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Jungle FC signs deal with boxing promoter
By Zach Arnold | February 15, 2007
By Zach Arnold
In an interview taped on Thursday night (which will air in the coming days on FO Radio), Wallid Ismail announced that Jungle Fighting Championship has signed a deal with New York-based boxing promoter Cedric Kushner to produce four MMA events in the United States in 2007.
While Jungle FC will continue to expand with future show plans, the lawsuit against Elite XC continues on. An amendment was recently made to the court documents processed in the lawsuit. When Jeff Thaler gets the chance to read any of the publicly-available court documents, he will chime in with his legal opinion about the case being brought to court.
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[...] By Zach Arnold In an interview taped on Thursday night (which will air in the coming days on FO Radio), Wallid Ismail announced that Jungle Fighting Championships has signed a deal with New York-based boxing promoter Cedric Kushner to … – More – [...]
[...] Second, we have the wild and crazy Wallid Ismail on our show this week to talk about old-school MMA and how the industry has changed so rapidly within the timespan of a decade. What was it like to feud with the Gracies in the 1990s when it was truly no-holds barred? How has the business positively or negatively changed recently? What are some of the goals coming up with Jungle FC (as noted in our story about JFC’s tie-up with boxing promoter Cedric Kushner)? Plus, more details about the lawsuit filed against Elite XC. [...]