KOTC

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Poster

Established
1998 (28 years old)

First Recorded Event

Current Season
2026

Current Round
2

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Fighting

Location
United States

Gender
Male

TV Rights

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Upcoming
18 Apr	King of the Cage
Results
14 Feb	Future Legends 66
05 Feb	Rise of the Warriors
08 Nov	Future Legends 65
25 Oct	Strike Zone
03 Oct	King of the Cage
25 Sep	Class Action
16 Aug	Apocalypse
02 Aug	Future Legends 64
31 May	Violent Justice
17 May	Restitution

Description

King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in Southern California, United States.

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 (Survivor, The Apprentice, The 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. 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.

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