King of the Cage
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| Type | Corporation |
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| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder(s) | Terry Trebilcock |
| Headquarters | Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States |
| Website | http://www.kingofthecage.com/ |
King of the Cage, also known as KOTC, is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, USA.
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[edit] History
KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features up and coming MMA stars as well as experienced 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.
In September 2007, Mr. Trebilcock sold KOTC to ProElite. 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", "Apprentice", "Celebrity Apprentice" and "The Contender") to begin the development of various reality television platforms for KOTC. Bully Beatdown, a Burnett produced program, is currently in its third season on MTV and features many KOTC competitors. King of The Cage events are also broadcast on most national pay-per-view platforms.
On January 30, 2010, it was announced that KOTC would begin airing monthly shows on Mark Cuban's HDNet channel.[1] The initial deal was for 36 events to air. The announcers will be Michael Schiavello, Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Maria Kanellis. The most recent event on HDNet aired on September 17th, 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.
The cage announcer for the KOTC series is Dean Stone.
[edit] 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 Junior Flyweight (instead of Flyweight). The only two weight classes not in accordance with the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts are a 160-pound Junior Welterweight division and a 230-pound Cruiserweight division.
| Men's division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Nationality |
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| Super Heavyweight | No limit | Tony Lopez |  United States |
| Heavyweight | 265 lb (120.2 kg; 18.9 st) | Tony Lopez | United States |
| Cruiserweight | 230 lb (104.3 kg; 16.4 st) | Wes Combs |  Australia |
| Light Heavyweight | 205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st) | Mike Kyle | United States |
| Middleweight | 185 lb (83.9 kg; 13.2 st) | Sean Strickland | United States |
| Welterweight | 170 lb (77.1 kg; 12.1 st) | Dom O’Grady | United States |
| Jr. Welterweight | 160 lb (72.6 kg; 11.4 st) | Tim Means | United States |
| Lightweight | 155 lb (70.3 kg; 11.1 st) | Tim Means | United States |
| Bantamweight | 145 lb (65.8 kg; 10.4 st) | Vacant | N/A |
| Flyweight | 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) | Vacant | N/A |
| Jr. Flyweight | 125 lb (56.7 kg; 8.9 st) | Mamoru Yamaguchi |  Japan |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "HDNet to air live monthly King of the Cage events starting next month". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17744/hdnet-to-air-live-monthly-king-of-the-cage-events-starting-next-month.mma. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
[edit] External links
- King of the Cage Official website
- KOTC Forum
- KOTC event results at Sherdog
- Dean Stone, King of the Cage Announcer
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