BodogFight
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bodogFight was a mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
promotion founded by online gambling magnate Calvin Ayre
Calvin Ayre
Calvin Ayre is the founder of the Bodog online gaming and entertainment brand, which he developed and launched in 1994. Ayre received a Bachelor of Sciences in General Sciences from the University of Waterloo in 1984...
. It was a part of Ayre's bodog.com Entertainment Group.
Its primary programming output was a television series of the same name
BodogFight (TV series)
Bodog Fight was a reality television series and mixed martial arts competition that originated from Costa Rica and is created and produced by entertainment mogul Calvin Ayre and his Bodog Entertainment Group...
, which aired on The Score Television Network, Ion Television, and currently airing on The Fight Network
The Fight Network
Fight Network is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel devoted to airing programming related to wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and other combatant styles...
, where each episode followed two fighters in their training and ended with a bout between the two fighters.
bodogFight had also produced pay-per-view events which featured top-ranked fighters including Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...
, Aleksander Emelianenko
Aleksander Emelianenko
Alexander Vladimirovich Emelianenko , more commonly known as Alexander Emelianenko or Aleksander Emelianenko, is a Russian mixed martial artist. He is a three-times Russian national Sambo champion and three-time world Sambo champion in the absolute division...
and Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland
Matthew James Lindland is an American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008....
.
bodogFight used a modified variation on the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed martial arts rules
Most rule sets for mixed martial arts competitions have evolved since the early days of vale tudo. As the knowledge about fighting techniques spread among fighters and spectators, it became clear that the original minimalist rule systems needed to be amended...
which excluded the usage of elbow strikes.
In mid 2008, bodogFIGHT closed down, laying off most of their employees after losing a reported $38 million US dollars.
Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland
Matthew James Lindland is an American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008....
also made claims that bodogFIGHT has neglected their contractual obligations by not paying him and other MMA Fighters.
Champions
Tara LaRosaTara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is an American mixed martial artist who previously fought in BodogFight.She was the first and final BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion...
(born 8 January 1978) was the first and final BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion.
Middleweight Championship
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|
 Trevor PrangleyTrevor Prangley Trevor Prangley is a South African mixed martial artist who currently fights for Strikeforce. He has previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competes in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions... |
July 14, 2007 |
Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
Welterweight Championship
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie AlvarezEddie Alvarez Eddie Alvarez is an American mixed martial artist, and former Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight champion. Alvarez also competes for the Japanese DREAM promotion, and fought once for ProElite's EliteXC promotion... |
December 2, 2006 |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Nick Thompson Nick Thompson Nicholas Delton Thompson is a retired American mixed martial artist. He retired with a professional mixed martial arts record of 38-14-1. He has fought professionally on both the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bodog Fight shows... |
April 14, 2007 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Women's Bantamweight Championship
| No. | Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tara LaRosa Tara LaRosa Tara LaRosa is an American mixed martial artist who previously fought in BodogFight.She was the first and final BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion... |
July 14, 2007 |
Trenton, New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913... , United States |