In this issue…

Live coverage from Japan of UFC XXIX and Shooto with great action shots by famed fight photog Joel Gold as well as some "Behind The Scenes" coverage at the UFC.

Also live from Japan, coverage of Pride 12: Cold Fury.

Heath Herring talks with us after his impressive win over Enson Inoue in Pride, as does &quotThe Axe Murderer Vanderlei Silva.

You got to see a little of what Matt Lindlind can do at UFC XXIX in Japan, now you can get to know more about the Olympic Silver Medalist as he chats with FCF.

We speak with both Dennis Hallman and Evan Tanner after their victories in UFC XXIX.

Find out who wins the prestigious FCF Full Contact Fighter Of The Year Award for 2000.

Join Marcelo Alonso as he brings you coverage of submission grappling and NHB in Brazil at the Audicom Submission Tournament, Friendship Cup Of Jiu-Jitsu, 10^th Copa Budokan and Mecca 4 events.

Coverage of BAMA’s Fight Night XII brings out a surprise in a last-minute match, as Brazilan import Daniel Lima comes out of the crowd to fight a much larger man in an incredible battle.

FCF reporter Josh Gross brings the fights into your living room at the first Gladiator Challenge, fighter-turned-promoter Tedd Williams "stepping stone" to get into King Of The Cage and Pride.

In our monthly columns…
In Matt Hume‘s techniques, Matt and Trevor demonstrate an Arm Drag Fireman’s Throw; and in the Punchers Corner, champion kickboxer Derek Panza discusses Getting The Most Out Of Your Sparring.

Brausa Cage Warrior Champion fighters, Bill "Cannon" Cameron, Farrell "Full Moon" Frisbee and Mike "Scorpion" Bernardi, along with the rest of the Brausa Fighting Team, are primed and ready to face NHB teams coming to town from California and Texas. Also, the US Marine Hand to Hand Combat Fighting Team from Oceanside, California is scheduled to test their Marine Combat training skills against RITC fighters.

Rage in the Cage XXIV will have 15 bouts including one female fight. Ring Girls from Hooters will be on hand to spice-up the show.

Super Main Event
Christophe Leininger vs Allan "A-Dawg" Sullivan

Main Event
Hommer "Rock" Moore vs Tim "Bull" Wilson

Super Fights
Todd Medina vs Shane "Z-Dawg" Blair
Edwin "Babyface" Dewees vs Scott Lalor

The Celebrity Theatre can accommodate 2700 fight fans. It offers tiered unobstructed seating with no seat more than 75 feet from the stage. There are no bad seats at Celebrity Theatre and this venue was recently voted as the number one place to view an event in Arizona.

Tickets are available at all Ticket Master locations ( 480-784-4444 ) or at the Celebrity Theatre Box Office.

• Fight#1(5MX1R)-catch wrestling-
  Minoru Suzuki(Pancrase Yokohama) vs Jason DeLucia(U.S.A./Pancrase Hybrid Budokan)

• Fight#2(5MX2R)
  Kazuhito Kikuchi(Pancrase Yokohama) vs Sen Nakadai(Pancrase Tokyo)

• Fight#3(5MX1R)-catch wrestling-
  Takafumi Ito(Pancrase Yokohama) vs Yoshinori Kawasaki(RJW/CENTRAL)

• Fight#4(5MX3R)
  Yoshiki Takahashi(open-weight 4^th ranked/Pancrase Tokyo) vs Mitsuyoshi Sato(Pancrase GRABAKA)

• Fight#5(5MX3R)
  Daisuke Watanabe(Pancrase Yokohama) vs Yuki Sasaki(Pancrase GRABAKA)

• Fight#6(5MX3R)
  Yuki Kondo(open-weight 1st ranked/Pancrase Tokyo) vs Eiji Ishikawa(Pancrase GRABAKA)

• Semifinal(5MX3R)
  Osami Shibuya(open-weight 6^th ranked/Pancrase Yokohama) vs Ian Freeman(U.K./Sunderland Ju Jitsu Club)

• Main Event(5MX3R)
  Sanae Kikuta(open-weight 5^th ranked/Pancrase GRABAKA) vs TBA

Monday, January 15 — Since it is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the US, eYada is closed, and we will be replaying the show of Thursday, January 11 — Bob Meyrowitz, CEO of SEG and also eYada, announces the sale of UFC to Lorenzo Fertitta’s new Zuffa Entertainment. Sean Shelby of Grapplersworld.com joins us to discuss the future of UFC and the progress of our e-mail campaign against censorship of mixed martial arts events on cable television in the US. Arne Soldwedel, International Director of Seidokaikan Karate, talks with us about the opening of the first Seidokaikan K-1 Dojo in the US, in Floral Park, NY.

Tuesday, January 16 — Lorenzo Fertitta, former vice chairman of the Nevada Athletic Commission and current president of Station Casinos, discusses the purchase of the UFC by his new company, Zuffa Entertainment. Renzo Gracie also joins us in the studio to tell us when he will return to action.

Wednesday, January 17 — Doug Fischer of Houseofboxing.com joins us to preview this coming Saturday’s showdown between undefeated fighters Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and Diego Corrales for the WBC jr. lightweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chris Cordeiro and Gene Maszy join us to discuss this Saturday’s Battlejax 4 fight card at Club 5 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Thursday, January 18 — Mark Coleman joins us to tell when he will return to action in Pride. Josh Gross of Full Contact Fighter reviews this past Saturday’s Warrior’s Challenge XI at Table Mountain Casino outside Fresno, California, and his recent trip to Japan.