Sylvia on search and destroy mission
for
‘War on the Mainland’
Three
PWP Title fights featured on Aug. 14 PPV show in Irvine, CA
SAN
DIEGO (July 19, 2010) – Two-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim “Maine-iac” Sylvia plans
to make a loud statement August 14 when he takes on former UFC and
Strikeforce heavyweight title challenger Paul “The
Headhunter” Buentello in
the main event for the vacant Powerhouse World Promotions (PWP), LLC
Heavyweight Championship, headlining the “War on the Mainland” Pay
Per View show live from Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.
The 6’
8”, 300-pound Sylvia has defeated many of the world’s top MMA
heavyweights and super heavyweights, including Andrei Arlovski (2)
Brandon Vera, Jeff Monson, Wes Sims, Ricco Rodriguez, Mike Whitehead
(2), Ben Rothwell and Jason Lambert.
“In the
MMA world,” Sylvia said, “I need to win this fight in fashion to
make a statement that I’m back. We were supposed to fight once or
twice and now it’s finally going to happen. It’s going to be a great
fight and show. Jason’s (Lambert) fighting in the co-feature and
he’s a great fighter.”
Sylvia
(26-6-0), fighting out of Bettendorf, Iowa, is coming off of an
impressive second-round submission of 5-time World’s Strongest Man,
Mariusz “Dominator” Pudzianowski, in which Tim broke two toes that
sidelined him for three weeks.
“I hit
him (Pudzianowski) with three kicks at the end of the first round,”
Tim explained. “The last one caught his knee and broke two of my
toes. It’s no big deal. I’ve been back in the gym eight weeks
getting ready for this fight.”
Buentello (6’ 2”, 250 lbs.), fighting out of Amarillo, Texas, has
defeated “Tank” Abbott, Gary Goodridge, Justin Eilers, Mike Kyle and
Kirill “Baby Fedor” Sidelnikov, among the more notables.
“Paul’s
a gamer,” Sylvia noted. “He’s a good striker with a lot of
knockouts. He likes to bang, just like me, and that’s what fans want
to see.”
Sylvia-Buentello is one of three PWP title fights (5 X 5, all other
fights are 3 X 5). Former WEC titlist Jason “The
Punisher” Lambert (25-11-0)
takes on 8-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion Allan
Goes (17-3-0) for the
vacant PWP Light Heavyweight title belt, while former UFC title
challenger Thales
Leite (17-3-1) faces
Strikeforce veteran Falaniko “Niko” Vitale (27-9-0)
for the PWP Middleweight crown.
Former
UFC lightweight champion Jens “Little
Evil” Pulver (22-13-1),
one of the most popular MMA fighters in the world, faces Diego “El
Nino” Garijo (4-1-0)
in a Special Lightweight Attraction.
Also
fighting on “War on the Mainland” is Brazilian middleweight Gustavo “Ximu” Machado (18-8-1)
vs. Rick Reeves (10-3-0)
and Mexican welterweight Jorge “The
Naked Man” Ortiz (16-5-1)
vs. veteran Terry
Martin(19-8-0).
Undercard fights featuring local fighters include lightweights Joao
Silva (3-2-0) vs. Erin
Beach (1-0-0),
lightweights Cleber
Luciano (3-3-0) vs. Todd
Willingham (2-4-2),
welterweights A.J.
Mathews (3-0-0) vs.Sean
Choice (1-0-0), and
pro-debuting lightweights Evan
Aitkins vs. Chad
McCausland. All
fights and fighters are subject to change.
Tickets, ranging from $35.00 to $110.00
reserved and $110.00 to $295.00 on the floor, are on sale at the
Bren Events Center Box Office (10 AM/PT-6 PM/PT, Mon-Fri), going on
line to
for
additional information.
Vendor opportunities and sponsorships
are available by calling 1.858.798.1541.
-PWP-
CONTACTS:
Brian
Manna, CEO, PWP, 1.858.798.1541, bdm@pwpromo.com
Tony
Martinez, President, PWP, 1.858.798.1541, tm@pwpromo.com
Joe
Moreira, MMA Executive, PWP, 1.858.798.1541, jm@pwpromo.com
Burdett
Streeter, Secretary, PWP, 1858.798.1541, bhs@pwpromo.com
