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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Terry Trebilcock |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | http://www.kingofthecage.com |
King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States.
KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock Jr. [1] 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.
In September 2007, Trebilcock Jr. sold KOTC to ProElite. [2] 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. [3] 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.
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 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 (Super Middleweight), and a 230-pound division (Cruiserweight).
| Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Nationality |
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| 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 |
| Super Middleweight | 195 lb (88.5 kg; 13.9 st) | Vacant | |
| Middleweight | 185 lb (83.9 kg; 13.2 st) | Matt Lagler | United States |
| Welterweight | 175 lb (79.4 kg; 12.5 st) | Buddy Clinton | United States |
| 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) | Juan Beltran |  Mexico |
| Flyweight | 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) | Vacant | 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) | ||
| Women's Light Flyweight | 125 lb (56.7 kg; 8.9 st) | Nicco Montano | United States |
| Women's Strawweight | 115 lb (52.2 kg; 8.2 st) | Loveth Young | United States |
| Women's Atomweight | 105 lb (47.6 kg; 7.5 st) | Jayme Hinshaw | United States |
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World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135 lb (61 kg), 145 lb (66 kg) and 155 lb (70 kg). To accommodate the smaller fighters, WEC's cage was 25 feet (7.6 m) in diameter—5 feet (1.5 m) smaller than the standard UFC cage. The smaller cage is now used by UFC for selected events.
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Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States–based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on December 14, 2006. It was headquartered in Los Angeles.
Manuel Alcaraz Tapia is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter currently competing in the Bantamweight division. He has formerly competed for the WEC, King of the Cage, and Tachi Palace Fights. He is the former King of the Cage Flyweight Champion.
Mamoru Yamaguchi is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in Pancrase. He is the former Shooto Bantamweight (123 lb) Champion, former Shooto Featherweight (132 lb) Champion, former Pancrase Flyweight Champion, as well as a former King of the Cage Junior Flyweight Champion. Mamoru is known for his counter striking and his trilogy with the former Shooto Bantamweight Champion Shinichi Kojima.
Angelo Sanchez is an American mixed martial artist fighting primarily fighting for King of the Cage. Sanchez is a former KOTC Bantamweight and Interim Champion.
Jan Finney is an American female mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the 135-pound bantamweight division.
Russell Allan Doane is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Tachi Palace Fights Bantamweight Champion and King of the Cage Flyweight Champion.
The year 2005 is the seventh year in the history of King of the Cage, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2005 King of the Cage held 19 events, KOTC - Australia.
Frankie Ozuna Saenz III is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the bantamweight division. A professional since 2009, he made a name for himself fighting mostly in his native state, where he was King of the Cage Flyweight Champion (135 lb), World Fighting Federation Featherweight Champion and Coalition of Combat Featherweight Champion and for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The year 2008 is the tenth year in the history of King of the Cage, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2008 King of the Cage held 26 events, KOTC: Hard Knocks.
The year 2009 is the 11th year in the history of King of the Cage, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2009 King of the Cage held 37 events, KOTC: Fusion.
The year 2010 is the 12th year in the history of King of the Cage, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2010 King of the Cage held 40 events, KOTC: Toryumon.
The year 2011 is the 13th year in the history of King of the Cage, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2011 King of the Cage held 39 events, KOTC: Confrontation.
Danielle Taylor is an American mixed martial artist. She was the Strawweight King of the Cage (KOTC) champion, competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's strawweight division and is currently competing for Invicta FC.
Nicco Montaño is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the first UFC Women's Flyweight Champion.
Juan Archuleta is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight divisions of Bellator MMA and Rizin Fighting Federation, where in the latter promotion, he is the former Rizin Bantamweight Champion. A professional MMA competitor since 2013, he has also previously fought for King of the Cage and the World Series of Fighting. Archuleta is also a former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion.
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