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| Strikeforce Brings Three Title Fights, Plus The Return of Daniel Cormier, To OKC Strikeforce comes to the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on Saturday, January 12th, and the card is loaded with championship matchups! Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez defends the belt against Pat Healy, welterweight champ Nate Marquardt returns to face Tarec Saffiedine, and Lorenz Larkin looks to try and claim the middleweight title from champion Luke Rockhold! Tickets on sale this week. The Countdown to UFC 154 Begins Tonight UFC 154 is on the horizon - see how champions Georges St-Pierre and Carlos Condit have prepared for their showdown in Montreal, plus Martin Kampmann and Johny Hendricks get ready for their battle of welterweight contenders! Countdown to UFC 154 premieres tonight at 11pm ET / 8pm PT on FUEL TV | |
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Showing posts with label Pat Healy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pat Healy. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Three Strikeforce Championship Fights Come To OKC
Thursday, November 8, 2012
THREE STRIKEFORCE® TITLE FIGHTS AND THE RETURN OF OSU STAR DANIEL CORMIER HEADLINE JAN. 12, 2013 EVENT IN OKLAHOMA CITY, LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, NOV. 16
Las Vegas, Nevada – STRIKEFORCE® heads to the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., onSaturday, Jan. 12 with three championship fights, plus the return of Oklahoma State University star Daniel Cormier, all televised live on SHOWTIME®. With a collection of some of the best fighters in the world today, STRIKEFORCE has put together a memorable and historic card for the fans in the Sooner State.
The action-packed night includes the following bouts:
- Gilbert “El Niño” Melendez (champion) vs. Pat Healy for the STRIKEFORCE lightweight title
- Luke Rockhold (champion) vs. Lorenz Larkin for the STRIKEFORCE middleweight title
- Nate Marquardt (champion) vs. Tarec Saffiedine for the STRIKEFORCE welterweight title
- Daniel Cormier (Grand Prix champion, OSU All-American) vs. Dion Staring
“We’ve built an absolutely stacked card for Oklahoma City and the SHOWTIME viewers,” STRIKEFORCE CEO Scott Coker said. “We have three awesome title fights featuring some of the best fighters to ever grace the STRIKEFORCE cage. Plus, we have Daniel Cormier, one of the fastest-rising heavyweight stars today, returning to his roots in Oklahoma to fight Dion Staring. January 12 is going to be a really special night.”
“The biggest stars in STRIKEFORCE are putting their titles on the line in competitive fights,” said Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports®, “and that is precisely what fans of STRIKEFORCE on SHOWTIME have come to expect. We are excited to be part of the event.”
STRIKEFORCE® will air live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), while preliminary fights will be shown live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on West Coast). Additional fights scheduled for the event are expected to be released shortly.
Tickets for STRIKEFORCE® go on sale to the public on Friday, November 16 at 12 p.m. CT and are priced at $150, $100, $70 and $50. Tickets are available at the Chesapeake Energy Arena box office, all Ticketmaster locations, at Ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000. Ticket prices will be announced in the coming days. Applicable service charges may apply.
UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, November 14 at 12 p.m. CT, via the website www.UFCFightClub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter and STRIKEFORCE Insider subscribers Thursday, November 15, starting at 12 p.m. CT. To access this pre-sale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through www.UFC.com and the STRIKEFORCE Insider through www.STRIKEFORCE.com.
For more information or the latest STRIKEFORCE news, visit www.strikeforce.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
Owned and operated by Forza, LLC, a subsidiary of Zuffa, LLC, which also owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand, STRIKEFORCE® is a world-class mixed martial arts promotion based in Las Vegas, Nev. that currently holds live events annually across the United States. First established as a mixed martial arts entity in 2006, STRIKEFORCE now broadcasts its events live on SHOWTIME® and has produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network. With a growing roster featuring the world’s elite competitors, STRIKEFORCE has cemented its place as a leader in providing quality mixed martial arts action.
About Showtime Networks Inc.
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2™, SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD™, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ HD, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ ON DEMAND. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian Channel™. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV®.
Chesapeake Energy Arena:
Chesapeake Energy Arena is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2012 and recently completed a more than $90 million renovation that included a new grand entrance and other significant upgrades. The arena is managed by SMG, which since 1977 has provided management services to more than 220 public assembly facilities including arenas, stadiums, theatres and performing arts centers, equestrian facilities and convention, congress and exhibition centers.
Chesapeake Energy Arena is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2012 and recently completed a more than $90 million renovation that included a new grand entrance and other significant upgrades. The arena is managed by SMG, which since 1977 has provided management services to more than 220 public assembly facilities including arenas, stadiums, theatres and performing arts centers, equestrian facilities and convention, congress and exhibition centers.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Tickets On Sale This Week For Strikeforce In Sacramento
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| Strikeforce Comes To Sacramento - Melendez vs Healy Tickets On Sale This Week Gilbert Melendez returns to the cage to defend the Strikeforce lightweight title against Pat Healy on Saturday, September 29th at the Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, CA! UFC Fight Club presale starts Friday at 10am PT til noon, followed by the newsletter presale. UFC Returns To Toronto - Tickets On Sale This Week The first-ever UFC flyweight champion will be crowned in Toronto when Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson battle for the belt! Plus, Brian Stann and Michael Bisping collide, and former champion BJ Penn makes his return to the Octagon to take on Canada's own Rory MacDonald! UFC 152 presented by Assassin's Creed III - Saturday, Sept. 22 live at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto - Public on-sale starts tomorrow at noon ET All-New UFC Magazine On Newsstands Now Featuring UFC 151 headliner and light heavyweight contender Dan Henderson, plus Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey on the covers! Subscribe today or find it on newsstands now! | |
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
LIGHTWEIGHT STAR LYLE “FANCY PANTS” BEERBOHM SIGNS ON WITH APEX SPORTS AGENCY
ASA to manage Strikeforce veteran
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA): It was revealed today that Apex Sports Agency (ASA) has agreed to terms with Strikeforce veteran Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm. ASA will now be handling Beerbohm’s management and sponsorships as a result of this agreement.
Regarding coming on-board with ASA, Beerbohm said, “I have heard great things about Apex and what they do for their fighters. It is my goal to grab championship gold in the UFC, and with ASA and my team backing me, it’s only a matter of time before I reach the top of the mountain!”
“I am very excited welcome Lyle to our team,” stated ASA CEO Jason Chambers. “He is an extremely tenacious fighter with a tremendous work ethic…a bad combination if you are his opponent.”
Known for his unique fight shorts, his aggressive style, and his colorful backstory, Beerbohm has carved out an impressive 16-2 pro MMA record, including a combined 5-2 tally in EliteXC and Strikeforce. He’s faced some top competition in his young career, already locking horns with well-known fighters such as Shinya Aoki, Pat Healy, Duane “Bang” Ludwig, Vitor “Shaolin” Ribiero, Rafaello Oliveira, and Gerald Strebendt. Yet, just becoming a professional MMA fighter was a victory for “Fancy Pants.”
After spending a year in a Washington prison due to a drug addiction, Beerbohm began his MMA just seven days after his release. Drugs and bad choices almost derailed his life for good, but he turned things around with the help of family and God. Since then, he has been profiled in the well-received “Fight Life” documenatry. On the fight side of things, “Fancy Pants” opened his pro career with a 15-0 run, and after losing two of his last three, he decided some changes were in order. Now with ASA, Beerbohm hopes to get back on the winning track and showcase his unique skill set on a national stage.
ASA has quickly garnered a strong reputation in the MMA world, working with stars on the rise such as UFC fighters Chris Clements, Clifford Starks, Carlo Prater, and Matt Lucas, as well as established fighters like Karo Parisyan, Drew Fickett, Jorge Gurgel, and Zoila Gurgel.
Lyle Beerbohm can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/
For more information on Apex Sports Agency, please visit http://www.ApexSportsAgency.
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