Lightweight Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm (13-0) is an undefeated contender with a bright future in front of him. After recently re-signing with StrikeForce, Beerbohm is in position to challenge for the lightweight title in 2010. He is featured in the soon-to-be-released documentary “Fight Life,” and will also be a playable fighter in the upcoming “EA Sports MMA” video game. The sky is the limit for this charismatic rising star.

StrikeForce welterweight "Relentless" Roger Bowling (6-0) is an exciting up-and-comer primed to make a huge impact in 2010. Most of his career has been spent with MMA Big Show, and he is managed by Big Show Owner/Promoter Jason Appleton. He is expected to make his StrikeForce debut in early 2010. Look for him to shoot up the ranks and be challenging for the title before too long.

Shine Fight Promotions is a U.S.-based organization that seeks to deliver the art, discipline, respect, and passion that is MMA to the global market. The organization is committed to the growth of MMA, and is focused on creating a positive experience for both fighters and fans. Organizing fights that fighters and fans want to see by arranging the most competitive and interesting matches available is priority number one for the promotion. Shine Fights seeks to grow through innovation, high production values, dramatic and engaging fights, and the promotion of authentic MMA. Above all, they are committed to letting the fighters, fans, and organization “shine” through tough competition.

MMA for Charity was created in the wake of January’s disaster in Haiti. Mixed martial artists from around the country have volunteered to help raise money and awareness in an effort to contribute to the relief of the shattered country. The chaos brought on by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake has complicated things for the children of Haiti immensely, making it difficult to tell who is alone and who is simply trying to locate loved ones. MMA for Charity will be raising funds for Hope for Haiti Children’s Center. Several top fighters have agreed to take part in a two-day seminar in Richmond, Virginia, and will be auctioning off merchandise with 100% of the proceeds going to the center.

The Xtreme Fighting Organization is operated by “The Big Frog” Jeff Curran, a veteran of the UFC, WEC, PRIDE, and StrikeForce, and has showcased some of the top talent in the sport of MMA today. Fighters such as Pat Militech, Ben Rothwell, Kevin Jordan, Jason Dent, Terry Martin, Tara LaRosa, Nick Thompson, Naoyuki Kotani, Ryan McGivern, Chase Beebe, Mike Russow, Travis Wiuff, Shonie Carter, Luke Zachrich, Sherman Pendergarst, amongst others, have all fought in the XFO cage. The promotion puts on regular events, and is committed to entertaining local fight fans with quality production values and exciting events. In addition, the XFO is dedicated to introducing some of the top young talent in the Midwest to the MMA masses.

MMA Big Show is a promotion making big waves in the fight community. Owned and operated by entrepreneur Jason Appleton, Big Show features some of the top rising stars in MMA, including "Relentless" Roger Bowling, who was recently by StrikeForce, as well as UFC vet Josh Hendricks, former TUF competitor Luke Zachrich, and others. With a roster to rival that of any regional promotion in the United States, MMA Big Show will continue to wreak havoc in the world of mixed martial arts.

North American Fighting Championship creates and produces events that feature combatants who have fought in the UFC, WEC, and other top level organizations, as they take on local fighters looking to make it to the next level. The NAFC's unofficial motto is “To get to the big show, you have to win on our show!,” which sums up the focus and purpose of the promotion. UFC and WEC fighters who have fought on past Gladiators Fighting shows (the NAFC’s predecessor) include former UFC Middleweight Champion Dave Menne, current UFC stars Ben Rothwell, Pat Barry, and Eric “Red” Schafer, WEC star Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, Adrian Serrano, Jesse Lennox, Bart “Bartimus” Palaszewski, Jason “Dynamite” Dent, Rex Holman, Joe Doerksen, Dan Bobish, Ryan “The Lion” Madigan, Jody Poff, Josh “Heavy” Hendricks, Sherman “The Tank” Perdergarst, and Geza Kalman.

Gladiator Challenge is a world-class mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion established in 1999 by Tedd Williams. A former UFC fighter, Williams is a former national AAU Sambo Champion (1997), a former California State Judo Champion (4th Degree Black Belt under “Judo” Gene Lebell) and a former college All-American wrestler (Cerritos Jr. College, 1988-89). Gladiator Challenge runs 12-18 MMA events per year, and has featured MMA superstars Uriah “The California Kid” Faber, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, James Irvin, Tyson Griffin, Dan “The Beast” Severn, “Sugar” Rashad Evans, Scott “Hands of Stone” Smith, “The Maine-iac” Tim Sylvia, Joe “Daddy” Stevenson, Mac Danzig, Jerry Bohlander, “Krazy Horse” Charles Bennett, Chris Leben, Chael Sonnen, Jake Shields, “The Secret Weapon” Pete Spratt, Nate “The Rock” Quarry, Jason “The Punisher” Lambert, Bobby “The Bad Seed” Hoffman, and Cal Worsham, among many others.

Founded in 2004 by Mike Miller, X-1 World Events is a world-class mixed martial arts (MMA) promotional company based in Honolulu, HI. Locally-owned and operated, X-1 delivers exciting live arena-based entertainment events to fight fans all over the islands. The events feature some of the MMA world's most talented fighters, including UFC, Pride, and Abu-Dhabi veterans such as former UFC champions Dan "The Beast" Severn and Ricco Rodriguez, UFC veterans Jeff Monson, Kimo Leopoldo, Chad "The Grinder" Reiner, "Sugar" Shane Nelson, Brandon Wolff, Wes "The Project" Sims, Ronald "The Machine Gun" Juhn, Wesley "Cabbage" Correira, and Falaniko Vitale, as well as Pride veterans Chris Brennan and Ron "H2O-Man" Waterman.