Tickets On Sale Now Sportfight XVII ● Hot Zone
WHEN: Sat, Aug 5, 2006 ● 7:30p
WHERE: Rose Quarter – Rose Garden
Portland, Oregon

TICKETS:         Tickets priced at $168, $84, $52, and $28 can be purchased at the Rose Quarter Box Office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at all participating Safeway outlets, RoseQuarter.com or by calling (877) 789-ROSE (7673). Tickets also may be purchased at Team Quest Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness, 18206 SE Stark, Portland, or by calling (503) 661-4134

WHAT:             Bring in August with a BANG! Sportfight XVII Hot Zone will bring hard hits and fast-paced fights on Saturday, August 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rose Garden. Once again, Portland’s own Olympic silver medalist and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star, Matt “The Law” Lindland and his partner, five-time UFC Champion Randy “The Natural” Couture, bring the Northwest another great night of unparalleled mixed martial arts fights.

Headlining the 17th action-packed installment of Sportfight is welterweight champion Chris “The Professor” Wilson as he looks to knock challenger and five-time UFC veteran Lavern Clark back into the first grade. Who will leave with the belt?

Then it’s survival of the fittest as 170-pound soldier Tony Sanza, stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, and compatriot Lloyd Woodard of Great Falls, Montana, pit their 3-1-0 records in the ultimate form of hand-to-hand combat.

At the 155 category, hometown boy Ian “The Barn Owl” Loveland looks to notch another devastating victory as he and Vancouver’s Trevor Burnell prepare to face off.

Next, Ryan “The Lion” Schultz roars back to the Sportfight ring to square off against former lightweight champion Cam “Mr. Smooth” Ward in a match to determine who will challenge reigning belt-holder John “Quick Guns” Gunderson.

Finally, get ready to tip the scales of pain as heavyweights Delon “The One” Williams and Terry “The African Assassin”  look to capture the knockout of the night!

Sportfight 17 Hot Zone fight card

(Subject to change):

Main Event Welterweight Title Fight

170       Chris Wilson “The Professor”, Portland Oregon, (8-1-0) VS Laverne Clark, Davenport, Iowa (20-14-1)

Co-Main Event

155       Ryan “The Lion” Schultz, Estacada, Oregon VS Cam ”Mr. Smooth” Ward, Beaverton, Oregon

 155       Ian “The Barn Owl” Loveland, Portland, Oregon VS Trevor Burnell, Vancouver, W.A. (4-2-0)

170       Edward Nuno, Portland, OR. (6-2-0) VS Tony Sanza, Fort Lewis, W.A. (3-1-0)

 HW       Thierry Sokoudjou “The African Assassin”  (1-0-0) VS Paul Wermecki Boise, ID. (2-0-0)

185       Jd Stanley VS Jon Clift 

185        Mike Dolce VS Josh Burnham

205       John Krohn VS Reno Buckstaber 

205         Greg Thompson  VS Elli Peterson 

Contact:           Danielle Pakradooni
Assistant Marketing Manager
Rose Quarter - Global Spectrum
One Center Court - Suite 150
Portland, OR 97227
p 503.797.9671   f  503.736.2182
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