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News: Mixed Martial Arts & Combat Sports
SUGANUMA CLASHES WITH HAMMAN AGAIN! REMATCH OF CONTROVERSIAL BOUT ON SHOWTIME
On Friday, August 15, 2008 (Showtime, 11PM ET/PT) the ShoXC Elite Challenger Series returns to the Table Mountain Casino in Friant, CA for a super show that featured a light-heavyweight rematch between BJ Penn fighter Poai Suganuma and the always aggressive Jared Hamman. Televised bouts include: -Po'ai Suganuma (9-1) vs. Jared Hamman (10-1) - 205 lbs -Fabricio Camoes (10-4) vs. Sam Morgan (19-10) - 160 lbs -Cyrille Diabate (11-6-1) vs. Jamie Fletcher (6-3) - 205 lbs -Debi Purcell (4-1) vs. Rosi Sexton (8-1) - 130 lbs -Keith Berry (6-2) vs. Ray Lizama (5-5) - 185 lbs Commentators as always were "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros and play-by-play ace Mauro Ranallo. Watch ShoXC: Hamman vs. Suganuma II on Friday, August 15th at 11pm (ET/PT)...ONLY ON SHOWTIME.
Stephen Quadros Previews @ BudoVideos.com
[6 August 2008] — "Check out my latest preview!" Stephen Quadros Previews UFC 87
Back In A Day-Pride 14 After Party (YouTube) [5 August 2008] — "I just found this video of the after party from Pride 14 back in 2001! There will be more coming soon..." Stephen Quadros w/Ramon Dekkers
Quadros Back On Showtime [14 June 2008] —EliteXC: Return Of The King KJ Noons Defends His Title Against Veteran Yves Edwards On Saturday, June 14, 2008 EliteXC came back to Hawaii at Honolulu's prestigious Neal S. Blaisdell Center with a stacked lineup that was topped by the lightweight championship battle between champion KJ Noons and challenger Yves Edwards. The event aired on Showtime. Televised bouts included: -Rafael Feijao (5-1) vs. Wayne Cole (11-6) - 205 pounds -Dave Herman (10-0) vs. Ron Waterman (15-5) - 265 pounds -Murilo Rua (15-8-1) vs. Tony Bonello (14-0) - 185 pounds -Nick Diaz (16-7) vs. Mushin Corbbrey (7-2) - 160 pounds -KJ Noons (6-2) vs. Yves Edwards (33-13-1) - 160 pounds Commentators were Mauro Ranallo, Bill Goldberg and "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros.
Stephen Quadros On YouTube [5 May 2008] — "I finally opened a YouTube account. So stop by and enjoy the videos and feel free to comment and rate my stuff!" Visit the Stephen Quadros YouTube Page HERE!
Quadros On Yac & J's Internet TV Show
Watch replays of the archived video of the guest appearance of Stephen Quadros on Yac & J's MMA & Boxing Show at: http://www.thestream.tv/watch.php?v=771
FRANK SHAMROCK VS. CUNG LE = WOW
[29 Mar 2008] — Former undisputed UFC champion Frank "The Legend" Shamrock faced the challenge of undefeated challenger Cung Le in front of a wild and divided crowd in San Jose, CA on Saturday, March 29th. That mega-bout topped a card that is jointly promoted by EliteXC and Strikeforce. Replays can be seen on Showtime. Televised bouts include: -Frank Shamrock (23-8-1) vs. Cung Le (5-0) - 185 pounds -Drew Fickett (31-5) vs. Jae Suk Lim (9-3) - 165 pounds -Gilbert Melendez (9-1) vs. Gabe Lemley (11-6) - 155 pounds -Mike Kyle (9-5-1) vs. Wayne Cole (10-6) - 265 pounds -Joey Villasenor (24-6) vs. Ryan Jensen (11-3) - 185 pounds Commentators as always were "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros, Mauro Ranallo and Bill Goldberg. Watch replays of Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le...ONLY ON SHOWTIME.
MALAIPET VS. "WILDMAN" DENNY AT SHOXC
[21 Mar 2008] — ShoXC Elite Challenger Series returned to the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, CA for a powerful and controversial clash between Muay Thai champion Malaipet and former King of The Cage champion Thomas "Wildman" Denny. Denny proved to be the Thai's toughest challenge yet in his young mixed martial arts career. Other explosive bouts on the telecast include: -Marlon Matias (5-1) vs. Conor Huen (6-2) - 160 pounds Stephen Quadros, The Fight Professor, once again worked the broadcast with Mauro Ranallo.
[16 Feb 2008] — Stephen Quadros, The Fight Professor once again called the action with Mauro Ranallo and Bill Goldberg on EliteXC's "Street Certified" from University of Miami's BankUnited Center in Florida. Besides the epic brawl between Kimbo Slice and Tank Abbott, this event featured some amazing matches that included: Antonio Silva vs. Ricco Rodriguez
QUADROS FEATURED IN MMA WORLDWIDE
[14 Jan 2008] — Stephen Quadros, The Fight Professor, is featured in the latest issue of MMA Worldwide magazine (pictured above), which is on newsstands now! The piece, which starts on page 52, digs into Mr. Quadros's background, his music career and his upcoming projects. MMA Worldwide is available at Barnes and Nobles, Borders, Books-a-Million, and other fine retailers. Check it out!
[25 Jan 2008] — Friday, January 25th the ShoXC Elite Challenger Series returned to SHOWTIME. The event was held at the world famous Trump Taj Majal in Atlantic City, New Jersey and featured an explosive contest between Eddie Alvarez and Ross "Da Boss" Ebanez. Stephen Quadros, The Fight Professor, once again worked the broadcast with Mauro Ranallo for SHOWTIME! The fightcard included: -Eddie Alvarez vs. Ross "Da Boss" Ebanez
The Fight Professor Back To Canada [19 Oct 2007] — Friday, October 19th marked the commentating debut of Stephen Quadros, The Fight Professor with Canadian mixed martial arts organization, Hardcore Championship Fighting for their "Title Wave" extravaganza. Mr. Quadros once again was teamed up with play-by-play ace Mauro Ranallo (Quadros and Ranallo also work on the ShoXC events for SHOWTIME). "Mauro and I have unbelievable chemistry and I was excited about coming back to Canada and working with him in his home country! HCF (Hardcore Championship Fighting) is making moves, like signing Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira and Renato 'Babalu' Sobral for future appearances. The main event for Friday's 'Title Wave' show featured Aleksander Emelianenko, one of the world's most dangerous heavyweights. Plus there was an added treat for me: an old friend of mine, Aleksander's brother Fedor Emelianenko, was in attendance at the show!" said color commentator/analyst Stephen Quadros. Stephen also conducted all the post fight interviews. Hardcore Championship Fighting is aired all over Canada on The Score television network.
Quadros Returns To Hawaii
[15 Sept 2007] — On Saturday, September 15th Stephen Quadros, The Fight Professor, joined the commentary team on Showtime's live broadcast of Elite Xtreme Combat's "Uprising", a mixed martial arts extravaganza that included a title fight between Murilo "Ninja" Rua and "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler. Also on the card were Jake Shields versus Renato "Charuto" Verissimo, Nick Diaz, Gina Carano and more. And if that wasn't enough, this show was the first time Hawaii's two major fight promotions, Icon Sport and Rumble On The Rock, worked together! "I am really excited about this! It's the first time I have been to Hawaii in over two years, when I was working alongside my dear departed friend Ryan Bennett on Rumble On The Rock!" says SHOWTIME color commentator/analyst Stephen Quadros. Mr. Quadros will be joining EliteXC commentators Mauro Ranallo and Bill Goldberg in the booth. EliteXC's "Uprising" will air live on Showtime on September 15th at 10:00pm ET/PT.
The Fight Professor On Showtime [27 July 2007] — On Friday, July 27th, Stephen Quadros made his debut as color commentator/analyst on Showtime's new mixed martial arts program ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series. Working with "The Fight Professor" on these broadcasts is play-by-play ace Mauro Ranallo (The Fight Network). Mr. Quadros will also be handling the post fight interviews. "I am very excited about working with Mauro and the entire Showtime crew," says Quadros. The series will have more shows in October and December.
Quadros Radio Show On Sherdog.com [12 June 2007] — "The Stephen Quadros Show" debuted on Sherdog.com on Tuesday, June 12th at 12:00 noon (Pacific time). Listen to "The Fight Professor" live every Tuesday, as he and co-host Aaron Crecy discuss all important matters in life, including the current 'flavor of the month', Mixed Martial Arts...only on the Sherdog.com! Missed a show? No problem. Previous episodes of The Stephen Quadros Show are available in the Sherdog Radio Network Archive Section.
IFL Battleground Airs Mondays On MyNetworkTV [24 Mar 2007] — The International Fight league (IFL) was the first ever mixed martial arts organization to be broadcast on regular network television when it made it's debut on Monday, March 13th on MyNetworkTV. This means you don't even have to have cable to watch the IFL! Check your local listings for times and station affiliates! Watch the IFL every Monday on MyNetworkTV!
New Stephen Quadros Blog [9 Mar 2006] — Check out the brand new blog by Stephen Quadros, titled So You Want To "Work" In MMA? at the official IFL website. The Fight Professor speaks about possibilies and requirements for employment in the most volatile of businesses, mixed martial arts.
IFL 2007 Season To Air On Fridays [8 Mar 2007] — The long awaited first official season of the International Fight League (IFL) will continue to air on Fox Sports Net every Friday, with replays on Tuesdays! (*It will also air replays on Saturdays in some areas) Check your local listings for times in your area!
Why MMA Is The Sport Of The Future [11 Dec 2006] — Check out the latest article by "The Fight Professor," titled "Why MMA Is The Sport Of The Future" at the official IFL website. Stephen Quadros digs into detail about mixed martial arts, it's orgin and why it has become so popular in the 21st century.
Stephen Quadros Interview At KnucklePit.com [24 Oct 2006] — Marc Wickert at KnucklePit.com conducted an in-depth interview with Stephen Quadros recently. Topics included Mr. Quadros's martial arts background, his recent musical adventures and of course the IFL (International Fight League). Read the interview HERE.
Quadros And Rutten Together Again! [13 Sept 2006] — The inevitable has finally happened: the MMA broadcast dream team of Bas Rutten and Stephen Quadros has finally been reunited. On September 23rd, at the IFL World Team Championship quarter-finals in Moline, Illinois, "El Guapo" and "The Fight Professor" will call the action for the Fox Sports Net/IFL broadcast! For the complete story click here .
Quadros Hosts Black Belt Hall Of Fame Awards...Again [29 July 2006] — Stephen Quadros once again hosted Black Belt magazine's prestigious Hall Of Fame Awards at the Long Beach Convention Center on Friday, July 28th, 2006. The Hall Of Fame Awards was part of Black Belt's 2nd Annual Festival Of Martial Arts, which was held on July 28th, 29th & 30th. Among the Hall Of Fame inductees was Matt Hughes (for NHB Fighter Of The Year). For more information visit Black Belt magazine online.
The Fight Professor Commentates On WFA Broadcast [22 July 2006] — WFA: King Of The Streets exploded onto the world stage on Saturday, July 22nd at The Forum in Los Angeles (replays of the broadcast are still available via pay-per-view on iNDemand). The broadcast team included 4-time Emmy winning broadcaster Barry Tompkins (HBO Championship Boxing, ESPN, NBC) doing the play-by-play with color commetators Bill Goldberg and "The Fight Professor," Stephen Quadros. The WFA: King Of The Streets included: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson scoring an airtight split decision over Matt "The Law" Lindland For more info about the World Fighting Alliance go to WFA.TV.
Farewell To A Friend: Ryan Bennett R.I.P.
[4 June 2006] — The world of sports, and specifically mixed martial arts, suffered a tremendous loss on Wednesday, May 31st when MMA Weekly founder Ryan Bennett was killed in an auto accident. Farewell Ryan! Stephen Quadros IMPORTANT:
Quadros Featured On Showtime/WFA Special [7 July 2006] — The World Fighting Alliance continues to make noise with the signing of a deal with Showtime to air a 30 minute pre-fight special countdown show in promotion of it's mammoth "WFA: King Of The Streets" mixed martial arts event. The countdown show featured the four main event fighters: Bas "El Guapo" Rutten, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Matt "The Law" Lindland, and Kimo, in addition to interviews and predictions by experts in the mixed martial arts world including "The Fight Professor," Stephen Quadros. Countdown To WFA: King of the Streets was broadcast on Showtime in the weeks leading up to the live pay-per-view event on July 22nd at The Forum in Los Angeles.
Cage Rage Debuts At Wembley Arena [1 July 2006] — "We all knew Cage Rage 17: Ultimate Challenge would be special when we walked into Wembley Arena and thought 'Wow, this place is a lot bigger than the conference centre was!'" explains Cage Rage color commentator/analyst Stephen Quadros, a.k.a. 'The Fight Professor'. "It was all up to the fighters to perform and they did. Newcomer Rob Broughton had the entire crowd on it's feet with his come-from-behind stoppage of James 'The Collossus' Thompson. Melvin Manhoef made short work of Ian 'The Machine' Freeman and Gilbert 'The Hurricane' Yvel trashed Fabiano 'Pega Leve' Scherner.”
IFL Legends Championship Finals A Success [5 June 2006] — "What a night! On Saturday June 3rd, Pat Miletich and his Silverbacks ran through the Tigersharks, led by Maurice Smith, 3-0 in the first three fights to clinch the first ever IFL tournament," explains International Fight League color commentator/analyst Stephen Quadros, a.k.a. 'The Fight Professor'. "I had always said that the IFL and particularly the Legends Championship series would produce stars and Silverbacks slugger Rory Markham may be the first one. Rory's titanic battle with Tigersharks Brad Blackburn was one for the ages. Don't miss it.”
Fight Professor Featured On Figure Four Daily Radio [22 May 2006] — "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros was a guest on the Figure Four Daily Radio Show with host Bryan Alvarez.
Quadros Named Commentator For IFL [8 Apr 2006] — The International Fight League (IFL) will make it's debut with the "Legends Championship 2006" on Saturday, April 29th at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event will be aired in two parts on Fox Sports Net on May 21st and then May 28th. The IFL is the world's first mixed martial arts league and has acquired 4 legends in the sport as it's first coaches: Bas Rutten, Renzo Gracie, Pat Miletich, and Maurice Smith. Stephen Quadros "The Fight Professor" has been named as color commentator/analyst for the IFL. For more information please visit the IFL website.
Cage Rage 16: Silva Impresses [23 Apr 2006] — "Anderson Silva never fails to impress!" says Cage Rage commentator Stephen Quadros. "Cage Rage 16: Critical Condition had to be the best KO of Silva's career, a reverse forward elbow right on the chin of the ultra experienced Tont Fryklund (USA). I have never seen that move in an MMA match, only in the film Ong Bak, hahaha." "Other fighters who made strong showings were Amar Suloev, Jorge Patino and Edson Drago (who won with a .04 second KO!)" Critical Condition is the final Cage Rage show at the Wembley Conference Centre. The next event will be at the Wembley Arena on July 1st and will feature a star studded lineup, including: Tank Abbott, Melvin Manhoef versus Ian Freeman, Brad Pickett versus Robbie Olivier II, Curtis Stout versus Cyborg and many more.
WEC And Quadros Back On HDNet [17 Mar 2006] — World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) aired part one of their, "Undisputed" event, live on HDNet Friday, March 17th. The show featured two world title matches that saw both champions fall. WEC lightweight champion Gabe "Godzilla" Ruediger lost his title to Hermes Franca by referee stoppage and WEC featherweight title holder Cole "Apache Kid" Escovedo was TKO'd by Urijah "California Kid" Faber. The WEC commentating team once again included "The Fight Professor", Stephen Quadros (IFL, PRIDE, K-1, Cage Rage) doing the color commentary and Ryan Bennett (MMA Weekly, K-1, ROTR, UFC) doing the play-by-play along with HDNet's own Ron Kruck handling the post fight interviews. WEC color commentator Jeff Blatnick (Olympic wrestling gold medalist, UFC) is away on assignment and will be returning to the broadcast booth on the next show. Part two of "Undisputed" will be broadcast soon on Mark Cuban's HDNet. Don't miss it!
The Fight Professor At Cage Rage 15 [4 Feb 2006] — "This was a night to remember!" says Cage Rage commentator Stephen Quadros. "Cage Rage 15: Adrenalin Rush brought about a mixed martial arts contest that will have people talking for a long time. Punching terror Melvin Manhoef (Holland) faced his toughest test yet when he defended his Cage Rage world light-heavyweight belt against Chute Boxe raging bull Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (Brazil)! This is already being called the 'best fight ever' in Cage Rage's short yet esteemed history and a clear contender internationally for 'fight or the year!'" Also Chris "Lights Out" Lytle (USA) submitted Ross "The Boss" Mason (UK) to win the Cage Rage world welterweight title and Jose "Pele" Landy (Brazil) was armbarred by Travis Lutter (USA). "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros was once again cageside to call the action with broadcast partners Malcolm Martin and Rob Nutley. Quadros also co-hosted the show with Ian "The Machine" Freeman. Cage Rage 15: Adrenaline Rush took place at the Wembley Conference Centre on Saturday, February 4th, 2006.
HDNet Broadcast Of WEC: "Unfinished Business" Features Stephen Quadros [27 Jan 2006] — "The Fight Professor" was featured on the "Exposed" pre-show package with host Ron Kruck from HDNet before the broadcast of part two of WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting): "Unfinished Business" on Friday, January 27, 2006. This great event also showcased breakout performances by mixed martial arts stars Vernon "Tiger" White and Mike "Quicksand" Pyle. Besides being featured on the pre-show, Mr. Quadros also commentated on the WEC: Unfinished Business event with Ryan Bennett (MMA Weekly, K-1, ROTR, UFC) and Jeff Blatnick (Olympic wrestling gold medalist, ESPN, UFC). For more information visit the HDNet Website.
The Fight Professor And Cage Rage 14 [6 Dec 2005] — "Talk about a super show!" says Cage Rage commentator Stephen Quadros. "Cage Rage 14: Punishment brought together veterans from around the world, including competitors from PRIDE and the UFC, to showcase their skills in England's most prestigious fighting event. This is a card that lived up to and exceeded expectations!" In the main event Anderson "Spider" Silva (Brazil) defended his Cage Rage middleweight title against top contender Curtis "Bang Em Out" Stout (USA) with a vicious ground and pound KO. In other great action Vitor Belfort (Brazil) knocked out Antony "Wild Thing" Rea (France) and Matt "The Law" Lindland (USA) stopped Chute Boxe super grappler Antonio "Nino" Schembri (Brazil). But if that wasn't enough, the undercard will delivered a lot of surprises including Mark Weir's stunning high kick KO of PRIDE vet Akira Shoji. "The Fight Professor" once again called the action with broadcast partners Malcolm Martin and Rob Nutley. Cage Rage 14: Punishment took place at the Wembley Conference Centre on Saturday, Dec 3, 2005.
Puroresupower Interviews Mr. Quadros [28 Oct 2005] — This week's Puroresupower audio show features Stephen Quadros, "The Fight Professor". Hosts Dr. Keith Lipinski, Adam Summers and Zach Arnold discuss in detail Stephen's latest activities as well as PRIDE, UFC and other related topics. Also appearing on the show is rising UFC fighter Kenny Florian.
The Fight Professor Back At WEC [14 Oct 2005] — WEC "Halloween Fury IV" took place on Friday, October 14th and featured one of the best lineups to date for the organization. Held at the Palace Gaming Center in Lemoore, CA, World Extreme Cagefighting has launched or featured many top notch MMA fighters, including James Irvin, Mike Kyle, Nick Diaz, David Terrell, Joe Riggs, Chris Leben, Mike Swick, Karo Parisyan and Shonie Carter. "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros again will be calling the action on the show, alongside Ryan Bennett and Jeff Blatnick. Quadros notes, "This was possibly the best WEC card ever! It featured a great 4-man light-heavyweight tournament!" World Extreme Cagefighting "Halloween Fury IV will be broadcast on HDNet.
Quadros At Cage Rage 13: No Fear [13 Sept 2005] — Cage Rage 13: No Fear featured an international cast of some of the world's best mixed martial arts fighters. "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros again called the action on the show. "I always have a great time in England working for Cage Rage and this show, 'No Fear', was the best lineup thus far for the organization," states Quadros. "It featured Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro snatching the Cage Rage lightweight title from champion Jean 'White Bear' Silva (Chute Boxe) by submission and Chute Boxe pioneer Fabio Piamonte falling to the fists of Dutch super slugger Melvin Manhoef!" Cage Rage 13: No Fear was held at the Wembley Conference Centre on Saturday, September 10, 2005.
Quadros Hosts Black Belt Hall Of Fame Awards [29 July 2005] — Stephen Quadros hosted Black Belt magazine's prestigious Hall Of Fame Awards at Universal Studios on Friday, July 29, 2005. 'The Fight Professor' sums things up like this: "I got to hang out with a bunch of people, including new UFC hotshot Forrest Griffin, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Gene LeBell, Cung Le and Bob Wall. I was also fortunate to take a Krav Maga seminar from my pals Darren Levine and Amir Perets. But hosting the Black Belt Hall Of Fame Awards on Friday night was a special treat. The love and unity in that room was pretty darn special! Fedor Emelianenko was inducted for 'NHB Fighter Of The Year' and Ernesto Hoost for 'Full Contact Fighter Of The Year'!" The Hall Of Fame Awards was part of Black Belt's 1st Annual Festival Of Martial Arts, also at Universal on July 29th, 30th & 31st. For more information visit Black Belt magazine online.
Freedom Fight 2005 and The Fight Professor [25 July 2005] — Freedom Fight 2005 took mixed martial arts to a new level in Canada. The event featured two teams of MMA fighters, lead by Tito Ortiz (USA) and "Big Daddy" Gary Goodridge (Canada), who went head to head at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec on Saturday, July 9, 2005. Freedom Fight exceeded expectations with 5 KO's, two submissions and 2 decisions. For the complete results go HERE. The show was broadcast on TSN (and RDS) throughout Canada on Monday, July 25th. Michael Landsberg, whose program "Off The Record" (TSN) has become the number one sports show in Canada, was joined in the Freedom Fight broadcast booth by Stephen Quadros, "The Fight Professor".
Quadros Back To London For Cage Rage 12 [2 July 2005] — Cage Rage 12: The Real Deal once again featured some of the world's best mixed martial arts fighters. "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros again called the action at the show. Quadros sums up the show like this: "Cage Rage 12: The Real Deal was possibly the best show thus far for this budding organization. It included the knock-down-drag-out match for the British Middleweight Title between Mark 'The Wizard' Weir and Sol 'Zero Tolerance' Gilbert, Antonio 'King Kong' Silva crushing fellow Brazilian and UFC veteran Rafael 'The Earthquake' Carino to win the vacant Cage Rage World Heavyweight Title, Curtis 'Bang 'em Out' Stout's brutal KO of longtime Chute Boxe fighter Nilson de Castro and Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro's submission of Gerald 'The Finishing Machine' Strebendt." Cage Rage 12: The Real Deal was held at the Wembley Conference Centre on Saturday, July 2, 2005.
Stephen Quadros At Rumble On The Rock [10 May 2005] — International commentator Stephen Quadros: 'The Fight Professor' just worked with the broadcast team of the Rumble On The Rock mixed arts promotion. "I had never been to Hawaii and I can safely say that it is every bit as beautiful as people claim! I was hired to come over and provide the pre-show interviews and do commentary with my pal Ryan Bennett (Quadros and Bennett also work together on WEC). It was a lot of fun, a sellout with about 8,000 people live! The show featured 'Tank' Abbott knocking out Wesley 'Cabbage' Correira! Also victorious on the card were Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro, Kimo and Renato 'Charuto' Verissimo." Rumble On The Rock 7 was held at the Neal Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, May 7th, 2005.
Quadros Back In The UK For Cage Rage 11 [30 Apr 2005] — Cage Rage 11 "Face Off" showed the growing UK event flexing it's muscles once again. Cage Rage commentator Stephen Quadros: 'The Fight Professor' puts it like this, "Anderson Silva (Brazil) defended his Cage Rage middleweight title with a TKO over the always tough Jorge 'El Conquistador' Rivera (USA). Silva is going to be VERY hard to beat at 185 pounds. 'Face Off' also featured Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos and Curtis 'Red Nose' Stout, who both notched up big KO wins. I was able to interview Wanderlei 'The Ax Murderer' Silva, 'Lightning' Lee Murray and Ian 'The Machine' Freeman live in the cage during the show. Murray and Freeman later joined us in the broadcast booth, where they commentated on one fight each. I can hardly wait till the July 2nd show!"
The Fight Professor In London For Cage Rage [1 Mar 2005] — Cage Rage 10 "Deliverance" marked the UK live commentating debut of "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros. "Cage Rage has been having important international matches for a while now, including Anderson Silva versus Lee Murray. 'Deliverence' showcased tough international competitors like Renato 'Babalu' Sobral (Brazil/Gracie Barra), Sol 'Zero Tolerance' Gilbert (UK), Jorge 'El Conquistador' Rivera (USA), and Mark 'The Wizard' Weir (UK). PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva (Brazil/Chute Boxe) was there cornering Evangelista 'Cyborg' Santos as well as teaching a seminar on the day of the event. I handled all the pre and post-fight interviews as well as commentating for the show. I am very excited about going back to London in April for Cage Rage 11!" states Mr. Quadros. Cage Rage 10: Deliverance was held at the Wembley Conference Centre on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005.
APEX "Genesis" On Canadian Pay Per View Feb. 26th 20 Feb 2005] —On February 26th, 2005 at 9:00 PM EST, the debut event of APEX Championship Fighting, titled "Genesis", aired all across Canada. The pay per view broadcast was available on: APEX "Genesis" was hosted by "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros, who was joined in the broadcast booth by UFC hotshot Frank Trigg and Canadian MMA icon "Showdown" Joe Ferraro, with JT McCarthy handling the backstage interviews. The show featured Ivan Menjivar, who fought in the main event against Milwaukee tough guy Ryan Ackerman, UFC Bad Boy Wes "The Project" Sims in the "Battle of Giants" against Montrealer Ricardeau Francois and Tony "The Freak" Fryklund returning to Montreal to face a dangerous Chris Myers. APEX also had an international who's who of MMA stars on hand as Matt Lindland, Tim Sylvia, Mark Coleman, David Loiseau and Georges St-Pierre all enjoyed the action.
WEC: Heavyweight Explosion [22 Jan 2005] — With "Heavyweight Explosion", World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) held a spectacular tournament that produced, Brandon Vera, a star of the future. The evening's action also showcased rising prospect Jorge "Van Damme" Oliveira (Chute Boxe USA/Beverly Hills Jiu Jitsu) who, in an aggressive pro debut, defeated "Mr. International" Shonie Carter. The show also featured the WEC newest addition: supreme ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. As always the WEC commentating team includes the world class combination of "The Fight Professor", Stephen Quadros (PRIDE, K-1, Cage Rage) doing color commentary with Jeff Blatnick (Olympic wrestling gold medalist, UFC), along with Ryan Bennett (MMA Weekly, ROTR, UFC) doing the play-by-play. The event was broadcast LIVE on Mark Cuban's HDNet.
On Saturday, Feb 19, 2005 there will be an HDNet re-broadcast of "Heavyweight Explosion". Stay tuned for WEC "Vengeance" on March 17, 2005.
Quadros Commentates On WEC Again [29 Oct 2004] — Palace Indian Gaming Casino, Lemoore, CA. “World Extreme Cagefighting: Halloween Fury III" is in the books. Not surprisingly, the show was sold out a week prior to the event, and in the tradition of WEC events of the past provided a strong showing of mixed martial arts (MMA) veterans and emerging talent.
Fight Professor Back In The Broadcast Saddle [16 Jan 2004] — Lemoore, CA, World Extreme Cagefighting: Cold Blooded. Stephen Quadros had the good fortune to be asked to sit in with the broadcast team of Ryan Bennett and Jeff Blatnick for some of the action for WEC 9: "Cold Blooded".
MMA Fighting Interviews Stephen Quadros [18 Dec 2003] — MMA Fighting writer Marco Antico conducts an interview with "The Fight Professor" about his departure from PRIDE.
The Fight Professor On Holland's Martial Arts News "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros, was the subject of an interview with Jerome Winters of Holland's own Martial Arts News magazine.
There Has Never Been A Show Like "Shockwave" 2002 [28 Aug 2002] — Japan National Stadium— With over 91,000 in attendence K-1 & PRIDE Fighting Championships hit a home run with "Shockwave", their first ever joint promotion. Bouts featured (then) PRIDE FC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira, 4-Time K-1 champion Ernesto Hoost, Pride FC middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva, Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba, 3-Time UFC champion Royce Gracie, Bob Sapp, 2-Time UFC champion Don Frye, 3-Time King of Pancrase Semmy Schilt, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and many more. K-1 chairman Kazuyoshi Ishii, Jiu Jitsu icon Helio Gracie and the man who fought Muhammed Ali, Japan's most enduring pro wrestler, Antonio Inoki were all on hand to participate in the extravaganza. Joining the pay per view broadcast team of Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten was none other than Bill Goldberg, one of America's best known pro wrestlers.
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