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GOMI-OLIVEIRA COMPLETES AFFLICTION M-1 GLOBAL'S "TRILOGY" PPV CARD
Doghouse Boxing
July 6, 2009
SEAL BEACH, California (July 6, 2009)-Japanese combat fighting
superstar Takanori "The Fireball Kid" Gomi has been added to the
Affliction M-1 Global's locked-and-loaded "Trilogy" card against
upset-minded Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira, completing the five-fight
Pay-Per-View event, live August 1 from Honda Center in Anaheim.
The premier heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter in the universe,
Russian icon Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko (30-1-0), defends his
WAMMA heavyweight title against No. 1 contender, Josh "The Babyfaced
Assassin" Barnett (24-5-0), in the special main event.
GoDaddy.com presents Affliction M-1 Global's "Trilogy," featuring
Fedor vs. Barnett in association with Golden Boy Promotions and
Donald J Trump. The show is separated into two live broadcasts on
the same night-a one-hour special will air on HDNet starting at 7:30
PM/ET (4:30 PM/PT), followed by the sensational Pay-Per-View event,
"Trilogy," commencing at 9PM/ET (6 PM/PT).
Gomi (30-5-0), 4-time All-Japan Combat Wrestling Champion, is a former
Shooto welterweight and PRIDE lightweight title-holder. His strong
wrestling background and ambidextrous striking ability make him a dual
threat to contend with. The Japanese warrior will be fighting in the
United States for only the second time in his pro career. Among his
many victims is former UFC® champion, Jens Pulver. The once-beaten
Oliveira (8-1-0), fighting out of Knoxville, has won three in a row
in 2009, since suffering his only loss by doctor stoppage last October.
Also appearing is Strikeforce® Light Heavyweight Champion Renato
"Babalu" Sobral (32-8-0), who takes on Armenian kick-boxing artist
Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi (25-2-1), making his American debut
in an intriguing co-main event.
Also on the PPV card is former UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor
"The Phenom" Belfort (18-8-0) against Sengoku middleweight title-holder
Jorge Santiago (21-7-0), while knockout specialist Gilbert "The
Hurricane" Yvel (36-13-1), fresh off of his devastating first-round
knockout of 3-time UFC® heavyweight title challenger Pedro "The Rock"
Rizzo, squares-off with former UFC® heavyweight title challenger,
Paul "The Headhunter" Buentello,.
The stacked undercard on HDNet features ex-IFL® Welterweight Champion
Jay "The Thoroughbred" Hieron (17-4-0) versus former Cage Rage
belt-holder Paul "Semtex" Daley (21-8-2), young lightweight prospects
Chris "The Polish Hammer" Horodecki (12-1-0) and Dan "The Upgrade"
Lauzon (12-2-0), and former IFL® heavyweight titlist "Big" Ben Rothwell
(30-6-0) tangles with hot, unbeaten prospect Chase Gormley (6-0-0).
Two other HDNet fights include featherweight L.C. Davis (13-2-0)
meeting former KOTC and Gladiator Challenge champion Javier "Showtime"
Vasquez (13-2-0), and former IFL® lightweight challenger Deividas
Taurosevicius (10-3-0) facing Mark "The Machine" Hominick (16-8-0). Two
off-television matches are also on tap between heavyweights Jessie
Gibbs (7-2-0) and Rob Broughton (10-4-1), as well as Brazilian light
heavyweight Lucio Linhares (12-4-0) and Mikhail Zayats (8-3-0).
All fights and fighters are subject to change. For more information
go online to www.afflictionclothing.com.
Tickets for Affliction M-1's "Trilogy" range between $50.00 and
$600.00, are on sale at Honda Center Box Office (1.714.704.2500)
and also online at Ticketmaster.com and all Ticket Master outlets
(1.714.740.2000).
Affliction Already a mainstay for the most elite athletes,
heaviest bands, A-listers and the fashion conscious, Affliction
Clothing's ability to set the bar high in fashion is evident in
its collection's indulgence of style and design, focus on quality,
and its trademark series of divinely executed, dark and powerful
themes. (www.afflictionclothing.com) M-1 Global and M-1 Challenge
M-1 Global has been one of the leading Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
organizations in the world for over a decade. International MMA stars
who have fought under the M-1 banner have included Fedor Emelianenko,
Andrei Arlovski, Aleksander Emelianenko, Keith Jardine, Alistair
Overeem, Yushin Okami, Ben Rothwell, Mike Pyle, Melvin Manhoef, Roman
Zenstov, Denis Kang, Martin Kampmann, Omar Suloev, and Chalid Arrab,
to name a few. (www.m1mixfight.com) The Trump Organization The Trump
Organization encompasses global real estate development and global
licensing, sales and marketing, property management, golf course
development, entertainment, entertainment and product licensing,
brand development as well as restaurants and event planning. Donald
J. Trump is the Chairman and President of the Trump Organization,
a privately held company in New York. (www.Trump.com) Golden Boy
Promotions Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in
2002 by Oscar de la Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing
promotional company. Golden Boy Promotions currently has over 60
fighters under contract, from future hall of famers Bernard Hopkins,
Sugar Shane Mosley and Juan Manuel Marquez to current world champions
Ricky Hatton, David Haye, Joel Casamayor, Israel Vazquez and Gerry
Peñalosa. Also included on the company's roster are top contenders
Jeff Lacy, Juan Diaz, Daniel Ponce De Leon, Jhonny Gonzalez, Librado
Andrade, Rocky Juarez and Rey Bautista; 2004 Olympians Abner Mares,
Vicente Escobedo and Rock Allen; and highly regarded prospects
Danny Garcia, Jermell Charlo, Hylon Williams and Carlos and Juan
Velasquez. (www.goldenboypromotions.com.
Doghouse Boxing
July 6, 2009
SEAL BEACH, California (July 6, 2009)-Japanese combat fighting
superstar Takanori "The Fireball Kid" Gomi has been added to the
Affliction M-1 Global's locked-and-loaded "Trilogy" card against
upset-minded Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira, completing the five-fight
Pay-Per-View event, live August 1 from Honda Center in Anaheim.
The premier heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter in the universe,
Russian icon Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko (30-1-0), defends his
WAMMA heavyweight title against No. 1 contender, Josh "The Babyfaced
Assassin" Barnett (24-5-0), in the special main event.
GoDaddy.com presents Affliction M-1 Global's "Trilogy," featuring
Fedor vs. Barnett in association with Golden Boy Promotions and
Donald J Trump. The show is separated into two live broadcasts on
the same night-a one-hour special will air on HDNet starting at 7:30
PM/ET (4:30 PM/PT), followed by the sensational Pay-Per-View event,
"Trilogy," commencing at 9PM/ET (6 PM/PT).
Gomi (30-5-0), 4-time All-Japan Combat Wrestling Champion, is a former
Shooto welterweight and PRIDE lightweight title-holder. His strong
wrestling background and ambidextrous striking ability make him a dual
threat to contend with. The Japanese warrior will be fighting in the
United States for only the second time in his pro career. Among his
many victims is former UFC® champion, Jens Pulver. The once-beaten
Oliveira (8-1-0), fighting out of Knoxville, has won three in a row
in 2009, since suffering his only loss by doctor stoppage last October.
Also appearing is Strikeforce® Light Heavyweight Champion Renato
"Babalu" Sobral (32-8-0), who takes on Armenian kick-boxing artist
Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi (25-2-1), making his American debut
in an intriguing co-main event.
Also on the PPV card is former UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor
"The Phenom" Belfort (18-8-0) against Sengoku middleweight title-holder
Jorge Santiago (21-7-0), while knockout specialist Gilbert "The
Hurricane" Yvel (36-13-1), fresh off of his devastating first-round
knockout of 3-time UFC® heavyweight title challenger Pedro "The Rock"
Rizzo, squares-off with former UFC® heavyweight title challenger,
Paul "The Headhunter" Buentello,.
The stacked undercard on HDNet features ex-IFL® Welterweight Champion
Jay "The Thoroughbred" Hieron (17-4-0) versus former Cage Rage
belt-holder Paul "Semtex" Daley (21-8-2), young lightweight prospects
Chris "The Polish Hammer" Horodecki (12-1-0) and Dan "The Upgrade"
Lauzon (12-2-0), and former IFL® heavyweight titlist "Big" Ben Rothwell
(30-6-0) tangles with hot, unbeaten prospect Chase Gormley (6-0-0).
Two other HDNet fights include featherweight L.C. Davis (13-2-0)
meeting former KOTC and Gladiator Challenge champion Javier "Showtime"
Vasquez (13-2-0), and former IFL® lightweight challenger Deividas
Taurosevicius (10-3-0) facing Mark "The Machine" Hominick (16-8-0). Two
off-television matches are also on tap between heavyweights Jessie
Gibbs (7-2-0) and Rob Broughton (10-4-1), as well as Brazilian light
heavyweight Lucio Linhares (12-4-0) and Mikhail Zayats (8-3-0).
All fights and fighters are subject to change. For more information
go online to www.afflictionclothing.com.
Tickets for Affliction M-1's "Trilogy" range between $50.00 and
$600.00, are on sale at Honda Center Box Office (1.714.704.2500)
and also online at Ticketmaster.com and all Ticket Master outlets
(1.714.740.2000).
Affliction Already a mainstay for the most elite athletes,
heaviest bands, A-listers and the fashion conscious, Affliction
Clothing's ability to set the bar high in fashion is evident in
its collection's indulgence of style and design, focus on quality,
and its trademark series of divinely executed, dark and powerful
themes. (www.afflictionclothing.com) M-1 Global and M-1 Challenge
M-1 Global has been one of the leading Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
organizations in the world for over a decade. International MMA stars
who have fought under the M-1 banner have included Fedor Emelianenko,
Andrei Arlovski, Aleksander Emelianenko, Keith Jardine, Alistair
Overeem, Yushin Okami, Ben Rothwell, Mike Pyle, Melvin Manhoef, Roman
Zenstov, Denis Kang, Martin Kampmann, Omar Suloev, and Chalid Arrab,
to name a few. (www.m1mixfight.com) The Trump Organization The Trump
Organization encompasses global real estate development and global
licensing, sales and marketing, property management, golf course
development, entertainment, entertainment and product licensing,
brand development as well as restaurants and event planning. Donald
J. Trump is the Chairman and President of the Trump Organization,
a privately held company in New York. (www.Trump.com) Golden Boy
Promotions Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in
2002 by Oscar de la Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing
promotional company. Golden Boy Promotions currently has over 60
fighters under contract, from future hall of famers Bernard Hopkins,
Sugar Shane Mosley and Juan Manuel Marquez to current world champions
Ricky Hatton, David Haye, Joel Casamayor, Israel Vazquez and Gerry
Peñalosa. Also included on the company's roster are top contenders
Jeff Lacy, Juan Diaz, Daniel Ponce De Leon, Jhonny Gonzalez, Librado
Andrade, Rocky Juarez and Rey Bautista; 2004 Olympians Abner Mares,
Vicente Escobedo and Rock Allen; and highly regarded prospects
Danny Garcia, Jermell Charlo, Hylon Williams and Carlos and Juan
Velasquez. (www.goldenboypromotions.com.