King of the Cage

King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States.

King of the Cage
TypePrivate
IndustryMixed martial arts promotion
Founded1998 (1998)
FounderTerry Trebilcock
Headquarters
Rancho Cucamonga, California
,
United States
Websitehttp://www.kingofthecage.com

History

KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. 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. The Cage Announcer for KOTC is Dean Stone.[1]

In September 2007, 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 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.[2] 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.

On July 2, 2019 it was reported that the King of the Cage president, Terry Trebilcock, refused to release Drako Rodriguez who was offered to replaced Sean O'Malley for the bout against Marlon Vera at UFC 239.[3]

Current champions

The weight division system of KOTC is in accordance with the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, but KOTC names its 185-pound division Light Middleweight (instead of Middleweight), 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 (Middleweight), and a 230-pound division (Cruiserweight).

Division Upper weight limit Champion Nationality
Men's divisions
Super Heavyweight No limit Ronny Markes  Brazil
Heavyweight 265 lb (120.2 kg; 18.9 st) Tony Lopez  United States
Cruiserweight 230 lb (104.3 kg; 16.4 st) Tomar Washington  United States
Light Heavyweight 205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st) Jason Butcher  United States
Middleweight 195 lb (88.5 kg; 13.9 st) Erik Herbert  United States
Light Middleweight 185 lb (83.9 kg; 13.2 st) Matt Lagler  United States
Welterweight 175 lb (79.4 kg; 12.5 st) Vacant
Light Welterweight 165 lb (74.8 kg; 11.8 st) Richie Palomino  United States
Lightweight 155 lb (70.3 kg; 11.1 st) Blaze Gill  United States
Bantamweight 145 lb (65.8 kg; 10.4 st) Aaron Williams  United States
Flyweight 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) Johnny Munoz  United States
Light Flyweight 125 lb (56.7 kg; 8.9 st) Chris Quiroga  United States
Women's divisions
Women's Flyweight 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) Shanna Young  United States
Pam Sorenson (interim)  United States
Women's Light Flyweight 125 lb (56.7 kg; 8.9 st) Glena Avila  United States
Women's Strawweight 115 lb (52.2 kg; 8.2 st) Cynthia Arceo  United States
Women's Atomweight 105 lb (47.6 kg; 7.5 st) Jayme Hinshaw  United States

See also

References
  1. "Dean Stone Biography".
  2. "HDNet to air live monthly King of the Cage events starting next month". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  3. Martin, Damon (2019-07-02). "Manager rips regional promotion for not allowing fighter out of contract to fight in the UFC". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
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