Unified Combat League (UCL) Announces Full Line-up for ‘UCL 20 Ascension’

Kamloops, BC (January 30, 2014) – Unified Combat League (UCL), a popular Northwest based fight promotion, is gearing up for another exciting night of MMA action! ‘UCL 20 Ascension’  will be the first MMA event to ever be held in Kamloops, BC. The historic event will take place on February 22, 2014 at the Tournament Capitol Centre in Kamloops. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets early, as this highly anticipated event is expected to sell out quickly. There are only a few cage side seats left! 

According to UCL President, Jesse Eller, “We are honored to be the first fight promotion to get approval to host premium MMA events in Kamloops, BC. Fight fans in Kamloops have been waiting a long time for this and we went above and beyond to make sure it was worth the wait! We put together a stellar fight card stacked with compelling match-ups and local fan favorites. They will not be disappointed!"

‘UCL 20 Ascension’ will feature three professional bouts and seven high level amateur bouts.  The pro card is set up ‘battle of the border’ style, pitting BC fighters against American challengers. On the amateur portion of the card, local Kamloops fighters will take on opponents from Vernon, Penticton, Kelowna, Revelstoke, Calgary and Merritt!

*Full ‘UCL 20 Ascension’ Fight Card:

Main Card:

Myles Merola vs. Richie Whitson

Morgan Littlechild vs. Josh Gow

Jamie Siraj vs. Jordan Mackin

Undercard:

Mikel Dupont vs. Michael Heppner

Derek Apps vs. Herb Moon

Walter Barrios vs. Patrick Ward

Laine Keyes vs. Devon Brown

Mathew Blaire vs. Delton Mosley

Jaxson Stead vs. Bryan Janzen

Mitch Burke vs. Kenny Pope

*Card Subject to Change

Join UCL on February 22, 2014 at the Tournament Capitol Centre in Kamloops, BC for a night of non-stop MMA action! Tickets for ‘UCL 20 Ascension’  are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets for this historic event at www.unifiedcombatleague.com or at any Ticket Web location.  General admission tickets are $40, premium floor seats are $70 and premium cage side seats are $100. Cage side tickets are almost sold out! 

For more information, please visit www.unifiedcombatleague.com or follow UCL on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UnifiedCombatLeague.

About Unified Combat League (UCL):

Unified Combat League (UCL) is a fast-rising Northwest based MMA promotion that hosts high quality MMA events in both the U.S. and Canada. UCL delivers a multifaceted approach to the sport of MMA by offering distinct national platforms for elite amateur and pro fighters in both the U.S and Canada. UCL's amateur shows act as a springboard for the best amateur MMA talent in North America, giving them an arena to showcase their skills and opportunities to build solid fight records.  UCL's high-profile Pro-Am events showcase the best-of-the best from both levels. UCL also has plans to launch a tournament style UCL MMA division in the summer of 2014 that will be a huge motivator for elite fighters in multiple regions. Stay tuned for more information! To learn more visitwww.unifiedcombatleague.com.

"World Series of Fighting 7: Karakhanyan vs. Palmer" launches digital program featuring exclusive content

  

In advance of this weekends highly anticipated "World Series of Fighting 7: Karakhanyan vs. Palmer" event, the WSOF has launched an interactive digital program packed with exclusive photos, videos, interviews, articles, bios, information on future fights and more.  

 

"We are fully committed to providing our fans with exciting fights," said WSOF President Ray Sefo.  "I'm very proud that we are able to produce this digital program free of charge for our fans, so that they can learn more about their favorite star athletes, and enjoy entertaining videos and photos in the process."

You can view the full, 46-page program is now by clicking here, and if you'd like to share with your fans on Twitter, you may easily do so by clicking here.

 

 

"WSOF 7: Karakhanyan vs. Palmer" takes place this Saturday, Dec. 7 at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The NBCSN-televised main eventsees Georgi "Insane" Karakhanyan (22-3-1) and Lance "Unstoppable" Palmer (7-0) compete for the inaugural World Series of Fighting featherweight title. 

The televised co-main event features a middleweight tournament semi-final between Elvis "King" Mutapcic (13-2) and Jesse "JT Money" Taylor (26-9).

 

Also on the main card, the inspirational and unbeaten "Notorious" Nick Newell (10-0) will make his second appearance under the WSOF banner as he takes on Sabah "The Persian Warrior" Fadai (7-2), and Dwayne "D-Bomb" Lewis (13-8) and Kalib Starnes (15-8-1) will be the evening's first televised matchup

 

The live telecast starts at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and is preceded by undercard fights streaming live on World Series of Fighting's official website, www.wsof.com, beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.

NBCSN-TELEVISED MAIN CARD

Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Lance Palmer - for inaugural WSOF featherweight title

Elvis Mutapcic vs. Jesse Taylor - middleweight tournament semifinal

Sabah Fadai vs. Nick Newell

Dwayne Lewis vs. Kalib Starnes

WSOF.COM-STREAMED PRELIMINARY CARD

Shawn Albrecht vs. Gabriel Solorio

Michael Hill vs. Richard Arsenault

Matt Baker vs. David Perron

Dan Ring vs. Myles Merola

Micah Brakefield vs. Brendan Kornberger

Cancer survivor Ryan Dickson replaces Ryan Chiappe, meets Marcus Vinicius on World Series of Fighting 7 prelims in promotional debut

  

  

VANCOUVER (Nov. 25, 2013) - With injury forcing Ryan Chiappe to withdraw from next week's World Series of Fighting 7 event, cancer survivor Ryan Dickson (6-1) has agreed to step in on short notice.

The 24-year-old Dickson now meets Marcus Vinicius (9-6) on the preliminary card of the Dec. 7 event, which takes place at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

"We wish Ryan Chiappe a speedy recovery and hope to see him fight for us at some point in the future," World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo said. "But our team at World Series of Fighting Canada went quickly to work and did a fantastic job in securing Ryan Dickson for our card. Dickson is an impressive young prospect with an incredible story as a cancer survivor, and this could be his opportunity to really make a name for himself. I'm looking forward to seeing what he brings to the decagon."

Featuring Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Lance Palmer for the promotion's first-ever featherweight title, the four-bout main card for "World Series of Fighting 7: Karakhanyan vs. Palmer" airs live on NBCSN at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The night's six-bout preliminary card streams live on World Series of Fighting's official website, WSOF.com starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.

Tickets for World Series of Fighting 7, which start at just $29, are available at TicketLeader.ca.  Doors for the event open at 2 p.m. PT, and the first fight will start at 3 p.m. PT.

Dickson, of Hamilton, Ontario, currently trains with Joslin's Mixed Martial Arts and Burlington's Tapout Training Centre. The welterweight has built an impressive 6-1 record that includes five wins by submission and one by knockout. However, Dickson's most remarkable win to date is a victory over testicular cancer, which briefly threatened to derail his career.

Meanwhile, Vinicius is a transplanted Brazilian and son of the famed capoeira legend Mestre Barrao who now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

With the change to the card, World Series of Fighting 7 now includes:

 

NBCSN-TELEVISED MAIN CARD

Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Lance Palmer - for inaugural WSOF featherweight title

Elvis Mutapcic vs. Jesse Taylor - middleweight tournament semifinal

Sabah Fadai vs. Nick Newell

Dwayne Lewis vs. Kalib Starnes

WSOF.COM-STREAMED PRELIMINARY CARD

Shawn Albrecht vs. Josh Machan

Michael Hill vs. Richard Arsenault

Matt Baker vs. David Perron

Ryan Dickson vs. Marcus Vinicius

Dan Ring vs. Myles Merola

Micah Brakefield vs. Brendan Kornberger

About WSOF

World Series of Fighting is a professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion dedicated to delivering an incredible, action-packed entertainment experience for fight fans by producing the best possible matchups between elite fighters from around the globe. For more information please visit WSOF.com. Follow World Series of Fighting on Twitter @MMAWorldSeries and World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo @SugarRaySefo.

ABOUT NBC SPORTS NETWORK

NBC Sports Network, part of the NBC Sports Group, is dedicated to serving passionate sports fans. Now in more than 80 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the Summer and Winter Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France and the 34th America's Cup, and beginning in 2013, the Premier League and Formula One. In addition, NBC Sports Network features college football, college basketball, college hockey, outdoor programming, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup, Fight Night boxing, Ironman, the Dew Action Sports Tour and USA Sevens Rugby. The network is also home to original programs such as Costas Tonight, The Crossover, NFL Turning Point, Pro Football Talk and The Dan Patrick Show. NBC Sports Network is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING 7: KARAKHANYAN VS. PALMER FINALIZES DEC. 7 CARD WITH THE ADDITION OF FOUR BOUTS TO AIR LIVE ON WWW.WSOF.COM

  

The 11-bout lineup for World Series of Fighting's first-ever Canadian fight card is complete with the addition of four new preliminary bouts, including middleweights David "Showtime" Perron (5-2) vs. Matt "The Riotmaker" Baker (9-4), welterweights Ryan Chiappe (10-8) vs. Marcus "Ossoduro" Vinicius (9-7), lightweights Dan Ring (5-1-1) vs. Myles "The Cowboy" Merola (10-7) and middleweights Micah "Mitey" Brakefield (3-1) vs. Brendan Kornberger (3-0).

All four bouts take place on the preliminary card of "World Series of Fighting 7: Karakhanyan vs. Palmer," which streams live on www.wsof.com starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on Dec. 7 at PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The night's main card airs on NBCSN at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT following prelims.

Tickets for World Series of Fighting 7, which start at just $29, are available at TicketLeader.ca.

WSOF President Ray Sefo said of the event, "The team at World Series of Fighting Canada has done an incredible job of filling our preliminary card with top Canadian prospects who will look to make an impression on a global audience and perhaps find their way to a future World Series of Fighting main card. This should be a great night of fights."

Perron, of Vancouver, British Columbia, is a high-paced competitor who has yet to fight to a decision in the first seven bouts of his career. Four of his five career wins came in the very first round. He meets Baker, a Team Nogueira fighter who hails from Kamloops, British Columbia. Eight of Baker's nine career wins have come by way of stoppage.

Chiappe, of Vancouver, British Columbia, has been fighting professionally since 2006. All 10 of his career wins have come by way of stoppage, including eight by way of knockout. He faces capoeira master Vinicius, a transplanted Brazilian and son of the famed Mestre Barrao who now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Ring, a "Dynamic MMA" prospect out of Vancouver, British Columbia, had a five-fight win streak snapped in his last outing and looks to start a new streak in front of his home crowd. Meanwhile, Merola, also of Vancouver, British Columbia, has been fighting professionally since 2004. He recently took a three-year break from competition but returned in November 2012 with a decision win over Tristan Connelly.

Brakefield, of Burnaby, British Columbia has earned all of his victories by way of submission. He meets the undefeated Kornberger of Vancouver, British Columbia, who boasts two of his first three career wins by way of first-round TKO.

NBCSN-TELEVISED MAIN CARD

Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Lance Palmer - for inaugural WSOF featherweight title

Elvis Mutapcic vs. Jesse Taylor - middleweight tournament semifinal

Sabah Fadai vs. Nick Newell

Dwayne Lewis vs. Kalib Starnes

WSOF.COM-STREAMED PRELIMINARY CARD

Shawn Albrecht vs. Josh Machan

Michael Hill vs. Richard Arsenault

Matt Baker vs. David Perron

Ryan Chiappe vs. Marcus Vinicius

Dan Ring vs. Myles Merola

Micah Brakefield vs. Brendan Kornberger

About WSOF

World Series of Fighting is a professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion dedicated to delivering an incredible, action-packed entertainment experience for fight fans by producing the best possible matchups between elite fighters from around the globe. For more information please visit WSOF.com. Follow World Series of Fighting on Twitter @MMAWorldSeries and World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo @SugarRaySefo.

ABOUT NBC SPORTS NETWORK

NBC Sports Network, part of the NBC Sports Group, is dedicated to serving passionate sports fans. Now in more than 80 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the Summer and Winter Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France and the 34th America's Cup, and beginning in 2013, the Premier League and Formula One. In addition, NBC Sports Network features college football, college basketball, college hockey, outdoor programming, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup, Fight Night boxing, Ironman, the Dew Action Sports Tour and USA Sevens Rugby. The network is also home to original programs such as Costas Tonight, The Crossover, NFL Turning Point, Pro Football Talk and The Dan Patrick Show. NBC Sports Network is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.