King of the Cage
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History
KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock Jr.[1] KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstream combat fighters.
KOTC has promoted a majority of its events at Native American casinos throughout the United States. KOTC also promotes events in Canada, Australia & Japan. King of the Cage events are also broadcast on most national pay-per-view platforms.
In September 2007, Trebilcock Jr. sold KOTC to ProElite.[2] Two years later, in July 2009, he reacquired 100% ownership of KOTC and simultaneously entered into a joint venture agreement with Mark Burnett Productions (Survivor, The Apprentice, The Celebrity Apprentice and The Contender) to begin the development of a reality television program. Bully Beatdown, a Burnett produced program, aired three seasons on MTV and featured several KOTC competitors.
On January 30, 2010, it was announced that KOTC would begin airing monthly shows on Mark Cuban's HDNet channel.[3] The initial deal was for 36 events to air. The announcers included Michael Schiavello, Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Maria Kanellis. The most recent event on HDNet aired on September 17, 2010 with No Mercy. There has been no further news regarding King of the Cage events on the channel. Only 6 events aired from February 2010 to September 2010.
In November 2012, MAVTV struck a 5-year deal with King of the Cage.
Current champions
The weight division system of KOTC is in accordance with the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, but KOTC names its 145-pound division Bantamweight (instead of Featherweight), its 135-pound division Flyweight (instead of Bantamweight) and its 125-pound division Light Flyweight (instead of Flyweight). The only three weight classes not in accordance with the Unified Rules are a 165-pound division (Light Welterweight), a 195-pound division (Super Middleweight), and a 230-pound division (Cruiserweight).
| Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's divisions | |||
| Super Heavyweight | No limit | Ronny Markes | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Heavyweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Tony Lopez | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Cruiserweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Tomar Washington | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Light Heavyweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Jason Butcher | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Super Middleweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Vacant | |
| Middleweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Matt Lagler | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Welterweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Buddy Clinton | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Light Welterweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Richie Palomino | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Lightweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Blaze Gill | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Bantamweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Juan Beltran | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Flyweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Vacant | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Light Flyweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Chris Quiroga | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Women's divisions | |||
| Women's Flyweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Women's Light Flyweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Nicco Montano | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Women's Strawweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Loveth Young | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Women's Atomweight | Script error: No such module "convert". | Jayme Hinshaw | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
See also
Yearly event Wikipedia pages:
- 1999 in King of the Cage
- 2000 in King of the Cage
- 2001 in King of the Cage
- 2002 in King of the Cage
- 2003 in King of the Cage
- 2004 in King of the Cage
- 2005 in King of the Cage
- 2006 in King of the Cage
- 2007 in King of the Cage
- 2008 in King of the Cage
- 2009 in King of the Cage
- 2010 in King of the Cage
- 2011 in King of the Cage
References
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