King of the Cage (KOTC) is a

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promotion based in

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, United States.

History

KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock Jr. 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. Two years later, in July 2009, he reacquired 100% ownership of KOTC and simultaneously entered into a joint venture agreement with Mark Burnett Productions (''

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'' and '' The Contender'') to begin the development of a reality television program.

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and featured several KOTC competitors. On January 30, 2010, it was announced that KOTC would begin airing monthly shows on

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channel. The initial deal was for 36 events to air. The announcers included

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and

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. 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,

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struck a 5-year deal with King of the Cage.

Current champions

The weight division system of KOTC is in accordance with the

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, 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'').

References

External links

King of the Cage Official websiteKOTC event results at SherdogKOTC Canada event results at SherdogDean Stone Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:King Of The Cage Mixed martial arts promotions Sports organizations of the United States Organizations based in California Sports organizations established in 1998

History

Current champions

See also

References

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