|
Steele Cage event ads Rich Clementi and Sean Salmon |
|
Other Event News
|
|
MMA News Written by Arnold Lim - The Sushiboy
|
|
Wednesday, 29 August 2007 |
Las Vegas, Nevada August 24, 2007 Hall of Fame Boxing Referee Richard Steele and Steve Oshins, co-owners of Steele Cage Promotions, LLC (www.steelecage.com) and the International Fighting Organization, LLC (IFO), announce the addition of Sean Salmon (11-3) and Rich Clementi (26-12-1) to the September 1st Fireworks in the Cage II mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion to be put on by Steele Cage Promotions at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This addition comes just days before Steele Cage's highly anticipated MMA event which will be televised on Mark Cuban's HDNet
(www.HD.Net), available in more than five million homes. Sean Salmon will take on the always tough Travis Wiuff for the IFO 205lb. title as Chris Price is out due to injury. Rich Clementi will be replacing Tony The Freak Fryklund who injured his knee this week. However The Freak will be in attendance for interviews and autographs.
The event features nine exciting bouts, including two IFO title fights. The current fight card is as follows:
IFO TITLE FIGHTS:
Travis Wiuff (4511) 205 Sean Salmon (113)
Zac George (111) 155 Chris Mickle (2291)
NON-TITLE FIGHTS:
Rich Clementi (2612-1) 170 Kyle Gibbons (52)
Justin Levens (96) 185 Nate James (3-3)
Matt Williams (62) 145 Dennis Davis (106)
Eric Thompson (72) 185 Evan Landry (20)
CB Dolloway (3-0) 185 Joe Bunch (71)
Ken Jackson (32) 170 Tyler Stinson (62)
Rafael Del Real (4-7) 205 Ryan Bader (3-0)
Tickets for the September 1st event, called Fireworks in the Cage II, can be purchased at the Riviera Hotel & Casino box office or by calling the box office at 702-794-9433, Ext.#2. Ticket prices range from $30.00 to $150.00.
About Mixed Martial Arts: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) encompasses many different styles of fighting in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, In addition to Steele Cage Promotions and the International Fighting Organization, other popular MMA organizations include the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), PRIDE Fighting Championships, Strikeforce, BodogFight, the International Fight League (IFL), EliteXC and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)." |