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The #1 MMA
Show in the Country comes to Manitoba
Retribution features stacked lineup of top stars
The Maximum Fighting Championship, one of the premier mixed martial
arts
organizations in North America, will make its much-anticipated debut
in the
province of Manitoba with the announcement that MFC 26: Retribution
will be
held in the city of Brandon on Friday, September 10.
As Canada's largest and most-popular brand of MMA, the Maximum
Fighting
Championship is excited to bring an action-packed card and live
television
broadcast to a new host city. The MFC is the only Canadian-based
organization showcased on live TV, and in partnership with HDNet
Fights, the
main card of the September 10 show from the Westman Place at the
Keystone
Centre will be broadcast live throughout the United States, Canada,
and
Mexico beginning at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT/7 p.m. PT.
"I am truly excited to be bringing the Maximum Fighting Championship
to the
city of Brandon - it will be a memorable night in the history of our
organization and an incredible night of professional sports in
Brandon,"
said Mark Pavelich, Owner/President of the Maximum Fighting
Championship.
"Brandon has hosted some big events before but nothing like a night
brought
to the city by the Maximum Fighting Championship.
"We are not holding back anything for this event - fans in the seats
of the
Westman Place and the fans watching on HDNet will see a showcase of
the
Maximum Fighting Championship's most talented fighters at MFC 26. We
will
prove once again that the MFC is the pinnacle of mixed martial arts
in
Canada and a prominent stage for best fighters in the world."
Tickets go on sale this Friday - July 16 - via Ticketmaster
charge-by-phone
(204) 726-3555 and <http://www.ticketmaster.ca/>
www.ticketmaster.ca. The
live event will begin at 7:15 p.m. CT with doors at 6:30 p.m. CT.
MFC 26: Retribution marks the first venture for the organization
outside of
the Alberta, and also marks the first time since 2003 that the MFC
will host
an event beyond the Greater Edmonton Area.
A powerful lineup is being put together for MFC 26 with an
impressive card
of fights to be finalized soon. Confirmed fighters for the event
whose
opponents will be named shortly include:
* British middleweight Tom "Kong" Watson (12-3)
* Canadian welterweight sensation Ryan "The Real Deal" Ford
(12-2)
* MFC lightweight champion Antonio "Mandingo" McKee (24-3-2)
* Brazilian light heavyweight phenom Glover Teixeira (9-2)
A light heavyweight bout is set with crowd favorite Dwayne Lewis
(11-5) of
Fort McMurray, Alberta, taking on American Top Team's Wilson Gouveia
(12-8)
of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Two Manitoba products are slated to make their MFC debuts on the
evening's
undercard. In a lightweight clash, Curtis Demarce (9-7), who has won
five
straight fights, matches up against former reality show standout
Richie "The
Dirty Samurai" Hightower (8-4) of Phoenix, Arizona. And in what has
become a
bitter feud, Brandon native Steve Fader (2-1) will look to silence
rival
Nick Hrynchyshyn (2-1) of Sylvan Lake, Alberta. The undercard will
also pit
Thunder Bay, Ontario, native Nathan Gunn (7-2) versus Dami Egbeyemi
(3-0) of
Regina, Saskatchewan.
A rundown of the complete MFC 26: Retribution fight card will be
forthcoming
as well as details on the official press conference and weigh-in.
Scott Zerr, Director of Media and Fighter Relations
www.maximumfighting.com <http://www.maximumfighting.com/>
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