldo with great expectations about Kick boxing in Angola’s future.

Next month the Angola team is going to fight in Egypt and after in Portugal.

“This is a dream and this dream comes now true ” said Ronaldo Ribeiro, the most important and biggest Kick boxing promoter in Angola.

This are the results from Angola fighters :

Marcio Rangel – world champion 55 kg in muay thai, low kick, full contact and pankration black belt category

Edgar Tavares – vice world champion 60 kg in muay thai and low kick

Rui Monteiro – world champion 65 kg low kick and vice champion in full contact black belt category

Ronaldo Ribeiro – world champion 75 kg muay thai and pankration and vice champion in full contact

Angola received the medal of honour and merit of the organisation

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2009) – In the biggest, most important and highly anticipated fight in the history of women’s mixed martial arts, Cris Cyborg registered a brutal 4:59, first-round TKO (punches) over Gina Carano before a raucous 13,524 at HP Pavilion here Saturday on SHOWTIME.

For as long as it lasted, the Cyborg-Carano fight was as exciting as it gets. By winning, Cyborg (8-1), of Curitiba, Brazil, earned the first-ever Strikeforce Female 145-pound Championship. Carano, of Las Vegas, fell to 7-1

The historic, non-stop action match between the two most talented female fighters in the world was stopped by referee Josh Rosenthal a split second before the horn sounded to end the opening round of a scheduled five-round fight.

When the thrilling proceedings were halted, Cyborg was on top of Carano and had delivered approximately 12 clubbing punches with both hands to Carano’s head.

“I just want to thank the fans for all the support I have always received, and to Gina for giving me this opportunity,’’ said a gracious but ecstatic Cyborg, who is a member of Brazil’s famed Chute Boxe fight squad.

Carano, an underdog in the wagering but clearly a crowd favorite, entered the ring to a deafening roar and the fans’ reaction to her introduction was seemingly as loud as one could possibly be.

The incredibly popular Carano gave as much as she took for the most part, but the aggressive-minded Cyborg proved to be too strong for the popular fighter who was making her first start in eight months.

In other televised fights Saturday on SHOWTIME: Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi (29-2-1) of Leiden, Netherlands, was victorious for the 13th consecutive time, winning his United States debut and the Strikeforce light heavyweight title by destroying defending champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral (35-9) of Los Angeles via Brazil, at 1:00 of the first-round (TKO, strikes). Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez (16-2) of San Francisco by way of Santa Ana, Calif., avenged one of his two losses and retained the Strikeforce interim lightweight belt with a convincing third-round TKO (punches) over Mitsuhiro “Endless Fighter’’ Ishida (18-6-1) of Japan. Brazil’s Fabricio “Vai Cavallo’’ (12-4-1) Werdum moved closer to a possible world title fight against Fedor Emelianenko with a 1:24, first-round submission (guillotine) over Mike Kyle (12-7-1) of San Jose.

In the second of three Strikeforce world title fights, Mousasi threw a kick but Sobral blocked it and wound up on the ground in a scramble. Mousasi, who was in top position when they hit the ground, quickly unleashed a barrage of punches and that was that, ending Sobral’s five-fight winning streak.

“I am very happy,’’ Mousasi said. “I am willing to fight anybody.’’

Melendez mostly dominated. “The key to this fight was patience and I was patient tonight,’’ he said. “I know what kind of fighter Ishida was, and I knew what I had to do. It’s great to avenge a loss. But I am a different fighter than before.’’

In the opening bout of the telecast, Werdum overcame some early adversity to triumph impressively. “I trained hard and am happy with the result,’’ said Werdum, who resides in Huntington Beach, Calif.

A two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion who owns a victory over current Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, Werdum would not be opposed to an immediate crack at Fedor.

Werdum has already defeated one of the Emelianenko brothers. On Nov. 12, 2006, he registered an impressive first round (3:24) submission (arm triangle choke) over two-time Russian National Sambo champion, Aleksander Emelianenko, brother of Fedor

“I would be very happy if Strikeforce wanted to make a fight between Fedor and myself. Fedor is the best in the world and this world be a fantastic opportunity.’’

Versatile play-by-play broadcast veteran Gus Johnson called the action on SHOWTIME with MMA expert Mauro Ranallo and MMA legend Frank Shamrock serving as expert analysts. Jenn Brown was the roving reporter.

Saturday’s non-televised results: Jay “The Thoroughbred’’ Hieron (18-4), Las Vegas, won a unanimous three round decision (30-37 three times) over Jesse Taylor (13-4), San Diego, at 170 pounds; Scott Lighty (5-0), San Luis Obispo, Calif., TKO (punches) over Mike “The Animal’’ Cook (7-5), Fresno, Calif., at 2:05 of the first round (205 pounds); Justin “The Silverback’’ Wilcox (6-3), San Jose, submitted (rear naked choke) David “Tarzan’’ Douglas (4-2) of Antioch, Calif., at 3:16 of the third at155 pounds; a Cung Le-trained fighter James Terry (7-1), San Jose, made in two straight over Zac Bucia (2-4), San Francisco, winning at 1:23 (TKO) in a rematch at 170 pounds; and Alex Trevino (4-0), of San Jose, submitted (keylock) Isaiah Hill (4-7), of San Jose, at 3:36, of the first round of their 155-pound bout.

Mixed martial arts returns to SHOWTIME on Friday, Sept. 25, when Tim Kennedy headlines Strikeforce Challengers, a series for up-and-comers patterned after SHOWTIME’s popular boxing series ShoBox: The New Generation, at Tulsa, Okla.

For information on Showtime Sports Programming, including exclusive video, photos and news links on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and EliteXC mixed martial arts telecasts, please go to www.SHO.com

ISKA NIGERIA president Dr. Mykel ENEDUWA has updated his web site.  Nigeria has a strong team of fighters amateurs as well as professionals. In next days we will get update of Nigerian fighters for the ranking and photos for the gallery. See also the links here on this web site.

Few words of Dr. Eneduwa about the situation in NIGERIA

Message from the President

Dear All,

It is with a great sense of pride I welcome you to the official Kickboxing Federation of Nigeria website. I would first of all like to take this opportunity to thank everybody that has played a role in the evolution of the what was once upon a time just a group of young men with hopes and ambitions into a fully fledged sports federation, from government at both federal and state levels to all of our corporate and private sponsors that have so far been part of our journey I/we say a big thank you .

It is the hope and aspiration of the executive of KBFN that with its establishment of the Kickboxing Federation of Nigeria that we can join hands together to remove all substandard practices from the sport of Kickboxing in Nigeria and elevate it to its rightful place among sports both in Nigeria and across the globe. To achieve this lofty height all hands must be on deck to see that only the best is good enough for Nigerian Kickboxing and both the conditions for athletes and officiating are at par with standards obtainable in sister federations across the world.

This is where we equally feel the need for a fully operational website comes in,to provide current up to the minute information of Kickboxing events and related issues that directly effect the Nigerian Kickboxer.It is our hope that this website can serve as a reference point for Nigeria Kickboxers and even Kickboxers from other countries where news and credible information regarding Nigerian Kickboxing athletes and administrators can be sourced .

This is a very exciting time for Kickboxing both here in Nigeria and globally with interest and awareness of the sport increasing daily, please join us in seizing this moment to help harness the abundant raw talent that I have seen while touring the length and breadth of this country and further up left the image of Nigeria.

Thank you.

Dr. Mykel Eneduwa,

President – Kick-Boxing Federation of Nigeria (KBFN).

Vienna, Austria;  Richard BAUMANN from Wr. Neudorf close to Vienna promote on September 12th  an international event. Mainfight is for the female Intercontinental title in OR – 54,60 Kg. African top class fighter Zeinab MAAMOUN challenge the strong Ukraine Champion Olena KAZUNINA.

A hard bout is expected. 

Thaiboxing and Lowkicks fight and a top showprogram is also on the fightcard. Results about the fights will be posted here