Pat Paulo and Nat Hasara will build upon the experience they've gained as Anthracite fighters this weekend at Fort Dix. Additionally, Don Koch, a new and welcome addition to the team, will be testing his skills as an Anthracite fighter. Both Nat Hasara and Don Koch will be fighting for an Asylum Fight League title. We look forward to these guys bring home belts. The matchups are as follows:

Fighters Pat Paulo(0-0-1), Nat Hasara(0-0-0) are slated to fight this weekend in the 1st and 10th amateur bouts of the night, respectively. Pat Paulo will face off against Tim Boda in a 145 pound 3 round matchup. Nat Hasara will be making his MMA debut against Justin Flannery. Jeremiah Gaffney's fight has been cancelled.

Tonight at the Club Abyss in NJ, Jeremiah "Yetti" Gaffney makes his third appearance in the cage. The Yetti will face off with Rhino Fight Team member Chris Venneri. Yetti has ripped off two victories in the past month and plans on continuing his winning ways. Two more first timers for Anthracite CC make the MMA debut tonight. The Asylum Fight League has turned out to be a first class event and a great place to gain experience. ACC fighter Jim "Flex" Gerner squares off against Francis Alfonso in the eleventh scheduled fight of the night.

On Sept. 21, 2008 Pat Paulo will make his MMA debute at 139lbs. Pat has been working very hard and earned his chance to fight for Anthracite CC. We all look forward to Pat's big day.

Jonathan Murphy will be taking on undefeated Brett Rogers in the first ever MMA event to be televiised live on Primetime television. The fight will be aired on CBS Saturday Night fights. Jim Bova will be competing in a preliminary bout to be aired live on Showtime. He will face off against Chris Liguori. For details, visit www.elitexc.com.

Diego Jimenez left on May 9th to compete latino reality show, similar to The Ultimate Fighter. Filming for the show begins on May 12th. Diego is expected to return to the states in June as El Campeon! For more information, please visit the promotions web site at grantorneo.com.

Shane Ott will be headlining the Battle Cage Xtreme fight in New Jersey in a 3 round title bout against the accomplished wrestling and football star Carlton Haselrig. Prior to fighting professionally and making appearances in the IFL, Shane Ott held the Amateur USKBA Heavyweight Title. We are expecting Shane to add the USKBA pro belt to his collection on April 19th at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. Please contact us for more information or tickets to this event.

The weigh-ins are complete and the bout order is set for tonight's IFL Grand Prix. Shane weighed in one half pound under the 265 pound weight class. His opponent, Antoine Jaoude, tipped the scale at 248 pounds. The sixth bout, on a ten bout card, well determine which fighter advances to the finals. We all wish Shane luck! Check back soon for updates!