M-1 Challenge Event Tickets Available Now At Ticketweb.com

M-1 Challenge Event And Seminar Tickets Available Now At Ticketweb.com

Warrior Promotions are proud to announce the 7th edition of the worldwide M-1 Challenge, will finally hit British shores on September 27th, when four of the leading M-1 Challenge Teams battle it out in pursuit of national pride and personal glory.

Competing in this prestigious event will be five members of the world famous Red Devils Fight Team, as they battle it out against a USA team, which includes three established veterans from some top Stateside events. Whilst the other five bout series sees the up-and-coming Russian Legion team taking on a European “All Star” team which includes a UFC veteran and some highly rated young European stars. With $50,000 up for grabs for the winners of the end of year finals, everything is to play for during the tournament stage of the competition.

As well as the exciting M-1 Challenge bouts there will be three Superfights featuring some top UK talent. And with places potentially up for grabs for the 2009 UK M-1 Challenge team, all the fighters will want to impress. Already confirmed is an explosive rematch between the former Nottingham Pro Boxing legend Wayne Buck and the Italian Muay Thai fighter Matteo “The Brutal” Minonzio. The Italian handed Buck his first Pro MMA defeat on July 12th at the Harvey Hadden Centre and Buck is keen to avenge his cut stoppage loss. With both fighters being known to knock out people both standing and on ground, be prepared for a real war of attrition when these two superb strikers meet next month.

But that's not all, as the “self proclaimed UK's number 1 Lightweight” Ian “M-16” Butlin looks to prove a point when he faces the CFC British Champion AJ Wenn in a Lightweight Superfight. Butlin, a former amateur boxer is keen to prove his worth against the best UK Lightweights and Wenn certainly fits the bill. Sporting an 8-1 record, Wenn possesses a strong clinch and ground game, which he hopes will overcome Butlin's striking ability when they meet inside the ring.

Whilst the Superfights are rounded up by a Middleweight clash between the popular local Muay Thai fighter and “Art of War” veteran Christian Smith and the versatile grappler from Total Dojo; Cliff Hall. Both men are veterans of the “Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House” shows in Nottingham and are keen to win in front of their home fans. This should be another fascinating striker/grapper clash; with Smith looking to to get a win on his return to action. Whilst Hall will look to show the submission skills that have seen him go 3-0 in Pro MMA action during 2008.

MMA Fighters & Fans will also be able to attend an afternoon seminar at the venue when the eight time Pride FC veteran Aleksander Emelianenko and UK MMA stars Ian 'The Machine' Freeman & Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy teaches some of the skills which have made them internationally recognised. Participants will be shown some of the skills and get to train with these excellent fighters who have featured on some of the top shows around the world Other famous MMA fighters will also be attending throughout the event, as the UK gets ready to host this worldwide promotion.

There will also be a variety of trade and merchandise stalls at the event and the entire show is being filmed for broadcast in the UK and around the world.

This experience truly is a must see event and Warrior Promotions have teamed up with Ticketweb.com, who are using their vast contacts to promote and sell tickets for this amazing event.

Contact Ticketweb.com to buy your tickets today.

Whilst you can buy Seminar tickets online on Cagewarriors.com

See the full card and buy standard, VIP Ringside & All Access VIP Tickets at Cagewarriors.com

And e-mail Ian Dean for Discounted Event & Seminar Group Bookings

Information on Warrior Promotions


Warrior Promotions have staged over 34 successful MMA events since 2002 through its Cage Warriors Fighting Championship promotion retaining notable stars such as ; Michael Bisping, Dan Hardy, Gegard Mousasi, Jeff Monson, Antonio De Silva Junior & Rosi Sexton as its current Title Belt Holders.

The promotion was selected this year to field a 5 man GB Team in the upcoming 2009 M-1 Challenge, a world wide tournament for MMA and the first event in the UK shall be held this year on Sept 27th in Nottingham when the mighty Red Devils face an all star USA team. Warrior Promotions & Cage Warriors Fighting Championship is owned and operated by Rightfield Ltd

www.cagewarriors.com

For more Information contact Tony McDonagh

Ross Pearson "Ready For War" At Fightzone

Ross Pearson "Ready For War" At Fightzone This Saturday

Warrior Promotions Fighter Management's latest signing Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson (8-2-0) will be fighting this weekend at Fightzone 4 which takes place at the Temple Park Leisure Center, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, UK.

Warrior Promotions had been in negotiations with Fightzone Promoter David Wilson, after injuries and withdrawals had forced changes to this North East based MMA show and Pearson was available due to a postponed fight elsewhere.

Pearson will face Lee Liversey who is known for his stand-up skills, in a under 73kg Catchweight bout. Warrior Promotions would like to thank David Wilson for making this fight happen and we look forward to Ross impressing once again and add another win to his record.

About Ross Pearson

Ross Pearson is one of the hottest young talents in the UK MMA scene. At just 23 years of age; Pearson is already the current Ultimate Force Lightweight Champion, having defeated the experienced Irishman Aiden Marron in May. Since making his debut in 2003, Pearson has slowly worked his way up the ranks and impressed on the North East circuit winning the Strike and Submit British Lightweight Title and the Total Combat International Lightweight Title.

His potential saw the North East based fighter called-up to Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 5 in December last year, where he defeated the tough Muay Thai fighter Steve Tetley. Due to his performance, Pearson earned rave reviews from the MMA media who saw him for the first time in one of Europe's biggest events. Since then Pearson's career has sky-rocketed and the tough all round fighter is currently on a 6 bout win streak with wins over Aiden Marron, Cedric Celerier and the unorthodox Cage Rage veteran Sami Berik.

In order to capitalise on his vast potential; Pearson signed a management contract with Warrior Promotions earlier this summer and both sides hope to see Pearson move on to bigger and better things in the near future.

Information on Warrior Promotions


Warrior Promotions have staged over 34 successful MMA events since 2002 through its Cage Warriors Fighting Championship promotion retaining notable stars such as ; Michael Bisping, Dan Hardy, Gegard Mousasi, Jeff Monson, Antonio De Silva Junior & Rosi Sexton as its current Title Belt Holders.

The promotion was selected this year to field a 5 man GB Team in the upcoming 2009 M-1 Challenge, a world wide tournament for MMA and the first event in the UK shall be held this year on Sept 27th in Nottingham when the mighty Red Devils face an all star USA team. Warrior Promotions & Cage Warriors Fighting Championship is owned and operated by Rightfield Ltd

www.cagewarriors.com

From http://www.cagewarriors.com/article.134.htm

Middleweight Superfight Confirmed For M-1 Challenge UK

From http://www.cagewarriors.com/article.133.htm

Cliff Hall vs. Christian Smith To Fight At M-1 Challenge

Warrior Promotions are proud to announce another "Superfight" for the September 27th M-1 Challenge show in Nottingham, England. As Cliff Hall (6-3-0) takes on Christian Smith (5-5-0) in an exciting Middleweight match-up between two Nottingham based fighters.

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Cliff Hall (Left) vs. Christian Smith (Right)

Christian Smith will return to the Harvey Hadden Centre after a six month layoff and will be looking to reverse a bad spell which has seen him lose two straight bouts against the hard hitting Birmingham striker Chris Rice and the Irish all rounder Mark "Manslaughter" O'Toole. Smith, a veteran of Cage Warriors, Pain and Glory and the US based 'Art of War' promotion, is known for his stand-up skills which have seen him defeat the likes of Jonas Majauskas, Michael Turner and the tough Wolfslair Academy fighter Jay Keiron.


Whilst Total Dojo's Cliff Hall (6-3-0) makes his forth appearance of 2008 and will be looking to make it four straight wins since moving up a weight division at the start of the year. Originally from Milton Keynes, Hall moved to Nottingham earlier in the year and has trained with the Pro Elite contracted star Paul "Semtex" Daley, whilst also continuing to train with the likes of Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion Danny Batten at his regular Total Dojo base.


Go to http://www.cagewarriors.com/article.133.htm for more information on this top fight


Discuss this fight on our forum at http://www.cagewarriors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27844


For full Ticket and Fightcard information on this fantastic weekend of MMA action go to http://www.cagewarriors.com/event.25.htm


And keep checking http://www.cagewarriors.com for all the latest updates.

Rosi Sexton Victorious In The USA

Rosi Sexton Victorious In The USA

The current Cage Warriors World Champion and Great Britain's No1 Female Mixed Martial Artist, Rosi Sexton has won her first fight at Elite XC viewed by millions on the Showtime Network.

Dr Rosi Sexton, PhD scored her ninth professional victory in one of the biggest MMA shows in the world. Broadcast on the Showtime Network in the States, Rosi went the full distance of three, three minute rounds and won by spilt decision, (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) as she battled it out against the gritty veteran, Debi Purcell on August 15th at the ShoXC event in Fresno, California.

Read the rest of this article at http://www.cagewarriors.com/article.132.htm

And talk about this fantastic fight at
http://www.cagewarriors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27806


Information on : Rosi Sexton

Cambridge graduate, Rosi Sexton holds a Phd in Mathematics and a further PhD in Computer Sciences and is currently studying to become an osteopath. A full time mother, classical pianist and MMA sports writer, she is currently the subject to many media articles and interviews. Her partner, Karl Tanswell is also her coach and the owner of the acclaimed SBG Gym in Manchester.

For more information go to : www.cagewarriors.com/record.37.htm


Information on : Warrior Promotions

Warrior Promotions have staged over 34 successful MMA events since 2002 through its Cage Warriors Fighting Championship promotion retaining notable stars such as ; Michael Bisping, Dan Hardy, Gegard Mousasi, Jeff Monson, Antonio De Silva Junior & Rosi Sexton as its current Title Belt Holders. The promotion was selected this year to field a 5 man GB Team in the upcoming 2009 M-1 Challenge, a world wide tournament for MMA and the first event in the UK shall be held this year on Sept 27th in Nottingham when the mighty Red Devils face an all star USA team. Warrior Promotions & Cage Warriors Fighting Championship is owned and operated by Rightfield Ltd

www.cagewarriors.com tony.mac@cagewarriors.com

Tel : +44 (0) 870 478 1149

Rosi Sexton To Fight At ShoXC Tonight

Rosi Sexton (8-1-0) the current CWFC Female Champion fights later today on the seventh edition of the ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series at the Table Mountain Casino at Friant, California. Friday.

This event will be broadcast live on the SHOWTIME network (11 p.m. ET/PT, USA time, delayed on the west coast) at the Table Mountain Casino at Friant, California. Although this event is only available in North America, the Warrior Promotions team are proud that another one of their contracted fighters will be able to show their skills in front of a live Television audience, on such a prestigious event.

Rosi will be fighting in the brand new Elite XC 130lbs class against Debi Purcell (4-1-0), who is one of the pioneers of the Female MMA game as well as the founder of FighterGirls.com.

Weigh-ins for this event were held yesterday and saw Rosi Sexton make weight at 130lbs, whilst Purcell weighed-in at 129lbs.When asked by ProElite for her thoughts on the fight Sexton replied by saying;

"I am really excited about fighting in the United States and on SHOWTIME and fighting such an esteemed fighter like Debi. I have a lot of respect for her and for what she has done for women's MMA.

"Fighting is a science and the most technical sport. You have to be able to mesh skills that people work their whole life to perfect. I can't wait to show what I can do.''

Sexton (left) lines-up with Purcell (right) at the ShoXC Weigh-in
Photo: Tom Casino/EliteXC

Rosi Sexton Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKm4mziIU58

Debi Purcell Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqvK-e5c_q8

This show also features a rematch between promising light heavyweights Po'ai Suganuma (9-1) and Jared Hamman (10-1). Whilst former Pride FC veteran Cyrille Diabate (11-6-1) will try to continue the good run of form that French fighters have had during 2008, when he faces Jaime Fletcher (6-3). Whilst in other action the KOTC Middleweight Title is on the line; as defending champion Keith Berry (6-2) squares off against Ray Lizama (5-5).

For full details of the weigh-in and up-to-date previews, check out the links below.

http://www.411mania.com/MMA/news/82845/Press-Release:-ShowXC-Weigh-In-Pictures,-Final-Quotes-and-Thoughts.htm


http://mmajunkie.com/news/5058/shoxc-preview-jared-hamman-wants-more-fight-time-in-poai-suganuma-rematch.mma


http://mmamania.com/2008/08/14/elite-xc-shoxc-weigh-in-results-for-suganuma-vs-hamman-2/


www.proelite.com


www.elitexc.com


And join in the discussion on our forum at http://www.cagewarriors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27784

For more information on Rosi Sexton go to http://www.cagewarriors.com/record.37.htm

Warrior Promotions who manage Rosi are currently engaging with prospective sponsors for future fights and PR. All enquiries for media and marketing should be directed to Tony McDonagh at Warrior Promotions Fighter Management Ltd.

Twenty Questions With Ian "M-16" Butlin

From http://www.cagewarriors.com/ and http://www.cagewarriors.com/article.130.htm

Twenty Questions With Ian "M-16" Butlin

On September 27th, Ian "M-16" Butlin will attempt to silence his critics and show why he is one of the UK's top Lightweight fighters when he faces the CFC Lightweight British Champion AJ Wenn at the highly anticipated M-1 Challenge show in Nottingham.

Eager to promote the fight and set the record straight the Warrior Promotions contracted fighter Ian Butlin took some time out from his busy schedule to talk to Cagewarriors.com about the M-1 Challenge series, the forthcoming bout and much, much more.

Here's a brief snippet

CW.com - Back in September 2006 (after your win over Phil Raeburn at Cage Warriors: Showdown 1) you made the now infamous rant to announce you will be entering the Cage Warriors 8 Man Lightweight tournament in November that year. Did you really see yourself as the UK number 1 lightweight or was it just casual hype?

See below for the infamous rant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1gBfLBNEPU

Ian Butlin - At that time I had no doubt I was the UK's number 1 Lightweight. Ollie Ellis had been making excuses forever whilst we were ranked one and two. We all hoped the tournament would sort that out but it turned out Cage Warriors had to bring in foreign opposition to make up the tournament, which to this day was a great event.

I still think I am ranked up there but as we have found it so hard to get UK opposition its hard to tell. Not many of they guys ranked above me would beat guys such as Aidan Marron, Jarkko Latomaki or KO Emmanuel Geay in the first round, so I am not losing any sleep over these ‘official' rankings, I see them as a bit of a joke really.

Read the full and uncensored interview at http://www.cagewarriors.com/article.130.htm

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And don't forget this prestigious International event will be hosted by Warrior Promotions, owners of Cage Warriors Fighting Championship, in Nottingham as a pre-cursor to introducing the first ever British Team into the M-1 Challenge Tournament next year. The UK will host further events next year whilst this September will witness four of the most acclaimed teams in the 2008 tournament battling it out in pursuit of national pride and personal glory.

The four teams competing in Nottingham hoping to qualify for the finals in Japan on New Year's Eve will be; Red Devils vs USA & Russia Legion vs Europe. All four teams will be taking part in a total of 10 international super-bouts.Plus there will be an additional 3 “Superfights” which of course includes the self-proclaimed UK number 1 Lightweight Ian "M-16" Butlin as he takes on the CFC British Champion AJ Wenn.

As well as this exciting and innovative event; Warrior Promotions are also proud to announce at there will be a seminar featuring the former Pride FC star and current Red Devil Team Member & Coach, Aleksander Emelianenko. Aleksander, the younger brother of the formidable Fedor Emelianenko sports an impressive MMA record of 11-3 and has fought of the best names in the MMA world. He will be conducting a seminar with his team and will be looking to pass on some of the skills which have seen his team rise to the top of the MMA tree.

That's not all as UK MMA Legend Ian ‘The Machine’ Freeman, the young upcoming MMA star & current Cage Warriors Champion, Gegard Mousasi and the UFC Welterweight Protégé Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy will also be attending this Seminar and the M-1 Challenge show later on in the day. This Seminar will take place between 12.00 pm to 3.00 pm on the day of the event.

For full ticket and Fightcard information on this fantastic weekend of MMA action go to

http://www.cagewarriors.com/event.25.htm

and

http://www.cagewarriors.com/event.26.htm

Whilst to find out more about the M-1 Challenge go to

http://www.cagewarriors.com/m1challenge.htm

and

http://www.cagewarriors.com/article.127.htm

Warrior Promotion Fighters In The Media

Warrior Promotion Fighters In The Media

This past weekend saw two Warrior Promotions fighters in the media as the UFC bound Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion; Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy and the Pro Elite contracted female star and women's Cage Warriors Champion; Rosi Sexton featured in articles across the internet and traditional media.

Dan Hardy, who fights the 8 time pride FC veteran Akihiro Gono at UFC 89 on October 18^th, featured in "The Sun" Online where he spoke about Saturday's night's UFC 87 main event and his own future. Whilst on MMApreview.com he was interview about a wide range of topics.

Whilst in addition to her numerous magazine articles Rosi Sexton was featured on the Sky News website and also on a two minute video that was shown on the Sky News channel (see below for links) Rosi has also been mentioned on several websites that are breaking down her EliteXC debut this Friday night, which will be broadcast live on Showtime Network in the United States from California.

Check out all of these articles below and keep checking www.cagewarriors.com for more updates

Rosi Sexton - PhD Mum Awaits Cage Fighting Fame

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Cage-Fighter-Dr-Rosi-Sexton-Set-For-Stardom-In-The-States/Article/200808215074593?lpos=Showbiz%2BNews_3&lid=ARTICLE_15074593_Cage%2BFighter%2BDr%2BRosi%2BSexton%2BSet%2BFor%2BStardom%2BIn%2BThe%2BStates

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Cage-Fighting-star-Rosi-Sexton-aims-for-US-breakthrough/Video/200808215075019?lpos=Latest+Video_6&lid=VIDEO_1578454_Doc+Becomes+Cage+Fighter&videoCategory=Latest+Video

Hardy set for tough UFC debut

http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/sport/Hardy-set-for-tough-UFC.4373494.jp

Dan Hardy article from The Sun

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/article1534282.ece

Dan Hardy Interview from MMAPreview.com

http://www. mmapreview. com/2008/08/ufc-newcomer-dan-hardy-talks-exclusively-to-mmapreviewcom/